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THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN THE ALPINE SKIING LEARNING PROCESS OF NOVICE SKIERS

Vjekoslav Cigrovski ; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Bojan Matković ; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Dragutin Ivanec ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu


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Psychological factors contribute significantly to the
success of elite sportsmen. Their role in the learning
process of new motor activities such as alpine skiing has
been investigated less thoroughly. This study investigated
differences in relationships linking a fear of injury, selfefficacy,
and anxiety in a group of beginning alpine skiing
students as a function of gender and level of obtained
alpine skiing skills. One hundred twenty-six students
without any previous knowledge of alpine skiing
participated in the study. Prior to the seven-day learning
process, they had filled out three separate questionnaires.
After the learning process, participants were graded on a
scale of one to five according to their demonstrated
knowledge of five selected elements of alpine skiing. On
average, gender differences were significant only for the
psychological trait fear (p=0.03), which was more
pronounced in female participants. Nonetheless, fear did
not restrict their ability to learn this new motor activity.
The only statistically significant correlation was observed
between self-efficacy and parallel turn (r=0.21),
indicating that learners who are more self-confident
achieve better results in more complex elements of alpine
skiing technique. Also, when male participants were
analysed separately, significant correlations were
obtained between anxiety and up-hill turn (r=0.20), as
well as between self-efficacy and parallel turn (r=0.23),
suggesting that the aforementioned characteristics help
students grasp more dynamic elements of skiing. This
research provides further insight on how, after the sevenday
learning process, alpine skiing performance depends
upon an individual skier's psychological dimensions.

Ključne riječi

novice skier; learning process; gender differences; anxiety; self-efficacy, fear

Hrčak ID:

26517

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/26517

Datum izdavanja:

1.7.2008.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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