Autonomy as a protective factor against the detrimental effects of ego depletion on tennis serve accuracy under pressure
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Autonomie als Schutzfaktor gegen die nachteiligen Auswirkungen von Ego-Depletion auf die Genauigkeit des Tennis-Aufschlags unter Druck |
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Autor: | Englert, Christoph; Bertrams, Alex |
Erschienen in: | International journal of sport and exercise psychology |
Veröffentlicht: | 13 (2015), 2, S. 121-131, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1612-197X, 1557-251X |
DOI: | 10.1080/1612197X.2014.932828 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201507005774 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
It has been repeatedly demonstrated that athletes in a state of ego depletion do not perform up to their capabilities. We assume that autonomous self-control exertion, in contrast to forced self-control exertion, can serve as a buffer against ego depletion effects and can help individuals to show superior performance. In the present study, we applied a between-subjects design to test the assumption that autonomously exerted self-control is less detrimental for subsequent self-control performance in sports than is forced self-control exertion. In a primary self-control task, the level of autonomy was manipulated through specific instructions, resulting in three experimental conditions (autonomy-supportive: n = 19; neutral: n = 19; controlling: n = 19). As a secondary self-control task, participants executed a series of tennis serves under high-pressure conditions, and performance accuracy served as our dependent variable. As expected, a one-way between-groups ANOVA revealed that participants from the autonomy-supportive condition performed significantly better under pressure than did participants from the controlling condition. These results further highlight the importance of autonomy-supportive instructions in order to enable athletes to show superior achievements in high-pressure situations. Practical implications for the coach–athlete relationship are discussed. Verf.-Referat