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Articles: Psychology

The Relation of Self-Efficacy Measures to Sport Performance: A Meta-Analytic Review

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Pages 280-294 | Accepted 16 Mar 2000, Published online: 26 Feb 2013

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Appendix, Studies Used in the Meta-Analysis

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  • Feltz , D. L. , Landers , D. M. and Raeder , U. 1979 . Enhancing self-efficacy in high-avoidance motor tasks: A comparison of modelling techniques . Journal of Sport Psychology , 1 : 112 – 122 .
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  • Weinberg , R. S. , Yukelson , D. and Jackson , A. 1980 . Effects of public and private efficacy expectations on competitive performance . Journal of Sport Psychology , 2 : 340 – 349 .
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