Topic > The relationship between recreation and free time and holistic...

144), (Bandura, 1977, p.191). Self-efficacy has been shown to be one of the strongest interpersonal constraints and barriers to leisure participation (Samdahl, 2013, p. 111). Fear of failure is not only a dominant psychological barrier to recreation and leisure, but also to integrative well-being and personal change. Perceived self-efficacy is the underlying foundation of human agency (Bandura, 1977, p. 214), a sense of purpose and hope. Unless people believe they can create desired effects with their actions, producing incentives or motivation to act is almost unachievable. Therefore, perceived self-efficacy contributes significantly to participation in therapeutic free time and in every phase of therapy