TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors involved in the psychological development of baseball players experiencing the Yips
T2 - social support, meaning-making processes, and overcoming the Yips
AU - Matsuda, Kojiro
AU - Susaki, Yasuo
AU - Aiba, Eriko
AU - Ishihara, Yujiro
AU - Sugiyama, Yoshio
N1 - Funding Information:
The present research was supported by a special grant from the Office of the President, Kumamoto Gakuen University. Additionally, we are indebted to all participants for the time and effort that they dedicated to their involvement in our research. Conflict of interest None declared Ethical and legal considerations The experiments comply with the current laws of the country in which they were performed.
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PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Problem Statement: The yips is a motor movement disorder consisting of involuntary movements that influence motor movements previously acquired by athletes. The yips occur in baseball, golf, archery, table tennis, tennis, cricket, and petanque, among others. Previous studies have reported that the yips not only negatively affect athletes but can also be an opportunity for them to undergo a positive psychological transformation. This study aims to elucidate the factors involved in positive changes in psychological aspects associated with the experience of the yips in baseball players. Moreover, it focused on the processes of social support and meaning-making and whether the yips can be overcome. Materials and Methods: A survey was conducted on 227 baseball players with experience of the yips (Mage = 19.81 years, SD = 1.02). A cross-sectional survey was conducted using questionnaires on Social Support, Meaning-making, How the Yips Can Be Overcome, and Psychological Maturity as an Athlete. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: The results demonstrated that the goodness-of-fit of the hypothesized model was generally positive. In addition, social support is directly involved in psychological growth associated with the yips but indirectly involved in psychological growth associated with the yips through meaning-making by accommodation. In addition, we suggest that overcoming the yips may not be an essential part of this growth process. Conclusion: These results support previous studies on positive changes after stress experiences in clinical psychology and sports psychology. In addition, when athletes who suffer from the yips’ symptoms learn about the results of this study, they may change the way they perceive the symptoms and the various negative experiences and may consider disclosing or sharing their concerns and thoughts with those around them.
AB - Problem Statement: The yips is a motor movement disorder consisting of involuntary movements that influence motor movements previously acquired by athletes. The yips occur in baseball, golf, archery, table tennis, tennis, cricket, and petanque, among others. Previous studies have reported that the yips not only negatively affect athletes but can also be an opportunity for them to undergo a positive psychological transformation. This study aims to elucidate the factors involved in positive changes in psychological aspects associated with the experience of the yips in baseball players. Moreover, it focused on the processes of social support and meaning-making and whether the yips can be overcome. Materials and Methods: A survey was conducted on 227 baseball players with experience of the yips (Mage = 19.81 years, SD = 1.02). A cross-sectional survey was conducted using questionnaires on Social Support, Meaning-making, How the Yips Can Be Overcome, and Psychological Maturity as an Athlete. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: The results demonstrated that the goodness-of-fit of the hypothesized model was generally positive. In addition, social support is directly involved in psychological growth associated with the yips but indirectly involved in psychological growth associated with the yips through meaning-making by accommodation. In addition, we suggest that overcoming the yips may not be an essential part of this growth process. Conclusion: These results support previous studies on positive changes after stress experiences in clinical psychology and sports psychology. In addition, when athletes who suffer from the yips’ symptoms learn about the results of this study, they may change the way they perceive the symptoms and the various negative experiences and may consider disclosing or sharing their concerns and thoughts with those around them.
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U2 - 10.7752/jpes.2022.09274
DO - 10.7752/jpes.2022.09274
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139161876
SN - 1582-8131
VL - 22
SP - 2141
EP - 2151
JO - Journal of Physical Education and Sport
JF - Journal of Physical Education and Sport
IS - 9
M1 - 274
ER -