“Stimming had a SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE impact on autistic adults’ self-rated self-efficacy”
“Results CONTRADICT the negative view often expressed suggesting that stimming should be eradicated”
“Stimming has a POSITIVE effect and SUPPORTS autistic individuals’ ability to COPE with difficulties”
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“Results CONTRADICT the negative view often expressed suggesting that stimming should be eradicated”
“Stimming has a POSITIVE effect and SUPPORTS autistic individuals’ ability to COPE with difficulties”
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Repetitive Behaviours in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults: Associations with Sensory Sensitivity and Impact on Self-Efficacy - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Purpose: Restricted and repetitive behaviours are a core feature of autism diagnoses but have not been widely studied in adulthood. This study examined the rates of and associations between repetitive...
link.springer.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:30 AM
“Stimming had a SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE impact on autistic adults’ self-rated self-efficacy”
“Results CONTRADICT the negative view often expressed suggesting that stimming should be eradicated”
“Stimming has a POSITIVE effect and SUPPORTS autistic individuals’ ability to COPE with difficulties”
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“Results CONTRADICT the negative view often expressed suggesting that stimming should be eradicated”
“Stimming has a POSITIVE effect and SUPPORTS autistic individuals’ ability to COPE with difficulties”
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Praise to raise gainer self efficacy...
September 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Praise to raise gainer self efficacy...
We don’t often look for qualities like “self-efficacy” and “growth mindset” in our leaders, but I explain in my Substack why we should open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
The Illusion of Strategy
Why the search for a plan in Iran misses the point.
open.substack.com
March 21, 2026 at 1:46 PM
We don’t often look for qualities like “self-efficacy” and “growth mindset” in our leaders, but I explain in my Substack why we should open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
The most supported prevention protocol for teen suicides is treatment with DBT. It’s studied against suicide ATTEMPTS and non-suicidal self-harm. NOT completed suicides.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents at High Risk for Suicide: A Randomized Clinical Trial
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy compared with individual and group supportive therapy for reducing suicide attempts, nonsuicidal self-injury, and overall self-harm among high-risk youths.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The most supported prevention protocol for teen suicides is treatment with DBT. It’s studied against suicide ATTEMPTS and non-suicidal self-harm. NOT completed suicides.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
A new study suggests the effects of AI depend on how it's used. When AI replaces thinking, people feel less ownership and connection to their work.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Relying on AI at work reduces self-efficacy, ownership, and meaning while active collaboration mitigates the effects - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Relying on AI at work reduces self-efficacy, ownership, and meaning while active collaboration mitigates the effects
www.nature.com
June 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A new study suggests the effects of AI depend on how it's used. When AI replaces thinking, people feel less ownership and connection to their work.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Self-efficacy is where we should focus on.
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February 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Self-efficacy is where we should focus on.
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If one believes in the efficacy of protest, it would only help its efficacy to have a Harris administration instead of the Trump administration.
But if one *doesn’t* believe in the efficacy of protest and sees it as nothing more than self-expression, well,
But if one *doesn’t* believe in the efficacy of protest and sees it as nothing more than self-expression, well,
January 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
If one believes in the efficacy of protest, it would only help its efficacy to have a Harris administration instead of the Trump administration.
But if one *doesn’t* believe in the efficacy of protest and sees it as nothing more than self-expression, well,
But if one *doesn’t* believe in the efficacy of protest and sees it as nothing more than self-expression, well,
Science denial, whether it’s climate change or efficacy of vaccines, hurts us all.
Climate impacts are real — denying this is self-defeating
The US administration is attempting to undermine efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. It will ultimately leave that country, and the world, worse off.
www.nature.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Science denial, whether it’s climate change or efficacy of vaccines, hurts us all.
Masking is not just an act of self-care, it is community care. When people do not mask, it forces vulnerable populations out of sight & into isolation.
We rely not only on the efficacy of our masks but the efficacy of yours, too.
We rely not only on the efficacy of our masks but the efficacy of yours, too.
April 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Masking is not just an act of self-care, it is community care. When people do not mask, it forces vulnerable populations out of sight & into isolation.
We rely not only on the efficacy of our masks but the efficacy of yours, too.
We rely not only on the efficacy of our masks but the efficacy of yours, too.
