One of the psychological variables that affect our daily lives and the activities we carry out is confidence which must be present in interpersonal relationships, but also in work and sport.
Trust is key to our well-being, especially self-confidence.
But, What types of trust are there? How can we classify them? There are eight types of trust. Below we explain them to you with their different characteristics.
1. Trust in others
Trust in others is a phenomenon that is often talked about a lot in interpersonal relationships, especially those between couples. In our article “The 7 keys to having a healthy relationship” we already explained that respect, fidelity, trust… are essential for romantic relationships to work.
Human beings are social beings, and that is why we need others to live better and to enjoy greater psychological well-being. and emotional. Having close relationships gives meaning to our lives, and having trustworthy people helps us be happy.
Obviously, we cannot trust everyone since, sometimes, we may come across individuals who want to defraud us, scam us or take advantage of us, but especially those close to us who have shown us that we can trust them, we must give them a vote of approval. trust.
Trust is not something that comes as standard, although some experts think it is innate, at least with our family members, and when we meet someone, one must earn it. Sincerity and credibility are some variables that increase or do not increase trust that we can have in other people.
Self-efficacy is what is commonly known as self-confidence, a concept that the Ukrainian-Canadian psychologist Albert Bandura introduced in 1986, and which he spoke about in his Social Learning Theory. This well-known theory deals with the regulation of motivation and human action, which involves three types of expectations: situation-outcome expectations, action-result expectations, and perceived self-efficacy. Today I will talk to you about self-efficacy.
Self-confidence is often confused with self-esteem, and although they are related, they are not the same. Self-esteem is the overall assessment that a person has of themselves, while self-confidence refers to the assessment of oneself regarding one’s ability to perform a task and achieve a goal.
It is a concept that is closely related to personal development, since high self-confidence allows one to overcome the obstacles that may arise in the path of an individual when fighting for a goal. When a person has high self-efficacy, he or she is highly interested in the tasks in which he or she participates because he or she feels competent, sees problems as stimulating challenges, experiences high commitment to his or her interests and activities, and recovers quickly from failures. Luckily, self-confidence can be worked on and improved.
Bandura believes that four important aspects intervene in a person’s self-confidence: performance achievements, which are the successes and failures of past experiences, rather the perception of them and the frequency with which they appear. Observation or vicarious experience is especially influential in those situations in which the person has little experience performing a task. Verbal persuasion (for example, words of encouragement) and the individual’s physiological state, which includes not only physical sensations but also emotional states, influence how the person interprets the situation.
Sometimes, some individuals appear to display high confidence when in reality they do not trust themselves. This is what is known as false self-confidence. a form of protection against the perception of low self-efficacy.
Subjects with false self-confidence can sometimes convince themselves that they trust themselves even if this is not the case, and they can even make positive self-verbalizations towards themselves, with optimistic phrases. It is a type of self-deception that does not favor personal development at all, and that allows the person to escape from the true internal state of self-confidence that in many cases is behind the “mask.”
4. Behavioral trust
It has to do with the person’s behavior and it is the subjects’ own ability to act positively or not, to overcome obstacles and make correct decisions that affect the individual’s behavior.
5. Emotional trust
Emotions are key to people’s well-being, and their correct management makes it possible for a person to be more or less happy. With the popularity of the term emotional intelligence, it is not surprising that there is talk of emotional confidence.
Some individuals fear their own emotions, but master the ability to understand and interpret others’ own emotions and the ability to regulate emotions to promote interpersonal relationships with other people, is possible with emotional trust.
6. Spiritual confidence
Make reference to the faith that individuals have about the life around them and the context in which they move.
7. Simple trust
Some experts, like biologist Humberto Maturana, think that trust may be innate. This is what is known as simple trust, and we are born with it. It is automatic, like trust towards our parents. It is total and complete.
However, throughout life and as a result of experiences, this simple trust can be shaped. Then we can maintain high trust in other people or mistrust can appear.
