Imagery use in sport: Mediational effects for efficacy

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 951-960

  Short, Sandra E ^a   Tenute, Amy ^b   Feltz, Deborah L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Efficacy; Imagery; Imagery ability; Imagery use; Mediation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SPORTS;

EID: 23644444170     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410400023373     Document Type: Article

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