Abstract
Background: The first purpose of the study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Automatic Self-Talk Questionnaire for Sports (ASTQS) in the Turkish language and the secondary purpose was to examine the relationship between the quality of the coach–athlete relationship and athletes’ self-talk. Methods: 477 athletes (females = 252, males = 225) completed the Turkish versions of the Coach–Athlete Relationship Questionnaire (CART-Q) and the ASTQS. Results: ASTQS showed good psychometric properties in the Turkish language. Findings on the construct validity of the scale were consistent with the original scale’s 8-factor structure. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranged from 0.65 to 0.91. Furthermore, path analysis results showed that closeness had a direct effect on disengagement, psych-up, and anxiety control. The commitment had a direct effect on somatic fatigue, and complementarity had a direct effect on worry, confidence, and instruction. Conclusions: Finally, the results from the present study indicated that the Automatic Self-Talk Questionnaire provided a reliable and valid measure for Turkish athletes. The results revealed the importance of the coach–athlete relationship in sport and its’ role in shaping athletes’ self-talk.
Highlights
IntroductionVarious terms have been used to refer to selftalk, including inner speech, internal dialogue, private speech, and egocentric speech [5,6,7]
Taking into consideration the above and most importantly that there is no study in the self-talk literature examining Jowett’s model, the purpose of this study was to determine athletes’ self-talk by examining the quality of the coach–athlete relationship amongst Turkish elite athletes who come from a collectivist culture
We hypothesized that the coach–athlete relationship quality positively predicts athletes’ positive self-talk and negatively predicts athletes’ negative self-talk, the results have supported our hypothesis
Summary
Various terms have been used to refer to selftalk, including inner speech, internal dialogue, private speech, and egocentric speech [5,6,7]
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