Mental Skill: Self-Talk

04/01/2023

What do you tell yourself when starting a new experience, making a mistake, or facing a challenge?

Our self-talk can influence our mood, perception, and performance outcome.

This video will introduce the key elements of self-talk from sport and performance psychology.


References

Hardy, J., Hall, C. R., & Hardy, L. (2005). Quantifying athlete self-talk. Journal of Sports Sciences, 23(9), 905–917.

Hatzigeorgiadis, A., Zourbanos, N., & Theodorakis, Y. (2007). The moderating effects of self-talk content on self-talk functions. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 19(2), 240–251.

Wegner, D. M. (1994). Ironic processes of mental control. Psychological Review, 101(1), 34–52. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.101.1.34

Weinberg, R. S. & Gould, D. (2019). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (7th ed.).



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