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Ironic or overcompensation effects of motor behaviour: An examination of a tennis serving task under pressure

dc.contributor.buuauthorGörgülü, Recep
dc.contributor.buuauthorGÖRGÜLÜ, RECEP
dc.contributor.departmentBursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi.
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-2590-4893
dc.contributor.researcheridN-8905-2015
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-11T12:16:53Z
dc.date.available2024-07-11T12:16:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-01
dc.description.abstractWith specific regard to the hypothesized effects of anxiety on performance in motor behaviour, the rival predictions emanating from the Wegner's "ironic processes theory" and the "implicit overcompensation hypothesis" are largely indiscriminate. Specifically, Wegner's theory predicts that self-instructions not to perform in a certain manner would lead to the very behaviour the individual seeks to avoid under pressure. On the other hand, the implicit overcompensation hypothesis predicts that avoidant instructions would produce the opposite outcome to that intended by the performer under pressure. The present novel study directly compared these predictions using a tennis serving task under manipulated instructions. The sample comprised 32 (20 men, 12 women; M-age = 20.81, SD = 2.20) experienced tennis players who performed a tennis serving task. Participants' levels of cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and self-confidence were measured by using Mental Readiness Form-3. A 2 (anxiety: low, high) x 3 (serving zone: target zone, non-target ironic error zone, non-target non-ironic error zone) repeated measures of ANOVA revealed a significant anxiety x serving zone interaction F(2, 62) = 32.27, p < 0.001 which provides specific support for the Wegner's ironic processes of mental control theory rather than implicit overcompensation hypothesis. More specifically, Bonferroni-corrected follow-up paired samples t-tests revealed that when instructed not to serve in a specific direction, anxious performers did so a significantly greater number of times (t(31) = -5.15, p < 0.001). The present research demonstrates that ironic performance errors are a meaningful and robust potential concern for performers who are required to perform under pressure.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/bs9020021
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/bs9020021
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/43208
dc.identifier.volume9
dc.identifier.wos000459945100001
dc.indexed.wosWOS.SSCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.journalBehavioral Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectTest anxiety
dc.subjectSkilled performance
dc.subjectPerformance
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectInstruction
dc.subjectIronic error
dc.subjectOvercompensation
dc.subjectMental control
dc.subjectSocial sciences
dc.subjectPsychology, multidisciplinary
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.titleIronic or overcompensation effects of motor behaviour: An examination of a tennis serving task under pressure
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