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The present study investigated the effect of 4 six-week exercise interventions on psychological health in the elderly. Participants (M age = 83; N = 42) were randomly assigned to one of four groups: yoga, aerobics, walking, and social...
The aim of the present study was to further the conceptual understanding of exertion-pain anxiety. Specifically, the purposes were to induce exertion-pain anxiety, evaluate the effect of wait times on exertion-pain anxiety, and...
Previous published investigations into the relationship between the menstrual cycle and sport behavior have focused on physiological variables associated with incidence of injury, specifically ACL laxity. More recent research has begun...
Modification of Perceived Enjoyment, Exertion and Performance Among Novice and Experienced Exercisers: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Perceptual Change
Regular exercise has been found to be efficacious in the prevention of a variety of diseases, and in maintenance of physical health. Nonetheless, a large number of individuals do not engage in regular exercise. As a result, improving...
This study attempted to investigate the effect of a shower intervention on mood following different kinds of distraction from daily activity, such as reading, exercising, or sitting quietly. The Profile of Mood States was used in a pre...
An experiment was conducted to investigate the cognitions and emotions athletes experience in pressure situations. Athlete participants were asked to read either a low self-presentation script, which de-emphasized self-presentation...
This study explored maintenance of psychological method use and self-efficacy of method use during and following a systematic psychological skills training (PST) program. A sample size of 44 division-I collegiate athletes (27 males, 17...
Within the last decade, risk sports and activities have received a great deal of attention within the psychological arena. With this attention, risk sport participants have been identified as registering high in the sensation-seeking...
Athletes experience and cope with stressful performance situations throughout their careers. Many coping studies examine athletes’ self-reported coping strategies in past stressful events or ask athletes to report the types of coping...
The purposes of this study were to examine the links between self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) and the dualistic model of passion (Vallerand, 2008) and to examine the coping strategies used by triathletes differentiated by...
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between self-presentational concerns and health-damaging behaviors in sport competition as related to the sport ethic outlined by Hughes and Coakley (1991). Male (n =...
Over the years, there have been conflicting findings concerning the question of whether athletes are at increased risk for disordered eating. While there have been many studies examining the relationship between sports demands and eating...
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of associative and dissociative intervention strategies upon perceived exertion in undergraduate and graduate female students (n = 13, 18 - 24 years of age) exercising on stationary...
BACKGROUND: The growth in popularity of women's soccer has led to an increased interest in the physical, physiological, and technical demands for these athletes. To meet these demands, optimal preparation and recovery are necessary. One...
Team coordination has been an area of interest for researchers in military, business, social, and cognitive psychology, while only relatively recently emerging as area of growing interest for researchers in sport psychology. Research on...
There is a movement in our culture today to keep young people physically active. Sport is one avenue for physical activity, but teenagers involved in competitive sport often quit and never return to any sort of physical activity ...
An examination of the relationships among perfectionism, perceived coaching behaviors, types of motivation, and burnout in Division I swimmers (N = 501) was conducted. Two conceptual models were hypothesized to account for the possible...
This study used three high school varsity and three high school junior varsity basketball teams to examine the relationship between players' basketball experience (with their team, their teammates, and with basketball) with shared...
The purpose of this study was to examine mental toughness, deliberate relaxation (including muscle relaxation, autogenic relaxation, deep breathing, eastern relaxation, stretching, meditation, and imagery), sleep and the relationship...
The purpose of this research was to develop and test a model of the relationship between contact-employees and customers in a sport organization based on the balanced scorecard framework (Kaplan & Norton, 1992, 1993) and the Sears' model...
The purpose of this study was to examine the coaching experience in charitable cause-based endurance training programs, in which participants receive coaching to complete a marathon or similar endurance athletic event in return for...
Concerns about self-presentation affect many athletes. Oftentimes, athletes who struggle to control the way they present themselves develop Social Physique Anxiety. Ample research has been completed providing evidence of negative...
This study represents and investigates the relationship between the item discrimination parameters of some polytomous item response theory models. The specific models chosen are the graded response model proposed by Samejima in 1969, the...
The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship between different types of social support and negative career thoughts. The study obtained data on 118 NCAA Division I student athletes from a large public university in...
Participation in elite level sport requires being subjected to considerably stressful training and competition environments. Psychological skills and mindfulness have been demonstrated to enhance performance in sport, but less is known...
Since its inception nearly three decades ago, the performance profile (PP) technique has undergone several modifications and been employed exclusively in the sport domain. The purpose of this study was to extend the application of the...
The Relationship Between Physical Self-Concept, Body Image Dissatisfaction and Competition Anxiety in Female "Aesthetic" and "Non-Aesthetic" Collegiate Athletes
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of physical self-concept and competitive trait anxiety through the use of body image dissatisfaction in female aesthetic and non-aesthetic athletes. While there was much published...
