Application of the transtheoretical model to psychological skills training

In an effort to apply the transtheoretical model of change to the area of p sychological skills training, questionnaires measuring stage of change, dec isional balance, and self-efficacy were developed and cross-validated on tw o samples of NCAA Division I intercollegiate student-athletes. The measures showed good internal reliability and construct validity and exhibited hypo thesized functional relationships with each other. In addition, the stage o f change measure predicted sport psychology consultations initiated by athl etes during the year following questionnaire administration and may prove t o be a useful tool in predicting subsequent initiation of individual sport psychology consultation. Several potentially useful lines of research are d iscussed and recommendations are made regarding the development of sport ps ychology interventions tailored according to athletes' stage of change.