Many athletes and spectators believe that experiencing and controlling
psychological momentum is a critical component to achieving success in sport (Perreault,
Vallerand, Montgomery, & Provencher, 1998; Stanimirovic & Hanrahan, 2004). Despite
this, little is known regarding why some individuals perceive momentum differently than
others. This study was designed to determine if optimistic thinking has a relationship with
psychological momentum perceptions. Female Division I NCAA volleyball players (N =
68) completed the Life Orientation Test – Revised (Scheier, Carver, & Bridges, 1994),
the Sport Attributional Style Scale - Short (Hanrahan & Grove, 1990b), and a
psychological momentum survey. The results indicated that attributional style constructs
intentionality and globality were significant predictors of psychological momentum
perceptions. Also, participants had greater disagreement regarding the momentum value
of early and late points in a set than those in between. Neither dispositional optimism nor
sport-specific optimistic attributional style were correlated with psychological
momentum perceptions. Future attempts to measure psychological momentum perceptions should consider a mixed methods approach along with more ecologically
valid assessment protocols. / Department of Psychological Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/197424 |
| Date | 20 July 2013 |
| Creators | Fogle, Kelly L. |
| Contributors | Simon-Dack, Stephanie L. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
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