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External and Internal Sport Motivations of Young Adults
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Bollok, Sandor; Takacs, Johanna; Kalmar, Zsuzsanna; Dobay, Beata – Biomedical Human Kinetics, 2011
Study aim: To determine and evaluate the spectrum of sport motivation of young adults. Material and methods: A group of 600 subjects, aged 17-19 years, participated in the study. An "ad hoc" questionnaire was applied to assess the 4 motivational factors: competition and success-oriented motivation, external accommodation, physical…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Motivation, Competition, Young Adults
High School Rugby Players' Perception of Coaching Effectiveness
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Broodryk, Retief; van den Berg, Pieter Hendrick – Online Submission, 2011
The aims of this study were firstly to determine the players' perceptions of their respective coaches' coaching effectiveness and secondly, determine the difference between big and small schools of the players' perceptions of their respective coaches' coaching effectiveness. Four hundred and seventy six players from 22 schools were asked to fill…
Descriptors: Likert Scales, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness, High Schools
An Understanding of How Peer, Genetic, and Environmental Influences Can Motivate Terrorists or Ordinary People to Kill Themselves and Others
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Lavoie-Perusse, Simon – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this research paper is to find a correlation between peer, genetic, and environmental influences and the behavior and personality development during childhood. This study focuses on the 1999 Columbine High School Massacre to try to explain certain kinds of behavior. The study made on 275 freshmen at Cornell University showed that…
Descriptors: Personality, Personality Development, Genetics, Biological Influences