Psychology of Sport and Exercise最新文献

{"title":"Forward-looking questions regarding ego depletion and mental fatigue in sport psychology: Comment on Englert","authors":"Roy F. Baumeister ,&nbsp;Nathalie André ,&nbsp;Daniel Southwick","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102898","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102898","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research on ego depletion and mental fatigue (ED/MF) show that physical performance can be impaired by mental processes. Exciting directions for future research include mapping different effects of ED/MF on effort vs. skill aspects of sport, given that effort is directly controllable but skill relies on automatic, overlearned processes. Weakened attention control could contribute to both problems. Impairments of decision-making during competition could lead to indecision and status quo bias, selfish play rather than team play, and certain types of mistakes. Flow states and positive affect may counteract ED/MF. Physical training, self-control training, and mental practice may all help.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102898"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144180497","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 association of motor competence and executive function across primary school years","authors":"Sebastian Ludyga ,&nbsp;Christian Herrmann","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102895","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102895","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Motor competence and executive function (i.e., top-down control of behavior) have been suggested to co-develop due to shared neural substrates. However, components of executive function show different developmental trajectories, so that it remains unclear how age affects interrelations between both domains. We therefore investigated the strength and stability of the association between motor competence and components of executive function across cohorts representing different grades. 400 Swiss girls and boys attending grades 1 (7 y) to 5 (11 y) completed age-appropriate versions of the MOBAK test battery to assess motor competence. Additionally, we administered a modified Flanker task including both standard and switching blocks as well as an N-back task to examine inhibitory control, task-switching and working memory. Path-analysis including all participants revealed a low to moderate association between motor competence and all components of executive function. However, the strength and stability of the association differed across grade levels. Higher motor competence was consistently related to better inhibitory control in all subgroups, but its association with task-switching and working memory was limited to specific grade levels. In conclusion, the association between motor competence and inhibitory control is characterized by stability across the first five school grades, whereas the association with its separable components follows a non-linear trend. This provides an indication that motor competence interventions have the potential to influence executive function components differently depending on the developmental period.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102895"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144183507","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":"Toward a Differentiated Model of Athlete Performance Development (DMAPD): Preliminary version and testing based on a German sample representing six sports","authors":"Andreas Hohmann ,&nbsp;Jürg Schmid ,&nbsp;Bryan Charbonnet","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102896","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102896","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>When is the right time to start competing? Should young athletes sample multiple sports or specialize early? Despite ongoing debate, the literature lacks efforts to build and test parsimonious models that synthesize existing knowledge, test traditional hypotheses, and explore new ones. This study addresses this gap by introducing and testing a preliminary Differentiated Model of Athlete Performance Development (DMAPD), which proposes five hypotheses linking early childhood versatility, type of sports, age at competition start, sports sampling, and later competition performance.</div><div>We analysed data from 943 German male youth athletes (t₁: <em>M</em>_Age = 8.03 years, <em>SD</em> = 0.59) across six sports (soccer, tennis, table tennis, cross-country skiing, long-distance running, road cycling), categorized into three sport types: invasion games, net games, and endurance sports, until the beginning of the mastery athletic career stage (<em>M</em>_{final age} = 20.06 years, <em>SD</em> = 0.69). Structural equation modeling, specifically moderated mediation analysis, was employed to test the DMAPD.</div><div>Our findings indicate that for invasion and net games, early versatility predicts an earlier start in competitions, which is associated with higher later competition performance; no significant link was found between sports sampling and later performance. Conversely, in endurance sports, early versatility did not predict age at competition start, sports sampling, or later performance. Instead, later competition performance was solely predicted by the extent of sports sampling.</div><div>These findings encourage further consideration of DMAPD hypotheses and align with recent calls for more differentiated, group-specific and model-based considerations in talent development research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102896"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144176385","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":"Negotiating digital identities: Small story narrative analysis of queer and heterosexual elite hockey playing mothers’ self-portrayals on Instagram","authors":"Kerry R. McGannon ,&nbsp;Andrea Bundon ,&nbsp;Willa Hladun ,&nbsp;Ann Pegoraro","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102881","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102881","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study builds on qualitative research on elite athlete mothers and media research centring queer and heterosexual athlete mothers in elite sport. We sought to expand understanding of the less explored sexual orientation, (non)biological motherhood, and sport career, in one social media space (i.e., Instagram), in the sport of ice hockey.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Visual/textual Instagram posts (n = 1245) of four Canadian elite hockey player mothers’ -two queer non-biological mothers and two heterosexual biological mothers -were the focus of small story narrative analysis. We explored how queer and heterosexual hockey player mothers portray their identities in small stories as they negotiated motherhood and sport career.