Efficacy beliefs, social norms and subjective resilience also affect adaptation behaviour , which has implications for communication about the need for climate adaptation. Efficacy beliefs represent the belief in one's ability to carry out particular action and the belief that the action will have the desired outcome. Belief that one is personally able to complete a behaviour is moderately associated with engaging in disaster preparations  and with adaptation intentions . Collective efficacy, the belief that a group of people working together can achieve a desired outcome, is important for participating in community adaptation behaviours . Related to this is response efficacy, a belief that a behaviour will achieve its desired outcome, which is also moderately associated with engaging in disaster preparations . Collective efficacy can potentially be developed by strengthening communication networks and social ties within a community . Norms describing the adaptation strategies of others in a community, particularly those with high social status, can either facilitate or inhibit individual adaptation decisions .
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