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In recent years, a considerable amount of research has been conducted to delineate the effects of attentional focus on task performance (e.g., Wulf, 2007a). From this research, external focus has been shown to be beneficial to both motor...
The present study examined Reversal theory (RT), which explains the personality and motivations of individuals as they engage in activity or competition. RT is concerned with two metamotivational states, the telic state and the paratelic...
Aging is associated with a decline in cognitive and psychomotor functions, resulting in difficulties with daily activities such as driving. Cognitive function has been found to be associated with arterial stiffening. These age-related...
Previous research by Biddle (1994) has shown that a great deal of attributional research has focused on athlete's performance outcomes, while only few investigations were aimed toward athlete's responses during athletic competition. In...
Over the past decade, the majority of research on perceived effort in children has emanated from a physiological perspective and has generally focused on the development of RPE scales for children. Although Tenenbaum (1999, 2001) and...
The Effects of Guided Imagery and HRV Biofeedback Training on Psychological Variables and Post-Operative Outcome Measures of Orthopaedic Surgical Patients
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is comprised of a range of therapeutic modalities and atypical practices which have been found to successfully accompany standard medical care. Interventions such as guided imagery and stress...
Three experiments were carried out to investigate directed forgetting effect and how emotional factors influence directed forgetting. For all three experiments, the dependent variable was the number of correct answers in memory test. In...
Emotion constitutes a fundamental dimension of human lives, determining the quality of life experiences, and organizing and guiding perceptions, thoughts and actions. Emotion is thought to interact with cognition to influence behavior in...
The purpose of this study was to provide a new framework of team leadership in sport. More specifically, the aim was to examine a functional leadership paradigm in sport where full range of leadership behaviors by the coach and by the...
An Examination of the Integrative Relationship Among the Factors of Achievement Goal Theory and Self-Determination Theory: Addressing Existing Problems and Missing Links
For almost a decade researchers (Biddle, Soos, & Chatzisarantis, 1999; Wang & Biddle, 2007) have been advocating for studies that advance our understanding of the ways in which AGT and SDT are related in the exercise domain. Despite the...
International students face deeper and more complicated transitional issues in addition to the "normal" transitional issues that student-athletes face (Boyer & Sedlacek, 1986; Hechanova-Alampay, Beehr, Christiansen & Van Horn, 2002). The...
The purpose of the current study was to test a model that considered factors impacting Hope in freelance production crew for film and television, particularly the relationship between Career Anchors, Negative Career Thoughts, Vocational...
Team Coordination and Game-Based Interaction Networks in Soccer: Analyzing Team Coordination Properties of Elite Soccer Teams Based on Intra-Team Passes Patterns
Ecological dynamics perspective studies in sport assume that repeated interactions among teammates in real-time activities yield compound variables that specify behavioral characteristics of teams (Araújo & Bourbousson, 2016). Based on...
Binder (1999) suggested that interactive, multimedia-training activities could be used to fill the gap between coursework and supervised practicum experiences. Consistent with this idea, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate a...
Decision-making (DM) efficacy is influenced by several factors including development of perceptual-cognitive skills (PCS) that underpin DM processes. In the current study I have examined the effect of a "brain-training" method using...
Currently, 17% of individuals over age 50, and 6% of individuals over age 65, have tried mind-body therapies (Wolsko et al., 2004); 16.5% of yoga practitioners are age 54 or older (Saper et al., 2004). National survey data indicates a...
Anecdotal evidence indicates that athletes encounter in their careers various changes that interfere with their "comfortable zone of functioning, or their athletic status quo." For example, Roy Keane, Ireland national soccer team's...
Overwhelming evidence demonstrates exercising regularly decreases the risk for clinical diseases. One possible explanation for the low exercise adherence rates is the perceptual-cognitive-affective responses that accompany the exercise...
The benefits of exercise on cognitive functioning are well established. One population that especially benefits from exercise is older adults. Research has demonstrated that chronic exercise in older adults improves cognitive functioning...
Guided by the ironic process theory and its extensions, the dissertation research aimed at (a) studying the thought suppression paradox in student athletes, (b) exploring the efficacy of an acceptance-mindfulness intervention in...
