How Does Self Efficacy Affect Your Motivation?

The self is something you experience as you do things willingly, rather than as a mental representation of yourself. Social cognitive theory suggests that we learn not only by trying things ourselves, but by witnessing others. Our relative standing compared to our peers can have a big impact on our motivations. We also make comparisons within ourselves as to our relative strengths and weaknesses. The internal external model of self concept becomes relevant here. If you are good at both math and a language, but somewhat better at math, this can lead to a preferential self concept. As a math person, this may lead you to be less motivated to study  than some one who is more biase towards being good at english.