Sport Psychology - Science topic

People’s subjective sense of meaning in life is a flourishing research topic in psychology but remains underexplored in sport psychology. This study uses a person-oriented method to shed light on meaning in the lives of elite athletes (i.e., latent profile analysis) to identify distinct profiles of sources of meaning in life, and compare the extent...

Resumen El objetivo de este estudio fue adaptar el cuestionario Toulouse-Piéron revisado al contexto arbitral, analizando su equivalencia y convergencia con el Test de Figuras Arbitrales, creado desde el CTA por David Boillos, como responsable del área de psicología del deporte. Se hipotetizó que ambos tests serían equivalentes en parámetros como n...

Background Over the past few years, the sport psychology literature has established that gender stereotype threat (ST) is one of the factors that can impair girls’ performance. However, few studies have attempted to annihilate these negative effects. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether questioning gender ST can mitigate the...

Questo studio condotto su 67 atleti esplora l'utilità pratica degli strumenti di indagine scientifica per il miglioramento del lavoro tecnico all'interno di una società sportiva, evidenziando il potenziale contributo della sinergia tra psicologia dello sport e allenamento sul campo. In particolare, l'indagine si concentra sull'influenza dello stile...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan bahan ajar metode dan latihan keterampilan psikologis yang dapat digunakan dalam mata kuliah psikologi olahraga. Dalam mata kuliah psikologi olahraga, teori dan teknik latihan psikologis sudah banyak dikenal dan tidak asing lagi, namun implementasinya dalam kurikulum pendidikan olahraga formal masih sang...

The aim of the article is to confirm the Scale on Efficacy in Tennis (SET) beliefs proposed by Costa, Livi and Polani in 2015, and then apply it with a group of tennis players before and after the matches, verifying any changes. Two studies were therefore carried out, the first involved 224 tennis players, 180 males and 44 females, aged between 10...

Esse estudo faz parte de um Projeto Guarda-chuva, que contempla um trabalho geral sobre “O estabelecimento de metas por um grupo de praticantes de crossfit”. Essa investigação possui como objetivo compreender sobre o estabelecimento de metas psicológicas e/ou subjetivas por um grupo de participantes (iniciantes, intermediários e avançados) de Cross...

Purpose: Grounded in the framework of Hellison’s (2011) Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility model, this study sought to understand how graduate students learned to facilitate a youth physical activity program while participating in a service-learning course designed to promote sport for development. Methods: This study utilized a thematic n...

Objectives: This study examined the personality traits of weightlifting coaches of various competitive levels. The Big Five personality traits have been used in a wide variety of populations and settings throughout the world. However, less is known about this test in relation to coaches and specifically the sport of weightlifting. Design: To explor...

The mental health of college athletes has become a priority for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and for athletic departments across numerous Colleges and Universities. Sport social work has limited research exploring empirical evidence on the use and effectiveness of specific mental health assessments for the population of colle...

Training in sport and exercise that is collaborative and interdisciplinary allows for the delivery of key knowledge and skills that help shape trainees’ practice. Such training also demonstrates how collaborations can take shape and how individuals can work together in the future. We present an example of collaborative and interdisciplinary trainin...

O presente estudo investigou os efeitos da visualização de imagens de times favoritos e rivais nos indicadores de valência e ativação emocional, averiguando possíveis interações com os níveis de fanatismo em torcedores de futebol. Participaram deste experimento 27 voluntários (M = 22 anos; DP = 3,25), que avaliaram a agradabilidade (valência hedôni...

The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable resilience questionnaire model for student-athletes at the university level in Indonesia. It is an analytical survey with a correlational approach. The research analysis was done through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) with the help of LISREL 8.71. The questionnaire was developed throu...

Sports psychology plays a vital role in improving the performance of badminton athletes. Psychological factors such as motivation, competitive anxiety, concentration, and mental resilience have been identified as critical influences on athlete performance. This study aims to systematically review the existing literature to identify and analyze the...

In this chapter, we discuss the established individual-level underperformance “crises” within a game situation that could extend over multiple games or a season. We briefly consider different types of underperformances before directing our attention toward three immediate, unexpected performance deteriorations: choking under pressure (i.e., choking...

The book includes ideas and concepts from psychology in general, particularly sport psychology, and communication sciences, as well as applied sport psychology and case studies. In each chapter, the reader will first learn the theoretical and empirical background of concepts related to crises, and second, they will be introduced to how to apply thi...

