Browsing by Author "Theodorakis, Y."
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Evaluation of the training program for Greek Olympic education
Grammatikopoulos, V.; Papacharisis, V.; Koustelios, A.; Tsigilis, N.; Theodorakis, Y. (2004)The aim of this study was to develop an instrument to evaluate the educational program's training. The program used for this purpose was the Olympic Education Program, which has been implemented in Greek primary and secondary ... -
Examining psychological factors during injury rehabilitation
Theodorakis, Y.; Beneca, A.; Malliou, P.; Goudas, M. (1997)The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of goal setting on performance and on a number of psychological variables such as self-efficacy, pretesting anxiety, and self-satisfaction during an injury rehabilitation ... -
Exercising with passion: Initial validation of the passion scale in exercise
Parastatidou, I. S.; Doganis, G.; Theodorakis, Y.; Vlachopoulos, S. P. (2012)The purpose of the researchers in the study was to psychometrically evaluate Passion Scale scores (Vallerand et al., 2003) in exercise. Self-report data were collected from two samples of Greek exercise participants. Sample ... -
A fair play intervention program in school Olympic education
Hassandra, M.; Goudas, M.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Theodorakis, Y. (2007)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program aimed to develop fair play behaviours in a school Olympic Education program. One hundred and twenty six, 5th-grade students front 4 ... -
Greek students' attitudes toward physical activity and health-related behavior
Theodorakis, Y.; Natsis, P.; Papaioannou, A.; Goudas, M. (2003)A three-wave study over one year with 882 adolescents, aged 10 to 16 years at the initial testing, examined psychosocial variables regarding four health-related behaviors: exercise, eating fruit, smoking, and drug use. ... -
I do not smoke - I exercise: A pilot study of a new educational resource for secondary education students
Hassandra, M.; Theodorakis, Y.; Kosmidou, E.; Grammatikopoulos, V.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A. (2009)Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the applicability of a smoking prevention educational resource for secondary education students named 'I do not smoke, I exercise'. The main focus of this program was the promotion ... -
Initial Evaluation of a Smoking Cessation Program Incorporating Physical Activity Promotion to Greek Adults in Antismoking Clinics
Hassandra, M.; Kofou, G.; Zourbanos, N.; Gratsani, S.; Zisi, V.; Theodorakis, Y. (2012)The purpose of this study was to evaluate an initial application of a smoking cessation program that integrated the promotion of physical activity (PA) as a cessation aid to Greek adults in antismoking clinics. From an ... -
The intricacies of verbalizations, gestures, and game outcome using sequential analysis
Zourbanos, N.; Tzioumakis, Y.; Araujo, D.; Kalaroglou, S.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Papaioannou, A.; Theodorakis, Y. (2015)Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to identify the intricacies of verbalizations, gestures, and game outcome during competition. Design: The behavioral research software Observer XT (R) using sequential ... -
Investigating the Functions of Self-Talk: The Effects of Motivational Self-Talk on Self-Efficacy and Performance in Young Tennis Players
Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Zourbanos, N.; Goltsios, C.; Theodorakis, Y. (2008)The purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of motivational self-talk on self-efficacy and performance. Participants were 46 young tennis players (mean age 13.26, SD 1.96 years). The experiment was completed ... -
Mechanisms underlying the self-talk-performance relationship: The effects of motivational self-talk on self-confidence and anxiety
Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Zourbanos, N.; Mpoumpaki, S.; Theodorakis, Y. (2009)Objectives: The present study examined the effects of motivational self-talk on self-confidence, anxiety, and task performance in young athletes. Methods: Participants were 72 tennis players. The experiment was conducted ... -
The Mediating Role of Passion in the Relationship of Exercise Motivational Regulations with Exercise Dependence Symptoms
Parastatidou, I. S.; Doganis, G.; Theodorakis, Y.; Vlachopoulos, S. P. (2014)The present study examined the mediating role of obsessive passion in the relationship of introjected regulation to exercise with exercise dependence symptoms. A cross-sectional design was used. Questionnaires were ... -
The moderating effects of self-talk content on self-talk functions
Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Zourbanos, N.; Theodorakis, Y. (2007)The purpose of the study was to examine whether different types of self-talk serve different functions. Twenty-one female swimming class students were initially tested on an experimental water polo precision task. After a ... -
A multilevel approach to motivational climate in physical education and sport settings: An individual or a group level construct?
Papaioannou, A.; Marsh, H. W.; Theodorakis, Y. (2004)Motivational climate is inherently a group-level construct so that longitudinal, multilevel designs are needed to evaluate its effects on subsequent outcomes. Based on a large sample of physical education classes (2,786 ... -
A Multimethod Examination of the Relationship Between Coaching Behavior and Athletes' Inherent Self-Talk
Zourbanos, N.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Tsiakaras, N.; Chroni, S.; Theodorakis, Y. (2010)The aim of the present research was to investigate the relationship between coaching behavior and athletes' inherent self-talk (ST). Three studies were conducted. The first study tested the construct validity of the Coaching ... -
A Pedometer-based Physical Activity Intervention To Encourage Walking Among Greek Older Adults
Stathi, A.; Theodorakis, Y.; Digelidis, N. (2005) -
Physical exercise as strategy in alcohol abuse treatment
Zourbanos, N.; Jamurtas, A.; Staveri, E.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Theodorakis, Y. (2011)It is commonly accepted that excessive alcohol consumption has harmful effects on the human organism, which are associated with serious health problems. In the present article studies are presented that refer to the positive ... -
Physically active students' intentions and self-efficacy towards healthy eating
Bebetsos, E.; Chroni, S.; Theodorakis, Y. (2002)This study investigated intentions and self-efficacy of physically active university students towards healthy eating. The application of Planned Behavior theory has shown that attitudes, intention, perceived behavioral ... -
Predicting students' intention to smoke by theory of planned behaviour variables and parental influences across school grade levels
Hassandra, M.; Vlachopoulos, S. P.; Kosmidou, E.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Goudas, M.; Theodorakis, Y. (2011)Differences were examined in Theory of Planned Behaviour determinants of students' intention to smoke including parents' attitudes towards smoking and parents' current cigarette use among Greek students of different school ... -
Preliminary exploration of bystander intention to stand up for a female-peertargeted in sexual harassment in Greek academia
Chroni, S. A.; Grigoriou, S.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Theodorakis, Y. (2013)University students' intentions to stand up for a female-peer victimized in a sexual harassment incident by peer and/or professor as perpetrator were explored using the planned behavior theory. The participants were 296 ... -
Probable neurophysiological improvement in demented patients after an exercise programme: A pilot study
Sitzoglou, K.; Mouzakidis, C.; Fitsioris, X.; Efraimidis, E.; Tsolaki, M.; Theodorakis, Y. (2000)