Fuzzy Analogy: A New Approach for Software Cost Estimation
British Journal of Health PsychologyPublished 1 January 2001
Ali Idri, Alain Abran, Taghi M. Khosgoftaar
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Findings underline the importance of differentiating between task self-efficacy and preactional self-efficacy during early phases of behaviour change as well as of considering the occurrence of relapses as a moderator of potential effects of recovery self-efficacy on the maintenance of behaviour change. Advanced knowledge on distinct, phase-specific self-efficacy beliefs may facilitate the design of effective tailored interventions for behaviour change.
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