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
What are vicarious experiences?
Seeking someone else to do it or watch and modelling on them - videos
What is verbal persuasion?
Self talk, peer, coach encouraging and believing in you
What are imaginal experiences?
Visualising in your mind doing something or carrying something out
What are emotional states? (2)
Positive: open and willing to have a go
Negative: Pessimistic, less likely to be confident at performing an activity
What are physiological states?
Somatic anxiety levels, fluctuations in nerves
