The influence of self-efficiency of a personality on the effectiveness of sports activity
This article is devoted to the problem of self-efficiency of a personality in sports activities. The article reveals the relevance and significance of studying the phenomenon of self-efficacy of a personality in social psychology of sport. The results of an experimental study on the influence of self-efficiency of a personality on the effectiveness of sports activities are analyzed. The developed model of self-efficiency of a personality of an athlete is described. In this model, the concept of self-efficiency of a personality is operationalized, its structure, functions and mechanisms are concretized. On empirical material it is shown the influence of self-efficiency of a personality on the effectiveness of sports activities through the achievement motivation and mental state of the athlete as the mechanisms of its functioning. It is described identified age characteristics of self-efficiency of a personality and features of the formation of the generalized self-efficiency in sports activities, depending on the sport and level of sportsmanship. It is shown that self-efficiency athlete is a deliberately developing and changing component of personality, the formation of which is possible through the creation of special socio-psychological conditions. The prospects in the study of the problem of self-efficiency of the personality are outlined.