The book states this as, “One’s beliefs about the degree to which one will be able to accomplish a goal if one tries”. Self -Efficacy connects with my personality in multiple ways. One way it connects with my personality is that I know what works for me and what I am capable of doing. I figure out what I am capable of doing by taking risks and doing things out of the ordinary for me. A great example was in high school when I tried out for softball my junior year. I wanted to try it because I was like why not. Turns out though I absolutely hated it and wanted to quit right away which I did. I knew that this was not the sport for me but when I tried out I gave myself props for trying something new. I like to think that I can sometimes be a high self efficacy person and at other times a low self efficacy person. I say this cause at times I believe in myself and what I know I can do well but than at other times in life I know when I doubt myself and don’t believe in myself. At times I don’t believe in myself because that is when I need to ask others for reassurance about certain things and I don 't trust myself sometimes with other people. I also don’t also have the best self- esteem when it comes to my body. Throughout my life I have always compared my looks to others and that wasn’t healthy for me to do. I have done weight watchers multiple times and have been on countless diets …show more content…
I am personally glad that I picked these two theories to talk about and connect it with me because when I was taught about them in class I said to myself in my head that that relates to me. I remember even raising my hand when my teacher asked us about both of these theories and gave my personal stories or thoughts when both of these were taught