Self esteem Flashcards
Describe the nature of self-esteem, self-confidence and self-efficacy Explain what factors influence confidence in sport and exercise Consider strategies for building self-confidence
What is the definition of self-esteem?
Global beliefs about the self
What is the definition of self-efficacy?
The belief in own competence and expectation to succeed at a particular task
What is the definition of self-confidence?
The belief in one’s personal worth and likelihood of succeeding
What can self-esteem be linked to on a personal level?
What I believe about myself and a personal judgement of worthiness
How is self-esteem influenced?
Self-perceptions, culture and value systems
What are the 4 sub categories from self-esteem?
- Academic self-worth
- Physical self-worth
- Emotional self-worth
- Social self-worth
What does positive self-esteem look like?
Increased life satisfaction, vitality, psychological adjustment, resilience
What does negative self-esteem look like?
Trait anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, depression
How can we measure self-esteem?
Self-report questionnaire - rosenberg self-esteem scale
Can be subjective though
Does self-confidence improve performance or does performance improve self-confidence?
Sport/exercise engagement and peformance affects self-confidence
What is Vealey’s sports confidence model?
Specific/state like (right now) vs general/trait like (general)
An athlete who has enjoyed success before is more likely to have confidence in new activities
What are the 4 tiers of the sports confidence model?
- factors influencing of sport confidence: vulture/demographic - hard to change
- Sources of sports confidence: Achievement, self-regulation and social climate - things you can start to change
- Constructs of sports confidence: multi-dimensional - cyclical
- Consequences of sport confidence: affect, behaviour, cognitive
How are self-efficacy views formed?
A judgment about capability to perform a SPECIFIC task
Situational or task specific
Affects motivation and willingness to do things
What are the 6 sources of self-efficacy?
- Performance accomplishments
- Vicarious experiences
- Verbal persuasion
- Imaginal experiences
- Emotional states
- Physiological states
What are performance accomplishments?
Previous experiences and past successes - most important