RIASSUNTO La danza è una tipologia di attività motoria che utilizza il movimento artistico come modalità di espressione, legata ad elementi simbolici e culturali. Coinvolge aspetti percettivi e motori, implica memorizzazione di sequenze motorie, ha una componente artistica, combinata con la musica, che ne sottolinea la dimensione socio-culturale. V...

There has been considerable discussion for more than 50 years of how scientists and practitioners in elite level sport can work collaboratively to ensure that evidence-based practice augments the sport performance and human development of elite amateur and professional athletes. The bridging of these two, often disparate competencies, science and p...

This poster presents a scoping review of abstracts that explicitly measure performance, presented in the Sport Psychology section of the SCAPPS annual conference from 2010 to 2023.

Mental toughness is a concept that has been considered a critical feature of sporting success. However, there are still conceptual issues related to its traitness and its relationship with sporting performance that remain unresolved. Consequently, the objective of this research is to contrast empirically whether the eventual changes in MT and its r...

No mundo esportivo a lesão de um atleta pode significar um reinicio ou o término de uma carreira. Para que uma dessas consequências ocorra, além de fatores físicos e motores, habilidades psicológicas envolvidas nesse processo fazem a diferença. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar revisão sistemática da literatura utilizando a metodologia PRISMA, c...

The war experience (WE) presents a highly troublesome period for sport performers, with severe effects on their lives and career trajectories. In this article, we initially conceptualize the WE through the scheme of change for sport psychology practice (Samuel & Tenenbaum, 2011a). The WE is considered a longitudinal, multifaceted, unpredicted, nonc...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of modified FIFA 11+ training on functional factors of beach soccer players. The study is an RCT. Forty subjects divided to two control and exercise groups. functional factors was collected by the Bosco jump test on the force plate. repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare, between groups an...

Nos últimos anos vem sido muito debatido a necessidade de ter um profissional adequado a acompanhar esses mesmos, sendo a Psicologia do Esporte a área que se destina a trabalhar com atletas de modo amplo, pois o futebol é o esporte mais praticado no mundo e o Brasil ser conhecido como o país do futebol. O objetivo é investigar as contribuições da p...

Un fenómeno inusitado que puso en jaque a las ciencias deportivas fue la pandemia del COVID-19, generando incertidumbre y afectaciones psicológicas. Esto evidencia la importancia de aplicar propuestas de intervención psicológica encaminadas a fomentar la salud metal del deportista. En el caso de la psicología del deporte, ha mostrado mayor interés...

This study examined the prevalence of non-accidental violence, focusing on experienced harassment andabuse (HA), and mental health among current and retired Swedish competitive cheerleaders. An online survey was distributed to current and retired athletes in the Swedish cheerleading federation. The survey assessed perceived coach–athlete relationsh...

Background Research on sport psychology suggests that athletes are at risk of developing dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors (DEAB), however the origins of these behaviors remain largely unexplored. The present study aims to identify factors (i.e., personality traits, anxiety levels, eating attitudes and behaviors, the internalization of s...

Introduction The 19th Congress of the Austrian Sport Science Society (“Österreichische Sportwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, ÖSG”), held in Innsbruck, Austria, centered on the theme of” Embracing Interdisciplinarity in Sport Science.” The idea of interdisciplinarity in sport science has been discussed for over three decades and stems from its positi...

The short-term oriented coaching method known as wingwave® (Besser-Siegmund Institute, Hamburg, Germany) has demonstrated efficacy in boosting individuals’ confidence related to future tasks, enhancing overall performance in sports motor tasks, and improving concentration abilities. Its procedure incorporates elements of eye movement and desensitiz...

This study investigates the relationship between sports practice, psychological well-being, and personality traits. It involved 761 participants from Spain (80.6%) and Argentina (19.4%), comprising 37.1% men and 62.9% women, with a mean age of 20.4 years (SD: 7.5). Among them, 70.8% engaged in regular sports activities, contrasting with 29.2% who d...

In the realm of sports, athlete wellbeing stands as a pivotal cornerstone for peak performance and personal growth. Within this context, the satisfaction of basic psychological needs (BPNs; i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) plays a fundamental role. This study is rooted in self-determination theory and is the first to investigate how pee...

In this article, we argue for the theory-driven integration of methods from different research fields to inform theory development in sport and performance psychology. We demonstrate our theoretical and methodological approach by focusing on the integration of cognition and action research in sports, specifically through embodied-cognition approach...

