title: "I think they believe in me": the predictive effects of teammate- and classmate-focused relation-inferred self-efficacy in sport and physical activity settings.
abstract: Despite the prevalence of group-/team-based enactment within sport and physical activity settings, to this point the study of relation-inferred self-efficacy (RISE) has been focused upon estimations regarding a single target individual (e.g., one's coach). Accordingly, researchers have not yet considered whether individuals may also form RISE estimations regarding the extent to which the others in their group/team as a whole are confident in their ability. We applied structural equation modeling analyses with cross-sectional and prospective data collected from members of interdependent sport teams (Studies 1 and 2) and undergraduate physical activity classes (Studies 3 and 4), with the purpose of exploring these group-focused RISE inferences. Analyses showed that group-focused RISE perceptions (a) predicted individuals' confidence in their own ability, (b) were empirically distinct from conceptually related constructs, and (c) directly and/or indirectly predicted a range of downstream outcomes over and above the effects of other efficacy perceptions. Taken together, these findings provide preliminary evidence that individuals' group-focused RISE appraisals may be important to consider when investigating the network of efficacy perceptions that develops in group-based physical activity contexts.
authors.affiliation: School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Daniel F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Gucciardi
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lonsdale
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Whipp
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dimmock
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000523:psychology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult