The purpose of this study was to examine the process of resonance and overall experience of four endurance athletes participating in a 6-week resonance-based intervention. A second objective was to assess the impact of the intervention on the athletes' cycling performance, subjective well-being, and intrinsic motivation. This 16-week study was a multiple case, single-subject design comprising three phases: (1) a 5-week baseline period, (2) a 6-week resonance-based intervention period, and (3) a 5-week post-intervention period. The resonance-based intervention consisted of four in-depth, open-ended, and semi-structured interviews using the Resonance Performance Model (RPM. Newburg et al., 2002) as a framework and daily reflective journalling. The athletes also participated in a follow-up interview 5 weeks following the intervention to discuss whether or not they continued to apply resonance in their life and experienced any benefits from participating in the study. Measures of cycling performance, life satisfaction, positive and negative affect, and intrinsic motivation were taken twice weekly during the three phases of the study. Qualitative results were analyzed deductively based on the components of the RPM, whereas quantitative results were analyzed using the split-middle technique for single-subject designs. Although quantitative analyses provided mixed evidence for the value of the intervention, qualitative results showed that all four endurance athletes perceived that they enhanced their performance, well-being, and intrinsic motivation for both practices and races that occurred during the intervention. They also reported a significant increase in self-awareness, a positive change in focus from outcome to process, and an empowered ability to manage their emotional responses to events. Practical implications for using the RPM with athletes and other populations in exercise and health settings are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/26634 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Faubert, Christine |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa (Canada) |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 201 p. |
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