{"title":"The pursuit of optimal dual career balance by athletes in women’s professional ice hockey","authors":"Andre M. Andrijiw, M. A. Pink","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2296910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2296910","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138944242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul Mansell, Katherine Sparks, Jason Wright, Leanne Roe, Shane Carrington, James Lock, Matt Slater
{"title":"“Mindset: performing under pressure” – a multimodal cognitive-behavioural intervention to enhance the well-being and performance of young athletes","authors":"Paul Mansell, Katherine Sparks, Jason Wright, Leanne Roe, Shane Carrington, James Lock, Matt Slater","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2296900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2296900","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138944203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and psychometric properties of the supporting mental health in sport instrument","authors":"Justen O’Connor, Kitty Janssen, Ruth Jeanes, Christine Grove, Nadia Bevan, Karen Lambert","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2291381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2291381","url":null,"abstract":"Mental health conditions are a significant global health concern. To address this concern, sport settings are increasingly being viewed as environments in which to support individual mental health ...","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138576274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marie E. Winter, Paul Freeman, Murray Griffin, Andrew Soundy, Ian Maynard
{"title":"Exploring the processes of evidence-informed decision-making in applied sport psychology","authors":"Marie E. Winter, Paul Freeman, Murray Griffin, Andrew Soundy, Ian Maynard","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2286950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2286950","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the current study was to explore evidence-informed decisions involved in designing psychological interventions for performance enhancement. Employing a constructivist grounded theory...","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138576070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coaching strategies to develop desired psychological attributes within academy soccer players","authors":"D. Wixey, K. Kingston, D. Shearer, B. Cropley","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2286954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2286954","url":null,"abstract":"The mentality of youth soccer players is one of the most important contributors toward their success within the game. However, there is a lack of consensus regarding the attributes that might be mo...","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138564053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alan McKay, Brendan Cropley, David Shearer, Sheldon Hanton
{"title":"Developing a ‘clarity of mind’: Exploring a behaviour-based approach to mental toughness development in international youth football","authors":"Alan McKay, Brendan Cropley, David Shearer, Sheldon Hanton","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2286951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2286951","url":null,"abstract":"Mentally tough behaviors (MTbs) entail verbal or physical acts that allow athletes to engage their capacity to produce consistently high performances under pressure. However, researchers of mental ...","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138546096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Everyone was sort of just like ‘ew’”: Adolescent athletes’ experiences of menstruation in sport","authors":"Viktoria Keil, Margo E. K. Adam, Kacey C. Neely","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2274458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2274458","url":null,"abstract":"Young girls often avoid being physically active due to physical and psychological symptoms of menstruation. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to explore youth athletes’ experiences of...","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138528883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An in-depth exploration of a positional subgroup in professional sport","authors":"Marc Glaude, Gordon A. Bloom, Luc J. Martin","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2274456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2274456","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractAn inevitable structural feature within sport teams involves ‘the groups within the group,’ otherwise known as subgroups. Although there is a large body of literature dedicated to group dynamics constructs at the total team level, little research has explored such topics at a positional subgroup level, particularly in professional sports. Thus, the purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth exploration of group dynamics perceptions from a specific positional subgroup in professional sports, with a particular emphasis on group cohesion and leadership. Specifically, we interviewed six experienced professional gridiron football offensive linemen to explore their perspectives of the factors influencing group cohesion within their positional subgroup. The analysis revealed environmental factors as well as internal roles and interpersonal processes that shaped group development and cohesion within the subgroup. Notably, the impact of veteran athlete leadership and how the behaviors of both the coaching staff and general managers could either positively or negatively influence group cohesion in professional football were apparent. Therefore, the present results are of interest to members of professional organizations generally, and gridiron football specifically, including general managers, head coaches, assistant coaches, support staff, and athletes regarding how the dynamics within a positional subgroup can impact individual and team outcomes. Lay summary: This article describes professional athletes’ opinions about group cohesion and leadership. All athletes were part of a positional