Journal article
Effects of self-talk: A systematic review
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Vol.33(5), pp.666-687
2011
Abstract
This article presents a systematic review of the literature examining the relationship between self-talk and performance. "Second-generation questions" regarding potential mediators and moderators of the self-talk-performance relationship were also examined. A total of 47 studies were analyzed. Results indicated beneficial effects of positive, instructional, and motivational self-talk for performance. Somewhat surprisingly, two evidence-based challenges to popular current viewpoints on self-talk emerged. First, negative self-talk did not impede performance. Second, there was inconsistent evidence for the differential effects of instructional and motivational self-talk based on task characteristics. Results from the mediationbased analysis indicate that cognitive and behavioral factors had the most consistent relationships with self-talk. The findings are discussed in the context of recent theoretical advances, and the article includes recommendations for future research (e.g., the use of designs allowing the testing of meditational hypotheses) and for current applied practice (e.g., avoiding the use of thought-stopping techniques).
Details
- Title
- Effects of self-talk: A systematic review
- Authors
- David A Tod (Author) - Aberystwyth University, United KingdomJ Hardy (Author) - Bangor University, United KingdomE Oliver (Author) - Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
- Publication details
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Vol.33(5), pp.666-687
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1123/jsep.33.5.666
- ISSN
- 0895-2779
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2011 Human Kinetics. Reproduced here in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448637702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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