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dc.contributor.advisorFarrell, Joey
dc.contributor.authorManktelow, Scott Ralph
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-07T19:44:00Z
dc.date.available2017-06-07T19:44:00Z
dc.date.created1996
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifier.urihttp://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/2453
dc.description.abstractThe purpose o f this study was to examine the effect of gender on sport self-efficacy in adolescents. The effect of age and sport participation on sport self-efficacy were also examined. Self-efficacy was assessed with two measures; self-efficacy to succeed in sport, and self-efficacy to initiate participation in sports. The sample was enlisted from three Thunder Bay, Ontario, high schools (n = 292) from two age groups: grade 9 and grade 12. Sport participation levels were assessed with a self-report measure of average weekly participation in sports. Self-efficacy to succeed was measured with a 9-point Likert scale using a modified Trait Sport-Confidence Inventory (Vealey, 1986), and a self-efficacy to initiate participation in sport tool. Written responses to several questions were also requested from sport nonparticipants for qualitative analysis. Quantitative results were analyzed using MANOVA. Findings identified a gender effect on self-efficacy to succeed in sport with males (x = 7.17) demonstrating higher levels than females (x = 6.75). Participation level had a main effect on both measures of self-efficacy. Age group was found to have no effect on any variables. The role of sport participation in the development of self-efficacy is discussed, including the influence of gender. Results are described in terms of self-efficacy theory as conceptualized by Bandura (1977).
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectSelf-efficacy
dc.subjectAdolescent psychology
dc.subjectSports Psychological aspects
dc.titleGender differences in adolescent self-efficacy in sport
dc.typeThesis
etd.degree.nameMaster of Science
etd.degree.levelMaster
etd.degree.disciplineKinesiology
etd.degree.grantorLakehead University
dc.contributor.committeememberMcAuliffe, Jim
dc.contributor.committeememberCrossman, Jane


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