Psychology of Sport and Exercise最新文献

{"title":"Esports, mental toughness, & resilience: Psychological predictors of performance may fall short","authors":"Matthew G. Young ,&nbsp;Dylan R. Poulus ,&nbsp;Joshua M. Adie","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This cross-sectional study examined whether mental toughness and resilience were associated with competitive achievement among 480 high-level esports players (<em>M</em> age = 22.88, <em>SD</em> = 3.94) across seven popular titles, including Multiplayer Online Battle Arena and First-Person Shooter games. Participants, drawn from the top 40 % of competitive ranks, completed the Mental Toughness Questionnaire 18 and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10. Ordinal logistic regression was used to estimate associations and potential moderation by gender and game type. Neither mental toughness (<em>β</em> = −0.001, <em>p</em> = .928) nor resilience (<em>β</em> = −0.024, <em>p</em> = .159) was significantly associated with achievement level, and no moderating effects were detected. Model fit was low (McFadden's pseudo-<em>R</em>^<em>2</em> = .004 for the direct model; .005 for the interaction model), indicating negligible explanatory value. These null findings suggest that traditional sports psychology measures may not capture the psychological attributes most relevant to digital competition. The results highlight the need to develop and validate esports-specific constructs and tools that reflect the unique cognitive, social, and tactical demands of competitive gaming. Future research should explore alternative variables, longitudinal designs, and mixed-methods approaches to better understand the psychological determinants of esports performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 103016"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145472596","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":"Integrating health and clinical psychology into sport injury research: A necessary theoretical and applied expansion. A comment on “Psychology of sport injury: Selected debates and contemporary issues” (Podlog and Ivarsson, this issue)","authors":"Alexis Ruffault","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sport injuries are not merely disruptions to performance; they are health events that, like chronic diseases, involve behavioral risk factors and significant psychological consequences. Despite extensive research on the psychology of sport injury, dominant models have yet to fully integrate theoretical frameworks from health psychology and clinical psychology. In this commentary, we argue that reconceptualizing sport injuries as health issues comparable to conditions like cardiovascular diseases or diabetes allows us to leverage well-established behavioral and clinical models to enhance prevention, rehabilitation, and psychological care. First, socio-cognitive theories of health behavior provide robust frameworks for understanding and modifying behaviors that reduce injury risk and improve rehabilitation adherence. Second, transdiagnostic models of psychopathology offer a more precise understanding of the emotional responses to injury, accounting for the shared psychological mechanisms that underlie a broad range of symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and trauma-related distress. By positioning sport injuries within the broader domain of health psychology, researchers and practitioners can better explain, predict, and intervene in the behavioral and psychological dimensions of injury.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 103026"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145508702","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":"Identifying effective identity leadership behaviours for exercise leaders: Perspectives from identity leadership experts and exercisers","authors":"Mark Stevens ,&nbsp;Gabrielle Guillermo-Tregoning ,&nbsp;Alysia M. Robertson ,&nbsp;Tegan Cruwys ,&nbsp;Tamara Jones ,&nbsp;Camille E. Short","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The social identity approach to leadership argues that leaders' effectiveness rests on their success in creating, representing, advancing, and embedding a sense of shared identity among group members. However, it does not specify precisely how they can achieve this (i.e., through what behaviours). This gap extends to the exercise context, where research has shown that exercisers participate more frequently to the extent they perceive their leaders engage in identity leadership, yet little guidance exists regarding the specific behaviours that exercise leaders can use to demonstrate this leadership style. We aimed to address this through two studies. In Study 1, we used the Delphi method to identify behaviours that identity leadership experts (primarily from Europe, Australia, and North America and defined as researchers with at least one peer-reviewed identity leadership publication; <em>N</em> = 15) believed exercise class leaders could engage in to demonstrate their identity leadership and foster exercisers' future class attendance. Experts reached consensus on 16 behaviours that characterised identity leadership, and tended to perceive these behaviours would help foster exercisers’ future class attendance. In Study 2, we recruited 150 exercise class attendees from the United Kingdom. These participants rated the extent to which the behaviours derived in Study 1 would increase their likelihood of attending future classes and achieve the theoretical goals specified by identity leadership theory. All mean ratings were above the mid-point on the rating scales for both questions, suggesting we had identified a pool of identity leadership behaviours with potential applied benefit. Identity leadership behaviours rated particularly positively by exercisers included leaders modelling and demonstrating exercisers, following established rules and standards, and providing different forms of social support. Findings advance theoretical understanding, strengthen the foundation for further tests of identity leadership theory, and provide new insights into how its applied benefits could be unlocked.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 103019"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145465675","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":"Optimizing exercise for perinatal depressive symptoms: A network meta-analysis of effective modalities and doses","authors":"Jingyi Xie,&nbsp;Mingyuan Jin,&nbsp;Bin Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102980","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102980","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>While exercise is a promising strategy for alleviating perinatal depressive symptoms, its clinical potential remains unrealized due to ambiguity in optimal modalities and dosages, hindering targeted clinical prescription and the design of effective interventions. This study aimed to identify the most effective exercise type and dosage for reducing perinatal depressive symptoms severity.