Examining the effectiveness of an imagery intervention in enhancing athletes’ eudaimonic well-being

Author(s):  
Despina Kouali ◽  
Craig Hall ◽  
Sarah Deck

AbstractObjectivesThe purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of an imagery intervention on eudaimonic well-being (EWB) of soccer players using a single-subject multiple baseline design.MethodsFive female varsity level soccer players (Mage=19.80, SD=1.64) participated in the study. Each athlete engaged in eight individual imagery sessions (i.e., intervention phase) aimed at increasing EWB.ResultsVisual and statistical analyses demonstrated a small increase on EWB for two participants. However, post-intervention interviews revealed that all the players believed the intervention was beneficial and had a positive impact on their EWB.ConclusionsThe utility of employing imagery interventions for enhancing athletes’ EWB in various contexts within and outside sport was highlighted.

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenyatta O. Rivers ◽  
Linda J. Lombardino ◽  
Cynthia K. Thompson

The effects of training in letter-sound correspondences and phonemic decoding (segmenting and blending skills) on three kindergartners' word recognition abilities were examined using a single-subject multiple-baseline design across behaviors and subjects. Whereas CVC pseudowords were trained, generalization to untrained CVC pseudowords, untrained CVC real words, untrained CV and VC pseudowords, and untrained CV and VC real words were assessed. Generalization occurred to all of the untrained constructions for two of the three subjects. The third subject did not show the same degree of generalization to VC pseudowords and real words; however, after three training sessions, this subject read all VC constructions with 100% accuracy. Findings are consistent with group training studies that have shown the benefits of decoding training on word recognition and spelling skills and with studies that have demonstrated the effects of generalization to less complex structures when more complex structures are trained.


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (05) ◽  
pp. 419-430
Author(s):  
Klaire M. Brumbaugh ◽  
Ashley Gibson

AbstractThe purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the efficacy of expansion points (EXP) intervention with a modified criterion for preschool children with speech sound disorders (SSD). Three preschool-aged children were enrolled in a single-subject multiple baseline intervention study. Intervention took place over 16 sessions. Pre- and post-intervention data are provided. Three outcome measures (generalization to probe words and gains in percent consonants correct, PCC, in words and in conversation) were evaluated to measure the effectiveness of the EXP intervention. All three of the participants demonstrated gains by the end of the intervention phase when measuring PCC in single words. Two of the three participants demonstrated gains in PCC in conversational speech. Progress on individual phonemes was variable across participants. Utilizing the EXP approach, two of the three children showed gains in all three outcome measures. One child showed variable performance in one outcome measure, improvement in one, and a decrease in one. Findings suggest that EXP should be further explored to evaluate intervention efficacy.


1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 865-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Light ◽  
John Dattilo ◽  
Jane English ◽  
Lisa Gutierrez ◽  
Jane Hartz

A single-subject multiple-baseline design, replicated across three dyads, was used to examine the efficacy of instructing facilitators (i.e., significant others) to promote communication with people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Facilitators were instructed in four 1-hour sessions to decrease their conversational control and provide more opportunities for the participants using AAC systems to communicate. Following instruction, facilitators decreased their rates of turn-taking and initiations and increased the proportion of turns that were responsive. Participants using AAC systems increased the frequency of their initiations. Following intervention, turn-taking and initiation patterns in the dyads were more reciprocal. Generalization occurred to the natural environment. Results suggest that facilitator instruction is an effective and efficient means of promoting greater participation in daily interactions by people who use AAC systems.


1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1267-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry R. Livesay

This pilot study tested the prediction that covert speech activity measured by lip EMG(μv) is significantly greater during the presentation of prerecorded speech than in a ‘speechless’ video-viewing test condition and conditions of rest. A single-subject multiple-baseline design was used and nondominant forearm EMG(μv) activity was also measured for comparison purposes. Analysis showed a significant increase in lip EMG(μv) activity in 1 out of 2 rest-to-test conditions involving the presentation of prerecorded overt speech. There was no significant difference in the subjects' mean lip EMG(μv) values across 3 test conditions, however.


2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 514-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Hembry ◽  
Rommel Bunuan ◽  
S. Natasha Beretvas ◽  
John M. Ferron ◽  
Wim Van den Noortgate

Author(s):  
Swathi Kiran ◽  
Chaleece Sandberg ◽  
Teresa Gray ◽  
Elsa Ascenso ◽  
Ellen Kester

Purpose The goal of this study was to examine if there was a principled way to understand the nature of rehabilitation in bilingual aphasia such that patterns of acquisition and generalization are predictable and logical. Method Seventeen Spanish–English bilingual individuals with aphasia participated in the experiment. For each participant, three sets of stimuli were developed for each language: (a) English Set 1, (b) English Set 2 (semantically related to each item in English Set 1), (c) English Set 3 (unrelated control items), (d) Spanish Set 1 (translations of English Set 1), (e) Spanish Set 2 (translations of English Set 2; semantically related to each item in Spanish Set 1), and (f) Spanish Set 3 (translations of English Set 3; unrelated control items). A single-subject experimental multiple baseline design across participants was implemented. Treatment was conducted in 1 language, but generalization to within- and between-language untrained items was examined. Results Treatment for naming on Set 1 items resulted in significant improvement (i.e., effect size >4.0) on the trained items in 14/17 participants. Of the 14 participants who showed improvement, within-language generalization to semantically related items was observed in 10 participants. Between-language generalization to the translations of trained items was observed in 5 participants, and between-language generalization to the translations of the untrained semantically related items was observed in 6 participants. Conclusion The results of this study demonstrated within- and between-language patterns that were variable across participants. These differences are indicative of the interplay between facilitation (generalization) and inhibition.


TVZ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-53
Author(s):  
Katrien Cuyvers

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