Veenstra, Minsoe (2025) The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Performance in Talented Football Players: The Mediating Role of Motivation. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Self-efficacy and motivation are known for their positive influences on the performance of athletes. The complex dynamic between these variables in a specific sports environment, such as football, is less understood. That is why the present study looked into the relationship between self-efficacy and performance of talented football players, and the mediating role of motivation. It is hypothesized that self-efficacy has a positive relationship with performance (H1) and that motivation mediates this relationship positively (H2). Self-report questions about self-efficacy, motivation, and performance were sent daily to a professional football club in the Netherlands. A multiple linear regression analysis and a mediation analysis were conducted with data provided by 42 male football players across two seasons. The analyses showed that self-efficacy is positively related to the performance of the players (direct effect: B = 0.23, p = 0.000; total model: B = 0.21, p = 0.000) and that motivation is a significantly negative mediator in this relationship (B = -0.02, BootLLCI = -0.03, BootULCI = -0.01). This means that the first hypothesis was supported by data, while the second hypothesis was not. Coaches, psychologists, and policy makers can help the players improve their self-efficacy, which in turn will improve performance. The staff could also see that high levels of motivation may be harmful to the performance of the players. Future research should look into intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to make better predictions about the mediating effect of motivation in the relationship between self-efficacy and performance of talented football players.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Neumann, N.D. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2025 09:06 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jul 2025 09:06 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5396 |
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