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Effects Of Mental Imagery Use On Anxiety, Confidence, Mental Well-Being, And Performance In Track And Field Athletes, Sarah J. Deck, Despina Kouali, Craig Hall Dr.
Effects Of Mental Imagery Use On Anxiety, Confidence, Mental Well-Being, And Performance In Track And Field Athletes, Sarah J. Deck, Despina Kouali, Craig Hall Dr.
Western Research Forum
Background: Student athletes can experience a number of stressors above and beyond those of their classmates, one being competition anxiety in their specific sport, which is common among varsity athletes (Storch, Storch, Killiany, & Roberti, 2005). Unfortunately, the tools to help with the demands of their sport mentally are often overlooked by not only the athletes, but their coaches, teammates, and supporters. The purpose of the present study was to introduce imagery as a tool to help deal with competition anxiety (i.e., fear of failure), and to improve confidence, mental well-being, and performance.
Methods: Two female varsity level throwers ( …