Even noteworthy performance attainments do not necessarily boost perceived self-efficacy

Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how one is doing.

Dysfunctions can occur in each of the self-regulatory subfunctions-in how personal experiences are self-monitored and cognitively processed, in the evaluative self-standards that are adopted, and in the evaluative self-reactions to one's own behavior.. Problems at any one of these points can create self-dissatisfactions and dejection. dysfunctions in all aspects of the self system are most apt to produce the most chronic self-disparagement and despondency

The evaluative habits developed in sibling interactions undoubtedly affect the salience and choice of comparative referents in self-ability evaluations in later life

Self-doubt creates the impetus for learning but hinders adept use of previously established skills

Among the types of thoughts that affect action, none is more central or pervasive than people's judgments of their capabilities to deal effectively with different realities

Even noteworthy performance attainments do not necessarily boost perceived self-efficacy