Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy andAthletic Satisfaction with Soldiers Sport Performance Level

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and athletic satisfaction with the sport performance level in soldiers.

This research is a correlational study and its statistical population was all soldiers aged 18 to 30 years of the 130 presidio Brigade of the Martyrs of Deljuyan in Bojnourd in 2019. 258 people were selected by cluster random sampling technique. The Athlete Satisfaction Questionnaire (ASQ), the Sovereign Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GSES) and the Sports Performance Checklist were used to collect research data. Spirman correlation coefficient statistical methods, step-by-step regression analysis and Collis-Wallis test were used to analyze the research data through SPSS version 22.

The results showed that there was a positive correlation between sports satisfaction and athletic performance (P <0.01). There is a positive correlation between self-efficacy (effort, initiative, perseverance) and athletic performance (P <0.01). The variables of initiative, perseverance and sports satisfaction are able to positively predict 28% of the variance in soldierschr('39') athletic performance (P <0.001). There is no statistically significant relationship between the age and level of soldiers education with athletic performance, athletic satisfaction and self-efficacy (P <0.05). There is also no statistically significant relationship between athletic background and athletic satisfaction; however soldiers athletic performance and their self efficacy enhance by increasing their athletic background (P <0.05).
Discussion and

Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that sports satisfaction and self-efficacy can predict soldier’s athletic performance.