Examination of effective psychological support for performance enhancement: from the viewpoint of expert psychological support practitioners

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16480
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health
• Principal Investigator: Yonemaru Kenta 独立行政法人日本スポーツ振興センター国立スポーツ科学センター, スポーツ科学部, 契約研究員 (90708083)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SUZUKI Masashi 岐阜大学, 教育学部, 教授 (00115411)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: メンタルトレーニング / スポーツカウンセリング / 心理的課題 / 自立 / 対話 / アスリート / 実践研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to clarify what was common between sport mental training and sport counseling and to discuss what approach of psychological support for performance enhancement was effective. We conducted that 1) An examination of the support strategies of expert psychological support practitioners, 2) Case studies of the individual psychological support. The results suggested that a psychological support practitioner approaches to an athlete based on “self-dialogue”was a commonality among sport mental training and sport counseling. And, it was significant for the psychological development and performance enhancements of athletes.

Free Research Field

スポーツ心理学