The Effect of an Imagery Training Intervention on Self-condence in Football Players
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Objective. To examine the effect of imagery intervention on the self-condence of university football players aer participating in
an 8-session imagery intervention. Method. 17 male football players between 18 and 25 years old (M = 21, SD = 2.2) participated,
9 in the intervention group and 8 in the control group. e intervention lasted 8 sessions and was based on the PETTLEP model.
e imagery was measured through the SIAQ and self-condence with TSCI. Results. e results showed an interaction effect on
imagery (F (1, 15) = 4.57, p < 0.05, ηp2 = 0.23), while the main effect on self-condence was established in the intervention and
control groups (F (1, 15) = 6.13, p < 0.05, ηp2 = 0.29). Additionally, a high positive correlation was found between imagery and
self-condence (r (8) = 0.79, p < 0.05). Conclusion. A positive effect was obtained aer an imagery intervention on the imagery
ability, which is a signicant advance for the application of imagery practice in team sports, such as football.
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