{"title":"Relation of the Positive Affect in Coping with an Aggravating Burnout Tendency in Male Athletes","authors":"Terumi Tanaka, Fumio Mizuochi","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1216","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126558543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study on the Ability to Perceive Motion of Others from the Viewpoint of Motor Control","authors":"H. Ohshima, N. Yamada","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1125","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to verify the ability to perceive the motion of others from the viewpoint of motor control. We selected a ball-throwing task because it is one of the most skilled multijoint movements and requires excellent coordination among the joints, and even though it is commonly observed in various sports. The stimulus was a stick picture movie featuring two movements -the normal throwing motion of a skilled thrower (model motion) and an altered throwing motion (delayed motion) developed by systematically manipulating the timing of the elbow extension. Ten highly skilled players volunteered to take part in the study. First, they observed the stimulus twice. Next, they threw the ball once using their usual throwing motion (usual throwing condition) and performed a ballthrowing task that reflected the difference between the model motion and the delayed motion (changed throwing condition). They alternately performed these trials three times. As compared to the usual throwing condition, the changed throwing condition showed a significant decrease in the temporal phase difference between the extension angular velocity at the elbow and the wrist ( p<0.05). This change corresponded to the difference between the model motion and the delayed motion in the stimulus. The result of our experiment clearly shows that the participants detected the difference between the model motion and the delayed motion and controlled their movement.","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"751 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116108131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recognition and Knowledge Representation Related to Attacking Play in Varsity Soccer Players","authors":"Takayuki Natsuhara, Fumie Yamazaki, T. Asai","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1118","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125893250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Investigation of the Changing Relationship between the Collective Efficacy and Team Performance of a Sport Team for Different Sporting Events","authors":"Keita Kawazu, Y. Sugiyama, Takumi Nakasuga","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1120","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this article is to evaluate the collective efficacy of sport teams and to investigate whether the relationships among collective efficacy, the behavior of sportspersons during a game, and team performance differs depending on the type of sporting event. Hence, we developed and examined a scale of efficacy to measure the above relationships in the first part of the study and applied this instrument in the second part of the study. The results of the first part of the study indicated that our scale consisted of 10 items with one common factor and had internal consistency, stability, construct validity, and criterion-related validity. In the second part of the study, we conducted a simultaneous analysis of several groups in order to investigate the above relationships. The results showed that the relationships among collective efficacy, the behavior of sportspersons during a game, and team performance differed depending on the type of sporting event. From these results, we inferred that the impact of different sporting events should be considered while examining the effects of collective efficacy on team performance.","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130883080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dialogical Athletic Experiences Promote Internalization of Athletic Experiences in Athletes' Self-development","authors":"K. Eda, Shiro Nakagomi","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2012-1123","url":null,"abstract":"It is not known how athletes internalize athletic experiences in their self-development. In this study, self-development was viewed as having two facets -internal and externaland internalization of external self-experiences was assumed to promote self-development. This study sought to explore the hypothesis that Dialogical Athletic Experiences (DAE) promote athletes’ self-development together with the development of their internal self. DAE involve a dialogue with oneself in athletic experiences by turning attention to one’s own body through dialogue with it. We developed a scale to measure athletes’ DAE which includes four factors, and in study I examined the relationship between DAE and self-development among athletes. In study II, we examined through case studies and using the four previously identified factors the process which links DAE to internalization (self-development). The results revealed that DAE consisting of the four factors of “trusting attitude based on experiences” , “subjective attitude to experiences and athletics” , “awareness and insight” , and “attitude that one will face oneself through experiences” promote self-development. These results will contribute to the progression of studies on psychological development and personality development in athletes.","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132288483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visual Search Strategies in Baseball Batting","authors":"T. Takeuchi, K. Inomata","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2011-059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2011-059","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the present study was to examine visual search strategies employed by batters during a pitcher's pre-release motion. Eye movement, response time, and response accuracy were measured and analyzed while subjects were asked to observe images of pitches thrown by a pitcher edited using spatial occlusion techniques and to press a pushbutton switch when they decided to swing the bat. The results showed that the batters gazed at the pitcher's pitching wrist, elbow, and arm during the final period. When the pitcher's pitching arm was selectively occluded, the response time was significantly delayed compared with when the pitcher's other body parts were occluded. The findings suggest the importance of strategies for acquiring visual cues for batting by watching a pitcher's pitching arm during the final period. When the pitching wrist and wrist plus elbow were selectively presented during the final period, the response time was significantly delayed compared with when the pitcher's pitching wrist plus elbow plus arm, upper body, and lower body were shown. These results indicate that experts set their visual pivot on the pitcher's elbow and predict cues of the pitching arm from the whole pitcher's motion.","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"110 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122254881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yumiko Hasegawa, Madoka Yano, Satoshi Koyama, K. Inomata
