Journal of Sport Behavior articles from June 1997

Journal of Sport Behavior archives from June 1997

The effects of the win/loss record on cohesion. (baseball team)
June 1, 1997... Past researchers have provided us with information concerning cohesion, but it has been limited to psychological explanations within the area of group dynamics. Until recently, the realm of sport has been neglected as a legitimate area worth...

Psychological effects of strength training on children.
June 1, 1997... Strength training is often prescribed as part of a well-rounded exercise program for adults and its popularity among children continues to increase. Previously deemed unsafe and ineffective for children (American Academy of Pediatrics, 1983),...

Abstention from sex and other pre-game rituals used by college male varsity athletes.
June 1, 1997... Some athletes (e.g. Mohammed Ali and Brian Bosworth) believe that sexual activity before an athletic event impaired their performance. Mohammed Ali believed abstention was helpful in that "when you don't get sex for a while, you get mean and...

The effect of visuo-motor behavior rehearsal (VMBR) and videotaped modeling on the free-throw performance of intercollegiate athletes.
June 1, 1997... Of the techniques developed to enhance athletic performance, mental practice has undoubtedly received the most empirical support. Its theoretical antecedents are traceable to the late nineteenth century, when W.B. Carpenter (1894) postulated the...

Relation of athletic identity to injury and mood disturbance.
June 1, 1997... By the simplest definition, identity answers the question, "Who am I?" Personal identity consists of our sense of placement within the world and the meaning we attach to ourselves within the broader context of human life (Vander Zanden, 1984)....

Fandom in the 40's: the integrating functions of All American Girls Professional Baseball League.
June 1, 1997... A committed sports fan is one who invests time, money, and emotion into a sport. He/she has some knowledge regarding the sport and may experience altering mood states while consuming an event (McPherson, 1975). To these individuals, sport is much...

Cognitive style in adolescent competitive athletes as a function of culture and gender.
June 1, 1997... Cognitive style consists of psychological, emotional, physiological, and behavioral dispositional characteristics that reflect an individual's perceptions and interactions with, and responses to, the present environment. Because cognitive style...