Evaluation of psychological performance strategies of volleyball players

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the performance strategies of volleyball players and also comparison of usage levels of strategies in training and competitions. Method: Total 134 voluntary amateur volleyball players between the ages of 15-24 participated in the study. Performance strategies of volleyball players were determined with Test of Performance Strategies that designed by Thomas et al., (1999). To examine the performance strategies of volleyball players and also comparison of usage levels of strategies in training and competitions Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) programme was employed. To define possible differences between variables Independent samples t test was used. Findings: Practice scale’s highly used strategy was self-talk and the lowest usage percentage was attention control. Meanwhile, competition scale results indicated that the highest used strategy was activation and lowest used strategy was relaxation. While comparison of differences between practice and competition scales strategies, it was found that except of goal setting and imagery all other strategies showed significant differences. Conclusions: Psychological performance strategies’ averages of volleyball players were ensured and it is exhibited that to which strategies should be thought and focused. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. Özet Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, voleybolcuların kullandıkları psikolojik performans stratejilerinin incelenmesi ve antrenmanlarda ve müsabakalarda kullanılan stratejilerin kullanım düzeylerinin karşılaştırılmasıdır. Metod: Çalışmaya 15-24 yaş arasında 134 gönüllü voleybolcu katılmıştır. Sporcuların kullandıkları psikolojik performans stratejilerini ve bu stratejilerin düzeylerini belirlemek üzere Thomas ve ark. (1999) tasarladığı Psikolojik Performans Stratejileri testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiki analizlerin yapılması amacıyla Sosyal Bilimler için İstatistik programı kullanılmıştır. Olası farklılıkların tespiti için Bağımsız Örneklem t testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Antrenman alt ölçeğinde kullanılan stratejiler arasında en yüksek ortalama kendinle konuşma becerisi; en az kullanılan ise dikkat kontrolü saptanmıştır. Müsabaka alt ölçeğinde ise en fazla kullanılan strateji olarak da aktivasyon becerisi; en düşük düzeyde kullanılan beceri stratejisi de rahatlama olarak bulunmuştur. Kullanılan becerilerin karşılaştırılması sonucunda hedef belirleme ve imgeleme becerileri dışındaki tüm becerilerde anlamlı farklılık bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Voleybolcuların psikolojik becerileri kullanım düzeyleri ve ne tür becerilerin daha fazla oranda çalıştırılması gerektiği ortaya koyulmuştur.

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Mental toughness and performance strategies of martial artists in practice and competition

Exercise and Quality of Life ◽

10.31382/eqol.210602 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 13-21

Author(s):

Atefeh Beheshti ◽

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Hassan Gharayagh Zandi ◽

Zahra Fathirezaie ◽

Fatemeh Heidari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Goal Setting ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Mental Toughness ◽

National Standard ◽

Emotional Control ◽

Self Talk ◽

And Performance ◽

Performance Strategies

Abstract This study’s objective was to analyze the relationship between mental toughness and martial artists’ performance strategies. Two hundred athletes (male: 105, female: 95) with an age range of 18-36 years (mean:25.12, s=4.96) who competed at university to the national standard of martial arts participated in this study. Participants answered mental toughness questionnaires and performance strategies inventory. The Pearson correlation results showed a positive and significant relationship between mental toughness and automaticity, goal-setting, imagery, self-talk, and emotional control, and a negative and significant relationship between mental toughness and attentional control in practice. Furthermore, there is a positive and significant relationship between mental toughness and activation, relaxation, self-talk, imagery, goal-setting, and emotional control in the competition. The multiple linear regression analysis results showed that goal-setting and imagery in practice and competition, self-talk in practice, and relaxation in the competition could predict mental toughness. In analyzing the subscales of mental toughness, it was concluded that tough emotions could be loaded on eight subscales of performance strategies. In the Independent-Sample T-Test, the significant differences related to gender were that men reported higher levels of self-talk (t=3.24, p<0.001), automaticity (t=2.76, p<0.006), goal-setting (t=2.63, p<0.009), imagery (t=2.18, p<0.03) and relaxation (t=2.17, p<0.03) than women.

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Psychometric Properties of The Greek Version of the Test of Performance Strategies-Competition Scale (TOPS-CS)

Journal of Human Kinetics ◽

10.2478/v10078-011-0047-4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 133-139

Author(s):

Christos Katsikas ◽

Olyvia Donti ◽

Maria Psychountaki

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Goal Setting ◽

Age Groups ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Greek Version ◽

Negative Thinking ◽

Control Goal ◽

Self Talk ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Performance Strategies

Psychometric Properties of The Greek Version of the Test of Performance Strategies-Competition Scale (TOPS-CS)The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Test of Performance Strategies-Competition scale (TOPS-CS; Thomas et al., 1999) in Greek athletic population. The TOPS-CS was designed to assess eight psychological strategies used by athletes in competition (activation, automaticity, emotional control, goal-setting, imagery, negative thinking, relaxation and self-talk). In order to evaluate the psychometric properties of the inventory, two different research studies were conducted in two different age groups (n1=382 athletes, aged 16 to 20 years and n2=343 athletes, aged 12 to 15 years). Furthermore, 263 athletes, (aged 16 to 20 years) completed the TOPS-CS, purposing to perform confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the first study supported the initial factorial structure of the TOPS-CS for athletes aged 16-20 years. Reliability analysis also provided adequate evidence for the internal consistency and stability of the scale for Greek athletes of this age. However, for athletes aged 12 to 15 years, the validity and reliability of the inventory were questionable and further research is required.

