Listar por tema "Psychology"
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Causal ordering of physical self-concept and exercise behavior: Reciprocal effects model and the influence of physical education teachers
(2006)Does prior physical self-concept influence subsequent exercise behavior? On the basis of a large sample of physical education classes (2,786 students, 200 classes, 67 teachers) collected early (Time 1) and late (Time 2) ... -
Development and Validation of the Multidimensional Motivational Climate Observation System
(2015)This article outlines the development and validation of the Multidimensional Motivational Climate Observation System (MMCOS). Drawing from an integration of the dimensions of the social environment emphasized within ... -
Do Performance Strategies Moderate the Relationship Between Personality and Training Behaviors? An Exploratory Study
(2010)The aim of the present research was to investigate the relationship between personality traits, performance strategies, and training behaviors. In two studies we distributed the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP), ... -
The Effects of a Cooperative Physical Education Program on Students' Social Skills
(2009)The present study examined the effect of a cooperative physical education program on students' social skills and attitudes toward group work. Four sixth grade classes were assigned either in an experimental (n = 57) or in ... -
The effects of instructional and motivational self-talk on students' motor task performance in physical education
(2011)Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the effects of instructional and motivational self-talk on students' motor task performance in a chest pass and a modified push-ups test in physical education. Design: The ... -
The effects of motivational versus instructional self-talk on improving motor performance
(2000)This study examined the effectiveness of different self-talk strategies on increasing performance in different motor tasks. Specifically, four laboratory experiments were conducted to examine the effect of motivational ... -
The Effects of Self-Talk on Dominant and Nondominant Arm Performance on a Handball Task in Primary Physical Education Students
(2013)The present study examined the effects of instructional and motivational self-talk on handball performance using a novel task (nondominant arm) and a learned task (dominant arm) in primary school students. Participants ... -
Enhancing performance and skill acquisition in novice basketball players with instructional self-talk
(2002)This study examined the effectiveness of instructional self-talk on acquiring and performing three basketball skills (dribbling, passing, and shooting). Sixty-two young, novice players were organized into two groups. The ... -
Ethnic/cultural identity salience, achievement goals and motivational climate in multicultural physical education classes
(2009)Objectives: This study investigated the association of ethnic/cultural identity salience with achievement goals and motivational climate in multicultural physical education classes. Methods: Questionnaires assessing ... -
Examining factors associated with intrinsic motivation in physical education: a qualitative approach
(2003)Objectives. To provide further information regarding factors associated with students' intrinsic motivation in physical education using a qualitative approach. Design and Methods. Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted ... -
Global goal orientations: Prediction of sport and exercise involvement and smoking
(2011)Objective: Two studies were conducted to investigate the assumption that a personal improvement goal in life is connected with adaptive self-regulatory strategies and high levels of self-efficacy that enable individuals ... -
Goal orientations at the global level of generality and in physical education: Their association with self-regulation, affect, beliefs and behaviours
(2009)Objective: Life skills programs should ensure that their effects generalize across contexts and activities. Three studies are presented examining the construct validity of an instrument assessing global goal orientations ... -
Goal-directed and undirected self-talk: Exploring a new perspective for the study of athletes' self-talk
(2014)Objectives: The present study aimed to introduce the distinction between goal-directed and undirected thoughts used in general psychology into the automatic self-talk paradigm used in sport psychology. In particular, the ... -
The intricacies of verbalizations, gestures, and game outcome using sequential analysis
(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
(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 ... -
Low back pain psychosocial risk factors
(2008)Introduction: Low back pain is currently a major health problem for the western societies as it usually leads to inability to work, use of health services and sick leaves. Psychosocial work characteristics are considered ... -
Mechanisms underlying the self-talk-performance relationship: The effects of motivational self-talk on self-confidence and anxiety
(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 moderating effects of self-talk content on self-talk functions
(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 ... -
Motivational climate and achievement goals at the situational level of generality
(2007)Based on the rule of compatibility, according to which motivational climate scales should capture both the objective environment and whether it activates particular goals, a measure is presented assessing achievement goals ...