Citation

Ayvazo S, Naveh ME. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 2024; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

10.1002/jaba.1058

PMID

38291558

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of self-monitoring and public posting on the cycling performance of competitive youth cyclists. We measured three primary dependent variables: performance volume, intensity precision, and performance-duration deviation. In addition, we evaluated self-monitoring accuracy and social validity. The participants were three males aged 14-16 years. We used an ABAB design to evaluate an intervention package that consisted primarily of self-monitoring and public posting. Athletes self-monitored their performance after training using an online summative Google Form. The coach publicly posted performance-based rankings on the social media application WhatsApp.

RESULTS indicate that the intervention package positively improved all performance measures across all athletes. Social-validity measures were also favorable.

Language: en

Keywords

cycling; performance feedback; public posting; self-monitoring; sport