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social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > personality > self-confidence
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social science subjects > psychology > personality psychology > personality > self-confidence
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self-confidence  

Definition

  • Psychologists define self-confidence as the belief that one can successfully perform a desired behaviour. Some have further refined this definition in suggesting that self-confidence can be viewed as both a trait (i.e. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Sports Studies; Self-Confidence]

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