Volume 9(3): November, 2003

PSYCHOLOGICAL ACTIVITY IN SPORT 3

This third issue of Volume 9 of Coaching Science Abstracts reviews articles concerned with aspects of psychological activity in sport. There are four sections, three having had an entire previous issue or part of an issue devoted to it. To refer to a previous section issue, click on the following links.

  1. Positive mental activity
  2. Goal-setting
  3. Psychological dynamics of performance -- Strategies
  4. Psychological activity in sport 2

Some references are duplicated because their implications cover more than one section.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GOALS

  1. POOR PERFORMANCES WILL CAUSE DIFFERENT REACTIONS DEPENDING UPON AN ATHLETE'S INDIVIDUAL PURPOSES FOR TRAINING

    Ommundsen, Y., & Roberts, G. C. (1996). Goal orientations and perceived purposes of training among elite athletes. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 83, 463-471.

  2. COMPETITIVE ANXIETY CAN BE FACILITATIVE FOR PERFORMANCE

    Jones, G., & Hanton, S. (1996). Interpretation of competitive anxiety symptoms and goal attainment expectancies. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18, 144-157.

  3. SKILL MASTERY SHOULD BE THE PRINCIPAL FOCUS OF TRAINING

    Seifriz, J. J., Duda, J. L., & Chi, L. (1992). The relationship of perceived motivational climate to intrinsic motivation and beliefs about success in basketball. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 14, 375-391.

  4. CHALLENGING INTERPRETATIONS OF IMPORTANT SITUATIONS ARE PSYCHOLOGICALLY BETTER THAN PRESSURE INTERPRETATIONS

    Hale, B. D., & Whitehouse, A. (1998). The effects of imagery-manipulated appraisal on intensity and direction of competitive anxiety. The Sport Psychologist, 12, 40-51.

  5. GENERAL TEST RESULTS DO NOT YIELD ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFIC COMPETITIONS

    Harwood, C. (2002). Assessing achievement goals in sport: Caveats for consultants and a case for contextualization. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14, 106-119.

  6. MULTIPLE GOALS PRODUCE BETTER PERFORMANCES

    Filby, W. C., Maynard, I. W., & Graydon, J. K. (1999). The effect of multiple-goal strategies on performance outcomes in training and competition. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 11, 230-246.

  7. PROCESS GOALS AND SELF-RECORDING INFLUENCE SKILLED PERFORMANCE

    Zimmerman, B. J., & Kitsantas, A. (1996). Self-regulated learning of a motoric skill: The role of goal setting and self-monitoring. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 8, 60-75.

    POSITIVE THINKING

  8. STRESS THE BEST ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE TO GET THE BEST REACTIONS FROM ATHLETES

    Bartholomew, J. B. (1999). Post exercise stress reactivity: The affect of manipulated performance feedback in college athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31(5), Supplement abstract 1431.

  9. A POSITIVE APPROACH TO COMPETING LEADS TO GREATER ENJOYMENT IN CONTESTS

    Catanzaro, S. J. (1989). Effects of enhancement expectancies on expectancy and minimal goal statements. The Journal of Psychology, 123, 91-100.

  10. POSITIVE CONFIDENCE AT TRAINING IS RELATED TO GOOD PERFORMANCES

    Psychountaki, M., & Zervas, Y. (2000). Competitive worries, sport confidence, and performance ratings for young swimmers. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 91, 87-94.

  11. SPORT PARTICIPATION IS RELATED TO SELF-CONCEPT

    Weber, K. M., & Ecker, K. R. (2000). The relationship between self-concept and sport participation in high school students. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32(5), Supplement abstract 328.

  12. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN NEGATES RELIABLE EVALUATION OF SELF-TALK

    Landin, D., & Hebert, E. P. (1999). The influence of self-talk on the performance of skilled female tennis players. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 11, 263-282.

  13. NEGATIVE TALK TO OPPONENTS CAN CAUSE PERFORMANCE TO DROP

    Mead, T. P., Drowatzky, J. N., & Hardin-Crosby, L. (2000). Positive and negative stimuli in relation to tennis players' reaction time. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 90, 236-240.

  14. TENNIS PLAYERS RESPOND MAINLY IN A NEGATIVE WAY DURING MATCHES

    Van Raalte, J. L., Cornelius, A. E., Brewer, B. W., & Hatten, S. J. (2000). The antecedents and consequences of self-talk in competitive tennis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22, 345-356.

  15. APPROPRIATE SELF-TALK IMPROVES SKILL PERFORMANCE

    Theodorakis, Y., Chroni, S., Laparidis, K., Bebetos, V., & Douma, I. (2001). Slef-talk in a basketball shooting task. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 92, 309-315.

    THINKING

  16. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IMPROVES CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE

    Sibley, B. A., & Etnier, J. L. The effects of physical activity on cognition in children: A meta-analysis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 1198.

  17. ERROR-AVOIDANCE THOUGHT PATTERNS REDUCE PERFORMANCE

    Eklund, R. C., & Dugdale, J. R. (2002). Ironic cognitive processing, task-relevant expertise and static balance performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 1199.

    STRATEGIES

  18. EXPERTS THINK BETTER THAN NOVICES IN COMPETITIONS

    McPherson, S. L. (2000). Expert- novice differences in planning strategies during collegiate singles tennis competition. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22, 39-62.

  19. GOLF IS IMPROVED BY A FOCUSED STRATEGY

    Kirschenbaum, D. S., Owens, D., & O'Connor, A. (1998). Smart golf: Preliminary evaluation of a simple, yet comprehensive, approach to improving and scoring the mental game. The Sport Psychologist, 12, 271-282.

  20. MENTAL SKILLS TRAINING IS ASSOCIATED WITH PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN GOLF

    Thomas, P. R., & Fogarty, G. J. (1997). Psychological skills training in golf: The role of individual differences in cognitive preferences. The Sport Psychologist, 11, 86- 106.

  21. PRERACE PSYCHOLOGY MUST BE POSITIVE AND FACILITATIVE

    Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (1999). The acquisition and development of cognitive skills and strategies: I. Making the butterflies fly in formation. The Sport Psychologist, 12,1-21.

  22. FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC PRACTICE BEHAVIORS AND SELF- EVALUATING THEM WILL LEAD TO BETTER PRACTICES

    Kitsantas, A., & Zimmerman, B. J. (1998). Self- regulation of motoric learning: A strategic cycle view. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 10, 220-239.

  23. COPING PREPARATIONS REDUCES STRESS IS SPORT-SPECIFIC SITUATIONS

    Crocker, P. R., Alderman, R. B., & Smith, F. M. (1988). Cognitive-affective stress management training with high performance youth volleyball players: Effects on affect, cognition, and performance. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 10, 448-460.

  24. ATHLETE'S PRESENTATION CONTRIBUTES TO COMPETITIVE STRESS

    James, B., & Collins, D. (1997). Self-presentational sources of competitive stress during performance. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 19, 1-35.

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