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Sport Sciences for Health
Erschienen in: Sport Sciences for Health 2/2014

01.08.2014 | Original Article

Attentional focus and mental skills in senior and junior professional rugby union players

verfasst von: D. Di Corrado, M. Murgia, A. Freda

Erschienen in: Sport Sciences for Health | Ausgabe 2/2014

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Abstract

Objective

The aim of the present study was to examine possible differences in attentional focus and mental skills depending on athlete’s experience.

Method

Forty-seven junior sub-elite, between ages of 15 and 18 years (M = 15.77, SD = 0.84) and 43 senior elite rugby union players, between ages of 20 and 37 years (M = 26.40, SD = 4.88), participated in this study. We measured attentional focus and mental skills using a short version of the Test of Attentional and Interpersonal Styles and the Sport Performance Psychological Inventory.

Results

The results showed statistically significant differences between the groups for one of the mental skills examined and for all the attentional focus dimensions, evidencing consistently more functional psychological profiles for the more experienced groups.

Conclusions

Data suggest that attentional focus skills increase with experience. Future research directions and practical implications are discussed.
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Metadaten
Titel
Attentional focus and mental skills in senior and junior professional rugby union players
verfasst von
D. Di Corrado
M. Murgia
A. Freda
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2014
Verlag
Springer Milan
Erschienen in
Sport Sciences for Health / Ausgabe 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1824-7490
Elektronische ISSN: 1825-1234
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-014-0177-x

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