TY - CHAP
T1 - Visualizing individual dynamics
T2 - The case of a talented adolescent
AU - van der Sluis, Joske K.
AU - van der Steen, Steffie
AU - Stulp, Gert
AU - den Hartigh, Ruud J. R.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Research on talent and performance development has primarily focused on inter-individual differences. However, research suggests that performance and the underlying determinants change over time, in an individual-specific dynamic way. This chapter illustrates a method to measure, understand, and visualize the performance- and psychosocial dynamics of a talented adolescent athlete. During one season, a talented tennis player filled out an online diary questionnaire twice a week. We visualized the results using R-scripts that we made openly available. This facilitated the interpretation of the athlete’s performance- and psychosocial dynamics, which are influenced by particular events in the athlete’s life. Altogether, the current study provides insight into how the adolescent and the context interact and mutually affect each other in successive iterations.
AB - Research on talent and performance development has primarily focused on inter-individual differences. However, research suggests that performance and the underlying determinants change over time, in an individual-specific dynamic way. This chapter illustrates a method to measure, understand, and visualize the performance- and psychosocial dynamics of a talented adolescent athlete. During one season, a talented tennis player filled out an online diary questionnaire twice a week. We visualized the results using R-scripts that we made openly available. This facilitated the interpretation of the athlete’s performance- and psychosocial dynamics, which are influenced by particular events in the athlete’s life. Altogether, the current study provides insight into how the adolescent and the context interact and mutually affect each other in successive iterations.
KW - talent development
KW - dynamical systems
KW - visualization
KW - sport performance
KW - tennis
KW - Intra-individual variability
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781138055568
SN - 9781138055551
T3 - Studies in Adolescent Development
SP - 209
EP - 222
BT - Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
A2 - Kunnen, E. Saskia
A2 - De Ruiter, Naomi N. P.
A2 - Jeronimus, Bertus F.
A2 - Van der Gaag, Mandy A. E.
PB - Routledge
ER -