Prior experience, cognitive perceptions and psychological skills of senior South African rugby players

IF 0.5 4区教育学 Q3 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation Pub Date : 2010-01-01 DOI:10.4314/SAJRS.V32I1.54101

P. Kruger, J. Potgieter, Ddj Malan, Faans Steyn

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the interaction between the prior experience, cognitive perceptions and psychological skills of senior rugby players in South Africa. The study population included 139 trans-national players, 106 provincial players and 95 club rugby players (N=340). A cross-sectional design was used to assess the players’ psychological skills by means of the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28 (ACSI-28). Players’ prior experience and cognitive perceptions were determined by means of a biographical questionnaire. Different biographical variables appeared to distinguish between the groups with respectively high and low levels of psychological skills on the different levels of rugby. The players’ perceptions regarding their own abilities to optimally prepare themselves psychologically before a game appeared to be the only common denominator differentiating between the groups with high and low levels of psychological skills. A combination of perceptions and prior experience explained 44.81% of t he variance in the psychological skills (ACSI-28 total) of the club rugby players, 9% of the variance on provincial level and 21.3% of the variance on trans-national level. There appeared to be significant interaction between prior sport experience, certain cognitive perceptions and the psychological skills of the rugby players involved in this study. Cognitive psychological intervention could therefore play an important part in the psychological preparation of senior rugby players in South Africa. Key words: Psychological skills; Cognitive perceptions; Prior experience; Rugby.

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南非高级橄榄球运动员的经验、认知知觉和心理技能

摘要本研究旨在探讨南非资深橄榄球运动员先前经验、认知知觉与心理技能之间的互动关系。研究人群包括139名跨国球员、106名省级球员和95名俱乐部橄榄球运动员(N=340)。采用横截面设计，采用《运动应对技能量表-28》(ACSI-28)对运动员的心理技能进行评估。球员的先前经验和认知知觉是通过传记问卷的方式确定的。不同的传记变量似乎区分了不同橄榄球水平的心理技能水平高和低的群体。球员对自己在比赛前进行最佳心理准备的能力的看法，似乎是区分心理技能水平高和低的两组的唯一共同点。感知和先前经验的结合解释了俱乐部橄榄球运动员心理技能(ACSI-28总分)差异的44.81%，解释了省级差异的9%，解释了跨国差异的21.3%。在这项研究中，橄榄球运动员的先前运动经验、某些认知知觉和心理技能之间似乎存在显著的相互作用。因此，认知心理干预可以在南非高级橄榄球运动员的心理准备中发挥重要作用。关键词:心理技能;认知认知;经验;橄榄球。

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South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical education and Recreation (SAJRSPER) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, commentaries, and letters on topics related to Sport and Exercise science, Physical education and Recreation. This includes research of topics such as bio-mechanics, motor control, sport injuries and rehabilitation, clinical exercise interventions, physical education, as well as outdoor and recreation related topics. Material that is particularly unique and relevant to the subject content at an international and national level would be considered.