Do Construal Levels Affect Athletes' Imagery and Performance Outcomes? It Depends on the Task!. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kacperski, Celina; Hall, Craig
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied sport psychology. Volume 29:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 181
• Page End: 198
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Sports -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; 796.019
• DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2016.1220992
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1041-3200

Abstract

Abstract : We investigated the hypothesis that an interaction of construal levels and task types would improve performance outcomes, mediated by imagery abstraction levels. In a pilot study ( N = 30; table tennis rallies, jumps, throws) and a main study ( N = 32; badminton rallies, soccer penalties), athletes performed tasks after receiving high or low construal frames, with an imagery recall completed in the main study. Table tennis and badminton players won more rallies in low construal conditions; track athletes and soccer penalties had higher success rates in high construal conditions. Frames impacted self-reported imagery, but abstraction levels of imagery did not affect outcomes.