2.2.12. Confidence and Self Efficacy

Question 1

Sports confidence definition

Answer 1

The self belief an individual has in their ability to be successful in sport.

Question 2

Self-efficacy definition

Answer 2

The confidence we have in specific situations

Question 3

Self esteem definition

Answer 3

The feeling of self worth that determines how valuable and competent we feel

Question 4

Impact of sports confidence on performance

Answer 4

• High sports confidence leads to high motivation and thus performance
• Low sports confidence leads to low motivation and thus performance

Question 5

Impact of sports confidence on participation

Answer 5

• Increased SC leads to increased participation due to approach behaviour in competitive situations
• Decreased SC leads to decreased participation due to avoidance behaviour in competitive situations

Question 6

Impact of sports confidence on self esteem

Answer 6

• High SC leads to high self esteem due to internal attributions for success leading to mastery orientation
• Low SC leads to low self esteem due to internal attributions for success leading to learned helplessness

Question 7

Sporting context

Answer 7

• Sporting situation
• e.g. taking a penalty

Question 8

Trait sports confidence

Answer 8

• Refers to innate, stable and enduring self belief in sport
• e.g. confident in range of sports

Question 9

Competitive orientation

Answer 9

• Refers to degree of competitiveness
• e.g. volunteer to take a penalty

Question 10

State sports confidence

Answer 10

• Refers to situation specific self-belief in sport
• e.g. confident when taking a penalty

Question 11

Behavioural response

Answer 11

• How well a skill is performed
• e.g. penalty is taken well

Question 12

Subjective outcomes

Answer 12

• Interpretation of success
• e.g. score penalty

Question 13

What is state sports confidence directly influenced by?

Answer 13

Trait sports confidence and competitive orientation and the sporting context

Question 14

What does is mean if trait SC and and competitive orientation are high

Answer 14

State sports confidence is more likely to be high

Question 15

Positive subject outcome

Answer 15

• Increased trait sports confidence/ competitive orientation
• Leads to state sports confidence/ self efficacy/ approach behaviour

Question 16

Negative subject outcome

Answer 16

• Decreased trait sports confidence/ competitive orientation
• Leads to decreased state sports confidence/ self efficacy/ increased avoidance behaviour

Question 17

Self efficacy

Answer 17

Self confidence can be specific to a particular situation

Question 18

Bandura’s 4 sources

Answer 18

• Performance accomplishments
• Vicarious experiences
• Verbal persuasion
• Emotional arousal

Question 19

Performance accomplishments

Answer 19

A reminder of previous experiences in the related skill or situation

Question 20

Vicarious experiences

Answer 20

Watching others perform the skill in question

Question 21

Verbal persuasion

Answer 21

Coaching and evaluating feedback (significant other)

Question 22

Emotional arousal

Answer 22

The evaluation the performer makes of a physiological state

Question 23

Positive performance accomplishments

Answer 23

• Reminding performer of previous success
• Internal attributions for success
• e.g. showing a striker video of previous successful penalties

Question 24

Positive vicarious experiences

Answer 24

• Watching someone of similar ability being successful
• e.g. seeing a team mate score a penalty

Question 25

Positive verbal persuasion

Answer 25

- Positive feedback from a coach - Most effective if a significant other - e.g. coach praising a performer for scoring a penalty

Question 26

Positive emotional arousal

Answer 26

- Understanding high arousal can lead to high performance/ how to lower arousal - e.g. a player scoring a penalty in a final under high arousal

Question 27

What do Bandura's 4 sources lead to with a positive outcome?

Answer 27

Increased self efficacy leading to athletic performance

Question 28

Negative performance accomplishments

Answer 28

- Performer hasn't experienced previous success - Attributing failure to internal factors ability - e.g. a player not scored a penalty before

Question 29

Negative vicarious experiences

Answer 29

- Seeing someone of similar ability fail - Seeing someone of HA/ older succeed - e.g. seeing a teammate miss their penalty

Question 30

Negative verbal persuasion

Answer 30

- May not have received positive feedback - Overuse of negative feedback - e.g. coach doesn't give the striker any encouragement

Question 31

Negative emotional arousal

Answer 31

- Associates high arousal with failure - May not have stress management techniques - e.g. a player worrying before the penalty as they are over-aroused

Question 32

What do Bandura's 4 sources lead to with a negative outcome?

Answer 32

Self efficacy is low so performance is negatively impacted