TY - GEN A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon A1 - Schliermann, Rainer ED - Amesberger, Günter ED - Würth, Sabine ED - Finkenzeller, Thomas T1 - Anwendung zentraler psychologischer Fertigkeiten und Techniken von deaflympischen Spitzenathlet*innen T2 - Zukunft der Sportpsychologie - zwischen Verstehen und Evidenz; virtuelle Online-Tagung ; Abstractband der 52. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp) vom 21. bis 23. Mai 2020 in Salzburg ; Book of Abstracts Y1 - 2020 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348300719_Zukunft_der_Sportpsychologie_-_zwischen_Verstehen_und_Evidenz_Virtuelle_Online-Tagung_52_Jahrestagung_der_Arbeitsgemeinschaft_fur_Sportpsychologie_21_bis_23_Mai_2020 SP - 101 PB - Universität Salzburg CY - Salzburg ER - TY - GEN A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon A1 - Schliermann, Rainer ED - Ng, K. ED - Rintala, P. ED - Kandzia, A. ED - Lindeman, A. T1 - Sport psychological Skills Training (PST) in Elite Deaf Sport BT - Diagnostic and other Intervention-related Challenges T2 - The 23rd International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity (Online ISAPA 2021) and the Nordic Congress of Adapted Physical Activity: 15th-18th June 2021, Jyväskylä, Finland Y1 - 2021 SP - 57 PB - University of Jyväskylä CY - Jyväskylä ER - TY - GEN A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon A1 - Schliermann, Rainer ED - Höner, O. ED - Wachsmuth, S. ED - Reinhard, M. ED - Schultz, F. T1 - Preconceptions and Consultant Experience of Sport Psychologists in Deaf Sport T2 - Talententwicklung und Coaching im Sport N2 - Introduction: Consultant Effectiveness is one of the main pillars of successfully implementing Psychological Skills Training (PST) in both elite mainstream and disability sports (Martin, 2015; Vealey, 2007). Yet, there is a dearth of research on the articularities of PST consultation in elite Deaf Sport (Schliermann, 2015). Since hearing impairments have multiple intrapsychic as well as interpsychic implications (Leigh & Andrews, 2016), it might influence Consultant Effectiveness in Deaf Sport. Therefore, the main purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate preconceptions and actual experience of sport psychologists in regard to the consultation of elite deaf and hard-of-hearing (HOH) athletes. Method: A self-constructed questionnaire was administrated to 93 accredited sport psychology consultants (Mconsultant-years = 10.78) in German-speaking countries. They were asked about their awareness, opinions and experience with deaf and HOH athletes. Results: Seven consultants (8%) reported ever to have worked with a deaf or HOH athlete. Four had ever watched a competition of the Deaflympics in comparison to 77 who had watched one of the Paralympic games. Yet most subjects (71%) declared their willingness to work with deaf or HOH athletes regardless of their years of experience as consultants or prior contact with deaf or HOH individuals. In addition, the vast majority of the sample evaluated the implementation of common PST techniques in Deaf Sport as potentially “very effective” or “extremely effective”. When asked about potential particularities in the work with this group of athletes, most consultants focused mainly on communication issues. Conclusion: The analyses revealed a lack of awareness of elite Deaf Sport within the professional sport psychology communities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Furthermore, a low rate of professional PST implementation in elite Deaf Sport was found in these countries. Considering the lack of experience and knowledge about the particularities in Deaf Sport, further research is needed to provide hearing consultants with tools to understand the world of elite deaf and HOH athletes beyond the means of communication with them. Y1 - 2021 SP - 128 PB - Universität Tübingen CY - Tübingen ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schliermann, Rainer A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon ED - Zuber, Claudia ED - Schmidt, Mirko ED - Wegner, Mirko ED - Conzelmann, Achim ED - Schmid, Julia T1 - Zusammenhänge zwischen habitueller Stressbewältigung und Burnout bzw. habituellem Wohlbefinden bei MannschaftssporttrainerInnen T2 - Gelingende Entwicklung im Lebenslauf : Abstractband der 49. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp) vom 25. bis 27. Mai 2017 in Bern Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-906813-42-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.7892/boris.99636 SP - 102 EP - 102 PB - Universität Bern Bern Open Publishing CY - Bern ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schliermann, Rainer A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon ED - Schwirtz, Ansgar ED - Mess, Filip ED - Demetriou, Yolanda ED - Senner, Veit T1 - Habituelle Stressbewältigung und mentale Gesundheit von Mannschaftssporttrainern T2 - Innovation & Technologie im Sport : 23. dvs-Hochschultag, München, 13.