Psychological Strategies to Resist Slowing Down or Stopping during Endurance Activity: An Expert Opinion Paper

Meijen, Carla, Brick, Noel E, McCormick, Alister, Lane, Andrew M., Marchant, David C., Marcora, Samuele M., Micklewright, Dominic and Robinson, Daniel T. (2023) Psychological Strategies to Resist Slowing Down or Stopping during Endurance Activity: An Expert Opinion Paper. Sport & Exercise Psychology Review. ISSN 17454980

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Abstract

Within this paper, we provide an expert opinion on five evidence-based psychological strategies that could help endurance participants overcome slowing down and stopping during performance: goal setting, motivational self-talk, relaxation, distraction, and pacing. We argue that these strategies are well-suited for delivery as brief-contact, educational interventions that could be accessible to large numbers of participants who do not have access to a sport and exercise psychologist. These interventions could be delivered using websites, online videos, workshops, or magazine articles. We propose a novel use for implementation intentions (i.e., if-then planning) to develop endurance participants’ conditional knowledge of when to use specific strategies. In addition, although research evidence suggests that these psychological strategies may be efficacious for overcoming thoughts of slowing down or stopping, there are important limitations in the research evidence. In particular, there is a dearth of ecologically valid, field-based effectiveness studies. Finally, we consider situations where attempts to resist slowing down or stopping during endurance activity may not be advisable. Scenarios include when there is an increased likelihood of injury, or when environmental conditions increase the risk of life-threatening events.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is a pre-publication version of the following article:[Meijen, C., Brick, N. E., McCormick, A., Lane, A. M., Marchant, D. C., Marcora, S. M., Micklewright, D., & Robinson, D. T. (2023). Psychological strategies to resist slowing down or stopping during endurance activity: An expert opinion paper. Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 18(1), 4–37. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.4]
Keywords:	Brief-contact interventions, endurance performance, if-then planning, psychological skills training, self-regulation
Depositing User:	Ms Raisa Burton
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2022 14:25
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2023 11:16
URI:	https://marjon.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17727
Related URLs:	https://www.bps ... ychology-review (Publisher URL)

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