Confidence and Self-Efficacy

The belief in your ability to complete a skill/task in sports e.g. I am good at sport

The self-confidence we have in a situation e.g. players confidence in scoring penalties in school match but not in cup match

the feeling of self worth that determines how valuable we and competent we feel

• i^ quality of performance & success –> due to i^ participation & persistence • i^ participation –> due to expectation of success & therefore motivation/enjoyment • i^ self-esteem –> due to experiencing success

increased participation and persistance

expectation of success and therefore enjoyment/motivation

experiencing success

• Reduced anxiety • More optimistic outlook on life • Fewer interpersonal problems • Less chance of conforming to social pressure • Better body image • Less likely to engage in risky behaviours (e.g. drugs)

• Be depressed • Eating disorders • Engage in risk behaviour • Not participate in PE/sports • Get bullied / become bullies

• More motivated to achieve desired outcome • Make firm decisions that will have more positive outcome • Player with high sports confidence more likely to be successful than someone with low

• Low sc = shy away from activities & avoid competitive situs • High = participate with other people, don’t feel inhibited, and feel more able to engage in team activities

• High sc = high se • Positive impact on sport (demands high levels of drive) • Low sc = low se • Feel they have no value on team / individual situ

• Sporting Context • Self-Confidence Trait OR Competitive Orientation • Self-Confidence State • Behavioural Response (performance of skill) • Subjective Outcome

• Existing level of sports confidence (SC-trait) and competitiveness • Levels of these effect how much SC-state we can have during comp situ • SC-state dictates behaviour shown & skill level of performance • High SC-state = behaviour confident = performance improves • Low SC-state = tentative performance / incorrect • After performance we have satisfaction/disappointment • Result will affect SC-trait –> more success = more confidence = more success

4 factors: - Performance accomplishment (past experiences) - Vicarious experiences (modelling by others) - Social persuasion (coaching & evaluative feedback) - Physiological & emotional states These lead to Self-Efficacy Judgements and then to Behaviour/Performance

If success is experienced in past (if attributed to controllable factors) then self confidence will be high

This reflex’s previous observations. If we watch others perform and have success, then we are more likely to experience high self-efficacy (providing performers observed are similar standard)

Encouraged to try a particular activity, our confidence in that situ increases The effectiveness will depend on who is encouraging us (family/friends/role models/high status person)

Our perception of how aroused we are will affect our confidence in a particular situ If we have effective strategies to control our arousal levels, we will have higher self-efficacy