sudden cardiac death (scd) in a young athlete is rare, but catastrophic. exercise acts as a risk factor for scd in people with cardiovascular disease. a diversity of cardiovascular disorders including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, congenital coronary anomalies, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, dilated cardiomyopathy, aortic rupture due to marfan syndrome, myocarditis, valvular disease...

The study aimed to discuss the effecting situations of training-workaholism, health-promoting lifestyle, and quality of life among national collegiate athletes from different categories of competitive sports. The subjects of present study were 492 valid samples of national collegiate athletes. The results indicate that training involvement served as the best predictor of training-workaholism to...

Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, structural equation modeling (SEM) with the aim of examining how parental support/pressure could influence their children´s motivational processes in sport was conducted, as well as the models´ differences in operability regarding gender. The sample size was 321 children ranging in age from 10 to 16 years old who were athletes from Extremadura, and 321 par...

BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) can support cancer patients during medical treatment by reducing side-effects and increasing quality of life. However, PA levels mostly decline after diagnosis. Which factors can explain if patients are able to remain or even increase their PA level? Self-efficacy is an important cognitive factor that has been linked to cancer patients' PA across many studies. ...

BACKGROUND Personality traits associated with one's health beliefs and expectations constitute a determinant of dietary behaviours. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to analyse the dietary behaviours of young American football players in the Polish clubs and association thereof with their general self-efficacy level. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included the group of 100 young men (20-3...

T he relationship between children and athletic activities is a critical factor in psychological, physical, and emotional growth. Tremendous benefits can evolve from youth sports participation, during which socialization patterns are being established and musculoskeletal growth and development are occurring. Likewise, bad experiences at these stages can be devastating to vulnerable personalitie...