Reinforcement is a construct typical of behaviorism. It focuses on the individual specifying that the individuals' behaviors, skills etc. Script disruption and self-focus is another theme in psychological models. It includes both cognitive factors and scripted behaviors. Self-focus refers to an evaluation of the self.
Script disruption refers to the interference of some well-leaned pattern of social behavior.
They studied the effects of a person's self-concept being disconfirmed by themselves or by their partners. In this study, depression is used as a measure of psychological distress. This study found that for both partners there was a significant negative association between self-efficacy and depression, and between depression and marital happiness. Also, for spouses there is a significant positive relationship between self-efficacy and marital happiness. Self-control is another theme central to psychological models.