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To investigate whether self-efficacy mediates the relationship between mental imagery dimensions—including static and dynamic vividness and controllability—and stress levels among competitive martial arts athletes.

February 18, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Mental imagery and stress: the mediating role of self-efficacy in competitive martial arts athletes

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DCDonatella Di CorradoUniversità degli Studi di Enna Kore PTPatrizia TortellaUniversità degli Studi di Enna Kore MCMarinella CocoUniversity of Catania

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Cross-sectional study demonstrates that self-efficacy mediates mental imagery and stress in competitive martial artists, highlighting psychological training for stress management.

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To investigate whether self-efficacy mediates the relationship between mental imagery dimensions—including static and dynamic vividness and controllability—and stress levels among competitive martial arts athletes.
Recruited 110 competitive athletes (61 males, 49 females; aged 21–23 years) practicing karate, taekwondo, or judo with at least 13 years of training experience.
Administered the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2, Mental Image Transformation Task, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Measuring Psychological Stress Test.
Evaluated differences across sex and martial arts discipline using a 2 × 3 between-groups MANOVA and tested mediation pathways linking imagery, self-efficacy, and stress.
A 2 × 3 between-groups MANOVA revealed statistically significant differences in mental imagery dimensions based on the type of martial arts sport practiced.
Mediation analysis established that self-efficacy significantly mediates the relationship between mental imagery abilities and athlete stress levels.

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Corrado et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a95b3e9852b4720d7a4faf4 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517718

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Cross-sectional study demonstrates that self-efficacy mediates mental imagery and stress in competitive martial artists, highlighting psychological training for stress management.

Mental imagery and stress: the mediating role of self-efficacy in competitive martial arts athletes

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Mental imagery and stress: the mediating role of self-efficacy in competitive martial arts athletes

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