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How do you feel when you face a challenging situation? Do you feel self-confident and believe you have whatever it takes to succeed, or do you doubt your ability to tackle the task ahead of you? The ...

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Almost a century ago, a plucky little blue engine first I-think-I-canned her way up a mountain in an iconic display of self-efficacy's power. But the term self-efficacy wouldn’t come along for another ...

Emotions are complicated things. Researchers have found some differences between men and women, but basically the same factors play the biggest part in whether we feel good about ourselves. “We ...