Introduction: Self-leadership is a psychological concept that display an impressive potential in the enhance of individual performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived levels of use of self-leadership strategies by athletes and to explore the existence of potential individual differences in self-leadership strategies by athletes with and without physical disability. Material and methods: Participants were a sample of 469 athletes, 245 with physical disability and 224 without physical disability (n = 312 men, and n = 157 women). Participants’ ages were 16-51 years old (age 24.82±7.32 yrs). The subjects filled a validated Greek version of the Revised Self-leadership Questionnaire (RSLQ). Results: Results showed some positive self-leadership tendencies, and significant individual differences in the use of self-leadership strategies (self-reward p<0.001; ES=0.029, self-punishment p<0.01; ES=0.017, natural rewards p<0.001; ES=0.026, visualizing p<0.001; ES=0.023, and self-talk p<0.001; ES=0.032) between athletes with and without physical disability. Conclusions: In conclusion, the findings of the present study support that athletes with different physical abilities are not exactly alike in the self-leadership abilities. It is considered useful when a coach is concerned about their athletes’ self-leadership training.

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有和没有身体残疾的运动员之间的自我领导力差异

简介： 自我领导是一个心理学概念，在提高个人绩效方面表现出令人印象深刻的潜力。本研究的目的是检查运动员对自我领导策略使用的感知水平，并探索有和没有身体残疾的运动员在自我领导策略中是否存在潜在的个体差异。材料和方法：参与者是 469 名运动员的样本，其中 245 名有身体残疾，224 名没有身体残疾（n = 312 名男性，n = 157 名女性）。参与者的年龄为 16-51 岁（年龄 24.82±7.32 岁）。受试者填写了经过验证的希腊语版本的修订自我领导问卷 (RSLQ)。结果：结果显示出一些积极的自我领导倾向，在使用自我领导策略方面存在显着的个体差异（自我奖励 p<0.001；ES=0.029，自我惩罚 p<0.01；ES=0.017，自然奖励 p<0.001；ES=0.026，可视化 p<0.001； ES=0.023，自言自语 p<0.001；ES=0.032）在有和没有身体残疾的运动员之间。结论：总之，本研究的结果支持具有不同身体能力的运动员在自我领导能力方面并不完全相同。当教练关心运动员的自我领导力训练时，它被认为是有用的。本研究的结果支持不同身体能力的运动员在自我领导能力方面并不完全相同。当教练关心运动员的自我领导力训练时，它被认为是有用的。本研究的结果支持不同身体能力的运动员在自我领导能力方面并不完全相同。当教练关心运动员的自我领导力训练时，它被认为是有用的。