-15. September 2017. Abstracts Y1 - 2017 PB - Edition Czwalina ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon A1 - Schliermann, Rainer ED - Schinke, Robert ED - Chang, Yu-Kai T1 - Psychological skills and techniques utility patterns in elite deaf sport T2 - International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP), 15th World Congress, Proceedings, 30th September – 4th October 2021, Taipeh, China KW - Deaf sport KW - Deaflympics KW - Hearing impairments KW - Psychological skills Training (PST) Y1 - 2021 SP - 236 EP - 237 PB - Routledge ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon A1 - Schliermann, Rainer T1 - Sportpsychologisches Training im deaflympischen Spitzensport BT - diagnostische und interventionsbezogene Herausforderungen JF - Leipziger Sportwissenschaftliche Beiträge N2 - In der Literatur fehlen weitgehend empirische Erkenntnisse zum Psychological Skills Training (PST) mit hörbeeinträchtigten Spitzensportler_innen. Die vorliegende empirische Studie analysiert die Anwendbarkeit des TOPS-D1-Fragebogens als geeignetes Diagnostikverfahren für hörbeeinträchtigte Spitzenathlet_innen. Außerdem werden bedeutsame Rahmenbedingungen zur effektiven Durchführung von PST untersucht. Im Hauptergebnis ist festzuhalten, dass psychometrisch geprüfte standardisierte Fragebögen bei hörbeeinträchtigten Athlet_innen nur eingeschränkt eingesetzt werden können. Darüber hinaus sind auch beim Trainingsprozess besondere Rahmenbedingungen zu beachten. Y1 - 2020 VL - 61 IS - 2 SP - 111 EP - 130 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon A1 - Elbe, Anne-Marie A1 - Schliermann, Rainer T1 - Sport psychology consultants’ views on mental training with elite Deaf sport athletes JF - International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology N2 - The elite sport movement for athletes with hearing impairments, namely Deaflympics, differs from the Paralympic and Olympic sport movements because it exhibits a variety of distinct sociocultural and organisational characteristics. Yet, mental training with Deaflympic athletes receives little to no attention from the scientific community. Little is known about sport psychology consultants’ (SPCs) work with Deaflympic athletes. In this study, we explored SPCs’ exposure to so called Deaf sport as well as their experiences, attitudes, and assumptions regarding the utility of psychological skills training (PST) with Deaflympic athletes. A self-constructed questionnaire with closed and semi-open questions was completed by 93 (58.8% female) SPCs in European German-speaking countries. Analyses revealed SPCs had limited exposure to Deaflympic sport but indicated readiness to work with Deaflympic athletes. SPCs shared no reasons as to why PST skills and techniques would not be effective with Deaflympic athletes. However, SPCs regarded communication challenges as a major obstacle. We conclude that the integration of elite Deaf sport in SPCs’ training programmes is vital, considering SPCs’ lack of exposure and experience with Deaflympic athletes as well as their communication insecurities. In addition, further empirical research on PST effectiveness in Deaflympics athletes should provide the foundation for evidence-based utility of applied sport psychology in Deaflympic sport. KW - Deaf culture KW - Deaflympics KW - psychological skills training Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2023.2245422 SN - 1557-251X N1 - This work was supported by the German Federal Institute of Sport Science (BISp) under Grant number [ZMVI4-070401/19-20]. AMG received a doctoral scholarship from the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF). SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - Taylor & Francis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon A1 - Elbe, Anne-Marie A1 - Schliermann, Rainer T1 - From their eyes: Deaflympic athletes' and coaches' perspectives on mental training JF - Frontiers in sports and active living N2 - INTRODUCTION Sport psychology research has largely overlooked athletes with hearing impairments competing in Deaflympic sports, the designated elite sporting movement for this population. This study therefore explored Deaflympic athletes' and coaches' perspectives on mental training in the elite Deaf sports. METHODS A qualitative approach was used, involving six focus group interviews with 23 athletes (Mage = 33.09; 26.1% female) and four coaches from individual and team Deaf sports. