우수선수의 심리적인 성향 탐색 연구

Abstract

On the theoretical assumption that sport performance in competition is influenced predominantly by the psychological states of the performers, a qualitative analysis was made of the psychological dispositions of performers which are deemed to be inherited and to be the foundation of psychological states. A questionnaire which consists of three unstructured open-ended questions was administered to a total of 20 coaches and 40 national-level athletes. A quantitative content analysis revealed that：1) five major positive performance influencers included psychological factors, physiological factors, interpersonal relationship factors, skill and strategy factors；2) similarly, included in the major negative performance influencers were psychological relationship factors, environmental factors, physiological factors, interpersonal relationship factors, and skill factors；and 3) the three most important psychological characteristics to successful sport performance were psychological stability factor, mental toughness, and optimism. These results were discussed with reference to the findings reported in the previous studies, suggesting coaching implications.