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dc.contributor.authorGorrell, Elyse
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-18T19:53:14Z
dc.date.available2018-09-18T19:53:14Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/13673
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study is to understand how social media affects athletes’ self-efficacy. With the ubiquitous presence of social media, it was hypothesized that via social media the source persuasion — one of the four sources that regulates self-efficacy — may be used as a way to encourage or discourage athletes in believing they have, or lack, the skills necessary to complete a task; therefore, persuading athletes to become more or less assured in their abilities despite past experiences. A phenomenological approach was utilized for this study to assist the researcher in conceptualizing ideas that might be dismissed by the boundaries of more traditional approaches. Semi-structured interviews were completed with 10 high-performance athletes in combative sports, and a cross-interview by-question analysis was performed on the data to determine the patterns and themes from the data. Results indicate that social media, and the way that athletes use social media, does have an effect on athletes’ self-efficacy, however the impact of self-efficacy depends on the social media usage.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectself-efficacyen_US
dc.subjectsocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectphenomenologyen_US
dc.subjectsport psychologyen_US
dc.subjectcombat sportsen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of Social Media on Athletes' Self-Efficacyen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.A. Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentApplied Health Sciences Programen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Applied Health Sciencesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-11T02:48:56Z


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