Confidence and self efficacy Flashcards
Define sports confidence
The belief or degree of certainty individuals posses about their ability to be successful in sport
Define self esteem
The feeling of self worth that determines how valuable and competent we feel
What effect does high levels of sport confidence do?
More motivation to achieve/win
Increased participation levels
High self esteem
What does Vealey’s sport confidence model show?
The relationship between competitiveness and self confidence in sport
Explain the key points in Vealey’s sport confidence model
Sporting context: the sporting situation you ar in
SC-trait: everyone has an existing level of sport confidence
Competitive orientation: everyone has an existing level of competitiveness
SC-state: the confidence that can be shown in a specific sporting situation (SC-trait + competitive orientation)
Behavioural response: response to a situation
Subjective outcome: the emotion felt towards the behavioural response. The perceived feelings affect future SC trait and competitive orientation
Define self efficacy
The confidence we have in specific sporting situations
According to Bandura’s theory, what does self efficacy judgements depend on?
Performance accomplishments: past performances/experiences
Vicarious experiences: watching and modelling others
Verbal persuasion: coaching/feedback convincing the athlete of their ability to perform the skill
Emotional arousal: the evaluation the performer makes of a physiological state
What happens if a performer has high self efficacy expectations?
A performer will be more confident and perform well
