Single-Subject Designs for Evaluation of Sport Psychology Interventions

Bryan, Anne J.

doi:10.1123/tsp.1.4.283

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“…The use of a single-subject design also eliminates the need for a no-treafinent control group, which can be viewed as unethical or unacceptable by coaches and athletes who want every opportunity to excel and improve (Bryan, 1987 …”

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“…Wollman (1986) (Wollman, 1986, p.136). " Bryan (1987) also stated "this design permits the intensive investigation of athletes who have a specific performance disorder, thus eliminating the problem of group averages and any lack of statistical significance obscuring improvements in individual performance" (p.284). Wanlin, Fkycaiko, Martin, & Mahon (1997) indicated that single-subject research designs further "lend themselves to combining both objective and subjective measures of performance (i.e., visual assessment of behavioral observations of dependent variable(s) and social validation of results through selÊreport) (p.214).…”

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Self-Talk and Female Youth Soccer Performance

Johnson

Hrycaiko

Johnson

et al. 2004

The Sport Psychologist

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of teaching skilled athletes to use self-talk (ST) and gain insight on the athlete’s perceptions of the ST intervention and how it influenced their performance. The participants were four female players from an “elite” under fourteen female regional soccer team. A single-subject design, the multiple baseline across individuals, was used to examine the effects of the ST strategy on performance. The results of the study demonstrated that the ST strategy improved soccer shooting performance for two of the three experimental participants. The social validity assessment found that both the coach and the participants were very satisfied with the results and believed the ST strategy to be an important component in improving their performance.

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Section: Experimental Desienmentioning

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Self-Talk and Female Youth Soccer Performance

Johnson

Hrycaiko

Johnson

et al. 2004

The Sport Psychologist

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“…A multiple baseline across-individuals design was used to evaluate the eþ ects of the intervention on training adherence, allowing the research to be conducted in an ecologically valid sports setting (Bryan, 1987). The eþ ect sizes for changes in training adherence indicate enhanced training adherence after the intervention for all the players.…”

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“…Using such a design, behavioural diþ erences between baseline and post-intervention can be studied (Kazdin, 1982). Such an approach is often more acceptable to coaches and athletes as the research can be conducted in realistic sport settings (Zaichkowsky, 1980;Bryan, 1987). Hence, several recent studies in applied sport psychology have used a single-individual design (e.g.…”

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Enhancing fitness training adherence of elite netball players: An evaluation of Maddux's revised Theory of Planned Behaviour

Palmer

Burwitz

Smith

et al. 2000

Journal of Sports Sciences

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An intervention based on the predictions of Maddux's revised Theory of Planned Behaviour was designed to improve fitness training adherence of a group of elite netball players. The intervention consisted of a persuasive communication and time management workshop, which targeted the social cognitive constructs of the theory. We adopted a multiple baseline across-individuals design over 14 weeks with 17 elite netball players. Baseline training adherence data were collected over the first 7 weeks. The targeted social cognitive constructs were assessed at baseline, post-intervention and follow-up. Large effect sizes for changes in training adherence from baseline to post-intervention were noted for 13 players (76%). Post-intervention analysis revealed significant changes in two of the targeted variables, perceived vulnerability and attitude towards current behaviour, suggesting that the intervention was associated with cognitive changes. Data from an intervention check provided additional evidence to support the efficacy of the intervention. A follow-up assessment over an additional 7 weeks showed that players' training frequency remained improved. The results support the view that the revised Theory of Planned Behaviour can help inform interventions that enhance the training adherence of elite netball players.

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“…The seminal work of Kazdin (1982) and Barlow and Hersen (1984) into single-case research has prompted many repeated calls for sport psychologists to adopt these methods into their research and practice (e.g., Bryan, 1987;Hrycaiko & Martin, 1996;Smith, 1988;Williams, Hardy, & Mutrie, 2008). These calls seem appropriate on at least three levels.…”

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confidence: 96%