Parcourir par auteur "Theodorakis, Y."

Applying dynamic evaluation approach in education

Grammatikopoulos, V.; Koustelios, A.; Tsigilis, N.; Theodorakis, Y. (2004)

The purpose of the current study was to implement a newly proposed evaluation method (Dimitropoulos, 1999), that is, the dynamic evaluation approach in the field of education. The dynamic approach was applied in order to ...

Automatic self-talk questionnaire for sports (ASTQS): Development and preliminary validation of a measure identifying the structure of athletes' self-talk

Zourbanos, N.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Chroni, S.; Theodorakis, Y.; Papaioannou, A. (2009)

The aim of the present investigation was to develop an instrument assessing the content and the structure of athletes' self-talk. The study was conducted in three stages. In the first stage, a large pool of items was ...

Body image in female professional and amateur dancers

Pollatou, E.; Bakali, N.; Theodorakis, Y.; Goudas, M. (2010)

Body image is considered to be an obscure, mental representation of body shape, size and form which is influenced by a variety of factors that operate over varying time spans. Research has shown that professional female ...

Causal ordering of physical self-concept and exercise behavior: Reciprocal effects model and the influence of physical education teachers

Marsh, H. W.; Papaioannou, A.; Theodorakis, Y. (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) ...

Causal relationships of sport and exercise involvement with goal orientations, perceived competence and intrinsic motivation in physical education: A longitudinal study

Papaioannou, A.; Bebetsos, E.; Theodorakis, Y.; Christodoulidis, T.; Kouli, O. (2006)

Little information exists about the causal relationships of sport and exercise participation with goal orientations, perceived athletic competence and intrinsic motivation in physical education. A longitudinal study was ...

Cognition, physical activity, sociodemographic characteristics and “emotional stability”: Their connection with smoking cessation

Ypofanti, M.; Lyrakos, G.; Mouchtouri, B.; Tzanne, P.; Panidou, M.; Niarchakou, H.; Sakkari, X.; Theodorakis, Y.; Zisi, V. (2015)

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship of the cognition of smokers who wish to quit smoking, and seek aid from a psychologist, with their sociodemographic characteristics, and to investigate the role of physical activity ...

Differences in smoking attitudes of adolescents and young adults

Kosmidou, E.; Theodorakis, Y. (2007)

This study employed the Theory of Planned Behavior to examine the differences between adolescent (n = 182) and young adults (n = 209) in their intention to smoke and examined possible differences. Analysis showed that young ...

The effect of performance feedback on cardiorespiratory fitness field tests

Metsios, G. S.; Flouris, A. D.; Koutedakis, Y.; Theodorakis, Y. (2006)

We investigated the effects of performance feedback (PF) on predicting maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) using the 20 m Multistage Shuttle Run Test (MST) and 20 m Square Shuttle Test (SST). The agreement between these two ...

The effectiveness of teaching a life skills program in a sport context

Papacharisis, V.; Goudas, M.; Danish, S. J.; Theodorakis, Y. (2005)

The effects of a self-talk intervention on elementary students' motor task performance

Zourbanos, N.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Bardas, D.; Theodorakis, Y. (2013)

The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of an instructional self-talk intervention on elementary students' (M age = 10.82 years, ±0.72) motor performance in a soccer task. Participants were 45 elementary ...

The Effects Of An Acute Bout Of Exercise On Complete Blood Count In Alcoholic Patients

Jamurtas, A. Z.; Georgakouli, K.; Zourbanos, N.; Georgoulias, P.; Kremeti, D.; Manthou, E.; Fatouros, I. G.; Goudas, M.; Koutedakis, Y.; Theodorakis, Y. (2014)

Effects of an Autonomy-Supportive Exercise Instructing Style on Exercise Motivation, Psychological Well-Being, and Exercise Attendance in Middle-Age Women

Moustaka, F. C.; Vlachopoulos, S. P.; Kabitsis, C.; Theodorakis, Y. (2012)

Background: The present study evaluated the effectiveness of an autonomy-supportive intervention based on self-determination theory in influencing perceptions of autonomy support, basic psychological needs, behavioral ...

The effects of goal setting on performance of a motor skill of persons with borderline intelligence and mild mental retardation

Askita, M.; Kokarides, D.; Theodorakis, Y. (2008)

The effects of motivational versus instructional self-talk on improving motor performance

Theodorakis, Y.; Weinberg, R.; Natsis, P.; Douma, I.; Kazakas, P. (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

Zourbanos, N.; Hatzigeorgiadis, A.; Bardas, D.; Theodorakis, Y. (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 ...