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Quentin Merlin1, Philippe Vacher2,3, Guillaume Martinent4
1Laboratory Psy-DREPI (EA 7458), University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon,France.
Purpose:
Study on the effect of psychological skills training on self-esteem (SE) in young athletes.
Method:
10 swimmers and 35 volleyball players, split into an intervention group (25) and a control group (18). The intervention entailed a 3-week psychological skills training program covering arousal management, breathing, relaxation, mental imagery, and self-talk. Multilevel growth curve analyses evaluated SE changes.
Results:
The intervention group showed significant improvements in multiple SE dimensions-physical self-worth, fitness, athletic competence, strength, and body attractiveness but not general SE.
Conclusions:
This study provides initial evidence of a multimodal psychological skills training's effectiveness in enhancing young athletes' domain-specific SE. It highlights the role of domain-specific SE in young athletes' well-being. Future research should examine psychological and physiological correlations and assess the long-term SE development in adolescent athletes.
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