The Impact Of Self-Efficacy On Misty Hyman
This essay will describe the impact of self-efficacy on 200m butterfly swimmer Misty Hyman. It will show how Bandura’s theory explains Misty’s performance in the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000. This theory will be described in details and linked with Misty Hyman performance.
Misty Hyman is an American swimmer who won the gold medal in 200m butterfly in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Misty wasn’t expected to succeed because she had to beat Susie O’Neal –world record holder and Olympic medallist. Moreover, Susie hasn’t been beaten in 6 years and the competition took place in her homeland – Australia, where the whole audience gathered to watch Susie winning the gold medal. Misty and her coach set a goal to beat the Australian swimmer and they …show more content…
Maddux and Meier (1995) showed that positive emotional states such as happiness, exhilaration and tranquillity are more likely to increase self-efficacy, than negative states such as sadness, anxiety, depression. As it was mentioned before, Misty was very calm, relaxed and focused and, on the other hand, very excited and happy. Her father told her after the race :” I knew you were going to swim well, you were smiling on the block”. She was in such a good mood than she was laughing under the water when she noticed that she was in camera line. During the race she felt even better because she had a sense that she was swimming incredibly well.(Misty,2008) All those positive feelings enhanced her self-efficacy and lead her to winning the gold medal.
Many studies and researches have shown the relationship between self-efficacy and performance in competitive sport. These studies claimed that higher levels of self-efficacy are connected with greater performance. (Morris, 2004)This essay has shown that Misty Hyman is another example of an athlete whose high level of self-efficacy leads to superior performance. Her attitude, her thoughts, motivation from coach, her previous experience and modelling herself on the best swimmers helped her to win a gold medal on the Olympic Games in
Misty Hyman is an American swimmer who won the gold medal in 200m butterfly in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Misty wasn’t expected to succeed because she had to beat Susie O’Neal –world record holder and Olympic medallist. Moreover, Susie hasn’t been beaten in 6 years and the competition took place in her homeland – Australia, where the whole audience gathered to watch Susie winning the gold medal. Misty and her coach set a goal to beat the Australian swimmer and they …show more content…
Maddux and Meier (1995) showed that positive emotional states such as happiness, exhilaration and tranquillity are more likely to increase self-efficacy, than negative states such as sadness, anxiety, depression. As it was mentioned before, Misty was very calm, relaxed and focused and, on the other hand, very excited and happy. Her father told her after the race :” I knew you were going to swim well, you were smiling on the block”. She was in such a good mood than she was laughing under the water when she noticed that she was in camera line. During the race she felt even better because she had a sense that she was swimming incredibly well.(Misty,2008) All those positive feelings enhanced her self-efficacy and lead her to winning the gold medal.
Many studies and researches have shown the relationship between self-efficacy and performance in competitive sport. These studies claimed that higher levels of self-efficacy are connected with greater performance. (Morris, 2004)This essay has shown that Misty Hyman is another example of an athlete whose high level of self-efficacy leads to superior performance. Her attitude, her thoughts, motivation from coach, her previous experience and modelling herself on the best swimmers helped her to win a gold medal on the Olympic Games in