self-efficacy


self-ef·fi·ca·cy

(self-ef'i-kă-sē), A person's estimate or personal judgment of his or her own ability to succeed in reaching a specific goal, for example, quitting smoking or losing weight, or a more general goal, for example, continuing to remain at a prescribed weight level.

self-ef·fi·ca·cy

(self-ef'i-kă-sē) Belief that one is capable of accomplishing a behavior or developing a competency.

self-ef·fi·ca·cy

(self-ef'i-kă-sē) Person's estimate or personal judgment of his or her own ability to succeed in reaching a specific or more general goal.