Investigation of the Relationship between Pygmalion Effect and Sport-Specific Self-Efficacy in Cycling Athletes

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effects of positive expectations (pygmalion effect) created by coaches on the sport-specific self-efficacy of cycling athletes. The population of this study consists of 396 cycling athletes who participated in the 120-minute local mountain bike and 56th international presidential cycling race organized in Antalya province in 2021. To determine the research sample number, 203 cycling athletes were included in the sample as a result of the calculations made at a 95% confidence interval and a 5% error rate. In this study, the pygmalion attitude index was used to evaluate the pygmalion effect in cycling athletes, and the athlete self-efficacy scale was used to determine the self-efficacy of athletes. Before proceeding to the statistical analysis process of the research, the normality distribution results of the data were calculated. Assuming that the skewness and kurtosis values will vary between +2 and -2, the conclusion was that the data conforming to this value range is suitable for normal distribution. Parametric test techniques were used to evaluate the data conforming to normal distribution. Within the scope of the research, path analysis statistical evaluation was performed to evaluate the effect of pygmalion effect on athlete self-efficacy. As a result, it was determined that the pygmalion effect had a positive and significant effect on the athletes' self-efficacy (p<0.01). It can be said that coach expectation is a crucial predictor of athlete self-efficacy.

Keywords

• Self-fulfilling prophecy
• pygmalion effect
• self efficacy
• self efficacy in sport

Bisiklet Sporcularında Pygmalion Etkisi ile Spora Özgü Öz Yeterlik İlişkisinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı antrenörler tarafından oluşturulan olumlu beklentilerin (pygmalion etkisinin) bisiklet sporcularının spora özgü öz yeterlikleri üzerine etkilerini incelemektir. Bu araştırmanın evrenini 2021 yılında Antalya ilinde düzenlenmiş olan 120 dakika yerel dağ bisikleti ve yarışına 56.uluslararası cumhurbaşkanlığı bisiklet yarışına katılan toplam 396 bisiklet sporcusu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma örneklem sayısının belirlenmesi için % 95 güven aralığında %5 hata oranı üzerinden yapılan hesaplamalar sonucunda 203 bisiklet sporcusu araştırmanın örneklemine dahil edilmiştir. Bu araştırmada bisiklet sporcularında pygmalion etkisinin değerlendirilmesi için pygmalion tutum indeksi, sporcuların öz yeterlik durumlarının tespit edilmesi için ise sporcu öz yeterliği ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın istatistiki analiz sürecine geçmeden önce verilere ilişkin normallik dağılımı sonuçları hesaplanmıştır. Çarpıklık ve basıklık değerlerinin +2 ile -2 arasında değişim göstereceği varsayılarak bu değer aralığına uyum gösteren verilerin normal dağılıma uygun oldukları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Normal dağılıma uygunluk gösteren verilerin değerlendirilmesi için parametrik olan test teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında pygmalion etkisinin sporcu öz yeterliği üzerindeki etkisinin değerlendirilmesi için yol analizi istatistiki değerlendirilmesi yapılmıştır. Sonuç olarak; pygmalion etkisinin sporcuların öz yeterlik durumları pozitif derecede anlamlı bir etkinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir (p<0,01). Antrenör beklentisinin sporcu öz yeterliği üzerinde önemli bir yordayıcı olduğu söylenebilir.

Keywords

• Kendini Gerçekleştiren Kehanet
• Pygmalion Etkisi
• Öz Yeterlik
• Sporda Öz Yeterlik

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