Sport Confidence Research Articles

Types, Sources, and Debilitating Factors of Sport Confidence in Elite Early Adolescent Academy Soccer Players

This study provided a new contribution to the literature by examining elite early adolescent academy soccer players’ sport confidence needs. Preinterview booklets and individual semi structured interviews were used as multiple sources of qualitative data to identify the types, sources, and debilitating factors of sport confidence in a large sample (n = 28) of players within the youth development phase of the Elite Player Performance Plan. An abductive approach to hierarchical content analysis found 3 types of sport confidence: skill execution, physical factors, and psychological factors. These types were generated from five sources of sport confidence: accomplishments, social support, preparation, vicarious experience, and innate factors. Five confidence-debilitating factors—lack of social support, poor performances, poor preparation, pressure and expectations, and injury/illness—were also identified. Practitioners are advised to widen the sport confidence types experienced by elite adolescent performers and broaden the sources of sport confidence that such performers use to gain belief. Lay summary: This study examined elite academy soccer players’ sport confidence. Players were confident about Skill execution, physical factors and psychological factors. Players gained confidence from accomplishments, social support, preparation, vicarious experience, and innate factors. Players’ confidence was reduced by a lack of social support, poor performances, poor preparation, pressure, expectations, and injury/illness.

Individuals’ experiences of the consequences of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have a profound impact on an individual’s life. The aim of this study was to explore participants’ experiences and perspectives of outcomes of their ACL reconstruction (ACLR) from two to 10 years following surgery, in relation to physical activity, sports, occupation and quality of life. Ten participants completed patient-reported outcome measures (PROM), namely the Tegner Activity Scale, the Knee Outcome and Osteoarthritis Score (KOOS) and the Sports Confidence Scale; and they participated in individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. The general inductive approach was used for data analysis, and PROMs were analysed descriptively. Two themes were identified from the interviews: “Continuum of fear of re-injury versus confidence” and “Ongoing knee-health related problems and need of health professional advice”. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction may lead to long-term fear of injury and behavioural manifestations, with fluctuating levels of confidence during sports. Participants had ongoing knee health-related problems and were concerned about the future risk of re-injury or osteoarthritis. Participants reported good knee function, and yet scored low on quality of life scales (KOOS, median 53/100). The Sports Confidence Scale indicated low knee-related confidence levels (median 41.5/80). Health professionals should consider long-term individual-specific maintenance programmes that improve and maintain confidence and selefficacy for those with ACLR.

The Relationship among Sport Confidence, Self-Resilience and Exercise Continue Intention of High School Boxer

The Relationship among Sport Confidence, Self-Resilience and Exercise Continue Intention of High School Boxer

스포츠클럽활동 참가 여중생들의 스포츠우정, 스포츠열정, 스포츠자신감 및 학교적응 간의 관계모형 검증

본 연구는 스포츠클럽활동 참가 여중생들의 스포츠우정, 스포츠열정, 스포츠자신감 및 학교적응 간의 관계를 검증하였다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해 충북 소재 중학교에서 시행되는 스포츠클럽 참가학생들을 대상으로 자료를 수집하였다. 자료 수집은 스포츠클럽에 참가하는 여중생 290명에게 설문지를 배포하였고, 자료분석은 최종적으로 269명의 자료를 사용하였다. SPSS 25.0을 이용, 빈도분석과 신뢰도, 상관관계분석을 실시하였으며, AMOS 25.0을 이용하여 Anderson & Gerbing(1988)이 제안한 2단계 접근법(two-step approach)을 적용하여 확인적 요인분석과 연구 모형 검증을 위한 구조방정식모형분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 스포츠클럽활동 참가 여중생들의 스포츠우정, 스포츠열정, 스포츠자신감 및 학교적응 간의 관계를 검증하는데 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 스포츠클럽활동 참가 여중생들의 스포츠우정은 스포츠열정, 스포츠자신감과 학교적응에 정적영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 스포츠열정은 스포츠자신감에 정적영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 스포츠자신감은 학교적응에 정적영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같이 연구결과를 종합해보면, 스포츠클럽활동 참가 여중생들의 스포츠우정은 스포츠열정과 스포츠자신감, 그리고 학교적응에 긍정적인 영향을 미치지만, 스포츠열정과 스포츠자신감 간의 관계에서 매개 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 다시 말해 학교적응을 위해 스포츠 활동을 통한 서로 간의 우정은 자연스레 스포츠에 대한 열정이 높아져 결과적으로 이러한 열정을 통해 스포츠의 자신감을 얻는 것이 중요하다고 할 수 있다.

