Imagery Intervention for Developing internal Motivation and Sport Confidence of boxing Players
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to develop internal motivation and sport confidence of boxing
players, through imagery intervention. The sample of the study comprised 12 interuniversity level
boxing players, between the age ranges of 18 to 24 years. Movement imagery
Questionnaire-Revised (Hall etal., 1997) was used to screen out the subjects, on the basis of
their imagery ability. Intended motivation was measured through internal Motivation
Inventory (Ryan, 1982), and sport confidence was assessed though the Carolina Sprat Confidence
Inventory (Manzo, Silva and Mink, 2001). Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used to
analyze the data. The findings revealed that the subjects, in post-intervention condition, scored
significantly higher on internal motivation. Sport confidence of the players also increased to
significant level. However, the overall F-ratio for multivariate analysis was not found to be
significant. Findings of this study provide useful evidence that imagery intervention can be a useful
source to develop internal motivation and sport confidence of boxing players, which may further
enhance their sport performance.
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