Journal of Sport Behavior articles from March 2006

Journal of Sport Behavior archives from March 2006

Children's self-esteem related to school- and sport-specific perceptions of self and others.(caregiving behaviors serve as the most important social influences in their children's development )
March 1, 2006... Parents, through their caregiving behaviors, often serve as the most important social influences in their children's development (Grusec, 2002); however, little is known about their unique contribution to children's psychosocial development in...

Type of activity as a function of experiencing a depressive or happy event.(about Human behavior)
March 1, 2006... Depression is a serious disorder affecting 2 to 5 percent of the population (Kessler et al., 1994) and extracting a heavy toil on the health care system. Depressed individuals spend 1.5 times as much on health care as their nondepressed...

Effects of acute bouts of aerobic exercise of varied intensity on subjective mood experiences in women of different age groups across time.(Author abstract)
March 1, 2006... In this investigation, the focus is upon the effects of an acute bout of aerobic exercise upon positive and negative affect as measured by McAuley and Courneya's (1994) exercise specific Subjective Exercise Experiences Scale (SEES). Other...

Team captains' perceptions of athlete leadership.
March 1, 2006... Leadership has been defined as "a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal" (Northouse, 2001, p. 3). Given its apparent practical appeal, it is not surprising that leadership has been one of the...

Examining the potential causal relationship between sport team identification and psychological well-being.
March 1, 2006... A number of social scientists have proposed theoretical models suggesting that social support networks can serve as important buffers from anxiety, loneliness and the like, thereby assisting individuals in maintaining their psychological health...

The interaction of goal orientation and stage of change on exercise behavior in college students.
March 1, 2006... Previous research has conceptualized ideas of achievement motivation into task and ego orientations (Nicholls, 1989; Roberts, Treasure, & Balague, 1998). The composition of goal orientation influences individual motivation toward an activity as...