A Content Analysis of Self-Talk Themes in Male and Female Gymnasts
| dc.contributor.author | Ann Micklay, Jacqueline | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-25T02:25:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-25T02:25:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The field of Sports Psychology has recently been focusing its attention on cognitive psychology and what it can offer to an athlete for performance enhancement. Cognitive sport psychology involves the 'Inner' dimensions of the athlete which includes attention, thoughts, self-verbalization, and imagery (Nideffer, 1976). Cognitive psychologists have identified the connection between information processing and motor behavior and have recognized that cognitive behavioral interventions are crucial to the performance of the athlete. Self-talk is one of the techniques within cognitive psychology that is referred to as the automatic and internal language of a person. What people think and tell themselves can affect performance and lead to a self-fulfilling nature towards their game (Galiwey, 1981). | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/3093 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher.institution | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
| dc.title | A Content Analysis of Self-Talk Themes in Male and Female Gymnasts | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Sport Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts in Sport Psychology |