Princen, Coco (2025) Scoring in Life and Sport: How Life Events Affect Self-Efficacy in Youth Football Players. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This thesis investigates how life events impact the self-efficacy of youth football players, focusing on the week following such events. While self-efficacy is a key predictor of athletic performance, little is known about how it is influenced by personal life experiences. Using weekly self-reports from 53 male players at a Dutch professional football club over two seasons, the study analyzed the effects of life events (both positive and negative) and the role of perceived event intensity. The results show that negative life events significantly lower self-efficacy, especially when perceived as highly intense. Positive events, however, had no significant effect, nor did their intensity influence outcomes. These findings highlight the vulnerability of self-efficacy to intensely negative experiences and underscore the importance of addressing athletes’ emotional responses to life events through tailored support strategies. The study offers valuable insights for coaches and sport psychologists aiming to maintain player confidence and performance.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Neumann, N.D. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2025 12:46 |
| Last Modified: | 26 May 2025 12:46 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4902 |
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