The apparent lack of self-confidence in physical activity by females compared to males has
been a recent concern of some researchers in sport psychology. Lenney (1977) suggested …

The fact that self-confidence in sport is crucial yet fragile makes it an intriguing and fruitful
area for scholarly inquiry in sport psychology. Thus, the purpose of this chapter is to review …

This new textbook examines the role that social psychology has in the explanation of
exercise and sport behaviour. It devotes considerable attention to key social psychological …

This study examined the relationship between perceived physical competence and actual
motor skill competence in African American preschool children at risk of school failure and/or …

Time and acceptance are criterion often used to measure the legitimacy and worth of an
idea. Two decades have passed since the first publications that introduced Teaching Games …

This study was designed to explore the relationships among individuals' dispositional ability
conceptions, intrinsic motivation, experience, perceived competence, persistence, and …

This article explores research examining girls' and women's self-confidence in sport and
physical activity. The article begins by addressing how self-confidence has been …

Os objetivos deste estudo foram investigar as percepções de competência e desempenho
motor de crianças, e as relações entre estas percepções e o desempenho motor de …

To examine the relationship between children's perceived and actual motor competence,
218 children between the ages of 9 and 11 years individually completed the Motor Skill …

The influence of an unexpected outcome in a first sprint trial on athletes' selfefficacy and
performance, and the relationships between outcome, causal attribution, self-efficacy, and …