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Adiponectin, resistin, and visfatin in childhood obesity and exercise
(2015)Childhood obesity is increasing alarmingly, and a strong association with chronic diseases has been established. Specific adipokines are released from the adipose tissue and relate with chronic diseases even in the pediatric ... -
A comparison of exercise-induced muscle damage following maximal eccentric contractions in men and boys
(2017)Purpose: Research regarding exercise-induced muscle-damage mainly focuses on adults. The present study examined exercise-induced muscle-damage responses in adults compared with children. Method: Eleven healthy boys (10-12 ... -
The Concept of Acceleration and Deceleration in Isokinetics and Its Relation to 3 Hop Tests
(2022)Context: Both isokinetic testing and functional tests are often used during patient rehabilitation programs. Most researchers have assessed the relationship of isokinetic testing and functional tests in parameters such as ... -
Countering the consequences of ego depletion: The effects of self-talk on selective attention
(2017)This study examined the effects of a self-talk intervention on selective attention in a state of ego depletion. Participants were 62 undergraduate students with a mean age of 20.02 years (SD = 1.17). The experiment was ... -
Do glucose and caffeine nasal sprays influence exercise or cognitive performance?
(2017)Introduction: Nasal spray (NAS) containing caffeine (CAF) or glucose (GLUC) activates sensory(motor) cortices. Purpose: To investigate the influence of CAF or GLUC NAS on exercise and cognitive performance. Methods: Eleven ... -
Does Performance Calibration Generalize Across Sport Tasks? A Multiexperiment Study in Physical Education
(2019)Three experiments examined students' calibration in physical education in relation to task characteristics. Participants in the 3 experiments were 388 students. Calibration accuracy and bias were calculated based on students' ... -
Environmental and Psychophysical Heat Stress in Adolescent Tennis Athletes
(2021)Purpose: We investigated the environmental conditions in which all outdoor International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tournaments (athlete ages: <18 y) were held during 2010–2019. Thereafter, we performed a crossover ... -
From the lab to the field: Effects of self-talk on task performance under distracting conditions
(2018)This study explored the effectiveness of self-talk strategies on task performance under conditions of external distraction in laboratory and field experiments. In the laboratory experiment, 28 sport science students (Mage ... -
Goal-directed self-talk interventions: A single-case study with an elite athlete
(2016)The purpose of this single-case study was to describe a goal-directed self-talk (ST) intervention with an elite athlete. The participant was a 36-year-old elite orienteerer, who declared himself to be continuously engaged ... -
Goal-directed self-talk used during technical skill acquisition: The case of novice ultimate frisbee players
(2018)Even though goal-directed self-talk is a key element in self-regulated learning, providing instruction and giving feedback during technical skill acquisition, few studies have explored the specific functions with which it ... -
Higher-order factors and measurement equivalence of the spectrum of teaching styles' questionnaire across two cultures
(2021)Purpose: This study aimed to test the invariance of perceptions of the Spectrum teaching styles across Turkish and Greek preservice physical education teachers and to examine whether the styles could be classified into two ... -
Interdisciplinary teaching of physics in physical education: Effects on students' autonomous motivation and satisfaction
(2020)Purpose: This quasi-experimental study evaluated the effects on students' autonomous motivation and satisfaction from a program integrating physics concepts in physical education. Method: A total of 487 students (age 13 ± ... -
A moral intervention reduces doping likelihood in british and Greek athletes: Evidence from a cluster randomized control trial
(2021)Objectives: The authors aimed to develop a moral intervention and to determine whether it was more effective in preventing doping than an educational (i.e., knowledge-based) intervention; their primary outcome was doping ... -
“Out of the Black, Into the Big Blue” on a Single Breath: Sport Event Value Co-Creation as Symbolic World-Making
(2022)Building upon the perspectives of sport value co-creation and symbolic action, this study employs a hermeneutic analysis of the socio-cultural dynamics shaping value in events. It examines the symbolic co-construction of ... -
Recovery kinetics after speed-endurance training in male soccer players
(2020)Purpose: To determine the recovery kinetics of performance, muscle damage, and neuromuscular fatigue following 2 speedendurance production training (SEPT) protocols in soccer. Methods: Ten well-trained, male soccer athletes ... -
Recovery Kinetics following Small-Sided Games in Competitive Soccer Players: Does Player Density Size Matter?
(2021)Purpose: To examine the recovery kinetics of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), neuromuscular fatigue, and performance following small-sided games (SSGs) of different densities in soccer. Methods: Ten male players ... -
Reflections on the maturing research literature of self-talk in sport: Contextualizing the special issue
(2018)Over the last 20 years research investigating self-talk in the context of sport has expanded rapidly enhancing our understanding of the construct. In the present article, we provide a brief historical review of the ... -
Teaching a holistic, harmonious and internal motivational concept of excellence to promote olympic ideals, health and well-being for all
(2017)Based on recent trends in positive psychology, on ancient Greek sport literature and particularly on Aristotle's philosophy, the holistic, harmonious and internal motivational components of excellence and their implications ... -
The trainability of adolescent soccer players to brief periodized complex training
(2018)Purpose: To investigate the effect of a complex, short-term strength/power training protocol on performance and body composition of elite early adolescent soccer players. Methods: Twenty-two players (14-15 y) were randomly ...