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In 2018 we continue to live in a divisive society, including divisions across racial and gender boundaries and among those with different sexual orientations. Athletes today, partially as a result of the pervasiveness of social media, ...
A commitment is the "pledging or binding of an individual to behavioral acts" (Kiesler & Sakumura, 1966, p.349). Commitment has been examined across many academic areas such as Psychology (Michael, 2021), Sociology (Kemper, 2012), and...
Billions of people have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic since we initially became aware of its existence in December 2019. Studies have been done since the emergence of the COVID-19 virus to assess its effect on people (e.g., Duan...
In this dissertation, I am chiefly interested in the educational experiences of black collegiate athletes. Throughout the project I build upon previous research investigating the macro-, meso-, and micro-level challenges of United States...
Mental health is not a new topic in the realm of sport. Despite the fact that the number of student athletes speaking out about the struggles has increased, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has yet to codify...
Sports have become more than just games played for entertainment. What was once a distraction to watch and enjoy has become not only an inspiration and motivation for individuals but a representation of countries and different groups of...
Over the last several decades, sport management and sport marketing scholars have studied individuals' psychological connection to sport objects. One of the prominent theories emerging from these efforts is the Psychological Continuum...
In DanceSport, dancers interpret transnational physical and cultural aesthetics through their choreographic performances based on the diversified origins of the ten dance styles. Given the increasing prevalence of DanceSport in China, it...
The intensified process of globalization has reconfigured the formation and composition of sport fandom, which was—for a long period of time throughout history—rooted in local social practices and identities. With advances in...
Numerical weather prediction and ensemble forecasting have improved the skill of medium range forecasts. However, multi-model ensembles can be computationally expensive and difficult to interpret so post-processing techniques are often...
Professional wrestling has been a special interest component of human culture since the early 20th century. A mesh between sport and theatre, it presents a unique combination of production elements to consumers. French theorist Roland...
As the number of international college students has increased dramatically since the 2000s (U.S. Mission Nigeria, 2018), depressive symptoms among this group have become a crucial issue in the United States. Notably, it is widely...
Rivalry is omnipresent in sports given the nature of competition in sports. Sports fans likely can easily and quickly name a few rivalries from a variety of sports at either the professional or collegiate level, such as El Classico...
In this study, I developed a revised measurement scale to assess the quality of sports facilities. Because sporting events meet psychological, social, and experiential needs of sports consumers, sports teams provide various ancillary...
Sport Consumer's Psychological Connection, Motivated Reasoning, Cognitive Dissonance, and Biased Processing: Coping with Information about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Professional Football
This study contributes further understanding of the way sports consumers respond to negative communication. For the sport of professional football and the National Football League (NFL), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) being...
Psychological and Social Outcomes of Physical Activity among Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined as "a complex developmental condition involving persistent challenges with social communication, restricted interests, and repetitive behavior" (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The...
In this dissertation, stories of Métis ways of knowing and being together and reconciliation have been interwoven together with stories of my own journey back home to my community in Western Canada to create practical results in and...
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