The Current Interdisciplinary Scientific Discourse on the Concept of “Personal Effectiveness”

Abstract

The article focuses on an exploration of the concept of “personal effectiveness”, which is currently becoming an increasingly relevant construct in modern scientific discourse. A systematic content analysis of the concept of “personal effectiveness” has been conducted within the scope of the study. This analysis has revealed a variety of approaches to defining the concept, which have been articulated and elaborated upon within the framework of contemporary scientific reflections by both Ukrainian and international researchers. These interpretations encompass a broad spectrum of academic perspectives and methodological orientations. Among these, the study identifies including general-scientific (system-cybernetic, interdisciplinary), specific-scientific (psychological, psychophysiological), and structural-operational (subject-based, competency-based, personality-activitybased) approaches. Among the numerous theoretical foundations that underpin the study of personal effectiveness, particular and focused attention is devoted to the influential concept of self-efficacy, as formulated by prominent psychologist A. Bandura in 1997. The article demonstrates that the application of the cognitive method of conceptualization allows the disclosure of the multi-layered and complex nature of the following concept. Moreover, this method highlights the existence of synonymic expressions, which are considered significant conceptual features and indicators of its interpretative diversity.

Key words: concept; personal effectiveness; management; stress resilience.