Psych: Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, Self-Efficacy

Question 1

What is self efficacy?

Answer 1

The belief in own competence and expectation to succeed in a particular task

Question 2

What is self confidence?

Answer 2

A feeling of trust within a persons own abilities, qualities and judgement

Question 3

What is a definition of self esteem?

Answer 3

The belief in ones personal worth and likelihood of succeeding

Question 4

What is the self-system?

Answer 4

• We take on numerous roles and identities (eg, parent, teacher, friend, partner)
• Self esteem comes from our own ratings across a range of domains
• Self-perceptions are organised and assessed at multiple levels and can be influenced by culture and value systems

Question 5

What is self-esteem split into? 4

Answer 5

The self-system splits self-esteem into 4 groups:

• Academic self-worth
• Physical self-worth
• Emotional self-worth
• Social self-worth

Question 6

What can increased self esteem lead to?

Answer 6

Increased life satisfaction, vitality, psychological adjustment and resilience

Question 7

What can decreased self esteem lead to?

Answer 7

• Increased trait anxiety
• Feelings of inadequacy
• Depression

Question 8

How can self esteem be measured?

Answer 8

• Self-report questionaire

- Rosenburg Self-esteem scale (10 items on a 4 point scale)

Question 9

How can sport and exercise affect self-esteem?

Answer 9

Sport and exercise is very public and can have strong positive or negative effects on self-perceptions and self-esteem

Self esteem is a fairly stable construct but powerful and consistent experiences can change self-esteem over time

Question 10

What is the sports confidence model?

Answer 10

• Vealey’s model of sports confidence (2001)
• Involves state confidence (how confident you are feeing right now) and trait confidence (how confident do you typically feel)

Question 11

What is the definition of sports confidence?

Answer 11

An athletes belief that they have the abilities to perform successfully in sport

Question 12

what are the factors influencing sports confidence?

Answer 12

• Organisational culture (coach behaviours and level of competition)
• Demographic and personality characteristics (age, gender, optimism, perfectionism)

Question 13

What are the sources of self confidence?

Answer 13

• Achievement (mastery, demonstration of ability)
• Self-regulation (physical and mental preparation)
• Social climate (social support, environmental comfort)

Question 14

What are the consequences of sports confidence?

Answer 14

Cognition
Affect
Behaviour

Question 15

What are the sources of self efficacy?

Answer 15

• Performance accomplishments
• Vicarious experiences
• Verbal persuasion
• Imaginal experiences
• Emotional states
• Physiological states