It's Good But it's Not Right: Instructional Self-Talk and Skilled Performance

作者：Hardy James^*; Begley Keith; Blanchfield Anthony W

来源：Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2015, 27(2): 132-139.

DOI：10.1080/10413200.2014.959624

This research examined the relative effectiveness of instructional versus motivational self-talk for skilled athletes. Forty Gaelic footballers completed a shooting accuracy task with their dominant and nondominant feet. Results indicated significantly more accurate performance when executing the task using the dominant foot and motivational as compared to instructional self-talk. No difference emerged between the two types of self-talk within the nondominant foot condition. Results challenge the widely held view that instructional self-talk is most effective for accuracy-based tasks and should prompt practitioners to consider the skill level of their clients when constructing self-talk interventions.

• 出版日期2015-4-3