Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
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Date of Graduation
Spring 2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Department of Kinesiology
Advisor(s)
Sarah Carson-Sackett
Greg Young
Michael J. Saunders
Abstract
Throughout a sport season, athletes’ physiological systems are constantly broken down and strengthened due to repeated practices and competitions. However, not just the physiological benefits of tapering impact performance. The purpose of this study was to extend the current literature that has found connections between self-efficacy, trust in coaching, state anxiety, goal orientation, and sport performance by assessing these variables during a marathon training taper period. The study analyzed included 29 subjects who were enrolled in a general-education health and fitness course focusing on marathon training through a series of surveys electronically administered 3 times (baseline, pre-taper, and post-taper) throughout a semester. Although the results of the non-parametric Wilcoxon Signed-Rank tests for each variable did not prove to be significant, graphical trends suggest that further research with a larger sample of participants could be beneficial in order to better understand the psychological aspect of taper.
Recommended Citation
Witoslawski, Erica A., "A survey-based study of the changes to self-efficacy, trust in coaching, goal orientation, and state anxiety that occur during a marathon training taper" (2017). Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019. 250.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/250
