TY - JOUR

T1 - Self-efficacy, self-regulation and mathematics performance of competitive junior rowers vs. regular students

AU - Vent, Larissa

AU - Schiemann, Stephan

AU - Freund, Philipp Alexander

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Hogrefe Verlag.

PY - 2021/10/1

Y1 - 2021/10/1

N2 - Young athletes face mental challenges both in competitive sports and in school. High self-efficacy and self-regulation competence contribute to an individual's ability to successfully master these challenges. The present study links the domains of competitive sports and academic education by investigating the relationships of self-efficacy and self-regulation to performance in mathematics lessons. Here, we compare competitive rowers (n = 239) and "regular"students (n = 171; total N = 410). The competitive rowers showed a higher subjective expectation of self-efficacy, which in both groups had a positive effect on mathematics grades. While self-regulation had a mediating effect on the competitive rowers in this context, we observed no significant effect for the regular students. The study provides evidence that competitive athletes are apt to use psychosocial resources fostered by professional sports training across domains.

AB - Young athletes face mental challenges both in competitive sports and in school. High self-efficacy and self-regulation competence contribute to an individual's ability to successfully master these challenges. The present study links the domains of competitive sports and academic education by investigating the relationships of self-efficacy and self-regulation to performance in mathematics lessons. Here, we compare competitive rowers (n = 239) and "regular"students (n = 171; total N = 410). The competitive rowers showed a higher subjective expectation of self-efficacy, which in both groups had a positive effect on mathematics grades. While self-regulation had a mediating effect on the competitive rowers in this context, we observed no significant effect for the regular students. The study provides evidence that competitive athletes are apt to use psychosocial resources fostered by professional sports training across domains.

KW - competitive sports

KW - mathematics

KW - rowing

KW - self-efficacy

KW - self-regulation

KW - Psychology

KW - Selbstwirksamkeit

KW - Selbstregulation

KW - Physical education and sports

KW - Leistungssport

KW - Rudern

KW - Mathematikleistungen

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U2 - 10.1026/1612-5010/a000337

DO - 10.1026/1612-5010/a000337

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 28

SP - 127

EP - 135

JO - Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie

JF - Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie

SN - 1612-5010

IS - 4

ER -