The relationship between self-efficacy beliefs, coping strategies, and performance outcome in junior tennis players
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2008
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The constructs of self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977, 1997) and coping (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984) are important in regard to sport performance; however, little work has been done in the sport of tennis. The first part of this study was to develop a tennis-specific self-efficacy questionnaire. The second part examined the direct relationships between a) self-efficacy beliefs and performance outcome, and b) coping strategies and performance outcome. Also, there was an interest to see the effect of coping on performance outcome in the presence of self-efficacy. Competitive junior tennis players in Alberta, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick completed the tennis-specific self-efficacy questionnaire and the Modified-COPE (MCOPE) before their respective tournament. Self-efficacy was a significant predictor of winning percentage. There were also positive relationships between self-efficacy and winning percentage on backhand counterattack, technical anticipation, performance motivation, and outcome motivation. Finally, there was a negative relationship between winning percentage and behavioural disengagement, self-blame, and humor.
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Ling, A. S. (2008). The relationship between self-efficacy beliefs, coping strategies, and performance outcome in junior tennis players (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2293