Athletes’ use of goal-directed self-talk : situational determinants and functions
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Wie Sportler zielgerichteten Self-Talk verwenden: situative Determinanten und Funktionen |
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Autor: | Latinjak, Alexander T.; Masó, Marc; Calmeiro, Luis; Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis |
Erschienen in: | International journal of sport and exercise psychology |
Veröffentlicht: | 18 (2020), 6, S. 733-748, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1612-197X, 1557-251X |
DOI: | 10.1080/1612197X.2019.1611899 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU202103001934 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
The purpose of this study was to explore situational determinants of goal-directed self-talk and to advance our understanding of athletes’ goal-directed self-talk functions. Participants were 97 young adult athletes (Mage = 20.36; SD = 3.38), competing at regional, national, and international level. In face-to-face meetings, participants were guided to describe situations in which they had used goal-directed self-talk. Subsequently, they were asked to report what their goal-directed self-talk in these situations had been. Both inductive and deductive data analyses were used to address the research questions. Regarding the situations, participants used goal-directed self-talk mainly in a variety of situations in training, and before, during and after competition. Furthermore, they also employed self-talk to better handle substitutions, injuries and interpersonal conflicts. Regarding self-talk functions, the initial coding scheme was expanded with additional categories to add depth and specificity to the model. Specifically, newly described self-talk functions relate to performance analyses, goal-orientation promotion, reasons underlying persistence, time perceptions and down-regulation of excessive confidence. Overall, the findings of this study suggest that athletes have different self-talk functions at their disposal, to manage a large variety of situations.