Betydelsen av verbal uppmuntran vid utförande av handstyrketest
The purpose of this study was to evaluate if verbal encouragement had any influence on handstrength measurements. Twenty subjects participated in the study, all women between the age of 20 and 62 years. A standardisation of testing conditions and verbal encouragement were designed. Three measurements were conducted during two days using T.K.K 5401 Grip D. First there was a trial set, and then Test 1 (without verbal encouragement) and Test 2 (with verbal encouragement) were conducted. The subjects also answered a questionnaire about their feelings about the two test occasions. The results showed a significant improvement regarding the testresults from Test 1 to Test 2. A majority of the subjects felt that verbal encouragement had a influence on their performance. The group that considered that their motivation to perform their maximum changed when receiving verbal encouragement also showed a significant improvement regarding testresults between the two trials. The results also showed a higher improvement in testresults for the group that considered themselves to be competitive, than the group that did not considered themselves to be competitive. As a conclusion it could be said that verbal encouragement both had a subjective and objective influence on a subjects performance.