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[[File:Self-concept, self-efficacy, self-esteem.jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|A Venn diagram showing the relationship between [[self-concept]], self-efficacy, and [[self-esteem]].]]

[[File:Self-concept, self-efficacy, self-esteem.jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|A Venn diagram showing the relationship between [[self-concept]], self-efficacy, and [[self-esteem]].]]

"'''Self-efficacy''' refers to an individual's belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments (Bandura, 1977, 1986, 1997). Self-efficacy reflects confidence in the ability to exert control over one's own [[motivation]], behavior, and social environment."<ref>[https://www.apa.org/pi/aids/resources/education/self-efficacy#:~:text=Self%2Defficacy%20refers%20to%20an,%2C%20behavior%2C%20and%20social%20environment. Self-efficacy]</ref> See also: [[Interpersonal skills]] and [[Social intelligence]]

"'''Self-efficacy''' refers to an individual's belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments (Bandura, 1977, 1986, 1997). Self-efficacy reflects confidence in the ability to exert control over one's own [[motivation]], behavior, and social environment."<ref>[https://www.apa.org/pi/aids/resources/education/self-efficacy#:~:text=Self%2Defficacy%20refers%20to%20an,%2C%20behavior%2C%20and%20social%20environment. Self-efficacy]</ref> See also: [[Agency (psychology)]] and [[Interpersonal skills]] and [[Social intelligence]]

According to La Trobe University: "Psychologists have found that if a person has lower levels of self-efficacy they are more likely to focus on feelings of failure rather than success. People with higher levels of self-efficacy are more likely to cope better in adverse situations (Park and Folkman, 1997)."<ref>[https://www.latrobe.edu.au/nest/confidence-versus-self-efficacy/ Confidence versus Self-efficacy], La Trobe University</ref>

According to La Trobe University: "Psychologists have found that if a person has lower levels of self-efficacy they are more likely to focus on feelings of failure rather than success. People with higher levels of self-efficacy are more likely to cope better in adverse situations (Park and Folkman, 1997)."<ref>[https://www.latrobe.edu.au/nest/confidence-versus-self-efficacy/ Confidence versus Self-efficacy], La Trobe University</ref>