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Physical Activity for Psychological and Cognitive Development
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Physical Activity for Psychological and Cognitive Development

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 3070

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Dr. Josune Rodríguez-Negro

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Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, 01007 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Interests: physical education; psychomotricity;education; physical activity
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Prof. Dr. Víctor Arufe-Giráldez

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Sport in Schools, Physical Education and Psychomotricity Research Unit, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of A Coruña, 15001 A Coruña, Spain
Interests: physical activity; psychomotricity; education; physical education; cognitive functions
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Physical activity has multiple benefits for people’s cognitive functions, psychological variables, social skills and health, among others. The latest research and scientific studies reflect the evolution and growing interest in this area. Even so, we must keep researching this topic. The aim of this Special Issue is to disseminate high-quality research related to cognitive and psychological development through physical activity. Authors are invited to submit original research (empirical, quantitative, or qualitative) manuscripts, as well as systematic reviews or meta-analyses. All of them will be welcome, as long as they deepen and expand our understanding of the role of physical activity in relation to cognitive performance, psychological variables, physical, mental and psychosocial health, academic achievement, well-being, inclusive practices and equal opportunities, physical activity level and good habits, social skills, group cohesion, or emotions.

Dr. Josune Rodríguez-Negro
Prof. Dr. Víctor Arufe-Giráldez
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Keywords

  • physical activity
  • cognitive functions
  • physical education
  • psychology
  • creativity
  • attention
  • emotions
  • academic performance
  • psychosocial health
  • stress

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Physical Exercise and Life Satisfaction of Urban Residents in China
by Buerzhasala Ha and Jie Zhang
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(6), 494; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14060494 - 12 Jun 2024
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Currently, an increasing number of Chinese urban citizens are participating in daily physical exercise. Existing research has shown that physical exercise can increase life satisfaction. However, some studies also suggest that the relationship between the two is unstable. The purposes of this study [...] Read more.
Currently, an increasing number of Chinese urban citizens are participating in daily physical exercise. Existing research has shown that physical exercise can increase life satisfaction. However, some studies also suggest that the relationship between the two is unstable. The purposes of this study are to examine physical exercise and to test its correlation with life satisfaction of urban residents in China. Data are obtained from the 2018 China Family Panel Studies, and we focus on urban residents. Our overall sample size is 7423 people, including 3641 females (49.05%) and 3782 males (50.95%), with an average age of 49.55 years old. Because the dependent variables are continuous variables, the multiple linear regression model is used for data analysis. We find that the life satisfaction of Chinese urban residents is on the high side. Our core discovery is that there is a significant positive relationship between the frequency and duration of physical exercise and life satisfaction. Our further discovery is that the frequency of physical exercise affects life satisfaction by influencing popularity and positive emotions. Similarly, the duration of physical exercise affects life satisfaction by influencing popularity and positive emotions. Whether it is the frequency or the duration of physical exercise, it can reflect the residents’ attention to physical exercise. Physical exercise habits not only promote physical health by strengthening physical fitness but also promote mental health by alleviating depression and promote social communication by increasing social activities in the Chinese context. All of these can improve people’s life satisfaction. Our research suggests that the improvement in life satisfaction not only needs the abundance of external material conditions but also needs the individual to improve their physical and mental health through physical exercise. Full article
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Clear Yet Crossed: Athletes’ Retrospective Reports of Coach Violence
by Sima Zach, Shlomit Guy, Rinat Ben-Yechezkel and Liza Grosman-Rimon
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(6), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14060486 - 8 Jun 2024
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Aims: This study aimed at examining coach-athlete violence based on the retrospective reports of adults who had been athletes as children and adolescents; predict variables that contribute to the existence of such violence; describe difficulties that the participants encountered as young athletes following [...] Read more.
Aims: This study aimed at examining coach-athlete violence based on the retrospective reports of adults who had been athletes as children and adolescents; predict variables that contribute to the existence of such violence; describe difficulties that the participants encountered as young athletes following such violence; and reveal the outcomes of such violence on their emotions and behaviors, in the past and present. Methodology: The applied mixed methods comprised quantitative self-reporting questionnaires and qualitative interviews. The former included 440 participants (mean age 27.6) who had trained for at least one year in a sports union youth department; the latter included 14 participants (aged 23–37). These competitive athletes came from eight branches of sports. The interviews were analyzed based on the Narrative Approach. Results: According to the quantitative study, all participants had experienced coach violence at least once during their career, mainly psychological violence and neglect, followed by physical violence. Sexual violence was least reported. The age of their retirement from sports and the number of coaches that they had had were significant predictors of violence. Thematic analysis of the qualitative interviews resulted in six types of coach-athlete violence: (1) psychological violence; (2) verbal violence; (3) starvation and food fattening; (4) non-proportional punishing; (5) physical violence; and (6) sexual violence. Conclusions: It is vital that coach-athlete violence is addressed in public discourse, that the topic of young athletes’ safety is introduced into coaching education, and that a position holder is nominated to be in charge of such safety in all sports organizations. Full article
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Scientific Production of Physical Education Researchers: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study
by Sarah Jane Lemos de Melo, Vanderlei Porto Pinto, Emerson Sebastião, Érica de Moraes Santos Corrêa and Gustavo Christofoletti
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(6), 475; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14060475 - 5 Jun 2024
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant changes in society’s dynamics, particularly affecting the landscape of education. Research in several areas may have been affected during periods of social restrictions. This study analyzed the curricula of 558 researchers across 27 graduate programs in physical education [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant changes in society’s dynamics, particularly affecting the landscape of education. Research in several areas may have been affected during periods of social restrictions. This study analyzed the curricula of 558 researchers across 27 graduate programs in physical education in Brazil to investigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientific publications. Researchers’ production from 2018 to 2022 underwent a comprehensive analysis, considering the total number of publications, Qualis rank, and journal impact factor. Data were analyzed using chi-squared and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Significance was set at 5%. Overall, the analyzed researchers published a total of 17,932 manuscripts from 2018 to 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a decline of 16.4% in the number of articles published (p = 0.001). This decline was similar between men and women (p = 0.603) and was associated with a worsening in Qualis rank (p = 0.001). The number of studies published in journals with impact factors was also affected (p = 0.001). The findings suggest a potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the scientific production of Brazilian researchers in the field of physical education. Funding agencies should consider the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic before evaluating researchers and programs. Full article
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Adaptation and Validation of the 3 × 2 Achievement Goals Questionnaire in a Population of Athletes
by Cristina García-Romero, Elkin Eduardo Roldan-Aguilar, Carlos Alberto Hurtado-Castaño, Josune Rodríguez-Negro and Oliver Ramos-Álvarez
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(4), 350; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14040350 - 22 Apr 2024
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(1) Background: Sport goals, although widely recognised as crucial for motivation and performance in sport, are multifaceted and can be difficult to measure directly. The present research aims to validate the 3 × 2 achievement goals questionnaire of Mascret in Spanish in a [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Sport goals, although widely recognised as crucial for motivation and performance in sport, are multifaceted and can be difficult to measure directly. The present research aims to validate the 3 × 2 achievement goals questionnaire of Mascret in Spanish in a population of athletes. (2) Method: By using a latent factor approach, it is possible to identify the underlying dimensions of these goals and to better understand how they are structured. For this purpose, this questionnaire has been translated and compared with the life satisfaction scale. An exploration of the multifaceted nature of sport goals has been carried out using structural equation modelling. A total of 580 athletes (463 males and 216 females, M = 21.5, SD = 2.36) from different sport disciplines and from 12 autonomous communities in Spain participated in the research. (3) Results: The results show that the questionnaire presents a high scale reliability and that all items contribute significantly to the internal consistency of the scale. (4) Conclusions: The adaptation of this scale to the Spanish population of athletes can be a valid and useful tool to measure and understand motivation and goals in the sport context. Full article
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The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.

