The Psychology of Creativity in Dance

2021 ◽  
pp. 116-135
Author(s):  
Lucie Clements ◽  
Elizabeth Frost Yutzey
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Professional Dancer ◽  
Psychology Of Creativity

Dance science researchers have developed a body of work and knowledge that focuses on understanding physical and psychological skills, leading to performance optimisation in dance. Research has predominantly focused on what constitutes a fit, healthy dancer, but the focus on dance's creative elements has been considerably less. This chapter provides an overview of the place of creativity in the skillset of a training or professional dancer. Several theories of motivation and personality that might be relevant for developing creativity in dance are discussed. Within this chapter, the authors aim to highlight the fundamental role of psychology in dancers' creativity.

Psychological Skills and Performance Efficacy in Hockey Players: The Mediating Role of Sportsmanship

2021 ◽  
pp. 173-189
Keyword(s):  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Skills Training ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
And Performance

The current study was designed to find out relationship between psychological skills and performance efficacy and mediating role of sportsmanship in domestic, national and international hockey players. It was a correlational research employing cross sectional research design in which the sample of 261 hockey players was recruited via purposive sampling. The assessment measures included Psychological Skills Scale for Hockey Players and Cricketers (Solomon, Malik & Kausar, 2019), Youth Sports Value Questionnaire-2 (Lee, Whitehead, & Ntoumanis, 2007) and Collective Efficacy for Sports Questionnaire (Short, Sullivan, & Feltz, 2009). Results showed a significant relationship between psychological skills, sportsmanship and performance efficacy in hockey players, however, perceivedpsychologicalsupport was found to be significant positive predictor of sportsmanship and sportsmanship coined as a significant positive predictor of performance efficacy. Furthermore, sportsmanship was found to be significant mediator between perceived psychological support and performance efficacy. This research will work as an empirical proof for Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to conduct psychological skills training for hockey players for the enhancement of their performance efficacy by signifying theimportance of sportsmanship.

The Cognitive Component of Elite High Jumpers’ Preperformance Routines

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-110
Author(s):  
Thomas Gretton ◽  
Lindsey Blom ◽  
Dorice Hankemeier ◽  
Lawrence Judge
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Cognitive Content ◽  
Successful Performance ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis ◽  
Insight Into

Preperformance routines are microlevel performance processes utilized by athletes to facilitate the attainment of an optimal state and enhance the chance for successful performance. Despite continued examination of these routines, only a small proportion of research has been directed toward the cognitive component of these routines. This study explored the cognitive component of elite high jumpers’ preperformance routines, and specifically the consistency of the cognitive content (i.e., psychological skills and strategies). Data were acquired over an 8-week high-jump season and subjected to inductive thematic analysis. Results revealed the consistent implementation of the cognitive content (e.g., visualization) but an inconsistent design of this content (i.e., the content of the visualization). Furthermore, results underline the critical role of high-jump coaches and an athlete’s need to be adaptable and competent in utilizing various types of preperformance routine. This study offers valuable insight into the complexities and inconsistencies of the cognitive component of high jumpers’ preperformance routines.

Ultramarathon Runners’ Perceptions of Mental Toughness: A Qualitative Inquiry

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Marie C. Jaeschke ◽  
Michael L. Sachs ◽  
Kristen D. Dieffenbach
Keyword(s):  
Life Experience ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Mental Toughness ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Skills Use

Ultramarathon running entails coping with unanticipated environmental circumstances and intense physical and psychological fatigue; a sport in which the role of mental toughness can be crucial. This research focused on semistructured interviews with 12 ultramarathon runners who volunteered to discuss their perceptions of mental toughness. The data allowed researchers to gather a multidimensional view of mental toughness from ultramarathon runners’ experiences and perspective in addition to providing a snapshot of the challenges and demands ultrarunners face, as well as ethical concerns associated with athletes pushing themselves beyond their limits. Central themes included: perseverance/persistence, overcoming adversity, perspective, life experience, psychological skills use, and camaraderie in the ultra community. A deeper understanding of mental toughness obtained from a sample of ultramarathon runners can inform consultants working to improve quality or consistency of performance, and become aware of ethical concerns of encouraging athletes to exceed perceptual or actual limitations.

Role of Psychological Skills Training in Increasing Athletic Pain Tolerance

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blair G. Whitmarsh ◽  
Richard B. Alderman
Keyword(s):  
Skills Training ◽  
Pain Tolerance ◽  
Endurance Athletes ◽  
Stress Inoculation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Stress Inoculation Training ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Psychological Skills Training

Endurance athletes have indicated that the ability to tolerate high levels of athletic pain accounted for much of their success (Egan, 1987). This study examined the role of stress inoculation training (SIT) in increasing athletic pain tolerance on an isometric quadriceps task. Athletes (N = 45) from the sports of rowing, cycling, and triathlon completed the study, which consisted of performing a wall sit for as long as possible in a pretest-posttest control group design. The results indicated that subjects receiving training in SIT significantly increased their tolerance time on the wall sit, F(4, 84) = 2.51, p < .048, as compared to the control. Consistent with other research (Vallis, 1984), there was no difference between subjects who received training in SIT and those who received training in only one component of SIT. The results suggest that SIT may assist athletes in tolerating higher levels of athletic pain during training and competition.

