The effects of imagery interventions in sports: a meta-analysis
Simonsmeier and colleagues tested whether imagery interventions improve any sport-related outcome. The abstract reports a medium-sized average effect, improvements in motor performance, motivation and affective outcomes, better results when imagery was added to physical practice than with physical practice alone, and larger effects with more intensive imagery training.
Simonsmeier and colleagues tested whether imagery interventions improve any sport-related outcome. The abstract reports a medium-sized average effect, improvements in motor performance, motivation and affective outcomes, better results when imagery was added to physical practice than with physical practice alone, and larger effects with more intensive imagery training.
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Simonsmeier, B. A., Andronie, M., Buecker, S., & Frank, C. (2021). The effects of imagery interventions in sports: a meta-analysis. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 14(1), 186-207. doi:10.1080/1750984X.2020.1780627 https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2020.1780627