Collective efficacy

Question 1

Define collective efficacy. (source?)

Answer 1

A group’s confidence in their collective capabilities to perform collective tasks (Bandura, 1997)

Question 2

Who’s model identifies the sources of collective efficacy?

Answer 2

Carron and Hausenblas (1998)

Question 3

What are the 6 sources of collective efficacy?

Answer 3

Past performance
Vicarious experience
Verbal persuasion
Group size
Group cohesion
Group leadership

Question 4

What is the most powerful source of collective efficacy?

Answer 4

Past performance (Bandura, 1997)

Question 5

What did Myers et al. (2004a) and Myers et al (2004b) report?

Answer 5

a) Prior performance predicted collective efficacy in ice hockey players
b) prev. performance negatively impacted the subsequent CE in a study of 197 collegiate american footballers but this may have been because team perceived they were facing a tougher opponent and coach may have highlighted weaknesses from prev. performance to prevent complacency.

Question 6

According to Hueze et al. (2006) is task cohesion or social cohesion a better source of collective efficacy?

Answer 6

Task cohesion

Question 7

What is the relationship between group size and collective efficacy?

Answer 7

Negative relationship
BUT this negative relationship was only found at the end of the season (Watson, 2001)
and there was no relationship found in rowing crew (Magyar et al., 2004)

Question 8

Can coach leadership explain some of the variance of collective efficacy?

Answer 8

Yes, Hampson and Jowett (2014) found that 26% of the variance in CE could be explained by the coach leadership (social support and democratic behaviour). An additional 9% could be explained by the coach-athlete relationship (commitment to the relationship and closeness).

Question 9

How is collective efficacy measured? Who developed it?

Answer 9

Collective Efficacy Questionnaire for Sports.

Short, Sullivan and Felts (2005)

Question 10

What 5 areas does the Collective Efficacy Questionnaire for Sports cover?

Answer 10

Ability, effort, preparation, persistence, unity

Question 11

Relationship between collective efficacy and performance? (source?)

Answer 11

Meta-analysis: Collective efficacy positively related to team performance (Stajkovic et al., 2005).
Teams with higher CE expend more effort and persist in the pursuit of goals.
Myers et al. (2004b) found that CE positively influenced subsequent performance.

Question 12

How can collective efficacy be enhanced?

Answer 12

Prior performance: Simulate game situations and practices
Vicarious experiences: Watch videos of self and other teams
Leadership: involve team in decision making
Verbal persuasion: maintain positive communication among teammates and Motivational speeches
Group cohesion: team building interventions