Imagery use gender differences across competition and training contexts in Australian elite level athletes

Q3 Health Professions

Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1515/jirspa-2023-0034

Geoff P. Lovell, James Bierton, Adam D. Gorman, Michael Lloyd, Alexandra Gorman, John K. Parker

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To identify which functions of imagery are most frequently used by elite athletes, whether imagery usage differs between training and competing contexts, if imagery use differs between genders, and whether any gender differences in imagery use interacts with training and competition contexts. 62 elite male and female cricketers and Australian Football League players participants completed the Sports Imagery Questionnaire in both training and competition contexts. Motivational general-mastery imagery (MG-M) imagery was significantly the most frequently used imagery function, with male athletes reporting using imagery significantly more frequently than female athletes. Furthermore, a significant gender by context interaction demonstrated that the male athletes used imagery significantly more frequently before competing compared to before training, whilst conversely the female athletes used imagery significantly more frequently prior to training compared to competition. Future research should further explore the potential benefits of imagery in female athletic populations by using imagery interventions that are sufficiently bespoke for the needs of female athletes.

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澳大利亚精英运动员在比赛和训练中使用图像的性别差异

目的：确定精英运动员最常使用的意象功能，意象的使用在训练和比赛环境中是否存在差异，意象的使用在性别上是否存在差异，以及意象使用的性别差异是否与训练和比赛环境相互影响。 62 名精英男女板球运动员和澳大利亚足球联赛运动员在训练和比赛中完成了运动意象问卷调查。结果表明，激励性综合高手意象（MG-M）是最常用的意象功能，男性运动员使用意象的频率明显高于女性运动员。此外，性别与情境的交互作用表明，与训练前相比，男性运动员在比赛前使用意象的频率明显更高，而相反，与比赛前相比，女性运动员在训练前使用意象的频率明显更高。未来的研究应进一步探索意象对女性运动员群体的潜在益处，为此应使用充分满足女性运动员需求的意象干预方法。

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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.