scholarly journals Psychological Skills Do Not Always Help Performance: The Moderating Role of Narcissism

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Roberts ◽  
Tim Woodman ◽  
Lew Hardy ◽  
Louise Davis ◽  
Harry M. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Moderating Role

Psychological Skills as Predictors of Performance and Survival in Professional Baseball

1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald E. Smith ◽  
Donald S. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Professional Baseball ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Baseball Players ◽  
Minor League Baseball ◽  
Psychological Measures ◽  
Minor League ◽  
Rating Form ◽  
Expert Ratings ◽  
Physical Skills

The role of physical and psychological skills as predictors of performance and survival in professional baseball was studied in a sample of 104 minor league baseball players. Psychological and physical skills were largely uncorrelated with one another and appear to be measuring separate and independent skill domains. Preseason scores on the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI-28) and coaches’/managers’ ratings of the same skills on an ACSI Rating Form each accounted for as much performance variance in batting average (approximately 20%) as did physical skills when differences in the latter were statistically controlled, and the psychological measures accounted for substantially more variance in pitchers’ earned run averages than did the expert ratings of physical skills. The psychological skills measures also predicted athletes’ survival in professional baseball 2 and 3 years after they were obtained. Bayesian hit rate anlayses indicated substantially increased survival predictability over simple base rate predictions.

A dancer made a recusant: dance and evangelization in the Jacobean North East of England

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-303
Author(s):  
Gašper Jakovac
Keyword(s):  
William James ◽  
Religious Politics ◽  
North East ◽  
Counter Reformation ◽  
Reformation England ◽  
Dance Instruction ◽  
Professional Dancer

In the summer of 1615, a newly discovered Catholic conspiracy prompted William James, bishop of Durham, to vigorously correspond with the archbishop of Canterbury. On 3 August, in the midst of the crisis, the bishop incarcerated a professional dancer, Robert Hindmers (b. 1585). Together with his wife Anne, Robert was associated with the Newcastle-based secular priest William Southerne and involved in Catholic evangelising in the diocese of Durham. This article discusses the biography and career of Robert Hindmers, and speculates about the role of dancing within the Durham Catholic community. It also analyses how the activities of the Hindmers were perceived by the ecclesiastical authorities. The case of Robert Hindmers traverses and links many related issues, such as Counter-Reformation culture, traditional festivity, religious politics, and the interconnectedness of elite and popular cultures. But above all, it expands our understanding of Catholic missionary strategies in post-Reformation England by suggesting that dance instruction might have been used by Catholics to access households and assist the mission.

Sport Physiotherapists' Perceptions of Psychological Strategies in Sport Injury Rehabilitation

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alana Ninedek ◽  
Gregory S. Kelt
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Sport Injury ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation ◽  
Test Instrument ◽  
Physiotherapy Program

Context:Recent literature has focused on the role of physiotherapists in addressing psychological sequelae of sport injury and rehabilitation.Objective:The study investigated sports physiotherapists' views of psychological characteristics that distinguished athletes who cope well with injury from those who cope poorly. Physiotherapists' opinions on the role of psychological skills in rehabilitation were also examined.Design:A questionnaire-based study.Participants:Participants were 150 physiotherapists who had completed, or were completing, a postgraduate sports physiotherapy program.Main Outcome Measures:The test instrument used was the Sports Physiotherapists' Views on Psychological Strategies questionnaire (adapted from Wiese et al1).Results:The physiotherapists reported communication skills, a positive attitude, intrinsic motivation, and realistic goal setting as important aspects of effective rehabilitation.Conclusions:The findings are discussed in relation to physiotherapists' roles in addressing basic psychological aspects of injury.

scholarly journals How do they deal with the Pandemic? The effect of secure attachment and mindfulness on adolescent resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-116
Author(s):  
Dewi Khurun Aini ◽  
Marcus Stück ◽  
Lucky Ade Sessiani ◽  
Darmuin Darmuin
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The City

Building resilience is a great necessity, especially for adolescents who have spent most of their time at home with their families and have also had to cope with the pandemic situation. Resilience ensures that they persevere, adapt, and rise to the occasion when dealing with difficult circumstances. This study aims to empirically test the role of secure attachment and mindfulness in adolescent resilience in the New Normal era. The subjects were 220 adolescents, students at junior high school in the city of Semarang, selected using the convenience sampling technique. The study is a correlational quantitative research using regression analysis. The instrument employed involved scales, namely the Secure Attachment Scale, the Mindfulness Scale, and the Resilience Scale. The results show a significant and positive relationship between secure attachment and mindfulness in relation to adolescents’ resilience in the New Normal. The results, therefore, indicate that families should emphasize the development of psychological skills in adolescents, especially resilience, across the country.

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