That's not even pseudo-randomized. That's self-selecting observational research, which is vastly inferior to the evidence that already exists on vaccine efficacy and safety.
February 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
That's not even pseudo-randomized. That's self-selecting observational research, which is vastly inferior to the evidence that already exists on vaccine efficacy and safety.
For the past 7 months, I have been struggling with post-op recovery, brain fog, and a general lack of (felt) self-efficacy.
I feel like I'm finally emerging from it all.
I feel like I'm finally emerging from it all.
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
For the past 7 months, I have been struggling with post-op recovery, brain fog, and a general lack of (felt) self-efficacy.
I feel like I'm finally emerging from it all.
I feel like I'm finally emerging from it all.
📘Everything you ever wanted to know about #self-efficacy, its association with #health and health behaviours, as well as ways to boost it can be found in our brand new chapter "Self-efficacy and Health"
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November 25, 2024 at 8:43 AM
📘Everything you ever wanted to know about #self-efficacy, its association with #health and health behaviours, as well as ways to boost it can be found in our brand new chapter "Self-efficacy and Health"
For full text requests: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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IMHO one of the hardest concepts for people worried about climate change to grasp is that fear-based messages alone are not enough to catalyze change at scale.
Fear wakes us up (EPPM, Witte 1992); but if we don't think we can do anything about it (self-efficacy, Bandera 1977), we will do nothing.
Fear wakes us up (EPPM, Witte 1992); but if we don't think we can do anything about it (self-efficacy, Bandera 1977), we will do nothing.
May 7, 2024 at 8:41 PM
IMHO one of the hardest concepts for people worried about climate change to grasp is that fear-based messages alone are not enough to catalyze change at scale.
Fear wakes us up (EPPM, Witte 1992); but if we don't think we can do anything about it (self-efficacy, Bandera 1977), we will do nothing.
Fear wakes us up (EPPM, Witte 1992); but if we don't think we can do anything about it (self-efficacy, Bandera 1977), we will do nothing.
I hope there is a way to on some level assess its efficacy in turning people out, b/c I have a hunch it will be a success. You don't build a leaderless, movement of the people to self perpetuate. You build it to get something done. In this case, get people to reject the current administration (2/2)
September 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I hope there is a way to on some level assess its efficacy in turning people out, b/c I have a hunch it will be a success. You don't build a leaderless, movement of the people to self perpetuate. You build it to get something done. In this case, get people to reject the current administration (2/2)
I worked in pharmaceuticals, including FDA audits.
I can tell you if the FDA and EMA (Europe's version) weren't around periodically checking random things to ensure safety and efficacy, the company WOULD take shortcuts.
I would never trust a corporation to self regulate!
I can tell you if the FDA and EMA (Europe's version) weren't around periodically checking random things to ensure safety and efficacy, the company WOULD take shortcuts.
I would never trust a corporation to self regulate!
April 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I worked in pharmaceuticals, including FDA audits.
I can tell you if the FDA and EMA (Europe's version) weren't around periodically checking random things to ensure safety and efficacy, the company WOULD take shortcuts.
I would never trust a corporation to self regulate!
I can tell you if the FDA and EMA (Europe's version) weren't around periodically checking random things to ensure safety and efficacy, the company WOULD take shortcuts.
I would never trust a corporation to self regulate!
“Significant improvements psychological well-being, social satisfaction and self-efficacy, and significant reductions in negative social perception.”
That is, HRT significantly improved these youths’ emotional health while making them like their bodies much more. From @veraeikon.bsky.social
That is, HRT significantly improved these youths’ emotional health while making them like their bodies much more. From @veraeikon.bsky.social
After being attacked for it by the NYT, one researcher has found yet more evidence in favor of puberty blockers. @veraeikon.bsky.social takes a look at this study in this month's Journal Club!
Journal Club: The Solid Evidence for the Use of Puberty Blockers — Assigned
In 2024, the NYT released a hit piece against a research paper that supported the use of puberty blockers. One year later, the very same researcher has found even more evidence supporting their use. A...
www.assignedmedia.org
December 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Significant improvements psychological well-being, social satisfaction and self-efficacy, and significant reductions in negative social perception.”
