@article{ajap2013111,
author={AUTHOR = {Magnusson, Jane E. and Roon, Carl A. van},
title={Determining the Effectiveness of Personalized Versus Prescribed Self-Talk on Athletic Performance for Elite and Novice Athletes},
journal={American Journal of Applied Psychology},
volume={1},
number={1},
pages={1--6},
year={2013},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajap/1/1/1},
abstract={An athlete¡¯s performance can be influenced in positive and negative ways by what and how they think (i.e. their self-talk). While there is evidence indicating that self-talk can influence performance it is not clear if the level an athlete has achieved in their sport influences the effect that self-talk has on their performance and/or what type of self-talk is of greatest benefit to them. The present study investigated if personalising self-talk makes it more effective than prescribed words in relation to enhancing an athlete¡¯s performance and if this effect differs between novice and elite Taekwon-Do athletes. It was found that for elite athletes ¡®personalised¡¯ self-talk enhanced performance whereas ¡®prescribed¡¯ self-talk was detrimental to performance; however for novice athletes the relationship was less clear. The factors that influenced the relationship between self-talk type and the performance of elite and novice athlete are discussed.},
doi={10.12691/ajap-1-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}