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Two identities were identified: <em>mumtrepeneur</em> and <em>generative identity</em>. Three small stories of <em>children on ice</em>, <em>children off ice</em>, and <em>grit and grace</em> shaped ‘mumtrepeneur’ identity meanings threaded by consumerism that enhanced queer athlete mothers' visibility but revealed an economic advantage for heterosexual mothers. Two small stories of <em>giving back to othe</em>rs and <em>not without family</em> shaped a ‘generative identity’ tied to growing the game for the next generation and nurturing family in careers. These findings show how hockey (non)biological mothers resist, and affirm, heteronormative mother narratives, using digital small stories.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Small stories on Instagram enhance understanding of queer and heterosexual (non)biological mother identities and (in)visibility, in an inequitable sport system. This research shows how small stories on Instagram can be used by athlete mothers to increase visibility and marketability, while exposing additional avenues needed for equity and change concerning identity inclusion. More research using a small story approach grounded in narrative inquiry would build on understanding social media's role in shaping motherhood and sport meanings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102881"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144164156","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":"Tracking every bite and step: Associations between diet and fitness app use, disordered eating, body image concern and compulsive exercise","authors":"Isabella Anderberg ,&nbsp;Eva Kemps ,&nbsp;Ivanka Prichard","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102890","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102890","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Diet and fitness applications (apps) aim to enhance users’ physical health. Many of these apps allow users to monitor their diet or fitness-related data, such as the number of calories consumed or burnt. However, they may not be suitable for all individuals due to their focus on dietary restriction and weight loss.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The present study sought to determine whether the use of specific app types (e.g., diet versus fitness) differ in their associations with disordered eating, body dissatisfaction, and compulsive exercise. Fit-ideal internalisation and exercise motivations were examined as moderating and mediating factors, respectively. An online questionnaire was administered to 386 Australian women (17–35 years).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Diet monitoring app users and those who used both fitness and diet apps had greater disordered eating, body dissatisfaction, and compulsive exercise compared to fitness monitoring app users and non-users. Fit-ideal internalisation moderated the relationship between diet and fitness monitoring app use and disordered eating. Exercise motivations mediated the relationships between diet and fitness monitoring app use and disordered eating symptomology.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Despite diet and fitness apps’ intentions to promote health and wellbeing, their use is linked to disordered eating symptomology. Educating app users, screening for unhealthy behaviours within apps, and advising professionals how to monitor app use could provide suitable interventions to encourage more positive app use. In addition, more research is needed to determine associations in other understudied and at-risk populations such as adolescents, as well as longitudinal and experimental studies to establish directions of effects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102890"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133356","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":"Temporal passing network in basketball: the effect of time pressure on the dynamics of team organization at micro and meso levels","authors":"Quentin Bourgeais ,&nbsp;Rodolphe Charrier ,&nbsp;Eric Sanlaville ,&nbsp;Ludovic Seifert","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102882","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102882","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, basketball teams are conceptualized as complex adaptive systems to examine their (re)organizational processes in response the time remaining to shoot. Using temporal passing networks to model team behavior, the focus is on the dynamics of the temporal patterns of interaction between players. Several metrics grounded in social network analysis are calculated at different level to assess the dynamics of the patterns used by teams and of the individual roles within those patterns. The results reveal a 3-phase dynamic, differentiated by more or less complex and diversified patterns, and by more or less specialized or flexible roles. Additionally, time-dependent features of the different tactical playing positions are identified, some of which linked to team performance. The findings are intended to explain how basketball teams adapt their organization to cope with time pressure, offering potential insights for other type of teams facing similar constraints. Moreover, this work provides a useful framework for a multi-level understanding of how constraints shape team adaptations dynamically, making it applicable to a wide range of team settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102882"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144129877","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":"Evaluating the benefits of green exercise: A randomized controlled trial in natural and built environments assessed for their restorative properties","authors":"Luca Laezza ,&nbsp;Martina Vacondio ,&nbsp;Alessandro Fornasiero ,&nbsp;Barbara Pellegrini ,&nbsp;Margherita Pasini ,&nbsp;Margherita Brondino ,&nbsp;Stefano De Dominicis","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Exercising in natural environments (green exercise, GE) has been shown to offer significant physiological and psychological health benefits compared to urban or indoor environments. This study evaluated the restorative effects of a 1-h light-to-moderate intensity exercise session across three environments: natural (G), urban (U), and indoor (I).</div><div>Using a randomized crossover design, 25 male participants (M = 26.3, SD = 4.3) completed a 1-h walk at 6 km/h in each setting. Psychological outcomes, including perceived restorativeness (PRS), restoration (ROS), emotional states, enjoyment, and behavioral intentions, were assessed with validated questionnaires. Physiological measures (cortisol, heart rate, heart rate variability) were collected pre- and post-intervention.