self-efficacy
Sign in to savethumb | right In psychology, self-efficacy is an individual's belief in their capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals. The concept was originally proposed by the psychologist Albert Bandura in 1977.
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- Theoretical Approaches
- Social Cognitive Theory
- Social Learning Theory
- Self-Concept Theory
- Attribution Theory
- Sources of self-efficacy
- Mastery Experiences
- Vicarious experiences of social models
- Belief in success
- Physiological and psychological states
- How it affects human function
- Choices regarding behavior
- Motivation
- Work performance
- Thought patterns and responses
- Health behaviors
- Relationship to locus of control
- Factors affecting self-efficacy
- Genetic and environmental determinants
- Theoretical models of behavior
- Prosociality and moral disengagement
- Over-efficaciousness in learning
- Health behavior change
- Possible applications
- Academic contexts
- STEM
- Writing
- Motivation
- Performance outcomes
- Public speaking
- Healthcare
- Other contexts
- Subclassifications
- Social self-efficacy
- Academic self-efficacy
- Eating self-efficacy
- Other
- Clarifications and distinctions
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb | right In psychology, self-efficacy is an individual's belief in their capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals. The concept was originally proposed by the psychologist Albert Bandura in 1977.
Self-efficacy affects every area of human endeavor. By determining the beliefs a person holds regarding their power to affect situations, self-efficacy strongly influences both the power a person actually has to face challenges competently and the choices a person is most likely to make. These effects are particularly apparent, and compelling, with regard to investment behaviors such as in health, education, and agriculture.