The present research transfers the concept of self-leadership, originally rooted in organizational psychology, to the domain of elite sports. For this two studies were conducted: The first study analyzes whether self-leadership maintains construct-specific variance when compared with the similar concept of volition. Results showed that self-leadership and volition are distinguishable, albeit weak to moderately correlated concepts (r = .33). Moreover using the Rubicon model of action phases to integrate volition and self-leadership within a coherent theoretical framework revealed that self-leadership supplements volition during goal attainment. The second study refines the concept of self-leadership using the Rubicon model of action phases. This eliminates current conceptual weaknesses from the construct of self-leadership within organizational psychology. Based on a refined self-leadership conceptualization an interview guide was developed to specify self-leadership ability within elite sports. Already successful elite athlets (n = 43) were interviewd to identify self-leading strategies, which they used successfully to cope with critical situations applied within the domain of elite sports (e.g. goal conflicts, setbacks). Results specify that the global ability of self-leadership can be divided in five general dimensions of self-leading strategies labeled motivational skills, volitional skills, self-regulation skills, resource managing skills, and metacognitive skills. Furthermore an empirically generated set of self-leading strategies was identified which was used successfully to cope with critical situations applied within the domain of elite sports. Therefore the present findings provide a starting point to spur future lines of research particularly in the area of measurement and training of self-leadership in elie sports.     «

The present research transfers the concept of self-leadership, originally rooted in organizational psychology, to the domain of elite sports. For this two studies were conducted: The first study analyzes whether self-leadership maintains construct-specific variance when compared with the similar concept of volition. Results showed that self-leadership and volition are distinguishable, albeit weak to moderately correlated concepts (r = .33). Moreover using the Rubicon model of action phases to in...     »

Die vorliegende Arbeit transferiert das Konstrukt der Selbstführung, ein in der Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie bereits etabliertes Führungskonzept, auf den Spitzensport. Dazu wurden zwei Studien durchgeführt: Die erste Studie beleuchtet inwiefern Selbstführung auf Konstruktebene vom verwandten Konstrukt der Volition abzugrenzen ist. Die zweite Studie präzisiert über eine handlungstheoretische Perspektive das Selbstführungskonzept auf theoretischer Ebene und konkretisiert über eine qualitative Interviewstudie Anforderungen, Kompetenzen und Strategien individueller Selbstführungsfähigkeit im Spitzensport.      «

Die vorliegende Arbeit transferiert das Konstrukt der Selbstführung, ein in der Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie bereits etabliertes Führungskonzept, auf den Spitzensport. Dazu wurden zwei Studien durchgeführt: Die erste Studie beleuchtet inwiefern Selbstführung auf Konstruktebene vom verwandten Konstrukt der Volition abzugrenzen ist. Die zweite Studie präzisiert über eine handlungstheoretische Perspektive das Selbstführungskonzept auf theoretischer Ebene und konkretisiert über eine qualita...     »