</div><div>Results showed that G environment consistently elicited greater relaxation, higher positive emotions, and lower negative emotions compared to U and I. Restoration outcomes (PRS, ROS), enjoyment and intentions to exercise were significantly higher in G, while perceived exertion was lower in G compared to I. Physiologically, cortisol levels, heart rate, and heart rate variability differed by environment, with G promoting a more favorable recovery profile than U and I. No interaction effects were observed for physiological measures, suggesting consistent recovery patterns over time.</div><div>These findings highlight the restorative and stress-relieving potential of GE, emphasizing its role in enhancing mental well-being and supporting physical activity adherence. The study underscores the importance of natural environments as a resource for promoting health and well-being, while also identifying the need for further research to clarify the nuanced differences between urban and natural settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102883"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144129875","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":"Self- control – A critical discussion of a key concept in sport and exercise psychology","authors":"Chris Englert","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102878","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102878","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Self-control is defined as the ability to suppress immediate behavioural impulses, delay immediate gratification, and manage potential goal conflicts. Consequently, self-control can be seen as an indispensable skill in sport, influencing performance, discipline, and resilience. A substantial body of research has demonstrated the existence of relatively stable individual differences in general self-control ability, while also highlighting instances of its susceptibility to failure under specific conditions. By understanding and developing self-control, athletes can better manage the demands of their sport, maintain consistency under pressure, and achieve long-term success. The purpose of this article is to review the most prominent models of self-control in the field of sport and exercise, and to discuss the potential shortcomings of these models. Furthermore, the differences and similarities between self-control and mental fatigue are outlined and discussed. Finally, future avenues for improving self-control research are outlined and critically reflected upon.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102878"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144089474","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":"Characteristics of positive and negative networks in working memory task of basketball athletes","authors":"Yapeng Qi ,&nbsp;Yihan Wang ,&nbsp;Xinwei Li ,&nbsp;Wenxuan Fang ,&nbsp;Xiaoxia Du","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102880","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102880","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Working memory (WM) plays a vital role in athletic performance in open-skill sports like basketball. However, sport-induced WM adaptation is complex, and the underlying neural mechanisms remain poorly characterized. Using an N-back task with fMRI, this study investigated the brain function of 55 basketball athletes and 55 gender- and age-matched healthy controls during the WM tasks. The results revealed that basketball athletes showed increased activation in the task-positive network (TPN), reduced inhibitory activation in the default mode network (DMN), and cerebellar-mediated new dynamic between the two networks. These neural adaptations aligned with accelerated response speed at the cost of reduced 2-back accuracy, reflecting a speed-accuracy trade-off optimized for sport-specific demands. Future research should explore interventions targeting DMN regulation alongside TPN engagement to optimize cognitive performance in athletes. By bridging sports neuroscience and cognitive training paradigms, this study offers new insights into how sports training sculpts the brain's functional architecture.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102880"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096130","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":"Transitioning out of elite sport: The central role of groups in support experiences","authors":"Rachel Crook ,&nbsp;Pete Coffee ,&nbsp;Carinthia Bank ,&nbsp;Kacey C. Neely ,&nbsp;Chris Hartley ,&nbsp;Catherine Haslam ,&nbsp;Katherine A. Tamminen","doi":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102873","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102873","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the present study, we explored the perceived impact of changes in athletes' social group memberships on their identities and social support experienced during transition to retirement. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, we explored how athletes interpreted their experiences and connected them to their personal and social environments. Participants were seven (5 male, 2 female) former elite athletes, aged 26 and 40 years (<em>M</em>age = 34 ± 4.96 years). They represented badminton, basketball, football/soccer, and rugby, having transitioned from their sport careers 9 months to 11 years prior to data collection (<em>M</em> = 5.25 ± 3.85 years). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and analysis included reflexivity and an independent audit trail. We identified four main themes: (a) support received from maintaining existing social groups, (b) support opportunities gained by joining new social groups, (c) the support lost through identity changes in retirement, and finally, (d) the support offered by adopting a retired athlete identity. The results highlight the importance of approaching athlete identity and retirement from a social identity perspective. Our results also suggest that social groups and subsequent social identities may influence psychosocial outcomes through group-based social support, while arguing that the effectiveness of social support depends on the compatibility of these identities with an athlete's existing or gained identities. Finally, we offer applied considerations for athletes and sport organizations, suggesting that retired athletes benefit from mentoring and engaging in organizations supporting transitioned athletes to build meaningful connections during this transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54536,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sport and Exercise","volume":"80 ","pages":"Article 102873"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096140","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}