Measurement and Correlation Analysis of the Structure of College Students’ Self-Efficacy in Physical Education

Abstract

This article adopted the methods of the questionnaire survey, and statistical analysis to study the cognitive structure of Chinese college students’ self-efficacy in physical education. The results show that the structure of self-efficacy in physical education among college students has four dimensions, the "sense of efforts", the "sense of control", the "sense of competence", and the "sense of environment". According to the correlation matrix analysis, there are some differences in the degree of correlation between the four dimensions and the cognition of self-efficacy in physical education, and the correlation coefficients of the dimensions are the "sense of effort"(0.805), the "sense of control"(0.733), the "sense of competence"(0.785), and the "sense of environment"(0.720). There is no significant difference(P>0.05) in the cognitive level of physical education self-efficacy of college students of different genders, while there are significant differences (P<0.05) in that of students from different regions or with different attitudes. The purpose of this research is to further identify college students’ self-efficacy in physical education, to enhance the level of college students’ self-efficacy in physical education, and to improve students’ athletic abilities and form a lifelong habit of exercise.