Assessing the Immediate and Maintained Effects of Hypnosis on Self-Efficacy and Soccer Wall-Volley Performance

This study evaluated the effects of hypnosis on self-efficacy and soccer performance Fifty-nine collegiate soccer players were randomly allocated to either a hypnosis (n = 30) or video attention-control group (n = 29) A pretest-posttest design with an additional 4-week follow-up was used. Self-efficacy was measured via a task-specific questionnaire comprising: 10 items relating to good performance on a soccer wall-volley task The hypnotic intervention comprised three sessions using ego-strengthening suggest tons The control group watched edited videos of professional soccer games Results indicated that. following the intervention. the hypnosis group were more efficacious and performed better than the control group These differences were also seen at the 4-week follow-up stage Although changes in self-efficacy were associated with changes Ill performance. the effect of hypnosis on performance was not mediated by changes in self-efficacy The study demonstrates that hypnosis can be used to enhance and maintain self-efficacy and soccer wall-volley performance