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Journal of Sport Behavior articles from September 2006
This journal focuses on the sociological, psychological and anthropological and their applications to the science of sport.
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Journal of Sport Behavior archives from September 2006
Competitive orientations and sport motivation of professional women football players: an internet survey.
September 1, 2006... According to Iso-Ahola (1999) motivation represents the forces that initiate, direct and sustain behavior. Because motivation influences persistence, learning, and performance (Duda, 1989; Martens & Webber, 2002; Vallerand, Deci, & Ryan, 1987);...
Differences between elite and non-elite, male and female Chinese athletes on cognitive appraisal of stressful events in competitive sport.
September 1, 2006... A primary component of coping with acute stress in competitive sport is the athlete's cognitive appraisal of an event. Appraisal refers to "the ways in which people interpret their environment and the stimuli that impinge upon them" (Steptoe &...
Healthy and unhealthy weight management practices in collegiate men and women.
September 1, 2006... It is fairly well known that many women are dissatisfied with their body shape, most likely due to exposure to a media ideal of thinness (Stice, Schupak-Neuberg, Shaw, & Stein, 1994). In fact, this dissatisfaction with body shape has been...
Responses to the Sports Inventory for pain among BASE jumpers.
September 1, 2006... BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. This activity is ranked as being among the most dangerous sports in the world (Pedersen, 1997). "BASE" is an acronym that represents the four categories of fixed objects...
Dropout reasons in young Spanish athletes: relationship to gender, type of sport and level of competition.
September 1, 2006... Participation in organized youth sport is an accepted part of childhood development in western countries (Coakley, 1998) and has the potential to enormously influence the children's self concept (Smith & Smoll, 1990). Therefore, understanding...
The home disadvantage: examination of the self-image redefinition hypothesis.
September 1, 2006... In several studies concerning professional and amateur baseball, basketball, football, and ice hockey, home teams have been found to win more often than visiting teams, with the likelihood of home team victories ranging from 53% to 64% (Coumeya...