Journal of Sport Behavior articles from March 2003

Journal of Sport Behavior archives from March 2003

Voices of male athletes on drug use, drug testing, and the existing order in intercollegiate athletics.
March 1, 2003... Although contemporary media accounts and heightened attention from sport governing bodies might imply otherwise, drug use by competitive athletes is not a new phenomenon. For many centuries, athletes have sought advantage in their quest for...

An examination of perfectionism and self-esteem in intercollegiate athletes.
March 1, 2003... Perfectionism has been shown to have adaptive or maladaptive influences upon cognition, affect, and behavior (e.g., Davis, 1997; Frost, Heimberg, Holt, Mattia, & Neubauer, 1993; Hamachek, 1978; Terry-Short, Owens, Slade, & Dewey, 1995). In the...

Individual differences, perceived control and competitive trait anxiety.
March 1, 2003... Interpretations of symptoms associated with multidimensional competitive anxiety experienced by athletes have received considerable attention in the recent sport psychology literature. 'Directional Perceptions' refer to the extent to which...

Do coaches know the mental skills of their athletes? Assessments from volleyball and track.
March 1, 2003... Sport psychology consultants often work with athletes who are referred by coaches. This implies that the coaches have identified weaknesses in the mental skills of those athletes. But do coaches really have a good understanding of the mental...

A typology of marathon runners based on cluster analysis of motivations.
March 1, 2003... It is not inherently obvious why anyone engages in marathon running, yet each year in the United States thousands participate in these events. An analysis of the costs of marathon participation reveals many factors that seem to pose serious...

Coaches and cohesion: the impact of coaching techniques on team cohesion in the small group sport setting.
March 1, 2003... Matheson, Mathes, and Murray (1997) suggest athletes come and go, continually changing the makeup and quality of their teams. This causes many to wonder how a team could be successful one year and then become less successful the following year....