Voleibol e a ansiedade, autoeficácia e eficácia coletiva:um estudo comparativo em jogadores de diferentes categorias

Abstract

A number of evidences have indicated that variations in performance during volleyball matches are often due to cognitive fluctuations, which is not only associated with changes in the player's motor skill level, in his physiological capacity or in the mechanics of movement, but also in his mental control. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the levels of self-efficacy, collective efficacy and anxiety in volleyball players of different categories. Participated in the study 12 athletes (men) of the infant category (under-17) and 12 of juvenile category (under-21), with average of training in the modality of 2 years and 6 years, respectively. The questionnaire of individual self-efficacy (Bandura, 2006; Carmo, 2006), collective efficacy (Paes, 2014) and anxiety (Fernandes, Vasconcelos-Raposo, and Fernandes, 2012) were used, which were previously applied to three matches of a championship in the state of Minas Gerais occurred in July 2019. For data analysis, the answers in the three questionnaires of the two teams were analyzed through the two-way analysis of variance (2 Groups X 3 Matches), with repeated measurements in the last factor, separately for each measurement. The Tukey Post Hoc test was used to locate possible differences. The results revealed an increase of the teams in self-efficacy after the first game, and the under-17 team revealed greater self-efficacy compared to under-21. In the same direction, the teams presented an increase in the collective effectiveness in the second game in relation to the first game, however no difference between the groups was found. No effect in relation to the change throughout the games and difference between the groups was verified in anxiety. The results allow us to conclude that the increase in the number of times that a team enters the court influences the athlete to feel effective individually and enables an increase in confidence in relation to his team.