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Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis1, Evangelos Galanis1
1School of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Karies 42100, Trikala, Greece.
Current Opinion in Psychology
|August 17, 2017
Summary
Self-talk strategies in sports enhance athletic performance by improving attention. This review highlights how self-talk aids focus, performance, and counters distractions and ego depletion, suggesting attention is key.
Area of Science:
- Sport Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
Background:
- Self-talk interventions are increasingly researched in sports.
- Evidence supports self-talk strategies for enhancing athletic performance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the literature on the effects of self-talk on attention.
- To identify attention as a potential mechanism linking self-talk to performance enhancement.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of studies examining self-talk and attention in sports.
- Synthesis of findings on how self-talk influences attentional processes.
Main Results:
- Self-talk enhances attentional focus and performance.
- Self-talk helps mitigate the negative impacts of distraction and ego depletion.
- Attention is identified as a crucial factor in the self-talk-performance relationship.
Conclusions:
- Attention is a key mechanism underlying the performance benefits of self-talk in sports.
- Understanding the attentional effects of self-talk can refine sport psychology theories and practices.
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