Considering the concerning increase in overweight and obesity rates among Filipino youth, this study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of a housework-based exercise program. This program capitalizes on the inherent familiarity of traditional household chores, transforming them into structured exercise routines designed to improve the physical fit...

Market demand for video gamers and the popularity of electronic sports (eSports) competitions have become central to collegiate students’ activities, including tournaments, professional teams, and academic programs. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting American and Chinese college students’ perceptions of eSports, focusing on sex or c...

In this study on the concept of arousal in sport, the development of the concept over time, international ties related to the concept, and factors such as author, country, keyword matching of studies on the theme of arousal concept were analyzed. In the context of quantitative data, it was aimed to identify study trends and gaps in the field thr...

Problems: this research examines the psychological aspects of developing early childhood football players (grassroots football). support from coaches and parents and a holistic training program were critical factors in optimizing a player's potential. Purpose: the research aims to understand how psychological factors influence grassroots football p...

The purpose of this “In the Huddle” was to explore insights on self-care among various sport psychology practitioners (SPPs) and academics (SPAs). Seven contributors responded to the question, “What are the moments that defined self-care in your profession?” Through reflexive thematic analysis, three themes were generated: defining moments of self-...

Os esportes de aventura, caracterizados pela exposição ao risco em ambientes naturais, são capazes de proporcionar uma jornada de autodescoberta e crescimento pessoal. Este estudo qualitativo avaliou como essas atividades influenciam mudanças de comportamento em seus praticantes. Foram entrevistados 232 adultos de diversas modalidades de aventura e...

Introduction. Football players under the age of 17 have the potential to become senior-level football players in the future; thus, it is essential to prepare them as well as possible and address various issues that may hinder their development. This research aims to examine the challenges Indonesian and Malaysian U17 football players face on their...

This study aims to determine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Behavioural Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-4 (C-BREQ-4) within the context of the adolescent population in China. A total of 846 Chinese adolescents (389 males and 457 females, comprising 411 secondary school students and 435 high school students), aged 12-...

Introduction Engaging in moderate physical activity holds a vital role in our daily lives, serving as both a means of social recreation and a fundamental contributor to physical and mental wellbeing. It is also worth noting that such activity can potentially produce mood-enhancing effects by promoting neurogenesis and neuronal adaptability. Intrigu...

In the field of sport psychology, resilience is related to athlete performance. Hence, we sought to investigate how much of the resilience of high-performance athletes could be predicted by positive attributes and personality traits. The sample comprised 108 athletes between 14 and 25 years of age belonging to a sports club of Porto Alegre (Rio Gra...

Objetivo: Analisar os aspectos motivacionais associados à prática da corrida de rua em corredores recreacionais do sudoeste do Paraná. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo com delineamento transversal e quantitativo. Participaram desta pesquisa 91 corredores recreacionais de ambos os sexos, com idade média de 38,4±10,2 anos. Foram utilizados como ins...

Within the sport context, critical social agents, such as coaches and peers have a significant impact on youth developmental outcomes as well as participation decisions. While youth’s interpersonal relationships with coaches and peers in sport have received considerable attention, to-date, there remains a lack of research examining the impact of su...

Durante o período de distanciamento físico na pandemia da covid-19, a prática de exercício físico apresentou funções essenciais na manutenção da saúde. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar o poder preditivo das dimensões da paixão (obsessiva [PO] e harmoniosa [PH]) sobre o tempo de prática durante a semana, o estado de mindfulness na realização...

Jürgen Beckmann und Anne-Marie Elbe, Praxis der Sportpsychologie im Wettkampf und Leistungssport. Göttingen: Hogrefe Verlag, 2024. ISBN978-3-8017-3294-3, 275 S. In diesem Buch werden Anleitungen für eine sportpsychologische Praxis auf der Grundlage fundierter Erkenntnisse der sportpsychologischen Forschung gegeben werden. Dabei wird ein breites Spe...

Mental energy is an important factor in many domains, including athletic performance. The athletic mental energy scale (AMES) is one of the established tools available to measure athletes’ perceived mental energy state. To date, there is no validated questionnaire to assess athletic mental energy for Chinese adolescents. Therefore, purpose of this...

The study of anxiety, particularly its relationship to sociodemographic variables, has been fruitful in sport psychology research. This study aims to determine the comparison of athletes' anxiety with the variables of gender differences and the type of sport played (individual/group). The application of structural equation modeling has been carried...

