Daniel Duarte

• Instituto Superior da Maia

Background/Objectives: Given the observed increase in life expectancy within Europe, it is anticipated that there will be a growing number of retirees and a lengthening of the retirement phase for individuals. This has brought attention to the examination of how the disengagement from professional endeavors influences overall wellbeing. The objecti...

Research has highlighted the need for training lifeguards in psychosocial skills. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the effectiveness of a short 10-h training program encompassing dimensions associated with emotional management, focus of attention, interpersonal relationships, and lifeguard behavior, and its effects on their psychosocial skills...

Studying fatigue is challenging because it is influenced by physiological, psychological, and sociological states. Fatigue can be assessed objectively or subjectively, but the literature has difficulty understanding how an analytical test relates to a response via a questionnaire. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships be...

O nadador-salvador assume um papel preponderante na mitigação do afogamento, o qual continua a ser uma das principais causas de morte não intencional a nível mundial (Peden et al., 2020; World Health Organization, 2014). O nadador-salvador é o anfitrião do espaço aquático, devendo assumir-se como uma referência de segurança. O seu desempenho de exc...

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are oxidized in the muscle and result in stimulating anabolic signals—which in return may optimize performance, body composition and recovery. Meanwhile, among athletes, the evidence about BCAA supplementation is not clear. The aim of this study was to review the effects of BCAAs in athletic populations. The resea...

The coach-athlete relationship has been investigated in various sports (Jowett, 2017). However, little is known about the characteristics of the coach-athlete relationship in international national team competitions. In this sense, the purpose of the present study was to explore the competencies and strategies of the coach-athlete relationship in i...

Drowning is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and lifeguards’ action can be regarded as a significant contribution to change that reality. In this regard, the purpose of this systematic review was to identify factors associated with lifeguards’ performance. After extensive research on PsycArticles, PsicBooks, PsycInfo, SportDiscus, Web o...

Resumo. O afogamento é uma das principais causas de morte em todo o mundo e a ação do nadador-salvador (NS) pode ser considerada como um contributo para a alteração desta realidade. Neste sentido, o propósito desta investigação é examinar o perfil de competências do nadador-salvador português, considerando o método da «Grounded Theory» (Strauss & C...

In the last 10 years, emotional intelligence (EI) has become a current issue of research in psychology, and there are indicators to consider that EI should be analyzed to help the coach to behave effectively during competitions. According to Boardley’s (2018) revised model of coaching efficacy, coaches’ EI is predictive of their efficacy beliefs, w...

A relação treinador-atleta tem vindo a ser analisada na literatura da especialidade. Contudo, existe pouco conhecimento acerca da díade treinador-atleta num contexto coletivo. Assim, o propósito do presente estudo e explorar as dinâmicas da relação diádica treinador-atleta no futebol profissional. Os participantes foram 12 treinadores e 12 futeboli...

The overall purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effects of parents' coping strategies on the relationship between parents' emotional intelligence and sideline verbal behaviors during their children's soccer games. Participants were 232 parents (120 mothers and 110 fathers) of youth soccer players age 9-13 years. Observations in situ...

Introduction Parents with high levels of emotional intelligence (EI) seem to possess emotional skills that allow them to cope effectively with the challenges they face and promote well-being in their children (Harwood & Knight, 2015). Considering the role of EI in coping research may yield significant benefits for individuals because EI has consist...

RESUMO: O propósito do presente estudo foi examinar as relações simultâneas entre as preferências e perceções do comportamento do treinador e a satisfação com a liderança. O estudo aplicou análise de equações estruturais para testar a hipótese da congruência preconizado pelo Modelo Multidimensional da Liderança (Chelladurai, 2007) considerando um m...

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the simultaneous relationships among preferred and perceived coaching behaviour, and their satisfaction with leadership. The study employed structural equation modeling analysis to test the congruence hypothesis derived from the Multidimensional Model of Leadership (Chelladurai, 2007), estimating m...