The process of identifying self-efficacy & the empowerment of verbal persuasion
Self-efficacy is the expectation one has for given tasks. It’s the individual capacity one believes he/she has to navigate life’s circumstances. Further, it is the ability to cope well in distressful situations. Self-efficacy is a skill and belief system developed from past experiences, observations, conversations, and physiological cues such as sweating palms, racing heart, and faintness of breath. Self-efficacy can also be seen as a reflective practice to check in with self to organize and assess the potential implications of a task based on personal belief of success, belief of failure, and value of engagement. In Love Jones, we can see Nina’s sense of self-efficacy in her esteem, her peers, romantic relationships, and career. Nina’s motivation is pretty consistent; however, it fluctuates throughout the movie through her dating relationships. With Marvin, she was motivated by the fear of failure– another failed relationship, “never make the same mistake twice: falling in love,
