The Effects of REBT on Irrational Beliefs, Self-Determined Motivation, and Self-Efficacy in American Football
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It has been suggested in recent research that rational beliefs as conceptualized within rational-emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) can be operationalized as strategic self-talk, but this has yet to be meaningfully investigated. The current study examines the effects of five one-to-one REBT sessions with three amateur American Football athletes to foster rational self-talk. The purpose of the intervention was to reduce the irrational beliefs, but also in line with recent applied REBT research, to increase the self-determined motivation and self-efficacy of the athletes. Using an idiographic single-case, staggered multiple-baseline across participants design, visual analyses revealed meaningful increases in self-determined motivation and self-efficacy, adjunct to decreases in total irrational beliefs across all participants. Social validation data supported these outcomes. These findings add to the growing research indicating that REBT can influence motivational approaches in athletes, such as self-determined motivation and self-efficacy. Results are discussed in relation to processes underlying the mechanisms of change, while also reporting the limitations of the study. The robustness of the research design increases the extent to which target variable changes can be attributed to REBT, but critical reflections are undertaken to assess the veracity of the findings.
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Chrysidis provided empirical evidence that the REBT framework could help college football athletes develop intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy.
“Chrysidis provided empirical evidence that this framework could help college football athletes develop intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy [148].”
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The Discussion reports that self-efficacy and self-determined motivation improved after REBT in three American football athletes. The Participants section identifies them as amateur players competing in Germany, not as college athletes. The Measures section says the analysis used an index of self-determined motivation; it does not establish a separate improvement in intrinsic motivation. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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Background
- Authors
- Chrysidis, S., Turner, M. J., & Wood, A. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Staffordshire (GB)
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Turner, Martin J.
- Venue
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2020-06-16
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 2215-2224
- ISSN
- 0264-0414 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-447X
- OpenAlex
- W3034491676
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 66
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 3.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- e-space.mmu.ac.uk
- Locations
- Journal of Sports Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- e-space (Manchester Metropolitan University) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Keywords
- rational emotive behavior therapy, irrational beliefs, autonomous motivation, self-efficacy, rational belief, sport psychology intervention, recreational athletes
- MeSH terms
- Football, Humans, Male, Motivation, United States, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Self Efficacy, Personal Autonomy
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