Impact of sex, age and practice time on self-efficacy in brazilian volleyball high-level athletes

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between age and practice time with the self-efficacy in volleyball athletes according to sex and the relationship between age and practice time with general self-efficacy, as well as to verify how these aspects impact the beliefs of volleyball players' efficacy. High-performance volleyball athletes (n= 300), mean age was 24.88± 5.51 years, and the meantime of experience was 11.12± 5.24 years answered the Volleyball Self-Efficacy Scale and the Perceived General Self-Efficacy Scale. Age and practice time are correlated with the Global Self-Effcacy in Volleyball and the dimensions SelfEfficacy in the Game, Defensive Self-Effcacy in Volleyball and Offensive Self-Effcacy Volleyball of men athletes, female, men, and women. Perceived General Self-effcacy is related to the age and practice time of female athletes and female and male athletes of both sexes. These variables represent important aspects for the construction and solidification of positive beliefs of athletes of both sexes regarding their specific abilities and for women for general self-effcacy in life.