@article { , title = {Sources of sport confidence, imagery type and performance among competitive athletes: The mediating role of sports confidence}, abstract = {Aim: This study explored the mediating role of sport confidence upon (1) sources of sport confidence-performance relationship and (2) imagery-performance relationship. Methods: Participants were 157 competitive athletes who completed state measures of confidence level/sources, imagery type and performance within one hour after competition. Results: Among the current sample, confirmatory factor analysis revealed appropriate support for the nine-factor SSCQ and the five-factor SIQ. Mediational analysis revealed that sport confidence had a mediating influence upon the achievement source of confidence-performance relationship. In addition, both cognitive and motivational imagery types were found to be important sources of confidence, as sport confidence mediated imagery type-performance relationship. Conclusion: Findings indicated that athletes who construed confidence from their own achievements and report multiple images on a more frequent basis are likely to benefit from enhanced levels of state sport confidence and subsequent performance.}, eissn = {1827-1928}, issn = {0022-4707}, issue = {7-8}, journal = {Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness}, note = {Article has no doi.}, pages = {835-844}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Edizioni Minerva Medica}, url = {https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/411725}, volume = {55}, keyword = {Health and Health Inequalities, Confidence, Imagery, Athletic}, year = {2015}, author = {Levy, A. R. and Perry, J. and Nicholls, A. R. and Larkin, D. and Davies, J.} }