Self-Regulation in High-Level Ice Hockey Players: An Application of the MuSt Theory

Montse C. Ruiz, Reko Luojumäki, Samppa Karvinen, Laura Bortoli and Claudio Robazza
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Montse C. Ruiz: Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
Reko Luojumäki: Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
Samppa Karvinen: Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
Laura Bortoli: BIND-Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66013 Chieti, Italy
Claudio Robazza: BIND-Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66013 Chieti, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-12

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the validity of core action elements and feeling states in ice hockey players in the prediction of performance. A second aim of the study was to explore the effectiveness of a 30-day program targeting action and emotion regulation. Participants were male ice hockey players drawn from two teams competing at the highest level of the junior Finnish ice hockey league. They were assigned to a self-regulation ( n = 24) and a control ( n = 19) group. The self-regulation program focused on the recreation of optimal execution of core action elements and functional feeling states. Separate repeated measures MANOVAs indicated significant differences in ratings of perceived control and execution accuracy ratings of self-selected visual and behavioral components of the action (critical for optimal performance) and psychobiosocial (feeling) states across recalled best and worst games. Results support the use of both action- and emotion-centered strategies for performance enhancement. Future research including psychophysiological markers is warranted.

Keywords: psychobiosocial states; action components; emotion; performance; MuSt theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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