Self-efficacy and causal attribution in female golfers

The aim of this study was to examine the nature of the relationship between self-efficacy and causal attribution in competitive sport. It tvas hypothe sised that the stability and locus of causality of attributions made for pe rformance would predict post-competition self-efficacy, and that athletes w hose efficacy increased pre- to post-competition would make more internal a nd stable attributions for their Performance Than those whose efficacy decr eased. Female golfers (N = 81; mean handicap = 19.32; mean playing experien ce = 14 years) competing in club competitions, completed pre- and post-comp etition self-efficacy questionnaires, performance measures, and the Causal Dimension Scale-II (CDS-II). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis reve aled that tinder conditions of perceived success, attributional stability W as predictive of post-competition self-efficacy Whereas there were no attri butional predictors of post-competition self-efficacy tinder conditions of perceived failure. MANOVA indicated that golfers whose efficacy increased m ade more internal and stable attributions for their performance than those whose efficacy decreased.