Kevin L. Burke

Queens University of Charlotte · Health and Human Performance

Student-athletes and coaches may use humor to cope with competitive anxiety in sports (Bisht & Kerketta, 2014; Grisaffe et al., 2003). The purpose of this study was to compare the levels of sport competition anxiety and humor styles between 125 college student-athletes who participated in either individual or team sports.

Dr. Kevin L. Burke utilizes techniques from the sport psychology consulting arena to assist an actress with her onstage acting, confidence, imagery, mental preparation, and effective use of cue words.

This study investigated the potential effects of home court advantage (HA) or disadvantage (HD) in recent (2013-2016) Division I men’s and women’s college basketball games. https://juniperpublishers.com/pbsij/pdf/PBSIJ.MS.ID.555566.pdf

The incidence of athlete burnout among competitive athletes from youth, high school, and collegiate age groups as well as the associations between competitive trait anxiety and personal control with athlete burnout were explored. The sample consisted of 153 competitive athletes (58 men, 95 women) from three age groups. The Eades Athlete Burnout Inv...

The major purposes of the present investigation were (a) to enhance the Sport Imagery Questionnaire (SIQ) by adding an effectiveness component to the already existing frequency component;(b) to assess when, and under what conditions, imagery is being employed by athletes; and (c) to conduct an exploratory analysis of the impact of gender and type o...

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Tallahassee, Florida. Her research and applied interests include the psychology of injury in youth and adult athletes, adherence to and motivation during rehabilitation, and transitioning back into play after an injury. Loretta has worked with a variety of youth and collegiate athletes and sports teams. She plans on pursuing her career goals of wor...

Many studies have examined sex differences in social physique anxiety; however, few researchers have examined possible perceptual differences in such anxiety based on ethnicity. The present purpose was to examine social physique anxiety among college-age women of Euro-American and African-American descent. Participants (N = 91) from physical activi...

This study investigated the relationship between female athletes and head coaches' perceived communication competence. Participants were members (female athletes, n=134 and head coaches, n = 13; men = 6, women = 7) of two NCAA Division I institutions in the southeastern United States. Perceptions of coaches and athletes were examined to determine i...

The text guides readers through these situations: -Understanding the dynamics of a variety of issues, including alcohol abuse and violence, referral processes, erotic transference and countertransference, and communication problems between coaches and athletes -Working with diverse clients, including athletes of color, gay and lesbian athletes, and...

This study examined the stability of the 7-item Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS-7) using a test-retest method. Collegiate, undergraduate (N = 201) students completed two administrations of the SPAS-7, with a 14-day separation between the administrations. The scale was administered either at the beginning or end of the physical activity class. T...

Momentum has been a difficult concept for researchers to quantify (Burke, Burke, & Joyner, 1999; Burke, Edwards, Weigand, & Weinberg, 1997; Burke & Houseworth, 1995; Vergin, 2000). While many sport enthusiasts proclaim the importance of momentum sequences in games and contests, sport scientists have had difficulty empirically substantiating that mo...

The ability to effectively cope with stress has been demonstrated to be an important factor in warding off potential physical disease and psychological distress. Responses to stressful events have been shown to greatly vary across individuals. Research has shown that intervening variables, such as cognitive appraisals of stressful events, can marke...

The purpose of this investigation was to investigate the concurrent validity of the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) (Scheier et al., 1994) and Optimism/Pessimism Scale (OPS) (Dember et al., 1989) by administering each questionnaire to the same group of participants. The 154 participants (84 men and 70 women) were volunteer university students...

This study examined the various aspects of goal setting of youth tennis players and their coaches. To examine this multifaceted technique, an extensive goal-setting questionnaire was administered to 224 youth tennis players and 35 youth tennis coaches. Results indicated that improving overall performance, fun/enjoyment, and winning were the three m...

The influence of verbal encouragement during assessment of maximal oxygen consumption of subjects scoring as Type A and Type B on the Jenkins Activity Survey, Form T was examined. Fourteen Type A and 12 Type B scorers performed two randomly assigned tests on a motor-driven treadmill with and without verbal encouragement during testing. Treadmill ti...

The purpose of the present exploratory study was to determine subjects' degree of agreement (or disagreement) in reporting their perceptions concerning the start and end of momentum while watching an athletic competition. To achieve this goal two experiments were conducted using an individual sport (tennis) and team sport (basketball). After writin...

A variety of questions about youth in sports asked on a computer network were responded to by a sport consultant.

The purpose of this article is to further discuss the ethical situations that may result (as previously mentioned by Ellickson & Brown, 1990) when a sport psychologist also serves as a coach to the same group of athletes. As Ellickson and Brown mention, these can be conflicting roles when a therapeutic relationship is involved. However, due to the...

Female participants in sports traditionally inappropriate (basketball and Softball) and traditionally appropriate (tennis and swimming) for competition by females were compared on the personality trait of psychological androgyny. 49 university female athletes were administered the Bern Sex-role Inventory anonymously. A chi-squared test and phi coef...

A single-subject/qualitative design was employed to determine if psychological skills training (PST) programs influenced athletes' levels and interpretations of anxiety, concentration, motiva-tion, and coping resources. Two female collegiate swimmers high in anxiety and low in motiva-tion and coping skills were selected from a participant pool of 5...

Investigated performance enhancement strategies employed by 115 male and female professional tennis players (mean age 25.5 yrs) who competed in the 1992 Lipton Tennis Tournament. A 13-item questionnaire revealed that the most common strategies used by the tennis players were imagery/visualization, using a consistent pre-service or pre-service retur...

This chapter begins with a discussion of the uniqueness of sport and exercise psychology and suggestions for a more prominent influence of the field in society. Commentary on specializing within sport and exercise psychology is followed by a discussion of emerging opportunities for services and activities. A brief description of research directions...

For the past 25 years, researchers have found momentum to be a difficult variable to quantify scientifically. While various definitions of momentum have been utilized and the numerous methods undertaken to investigate its significance, there is a need for more focused, empirical study of certain aspects of this potentially vast factor. Although mos...