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Latihan Mental Dalam Olahraga

10.31219/osf.io/wvtkg ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rifqi Festiawan

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Goal Setting ◽

Attention Control ◽

Interpersonal Relation

Latihan mental diartikan sebagai latihan yang dilakukan atlet untukmeningkatkan fungsi berpikirnya agar dapat mengendalikan tubuh dantindakannya. Pelatihan mental merupakan latihan yang dilakukan untukmemperoleh ketahanan mental, sehingga dapat mencapai prestasi yang prima dalamsetiap pertandingan. Tahapan atau fase latihan mental terbagi menjadi tiga, yaitu : 1. Tahap pendidikan, 2. Tahap akuisisi atau Perolehan, 3. Tahap Pelatihan. Keterampilan psikologis atau mental yang dapat dikembangkan melalui metodependidikan dan latihan ada empat, yaitu: goal-setting, physical relaxation,thought/attention control, dan imagery. Pada makalah ini dibahas mengenai latihanmental dalam kajian olahraga, jenis-jenis latiahan yang digunakan, penelitian yangrelevan serta beberapa teori yang mendasari latihan mental.Makalah ini menghasilkan kesimpulan bahwa dari bbagai penelitianmenunjukkan bahwa latihan imagery efektif untuk meningkatkan performa,meskipun pengaruhnya bersifat tidak langsung Sehingga pelatih diharapkanmenjadi konselor yang mampu memahami karakter atlet asuhannya dan bisamemberikan bimbingan yang konstruktif untuk membangun kesiapan dan kekuatanmental. Beberapa hal yang dibutuhkan oleh atlet adalah sebagai berikut: a. Givingencouragement than criticism, b. Respect, c. Realistic gol, d. Problem solving, e.Self awareness, f. Managing stres and emotion, g. Good interpersonal relation.

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Determining Factors of Psychological Performance and Differences among Age Categories in Youth Football Players

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13147713 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 7713

Author(s):

Juan De Dios Benítez-Sillero ◽

Luis Manuel Martínez-Aranda ◽

Manuel Sanz-Matesanz ◽

Marta Domínguez-Escribano

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Negative Energy ◽

Attention Control ◽

Mental Toughness ◽

Football Players ◽

Energy Control ◽

Psychological Performance ◽

Self Confidence ◽

Determining Factors ◽

Motivational Level

Within the determining factors of psychological performance, mental toughness is considered a multidimensional factor, comprising cognitive, affective, and behavioural components together with self-confidence, which is related to success in sports performance as well as psychological health and well-being. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between different factors composing mental toughness and age categories in young football players, in order to determine the presence of specific psychological skills in their formative progression. A total of 118 male players (16.91 ± 2.42 years old) completed the Spanish version by Cernuda (1988) of the original Psychological Performance Inventory (PPI) by Loher (1982, 1986). The results indicated significant differences in four variables (negative energy control, attention control, visual and image control, motivational level) on three different age categories, where the U19 category showed the best results for all the variables, decreasing afterwards in the semi-professional category. Significant correlations were established between mental toughness variables and age categories, where the age category variable was significantly correlated in a positive way with attention control, visual and image control, and motivational level. In the same line, the variable self-confidence correlated positively with negative energy control, attention control, motivational level, attention control, and positive energy. The assessment of psychological variables such as mental toughness, taking into account the formative stage, may be helpful for both coaches and players when selecting adequate mental skill training for improving competitive performance and sporting success, as well as for positive and healthy psychological development and well-being.

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Investigation of secondary school students’ cognitive structure about the concept of atom through the drawing techniqueOrtaokul öğrencilerinin atom kavramına ilişikin bilişsel yapılarının çizim tekniği ile incelenmesi

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v15i2.5149 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 984

Author(s):

Özlem Eryılmaz Muştu ◽

Sare Ucer

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Full Text ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Cognitive Structure ◽

