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Effects of a Strategic Self-Talk Intervention on Attention Functions and Performance in a Golf Task under Conditions of Ego Depletion

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العنوان: Effects of a Strategic Self-Talk Intervention on Attention Functions and Performance in a Golf Task under Conditions of Ego Depletion
المؤلفون: Evangelos Galanis, Laur Nurkse, Jelle Kooijman, Eleftherios Papagiannis, Athanasia Karathanasi, Nikos Comoutos, Yannis Theodorakis, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis
المصدر: Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 7046, p 7046 (2022)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
مصطلحات موضوعية: self-talk mechanisms, focused attention, divided attention, self-control, golf putting, Environmental effects of industries and plants, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, TJ807-830, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
الوصف: States of reduced self-control described as ego depletion have been shown to impair sport task performance. Recently, self-talk has emerged as a successful method to counteract ego depletion effects in cognitive tasks. Extending this line of research, the present study examined the effects of a self-talk intervention on attention functions and performance in a golf-putting task under conditions of ego depletion. Two studies were conducted; the first involved a simple putting task, whereas in the second, a divided attention factor was introduced in addition. Participants in the first experiment were 62 sport science students (30 females and 32 males, M age = 18.58, SD = 1.03) who were randomly assigned into experimental ( n = 31) and control ( n = 31) groups. Participants in the second experiment were 54 sport science students (27 females and 27 males, M age = 19.91, SD = 1.04) who were randomly assigned into experimental ( n = 27) and control ( n = 27) groups. Both experiments were completed in a single session that lasted approximately 60 min. All participants were tested individually. The procedures included (a) baseline performance assessment consisting of two sets of ten putts, (b) practice period, consisting of six sets of five putts, during which the experimental group was also introduced to the use of strategic self-talk, (c) an ego-depleting task, and (d) final performance assessment, which was identical to the baseline. The results showed that in both experiments, performance of the experimental group increased from baseline to final assessment (experiment 1, p < 0.001; experiment 2, p = 0.023), whereas that of the control group had no significant change (experiment 1: p = 0.241; experiment 2: p = 0.407). The findings showed that self-talk is an effective strategy for buffering the effects of ego depletion and suggest that improved attention functions are a viable mechanism for explaining the facilitating effects of self-talk on sport performance tasks.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2071-1050
العلاقة: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/12/7046Test; https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Test; https://doaj.org/article/81056d9511674972b41aee14a3006628Test
DOI: 10.3390/su14127046
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127046Test
https://doaj.org/article/81056d9511674972b41aee14a3006628Test
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.9999F22
قاعدة البيانات: BASE
الوصف
تدمد:20711050
DOI:10.3390/su14127046