What is the difference between self-efficacy …

 Self-efficacy

Ones own effectiveness in the group. People with high self-efficacy believe that their life outcomes are under their own control. The concept was given by Bandura.

self-esteem?

• Self-esteem is cognitive component of self.

• The value judgment of a person about herself/himself is called self-esteem.

• It can be high or low. To assess it, we present a variety of statements to a person and ask him to indicate the extent to which they are true for him. e.g., we may ask a child to what extent the statement "I am good at homework" or "I am highly liked by my peers" is true. If he responds as them to be true, he will have a high self-esteem than someone who says "no".

• Studies show that children seem to have formed self-esteem in atleast four areas by the age of 6-7, i.e., academic competence, social competence, physical/athletic competence, and physical appearance.