English Summary ◽

The Internet ◽

School Students ◽

School Year ◽

8Th Grade ◽

Drawing Technique

In the current study, the purpose is to determine the secondary school students’ cognitive structure related to the concept of atom by using the drawing technique. The study was conducted with the participation of 90 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in 2016-2017 school year. The students were asked two open-ended questions to illustrate the concept of atom in their minds and to explain where they have learned the information expressed in their drawings about the atom so that the atom models in their minds could be elicited. The students’ responses to these questions were categorized by means of qualitative analysis and frequencies were calculated for them. At the end of the study, it was determined whether the atom models drawn by the students are false or acceptable. It was seen that the students rarely illustrated nucleus and electrons in their drawings and they usually drew spheres. Moreover, the students stated that they learned this information mostly from different textbooks or the Internet. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetÇocuklar, etraflarında olan olaylara karşı aşırı meraklıdırlar ve kavramlara kendileri kişisel anlamlar yüklemektedir. Öğrencilerin kavramları anlayabilmeleri için kavramların zihinlerine doğru bir şekilde kodlanması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada; ortaokul öğrencilerinin atom kavramı ile ilgili bilişsel yapılarının çizim tekniği ile belirlemesi amaçlanmıştır. 2016-2017 eğitim öğretim yılı bahar döneminde gerçekleştirilen çalışma; 5., 6., 7. ve 8. sınıflarında öğrenim görmekte olan toplam 90 ortaokul öğrencisiyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada öğrencilerin zihinlerindeki atom modellerini belirlemek amacıyla atom kavramı ile ilgili bir çizim yapmaları ve bu çizdikleri şekle ait bilgiyi nereden öğrendiklerini ifade edebilmeleri için iki adet açık uçlu soru sorulmuştur. Öğrencilerin verdikleri cevaplar nitel analiz yöntemiyle kategorilere ayrılmış ve frekans değerleri elde edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin çizdikleri atom modellerinin yanlış veya kabul edilebilir seviye olduğu belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin çizimlerinde nadiren çekirdek ve elektronlara yer verdiği genellikle küre şeklinde çizim yaptıkları görülmektedir. Ayrıca öğrencilerin bu bilgilere genellikle farklı ders kitaplarından veya internetten öğrendiklerini ifade ettikleri tespit edilmiştir.

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Competitive Performance Effects of Psychological Skill Training for Youth Swimmers

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.1177/0031512519852533 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 126 (5) ◽

pp. 886-903 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jennifer Meggs ◽

Mark A. Chen

Keyword(s):

Goal Setting ◽

Swimming Performance ◽

Skills Training ◽

Analysis Of Covariance ◽

Control Group ◽

Psychological Skills ◽

Competitive Performance ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Self Talk ◽

Positive Effect

This study assessed the effect of two different psychological methods of skills training—self-talk and goal setting—on the swimming performance of youth swimmers. We allocated a convenience sample of club and county level youth swimmers ( N = 49; Mage = 10.8, SD = 1.25) to one of the three groups: self-talk, goal setting, or a control group engaged in no systematic psychological method of skills training. The groups were balanced in terms of competitive performance ability, age, and gender. Participants in the experimental conditions (self-talk and goal setting) completed a 5-week psychological skills intervention program and were measured on pre- and post-200-m swimming time in competition. After controlling for level of engagement in the program, analysis of covariance revealed a significant omnibus effect ( p = .006, [Formula: see text] = .20) with post hoc pairwise comparisons using magnitude-based statistics demonstrating that goal setting had a small positive effect compared with self-talk ( η2 = .40; ± 0.45). Both self-talk ( η2 = .50; ±0.48) and goal setting ( η2 = .71; ±0.4) showed a small and moderate positive effect, respectively, relative to the control group. A social validation check confirmed that the swimmers found the intervention to be relevant, beneficial, and meaningful for improving performance. Psychological skills training may be effective in improving youth swimming performance; specific mechanisms underlying these benefits need further exploration.

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The Effect Of Crossfit On Self-talk And Goal Setting In At-risk Youth: A Pilot Study.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/01.mss.0000562694.00744.26 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 (Supplement) ◽

pp. 735

Author(s):

Mia D. Hannah ◽

Christina Gipson ◽

Nicole Walden ◽

Stephanie Walsh ◽

Tamerah Hunt

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Goal Setting ◽

At Risk Youth ◽

Self Talk

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General sociolinguistics, social semiotics and semiotics of culture – ex pluribus unum? Forty years after Language as Social Semiotic

Sign Systems Studies ◽

10.12697/sss.2019.47.3-4.03 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (3/4) ◽

Author(s):

Suren Zolyan

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Goal Setting ◽

Synthetic Methods ◽

Social Semiotics ◽

Dynamic Approach ◽

Functional Characteristics ◽

New Developments ◽

Meaning Production ◽

Linguistic Structures

The birth of social semiotics is usually associated with the publication of Michael Halliday’s book Language as Social Semiotic (1978). We try to draw attention to possible new developments in social semiotics, which still remain a potential transdisciplinary project for social sciences. In order to do this, we address the interrelation between sociolinguistics, social semiotics and the semiotics of culture. All of these describe mechanisms of meaning production and translation beyond linguistic structures. The differentiation between these workings is based on a distinc tion between various aspects of meaning production and communication and functional characteristics of goal setting. The complexity of these processes legitimates the complexity of methodology used to describe them. Interconnection between different domains and aspects may create synthetic methods based on the dynamic approach to meaning production and transmission.

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