Mehdi Rahimzadeh; Hassan Gharayagh zandi; Ali Moghadamzadeh; fazlallah bagherzadeh; Alireza Bahrami
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of quiet eye training on selective attention, gaze behavior and free throwing of basketball under stressful conditions. The statistical population of the present study was all youth basketball players who participated in competitions in Tehran province. ...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of quiet eye training on selective attention, gaze behavior and free throwing of basketball under stressful conditions. The statistical population of the present study was all youth basketball players who participated in competitions in Tehran province. According to the type and purpose of the study, the sample was ranging in age from 16 to 22 years. A total of 24 people were selected and randomly and equally divided into two groups of 12 people (quiet eye and control training group). The study included a pre-test, post-test, first retention, pressure test and second retention. In the pre-test phase, participants performed 10 free basketball throws and at the same time their gaze behavior and performance were recorded. The training phase consisted of 3 sessions based on Vickers quiet eye training. The first post-test and retention stages were similar to the pre-test with a difference of 24 hours from each other and the pressure test was performed 48 hours after the first retention and the second retention phase was performed 48 hours after the pressure test. To analyze the data, combined analysis of variance test and Benferoni follow-up test were used and independent t-test was used to compare the groups. The results showed that quiet eye training had a significant effect on selective attention, gaze behavior and free throw performance under stressful conditions
Hamed Fahimi; Hassan Gharayagh zandi; Fazlallah Bagherzadeh; Ali Moghadamzadeh; Davood Homanian SharifAbadi
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Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of strategic self-talk on the performance and visual attention of volleyball players.Methods: The current research was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The participants of the present ...
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Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of strategic self-talk on the performance and visual attention of volleyball players.Methods: The current research was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The participants of the present study were 54 boy volleyball players, who selected as available. The participants randomly divided into five groups: Strategic self-tlk as instructional self-talk (N=10), motivational self-talk (N=11), instructional-motivational self-talk (N=10), motivational-instructional self-talk (N=11) and control (N=12). The self-talk intervention conducted for 12 weeks and three sessions per week. In pre-test and post-test, while performing the serve task, the serve score were recorded by the researcher and the gaze behavior of the participants was measured by the eye tracker. The collected data were analyzed using analysis of covariance and Bonferroni's post hoc test.Results: The results of the study showed that strategic self-talk has a significant effect on serve performance (P=0.0001) and the quiet eye duration (P=0.0001). The results of the Bonferroni test showed that instructional self-talk increased motor performance and increased the duration of the quiet eye. In addition, the combined groups that have used this instruction have increased motor performance and a longer duration of quiet eye. However, motivational self-talk has no effect on motor performance and the duration of quiet eye.Conclusion: The results obtained in the current research emphasize the importance of instructional self-talk on the performance and visual attention of novice volleyball players and supports the attention mechanism of self-talk.
Seyedeh Samira Hoseini; Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Fazlallah Bagherzadeh; Azam Noferesti
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Introduction: Sports injuries are often associated with emotional and psychological challenges. Psychologists and team physicians should examine emotional reactions in addition to assessing physical factors. This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on ...
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Introduction: Sports injuries are often associated with emotional and psychological challenges. Psychologists and team physicians should examine emotional reactions in addition to assessing physical factors. This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on anxiety, depression, and anger caused by the psychological trauma of injury in injured athletes.Methods: The statistical sample of the research was 32 professional athletes injured due to psychological trauma who were selected conveniently, purposively, and with the approval of the experts from the Sports Medicine Federation. The athletes were randomly assigned into two groups of 16 people consisting of a treatment group and a control group. After applying the treatment, a post-test and a two-month follow-up test were conducted. The measurement tools in this research were Spielberger's State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory–2 (STAXI-2), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition (BDI-II). The data were analyzed using the repeated measures analysis of variance statistical method (P<0.05).Results: The results showed that the difference between the experimental and control groups in reducing behavioral problems in the post-test and follow-up phase was significant. The follow-up results after two months also showed that there was a difference between the experimental and control groups in the amount of psychological reactions and the effectiveness of the treatment remained after 2 months.Conclusion: The results indicated that cognitive-behavioral therapy focused on psychological trauma reduces the psychological problems of athletes such as anxiety and depression, but does not affect anger control.
