Journal of Sport Behavior articles from September 2000

Journal of Sport Behavior archives from September 2000

Risk Factors for Disordered Eating in Female University Athletes.
September 1, 2000... There has been concern expressed that participation in sport may encourage the onset of disordered eating which, in turn, may lead to a clinical eating disorder. This study examined social pressure, self-esteem, body image, and competition...

Sex Differences in Sport Fan Behavior and Reasons for Being a Sport Fan.
September 1, 2000... The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences between male and female college students with regard to their sport fanship and sport fan behavior. Participants completed a questionnaire designed to assess whether they...

Influence of Martial Arts Training on the Perception of Experimentally Induced Pressure Pain and Selected Psychological Responses.
September 1, 2000... The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the influence of martial arts training on the perception of experimentally induced pressure pain, anger, and physical self-efficacy. Thirty novice volunteers (M age = 20.6 years; SD = 1.5...

Most Successful and Least Successful Performances: Perceptions of Causal Attributions in High School Track Athletes.
September 1, 2000... The purpose of the present study was to examine the causal attributions for most successful and least successful performances made by male high school track athletes in two different age categories. Seventeen seniors and nineteen freshmen were...

Commitment to Distance Running: Coping Mechanism or Addiction?
September 1, 2000... Controversy exists regarding the psychological effects of distance running. While running has been used as an adjunctive treatment for depression and anxiety, it has also been characterized as a negative addiction. In the present study, anxiety...

Relationship Between Goal Orientations, Self-Confidence and Multidimensional Trait Anxiety among Mexican-American Female Youth Athletes.
September 1, 2000... Preliminary evidence in sport research suggests that an interdependence may exist between athletes' motivational goals and their stress responses. The present study sought to establish this particular tenet of goal perspective theory (Duda &...

Predicting Athlete Preparation and Performance: A Theoretical Perspective.
September 1, 2000... Predicting future events based on knowledge of initial conditions is a basis of the natural sciences. The discovery of covering laws, based on theory, that fully define these predictions is an objective of science. Sport science has suffered...

Predictors of Likelihood to Aggress In Youth Soccer: An Examination Of Coed And All-Girls Teams.
September 1, 2000... The present study is a replication and extension of Stephens and Bredemeier's (1996) study of likelihood to aggress in female youth soccer players. Three hundred and seven soccer players, representing three age-group coed leagues (n=257: Under...