Sources of sport confidence, imagery type and performance among competitive athletes: The mediating role of sports confidence

Levy, A. R.; Perry, J.; Nicholls, A. R.; Larkin, D.; Davies, J.

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.

Citation

Levy, A. R., Perry, J., Nicholls, A. R., Larkin, D., & Davies, J. (2015). Sources of sport confidence, imagery type and performance among competitive athletes: The mediating role of sports confidence. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 55(7-8), 835-844

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Deposit Date: Feb 29, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 29, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
• Print ISSN: 0022-4707
• Publisher: Edizioni Minerva Medica
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 7-8
• Pages: 835-844
• Keywords: Confidence, Imagery, Athletic
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/411725
• Publisher URL: https://www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/sports-med-physical-fitness/article.php?cod=R40Y2015N07A0835
• Additional Information: Authors' accepted manuscript of article published in: Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, v.55, issue 7-8
• Contract Date: Feb 29, 2016