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating exercise for perinatal depressive symptoms were identified from four databases (from inception to November 2024). A comprehensive comparison of the effectiveness of various exercise modalities in alleviating perinatal depressive symptoms was conducted using a combination of network meta-analysis (NMA) and dose-response meta-analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 46 RCTs involving 5719 participants were included. In the NMA, Pilates ranked highest for reducing perinatal depressive symptoms, showing a marked effect [SMD = −1.25, 95 % CrI: (−2.14, −0.364)]. Yoga, aerobic exercise, and flexibility training followed, also showing notable effects. The optimal dose for substantial benefits was identified as approximately 360 MET-min/week. This is practically equivalent to engaging in two 30-min sessions per week for a duration of 12 weeks.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Our findings conclude that exercise modalities like Pilates and yoga are highly effective for alleviating perinatal depressive symptoms when prescribed at an optimal dose of approximately 360 MET-min/week. This is practically achievable through two 30-min sessions weekly for 12 weeks. These findings provide clinicians with actionable, evidence-based guidance for prescribing exercise to this population. Future research should prioritize head-to-head trials comparing leading modalities, such as Pilates and yoga, to further refine therapeutic guidelines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 102980"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144902447","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":"Corrigendum to “Optimizing exercise for perinatal depressive symptoms: A network meta-analysis of effective modalities and doses” [Psychology of Sport & Exercise 82 (2025) 102980","authors":"Jingyi Xie,&nbsp;Mingyuan Jin,&nbsp;Bin Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102992","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102992","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 102992"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145042881","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 Multigroup Model of Identity Leadership (Multi-IL) in professional team sports: Navigating group dynamics from the perspective of professional soccer head coaches","authors":"Verena C. Pearce ,&nbsp;Martin P. Fladerer ,&nbsp;Thorsten Leber ,&nbsp;Dieter Frey ,&nbsp;Hans-Dieter Hermann","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102972","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102972","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examines how subgroups and multigroup dynamics within professional soccer clubs influence the head coach's leadership effectiveness from a social identity perspective.</div></div><div><h3>Design and method</h3><div>In this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 professional head coaches from the top four German men's leagues and the top two women's leagues. Data were analyzed using qualitative structuring content analysis and iterative abductive coding, integrating both deductive and inductive approaches, grounded in critical realism.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The findings reveal that head coaches in professional soccer clubs operate within three key subgroups: the player group, the staff group, and the management group. Head coaches play a bridging role, unifying these subgroups as their interactions can have both positive and negative effects on their leadership effectiveness. Positive leadership experiences were characterized by functional and effective relationships (<em>alliances</em>) with at least two and often all three subgroups. In contrast, functional alliances with just one subgroup, even if it was the player group, proved insufficient and led to negative leadership experiences over time. Positive leadership experiences depended on the head coach's ability to manage the social identity dynamics within and across subgroups, as negative dynamics in any subgroup could undermine overall leadership effectiveness. These findings have been synthesized into the <em>Multigroup Model of Identity Leadership (Multi-IL) in professional team sports.</em></div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The findings highlight the importance of considering key subgroups and their interplay for effective identity leadership. Coaches and researchers should adopt a multigroup perspective to enhance leadership effectiveness and advance leadership research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 102972"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144877685","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":"24h movement behaviors and self-regulation in preschoolers: Cross-sectional associations using compositional and isotemporal analyses","authors":"Natália Batista Albuquerque Goulart Lemos ,&nbsp;Cain C.T. Clark ,&nbsp;Caterina Pesce ,&nbsp;Ivina Andréa Aires Soares ,&nbsp;Fernando de Aguiar Lemos ,&nbsp;Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, particularly in self-regulation (SR), which is essential for pre-academic success and socio-emotional competence. Recent studies highlight the role of 24-h movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and sleep) in SR. However, the relationship between the composition of these behaviors and SR remains unclear. This study aimed to analyze the association between the composition of 24-h movement behaviors and cognitive and behavioral SR in preschoolers; and to investigate predicted changes in SR when time in different behaviors is reallocated. The sample comprised 223 preschoolers (4–5 years-old) enrolled in public early childhood education centers in Petrolina, Brazil. Movement behaviors were assessed using accelerometry, sleep was evaluated by parent report, and cognitive and behavioral SR were measured using the Early Years Toolbox and the Head, Toes, Knees, Shoulders–Revised test, respectively. Compositional and isotemporal data analysis were used to examine the relationships between movement behaviors and SR, and time reallocations, respectively. The 24-h movement behaviors composition predicted 6 % of the variance in visuo-spatial working memory and cognitive flexibility; and 13 % in behavioral SR. Reallocating 5, 10 or 15 min from sleep and moderate-to-vigorous PA to light PA or SB was positively associated with behavioral SR, though no association has been seen on cognitive SR. These findings suggest a possible positive mechanism linking low-intense activities with children's behavioural SR, that should be further explored in longitudinal and interventional designs aimed at optimizing SR in early childhood.