An exploration of imagery type and imagery ability and their impact on goal setting and self-confidence in sport settings

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2002-01-01
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Quinn, Aaron
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Kinesiology
The Department of Kinesiology seeks to provide an ample knowledge of physical activity and active living to students both within and outside of the program; by providing knowledge of the role of movement and physical activity throughout the lifespan, it seeks to improve the lives of all members of the community. Its options for students enrolled in the department include: Athletic Training; Community and Public Health; Exercise Sciences; Pre-Health Professions; and Physical Education Teacher Licensure. The Department of Physical Education was founded in 1974 from the merger of the Department of Physical Education for Men and the Department of Physical Education for Women. In 1981 its name changed to the Department of Physical Education and Leisure Studies. In 1993 its name changed to the Department of Health and Human Performance. In 2007 its name changed to the Department of Kinesiology. Dates of Existence: 1974-present. Historical Names: Department of Physical Education (1974-1981), Department of Physical Education and Leisure Studies (1981-1993), Department of Health and Human Performance (1993-2007). Related Units: College of Human Sciences (parent college), College of Education (parent college, 1974 - 2005), Department of Physical Education for Women (predecessor) Department of Physical Education for Men
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This study investigated the relationships of the five types of imagery, Cognitive-Specific (CS), Cognitive-General (CG), Motivational-Specific (MS), Motivational General-Mastery (MGM), and Motivational General-Arousal (MG-A), and athletes' imagery ability with goal setting and self-confidence in sport settings. Based on prior research, it was expected that MS imagery would be the imagery type that would correlate most highly with goal setting while MG-M imagery would correlate most with self-confidence. It was also expected that imagery ability would correlate with goal setting and self-confidence. Participants (N=100) from six Division I athletics teams and two Division I universities completed a packet of questionnaires measuring goal setting, self-confidence (Carolina Sports Confidence Inventory), type of imagery used (Sport Imagery Questionnaire), and imagery ability (Movement Imagery Questionnaire). Linear regression analyses showed that MS imagery was not significantly correlated with goal setting, and that imagery ability was not significantly correlated with either goal setting or self-confidence. MG-M imagery was, though, found to correlate significantly with self-confidence. These results supported only one expected relationship, between MG-M imagery and self-confidence, and point to a possible lack of clarity regarding imagery types and their effects in sport settings.

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