To examine the effect of motivational and instructional self-talk in PETTLEP imagery on psychological skills

International Conference on Sports Medicine and Fitness

March 23-25, 2015 Chicago, USA

Shirin Rezaei

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Sports Med Doping Stud

Abstract :

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of motivational and instructional self-talk in PETTLEP imagery on psychological skills. In order to achieve the research objectives, 18 Iranâ??s fencer men with an average age of 23/34 year were selected on a voluntary basis, then randomly divided into three groups; educational self talk, motivational self talk and control groups. This study consisted of two phases: Pre-test and post-test. Before starting this study, the OMSAT3 questionnaire was completed by athletes, at the end of the study, questionnaire test was performed. Subjects were practiced in the three training camps for 7 sessions. For data analysis, ANOVA in the dependent variable 4(2 Ã? 3) was used. The results showed that among educational self talk and motivational self talk there are significant differences in psychological skills (p<0.05). Results showed that the attention has more impact on educational self talk in imagery and motivational self talk, illustration has a more positive effect on self confidence.