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Jackie V. Calhoun – Quest, 2024
Athletic buoyancy is the ability to handle everyday challenges in sports, though little research has been conducted. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine intrapersonal and interpersonal factors related to athletic buoyancy, as well as a potential outcome variable. Collegiate club sport athletes (N = 239) completed a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Student Athletes, College Students, Predictor Variables, Anxiety
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Yalcin, Yasemin; Turan, Fatma – International Education Studies, 2021
The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between self-talk and mental toughness levels of kickboxers and to compare the differences between the self-talk and mental toughness of the athletes according to the independent variables obtained from the personal information of the athletes participating in the research. The study group of…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Sport Psychology, Competition
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Sahin, Mustafa Yasar – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The aim of this study was to examine the resiliency of high school education students and to compare it by athletic or non-athletic factors. A sample of 728 (284 girls, 444 boys) high school students who were chosen randomly among pupils studying in Gaziantep provided responses. High School Version of California Resiliency Rating Scale which was…
Descriptors: High School Students, Sport Psychology, Resilience (Psychology), Athletes
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Gundogdu, Cemal – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
In this study, career planning of Turkish athletes, who won medals in olympics for the periods they played and left sport, are investigated; however, differentiation of career planning dimensions of athletes in terms of demographic and sportive variables is examined as well. This study, which aimed at determining the effectiveness of career…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Athletes, Questionnaires, Profiles
Newman, Richard E.; Miller, Michael T. – Online Submission, 2011
Intercollegiate athletics play a major and highly visible role in both higher education and the broader world of sports entertainment. A significant component of the entertainment derived from college athletic contests is related to the atmosphere promoted, both formally and informally, amid and around athletic events. The current study was…
Descriptors: Team Sports, College Athletics, Competition, Sport Psychology
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Li, Weidong, Lee, Amelia – Quest, 2004
Over the past 20 years, many theories on achievement motivation have been established to understand the complex interaction of motivational variables and identify the conditions that can enhance individuals' motivation. This review explores the role of conceptions of ability, its relations to other major motivational frameworks and factors…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Achievement Need, Ability, Concept Formation