RT Journal Article
T1 Positive and negative spontaneous self-talk and performance in gymnastics: The role of contextual, personal and situational factors
A1 Santos-Rosa Ruano, Francisco Javier
A1 Montero-Carretero, Carlos
A1 Gómez-Landero, Luis Arturo
A1 Torregrossa, Miquel
A1 Cervelló, Eduardo
K1 Motivational climate
K1 Competitive anxiety
AB The purpose of this study was to analyse whether contextual (perception of motivational climate and positive and negative spontaneous self-talk in sports), personal (positivity) and situational variables (positive and negative spontaneous self-talk employed in competition and precompetitive anxiety) predict performance in a competition of ensembles of rhythmic gymnastics. 258 female gymnasts between ages14 and 20 (M = 15.24, SD = 1.46) participated in the study, completing pre- and post-competition measures. The results of the path-analysis showed that both the task-involving climate and positivity predicted positive self-talk in sport. This predicted self-confidence which, in turn, positively predicted positive situational self-talk in competition. For its part, the perception of an ego-involving climate positively predicted the use of both negative and positive self-talk in sport. Negative self-talk in sports predicted negative situational self-talk in competition and somatic and cognitive anxiety. In turn, cognitive anxiety positively predicted negative situational self-talk. Finally, performance was positively predicted by positive situational self-talk and negatively by negative situational self-talk. These results explain the functioning of spontaneous self-talk at different levels of generality and its relationship with sports performance.
PB PlosOne
YR 2022
FD 2022-03-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24948
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24948
LA en
NO Santos-Rosa FJ, Montero-Carretero C, Gómez-Landero LA, Torregrossa M, Cervelló E (2022) Positive and negative spontaneous self-talk and performance in gymnastics: The role of contextual, personal and situational factors. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0265809. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265809
NO Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo
NO Departamento Deporte e Informática
DS RIO
RD May 8, 2026