Examining Developmental Differences in Imagery Use with Youth Soccer Players

Q3 Health Professions Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity Pub Date : 2015-01-01 DOI:10.1515/jirspa-2014-0008

Melanie J. Gregg, L. Strachan

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Abstract Emerging research on youth sport participants has revealed that young athletes use sport-related mental imagery for a variety of purposes such as acquiring sport-specific skills. The present study aimed to replicate previous research regarding developmental differences in imagery use, confirm the utility of the Sport Imagery Questionnaire-Children’s Version (SIQ-C), and clarify the relationship of gender to imagery use in youth sport. Youth soccer players (N = 207) included boys and girls ranging in age from 7 to 16 years. All participants completed the SIQ-C. Results replicated previous research indicating the SIQ-C is a suitable tool for examining imagery use by youth sport participants. Developmental differences similar to previous research were also replicated; younger age cohorts were more likely to use motivational-specific (goal-oriented) images. No gender differences in imagery use materialized; recruiting participants from a single sport allowed direct comparisons between genders and eliminated the confounding variable of sport type.

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青少年足球运动员图像使用的发展差异研究

对青少年体育参与者的最新研究表明，年轻运动员使用与体育相关的心理意象来达到各种目的，例如获得特定的体育技能。本研究旨在重复前人关于儿童在运动意象使用上的发展差异的研究，确认运动意象问卷-儿童版(SIQ-C)的有效性，并阐明青少年运动意象使用与性别的关系。青少年足球运动员(N = 207)包括7 - 16岁的男孩和女孩。所有参与者都完成了SIQ-C。结果重复了先前的研究，表明SIQ-C是检查青少年体育参与者图像使用的合适工具。与之前的研究类似的发育差异也被复制了;年龄较小的人群更有可能使用动机特定(目标导向)的图像。在意象使用物化上没有性别差异;招募来自单一运动项目的参与者可以直接比较性别，并消除运动类型的混淆变量。

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Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity is the first peer-reviewed journal devoted to research on the role of imagery in sport, physical activity, exercise, and rehabilitation settings. Imagery, also referred to as cognitive enactment or visualization, is one of the most popular performance enhancement and rehabilitation techniques in sports and physical activity. Journal editors Craig Hall (University of Western Ontario) and Sandra Short (University of North Dakota) are recognized leaders in the field, and the journal’s editorial board represents leading institutions in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. The single destination for all imagery-related research in sports and in physical activity, the Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity is an indispensable tool for scholars and practitioners of imagery, sports science, kinesiology, physical education, and psychology Criteria for publication will include: - Outstanding quality; likely to be widely read and highly cited; - Relevance to the area; - Contribution to the advancement of imagery research; - Interest to specialists in the field and accessible to researchers with interests outside the immediate topic of the paper; - Readability and presentation.