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Improving Athletes’ Perspectives of Sport Psychology Consultation

A Controlled Evaluation of Two Interview Methods

B. Donohue

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Y. Dickens

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

K. Lancer

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

T. Covassin

Temple University

A. Hash

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

A. Miller

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

J. Genet

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Although investigations have consistently demonstrated the effectiveness of sport psychology interventions, these methods have been underutilized by athletes. In this study, 124 athletes completed the athletes’ Attitudes Toward Seeking Sport Psychology Consultation Questionnaire (ATSSPCQ) and were subsequently randomly assigned to receive one of the two semistructured interview formats. One interview focused on discussing the athlete’s experiences in sports, and the other focused on delineating sport psychology and its potential benefits to the athlete. Upon being interviewed, athletes were readministered the ATSSPCQ. Discussing sport psychology and its personal benefits was more effective in enhancing athletes’ perception of need for sport psychology than discussing sport experiences. However, neither interview format enhanced athletes’perceptions of openness to discuss personal issues with a sport psychology consultant and tolerance of stigma associated with sport psychology consultation. Indeed, participants who received the discussion of sports intervention reported a significant decrease in personal openness to discuss personal issues relevant to sports psychology from pre- to postintervention. Intervention effects were similar for male and female athletes. Study implications and future directions are discussed in light of these results.

Key Words: sport psychology • intervention • control • motivation • consultation • enlistment

Behavior Modification, Vol. 28, No. 2, 182-193 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503259399
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