# _Self-efficacy_ ## Review 2021_08_18 ## __Self-efficacy. By: Bandura, Albert, Harvard Mental Health Letter, 10575022, Mar97, Vol. 13, Issue 9__ ## Authors: _Bandura, Albert__ # Review - brief letter overview of the concept of self-efficacy (SE) and how high or low SE impacts individuals view of themselves and their ability to cope, grow, and overcome ## Meaning Making Self-efficacy is a key concept in helping us deal with the world around us. When people believe they have some control, they set more difficult goals, they have the motivation to work to overcome the challenges that they invariably will face, and they have a positively reinforcing systematic approach to working towards those goals. The opposite is true in low self-efficacy situations