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Does self-efficacy predict performance in experienced weightlifters?

P A Fitzsimmons1, D M Landers, J R Thomas

  • 1Department of Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-0404.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
|December 1, 1991
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False positive feedback boosted weightlifting performance in experienced athletes. However, past performance, not self-efficacy, was the strongest predictor of future results in this group.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Self-efficacy theory typically studied novice performers.
  • Generalizability of self-efficacy-performance relationships to experienced athletes is unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the impact of false performance feedback on self-efficacy and weightlifting performance in experienced athletes.
  • Determine whether self-efficacy or past performance is a stronger predictor of subsequent performance.

Main Methods:

  • 36 experienced male weightlifters performed six one-repetition-maximum bench presses.
  • Subjects were randomized into accurate feedback, false positive feedback (overestimation), or false negative feedback (underestimation) groups.
  • Self-efficacy was measured by confidence in lifting specific weights before each session.

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Main Results:

  • False positive feedback significantly enhanced subsequent bench press performance.
  • Past weightlifting performance explained almost all of the variance in future performance.
  • Self-efficacy showed a weaker relationship with performance compared to past experience.

Conclusions:

  • The predictive power of self-efficacy theory may be limited in experienced athletes due to extensive training history.
  • Performance feedback, particularly positive, can influence immediate outcomes, but established performance levels are dominant.
  • Further research is needed to understand self-efficacy dynamics in elite or highly experienced sports populations.