self-efficacy and confidence

Question 1

define self efficacy and give a practical example

Answer 1

• the degree of self-confidence experienced by a performer when placed in a specific situation e.g. i am really good at taking penalties in football

Question 2

define sports confidence and give a practical example

Answer 2

• a genral sense of ones abilities to be successful in sport - not directed at any one single task e.g. I am good at football

Question 3

describe the impact of sports confidence on performance

Answer 3

• sports confidence means more motivated to achieve and make decisions that are more likely to have a positive outcome

Question 4

describe the impact of sports confidence on participation

Answer 4

low sports confidence means you may shy away from activities & avoid situations related to competition

Question 5

describe the impact of sports confidence on self-esteem

Answer 5

• high levels of sports confidence leads to high levels of self-esteem
• help perfromance as demands high levels of arousal
• help to cope better with wins and losses in sport.
• it can reduce anxiety

Question 6

describe Bandras Model of self-efficacy

4 factors influencing levels of self efficacy

Answer 6

1. past performance accomplishments:
   - experiencing success can raise confidence that can influence perfromance e.g. a coach reminds me about the success of diving into the water
   - success that has ben attributed internally can motivate and raise confidence e.g. reasons for success is own ability
   2.verbal persuasion:
   - encouragement can increase confidence - more effective if role model or coach with effective methods e.g. coach encourages you tp dive by saying you can do it
2. vicarious experience:
   - if what is observed is successful then it can raise confidence especially if that person is as similar standard to you e.g. watch a teammate dive successfully will evelop your confidence
3. emotional arousal:
   - controlling arousal can help confidence e.g. if i feel calm my confidence in diving is higher
   - more likely to raise confidence if relaxed or use mental rehearsal e.g. try to physcially relax and brathe slowly and deeply before dive

Question 7

explain Vealey’s model of sports confidence

Answer 7

sports condifence can be effected by a number of factors
- objective sport situation e.g. penalty kick in football
- trait sports confidence is an existing level of sports confidence (innate & stable) e.g. football player may have innate high level of confidence. It effects state sports confidence e.g. the football players confidence in taking the penalty kick depends on SC-trait levels
- competitive orientation is the xtent to which you are prepared to compete
- state sports confidence is the confidence you have in a specifc situation and is changeable e.g. football player has high confidence in scoring the penalty kick
- the subjective outcomes are how a performer judges or interprets the outcome *e.g. football player interprets that a good goal has been scored from the penatly *
- subjective outcome affects trait sports confidence
- positive subjectivity leads to mastery orientation
- negavtive subjectivity leads to learned helplessness

Question 8

draw a driagram of vealeys model of self confidence

Answer 8