ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Mental imagery and stress: the mediating role of self-efficacy in competitive martial arts athletes.
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- Mapping the use of mental imagery for stress management in athletes: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal dosage and effectiveness of imagery practice on athletes' mental health: a Bayesian multilevel meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Personalized Mental Imagery Training on Anger Expression and Resilience in Adolescent Rugby Players: A Controlled Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Perceived stress mediates the relationship between professional role and trait anxiety in coaches and referees.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship between intrinsic motivation and psychological wellbeing in combat sport athletes: the mediating role of mental toughness.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mental Training and Flow in Wheelchair Basketball: The Mediating Role of Injury Anxiety.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sleep and Athletic Performance: A Multidimensional Review of Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The role of mental toughness, sport imagery and anxiety in athletic performance: structural equation modelling analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Martial arts are diverse systems of combat practices, each with its unique techniques, philosophies, and histories. Mental imagery is a multisensory experience that integrates various senses to create vivid mental representations, evoking the physical attributes of people, places, or objects not currently within our perception. In sports contexts, studies have indicated that martial arts often use imagery to enhance performance. Methods: This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between static (visualizing still scenes or concepts) and dynamic (focusing on motion and action) vividness, controllability (manipulating the imagery experience), and the degree of stress, in a group of 110 martial arts athletes (61 males and 49 females), aged between 21 and 23 years old ( Results: A 2 × 3 (gender × sport type) between groups MANOVA showed significant differences in imagery dimensions by sport type. The results of the mediation analysis showed that self-efficacy plays a mediating role between imagery and stress. Discussion: The study advanced exploration in the field of mental imagery training, providing additional evidence for its importance in improving performance and managing stress in athletes.
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