Is confidence a genetic trait or can it be learned?

Answer 1

You can learn confidence!
It's all in how you feel about yourself.

Answer 2

I think confidence is more a trait of personality than of genetics. A person either learns confidence or discovers it on their own because of life experiences.

Answer 3

have you seen school for scoundrels or anger management its not exactly learned per say but experienced, in life and in the cases in those movies led by an instructor who is obviously crazy.and no confidence is not a genetic trait at all but if your raised by a confident person you are just more likely to be confident yourself.

Answer 4

Nature or nurture?

As with most things, it is a combination of both. Upbringing has a lot to do with it, both that which is taught and that which is self-experienced. On the other hand, it is apparent much as some creatures tend to be more timid than others... that genetics do play some part in confidence....
Which part they play, as with many such behavioural issues however, is largely unknown.

Answer 5

Let's put it this way. When we first got custody of my step-son, at 5 years old, he had no confidence whatsoever. In fact, it was so bad that he wanted to kill himself because "Nobody should love me."

Now, three years later, he is full of life, and his confidence level is way above where it was. He may have off days, but he now realizes that he deserves respect and love from other people.

While nature may have something to do with it, it can still, absolutely, be affected by nurture. I've seen it.

Answer 6

Confidence is definitely an acquired trait.

Answer 7

It is something that can be taught as I have seen people with no confidence suddenly have leaps of it = so yes you can learn

Answer 8

It is like a hair cut, trim urself from unnecessary worries, u'll become confident (some people can do this since they r born)

Answer 9

Can be learnt. Through our life experiences and triumphs.