title: Interactive effects of different visual imagery perspectives and narcissism on motor performance.
abstract: Two studies examined the interactive effects of different visual imagery perspectives and narcissism on motor performance. In both studies participants completed the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-40: Raskin & Hall, 1979) and were assigned to either an internal visual imagery or external visual imagery group. Participants then performed a motor task (dart throwing in Study 1 and golf putting in Study 2) under conditions of practice, low self-enhancement, and high self-enhancement. Following completion of the respective tasks, participants were categorized into high and low narcissistic groups based on their NPI-40 scores. In both studies, high narcissists using external visual imagery significantly improved performance from the low to the high self-enhancement condition, whereas high narcissists using internal visual imagery did not. Low narcissists remained relatively constant in performance across self-enhancement conditions, regardless of perspective. The results highlight the importance of considering personality characteristics when examining the effects of visual imagery perspectives on performance.
authors: Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK.
authors: Ross
authors: R
authors: Roberts
authors: Nichola
authors: N
authors: Callow
authors: Lew
authors: L
authors: Hardy
authors: Tim
authors: T
authors: Woodman
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006055:Golf / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept; D006113:United Kingdom