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Roberta Antonini-Philippe¹, Eric Reynes, Gérard Bruant

¹Laboratoire Sport et Régulations Sociales, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis. roberta.antonini@baspo.admin.ch

Perceptual and Motor Skills

|June 5, 2003

Summary

Elite athletes do not significantly differ from nonelite athletes in using associative or dissociative strategies. However, a notable difference in dissociative strategy use was observed between male and female athletes.

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Area of Science:

Sports Psychology
Exercise Science
Performance Psychology

Background:

Athletic performance is influenced by psychological strategies.
Associative strategies involve focusing inward on bodily sensations, while dissociative strategies involve external distractions.
Understanding these strategies can inform training and performance enhancement.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if elite athletes predominantly use associative strategies compared to nonelite athletes.
To determine if nonelite athletes prefer dissociative strategies over associative ones.
To examine the relationship between athletic ability level and the use of association and dissociation.

Main Methods:

A sample of 60 athletes was interviewed.

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Schomer's 1986 measurement method was employed to quantify association and dissociation.

Athletes were categorized based on their ability levels.

Main Results:

No statistically significant differences were found in overall associative and dissociative scores across the three ability groups.
A significant difference was identified in the utilization of dissociative strategies between male and female athletes.
Individual strategy preferences did not align with predefined hypotheses based on ability.

Conclusions:

Athletic ability level does not appear to be a determining factor in the preference for associative or dissociative strategies.
Gender may play a role in the adoption of dissociative coping mechanisms during athletic activities.
Further research is warranted to explore the nuances of gender differences in sports psychology.