Imagery ability of elite level athletes from individual vs. team and contact vs. no-contact sports
Background In the sport context, imagery has been described as the condition in which persons imagine themselves while executing skills to deal with the upcoming task or enhance performance. Systematic reviews have shown that mental imagery improves performance in motor tasks Methods The aim of the...
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| author | Donatella Di Corrado Maria Guarnera Francesca Vitali Alessandro Quartiroli Marinella Coco |
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| description | Background In the sport context, imagery has been described as the condition in which persons imagine themselves while executing skills to deal with the upcoming task or enhance performance. Systematic reviews have shown that mental imagery improves performance in motor tasks Methods The aim of the present study was to explore whether imagery vividness (i.e., the clarity or realism of the imagery experience) and controllability (i.e., the ease and accuracy with which an image can be manipulated mentally) differ by sport types (team vs. individual and contact vs. non-contact). Participants were athletes from team contact and non-contact sports (rugby and volleyball, respectively), and individual contact and non-contact sports (karate and tennis, respectively) between the ages of 20 and 33 years (M = 24.37, SD = 2.85). The participants completed the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2, and the Mental Image Transformation Tasks. Results A 2 ×2 × 2 (gender × 2 contact-no-contact × 2 sport type) between groups MANOVA showed differences in imagery ability by sport type. Practical indications deriving from the findings of this study can help coaches and athletes to develop mental preparation programs using sport-specific imagery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18fc9dd1b37c42018083c38fa0c551752023-12-02T21:53:51ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592019-05-017e694010.7717/peerj.6940Imagery ability of elite level athletes from individual vs. team and contact vs. no-contact sportsDonatella Di Corrado0Maria Guarnera1Francesca Vitali2Alessandro Quartiroli3Marinella Coco4Department of Sport Sciences, Kore University, Enna, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Kore University, Enna, ItalyDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine, and Movement, University of Verona, Verona, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States of AmericaDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, ItalyBackground In the sport context, imagery has been described as the condition in which persons imagine themselves while executing skills to deal with the upcoming task or enhance performance. Systematic reviews have shown that mental imagery improves performance in motor tasks Methods The aim of the present study was to explore whether imagery vividness (i.e., the clarity or realism of the imagery experience) and controllability (i.e., the ease and accuracy with which an image can be manipulated mentally) differ by sport types (team vs. individual and contact vs. non-contact). Participants were athletes from team contact and non-contact sports (rugby and volleyball, respectively), and individual contact and non-contact sports (karate and tennis, respectively) between the ages of 20 and 33 years (M = 24.37, SD = 2.85). The participants completed the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2, and the Mental Image Transformation Tasks. Results A 2 ×2 × 2 (gender × 2 contact-no-contact × 2 sport type) between groups MANOVA showed differences in imagery ability by sport type. Practical indications deriving from the findings of this study can help coaches and athletes to develop mental preparation programs using sport-specific imagery.https://peerj.com/articles/6940.pdfSportImagery vividnessImagery controllability |
| spellingShingle | Donatella Di Corrado Maria Guarnera Francesca Vitali Alessandro Quartiroli Marinella Coco Imagery ability of elite level athletes from individual vs. team and contact vs. no-contact sports PeerJ Sport Imagery vividness Imagery controllability |
| title | Imagery ability of elite level athletes from individual vs. team and contact vs. no-contact sports |
| title_full | Imagery ability of elite level athletes from individual vs. team and contact vs. no-contact sports |
| title_fullStr | Imagery ability of elite level athletes from individual vs. team and contact vs. no-contact sports |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imagery ability of elite level athletes from individual vs. team and contact vs. no-contact sports |
| title_short | Imagery ability of elite level athletes from individual vs. team and contact vs. no-contact sports |
| title_sort | imagery ability of elite level athletes from individual vs team and contact vs no contact sports |
| topic | Sport Imagery vividness Imagery controllability |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/6940.pdf |
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