Title: Analyisis of bullying in Physical Education: Descriptive study in Spanish adolescents
Authors: Juan de Dios Benítez-Sillero; Diego Corredor-Corredor; José Manuel Armada-Crespo; Álvaro Morente-Montero; Javier Murillo-Moraño
Affiliation: 1 Department of Specific Didactics, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain. 2 Laboratory for Studies on Coexistence and Prevention of Violence (LAECOVI), Cordoba, Spain. 3 Counseling of education, Junta de Andalucía, Andalucía, Spain. 4 Teacher Training College “Sagrado Corazón”. Ascribed to the University of Cordoba
Abstract: The subject of physical education can be both a place where bullying and harassment take place and a powerful strategy to prevent it. The present study analyses bullying and the behaviour of schoolchildren as proactive or passive observers in a general educational context and in physical education classes. A sample of 958 adolescents aged 12 to 18 was studied. A questionnaire was used to analyse victimisation and perpetration in bullying and behaviour in observation. The results showed a lower incidence than in other studies in Physical Education classes, a higher perpetration by boys than girls, more proactive behaviour of rejection of aggression by victims and girls. On the other hand, the passive attitude was higher among perpetrators and boys. The observers' attitudes were similar in both contexts. The scenario in which the subject takes place could reduce the risk of these phenomena occurring. Therefore, physical education teachers should analyse and intervene especially in the awareness of boys.

Title: Multicomponent exercise program effect on self-perceived quality of life in overweight or obese people aged 60 years or older.
Authors: Yazmina Pleticosic-Ramirez,; Victor Arufe-Giraldez; Josune Rodriguez-Negro; Marcos Mecías-Calvo; Rubén Navarro-Patón
Affiliation: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Abstract: The ageing of society is considered a problem of sociodemographic change that has been increasing in recent decades. Ageing brings with it physical limitations or chronic diseases that cause a lack of full well-being in this sector of the population. This lack of well-being can be reduced and diminished through the practice of physical exercise (PE), which, consequently, causes an increase in the self-perceived quality of life in older adults. Multicomponent exercise is a form of PE, in which various physical qualities (strength, cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility and balance) are developed with an equal distribution of volume in the same session (approximately 60 minutes). Thus, the objective of this research was to verify the effect of multicomponent training on self-perceived quality of life in older Chilean people with overweight or obesity. To this end, a quasi-experimental study with a control group was designed to assess self-perceived Quality of Life using the World Health Organization Quality of Life, brief version [Global Quality of Life (GCL); Global Health (GH); Physical Health (PH); Psychological Health (PsH); Environment (E); Social Relations (SR)]. 70 older people with overweight or obesity between the ages of 60-86 participated (M= 73.15; SD = 5.94) who were randomized into a control group (CG, n= 35) and an experimental group (EG, n= 35). The results in the EG (pre vs post-intervention) indicated that there were statistically significant differences in the GCL (p = 0.005); GH (p = 0.014); PH (p < 0.001); PsH (p < 0.001); E (p = 0.015); SR (p < 0.001). However, no statistically significant differences were found in any of the CG variables (p > 0.050) except in RS (p < 0.001). Based on the results obtained, we can say that a multicomponent physical exercise program, applied for 6 months, in overweight or obese older people, produces improvements in self-perceived quality of life.

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