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Locus of control as a predictor of treatment acceptability of competition anxiety intervention strategies in NCAA division i athletesMyers, Christopher Aaron 01 April 2002 (has links)
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Sportsielkunde as komponent in die opleidingsprogram van vakonderwysers / Sport psychology as a component in the training programme of subject teachersLe Roux, Jacobus Gerhardus, 1945- 02 1900 (has links)
Summaries in Afrikaans and English / Die primere doel van hierdie ondersoek was om vas te stel hoe belangrik dit is dat 'n
komponent sportsielkunde ingesluit word in die opleidingsprogram van vakonderwysers.
Ten einde hierdie doel te bereik, is 'n teoretiese sowel as 'n empiriese ondersoek
uitgevoer.
Tydens die teoretiese ondersoek is verskillende aspekte van die sportsielkunde ontleed,
waarin die rol van die vakonderwyser telkens toegelig is. Tydens die empiriese
ondersoek (waaraan 134 vakonderwysers wat sport afrig en 235 sportleerlinge
deelgeneem het) is aangetoon dat:
Ongeveer 82% van die vakonderwysers wat sport afrig, opleiding in
afrigtingstegnieke ontvang het, maar slegs 16% het opleiding in sportsielkunde
ontvang.
• Vakonderwysers daarvan oortuig is dat sportsielkunde ingesluit moet word in die
opleidingsprogram van vakonderwysers.
• Dit vir sportleerlinge baie belangrik is dat sportmanne en -vroue vertroud moet
wees met bepaalde aspekte van sportsielkunde en dat hulle afrigters kennis
moet dra van sportsielkunde.
'n Aspek soos motivering in sport baie belangrik geag word deur onderwysers
sowel as sportleerlinge, terwyl angs in sport en aggressie in sport heelwat laer
op die ranglys verskyn. / It was the primary aim of this investigation to establish how important it is that a
component of sport psychology be included in the training programme of subject
teachers. In order to achieve this goal, a theoretical as well as an empirical investigation
were conducted.
During the literature study, different aspects of sport psychology were analyzed and the
role of the teacher was highlighted in each instance. During the empirical study ( in
which 134 subject teachers and 235 sport pupils participated) it was indicated that;
Approximately 82% of the subject teachers coaching sport, had received training
in coaching techniques, but only 16% had received training in sport psychology.
Subject teachers are convinced that sport psychology should be included in the
training programme of subject teachers.
Pupils participating in sport regard it as very important that sportsmen and -
women should be acquainted with certain aspects of sport psychology and that
their coaches should bear knowledge of sport psychology.
An aspect such as motivation in sport is regarded as being very important by
teachers and sport pupils, while anxiety in sport and aggression in sport appear
much lower on the rating scale. / Educational Studies / M.Ed. (met spesialisering in Voorligting)
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Development of a Chinese version of the movement specific reinvestmentscaleWong, W. C., 黃偉祖. January 2003 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Sports Science / Master / Master of Science in Sports Science
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Development of the sport aggression inventoryLeung, Kam-po, Kenneth., 梁錦波. January 2003 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Sports Science / Master / Master of Science in Sports Science
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A study of the uses and gratifications of online fantasy sportsDougherty, Dennis L. January 2007 (has links)
This study has examined the uses and gratifications, which fantasy sports users seek for their online participation. Several uses and gratifications were tested to demonstrate whether or not they were motivations for different groups of online fantasy users. A survey instrument was created and disseminated to online fantasy users through fantasy message boards on the Internet. Online fantasy users who are Beginners, have high levels of participation, and participate in monetary prize leagues were groups that were studied. The analyses identified seven motivations that are sought by online fantasy users of those three groups. Descriptive data indicates most of online fantasy users are full-time employees who spend time at work checking their fantasy leagues and teams. / Department of Journalism
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Imagery rehearsal ability, relaxation and brain wave activity: implications for imagery intervention programmes in sport psychologyBehrmann, Mandy 15 July 2016 (has links)
A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts, University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for
the degree, Master of Arts (Psycho!ogy)(By coursework and Research
Report). / Despite the well documented advantageous functions of imagery rehearsal as it pertains
to sporting performance, the relationship between relaxation, imagery rehearsal ability
and brainwave activity has received relatively little attention from sport researchers.
