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Developing perceived self-efficacy in later life through poetry writing. An analysis of a U3A poetry group of older Australians

Authors:	Edwin Creely Jane Southcott

Institution:	1. Faculty of Education, Monash University , Melbourne, Australia edwin.creely@monash.eduhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5009-4047;3. Faculty of Education, Monash University , Melbourne, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-5909

Abstract:	ABSTRACT A change-of-life issue for older people is finding ways to engage meaningfully and be creative. Sustaining a sense of self-efficacy in one’s abilities to be productive is vital for wellbeing. Our research explored the perceived self-efficacy developed in an Australian University of the Third Age poetry class. We gathered data from one class session through observation, a focus group and paired interviews. Transcribed data identified participants’ voices, and common themes were noted. We use Bandura’s idea of perceived self-efficacy, through examining mastery experiences, modelling, social persuasion and a positive learning climate to understand the data. These sources of self-efficacy were pivotal for participants’ positive self-efficacy. We offer this example of how older people can achieve mastery in a new field of creative endeavour at a time in their life-course often positioned as diminishing. In doing so, we challenge conventional understandings of ageing.

Keywords:	Ageing self-efficacy Bandura wellbeing poetry