BACKGROUND Many children are not physically active enough for a health benefit. One avenue of physical activity is modified sport programs, designed as an introduction to sport for young children. This longitudinal study identified trends in participation among children aged 4-12 years. Outcomes included continuation in the modified sports program, withdrawal from the program or transition to c...

investor-state dispute settlement (isds) continues to plague health-oriented government regulation. this is particularly reflected in recent challenges to tobacco control measures through bilateral investment agreements. there are numerous reform proposals circulating within the public health community. however, i suggest that perhaps it is time for the community to explore a stronger position ...

Objectives: The present study explored the experience of introjected regulation (i.e. a controlling motivational regulation in which people act due to internal pressures that are regulated by contingent self-esteem; Ryan & Deci, 2000) in relation to sport and exercise in

AIM This study explored the mediating role of sport confidence upon (1) sources of sport confidence-performance relationship and (2) imagery-performance relationship. METHODS Participants were 157 competitive athletes who completed state measures of confidence level/sources, imagery type and performance within one hour after competition. RESULTS Among the current sample, confirmatory factor...

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in the perceptions of self-determination theory-based constructs such as the psychological needs support from the teacher and one’s peers, perceived satisfaction of the needs for competence, autonomy, relatedness, as well as different types of motivation in physical education among students with different organized afterschool sport exper...

The main objective of the project was to examine a proposed theoretical model of mindfulness mechanisms in sports. We conducted two studies (the first study using a cross-sectional design and the second a longitudinal design) to investigate if rumination and emotion regulation mediate the relation between dispositional mindfulness and sport-specific coping. Two hundred and forty-two young elite...

Commercial gambling providers (CGPs) have recently intensified the promotion of their products and services through sport sponsorship. Consequently, gambling products and services now gain substantial exposure to large audiences via media broadcasts of sport. Due to the mainstream appeal of some sports, television audiences and fan-bases can include youth, at-risk and problem gamblers, who may ...

Squash is a racquet sport played in a similar style room as racquetball. In a squash match there are 2 players that alternate hitting a small, black, rubber ball. A complete match is played as best of 5 games, where each game is played to 11 points. Points are scored when a player fails to return a shot made by the opponent. The sport of squash is played in over 190 countries by millions of peo...

1Department of Human Performance, Minnesota State University, 1400 Highland Center, Mankato, MN 56001, USA 2Discipline of Sport and Exercise Science, Department of Health, UC-Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, University Dr, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia *Corresponding author Kristen F. Konkol, PhD Department of Human Performance Minnesota State University 1400 Highl...