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. RESULTS Three themes emerged: sport psychology consultation, the influence of visual orientation on psychological skills and demands, and Deaf sport culture and communication. While participants expressed strong interest in sport psychology, engagement with professionals was limited by accessibility issues, lack of sign language-fluent consultants, and structural barriers. Deaf athletes reported adapting some techniques to match their visual-spatial orientation and both advantages and challenges of visual reliance in sports. Distinct communication dynamics between native signers and spoken-language users within Deaf teams were also revealed. DISCUSSION These findings highlight the importance of culturally sensitive sport psychology frameworks that support the needs and preferences of Deaflympic athletes and promote equitable access to effective mental training resources. Y1 - 2025 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-84183 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Alon Markov-Glazer VL - 7 PB - Frontiers ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon A1 - Elbe, Anne-Marie A1 - Schliermann, Rainer T1 - The use of psychological skills in deaflympic sport JF - European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity N2 - This study explores the use of psychological skills among Deaflympic athletes and aims to provide initial insights into sport psychology practices in this overlooked population. To this end, the frequency of psychological skills’ usage, usage patterns, and differences between subgroups were examined within this population. The Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS) was administered to 84 German Deaflympic athletes (mean age = 28; 27% female) along with biographical questions (e.g., hearing status). The findings indicate that Deaflympic athletes regularly utilize psychological skills in training and competition, displaying similar usage to that of Olympic athletes. However, only a minority of Deaflympic athletes train their skills with professional consultants. Additionally, relaxation techniques were employed rarely in comparison to the other investigated skills. This study’s findings contribute to the foundation of sport psychology research with Deaflympic athletes and underscore the need for a differentiated approach in tailoring interventions for this population. KW - Deaf culture KW - Deaflympian KW - psychological skills training KW - TOPS Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5507/euj.2024.012 VL - 17 IS - 15 PB - European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity CY - Olomouc ER - TY - GEN A1 - Markov-Glazer, Alon A1 - Schliermann, Rainer T1 - Qualitative Exploration of Applied Sport Psychology Practices in Deaflympic Sports N2 - Introduction Athletes competing in elite Deaf sports, known as Deaflympic sports, display unique sociocultural characteristics (Clark & Mesch, 2018). Yet, sport psychology research has largely overlooked this group of athletes for decades (Markov-Glazer et al., 2023). This study therefore aimed to examine sport psychology practices in Deaflympic sport, focusing on identifying distinctive characteristics, needs, and preferences of this athlete group. Methodology To achieve this goal, six in-depth focus group interviews were conducted with 23 active Deaflympic athletes (26.1% female) and four coaches from individual sports (e.g., tennis) and team sports (e.g., handball). Participants discussed their use of psychological skills and communication strategies, the role of hearing aids in training and competition, and their experiences with sport psychology consultants. We analyzed the interviews’ contents using thematic content analysis (Braun et al., 2016). Results The results showed participants largely apply psychological skills intuitively. Additionally, several distinctive features emerged in their use of techniques such as self-talk and relaxation. Moreover, athletes relying on visual cues for processing information described unique cognitive challenges during competition under certain conditions. Conclusions In conclusion, Deaflympic athletes use psychological skills similarly to Paralympic and Olympic athletes but may apply them in distinct ways under specific circumstances. These and other unique characteristics should be considered when working with Deaflympic athletes. Moreover, Deaflympic athletes, particularly in team sports, may face additional cognitive demands that merit further attention in sport psychology practice and research. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34719/BSKI3568 PB - Munster Technological University ER -