The relations between self-efficacy, competition success, delight, self-esteem, and body-care among elite artistic roller skaters.

Abstract

This study explored whether elite artistic roller skaters grouped as low or high self-efficacy differed in terms of competition success. Correlates of selfefficacy, the emotional state delight, trait self-esteem, and sensory-motor skills were also inspected. Self-report measures were obtained from 29 athletes before an Artistic Roller Skating World Championship competition. Successful skaters who won a medal at this competition reported a higher level of self-efficacy before competition compared to skaters who did not. Compared to artistic roller skaters with low self-efficacy ratings, those with high self-efficacy ratings reported more delight, higher self-esteem, and more body-care before competition. Results suggest that future studies investigate the impact of variables posited to increase self-efficacy.

The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between Approach Motivational System and Sports Success among Elite Speed Skating Athletes and Physical Education Students

“…On the other hand, most variables did not differentiate EASS from the PES sample. No differences between groups in self-efficacy, inconsistent with previous research [13,15,17]. Although the level of sports competition is higher on average in EASS than PES group in the present study, a significant number of PES competed at National and International levels.…”

“…The positive relationship between sports success and self-efficacy was confirmed in the study. The results of this study are consistent with previous research performed among athletes [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23], as well as in the domains of physical activity [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and academic achievements [3,4]. According to theory [1,2], people with a high sense of self-efficacy do not give up due to difficulties, treat such situations as an opportunity to master the task, and believe in learning from failures [68].…”

“…Furthermore, basketball experts outperformed novices in choosing technique-oriented strategies, formulating specific goals and better strategy attribution [15]. Furthermore, sports experts (i.e., athletes with many years of deliberate practice relating to intense involvement in structured and individualized training sessions, skill goal setting, and self-monitoring of sports performance), and more successful athletes scored higher in self-efficacy than novices (i.e., athletes who were starting training in a given sports discipline) and those who performed worse [13,15,17]. Self-efficacy is inversely related to fear of success [12].…”

“…Research indicates that people who believe in their effectiveness can outperform those who misjudge their coping skills [ 1 ]. High levels of self-efficacy are associated positively with academic success [ 3 , 4 ], maintaining physical activity [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ], and better sports performance [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ].…”

“…Self-efficacy is related to sports levels of competition. Among elite artistic roller skaters, those who successfully won a medal at competition reported higher self-efficacy level than skaters who did not [ 13 ]. Volleyball and basketball experts scored higher in self-efficacy than either non-experts or novices [ 15 , 17 ].…”