@misc{10481/69601,
year = {2021},
month = {6},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/69601},
abstract = {Soccer referees (SRs) encounter stressful situations during competitions and sometimes
even outside them, which may affect their decision making. Therefore, it is important
that they possess or acquire optimal levels of self-efficacy, since it is related to less
stress during competition, also guaranteeing sports performance and prevent sports
abandonment. The objectives of this study were to characterize the profile, in terms of
self-efficacy, of SRs depending on their category, age, and experience and to determine
the relationship of these factors on SR self-efficacy. Two-hundred fifty-six Spanish
referees participated in this study and Referee Self-Efficacy Scale was administered and
completed. The results indicated that the SRs older than 25 years, of national category,
and with experience greater than or equal to 8 years, have higher levels of self-efficacy
than those with the least (p<:01). Likewise, moderate positive correlations were also
observed between global self-efficacy and the category, age, and experience of the SRs.
In conclusion, age, category and experience factors relate the self-efficacy of the SR,
which can explain up to 17% of the variance, affecting decision-making and other
decisive behaviors in the competition. These findings are of interest to delegations
and referee committees seeking to implement psychological intervention programs to
prevent burnout and abandonment of sports practice due to the consequences of low
self-efficacy.},
organization = {University of Granada	PPJIA2020.04},
publisher = {PeerJ},
keywords = {Decision making},
keywords = {Pressure},
keywords = {Personality},
keywords = {Competition},
keywords = {Football},
keywords = {Referee Self-Efficacy Scale},
title = {Relationship between age, category and experience with the soccer referee's self-efficacy},
doi = {10.7717/peerj.11472},
author = {López Aguilar, José and Castillo Rodríguez, Alfonso and Chinchilla Minguet, José L. and Onetti Onetti, Wanesa},
}