Ka'idar cin gashin kai tana cikin tsakiyar ka'idar fahimtar zamantakewar Bandura, wanda ke jaddada rawar ilmantarwa da kuma kwarewar zamantakewa a cikin ci gaban mutum. Babban ra'ayi a cikin ka'idar zamantakewar zamantakewa shine cewa ayyukan mutum da halayen mutum, gami da halayen zamantakewa da hanyoyin fahimta, a kusan kowane yanayi suna da tasirin ayyukan da mutum ya lura da wasu. Saboda cin gashin kai ya samo asali ne daga kwarewar waje da kuma kai-da-kai kuma yana da tasiri wajen tantance sakamakon abubuwa da yawa, yana da mahimmin bangare na ka'idar zamantakewar zamantakewar jama'a.
imanin mutum game da iyawar mutum na cin nasara a cikin takamaiman yanayi ko aiwatar da aiki