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• Θεοδωράκης, Γιάννης
• Γούδας, Μάριος

This is the introductory paper of the special issue of Hellenic Journal of Psychologyentitled Self-talk in Sport Psychology. This paper reviews research on self-talk in sport andexercise settings and identifies five lines of research within this area and discusses how thefive papers of this issue fit into these research lines. The first of these lines has examinedathletes' use of self-talk. The second one has examined the effect of self-talk on sportperformance and has compared different types of self-talk. The third one has focused onpotential mechanisms through which self-talk may affect performance. The other two linesof research have dealt with the relations of self-talk to the sport context and have examinedhow significant others promote the use of self-talk or how the use of self-talk by athletesinfluences how they are perceived by sport spectators.

• Psychology

• Self psychology
• Sports

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