Confidence and self efficacy

Question 1

Sports confidence

Answer 1

-Sports confidence is the individual’s belief in their ability to be successful in sport

Question 2

Self efficacy

Answer 2

-Self efficacy is an individual’s belief in their ability to be successful in a specific sporting situation

Question 3

Sports confidence effect on Performance

Answer 3

-High sports confidence results in taking more risks, which leads to a more skillful performance
-Low sports confidence results in poor performance

Question 4

Sports confidence effect on participation

Answer 4

-High sports confidence enjoy group activities, try new activities, and generally wants to take part in sport
-Low sports confidence do not want to take part, and avoid sport

Question 5

Sports confidence effect on self esteem

Answer 5

-High sports confidence results in a positive self outlook and an increased level of self belief
-Low sport confidence results in negative thinking and anxiety

Question 5

Vealey’s model of self-confidence

Answer 5

-Sporting context
-Competitive orientation
-Trait sports confidence
-State sports confidence
-Behavioural response
-Subjective perceptions of outcomes

Question 6

Describe Vealey’s model of self confidence (6 marks)

Answer 6

-Sporting context is the sporting situation that is currently in front of the performer
-Trait sports confidence is the innate level of self-belief an individual has in sport
-Competitive orientation is the competitiveness of an individual to take on set goals and take risks
-State sports confidence is the learned self-belief an individual has in a specific sporting context
-State sports confidence is affected by the level of trait sports confidence and competitive orientation of a performer
-If an individual has a high level of trait sports confidence and a high level of competitive orientation, this will lead to a higher state sports confidence
-State sports confidence will influence the actual behaviour produced in the specific sporting situation
-High state sports confidence will lead to a skillful and successful performance
-Low state sports confidence will lead to a poor performance

Question 7

Explain Bandura’s model of self-efficacy

Answer 7

-Performance accomplishments- past experiences will determine an individual’s level of self-efficacy; positive past experiences will lead to good self-efficacy and negative past experiences will lead to poor self-efficacy
-Vicarious reinforcement- seeing other people around you succeed and fail can determine a person’s self-efficacy, especially if the people are a similar age/ ability to you
-Verbal persuasion- What is spoken to the performer that can affect self-efficacy e.g if the performer has received positive feedback from a coach it may improve their confidence
-Emotional arousal- If the individual has good techniques to control arousal, they will have better self-efficacy e.g if an individual is aware that high arousal does not always mean a poor performance so does not always try to hinder it
Behavioural response- these four factors will determine the response of an individual in a specific sporting situation; low self-efficacy will lead to a poor performance and high self-efficacy will lead to a skillful and successful performance
-The more components that are positive, the better the chance of good self efficacy, and vice versa