I like to believe that my running “career” has made me a better person. Until now, I have run five marathons (42,2 k), completed a half Ironman, and I have run so many half-marathons that I no longer count the numbers. I have run on a regular basis, typically longer distances, since I was a 15-year old boy. Continue reading
Positive self-talk helps athletes overcome hard times and increase their performance.
Self-talk, or internal dialogue, is when people talk to themselves in either a positive or negative manner, e.g. “I can do it” or “I can’t do it”. Evidence shows that positive self-talk has a moderate positive effect on sport task performance Continue reading
One definition of high-risk sports is ‘activities that imply a possibility of injury or death, and in order to minimize the risks associated with the sport, specialized equipment is often needed’.
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Posted in Personality Psychology, Sport
Tagged conscientiousness, extraversion, extreme sport, neuroticism, risk-taking
Hi! I’m Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my blog about psychology and mental health. Take a look.
