Self-Efficacy, Emotional States, and Performance in Carom Billiards. Issue 1 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Corrado, Donatella Di; Vitali, Francesca; Robazza, Claudio; Bortoli, Laura
• Is Part Of: Perceptual and motor skills. Volume 121:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 25
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Perception -- Periodicals; Motor ability -- Periodicals; Motor Skills; Perception; Psychology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 152
• DOI: 10.2466/30.PMS.121c11x6
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-5125

Abstract

Based on an integrative approach to the study of the emotional–cognitive–motor linkage in sport competition, the purpose was to examine the mediating role of emotion-related (psychobiosocial) states in the relationship between self-efficacy (technical and cognitive) and performance in carom billiards. Forty-five male players of master or intermediate categories, between 30 and 74 years of age ( M = 51.2, SD = 10.8), participated in the study. Measures included scores of technical and cognitive self-efficacy, functional (i.e., facilitative to performance) and dysfunctional (i.e., debilitative to performance) psychobiosocial states, and performance outcome. The assessment took place prior to one game of a national or an international competition. Results showed technical self-efficacy, cognitive self-efficacy, functional states, and performance to be significantly and positively related among them. Functional psychobiosocial states mediated the effect of both technical and cognitive self-efficacy on performance. Overall, the findings supported an integrative approach to the study of the linkage among cognition, emotion, and action in sport.