Sports - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Contribution of athletic identity to child and adolescent physical activity.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Identity theorists maintain that domain-specific self-concepts help explain the differential investment of people's time and effort in various activities. PURPOSE: This study examined the contribution of athletic identity and three key ... Read more...

Men and masculinities in forensic psychiatric care: an interview study concerning male nurses' experiences of working with male caregivers and male patients.

30 Aug 2009 Forensic psychiatric care is largely populated by men--as patients, caregivers, and nurses. Previous research has not focused on the meaning of gender in this context. The aim of this study is to analyse male nurses' experiences of working with male ... Read more...

Evidence for the validity of the Children's Attraction to Physical Activity questionnaire (CAPA) with young children.

30 Aug 2009 Attraction to physical activity is important to an individual's intrinsic motivation to engage in play, games and sports. While there are instruments designed to measure attraction to physical activity in middle childhood years, the lack of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sports - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Contribution of athletic identity to child and adolescent physical activity. 30 Aug 2009
• Men and masculinities in forensic psychiatric care: an interview study concerning male nurses' experiences of working with male caregivers and male patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Evidence for the validity of the Children's Attraction to Physical Activity questionnaire (CAPA) with young children. 30 Aug 2009
• The deepest dive: how far down can a free diver go? 22 Aug 2009
• Please don't spit. 30 Jul 2009
• Parent-child attitude congruence on type and intensity of physical activity: testing multiple mediators of sedentary behavior in older children. 29 Jun 2009
• Night eating syndrome presenting as anorexia in an athlete: case report and review. 29 Jun 2009
• Personality and psychological factors as predictors of disordered eating among female collegiate athletes. 29 Jun 2009
• Inside the brain of an elite athlete: the neural processes that support high achievement in sports. 29 Jun 2009
• Perceived autonomy support, personal goal content, and emotional well-being among elite athletes: mediating effects of reasons for goals. 30 May 2009
• Intrinsic motivation and sportsmanship: mediating role of interpersonal relationships. 30 May 2009
• Development of a cohesion questionnaire for youth: the Youth Sport Environment Questionnaire. 30 May 2009
• A naturalistic study of the directional interpretation process of discrete emotions during high-stakes table tennis matches. 30 May 2009
• Coping and coping effectiveness in relation to a competitive sport event: pubertal status, chronological age, and gender among adolescent athletes. 30 May 2009
• Are competitive sports becoming too competitive? 30 May 2009
• The influence of social variables and moral disengagement on prosocial and antisocial behaviours in field hockey and netball. 30 May 2009
• Athlete burnout in elite sport: a self-determination perspective. 30 May 2009
• Abstracts of the NASPSPA (North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity) 2009 Conference, June 11-13, 2009, Austin, Texas, USA. 30 May 2009
• Tackling epilepsy--and discrimination... 30 May 2009
• The impact of 100 hours of exercise and sleep deprivation on cognitive function and physical capacities. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Sports'

Definition: Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.

Descriptor UI: D013177

Alternative terms: Sports; Sport; Athletics; Athletic;

Related Mesh Headings: Athletic Injuries; Doping in Sports; Exercise Therapy; Exercise; Exercise Movement Techniques;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; physiology;

Tree Number: I03.450.642.845;

Online Note: use SPORTS to search ATHLETICS 1966-75

History Note: ATHLETICS was see under SPORTS 1963-75

Technical Notes: SPORTS is the activity, SPORTS MEDICINE is the specialty