The relationship between performance strategy, sport confidence and perceived performance of Taekwondo kyorugi players

This study aims to investigate the relationship between performance strategy, sport confidence and perceived performance, in terms of strengthening the Performance of taekwondo kyorugi players. To this end, 226 kyorugi players of 9 universities who registered with the KTA as players in 2018. With the collected data, descriptive statistics analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, construct reliability, AVE, Cronbach ɑ, correlation analysis and stepwise regression analysis were performed using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0 program. As a result, the conclusion is as follows. First, taekwondo kyorugi players’ performance strategy had a positive impact on sport confidence. Second, taekwondo kyorugi players’ performance strategy had a positive impact on the perceived performance. Third, taekwondo kyorugi players’ sport confidence had a positive impact on the perceived performance.

프로 골프선수들의 다차원적 완벽주의와 스포츠자신감 및 대처행동전략의 관계모형 검증

The purposes of this study are to examine structural relations among the multidimensional perfectionism, sport confidence, and coping behavior strategies of professional golfers and analyze the mediating effects of sport confidence on relations between their perfectionism and coping behavior strategies. For these purposes, the study applied convenience sampling to the professional golfers that were registered at KPGA and KLPGA in 2018 and played in tournaments of the first and second division tours and selected total 235 valid samples. Collected data was tested for the fitness of the overall model and hypothesis testing with the SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 20.0 programs. The analysis results were as follows: first, self-orientedness, a subfactor of multidimensional perfectionism, had significant positive(+) effects on sport confidence, whereas other-orientedness and social imposition had no significant effects on it; second, sport confidence had positive(+) impacts on problem-oriented, emotion-oriented, and detached coping behavior and negative(-) impacts on avoidance; third, other-orientedness of multidimensional perfectionism had no significant effects on all the factors of coping behavior strategies, whereas self-orientedness had positive(+) effects on problem-oriented, emotion-oriented, and detached coping behavior and no significant effects on avoidance. In addition, social imposition had significant negative(-) and positive(+) influences on emotion-oriented coping behavior; and finally, sport confidence had mediating effects on relations between multidimensional perfectionism(self-oriented) and coping behavior strategies.

대학교 교양체육 지도자의 멘토링 기능과 성취목표성향, 스포츠 자신감 및 스포츠 몰입의 구조적 관계

대학교 교양체육 지도자의 멘토링 기능과 성취목표성향, 스포츠 자신감 및 스포츠 몰입의 구조적 관계

승마 선수들이 지각하는 마필-선수 관계가 스포츠자신감 및 경기력에 미치는 영향

승마 선수들이 지각하는 마필-선수 관계가 스포츠자신감 및 경기력에 미치는 영향

Examining positive body image, sport confidence, flow state, and subjective performance among student athletes and non-athletes

The primary purpose of the present study was to examine differences in positive body image, specifically body appreciation and functionality appreciation, between student athletes and non-athletes. A secondary purpose was to examine the relationships between positive body image and other sport-related variables. Seventy-nine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I student athletes (Mage = 19.79, SD = 1.13) and 175 non-athletes (Mage = 19.38, SD = 1.81) completed measures of body appreciation and functionality appreciation. The athletes further completed measures of sport confidence, flow state, and subjective sport performance. Student athletes reported higher levels of both facets of positive body image. Significant relationships were also found between positive body image and the sport-related variables. The present results contribute novel findings to the positive body image literature and potential implications for coaches to encourage a culture that focuses less on body appearance and more on cultivating positive body image.

대학교 스포츠클럽 참여자가 지각한 지도자의 멘토링과 스포츠자신감 및 운동몰입의 관계

대학교 스포츠클럽 참여자가 지각한 지도자의 멘토링과 스포츠자신감 및 운동몰입의 관계

Changes in Physical Self-concept through Weight Training in Middle-Aged Women

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of weight training on physical self-concept among middle aged women by using a mixed research methods including a single case study design and qualitative study. Methods: A total of 8 middle-aged women from new members of the K fitness center in Incheon participated in the 17 weeks study. The study was structured 2 weeks baseline session, 12 weeks of weight training with observed changes through physical self-description questionnaire (PSDQ; Kim, 2001) and 3 weeks withdrawal session. Results: 12 weeks weight training intervention significantly improved factors of physical self-concept among the participants. Weight training was effective not only in strength and flexibility, but also in sports confidence, physical activity, and endurance. The following is the result of analyzing perceptual changes of the process of physical self-concept change after the in-depth interview with the participants of the weight training. Conclusion: Weight training effectively improved middle-aged women’s physical self-concept including perceptions of health and body, sport confidence, physical fitness and general physical status.

