Literally, “self-efficacy” is defined as:

an individual's belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments

Put in simple terms:

Support vs
Self-Efficacy

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Helping get someone through a difficult moment. Giving them a fish to eat when they’re hungry.

✅ Valuable and essential to keeping people alive.

❌ Short term.

Helping someone become capable of getting through any difficult moment. Teaching them to fish.

✅ Longer-lasting.

❌ Harder to do.