How Self-Imagery Shapes Self-Confidence in Male and Female Golf Athletes

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-imagery skill and self-confidence levels among golf athletes in the Golf Student Activity Unit at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, as well as to compare self-confidence levels between male and female athletes. Using a quantitative approach with a correlational design, this research involved 40 participants (20 male participants and 20 female participants) selected by using purposive sampling. The Sport Imagery Ability Questionnaire (SIAQ) and the Trait Sport Confidence Inventory (TSCI) were used as instruments to measure self-imagery ability and self-confidence levels, respectively. The data were analyzed by using Pearson’s correlation test and independent samples t-test. The results showed a non-significant positive correlation between self-imagery skills and self-confidence levels (r = 0.214, p = 0.37), indicating that higher self-imagery ability tends to be associated with higher self-confidence, although the relationship was not statistically significant. Additionally, the comparison of self-confidence levels between male and female athletes revealed no significant difference (t = 0.90, p = 0.37). These findings suggested that both male and female athletes possessed comparable levels of self-confidence and mental imagery ability may contribute to the development of self-confidence in golf athletes regardless of gender.