Freefall, Self-Efficacy, and Leading in Dangerous Contexts

We examined whether completion of a military Freefall parachuting program enhanced self-efficacy in the domains of leader self-control and leader assertiveness. The Freefall program was particularly suited for self-efficacy development because Freefall required personal mastery to overcome a substan...

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Published in:Military psychology 2010, Vol.22 (S1), p.S117-S136
Main Authors: Samuels, Steven M, Foster, Craig A, Lindsay, Douglas R
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