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Efficacy Expectations, Training Performance, and Competitive Performance in Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Christina Lee
Christina Lee*
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle
*
Department of Psychology, University of Newcastle, N.S.W. 2308
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Abstract

This paper reports on a study examining the relationships between self-efficacy, training performance, and competitive performance in women's artistic gymnastics. Data were collected during normal training sessions from 16 female competitive gymnasts. Efficacy expectations were somewhat more accurate than were previous competition scores in predicting competitive performance, although training performance was the most accurate predictor. The tracking of performance and efficacy for six gymnasts during the weeks prior to a major competition illustrated the development and interaction of skill level and efficacy expectations. Efficacy measures may provide information on gymnasts' states of readiness for competition, and can be assessed without interfering with normal training.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 1986 , pp. 100 - 104
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1986

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