With this in mind, the primary purpose of the present study was to invest'gate the
possibility of the existence (If such a triadic relationship and consider the implications
that this relationship may have on the development of imagery intervention programmes
in Sport Psychology.
Two male and seven female undergraduate Physical Education students, aged between
18 and 28 years volunteered to participate in the study. The Vividness of Movement
Imagery Questionnaire (VMIQ) was administered to all subjects in order to assess each
subject's imagery ability. The subjects were then randomly assigned to either the
control or to the experimental group. Two weeks after completing the VMIQ, the
subjects completed the VMIQ for a second tim, During the second administration of
the VMIQ all subjects were attached to an EEG ~ojectroencephalograph) machine. The
strategically placed EEG electrodes were attached for the purpose of assessing whether
or not significant changes in alpha brainwave patterns were evident during imagery
rehearsal. The experimental group differed from the control group in that the
experimental group took part in a relaxation exercise prior to completing the VMIQ for
a second time, whilst the control group did not receive the relaxation intervention. The
results of the study indicated that there was enhanced alpha brainwave activity in the
right occipital lobe during the imagery conditions. Whilst it could be speculated from
the research findings that imagery ability and. brainwave activity differed from
individual to individual and from one imagery condition to another, these differences
were not statistically significant. Although not statistically significant, the differences
observed between the pre and post-test scores for the experimental group were however
purported to be meaningful since three of'the four subjects from the experimental group
showed an improvement on imagery ability following the relaxation intervention. This
finding justifies the need for future research into the relationship between relaxation and
imagery rehearsal. It was also concluded that whilst some subjects emitted the greatest
alpha activity during the same imagery dimensions for which they reported the highest
imagery abilitiy scores, other subjects emitted the greatest alpha activity during the
same imagery dimensions for which they reported the lowest scores in imagery abilitiy.
As such, it could not be concluded from the present research findings that a correlation
between imagery ability and alpha brainwave activity actually exists.
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Examination of adolescents' sources of subjective task value in sportStuart, Moira E. 13 March 1997 (has links)
Sport is an avenue for children and adolescents to improve physical skills as well as
enhance their psycho-social development. Despite the benefits of sport, numerous children
and adolescents choose not to be physically active. Consequently, several investigators
have sought to determine why some children choose to participate in sport, while others do
not. The perceived importance or value, attached to an activity is one factor that has been
considered central to predicting behavioral choices in various settings. Eccles et al. (1983)
have proposed a multidimensional, quantitative measure of subjective task value (intrinsic,
attainment, and utility). However, qualitative differences in the sources of subjective task
value for sport have yet to be investigated. Thus, the primary purpose of this study was to
examine self-identified and literature-based sources of intrinsic, attainment, and utility value
among male and female adolescents.
A sample of 30 male and female eighth grade students, classified into subjective
task value groups (high-, medium-, or low value), were selected to participate in the
interview portion of this study.
In general, the results confirmed the sources of subjective task value identified in
the literature by Eccles et al. The results also supported Eccles et al.'s multidimensional
approach to value by revealing sources unique to each component (intrinsic, attainment,
utility) of value. Sources of value peculiar to the physical domain emerged, as well as
gender differences within each level of value. Finally, the process of ranking both self-
identified and literature-based sources of value illuminated the most salient sources for each
subgroup.
