Confidence and Self-efficacy

Question 1

What is confidence?

Answer 1

Belief in sporting ability and confidence in decision making

Question 2

What is self-efficacy?

Answer 2

Self-confidence in a certain situation

Question 3

What is sports confidence?

Answer 3

The belief/degree of certainty individuals possess about their ability to be successful in sports

Question 4

What is self-esteem?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

How does sports confidence effect performance?

Answer 5

High levels of sports confidence mean an athlete is more motivated to achieve. This allows them to make firm decisions, making successful outcomes

Question 6

How does sports confidence effect participation?

Answer 6

Low levels of sports confidence means that an athlete will shy away from activities that relate to competition

Question 7

How does sports confidence effect self-esteem?

Answer 7

High levels of sports confidence means high self-esteem.
Low levels of sports confidence means low self-esteem

Question 8

What is the effect of high self-esteem?

Answer 8

Improves performance due to demands for high arousal and drive

Question 9

What are the advantages of high self-esteem?

Answer 9

• Less anxious
• More optimistic

Question 10

What are the disadvantages of low self-esteem?

Answer 10

• Depression
• Bad behaviour

Question 11

What is Vealey’s Model of Sports Confidence (1986)?

Answer 11

It examines the relationship between achievement, motivation or competitiveness/self-confidence in sport

Question 12

What is sporting context in Vealey’s model?

Answer 12

In every sporting context, every athlete has an existing level of trait sports confidence and competitiveness

Question 13

What is trait sports confidence?

Answer 13

Global belief of success; how confident the athlete is I’m general sports

Question 14

What is competitive orientation?

Answer 14

Athlete’s display confidence by outperforming everyone else. This is affected by the objective sport situation

Question 15

How is competitive orientation attributed in Weiner’s model?

Answer 15

It is unstable as athlete may be competing against more experienced and skilled competitors

Question 16

What is state sports confidence?

Answer 16

SC changes based on the situation and competitive orientation

Question 17

Why does Vealey’s model have a subjective outcome?

Answer 17

It is based on how well they perceive themselves to have performed. If they have performed well, this is due top high trait SC and competitive orientation

Question 18

What is Bandura’s Theory of Self-efficacy (1977)?

Answer 18

SC is specific to a situation and people make a judgement based on how much they believe in themselves in that situation

Question 19

What factors effect self-efficacy judgements in Bandura’s theory?

Answer 19

• Performance accomplishments (past experiences)
• Vicarious experiences
  (modelling of others)
• Verbal persuasion
  (Feedback/encouraging of others)
• Emotional arousal
  (how aroused the athlete is in that situation)