That is, HRT significantly improved these youths’ emotional health while making them like their bodies much more. From @veraeikon.bsky.social
That is, HRT significantly improved these youths’ emotional health while making them like their bodies much more. From @veraeikon.bsky.social
Sending other people to death is for a man like Trump the ultimate experience of perceived self-efficacy.
March 1, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Sending other people to death is for a man like Trump the ultimate experience of perceived self-efficacy.
New article out in RSOS. Led by Jan F Weis, we show that self-compassion predicts positive affect and modulates changes in self-esteem in response to performing our Learning-of-Effort-Efficacy (LOEE) task.
Joint work with @soerenkrach.bsky.social and @fmpaulus.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Joint work with @soerenkrach.bsky.social and @fmpaulus.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Self-compassion is linked to positive affect and buffers declines in self-esteem
Abstract. Successes and failures shape affective experiences and self-esteem. Self-compassion has been proposed as a protective factor, allowing individual
doi.org
October 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM
New article out in RSOS. Led by Jan F Weis, we show that self-compassion predicts positive affect and modulates changes in self-esteem in response to performing our Learning-of-Effort-Efficacy (LOEE) task.
Joint work with @soerenkrach.bsky.social and @fmpaulus.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Joint work with @soerenkrach.bsky.social and @fmpaulus.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Self-efficacy is pretty widely studied en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-ef...
Self-efficacy - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Self-efficacy is pretty widely studied en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-ef...
A nasal vaccine utilizing self-amplifying RNA has demonstrated the potential to elicit a potent immune response with significantly reduced dosages.
Models have shown its efficacy against both H5N1 and H7N9 viruses, providing comprehensive protection.
t.co/bAoluusCrp
Models have shown its efficacy against both H5N1 and H7N9 viruses, providing comprehensive protection.
t.co/bAoluusCrp
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.07.631792v1
t.co
January 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A nasal vaccine utilizing self-amplifying RNA has demonstrated the potential to elicit a potent immune response with significantly reduced dosages.
Models have shown its efficacy against both H5N1 and H7N9 viruses, providing comprehensive protection.
t.co/bAoluusCrp
Models have shown its efficacy against both H5N1 and H7N9 viruses, providing comprehensive protection.
t.co/bAoluusCrp
So yeah, you need the following:
• exposure
• desire/interest
• self efficacy
• persistence
Then learning happens.
Society has been undermining 3 of those regularly for a solid 20+ years.
• exposure
• desire/interest
• self efficacy
• persistence
Then learning happens.
Society has been undermining 3 of those regularly for a solid 20+ years.
September 20, 2026 at 4:11 PM
So yeah, you need the following:
• exposure
• desire/interest
• self efficacy
• persistence
Then learning happens.
Society has been undermining 3 of those regularly for a solid 20+ years.
• exposure
• desire/interest
• self efficacy
• persistence
Then learning happens.
Society has been undermining 3 of those regularly for a solid 20+ years.
There’s a word for this! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-ef...
Self-efficacy - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
There’s a word for this! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-ef...
People who report high imposterism experiences are impacted very negatively by these cultures, but SO are people who do not report any sense of imposterism. You can have high self efficacy and confidence, but unfair environments still totally change what seems possible for you
October 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
People who report high imposterism experiences are impacted very negatively by these cultures, but SO are people who do not report any sense of imposterism. You can have high self efficacy and confidence, but unfair environments still totally change what seems possible for you
New paper led by Frank Schwebel that provides an initial test of the harm reduction self-efficacy scale (which we lovingly call the "her-sees"). 50 free preprints here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DGBXD...
Initial psychometric testing of the harm reduction self-efficacy scale
Abstinence self-efficacy, belief in one’s ability to abstain, has been identified as a predictor of substance use behavior change. Yet, many people who use substances do not want to abstain. Self-e...
www.tandfonline.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:33 PM
New paper led by Frank Schwebel that provides an initial test of the harm reduction self-efficacy scale (which we lovingly call the "her-sees"). 50 free preprints here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DGBXD...
The overwhelming sense of self efficacy every time you overcome, every failure every message every scrap, this game makes everything feel so valuable
March 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The overwhelming sense of self efficacy every time you overcome, every failure every message every scrap, this game makes everything feel so valuable