IIn recent years, much research effort was devoted to delineate the effects of attentional strategies on exercise-related perceptions and adherence (Basevitch et al., 2011; Connolly & Tenenbaum, 2010; Razon et al., ...
An investigation is reported by which a multimodal assessment of affect was incorporated by measuring introspective (verbal reports) and objective (heart rate and skin conductance) measures in a laboratory setting for the purpose of...
The purpose of this study was to explore the cascading mechanism of choking under pressure in dance, validate an integrated-perceptual model of choking, and examine the effectiveness of a 7-week combined self-talk and progressive muscle...
Sport officials represent a ‘third team’ in sports that have the potential to change the outcome of games, seasons, and careers. The existing research on officials is sparse and disjointed with many studies going uncited as their...
The experimental design utilized in this study tested the phenomenon of trash talk as the pivotal component under investigation. Madden™ NFL 08 Football video-game players (N = 40; Mean age = 20.68, SD = 2.00) were randomly assigned to...
Physical activity participation rates in the US have been in steady decline for the last 25 years, so much so that 60% of youth ages 9-13 get no physical activity outside of school (Alliance for a Healthier Generation, 2006). This state...
The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of stroboscopic training on intermediate tennis players' anticipatory response accuracy, response time, and self-efficacy. Participants (N=30) completed six on-court training sessions, ...
In the study, anticipation and situational assessment skills were examined using a video-based simulated task environment (STE). The objectives of the study were to examine skill and gender based differences in the ability to predict...
A Helicopter Rescue Swimmer is one of the most physically and mentally demanding jobs in the United States Coast Guard (USCG). In order to become a USCG Helicopter Rescue Swimmer, interested candidates must successfully complete a...
The general purpose of this investigation was to study the differences between high-skill and intermediate-skill tennis players in gaze behaviors while performing tennis serve returns. Participants were asked to return 40 serves in the...
Engagement in physical activity generates exertive sensations; at high enough intensities, these sensations eventually reach a high level of discomfort. The negative affective response may be partially to blame for the high rates of...
Previous research revealed that team communication via message exchange effects team performance outcomes (Fiore et al., 2001). Additional studies confirmed that the amount of communication might distinguish between superior and inferior...
A holistic behavior change (BC) program comprised of both exercise and emotional support (EES; n = 4) for stress reduction and enhanced psychological well-being was designed. The purpose of the study was to evaluate and compare the...
Reversal theory conceptualizes that telic-dominant individuals tend to be more serious-minded and anxiety-avoidant than paratelic-dominant individuals who tend to be more playful and excitement-seeking. Previous reversal theory research...
The explicit monitoring theory proposes that pressure causes a performer to pay attention to and attempt to control the automaticity of a well-learned skill (Baumeister, 1984; Beilock & Carr, 2001; Lewis & Linder, 1997). For novice...
Decision-making (DM) is a critical task performed by military medics. Often split-second decisions must be made and executed in high pressure situations that tax the human system. The consequence for either making the wrong decision or...
A nomological network on team dynamics in sports consisting of a multi-framework perspective is introduced. The aim was to explore the interrelationship among cohesion team mental models (TMM), collective-efficacy (CE) and perceived...
Shared Mental Models (SMM) is a dynamic team-related cognitive process that governs team coordination when communication is limited or absent. In team sports, where overt communication is limited, and many actions are reactive in nature, ...
The experimental design utilized in this study tested the decision-making and reported cue utilization among poker players. Forty-five participants, 15 in each group, comprised expert, intermediate, and novice poker players. Subjects...
Many studies utilized psychophysiological indices to measure attentional and affective states for the examination of affect-performance relationships in stressful competitive conditions. In this applied, but scientifically driven, ...
The purpose of this study was threefold; (a) to determine how different components of effort are perceived during physical activity; (b) to examine whether attention focus varies as a function of intensity during physical activity; and ...
In the last two decades, the link between emotions and performance has received increased attention (Hanin, 2000a). While competitive anxiety has been examined in the domain of sport, performance anxiety has also been investigated in the...
Research indicates that exercise may reduce the risk of falling in the elderly. Balance training has been a part of the different forms of exercise (e.g., aerobic exercise, strength training, tai chi, qigong) studied, but not in the use...
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