엘리트 태권도선수들의 운동열정과 스포츠자신감 및 운동지속의도의 관계

엘리트 태권도선수들의 운동열정과 스포츠자신감 및 운동지속의도의 관계

피트니스센터 지도자의 멘토링 기능과 성취목표지향성 및 스포츠자신감의 구조적 관계

피트니스센터 지도자의 멘토링 기능과 성취목표지향성 및 스포츠자신감의 구조적 관계

An Analysis on Structural Model of sports star image, sports confidence, and sports value of physical education major students

An Analysis on Structural Model of sports star image, sports confidence, and sports value of physical education major students

The Relationship Between the Sport-Confidence and the Coach-Athlete Relationship in Student-Athletes

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the sport-confidence and the coach-athlete relationship in Turkish national male student-wrestlers, and to investigate whether educational status, wrestling style, wrestling category, and career of wrestlers were significant variables on student-wrestlers’ sport confidence and their relationship with their coaches. Participants were 198 Turkish national male wrestlers. Demographic questions, the Sport-Confidence Inventory (Vealey, 1986), and the Coach Athlete Relationship Questionnaire (Jowett & Ntoumanis, 2004) were performed for data collection. Results indicated that sport-confidence was significantly related to coach-athlete relationship and sport-confidence was significant predictor of wrestlers’ relationship with their coaches. Besides, wrestling style and wrestling category were significant variables on coach-athlete relationship. However, educational status and career of wrestlers were not significant variables in terms of sport-confidence and coach-athlete relationship. In conclusion, the findings of the study highlight that the association of sport-confidence and coach-athlete relationship can contribute to the understanding of relational process in sport.

The Effects of Mentoring on College Golf Major Instructors on Empowerment and SPORTS Confidence

The Effects of Mentoring on College Golf Major Instructors on Empowerment and SPORTS Confidence

축구 지도자의 코칭언어가 고교 축구 선수의 스포츠 자신감과 인지된 경기력에 미치는 영향

본 연구의 목적은 축구 지도자가 사용하는 코칭언어에서 긍정 언어와 부정 언어의 변인들이 선수의 스포츠 자신감과 인지된 경기력에 영향을 미치는지 알아보고, 지도자의 코칭언어 사용에 기초적인 자료를 제공하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 강원, 수도권, 영남, 충청 지역에서 고교 축구 선수로 활동 중인 320명의 설문지를 최종분석에 사용하였다. 코칭언어, 스포츠 자신감, 인지된 경기력 설문지가 사용되었다. SPSS, AMOS 21을 이용하여 빈도분석, 확인적 요인분석, 신뢰도분석, 상관관계분석, 구조방정식모형분석이 본 연구의 분석에 사용되었다. 이상과 같은 연구방법과 연구모형 검증을 기초로 본 연구에서 도출된 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 코칭언어의 하위요인인 긍정 언어는 스포츠 자신감에 영향을 미친다. 둘째, 코칭언어의 하위요인인 부정 언어는 스포츠 자신감에 영향을 미치지 않는다. 셋째, 코칭언어의 하위요인인 긍정 언어는 인지된 경기력에 영향을 미친다. 넷째, 코칭언어의 하위요인인 부정 언어는 인지된 경기력에 영향을 미치지 않는다. 다섯째, 선수의 스포츠 자신감은 인지된 경기력에 영향을 미친다. 결론적으로 지도자가 사용하는 언어에 따라 선수의 심리적 상태에 영향을 미치고 이는 경기력에 영향을 미칠 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다. 더불어 코칭언어에 대한 많은 다양한 연구가 요구된다.

지도자의 공감화법이 대학운동선수들의 스포츠자신감과 운동만족에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of coach`s empathic communication on sports confidence and exercise satisfaction of university athletes. Samples of university athletes, total of 232, were collected. The results were as follows. First, sharing feeling and empathizing among leader’s empathic communication had an influence on coach leadership, social support, exercise intensity, physical/mental readiness among sport confidence. Listening attentively had an influence on social support, exercise intensity, physical/mental readiness among sport confidence. Speaking considerately had an influence on exercise intensity among sport confidence. Second, sharing feeling and empathizing among leader’s empathic communication had an influence on life satisfaction, social approval satisfaction, external environment satisfaction among exercise satisfaction. Listening attentively had an influence on social approval satisfaction among exercise satisfaction. Speaking considerately had an influence on external environment satisfaction among exercise satisfaction. Third, coach leadership and exercise intensity among sport confidence had an influence on exercise satisfaction of university athletes.

운동선수들이 지각하는 스포츠 자신감 요인, 성격유형, 운동몰입 간의 관계 분석

운동선수들이 지각하는 스포츠 자신감 요인, 성격유형, 운동몰입 간의 관계 분석

체조선수들의 운동열정이 마루운동 연기구성에 미치는 영향

체조선수들의 운동열정이 마루운동 연기구성에 미치는 영향