Impact of Sex, Age and Practice Time on Self-Efficacy in Brazilian Volleyball High-Level Athletes

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https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.20869

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between age and practice time with the self-efficacy in volleyball athletes according to sex and the relationship between age and practice time with general self-efficacy, as well as to verify how these aspects impact the beliefs of volleyball players' efficacy. High-performance volleyball athletes (n= 300), mean age was 24.88± 5.51 years, and the meantime of experience was 11.12± 5.24 years answered the Volleyball Self-Efficacy Scale and the Perceived General Self-Efficacy Scale. Age and practice time are correlated with the Global Self-Efficacy in Volleyball and the dimensions Self-Efficacy in the Game, Defensive Self-Efficacy in Volleyball and Offensive Self-Efficacy in Volleyball of men athletes, female, men, and women. Perceived General Self-efficacy is related to the age and practice time of female athletes and female and male athletes of both sexes. These variables represent important aspects for the construction and solidification of positive beliefs of athletes of both sexes regarding their specific abilities and for women for general self-efficacy in life.

Keywords: self-efficacy; volleyball; athletes.

Author Biographies

Mayara Juliana Paes , Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Gradução em Educação Física da Universidade Federal do Paraná

Gabriel Jungles Fernandes , Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutorando da Universidade Federal do Paraná no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física

Carine Collet , Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Professora Doutora da Universidade Federal do Estado de Santa Catarina

Luciana da Silva Lirani, Universidade do Norte do Paraná

Professora Doutora da Universidade do Norte do Paraná

Joice Mara Facco Stefanello, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Professora Titular da Universidade Federal do Paraná

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Published

2021-03-31

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2021): Motricidade

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Original Article

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