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Special Issue "Advances in Sport Psychology"

A special issue of Sports (ISSN 2075-4663).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2024 | Viewed by 1871

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Pedro Teques
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Research Center of the Polytechnic Institute of Maia (N2i), Maia Polytechnic Institute (IPMAIA), Castêlo da Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
Interests: sport psychology; exercise psychology; psychosocial influences on sport performance; psychology in referees; mental health; emotional intelligence
Dr. Andreas Ihle

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Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Interests: healthy aging; active aging; cognitive stimulation; cognitive functioning; cognitive reserve; cognitive health; cognitive development
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Dr. Élvio Gouveia

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Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
Interests: functional fitness; cognitive function; quality of life; physical activity; physical education; interactive technologies
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Dr. Hugo Miguel Borges Sarmento

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Research Unit for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF), Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: higher education; teacher education; behavioural science; sport psychology; qualitative social research
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Psychology has assumed a critical role in sports. The field of applied research and interventions is very large, spanning from empowerment strategies for adopting and maintaining physically active lifestyles to coaching in high-performance sports. Advances in sport psychology is the topic of this Special Issue, fully dedicated to the XXIV Conference of the Portuguese Society of Sport Psychology, Portugal's biggest sport psychology event (https://www.xxivjornadaspsicologiadodesporto.com/). This scientific event, focusing on discussing the professional intervention of psychologists in the world of sports and physical activity, collates researchers from sports sciences and psychology who seek to find successful approaches in several contexts.

Prof. Dr. Pedro Teques
Dr. Andreas Ihle
Dr. Élvio Gouveia
Dr. Hugo Miguel Borges Sarmento
Guest Editors

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. Sports 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 1600 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

  • sports psychology
  • exercise psychology
  • physical activity
  • psychosocial influences on sport performance
  • applied psychology in young athletes
  • applied psychology in elite athletes
  • applied psychology in referees
  • applied psychology in coaches
  • empowerment
  • coaching
  • self-efficacy
  • motivation
  • mental health
  • emotional intelligence
  • cognitive stimulation
  • cognitive functioning
  • cognitive health

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Differences in Relaxation and Imagery among NCAA Division I Sport Types
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Elizabeth Warfield
,
Philip Esposito
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Robyn Braun-Trocchio
Sports 2023, 11(11), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11110224 - 13 Nov 2023
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Athletes use psychological skills such as imagery and relaxation to decrease stress, cope with competitive anxiety, and achieve an optimal state of arousal. There is conflicting literature on how team and individual sport athletes use these skills, with some saying that individual sport [...] Read more.
Athletes use psychological skills such as imagery and relaxation to decrease stress, cope with competitive anxiety, and achieve an optimal state of arousal. There is conflicting literature on how team and individual sport athletes use these skills, with some saying that individual sport athletes have better capabilities and others saying team sport athletes use imagery more frequently. The current study analyzed sport type differences in the use of relaxation and performance imagery among NCAA Division I (DI) athletes. This study included 117 NCAA DI athletes, including team sport (n = 72) and individual sport (n = 45). Participants completed a modified version of The Deliberate Relaxation for Sport Survey through Qualtrics. Results indicated there is a statistically significant difference in the type of relaxation technique used based on the individual’s sport type. Team sport athletes used muscle relaxation (p = 0.034), eastern relaxation (p = 0.014), and stretching (p = 0.020) more frequently than individual sport athletes. Additionally, individual sport athletes used performance imagery more often for mental focus than team sport athletes (p = 0.012). There were no differences between sport types in the level of deliberate practice of relaxation and performance imagery. Athletes used a variety of methods to learn both imagery and relaxation skills and have been using these for an average of four years. The majority of participants (n = 67) did not work with a sport psychology professional, but their school has one. This study supports the use of individualized intervention programs to help athletes use relaxation and imagery in the most effective ways for their performances. Full article
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Emotional Intelligence in Spanish Elite Athletes: Is There a Differential Factor between Sports?
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Daniel Mon-López
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Cecilia Blanco-García
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Jorge Acebes-Sánchez
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Gabriel Rodríguez-Romo
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Moisés Marquina
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Adrián Martín-Castellanos
,
Alfonso de la Rubia
,
Carlos Cordente Martínez
,
Jesús Oliván Mallén
and
María Garrido-Muñoz
Sports 2023, 11(8), 160; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11080160 - 18 Aug 2023
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Emotional intelligence is a determinant factor in sports performance. The present study analysed differences in total emotional intelligence and its four dimensions in 2166 Spanish athletes (25.20 ± 10.17 years) from eight sports (volleyball, track and field, shooting, football, basketball, handball, gymnastics, and [...] Read more.
Emotional intelligence is a determinant factor in sports performance. The present study analysed differences in total emotional intelligence and its four dimensions in 2166 Spanish athletes (25.20 ± 10.17 years) from eight sports (volleyball, track and field, shooting, football, basketball, handball, gymnastics, and judo). A total of 1200 men and 966 women answered anonymously using a Google Forms questionnaire sent via WhatsApp about demographics and psychological variables. A Pearson correlation was conducted to assess the age–emotional intelligence relationship. An independent T-test and One-Way ANOVA were carried out to check for age differences between biological sex and sport and a One-Way ANCOVA to determine differences between sports controlled by age. Age differences were observed by sex and sport (p < 0.001). An association was found between age and emotional intelligence dimensions (p < 0.001), except for other’s emotional appraisal (p > 0.05). Judo was the sport with the highest levels of regulation of emotions, other’s emotional appraisal, use of emotion, and total emotional intelligence (p < 0.05). Generally, emotional intelligence was found to be more developed in individual sports than in team sports, except football. Consequently, psychological skills like emotional intelligence could be critical to achieving high performance, depending on the sport. Full article
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