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Christine M Habeeb1, Sarah A Stephen2, Robert C Eklund3
1College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
|January 3, 2024
Summary
Congruent efficacy beliefs between paired athletes, especially at moderate to high levels, predict better team performance. This applies to both collective efficacy and specific roles like base self-efficacy and flyer other-efficacy.
Area of Science:
- Sport Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Motor Performance
Background:
- Efficacy beliefs (self, other, collective) influence athlete pair performance.
- Understanding the congruence of these beliefs is crucial for predicting performance outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how efficacy belief congruence/incongruence predicts individual and team performance in athlete pairs.
- To examine performance quality relative to efficacy congruence across different efficacy levels.
Main Methods:
- Eighty-two cheerleading pairs (base and flyer) completed efficacy questionnaires.
- Objective criteria were used to assess individual and team performance.
- Polynomial regression analyses were employed to analyze the data.
Main Results:
- Team performance was significantly predicted by the congruence of both athletes' collective efficacy beliefs.
- Congruence between base self-efficacy and flyer other-efficacy also predicted team performance.
- Congruent moderate to high efficacy beliefs were associated with superior performance compared to incongruent beliefs.
Conclusions:
- Efficacy belief congruence is a key factor in predicting athlete pair performance.
- Specific belief congruences (collective, base self/flyer other) are particularly important.
- The level of efficacy (moderate to high) amplifies the positive impact of congruence on performance.
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