Understanding human adaptation to stressful situations is a fascinating and complex topic. Most of this complexity derives from the ambiguity of the concept of stress, the factors that explain human functioning when exposed to stress conditions, and the characteristics of the situation that can be associated with stress reactions. However, the actuality of the phenomenon and the increasing effects on human well...
This chapter addresses the topic of leadership by proposing the Triphasic Model of Leadership Efficacy. The model explains leadership efficacy by suggesting that the best results achieved by the leaders result from a congruent hypothesis that congregates a conceptual cycle of leadership (that includes the elements of leadership philosophy, leadership practice, and leadership criteria) and a practical cycle of l...
Article first published online: 25 JUL 2013 ; Objective: This study compared the different factors associated with eating behaviours among young female and male athletes and non-athletes. Method: A total of 580 female and male athletes and 362 female and male non-athletes between 10 and 19 years old participated. We used the subscales of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) to evaluate the factors associated wit...
Analyzing the influence of coaches on athlete performance and on the psychological experiences of team members (e.g., motivation, satisfaction, and cohesion) is a fascinating endeavor. Thus, it is not surprising that several authors have dedicated considerable effort to studying coaches’ mental representations and actions being proposed important conceptual models (Chelladurai, 1993; Côté, Salmela, Trudel, Bari...
This chapter proposes an instrument to evaluate leadership styles in three domains (e.g., transformational, transactional, and decision-making leadership) and test the augmentation effect of these domains on the explanation of satisfaction with leadership and coach-athlete compatibility. In total, 348 male athletes who play futsal and soccer were recruited. We evaluated leadership styles, satisfaction with lead...
Praticar exercício físico está associado a vantagens ao nível psicológico, físico e social. No entanto, a prática desportiva na população é ainda reduzida e, adicionalmente, os níveis de abandono são muito significativos (DISHMAN, 1994; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 2004). Assim, torna-se importante compreender os fatores que estarão na origem destes problemas. Assim, este trabalho propõe dois guiões de entrevista...
Este estudo realizou-se com 177 atletas de futsal portugueses. Procurou-se verificar se atletas com um passado desportivo de sucesso com os treinadores (n = 62, 35%) se diferenciavam dos atletas sem esse passado desportivo (n = 115, 65%), na avaliação da liderança, satisfação e compatibilidade com treinadores. O protocolo de avaliação incluiu medidas de estilos de liderança, satisfação com liderança e compatibi...
This study examined the effects of a training program on students’ acquisition of life skills, life satisfaction, life orientation and expectations about academic achievement. Participants were allocated to either an intervention group (n = 41) that took part in a life skills program, or a control group (n = 43). Participants completed the Youth Experiences Scale 2.0, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Life ...
This study analyzes the relation between sports success and athletes’ perception of coaches’ leadership, athletes’ satisfaction with coaches’ leadership, coach-athlete compatibility, and goal achievement. Sixty-six athletes who qualified for the final Division I play-offs of a professional volleyball championship were grouped into winning (n = 21) and non-winning teams (n = 45). Leadership styles, satisfaction ...
This study analyzes whether personal, athletic, and psychological characteristics influence participants’ level of commitment to exercise. The study included 153 participants divided in the adherer group (n = 102) and the dropout group (n = 51). Personal and athletic information, exercise attitudes, perceived behavioral control, intended exercise frequency, goal orientations, behavioral regulation, and expected...
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