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Self-concept is how a person understands who they are – their behaviors, motivations and feelings (Kassin, Markus and Fein, 2020). This is not something a person is born with, it is developed through interactions within social contexts (Engish & Chen, 2007). There are many things that can shape our self-concept and one of those is our culture. I grew up in a middle-class white family with access to a private school education. My grandfather was incredibly intelligent, was fluent in multiple languages and had high standards of achievement for his children and grandchildren. As a result, there was great emphasis placed on self-efficacy in my family. Self-efficacy is a person’s belief about their capability to meet certain levels of performance and have control over the trajectory of their lives (Marsh, et al., 2019). Because of this high level of self-efficacy, I often display a strong self-concept. I have confidence in my abilities to perform tasks in an acceptable manner. However, there is a flipside to this. When myself or others in my family experience failure, we have the tendency to experience significant shame because we view it as a reflection of our self-efficacy and therefore our self-concept. I am often incredibly hard on myself and have very high standards for my achievement. This culture is an extremely individualistic culture in which a person is expected to be in charge of their own destiny and their worth relies on their own achievements, not the achievements of the family.
Christianity, however, comes into stark contrast with the culture from which I come. In Christianity, our worth is not measured by our self-efficacy. In fact, it’s just the opposite. “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9, English Standard Version, 2001). However, the Bible does condone hard work that’s done for the Lord. “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” (Colossians 3:23, English Standard Version, 2001).
References
English Standard Bible. (2001). ESV Online. https://esv.literalword.com/
English, T. & Chen, S. (2007). Culture and Self-Concept Stability: Consistency Across and Within Contexts Among Asian Americans and European Americans. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93(3). 478-490. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.93.3.478
Kassin, S., Fein, S., & Markus, H. R. (2020). Social Psychology(11th ed.). Cengage Learning US. https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/books/9780357122822
Marsh, H., Parker, P., Guo, J., Dicke, T., Pekrun, R., Murayama, K. & Arens, A. (2019). The Murky Distinction Between Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy: Beware of Lurking Jingle-Jangle Fallacies. Journal of Education Psychology, 111(2). 331-353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000281