Self-confidence & Self-efficacy Flashcards
self-esteem
sense of self-worth or personal value
self-confidence
- how sure you are of something
- belief you can successfully perform a desired behaviour
effects of confidence levels on performance
- lack of confidence = self-doubt can have an adverse effect on performance
- overconfidence = confidence exceeds skill level
Vealey’s Sports Confidence Model
athlete will develop self-confidence as they experience task mastery and an expectation of success
Rosenthal & Jackson Study of Self-Confidence (1968)
Theory = expectations of someone else’s behaviour can affect your behaviour & theirs
1. Informed teachers about ‘gifted’ students
2. Students selected at random
3. Teachers gave these students more attention, feedback, reinforcement
4. End of year tests showed significant improvement
Self-efficacy (in a situation specific self-confidence)
the belief of one’s ability to perform a specific task successfully
Self-efficacy theory
used to explain behaviour in disciplines of psychology
importance of self-efficacy
Mortiz et. al (2000) & self-efficacy
Higher levels of self-efficacy are associated with better levels of performance
Fasczewski & Gill study (2019) on self-efficacy
Sources of self-efficacy
- performance accomplishments
- vicarious experiences
- verbal persuasion
- emotional arousal
- imaginal experiences
- physiological states
factors that can influence confidence
- gender
- actual ability
- experience (days, weeks, months, years?)
- memories/recent performances
- standard of teammates
Self-confidence vs Self-efficacy
SC = can be positive or negative
SE = more positive (self-belief)
