ABSTRACT

A perspective on self-talk introduced in the literature distinguishes between organic self-talk and strategic self-talk. Based on this perspective, the purpose of the present scoping review was to (a) give a comprehensive overview of studies investigating the relationship between organic self-talk and affective processes and (b) review the effectiveness of strategic self-talk to regulate affective processes. A systematic search was conducted with the databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and SPORTDiscus. As a result, 44 articles with 46 relevant studies were included for an in-depth analysis. Thirty studies focused on organic self-talk and 15 on strategic self-talk, while one study focused on both. With regard to organic self-talk, the results indicate a relatively consistent concurrence of the valence of self-talk and affective processes. In addition, various functions of self-talk relate to emotion regulation. For strategic self-talk, intervention studies, which were limited to the regulation of anxiety, revealed mixed effects. Based on the results, we discuss how the integration of various established theories in sport psychology in the new self-talk perspective might facilitate a more systematic approach when studying the relationship between self-talk and affective processes.

摘要

文献中引入的自我对话视角区分了有机自我对话和战略性自我对话。基于这一观点，本次范围审查的目的是（a）全面概述调查有机自我对话与情感过程之间关系的研究，以及（b）审查战略性自我对话在调节情感过程方面的有效性. 使用数据库 PubMed、Scopus、Web of Science、PsycINFO 和 SPORTDiscus 进行了系统搜索。结果，包含46篇相关研究的44篇文章被纳入进行深入分析。30 项研究侧重于有机的自我对话，15 项研究侧重于策略性的自我对话，而一项研究则侧重于两者。关于有机的自我对话，结果表明，自言自语和情感过程的效价相对一致。此外，自言自语的各种功能都与情绪调节有关。对于策略性自我对话，仅限于调节焦虑的干预研究显示出混合效果。基于这些结果，我们讨论了在新的自言自语视角下整合运动心理学中各种既定理论如何有助于在研究自言自语与情感过程之间的关系时采用更系统的方法。