SELF-EFFICACY AND DECISION MAKING OF HOCKEY REFEREES

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and decision making styles of hockey referees. Study design was descriptive and relational. The sample of the study consisted of totally 94 hockey referees, 25 women and 69 men, who participated in the 2019-2020 hall season development seminar held in Antalya-Alanya. “Referee Self Efficacy Scale” developed by Myers et al. (2012), adapted by Karaçam and Pulur (2017) and “Melbourne Decision Making Scale” developed by Mann et al. (1998) and adopted by Deniz (2004) were used as data collection tools. It was determined that the data did not show normal distribution. For this reason, Spearman's rho correlation test, which is one of the non-parametric tests, was used. Descriptive statistics were also used. In the study, it was determined that hockey referees had a high level of self-esteem and careful decision making style in each factor of their self-efficacy and decision making. It was seen that there was a relationship with referees' self-efficacy decision making and self-esteem dimension in decision making, whereas pressure and communication self-efficacy was also related to careful decision making style. As a result, it can be said that there is a positive relationship between hockey referees' self-esteem and careful decision making style in terms of self-efficacy and decision making.