SELF-EFFICACY AND SPORTS: PERCEPTION OF PUNJAB UNIVERSITY ATHLETES

Authors

  • ZafarIqbal Butt Department of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
  • Abdul Waheed Mughal Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Education, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar
  • Muhammad Abdul Jabar Adnan Department of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
  • Nauman Saeed Department of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

Abstract

Self-efficacy is a person's judgment about being able to perform a particular task. It's a student’s belief on his/her capabilities to perform a particular activity. It is not necessary that if a person has a high self-efficacy in a certain area then he will have the same in other. Self-efficacy varies from person to person or task to task. Self-efficacy theory originated from social cognitive theory of Albert Bandura(1995), i.e. "The belief in one’scompetencies to execute the courses of action required to manageprobablecircumstances".It can also be said that it is the belief of a person that he can perform in a certain manner to achieve a certain goal. These beliefs are factors of how people think, behave and feel (Bandura, 1994). 

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2018-02-14

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Vol. 2 (2017): THE SPARK

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