Does resilience predict self-efficacy and motivation in dancers?

Objective: This cross-sectional study investigated the association among resilience, self-efficacy and motivation in 135 dancers from Theatre Gua & iacute;ra School of Dance (21,5% men, 26,6 +/- 14,3; 78,5% women 17,3 +/- 9,7 years old). Methods: The instruments used included the Resilience Scale (RS), The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), and the Sport Motivation Scale II (SMS-II). Data analysis was carried out by using Pearson Correlation Coefficient (PCC) and Multiple Regression (p <.05). Results: As results resilience was positively associated with self-efficacy (r=.32), controlled motivation regulations (r=.18 and 21) and autonomous motivation regulations (r(range)=.26 to 36), and negatively associated with amotivation (r=-.18). The Regression analysis found that resilience positively influenced the participants in the sense of achieving self-efficacy (R-2=.10; p <.001; beta=.32, p <.001), motivation regulation (r(range)(2)=.03 to .10; p <.05), controlled motivation (external regulation, beta=.18, p <.05, and introjected regulation, beta=.21, p <.05), autonomous motivation (intrinsic regulation, beta=.31, p <.001, integrated regulation, beta=.26, p <.001, and identified regulation, beta=.36, p <.001), and amotivation (beta=-.18, p <.05). Conclusion: Ultimately, it was concluded that resilience seems to play a protective role against amotivation, in addition to promoting both controlled and autonomous motivation, and self-efficacy in dancers.