Injury is a common factor that athletes must face. Social support seems to be a helpful mechanism for athletes to recover from injury and cope with the psychological factors that arise with it. This study was conducted to evaluate the...
The Effects of Daily Incorporation of Strawberries into the Diet on Bone Biomarkers and Blood Pressure in Postmenopausal Women with Pre- and Stage 1-Hypertension
Background and Significance: The postmenopausal period is characterized by ovarian hormone deficiency which increases the production of pro-inflammatory molecules with a concomitant rise in oxidative stress levels. This cascade of events...
The Effect of L-Citrulline Supplementation on Vascular and Cardiac Autonomic Responses to Post-Exercise Muscle Ischemia Concurrent with Cold Pressor Test
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have shown that cardiovascular events are more prevalent in the winter than in other season. Although the exact mechanisms are not completely understood, previous findings indicate that acute cold...
Athletes are constantly being judged by themselves and others. Therefore, it is of interest to study how athletes view their public identity, and what behaviors athletes use to manage these public identities (Prapavessis, Grove, & Eklund...
This study examined the relationships between performance and appraisals of efficacy beliefs and presentational concerns within performing dyads. The expansion of a performing unit from one to two athletes is reflected in a structure of...
The Influence of Perceived Stress on the Relationship between Perfectionism and Burnout in Specialized versus Multiple Sport Division II and III Track and Field Collegiate Athletes
Burnout is common when demands of the sport exceed the rewards. Individuals who have certain personality dispositions, such as perfectionism, have higher likelihood to experience stress (both in and out of sport) and subsequent burnout ...
Understanding athlete transition is a complex process which involves many subjective pieces. A review of previous literature on athletic career termination has shown that two of the most highly debated topics include athletes' specific...
The study of psychological skill use in sport is a key area of research in sport psychology. Skilled athletes have been shown to use a variety of psychological skills in practice and competition to regulate their psychological states ...
Over the last 30 – 40 years, transitions (e.g. college, marriage, retirement), in general, and their outcomes have gained growing attention (Halamandarus & Power, 1999). Transitions break down habitual patterns of action and force the...
The task-centered instructional strategy (Merrill, 2009) was designed specifically for the purpose of teaching complex problem-solving skills and emphasizes teaching in the context of a concrete real world task. Nevertheless, unlike...
Coaches play an important role as the leader of teams and athletes. This role can lead coaches to developing strong coach identities. The hypotheses for this study were: (1) male coaches would present stronger coach identities than...
ABSTRACT In most open and distance learning institutions, the development of learning materials, whether in print or electronic form, is created by teams consisting of people with different skills. Team communication has a critical...
Previous studies from our lab suggest that dried plum may exert positive effects on biomarkers of bone turnover in animal studies and a short-term clinical trial. Dried plum is not only a rich source of vitamins, minerals and polyphenols...
Americans are the most overweight and obese individuals in the world, and these conditions are associated with many negative physical and psychological conditions. Health psychology research has adequately explained intention and...
Injury in sport is a frequent occurrence that often causes athletes to experience stress, frustration, anger, depression, and pain. Mindfulness practice has shown to be efficacious in reducing stress and pain, while improving well-being....
The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model of first-year student-athlete (FYSA) transition into college. The model examined basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS) levels in both athletic and collegiate domains, and...
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the expectation of pain and pre-competitive anxiety. Male and female collegiate participants (N = 89) completed a set of surveys which tested pain expectations ...
Iconic media moments include when Kerri Strug 1996 Olympic vault with two torn ligaments in her ankle, and Tiger Woods' win in the 2008 US Open with a torn left anterior cruciate ligament and a double stress fracture on his left tibia....
Wegner's (1994) Ironic Processing Theory is proposed to account for the intentional and counter-intentional effects that result from efforts at mental control. It is predicted that when people try to implement their intentions under...
A new Army-wide combatives program was made mandatory in 2004 to provide soldiers with the physical and psychological demands of hand-to-hand fighting prior to engaging in combat. This study was conducted to evaluate key psychological...
This study originated from efforts to find ways to enhance team and individual performance in team-based projects. Through literature reviews, it was recognized that the theory of shared mental models has explained the close relationship...
Effects of an Instructional Gaming Characteristic on Learning Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Engagement: Using a Storyline to Teach Basic Statistical Analytical Skills
The study explored instructional benefits of a storyline gaming characteristic (GC) on learning effectiveness, efficiency, and engagement with the use of an online instructional simulation for graduate students in an introductory...
The purpose of the study was to examine relationships among athletic identity, reason for retirement, self-concept clarity, and loneliness during the transition process out of competitive athletics. Participants were former high school...
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