Psychology of Sport and Exercise最新文献

{"title":"Understanding trauma-informed physical activity in practice: A qualitative exploration","authors":"Akusile Makawa ,&nbsp;Emily Baldwin ,&nbsp;Gemma Witcomb ,&nbsp;Hayley Jarvis ,&nbsp;Florence Kinnafick","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102942","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102942","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A growing appreciation of trauma and its implications on the health of those affected has led to the adoption of trauma-informed principles across different sectors where service providers interact with those who have experienced trauma. Those in the physical activity sector have begun to incorporate trauma-informed principles into programme design and delivery. However, there remains no consensus on how trauma-informed principles are operationalised and implemented within a physical activity context. The present study aims to explore what it means to be trauma-informed in physical activity, identifying the principles essential for physical activity programmes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 participants (10 female, 7 male) from organisations facilitating and delivering trauma-informed physical activity programmes. A critical realist-informed approach to thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Four themes were developed: (i) approaching with considerate curiosity, (ii) boundaries and scope of practice, (iii) the importance of shared lived experience, and (iv) meeting people where they are. These themes highlight principles that must be present in trauma-informed physical activity, such as physical activity providers understanding their limits of practice and referring to other services when these limits are met. They also outline the importance of understanding and empathy in trauma-informed physical activity. For trauma-informed physical activity programmes to be effective, these principles must be consistent across the programmes’ design and delivery. This study progresses understanding of trauma-informed principles and offers professionals in the physical activity sector insights of how they can ensure their programmes are appropriate for those who have experienced trauma.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102942"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144661481","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":"Who rules in times of the Video Assistant Referee? On referees’ decision making in football","authors":"Harry Garretsen,&nbsp;Janka I. Stoker,&nbsp;Rob Alessie","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102941","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102941","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Decision-making in high-pressure environments is a complex process influenced by individual characteristics and hierarchical dynamics. In football, the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was intended to improve decision accuracy. However, VAR decisions involve human judgment and interaction between the VAR and the on-field referee. This study analyzes all VAR interventions (N = 515) in the Dutch top football league (2019–2021), examining how age, experience, and status asymmetries between referees influence decision-making. Results show that younger, less experienced, and lower-ranked VARs recommend more interventions and are more likely to have their advice disregarded. Status-authority asymmetry particularly affects subjective calls requiring on-field reviews (ORF). Findings highlight that officiating decisions are shaped by cognitive and social factors, contributing to research on decision-making under uncertainty. The findings contribute not only to sports science, but also more generally to the literature on decision-making by professionals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102941"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144651677","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":"Long-term aerobic exercise enhances interoception and reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety in physically inactive young adults: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Michał Remiszewski ,&nbsp;Gabriela Rajtar ,&nbsp;Zuzanna Komarek ,&nbsp;Tomasz Pałka ,&nbsp;Marcin Maciejczyk ,&nbsp;Tomasz S. Ligeza","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102939","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102939","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Physical exercise offers many health benefits, with substantial evidence supporting its positive impact on affective symptoms. An intriguing yet underexplored mechanism associated with this effect is the enhancement of interoception—the ability to perceive internal bodily sensations. We investigated the effects of long-term aerobic exercise on interoceptive accuracy (IAcc), interoceptive confidence (ICon) and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Physically inactive young adult participants were randomly assigned to either an Experimental (n = 32) or a passive Control group (n = 30). The Experimental group completed a 12-week cycling ergometer program, with the first 6 weeks consisting of moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) followed by 6 weeks of moderate to high-intensity interval training (MIIT). IAcc and ICon was assessed through a heartbeat counting task, while symptoms of depression and anxiety were evaluated using self-reported questionnaires at baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks of intervention. The results showed a significant improvement in IAcc, ICon and affective symptoms in the Experimental group after 6 weeks of MICT compared to baseline. However, the transition to MIIT did not produce further gains. No beneficial changes in IAcc, ICon or affective symptoms were observed in the passive Control group throughout the intervention. The study highlights exercise's potential to improve interoception in physically inactive young adults and to enhance emotional well-being by improving affective symptoms. Given the increasing physical inactivity among healthy individuals, our findings may contribute to preventing the adverse consequences of such a lifestyle.