Based on the premise that what people think influences their actions, self-talk strategies
have been developed to direct and facilitate human performance. In this article, we present a …

The aims of the present review were to (i) provide a critical overview of the current literature
on the effects of mental imagery on muscular strength in healthy participants and patients …

Student amotivation is a state of motivational apathy in which students harbor little or no
reason to engage in classroom learning activities; it is a motivational deficit that is strongly …

The attainment of expertise in diverse fields requires more than nascent talent, initial task
interest, and high-quality instruction; it also involves personal initiative, diligence, and …

Abstract Clinical Sport Psychology will provide readers with an assortment of tools to use in
evaluating and working with athletes. The text addresses a range of athletes' issues in an …

The present study examined the effects of a soccer, midfielder-specific psychological skills
intervention comprising relaxation, imagery and self-talk on position-specific performance …

Background Struggling to deliver performance in competitions is one of the main reasons
why athletes seek the advice of sport psychologists. Psychologists apply a variety of …

Objectives Although much is now known about the role of social support in the competitive
stress process, scholars have yet to examine this moderator in relation to organizational …

The aim of this investigation was to develop an instrument assessing the functions of self-
talk (ST) in sports. Two studies were conducted for the development of the Functions of Self …

PREFACE very time we dial 911, we expect that our emergency will be taken seriously and
handled competently. The police will race to our burgled office, the firefighters will speedily …