A study was made of sport practice and of knowledge, attitude and practice towards sport among 1475 private secondary-school students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2004. UAE students practised sport more than non-UAE students (33.9% versus 18.7% had good levels of activity) but there was no significant difference in positive attitudes towards sport practice (87.1% and 86.2% respective...

This study used confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) among a sample of young French table tennis players to test: (a) original 19-factor structure, (b) 14-factor structure recently suggested in literature, and (c) hierarchical factor structure of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport). 148 table tennis players completed the RESTQ-Sport and other self-report questionnaires b...

This article explores the initial steps in developing and presenting Sport Psychology in a leadership and sport curriculum at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Centre for Human Performance Sciences’ (CHPS) Academy for Girls’ Leadership and Sport Development. Sport Psychology does not feature within the South African school curriculum specifically, yet the CHPS recognises the importance of exposing...

1. Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tarbiat Modarres, Tehran, Iran 2. Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran 3. Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,...

The multiphase leisure experience looks at the experience as a five phase process that includes anticipation, travel to, onsite behavior, travel from, and recollection. This continuum depicts a dynamic experience, one that evolves and matures across the five phases. The purpose of this study is to take this model and apply it to sport events. Understanding sport events as a multiphase experienc...

To date, much research has been devoted to understanding how anxiety can affect sport performance, both in practice and in competitive settings. It is well known that sport has the potential for high levels of stress and anxiety, and that practicing and employing a range of psychological strategies can be beneficial in anxiety management. Equally, growing evidence also suggests that anxiety can...

Through the awareness-raising efforts of several high-profile current and former athletes, the issue of common mental disorders (CMD) in this population is gaining increasing attention from researchers and practitioners alike. Yet the prevalence is unclear and most likely, under-reported. Whilst the characteristics of the sporting environment may generate CMD within the athletic population, it ...

background: through its membrane and intracellular receptors, vitamin d regulates many vital functions in the body including its well known actions on musculoskeletal system. growing body of evidences demonstrate that vitamin d undergoes some of behavioral aspects of neurocognition. the present study was designed to evaluate the effect of food regimens without vitamin d or with a supplement of ...

conclusions oral mg supplementation did not protect the cp induced nephrotoxicity in diabetic rats. results cp administration in normoglycemic rats significantly elevated the serum levels of blood urea nitrogen (bun) and creatinine (cr) (p < 0.05). however, coadministration of cp and mg statistically increased the serum levels of bun and cr in both normoglycemic and diabetic animals when compar...

1 Research suggests participation in youth sport does not guarantee physical activity (PA) 2 guidelines are met. Studies indicate few children achieve recommended levels of moderate3 to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during their youth sport involvement, and habitual 4 levels of MVPA are below the recommended 60 minutes per day. Informed by self5 determination theory, this study examined whe...