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Descriptor English: Sense of Agency
Descriptor Spanish: Sentido de Agencia
Descriptor Portuguese: Sentido de Agência
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Sense of Control
Tree number(s): F01.658.859
F01.752.543.500.750.500
F02.463.593.752.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000099023
Scope note: Perception or feeling of control over one's own actions thereby influencing the course of events and outcomes. SELF-EFFICACY on the other hand is beliefs or expectations in self-ability to achieve intended goals or to produce a given effect in specific tasks.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
EH ethnology
ES ethics
PX psychology
Public MeSH Note: 2025; for Sense of Control see Internal-External Control 2019-2024
History Note: 2025; for Sense of Control use Internal-External Control 2019-2024
Related: Internal-External Control MeSH
DeCS ID: 60937
Unique ID: D000099023
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Date Established: 2025/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/04/26
Sense of Agency - Preferred
Concept UI M000767766
Scope note Perception or feeling of control over one's own actions thereby influencing the course of events and outcomes. SELF-EFFICACY on the other hand is beliefs or expectations in self-ability to achieve intended goals or to produce a given effect in specific tasks.
Preferred term Sense of Agency
Sense of Control - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000767769
Preferred term Sense of Control



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