From the lab to the field: effects of self-talk on task performance under distracting conditions

Galanis, Evangelos, Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis, Comoutos, Nikos, Charachousi, Fedra and Sanchez, Xavier ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3498-0276 (2018) From the lab to the field: effects of self-talk on task performance under distracting conditions. Sport Psychologist, 32 (1). pp. 26-32.

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Abstract

This study explored the effectiveness of self-talk strategies on task performance under conditions of external distraction in laboratory and field experiments. In the laboratory experiment, 28 sport science students (mean age 21.48 ± 1.58 years) were tested on a computer game requiring attention and fine execution following a baseline assessment and a short self-talk training. In in the field experiment, 28 female basketball players (mean age 20.96 ± 4.51years) were tested on free-throwing, following a baseline assessment and a six-week intervention. In both settings the final assessment took place under conditions of external distraction (non-continuous, sudden, loud noise). Analyses of covariance showed that participants of the self-talk group performed better than participants of the control group. Findings suggest that self-talk can counter the effects of distraction on performance, and indicate that the attentional effects of self-talk is a viable mechanism to explain the facilitating effects of self-talk on performance.

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	Sport Psychologist
Publisher:	Human Kinetics
ISSN:	1543-2793
Departments:	Academic Departments > Medical & Sport Sciences (MSS) > Sports and Physical Activity
Depositing User:	Insight Administrator
SWORD Depositor:	Insight Administrator
Date Deposited:	24 Jul 2017 11:16
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2024 19:21
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3082

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