Journal article
Characteristics Affecting the Use of Imagery: A Youth Sports Academy Study
Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity, Vol.4(1), pp.1-15
2009
Abstract
An understanding of the effects of imagery on performance is well documented (Weinberg, 2008). However, most of the research has been conducted examining adult athletes (Hall, 2001); few studies have investigated the characteristics of youth sport performers imagery use. Participants from a United Kingdom sports academy included 74 individuals (42 male, 32 female), with a mean age of 16.76 (SD = 0.72). The sample included 24 national, 23 county, and 27 club athletes from a total of 13 sports. Participants completed the Sport Imagery Questionnaire (SIQ; Hall et al., 1998) and the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire (VMIQ; Issac et al., 1986). Participants were grouped according to competitive level, practice volume, and imagery ability. Results indicated that athletes use motivational general-mastery imagery most frequently with motivational general-arousal used the least. There was also a significant difference between practice volume and subsequent imagery use. The results suggest that applied practitioners' working with youth sport performers should consider practice volume as a potential characteristic that influences the frequency of imagery use
Details
- Title
- Characteristics Affecting the Use of Imagery: A Youth Sports Academy Study
- Authors
- J K Parker (Author) - University of Gloucestershire, United KingdomGeoff Lovell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity, Vol.4(1), pp.1-15
- Publisher
- Berkeley Electronic Press
- Date published
- 2009
- DOI
- 10.2202/1932-0191.1034
- ISSN
- 1932-0191
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2009 Berkeley Electronic Press. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The definitive version is available at http://bpress.com/jirspa/
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449678902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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