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self-efficacy

self-efficacy Self-efficacy is a mental belief or expectation about your own ability to carry out the actions needed to achieve a particular result.

Self-efficacy is a mental belief or expectation about your own ability to carry out the actions needed to achieve a particular result. In psychology, it is also understood as an important part of theories about behavior change used in therapy.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Self Efficacy” (D020377).
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