Mahdi Mollazadeh; Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Mahbobeh Ghayour; Ali Mogaddam
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Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of the transcranial direct current stimulation of the motor cortex on the reaction time and performance of skilled soccer players.Methods: The current study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and a post-test design. The statistical ...
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Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of the transcranial direct current stimulation of the motor cortex on the reaction time and performance of skilled soccer players.Methods: The current study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and a post-test design. The statistical population of this research was the skilled male soccer players of Tehran province in 1401, 36 of whom were selected through convenience sampling and randomly divided into three Primary Motor Cortex Stimulation (N=12), Sham Stimulation (N=12) and Control (N=12) groups. For the primary motor cortex stimulation during transcranial direct current stimulation intervention, the anode electrode was placed at the C3, and the cathode electrode was placed at Fp2. To check and analyze the research hypotheses, the dependent t and the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) tests with Bonferroni posthoc test were used via SPSS version 22 software.Results: The results showed that in the Motor Cortex tDCS group, the average reaction time after electrical stimulation decreased from 354.25 ± 71.58 to 256.41 ± 63.72 milliseconds, and the average performance increased from 46.00 ± 6.14 to 5.83 ± 68.41. So, according to the significance level of 0.05, a significant difference was observed in reaction time and performance (P <0.05).Conclusion: The results showed that the electrical stimulation of the primary motor cortex affects the reaction time and the performance of skilled soccer players. Since the current research was conducted on skilled soccer players, it is suggested to be as cautious as possible in generalizing the results of this research to novice soccer players and athletes.
Fereshteh Amouzadeh; Hadi Moradi; Hassan Gharayagh zandi; Reza Rostami; Ali Moghadamzadeh
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Introduction: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common in the general and sports population. The prime objective of the current study was to compare the impact of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on the visual sustained attention of ADHD student-athletes.Methods: In this ...
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Introduction: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common in the general and sports population. The prime objective of the current study was to compare the impact of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on the visual sustained attention of ADHD student-athletes.Methods: In this study, among the 79 children diagnosed with ADHD, 45 students were randomly selected and divided into three 15-person Sham, control, and experimental groups. All subjects in the Sham and experimental groups received ten sessions of two different types of anodal and sham stimulations over the F3 area and cathode excitation over the Supraorbital (SO) area with 1 mA current for 15 minutes. After ten sessions, each group was re-examined. After 40 days, a follow-up test was performed according to the post-test using the Continuous Performance Test, Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance, and Paired Sample t-test was used to test statistical hypotheses (p≤0.05).Results: The results revealed that applying tDCS is effective in improving the visual sustained attention of ADHD student-athletes.Conclusion: The findings of the study indicated that the protocol of applying 1 mA tDCS can improve the visual sustained attention of ADHD student-athletes.
Saleh Moazam; Rasoul Hemayat Talab; Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Mohammad khazaei
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AbstractThe present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of two different methods to enhance free throw shooting among young basketball players. One method is based on mindfulness(MSPE) and the other is based on mental imagery(MI). This is a semi-experimental study and in terms of data collection, ...
