Volume 21(5): March, 2016

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN SPORTS 4

This fifth issue of Volume 21 of Coaching Science Abstracts reviews articles concerned with more psychological factors in sports. Previously, topics have been offered under various headings and issue titles. Previous issues were Psychological Factors in Sports, Psychological Factors in Sports 2 and Psychological Factors in Sports 3. To follow the development of one of the topics in this issue it will be necessary to use the search capacity of this site to locate previous relevant abstracts.

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    IMAGERY

  1. PRECISE MENTAL IMAGERY OCCURS ACROSS ALL ADULT AGE-GROUPS

    Smits-Engelsman, B. C. (2012). Changes in mental simulation of goal-directed movements in healthy adults aged 20-89. Presentation 1361 at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, California; May 29-June 2, 2012.

    ATTENTION

  2. ASSOCIATIVE IMAGERY INCREASES ATTENTION AND TIME ON TASK

    Rozon, S., Mandler, K., Arsal, G., & Tenenbaum, G. (2012). Effects of imagery use on attention allocation and perception of exertion. Presentation 1207 at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, California; May 29-June 2, 2012.

  3. RETENTION OF A DIFFICULT NEW TASKS BENEFITS FROM EXTERNAL ATTENTIONAL FOCUS IN MALES

    Smith, P. J., & Becker, K. (2012). An investigation of age, task complexity, and gender as potential moderators of attentional focus effects. Presentation 1356 at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, California; May 29-June 2, 2012.

  4. CHILDREN ARE MENTALLY ACTIVE THROUGHOUT EXERCISE EXPERIENCES

    Drollette, E. S., Komisarz, C. E., Scudder, M. R., Raine, L. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2013). Modulation of brain function in children during and after exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 45(5), Supplement abstract number 1559.

    MOOD STATES

  5. DEHYDRATION AFFECTS SOME PSYCHOLOGCIAL VARIABLES

    Armstrong, L. E., Ganio, M. S., Lee, E. C., McDermott, B. P., Klau, J. F., Yamamoto, L. M., Marzano, S., Lopez, R., Beasley, K. N., Jiminez, L., Le Bellego, L., Chevillotte, E., Casa, D. J., & Lieberman, H. R. (June 02, 2010). Degraded cognitive performance and increased fatigue in men following mild dehydration at 1.59% body mass loss. Presentation 1686 at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; June 2-5.

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