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An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Pregame Speeches on Team Efficacy Beliefs 1
Author(s) -
VargasTonsing Tiffanye M.,
Bartholomew John B.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00049.x
Subject(s) - psychology , plea , social psychology , exploratory research , control (management) , applied psychology , management , sociology , political science , anthropology , law , economics
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of pregame speeches on team efficacy. Male ( n =45) and female ( n =45) soccer players were presented with descriptions of two teams who were to play in an imagined soccer competition. Participants were asked to imagine themselves as being a member of team B. After reviewing team descriptions, participants listened to one of three randomly assigned pregame speeches. Speeches contained one of three themes: (a) uniform/field information that acted as a control, (b) strategic information, and (c) an emotionally persuasive plea. Results indicated that those exposed to the persuasive pregame speech reported significantly greater team efficacy beliefs. The control and strategy groups did not differ in team efficacy. Gender differences were also found.