The delicate balance between achieving greatness and respecting legends: Lebron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the case of breaking records in sports
December 2024
LeBron James made NBA history on February 7, 2023, when he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 39-year-old record to become the all-time leading scorer. Abdul-Jabbar responded to James’ achievement with...
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Reshaping sport performers' careers: Lessons from the 2023–2024 war in Israel
December 2024
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...
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Reflections and insights on a mindfulness, acceptance, and commitment-based (MAC) intervention with complementary Self-Determination Theory (SDT) principles delivered by a coach
December 2024
This paper presents a case of implementing a MAC-based intervention, empowered by SDT principles, delivered by the coach. As the MAC-based approach becomes dominant in the sport psychology field and...
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Centralizing an ecological sport psychology through science-practice dialectics
December 2024
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...
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The size of the crowd and home advantage in football: Evidence from Chinese Super League
December 2024
Home advantage is a well-established phenomenon in professional football. However, the literature on the effect of the size of the crowd on home advantage has produced mixed results. The present study...
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An examination of the relationship between burnout and grit in college athletes
December 2024
Burnout symptoms are a detrimental concern many athletes have at some point throughout their athletic careers. In order to assist athletes with performing at their optimal level, there is a need to...
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An overview of the psychological complexities in sports performance
December 2024
Our special issue comprises a diverse collection of ten research and review articles, each offering unique insights into the psychological dimensions of athletic performance. From studies examining...
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Words of wisdom from mother runners: Using creative non-fiction advice letters to show psycho-social tensions and strategies influencing performance
December 2024
Although motherhood is a well-documented time when recreational sport pursuits decline, researchers have shown that some women participate in sport after becoming mothers. Recreational running is one...
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NBA game progression of extreme score shifts and comeback analysis: A team resilience perspective
December 2024
We focus on the construct of team resiliency in analyzing data from NBA games hitting a 20-point deficit in the first half during the 1997/8 to 2021/2 seasons to determine the frequency of comebacks...
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The relationship between demographic factors, psychological distress, COVID worries, resilience, and athletic identity: A study of collegiate student-athletes
December 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic provided athletes with an entirely new unforeseen circumstance, as many collegiate sport events and seasons were halted or canceled, forcing athletes into premature and non-normative...
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Measuring coach onboarding strategy and university athlete performance: A scale development study
December 2024
University athletes have a limited time (usually four years) of eligibility to perform for their institutions. The dynamic nature of university athletics in the United States results in a continuous...
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Mindfulness to me: A qualitative investigation of college student-athletes’ personal understanding of mindfulness
Available online 17 December 2024
In recent decades, mindfulness has grown in popularity in modern society and culture. This popularity extends to the field of sport psychology. Due to this popularity, many college student-athletes...
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Big Five personality traits on athletes' perfectionism using a person-centered approach
September 2024
Athletes' perfectionism is influenced by personality, which in turn leads to differences in athletic performance. This study investigates the intricate relationship between perfectionism and the Big...
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Effects of virtual reality based-intervention on depression and quality of life among stroke patients: A meta-analysis
September 2024
The current study analyzed the effect of virtual reality-based intervention on depression and quality of life in stroke patients. Databases (National Assembly Library, DBpia, RISS, KISS) were searched...
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Validation of the Malay version of the recovery-stress questionnaire for athletes: Application of confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling
September 2024
The Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport-52) is a tool developed to measure the frequency of stress associated through recovery activities with strong theoretical foundations. The...
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Effects of supervised physical exercise on emotions among adult women with a diagnostic of borderline personality disorder: A series of mixed method single-case experimental trials combined with ecological momentary assessment
September 2024
•Physical exercise is acceptable for adults with borderline personality disorder.•Physical exercise increases positive emotions in adults with BPD.•Physical exercise decreases negative emotions in adults...
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The placebo effect and exercise: An investigation into the manipulation of expectations of benefits from exercise
September 2024
•Expected affective and cognitive benefits from exercise can be manipulated.•Increased expectations of benefits can occur without performing the exercise.•The placebo effect is better explained by expectations...
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Systematic imagery training for Taijiquan competitive routines: A case study
Available online 10 September 2024
Using a case study format, this investigation examines the effectiveness of a systematic imagery training program on the timing accuracy and movement stability in Taijiquan competitive routines performed...
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The impact of physical activity taster sessions on barriers and facilitators to long-term physical activity behaviour
Available online 24 August 2024
Epidemiological evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) can improve the health, physical function and the quality of life of older adults. Several modes of PA have been highlighted as particularly...
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The looming threat of digital determinism and discrimination: Commentary on “The feudal glove of talent-selection decisions in sport – Strengthening the link between subjective and objective assessments” by Bar-Eli et al. (2023)
June 2024
Recent technological developments, such as automatic broadcasting systems and computer vision, are enabling cost-effective data gathering, bringing big data analytics to youth sports. In a recent insightful...
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The feudal glove of talent-selection decisions in sport –Strengthening the link between subjective and objective assessments
June 2024
When making talent-selection decisions in sport, coaches, scouts, program directors, and policymakers typically adopt two approaches: The subjective approach, also known as the coach's eye, where these...
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Typology of Acquiring Life Skills and Mental Health in International Students in Japan during COVID-19
June 2024
Life Skills (LS) are essential in the COVID era because people acquire LS (learn different abilities) to adapt to problems that arise in their daily lives at different times. Therefore, the purpose...
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The design of a career transition psychological support program for retired Olympic athletes in Japan
June 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of an intervention program focused on career transition psychological support for retired Olympic athletes in Japan. It was expected that the...
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Living your best life: The mindful pursuit of student-athlete thriving
June 2024
Thriving, or the concurrent experience of healthy well-being and high-level performance, may serve as a valuable construct when studying the optimal student-athlete experience. Mindfulness-based interventions...
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Influence of acculturation and professional socialization on student teachers' beliefs about teaching physical education
December 2023
•STs’ beliefs are about the purpose of PE classes and level of student engagement.•After TP, STs believe it is important to improve students’ physical literacy.•STs believe that it is important for...
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