An individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance outcomes.
From Old English 'self' + Latin 'efficacia' meaning 'effectiveness,' from 'efficax' (effective). Concept introduced by Albert Bandura in 1977.
Self-efficacy is believing 'I can do this!' — and that belief alone actually makes you more likely to succeed.
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