Self-efficacy
n.hopeful, resilientprofessional
What it means
A person's belief that they can organize and carry out the actions a specific challenge requires.
Reach for it when naming task-related confidence without claiming general self-esteem or guaranteed success
Completing the short practice route increased her self-efficacy before the expedition.
Choose between these
6- playful
can-do belief
when plain motivational language suits the audience
not when The phrase can minimize structural barriers and sounds less precise.
- everyday
when broad assurance is enough
not when Confidence may concern appearance or social ease rather than capability for a task.
- warm
self-trust
when reliance on one's own judgment is the lived experience
not when Self-trust is broader and may remain strong after failure at one task.
- professional
when capacity to influence events is the central concept
not when Agency includes real options and power, not only belief in ability.
- professional
competence belief
when academic discussion needs a descriptive paraphrase
not when The phrase is less established and may blur belief with measured competence.
- formal
when calm certainty in performance is visible
not when Assurance can be a manner projected to others rather than an internal belief.
Said against
3- self-doubt
- helplessness
- defeatism
It naturally appears in
3- build self-efficacy
Supervised practice can build self-efficacy without concealing the risks.
- sense of self-efficacy
A stronger sense of self-efficacy helped him attempt the next stage.
- self-efficacy belief
The survey asks about each self-efficacy belief in a specific setting.
Where this comes from
Self-efficacy is task- and context-specific. It should not be used as a synonym for worth, optimism, or objective skill.
- wiktionary, English noun, belief in one's capacity to perform sense opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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