Things I Can Do If I Try

Things I Can Do If I Try

The Things I Can Do If I Try survey was a self-efficacy instrument designed for children. This instrument was developed specifically for the PHDCN design. It included an assessment of efficacy in five domains: future, school, neighborhood, home, and social.

WAVE 2: The Things I Can Do If I Try survey (PDF 2.4MG) was administered to subjects in Cohorts 9, 12, and 15.

WAVE 3: The Things I Can Do If I Try survey (PDF 2.7MG) was administered to subjects in Cohorts 9 and 12.

Eccles, Wigfield., Harold, & Blumenfeld (1993). Age and gender differences in children's self and task perception during elementary school. Child Development, 64, 830 847.

Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Child Development Supplement (1996).

Selner-O'Hagan, M. & Earls, F. (1996). Things I can do if I try. Unpublished manual.

Selner-O'Hagan, M., Shenassa, E., & Earls, F. (1996). I think I can, I think I can: Assessing self-efficacy in children. In preparation.

Eccles, et. al. cited article at JSTOR