EDITORIAL
Reflections on the Maturing Research Literature of Self-Talk in Sport: Contextualizing the Special Issue
James Hardy, Nikos Comoutos, and Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis
APPLIED RESEARCH
A Closer Look at How Self-Talk Influences Skilled Basketball Performance
Behrouz Abdoli, James Hardy, Javad F. Riyahi, and Alireza Farsi
I Will Use Declarative Self-Talk . . . or Will I? Replication, Extension, and Meta-Analyses
Judy L. Van Raalte, Allen E. Cornelius, Elizabeth M. Mullin, Britton W. Brewer, Erika D. Van Dyke, Alicia J. Johnson, and Takehiro Iwatsuki
From the Lab to the Field: Effects of Self-Talk on Task Performance Under Distracting Conditions
Evangelos Galanis, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, Nikos Comoutos, Fedra Charachousi, and Xavier Sanchez
Self-Talk and Competitive Balance Beam Performance
Erika D. Van Dyke, Judy L. Van Raalte, Elizabeth M. Mullin, and Britton W. Brewer
Effects of a Motivational Self-Talk Intervention for Endurance Athletes Completing an Ultramarathon
Alister McCormick, Carla Meijen, and Samuele Marcora
Goal-Directed, Spontaneous, and Stimulus-Independent Thoughts and Mindwandering in a Competitive Context
Alexander Tibor Latinjak
Goal-Directed Self-Talk Used During Technical Skill Acquisition: The Case of Novice Ultimate Frisbee Players
Alexander T. Latinjak, Marc Masó, and Nikos Comoutos
On Investigating Self-Talk: A Descriptive Experience Sampling Study of Inner Experience During Golf Performance
Yani L. Dickens, Judy Van Raalte, and Russell T. Hurlburt
EDITORIAL
Self-Talk Theory, Research, and Applications: Some Personal Reflections
Robert Weinberg