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"81 ","pages":"Article 102939"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144621580","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":"FEPSAC Newsletter","authors":"Rita de Oliveira,&nbsp;Yago Ramis","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102934","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102934","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102934"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144687206","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":"Stress and coping in elite esports: A diary study of stress, coping and coping effectiveness","authors":"Mason Drew ,&nbsp;Kyle J.M. Bennett ,&nbsp;Remco Polman ,&nbsp;Dylan R. Poulus","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102937","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102937","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study examined stressors, stress appraisals, coping strategies, and coping effectiveness in elite esports using a longitudinal diary design to address the need for context-specific understanding of psychological demands and coping responses in elite esports.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Five elite male League of Legends players from the League of Legends Circuit Oceania completed stress and coping diaries over a 71-day competitive season. Diaries were completed after solo training, team training, and competitive matches and assessed stressors, stress intensity, perceived control, threat and challenge appraisals, coping strategies, and coping effectiveness.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Performance-related (37.5 %) and teammate-related (34.8 %) stressors accounted for 72.3 % of all stressors reported, with general performance, outcome, teammate mistakes, and teammate communication being the most common. Stress intensity was significantly associated with threat appraisals but did not differ across stressor types or event types. Perceived control varied by stressor type, with higher control reported for performance and balancing life commitment stressors, and lower control for teammate, external individuals, and technical issues stressors. Mastery coping strategies were used most frequently, followed by internal regulation and goal withdrawal strategies. Mastery and internal regulation strategies were rated as more effective than goal withdrawal strategies, and coping effectiveness was significantly higher in training than in competition.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study provides new insights into the stress and coping experiences of elite esports athletes and highlights the importance of context-specific psychological support. The findings suggest that interventions should target adaptive coping strategy development, especially for managing performance pressure and teammate-related challenges in competitive environments. These insights can inform tailored mental skills programs and guide future research into resilience and performance sustainability in esports.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102937"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144621581","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":"The effect of stress, mental toughness, and their interaction on athletic and cognitive performance","authors":"Anna Dziuba ,&nbsp;Fabienne Ennigkeit ,&nbsp;Markus Gerber ,&nbsp;Sebastian Mühlenhoff ,&nbsp;Chris Englert","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102938","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102938","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Athletes are regularly confronted with numerous challenges that contribute to elevated stress levels, which may interfere with optimal performance. Mental toughness (MT) is regarded as a crucial factor for athletic success, as it supports athletes in managing physical and psychological demands. Studies have reported positive associations between MT, adaptive coping strategies, reduced stress perception, and improved performance. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of MT in moderating stress-performance relationship across three domains: physical endurance, cognitive performance, and isometric strength.</div><div>Participants underwent a crossover design with two measurement timepoints in a randomized, counterbalanced order. In the stress condition, stress was induced using the Trier Social Stress Test, whereas in the control condition a documentary film was watched; both conditions were followed by a performance test on a bicycle ergometer (Study 1; <em>n</em> = 27), or the d2-R Test of Attention (Study 2; <em>n</em> = 27), and an isometric handgrip endurance task (Study 3; <em>n</em> = 28). Stress reactivity was measured by physiological and psychological parameters. Repeated measures ANCOVAs were conducted to examine the influence of MT and coping strategies.</div><div>The results showed no significant interaction between MT and performance under stress. However, exploratory analyses indicated that athletes with higher MT used more problem-focused coping strategies, although no significant effect on performance was found across the three domains. These findings suggest that while MT is associated with coping preferences, its direct impact on the stress-performance relationship may depend on contextual factors, warranting further research in competitive settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102938"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144597356","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":"The specificity hypothesis in physical education: Investigating differentiation of motivational regulations across activities and their links to self-concept","authors":"Julien Chanal ,&nbsp;Delphine Paumier","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102936","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102936","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study tested and extended the Specificity Hypothesis to the physical domain (i.e., in physical education), examining how motivational regulations, as depicted by Self-Determination Theory, differ across various physical activities (i.e., football, athletics, and gymnastics). Using a sample of secondary school students, we measured autonomous (intrinsic motivation, identified regulation) and controlled (positive and negative introjected and external regulation) motivations across these activities. Findings broadly supported the Specificity Hypothesis, indicating that autonomous motivations exhibit greater activity-specificity than controlled motivations. Additionally, football demonstrated the highest specificity, followed by gymnastics and athletics, offering a new research avenue for the Specificity Hypothesis. Additional analyses showed that the pattern of correlations between students’ self-concept and motivation closely aligned with the specificity pattern of motivational regulations found, with football yielding the strongest correlations, followed by gymnastics