Aim: The focus of this presentation will be on illuminating the implications of the "WEIRD" phenomenon (Western, educated, industrialised, rich, and democratic) and the subsequent over-representation of these backgrounds in research. The presentation specifically delves into the omission of cultural factors in sport and exercise psychology and aims...

Gender inequality remains a pervasive issue in sports, attracting increasing attention in contemporary research. Despite this, scant scholarly focus has been directed towards the participation of women in athletics. This study sought to investigate the involvement of women as athletes, coaches, and referees across various age categories and events...

Se realizó una investigación en el área de la psicología del deporte con patinadores artísticos pertenecientes a la Confederación Argentina de Patinaje y la World Skate. El objetivo fue estudiar la influencia de las habilidades psicológicas en el compromiso deportivo y la intención de abandono en patinadores/as artísticos de las disciplinas Libre,...

The athletes’ covert and overt behaviours, which include “action”, “activity”, “performance”, “reaction”, and “response”, generates an amount of interest among researchers and practitioners in the field of sports. The purpose of this article is to explore the integrated insight of sport psychology and performance analysis in multiple sports, namely...

The integration of technology, such as biofeedback, neurofeedback, augmented reality, virtual reality, eye tracking, wearables and smartphones, provided an exciting new frontier in sport psychology domain. The main objective of this publication was to acknowledge and assess the conjunct technological approaches that were integrated in the applied p...

Resumo: O cricket é o segundo esporte mais praticado no mundo e vem se desenvolvendo no Brasil. Apesar de sua popularidade, ele é pouco conhecido e estudado no Brasil, portanto o objetivo deste manuscrito é apresentar a modalidade, seu desenvolvimen

Sport and physical activity are crucial for social transformations, such as sustainable transformation. Drawing on evidence from positive and environmental psychology, this paper argues, within the context of sports, that the inner transformative qualities of athletes, the so-called inner sustainability, are crucial factors for the transition to a...

Background: There are alarming statistics showing that in more than half of the EU countries, the level of weekly physical activity among adults is below 25%. The aim of this paper is to present a new comprehensive, objective test battery that has a number of advantages over other test batteries (wide applicability, the way of recording performance...

Electroencephalographic Neurofeedback Training (EEG NFT) aims to improve sport performance by teaching athletes to control their mental states, leading to better cognitive, emotional, and physical outcomes. The psychomotor efficiency hypothesis suggests that optimizing brain function could enhance athletic ability, indicating the potential of EEG N...

Mental toughness is believed to be a construct that contributes greatly to a person's success, both in sports and non-sports contexts. However, there are not many studies that examine differences in mental toughness based on athletes and non-athletes, education level, and gender. Therefore, this study aims to examine differences in mental toughness...

Grassroots football is the foundation for young children's football development process. It emphasizes several aspects that are necessary for children's psychological well-being, such as excitement, encouragement from coaches, and parental support. In the process of developing grassroots football players, parents have a very big role in the child,...

In sports, coaches play a pivotal role in the development and retention of athletes, with sport psychology literature exploring the stressors and coping experiences of coaches. However, research on stressors and coping strategies in esports is limited. To inform evidence-based practices and future research, this study aims to address this limitatio...

Young athletes have become an increasingly important client group for sport psychology practitioners and a population whose physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development should be carefully considered by a practitioner when delivering their services (Visek et al., 2009). The aim of this British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Sport...

Football is complex because it involves physical aspects, technical competence, the ability to understand tactics, and psychological conditions. This study focuses on exploring the psychological characteristics needed by U17 football players in Indonesia and Malaysia to become professional football players in the future. The researcher used a quali...

Cognitive diagnosis has been developed for decades as an effective measurement tool to evaluate human cognitive status such as ability level and knowledge mastery. It has been applied to a wide range of fields including education, sport, psychological diagnosis, etc. By providing better awareness of cognitive status, it can serve as the basis for p...

L’intelligenza artificiale (AI), come accade in molti altri ambiti, ha preso il sopravvento anche nello sport in modo incredibile. In pochi anni, tutti gli aspetti dello sport, sia professionistico che amatoriale, sono stati mediati in un modo o nell’altro dall’IA. A tal punto che oggi atleti, arbitri, allenatori e tifosi hanno un rapporto totalmen...

Resumen. Este artículo describe un procedimiento de intervención terciaria en una organización pública formativa de fútbol en la que existía diversas manifestaciones violentas de tipo verbal y discriminativa, identificándose: violencia organizacional, violencia de espectadores o hinchas incondicionales (familias), violencia entre iguales y discrimi...

