Do mental skills make champions? Examining the discriminant function of the psychological characteristics of developing excellence questionnaire

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 736-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aine Macnamara ◽  
Dave Collins
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Function ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Mental Skills

Psychological Characteristics of Successful and Nonsuccessful Elite Wrestlers: An Exploratory Study

1979 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S. Highlen ◽  
Bonnie B. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Discriminant Function ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Factors Affecting Performance ◽  
Discriminant Function Analyses

Elite wrestlers (N = 39) were given a standardized questionnaire during final competition for positions on three Canadian World Wrestling teams. The questionnaire specifically focused upon psychological factors affecting both their training and competition. For data analysis, questionnaire items were combined into 17 factors. Both t-tests and simple discriminant function analyses for qualifier/nonqualifier competitive status revealed that self-confidence was the most important factor distinguishing the two groups. For the discriminant function analysis, Imagery and Factors Affecting Performance were the only factors which did not contribute to group differences. Explanations and implications of these results for sport psychology are discussed.

scholarly journals Mentální dovednosti českých sportovců: validační studie české verze dotazníku OMSAT-3*

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-181
Author(s):  
Michal Vičar ◽  
Hana Hřebíčková
Keyword(s):  
Goal Setting ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Skills Assessment ◽  
Mental Skills ◽  
Stress Control ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The World

The Ottawa Mental Skills Assessment Tool, OMSAT-3*, (Durand-Bush, N., Salmela, J. H., & GreenDemers, I., 2001) is a dialogic tool used all around the world to assess the quality of mental skills of both professional and amateur athletes. This article deals with translation and formation of a Czech version. It analyses the findings related to sports talent with an emphasis on sports talent identification and mental skills. OMSAT-3* is comprised of forty-eight questions. The questionnaire focuses on twelve psychological characteristics of mental skills divided into three groups – Foundation skills (self-confidence, commitment and goal-setting), Psychosomatic skills (stress control, fear control, relaxation and activation) and Cognitive skills (focusing, refocusing, imagery, mental practise and competition planning). The Czech version of the questionnaire was administrated to athletes (n-254) aged between 11 and 42 years from 26 sport disciplines of various performance levels. The scales reliability was verified in goal-setting, self-confidence, commitment, activation, focusing, competition planning and mental practise, with population more experienced in sport also in stress control. The remaining dimensions (relaxation, fear control, imagery and refocusing) show too low internal consistency. Neither the validity of the Czech version of the questionnaire nor its factor structure were therefore confirmed. Based on an analysis of the translation deficiencies, a new Czech version of the OMSAT-3* questionnaire was created.

scholarly journals Physical, physiological and psychological profiles of elite Turkish taekwondo athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-196
Author(s):  
Hadi Nabizadeh Khayyat ◽  
Sibel Güler Sağır ◽  
Özkan Hataş ◽  
Marcin Smolarczyk ◽  
Cengiz Akalan
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Postural Stability ◽  
Vertical Jump ◽  
Stability Index ◽  
Peak Torque ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Mental Skills ◽  
Shuttle Run ◽  
Isokinetic Peak Torque

SummaryStudy aim: To identify the physical, physiological and psychological profiles of elite Turkish taekwondo athletes.Material and methods: Twelve players of the Turkish national taekwondo team (age = 22.7 ± 2.8 years, BMI = 22.2 ± 1.4 kg/m2, body fat = 12.8 ± 3.4%) participated in the study. Anthropometric measurements including leg length and foot size were assessed. Maximal oxygen uptake, explosive power of leg extensors, isokinetic peak torque, muscular endurance, anaerobic power, agility, flexibility, maximal speed, reaction time, and postural balance were examined by incremental treadmill running, vertical jump, isokinetic strength, sit-ups and push-ups, Wingate, shuttle run, sit-and-reach, 30-meter sprint, multiple-choice reaction time, and General Postural Stability and Athlete Single Leg stability tests, respectively. Psychological characteristics including mental skills and mood states were evaluated using OMSAT-3 and POMS tests.Results: VO2max, isokinetic peak torque and Wingate test mean power values were 54.1 ± 4.4 mL ∙ kg−1 ∙ min−1, 191.7 ± 19.2 N ∙ m, and 9 ± 0.7 W/kg, respectively. Postural stability index 0.18 ± 0.06, single leg stability index 0.82 ± 0.11, reaction time 0.344 ± 0.032 s, 10 × 5-m shuttle run 17.09 ± 0.68 s, 30-meter sprint 4.60 ± 0.23 s, and vertical jump 43.5 ± 6.1 cm were the other values reported. The highest scores for the 12 mental skills in OMSAT-3 were for goal setting (6.25 ± 0.45) and self-confidence (6.16 ± 0.45). The lowest score was for Imagery (5.64 ± 0.36). The results of six mood states of POMS showed higher scores on the Vigor-activity, Anger-Hostility and Tension-Anxiety scales and lower scores on Depression-Dejection, Fatigue-Inertia and Confusion-Bewilderment than norms.Conclusions: The findings of this study revealed the physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics in taekwondo. The results of the tests could be useful for performance assessment of taekwondo players.

Psychological Characteristics of Students Taking Programming-Oriented and Applications-Oriented Computing Courses

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Charlton ◽  
Paul E. Birkett
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Discriminant Function ◽  
Discriminant Function Analysis ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Psychometric Measures ◽  
Education Courses

The characteristics of students taking programming-oriented and applications-oriented higher education courses are compared. Relative to the latter students, the former students' personalities are shown to be of a more schizoid nature, this providing an explanation of these students' greater computer engagement, programming experience and computing aptitude, at least as far as males are concerned. The extent to which programming experience is accumulated by females is concluded to be a major factor explaining the greater gender imbalance in enrolment on the programming-oriented course. Psychometric measures are found to be useful over and above cheaper, more easily obtainable, information in discriminating between the two types of student. However, psychometric measures are not found useful in increasing the association between correctness of course classification subsequent to Discriminant Function Analysis and success/failure on the courses. Finally, the same set of characteristics, involving among other things, greater involvement in computing, is found to be associated with success irrespective of course.

Measuring the Situational Eight DIAMONDS Characteristics of Situations

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Rauthmann ◽  
Ryne A. Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Current Work

Abstract. It has been suggested that people perceive psychological characteristics of situations on eight major dimensions ( Rauthmann et al., 2014 ): The “Situational Eight” DIAMONDS (Duty, Intellect, Adversity, Mating, pOsitivity, Negativity, Deception, Sociality). These dimensions have been captured with the 32-item RSQ-8. The current work optimizes the RSQ-8 to derive more economical yet informative and precise scales, captured in the newly developed S8*. Nomological associations of the original RSQ-8 and the S8* with situation cues (extracted from written situation descriptions) were compared. Application areas of the S8* are outlined.

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