and athletics. This study contributes to recent developments related to the Specificity Hypothesis and enhances our understanding of how motivation varies across different activities, providing actionable insights for educators seeking to foster motivation in physical education. Discussion on why differences in activity-specificity for autonomous and controlled motivation occur offers various directions for further research on the development of specificity in physical education contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102936"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578854","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":"Motivation, movement, and vitality: Self-determination theory and its organismic perspective on physical activity as part of human flourishing","authors":"Richard M. Ryan","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102932","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102932","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ntoumanis and Moller review 25 years of self-determination theory (SDT) research as part of <em>Psychology of Sport and Exercise</em>'s 25th Anniversary Special Issue. They delineate many of the key propositions, empirical findings, and practical applications of the theory in the domain of physical activity (PA). In this brief commentary, I highlight the organismic assumptions of SDT and the relevance of PA to SDT's focus on flourishing. PA is intrinsically motivated, as observed from infancy and beyond, but as SDT research has shown, the inherent propensities to move and be physically active can be enhanced or undermined as a function of need-supportive or need-thwarting social conditions. Further, many types of PA are instrumental rather than intrinsically motivated, such that sustaining them requires internalization, a process well detailed within the theory. Also highlighted is SDT research on subjective vitality, a psychological construct with direct ties to PA, as well as being influenced by autonomous versus controlled motives. Finally, building on Ntoumanis and Moller's discussion, I enumerate additional future directions for SDT research and practice including neuropsychological underpinnings, motivational dynamics in group or team settings, and the influence of pervasive social factors such as sedentary work styles and media use on people's participation in PA. Given that SDT is an organismic perspective focused on human flourishing, PA research will continue to be highly relevant to its aims.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102932"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578855","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":"The ecological dynamics of cognizant action in sport","authors":"Duarte Araújo ,&nbsp;Henrique Lopes ,&nbsp;David Farrokh ,&nbsp;Keith Davids","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102935","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102935","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The widespread inferential understanding of human action attributes to the brain the power of modelling actions and predicting immediate changes in environmental circumstances. However, an ecological rationale proposes that sport performance is founded on coupled perception and action, avoiding the need for the brain, as a mediator, to be lagging behind immediate corporeal contact with the sport environment. Here, a theory of cognizant action is presented where behaviour is understood in terms of self-organized action, shaped by a performer's complex skills, directed towards perceived affordances. Cognizant action is defined as the conservation of intentionality by coupled perception and action. Being oriented towards action possibilities (affordances), cognizant action self-organizes in every performance environment, and at the same time it is constrained by performers' skills. Accordingly, the study of cognizant action demands representative experimental designs and analysis of eco-physical variables to understand sport performance. Current debates include the role of knowledge, the symmetry between performer and environment, and team cognition. Future research might be directed to test tensegrity as well as ‘strong’ anticipation in individual and team sport tasks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102935"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572196","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":"Validation of the athlete psychological strain questionnaire among United States collegiate athletes","authors":"Jackie Yang,&nbsp;Mike C. Parent","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102933","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102933","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Psychological strain is an important facet of mental health amongst athletes. Having proper assessment tools for psychological strain can contribute to the screening for and prevention of negative mental health among athletes. The Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire, is a 10-item instrument used to assess psychological strain amongst athletes. The scale has been validated among samples of elite athletes. Despite psychological strain being relevant to collegiate athletes, the questionnaire has not been fully investigated among this group. Moreover, previous studies have not investigated invariance of the measure by gender. The present study aimed to assess the factor structure of the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire, measurement invariance across gender, and associations between the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire scores and other relevant measures, using a national sample of 1726 American collegiate athletes (<em>M</em>_<em>age</em> = 20.10, <em>SD</em>_<em>age</em> = 1.83). The sample was randomly partitioned into exploratory (<em>n</em> = 403) and confirmatory (<em>n</em> = 1323) samples. Factor analysis and measurement invariance testing were conducted. Factor analysis results indicated a three-factor structure with good fit indices and is consistent with prior literature. Measurement invariance was established for men and women collegiate athletes. The correlations between the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire and relevant constructs were assessed. The Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire may be a viable questionnaire to assess for psychological strain among collegiate athletes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102933"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144563662","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}