Self-talk and competitive balance beam performance
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Innere Sprache und die Wettkampfleistung am Schwebebalken |
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Autor: | Van Dyke, Erika D.; Raalte, Judy L. van; Mullin, Elizabeth M.; Brewer, Britton W. |
Erschienen in: | The sport psychologist |
Veröffentlicht: | 32 (2018), 1 (Self talk in sport), S. 33-41, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0888-4781, 1543-2793 |
DOI: | 10.1123/tsp.2016-0085 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201808005898 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Little research has explored the relationship between highly skilled athletes’ self-talk and their competitive performance over the course of a season. For the current study, positive, negative, motivational, instructional, and functional dimensions of collegiate gymnasts’ (N = 141) self-talk were assessed. The gymnasts’ competitive balance beam performances in intercollegiate meets were also recorded. Multiple regression analysis revealed that positive self-talk significantly predicted balance beam performance and performance consistency. Significant positive correlations were found among key self-talk variables, except negative self-talk. Significant negative correlations were found between negative self-talk and self-talk functions (i.e., attention, cognitive and emotional control, and confidence). The results highlight the interrelationships among various types and functions of self-talk in competitive settings, and provide evidence for the ways in which self-talk is related to the performance of highly skilled athletes. Suggestions for how these findings might be applied by athletes, coaches, and sport psychology practitioners are provided.