TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotions and golf performance
T2 - An IZOF-based applied sport psychology case study
AU - Cohen, Alexander B.
AU - Tenenbaum, Gershon
AU - English, R. William
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - A multiple case study investigation is reported in which emotions and performance were assessed within the probabilistic individual zone of optimal functioning (IZOF) model (Kamata, Tenenbaum, & Hanin, 2002) to develop idiosyncratic emotion-performance profiles. These profiles were incorporated into a psychological skills training (PST) intervention, with a focus on three emotional dimensions, that is, arousal, pleasantness, and functionality, and several psychological strategies employed during practice and competition. Two female varsity golfers at a major Division I university in the Southeast participated in the case study during the Spring 2002 season. The PST intervention resulted in enhanced emotional self-regulation skills and improved golf performance. Directions for future research into the IZOF model and implications for practical application of the model are discussed.
AB - A multiple case study investigation is reported in which emotions and performance were assessed within the probabilistic individual zone of optimal functioning (IZOF) model (Kamata, Tenenbaum, & Hanin, 2002) to develop idiosyncratic emotion-performance profiles. These profiles were incorporated into a psychological skills training (PST) intervention, with a focus on three emotional dimensions, that is, arousal, pleasantness, and functionality, and several psychological strategies employed during practice and competition. Two female varsity golfers at a major Division I university in the Southeast participated in the case study during the Spring 2002 season. The PST intervention resulted in enhanced emotional self-regulation skills and improved golf performance. Directions for future research into the IZOF model and implications for practical application of the model are discussed.
KW - Emotions
KW - Individual zone of optimal functioning (IZOF)
KW - Performance
KW - Sport psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33645451241&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0145445503261174
DO - 10.1177/0145445503261174
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C2 - 16574814
AN - SCOPUS:33645451241
SN - 0145-4455
VL - 30
SP - 259
EP - 280
JO - Behavior Modification
JF - Behavior Modification
IS - 3
ER -