{"title":"Golf putting performance under pressure: the effect of anxiety level and putting distance.","authors":"Yumiko Hasegawa, Madoka Yano, Satoshi Koyama, K. Inomata","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2011-084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2011-084","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of anxiety level and level of task difficulty (putting distance) on the putting performance of amateur golfers under pressure. Seventy-five golfers participated. Four distances (1.25m, 1.50m, 1.75m, and 2.00m) were established as putting distances with a particularly high level of failure anxiety. Club movement kinematics (club head's linear amplitude, movement time, and mean velocity), putting score, and final resting position of missed putts were used as performance indicators. Participants hit one putt each from each distance under both low-pressure and high-pressure conditions. From the results of cognitive anxiety measured based on a questionnaire and somatic anxiety measured based on heart rate, it was confirmed that the pressure situation established by this research functioned effectively for the participants. From the results of analysis of variance, for the club's linear amplitude, movement time, mean velocity, and putting score, no significant association between anxiety and putting distance was apparent. On the other hand, from analysis of the final resting position of missed putts, it was conceivable that 1.50m putts were particularly impacted by pressure. Moreover, from the reduced movement time of the follow-through by participants with increased cognitive anxiety under pressure, the research suggested that cognitive anxiety had a greater impact than somatic anxiety on decrease of performance under pressure.","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114535736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neural Mechanisms of Antidepressant / Anxiolytic Properties of Physical Exercise","authors":"I. Kita, Tomomi Otsuka, T. Nishijima","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2010-073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2010-073","url":null,"abstract":"It has been suggested that regular physical exercise is beneficial to not only physiological adaptation, but also psychological health through stress reduction, antidepressant / anxiolytic properties and improvement in mood. However, since exercise regimens have varied widely across experiments, the optimal form, intensity and duration of exertion for producing the maximal benefits of exercise have yet to be established. Recent neuroscience studies have shown that physical exercise could have a positive impact on the brain, raising the hypothesis that the beneficial effects of physical exercise on psychological health are due to morphological and functional adaptation in the brain, rather than physiological adaptation to physical exercise. For example, it has been shown that physical exercise results in increased neurogenesis or expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor as well as improved cognitive abilities or reduced stress-induced depressive behavior. Although evidence of the neural and behavioral benefits of physical exercise is accumulating, the influences of different regimens of physical exercise on the brain and behavior remain unclear. This issue aims to outline the effects of physical exercise on pathological conditions with a focus on mood disorders, including depression and anxiety, and consider the neural mechanisms of the antidepressant / anxiolytic effects of physical exercise.","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"25 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120928390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social Psychology and the Unconscious: Implications for Sports Science","authors":"M. Oikawa, Haruka Oikawa","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2010-070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2010-070","url":null,"abstract":"Previous social psychological research traditionally assumed that consciousness is a key determinant of human behavior. Contrary to this notion, the present article outlines empirical findings from the automaticity research suggesting that many of the higher order psychological processes responsible for complex human behavior operate unconsciously. The present article also discusses the possibility of integrating social psychology and sports science. In the recent years, sports have been a focus of social scientists as a fruitful opportunity for investigating ecological behavioral data generated in a controlled environment. Implications of such findings for understanding the mechanisms behind human behavior are discussed.","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"648 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116091370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimation of Causal Relationships between Sport Experience in Athletic Clubs and Life Skills Acquisition","authors":"Kohei Shimamoto, Motonobu Ishii","doi":"10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2010-067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4146/JJSPOPSY.2010-067","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to investigate causal relationships reciprocally between sport experience in athletic clubs and life skills acquisition, through a three-wave panel study conducted at three-month intervals.Structural equation modeling on the cross-lagged effect model was conducted using panel data obtained from 173 students (93 males and 80 females) who completed questionnaires on sport experience in university athletic clubs (on self-disclosure, daily life guidance from leaders, challenge / achievement, support from others, and effort / endurance), and their level of acquisition of life skills (intrapersonal and interpersonal skills).The results suggested that (1) self-disclosure, support from others, and effort / endurance each had positive causal effects on interpersonal skills acquisition, (2) intrapersonal and interpersonal skills each had positive causal effects on self-disclosure and challenge/achievement experience, (3) there was no causal relationship between daily life guidance from leaders and life skills, and (4) a positive cycle of causality existed between self-disclosure and interpersonal skills.In conclusion, this longitudinal research supported previous studies in sport psychology which supposed that sport experience promotes life skills acquisition, and suggested that a reciprocal causal relationship existed between sport experience in athletic clubs and life skills.","PeriodicalId":257319,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology","volume":"253 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133324158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}