confidence and self efficacy

SC trait

enduring

stable

innate

long term

SC state

learnt

self efficacy

changeable

vealeys sports confidence model

high sc trait = high sc state

competitive orientation - goals, attributions

depending on how high the sc state is depends on how high the performance of the skill is - leading to a subjective outcome

sources of confidence

mastery of skills

styling - vicarious experiences, you demonstrate infront of models

physical and mental prep

social reinforcement - positive

effective leadership

environmental comfort

4 points of bandura’s theory of self efficacy

performance accomplishments

vicarious experiences

verbal persuasion

emotional control

→ leading to efficacy expectations

→ causing a positive performance

performance accomplishments

→ past experiences

→ success raises self efficacy

→ attributing success

vicarious experiences

if someone else can do it so can i

→ copying others

→ role models

→ helps if the model is more similar - same gender, age, performance level, making it more impacting

verbal persuasion

→ positive reinforcement - encouragement

→ negative reinforcement

emotional control

having an emotionally ready state

→ you want optimal arousal levels

→ using imagery, mental rehearsal