subgroup in gridiron football. The analysis revealed environmental factors as well as internal roles and interpersonal processes that shaped group development and cohesion within the subgroup and the team as a whole.IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICEProfessional general managers seeking to build high-functioning positional subgroups whereby members are highly interdependent should consider avoiding frequent athlete turnover and providing incentives for veterans to actively engage with mentoring newcomers.Professional head and assistant coaches looking to maximize individual and team outcomes should encourage veteran athletes to establish normative expectations within their positional subgroups that are unique but align with those from the superordinate team.The complexity of the professional gridiron football environment undoubtedly means that the head coach must delegate various tasks to their assistant coaches and athlete leaders to enhance the team environment. Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementThe data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author.","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136281484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fighting the system: Psychology consultants’ experiences of working with cases of maltreatment in sport","authors":"James A. Newman, Adam Lickess, Andrew J. Higham","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2274455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2274455","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to obtain a nuanced, in-depth insight into sport psychology consultants’ (SPCs’) experiences of working with cases of maltreatment in sport, and their practice recommendations to address this behavior. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five HCPC-registered SPCs in the UK. Data were analyzed in line with the principles of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Four group experiential themes emerged, centered around the participants searching for meaning, fighting the system, ingrained acceptance, and tackling the problem of maltreatment in sport. Specifically, the participants referred to how the sporting context influenced their understanding of maltreatment. They also discussed the inherent difficulties with reporting this behavior, and a lack of support in this process, whilst also alluding to how sporting institutions normalized abusive practices in pursuit of performance outcomes. To address the issue of maltreatment in sports, the participants discussed a variety of recommendations including organizations being accountable, the need for organizations to be more representative, and for SPCs to work with contextual intelligence. The findings from the present study provide important implications for sporting organizations, SPCs, and the professional bodies who support practitioners around the need to further understand maltreatment in sport, and to tackle this issue.","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135240738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dongting Yun, Liwei Zhang, Yue Qiu, Robert Schinke, Jiao Liu
{"title":"The usefulness of the useless: How ritualized behavior improves self-control under competition pressure","authors":"Dongting Yun, Liwei Zhang, Yue Qiu, Robert Schinke, Jiao Liu","doi":"10.1080/10413200.2023.2274465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2274465","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractPre-match ritualized behavior have long been a topic of study in applied sport psychology. However, most of the above studies focus on pre-established rituals that make it difficult to explore the clear causal relationship of the ritualized behavior, particularly its underlying mechanisms. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of athletes’ ritualized behavior on self-control under competition pressure. One hundred and forty-six college athletes were recruited. This study used a two-factor between design 2 (competition pressure: low vs. high) × 3 (behavior type: ritualized behavior vs. random behavior vs. control group). Based on the Shooter-type Go/No-go task, the dependent variable was the average number of loops and the error rates of 10-meter air pistol task in virtual reality. We found that ritualized behavior had a moderate impact on the average number of loops [F(1, 140) = 5.13, p = .007, ηp2 = 0.068] and error rates [F(2, 140) = 11.29, p < .001, ηp2 = 0.139], and it was more beneficial for error rate under competition pressure [F(2, 140) = 3.18, p = .045, ηp2 = 0.043], while the symbolic meaning of ritualized behavior promotes self-control by improving self-efficacy and autonomous motivation via a top-down processing system. The psychological feature of ritualized behavior may serve as an important explanatory mechanism for its enhancing effect on self-control under competition pressure. This study supports and integrates the Precaution Theory and Self-determination Theory. In the future, researchers can design unique ritualized behaviors based on embodied cognition to help athletes in different sports groups.Lay Summary: In the arena, the audience cannot only see the athletes’ wonderful sports movements, but also, all kinds of ritualized behaviors. Through engaging in ritualized behavior as a “pregame booster”, athletes can improve self-control on shooting performance. Compared with the low-pressure situation, ritualized behavior was more beneficial for self-control under high competition pressure situations.PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONSAthletes can improve self-control on sports performance through enacting ritualized behavior. Moreover, under high competition pressure situations produces the greatest benefit.Sport psychology practitioners should try to understand psychological feature (symbolic meaning) as the most important component of athletes’ participation in ritualized behavior. Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2019YFF0301600).","PeriodicalId":50255,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Sport Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135589475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}