Document Type : Original research study
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1 PhD Student in Educational Psychology, Aras International Campus, University of Tehran. Coach (Instructure) and Faculty member of Astara Azad University.
2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Educational Sciences, University of Tehran
3 Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Tehran, Tehran
Abstract
This study was done to determine the effectiveness of psychological skills training on the perception of the sporting success of football players. 24 players of football team in Ardabil Shahrdaari were voluntarily selected as research population. The research method was quasi-experimental, and a two-group design did not match the pretest and posttest with control group. The used instruments were the Perception of Success test by Roberts (POS), Treasurec (PS), and Bolaque. Multivariate analysis of variance was used in repeated measures to analyze the data. Due to the results, the effectiveness of psychological skills training for the experimental group compared to control group. Moreover, the effect of time increased the perception of success for experimental group. The calculated F value for the effect of groups was equal to 76.526 which was significant at the level of 0.001.
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