Core term · Albert Bandura

Self-Efficacy

The quiet belief that you can do the thing in front of you — the confidence that shapes whether you even try.

Areas of life
Worktherapysportsstudy

Why it matters

Predicts motivation, persistence, and coping.

How to handle it

Build confidence through small mastery experiences.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

Bring it to your own life

Questions in this spirit

A term is just an idea until you apply it. Answer one.

All questions

From concept to practice

Turn Self-Efficacy into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.