Professor Alexander T. Latinjak presents the theoretical framework of the PsychMapping project focused on self-regulation in sport at IRE
The lecture, held on Thursday, June 18th, addressed new pathways to analyze attention, perception, and mental control processes in high-performance environments.
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The project promotes international knowledge transfer to advance integrative modeling of self-regulation across European sports systems.
The Sport Research Institute (IRE-UAB) welcomed a guest lecture by Professor Alexander T. Latinjak, a researcher from University College Dublin (UCD Dublin), to present the latest updates on his research line. The session focused on PsychMapping, an integrative modeling framework designed to thoroughly study human behavior and performance enhancement in sport, exercise, and performance psychology. The event featured the active participation of the Grup d'Estudis de Psicologia de l'Esport (GEPE) team, providing researchers, PhD students, and communication staff at the institute with a firsthand look at an applied tool that connects scientific theory with the real-world needs of high-performance sport.
The core of the seminar explored the inner workings of the "Integrative Self-Regulation Model," which describes how individuals detect internal challenges and intentionally adapt to them. Latinjak detailed the stages of this process, ranging from the initial monitoring of states like stress or fatigue to the execution of specific mental control strategies such as self-talk, visualization, or relaxation. During his presentation, particular emphasis was placed on the importance of self-regulatory flexibility and how a deeper depth of external perception helps athletes make decisive action choices under pressure.
Beyond basic theoretical foundations, the speaker shared several spin-off projects arising from this framework that investigate how various environmental, social, or behavioral means serve as regulatory resources in sport. This seminar reinforces the institute's commitment to debating multidisciplinary approaches and field methodologies that help future generations of sports professionals optimize routine training and general well-being.