Abstract

Research in sports psychology has revealed that mental training is essential in the development of successful athletes. This project, comprised of five studies (a total of N = 2015) resulted in a novel approach towards the measurement of mental skills in sport. In Study 1 (N = 797) and Study 2 (N = 405) we used principal component analysis to identify and confirm the structure of a wide range of identified sport mental skills. Study 3 (N = 429) and Study 5 (N = 330) confirmed factorial structure of Polish and English versions. Study 4 documented how both versions of the scale were developed, and how these two versions converge supporting their cross-cultural validity. The final version contains 20 items grouped into 5 subscales (foundational skills, performance skills, interpersonal skills, self-talk and mental imagery). The Sport Mental Training Questionnaire is a reliable and valid brief questionnaire that will facilitate psychological evaluation of mental preparation among athletes.

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Title
The Sport Mental Training Questionnaire: Development and Validation
Author
Behnke, Maciej 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Tomczak, Maciej 2 ; Kaczmarek, Lukasz D 1 ; Komar, Marek 3 ; Gracz, Jacek 2 

1  Institute of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland 
2  Department of Psychology, University School of Physical Education Poznan, Poznań, Poland 
3  Flow Performance, Edmonton, AB, Canada 
Pages
504-516
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Apr 2019
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
10461310
e-ISSN
19364733
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9629-1
ProQuest document ID
2210802993
Copyright
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