E-government self-efficacy : The Empowerment for Citizen's usage of Electronic Government

Self-efficacy is the vital point of Albert Bandura1, social cognitive theory. By means of the self-system, individuals exercise control over their thoughts, feelings and actions. Among the beliefs with which an individual evaluates the control over his/her actions and environment, self-efficacy is the central determinant of human activity. Ever since Albert Bandura achieved his top break through in psychology by the publication of his article "Self-Efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavior Change" in 1977, the expression "self-efficacy" evolved universally in psychology and many associated domains and numerous researches accordingly followed to enlighten self-efficacy in the subfields of psychology such as personality, medical, social, production, managerial and in the associated domains of drug, communal health, nursing, and business management.