In sum, this study both confirmed and expanded upon Eccles's subjective task
value work. The results are discussed in terms of conceptual and practical implications as
well as recommendations for future research. / Graduation date: 1997
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Can analogies be used as an attention focusing strategy to prevent skill failure under stress?Li, Sau-sau, Esther., 李秀秀. January 2005 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Sports Science / Master / Master of Science in Sports Science
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Exploring the role of movement specific reinvestment during practice and performance of tasks of varying complexityMalhotra, Neha Deepak January 2014 (has links)
Six experiments were conducted in order to examine the role of movement specific reinvestment in performance of a range of tasks of varying complexity under different performance contexts. The first experiment investigated the role of movement specific reinvestment in performance of a fundamental laparoscopic skill under time pressure. It was found that individuals with a lower propensity for movement specific reinvestment were able to meet task demands by performing faster under time pressure than individuals with a higher propensity for movement specific reinvestment. Although movement specific reinvestment is often treated as a uni-dimensional construct, it is comprised of two dimensions of conscious processing; movement self-consciousness and conscious motor processing. These dimensions appear to exert a differential influence on performance in different contexts. The second experiment therefore investigated the differential influence of the two dimensions of movement specific reinvestment on performance of a fundamental laparoscopic skill early and later in practice and on performance of a more complex, cross-handed laparoscopy task. Movement self-consciousness was found to play a more dominant role early and later in practice of a relatively simple, fundamental, laparoscopic skill than conscious motor processing, which played a more dominant role in performance of a more complex, cross-handed laparoscopic skill. The third and fourth experiments examined the differential influence of the two dimensions of movement specific reinvestment on a complex golf-putting skill early and later in practice (Experiment 3) and under low- and high-anxiety conditions (Experiment 4). Experiments 3 and 4 also examined the kinematic mechanisms underlying the influence of the two dimensions on putting performance. Findings from Experiment 3 revealed that movement self-consciousness and conscious motor processing positively influenced putting performance early in practice, when learners were consciously engaged in the control of movements. However, later in practice movement self-consciousness alone positively influenced putting performance. Analysis of kinematic measures suggested that reduced variability of both impact velocity and putter face angle at impact mediated the positive influence of both movement self-consciousness and conscious motor processing on putting performance. Findings from Experiment 4 revealed that movement self-consciousness positively influenced performance in the low-anxiety condition (and appeared to reduce variability of impact velocity), but not in the high-anxiety condition. It was argued that the attention demanding nature of anxiety (Eysenck & Calvo, 1992) potentially subdued the influence of movement self-consciousness under high-anxiety conditions. The fifth experiment confirmed this proposition as the positive influence of movement self-consciousness on quiet standing performance was no longer evident when an attention demanding dual-task was performed concurrently with a primary quiet standing task. The final experiment examined the unique influence of the two dimensions on laparoscopic performance during practice and under anxiety in a real-world anxiety provoking situation, the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) (Muldoon, Biesty, & Smith, 2014; Nasir et al., in press). The findings of the six experiments are discussed within the framework of the Theory of Reinvestment (e.g., Masters, 1992; Masters & Maxwell, 2008). / published_or_final_version / Human Performance / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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Cognitive pain coping strategies of rowersSedgwick, Whitney A. (Whitney Ann) January 1995 (has links)
This study investigated rowers' cognitive pain coping strategies during a 2,000 metre ergometer race. The concepts of association and dissociation were expanded upon by devising five thought categories: performance dissociation (PerfD), pain association (PaA), pain dissociation (PaD), psychological performance association (PsyA), and technical performance association (TechA). Sixteen rowers, five males and eleven females, between the ages of 19 and 27 years, rowed at maximum intensity for four race segments of 500 m, 1,000 m, and 2,000 m on separate occasions. A forty-one item Thoughts During Rowing Questionnaire was administered upon completion of each distance. Subjects' average thought category scores were analyzed by a 4 x 5 (Distance x Thought category) MANOVA. Results indicated significant (p $<$.005) effects for distance and thought category, and an interaction. Results suggest that while racing, rowers rarely dissociate from their performances. As pain awareness rises, rowers dissociate from pain and associate with the psychological or technical aspects of their performances.
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