Sports Performance In Function Of Self-Efficacy: A Systematic Review

Abstract

The self-efficacy on sport performance has been a widely studied topic, but without reaching a consensus yet. Professionals in sports psychology, highlight the importance of understanding the psychological state of the athlete, including their beliefs and attitudes to perform adequately in their discipline. For this reason, the objective is to analyze the influence of self-efficacy on sport performance. A systematic review under the PRISMA methodology is presented. A total of 304 articles were identified, after the review under the criteria of eligibility and methodological quality by the AXIS tool, 10 articles were included. The results mostly indicate that self-efficacy is present in different sports, as an element of impact, which will predict sporting behavior and consequently its result. Performance measures differ in each discipline according to the particularity of each sport. Self-efficacy can be part of an explicative model of the athlete's personality. The information presented allows for greater clarity in the theories of response to the sporting phenomenon, and to be able to design intervention tools that strengthen the appropriate psychological processes. Results found shouldn´t be generalized, due to the limitations in the measurement of performance, other variables to be considered and the virtues of each discipline.