title: SELF-EFFICACY, EMOTIONAL STATES, AND PERFORMANCE IN CAROM BILLIARDS.
abstract: Based on an integrative approach to the study of the emotional-cognitive-motor linkage in sport competition, the purpose was to examine the mediating role of emotion-related (psychobiosocial) states in the relationship between self-efficacy (technical and cognitive) and performance in carom billiards. Forty-five male players of master or intermediate categories, between 30 and 74 years of age (M=51.2, SD=10.8), participated in the study. Measures included scores of technical and cognitive self-efficacy, functional (i.e., facilitative to performance) and dysfunctional (i.e., debilitative to performance) psychobiosocial states, and performance outcome. The assessment took place prior to one game of a national or an international competition. Results showed technical self-efficacy, cognitive self-efficacy, functional states, and performance to be significantly and positively related among them. Functional psychobiosocial states mediated the effect of both technical and cognitive self-efficacy on performance. Overall, the findings supported an integrative approach to the study of the linkage among cognition, emotion, and action in sport.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Sport Sciences, Kore University, Enna, Italy.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Corrado
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vitali
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University "G. D'Annunzio," Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robazza
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University "G. D'Annunzio," Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bortoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*