Psychological Advances in Physical Education and Sport Teaching (2nd Edition)

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Educational Psychology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 October 2024 | Viewed by 1047

Special Issue Editor

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is important to offer today's society a quality physical and sports education based on empirical scientific evidence. The current Special Issue of Behavioral Sciences, the second edition of the “Psychological Advances in Physical Education and Sport Teaching”, provides an opportunity to submit high-quality research focused on new advances and psychological approaches to physical education and sport teaching, including artificial intelligence. There is room for research on different psychological and behavioral aspects of the physical education classroom, such as those related to teaching, social variables, motivational variables, and academic performance, among others. In addition, studies that address the influence and relationship of different psychological variables of students and their relationship with the practice of physical activity outside the classroom, during their free time, are welcome. In addition, research on different aspects of promoting moderate and vigorous physical activity for students, inside and outside school, as well as for the creation of healthy and permanent physical exercise habits is also important in this Special Issue. It is also intended to have a special impact on innovation, as well as the application of pedagogical models in the classroom. The papers about the validation process instruments and tools used to measure and evaluate physical education (i.e., including the validation of the instrument and the process of reliability) are also welcome, as well as systematic review articles and meta-analyses. Finally, this Special Issue will also include research that reflects this proposal, but in the context of sports learning.

Dr. Antonio Granero-Gallegos
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Behavioral Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • physical education
  • physical activity and sport
  • teaching
  • motivation
  • validation
  • classroom and extracurricular physical activities
  • health education
  • artificial intelligence

Related Special Issue

Published Papers (1 paper)

Order results
Result details
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

13 pages, 290 KiB  
Article
Development of Mental Toughness among Basketball Sports School Students
by Eimantas Pocius and Romualdas Malinauskas
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(4), 314; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14040314 - 11 Apr 2024
Viewed by 837
Abstract
The development of mental toughness in student athletes within sports schools is crucial for identifying strengths and improving weaknesses to optimize performance. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a mental toughness development program for basketball sports school students. Sixty-two male student [...] Read more.
The development of mental toughness in student athletes within sports schools is crucial for identifying strengths and improving weaknesses to optimize performance. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a mental toughness development program for basketball sports school students. Sixty-two male student athletes, aged 15.83 ± 0.37 years, participated, with 30 in the experimental group and 32 in the control group. They completed the Mental Toughness Questionnaire 48 (MTQ48) before and after the 6-week intervention program. Pearson’s correlations were calculated for study variables. A repeated measures MANOVA followed by one-way ANOVA analyzed differences in mental toughness skills between groups and over time. Results showed a significant effect of the intervention program on mental toughness skills, with small and medium effect sizes. Post-program, the experimental group exhibited higher levels of various skills compared to controls, including skills related to challenge, commitment, emotional control, life control, overall control, self-confidence in interpersonal interactions, self-confidence in one’s abilities, overall self-confidence, and total MTQ48. These findings underscore the utility of interventions for enhancing mental toughness among basketball sports school students, emphasizing the importance of tailored approaches in such intervention programs. Full article
Back to TopTop