Journal of Sport Behavior articles from March 2001

Journal of Sport Behavior archives from March 2001

Preliminary Exercise Identity Scale (EIS) Norms for Three Adult Samples.
March 1, 2001... Sociological traditions suggest that role identities serve to give meaning and importance to past behavior as well as provide direction for future behavior. The Exercise Identity Scale (EIS,) was developed to measure the extent to which...

Construct Validity of the Revised Anxiety Rating Scale (ARS-2).
March 1, 2001... Development of the revised Anxiety Rating Scale(ARS-2), along with reporting concurrent validity coefficients were detailed in Cox and Robb (1998) The purpose of the current research was to demonstrate construct validity of the ARS-2. The ARS-2...

The Development and Initial Evaluation of Two Promising Mental Preparatory Methods in a Sample of Female Cross Country Runners.
March 1, 2001... The development of standardized mental preparation procedures specific to cross country running performance is delineated, including a preliminary assessment of the relative efficacy of these interventions in 6 Division I female cross country...

Flexible Short-term Goals and Basketball Shooting Performance.
March 1, 2001... Most research in goal setting has examined the effectiveness of rigid goals- ie. goals stated in terms of some percentage of improvement that stays the same from trial to trial. This study examined the hypothesis that flexible goals, goals that...

Varying the Mode of Cardiovascular Exercise to Increase Adherence.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Many people do not engage in the recommended frequency, intensity and duration of exercise required to produce the psychological and physiological benefits of an exercise regimen. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether varying...

Athletic Injury Experience: A Qualitative Focus Group Approach.
March 1, 2001... The current theory on response to injury is based on an appraisal process in which the athlete makes an interpretation of the meaning of the injury. The purpose of this study was to describe the athletic injury experience, focusing on the...

An Examination of Flow State Occurrence in College Athletes.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... This study examined qualitative and quantitative aspects of flow within a group of college-age athletes. Forty-two athletes (27 males and 15 females) representing team sports (n = 28) (football, baseball, volleyball, softball, and basketball)...

The Motivation Scale for Sport Consumption: Assessment of the Scale's Psychometric Properties.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Galen T. Trial Iowa State University Jeffrey D. James University of Illinois [a] The purpose of this study was to develop the Motivation Scale for Sport Consumption (MSSC) to measure the motivations behind sport spectator consumption...