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 103002"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145215033","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":"Short and long-term effects of a self-determination theory-based physical activity intervention on basic psychological needs and their mediating role in adults with depressive symptoms","authors":"Cecília Bertuol,&nbsp;Willen Remon Tozetto,&nbsp;Antônio Cleilson Nobre Bandeira,&nbsp;Deborah Kazimoto Alves,&nbsp;Patrine Vargas,&nbsp;Thiago Sousa Matias,&nbsp;Giovani Firpo Del Duca","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aims of this study were to investigate the short and long-term effects of a physical activity intervention on basic psychological needs (BPN); and to examine whether autonomy, competence, and relatedness mediated the relationship between the intervention and depressive symptoms in adults. A 16-week randomized controlled trial was conducted, combining online and in-person activities. The intervention involved two weekly sessions, each lasting 90 min, comprising theoretical (44 %) and practical (56 %) components designed to promote physical activity (PA). Each session employed strategies aimed at satisfying BPN (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) to support behavior change. BPN and depressive symptoms were assessed using validated questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention, and at a 6-month follow-up. Generalized estimating equations were applied for both per-protocol (PP) and intention-to-treat (ITT) analyses, while structural equation modeling was conducted using ITT data only. A total of 78 individuals participated, equally allocated to either an intervention group (IG) or a control group (CG), with comparable distributions of sex, age, and severity of depressive symptoms at baseline. Significant group-by-time interactions were observed for autonomy (η²p = 0.031; p = 0.086), competence (η²p = 0.047; p = 0.100), and relatedness (η²p = 0.099; p = 0.017) in the PP analysis, favoring the IG, particularly at post-intervention. Additionally, ITT analysis revealed that both the overall needs score and the autonomy, competence, and relatedness subscales mediated the relationship between the treatment and depressive symptoms, considering the difference between post-intervention and baseline values. Although the intervention did not significantly improve BPN in the ITT analysis, these needs functioned as mediators, contributing to the reduction of depressive symptoms in adults with elevated symptomatology.</div></div><div><h3>Trial registration</h3><div>Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (ReBEC): RBR-7466htj, April 17, 2023. Retrospectively registered.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 103020"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145491333","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":"What does mental rest mean to professional athletes? A study of National Football League players","authors":"David W. Eccles ,&nbsp;Heather Twedell ,&nbsp;Brady S. DeCouto","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.103029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To better understand the concept of mental rest in professional athletes. Mental rest appears to be important for recovery and movement skill learning, yet there is limited understanding of this concept in the professional athlete context.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A qualitative description study design was employed.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Sixteen NFL athletes were interviewed about what mental rest means to them. A codebook thematic analysis was undertaken to examine the analytical generalizability to the professional athlete context of an extant model of mental rest proposed based on a study of college athletes (Eccles &amp; Kazmier, 2019).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The Eccles and Kazmier model offers considerable analytical generalizability to the professional athlete context. Consistent with the model, the process of resting mentally in professional athletes includes (a) sleep and (b) resting while awake, involving multiple resting experiences including a break from thinking about one's sport. Departures from the model were also observed. For example, in the original model, to achieve a break from thinking about one's sport, college athletes spent time on a rest day in public locations (e.g., restaurants) within which there were few cues to think about their sport (e.g., no teammates). In contrast, for recognizable professional athletes studied here, public locations often offered no escape from these cues due to uninvited questions from the public about their sport.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The findings advance understanding of the constituents of mental rest in professional athletes and inform education about how athletes can obtain the mental rest needed to perform effectively and stay healthy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 103029"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145515373","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":"Beyond age and expertise: Emotional intelligence and heart rate variability predict decision-making under risk in mountain-guide population","authors":"Guillaume Pellet-Bourgeois ,&nbsp;Pierrick Laulan ,&nbsp;Layan Fessler ,&nbsp;Florent Lebon","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102974","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102974","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In high mountain environments, mountaineers regularly face decisions that put the physical integrity of all group members at risk, particularly in avalanche-prone terrain. These decisions, where consequences and probabilities are known, is called decision-making under risk. While knowledge and skills form the foundation of avalanche safety training, age and expertise may not be the only predictive factors. This study explored the influence of emotional intelligence (EI), vagally mediated heart rate variability (vmHRV) and inhibitory control on decision-making, in addition to age and expertise. Seventy male mountaineers (15–60 years) completed i) the Cambridge Gambling Task, a decision-making task that measured risk adjustment (RA) and risk management (RM), ii) an expertise questionnaire combining certification level and perceived expertise, iii) the Profile of Emotional Competence questionnaire, and iv) the Stop-Signal task assessing inhibitory control. We measured vmHRV at rest during 5 min. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses first tested Age and Expertise as baseline predictors, then evaluated the added predictive value of EI, vmHRV, and Inhibitory Control through model comparisons and effect size assessments. While no effects were found on RA, RM analysis revealed that EI and vmHRV improved prediction by 11.8 % compared to age and expertise alone. Global emotional competencies and heart-brain vagal interactions proved crucial in mountaineers' decision-making under risk, unlike inhibitory control. These findings suggest that emotional competencies play a role in risk management decisions in controlled settings, which may have implications for mountaineers' training programs, and highlight the potential of physiological markers as additional indicators of decision-making tendencies under risk.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 102974"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895278","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}