Objectives: With the goal of supporting the production of impactful research through the analytical lens of cultural sport psychology, I intend to illustrate the application of a sociocultural specific research process. Theoretical Background: While it can be argued that sport psychology, particularly in Western contexts, may not be outwardly inhib...

Se estima que la depresión afecta a unos 280 millones de personas a nivel mundial. Entre los factores vinculados con esta condición clínica, se encuentran las relaciones interpersonales, la calidad de vida, la pérdida de autonomía y otros. En épocas recientes, el fútbol profesional ha venido ocupando un lugar cada vez más importante en el desenvolv...

A visualização mental desempenha um papel de relevo na construção do conhecimento científico e na aprendizagem de ciências por exigir esquemas formais de raciocínio e representações mentais de conceitos abstractos. Alguns estudos têm até relacionado a capacidade de visualização mental com o sucesso académico em várias disciplinas de ciências como a...

The development of the circumplex model for coach behavior recently provided researchers an integrative model to assess coach behavior. While the circumplex model has currently only been deployed in cross-sectional re- search designs using the Situations in Sports questionnaire (SISQ), it has clear potential within research on dy- namics of coach b...

Violent behaviour in the secondary education stage is a serious concern that comes from low emotional control. Judo is a sport that requires self-control and high emotional competence to mitigate aggressive behaviours. This research presents the objectives of analysing the correlations of different types of aggressive behaviours before an intervent...

Development through sport has a long and varied history in sport psychology. Unfortunately, there appears to be an under-representation of females in sport psychology research, both generally and in this important area. Thus, it is fair to assume that female athletes are likely receiving coaching, guidance, and psychological strategies focused on t...

The athlete’s perception of internal and external information seems to be crucial for the prevention of sports injuries and the self-regulation of healthy states. The goal of this cross-sectional study was to explore the relationship of athlete’s psychosomatic intelligence with injuries and mind-body practices. After obtaining the ethical approval,...

Analisar a eficácia do processo de ensino da natação a respeito dos aspectos motivacionais em adultos aprendizes. Estudo observacional, analítico e transversal de abordagem quantitativa. Foram avaliados 10 adultos de ambos os sexos com média de idade (50,8 ± 8,0) anos inseridos em um programa de iniciação a natação. Foi aplicada a escala de motivaç...

Introdução: Como parte da Edição Especial de 2023, a Revista de Educação Física / Journal of Physical Education (REF/JPE) apresenta aos leitores produções científicas, presentes na literatura recente, relacionadas à saúde no esporte de alto rendimento. Objetivo: Apresentar e indicar a leitura do estudo de Pascoe et al. sobre os estressores psicosso...

Objetivo: O presente estudo tem por objetivo compreender o sentido das práticas corporais sob a perspectiva dos monitores e identificar as ressonâncias na atenção e promoção à saúde mental junto a pacientes de um Hospital Dia (HD). Metodologia: A presente pesquisa tem uma perspectiva empírico-fenomenológica em que o objeto é o relato de experiência...

Introduction Even simple tapping tasks require cognitive processes. Some variants of the Finger Tapping Test (FTT) may reveal cognitive aspects associated with frontal processing, including executive functions such as inhibition, or emotional aspects such as anxiety. A context of particular interest for the application of cognitive-motor-anxiety in...

Particular types of physical activity (PA) hold the potential to enhance brain structure and functions across various age groups. Active travel (AT), a non-motorised human-powered mode of transportation, might be a particularly important form of PA that may enhance neuropsychological development, benefit executive and visuospatial cognitive abiliti...

This opinion article critically examines two fundamental categories of critiques of positive psychology scholarship: the lack of a clear definition of ‘positive,’ and the perceived lack of integration with mainstream psychology. The first category addresses the multitude of models and definitions used to conceptualize well-being, underscoring the c...

Resilience in sport is growing as a topic of investigation but comparatively less focus is placed on how resilience develops in athletes. This study explored sporting resilience development in elite athletes over time using grounded theory. Participants included 10 competitive-elite athletes (5 men and women) who scored high, competing in individua...

Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between sports psychological capital, coach leadership behavior, and satisfaction among middle school students in the 2023 sports college entrance examination in Chongqing. Methods: Using the structural questionnaire design, this paper carries out a questionnaire survey on the candidates wh...