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AbstractThe present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of two different methods to enhance free throw shooting among young basketball players. One method is based on mindfulness(MSPE) and the other is based on mental imagery(MI). This is a semi-experimental study and in terms of data collection, the design of the study is experimental with pre-test, post-test and a control group. Statistical population consisted of young basketball players in Tehran from whom 60 players were selected through convenience sampling and put into the following three groups: mindfulness group, mental imagery group and control group. Statistical analyses were presented in two sections: descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics included participants’ characteristics, distribution of data and the variables’ mean and standard deviation. Shapiro-Wilk test was also used to determine whether the data were naturally occurring. Then, the data were analyzed through inferential statistics using paired-samples T-Test, ANOVA, Leven’s Test, Games-Howell Test and Bonferroni post hoc Test to test the hypotheses. Significance level of the study was set at 0.05. The results obtained from the pre-test and post-test of both mindfulness and mental imagery groups showed the participants’ performance was significant with mean differences of 4.15 and -2.55 respectively. Also, the final findings of the study indicated that treatment in mindfulness group was more effective than that of mental imagery group, in improving free throw shooting (P=0.2).Key words: basketball, Free throw, Mindfulness, Mental imagery, Sport performance
Peyman Honarmand; Mohammad Khabiri; Rasool Hemayattalab; Hassan Gharayagh zandi
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between coping strategies and metamotivation dominance in academic elite athletes based on reversal theory. 124 athletes who were the members of university sport teams participated in this study by convenience sampling method. In this study, Telic ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between coping strategies and metamotivation dominance in academic elite athletes based on reversal theory. 124 athletes who were the members of university sport teams participated in this study by convenience sampling method. In this study, Telic Dominance Scale was used to measure and determine metamotivation dominance and the Persian version of coping strategies questionnaire was utilized to assess athletes’ coping strategies. The results of K-S test showed that the data distribution was not normal; so data were analyzed by Spearman correlation coefficient and U Mann-Whitney test. The results of correlation test showed a negative and significant relationship between activity orientation coping strategies and Telic dominance and a positive and significant relationship between emotion orientation strategies and Telic dominance. Also, the results of U Mann-Whitney test showed that those with Telic used more emotion orientation strategies while those with Paratelic used more activity orientation strategies. Consequently, it is recommended that coaches should identify athletes’ metamotivation dominance to use appropriate coping strategies.
Mahmoud Mohebi; Hassan Gharayagh zandi; Mohammad Ali Besharat; Mahboubeh Ghayour Najafabadi
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Recognition of important psychological factors in coping with difficulty is considered as an important factor in the development of positive interventions to achieve sports self-fulfillment. Self-sufficiency and cognitive regulation of emotion are important factors that are effective in coping with unpleasant ...
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Recognition of important psychological factors in coping with difficulty is considered as an important factor in the development of positive interventions to achieve sports self-fulfillment. Self-sufficiency and cognitive regulation of emotion are important factors that are effective in coping with unpleasant events. In a difficult event such as failure in sports is not considered. Therefore The purpose of this study was to model the structural equation of relationship between self -compassion and emotional reactions to failure as mediated by cognitive emotion regulation among martial arts. A total of 286 athlete (191 men and 95 women; age: 20.98±3.30 years) from different disciplines of martial arts (taekwondo, karate, Judo and wushu) engaged in league championship participated in the study. Athlete completed self-report measures of self-compassion (SCS), negative affect (PANAS), and cognitive emotion regulation (CERQ). The proposed model was evaluated using structural equation model. Result revealed that self-compassion has direct and indirect effects on emotional reactions to failure. Furthermore, cognitive emotion regulation a partial negative mediator between the self-compassion and emotional reactions to failure. This study indicates that self-compassion is a relevant construct for understanding athletes’emotional responses to failure problems and cognitive emotion regulation strategies are involved as underlying mechanisms in this process. Therefore, it suggests paying attention to growth of self-compassion in martial arts and emphasizing on improving adaptive emotion regulation and reducing incompatible emotion regulation in order to recover better from failure and reduce its negative effects.
Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Seyed Mohammad Zadkhosh
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Concentration, or the ability to focus on the task at hand while ignoring distractions, is a vital determinant of successful performance in sport. The main aim of this study was to examine the effects of neurofeedback and mindfulness interventions on visual continuous performance in young athletes. 45 ...
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Concentration, or the ability to focus on the task at hand while ignoring distractions, is a vital determinant of successful performance in sport. The main aim of this study was to examine the effects of neurofeedback and mindfulness interventions on visual continuous performance in young athletes. 45 soccer players (age range of 16 - 20 years) who attended the National Leagues in 2017 were assigned to three groups (alpha/theta neurofeedback intervention, mindfulness intervention, and control). Athletes in neurofeedback group received 12 sessions (2 sessions per week, 30 minutes per session) of neurofeedback training with high alpha/low theta protocol and athletes in mindfulness group received 12 sessions (2 sessions per week, 30 minutes per session) of mindfulness meditation. Before and after interventions, visual continuous performance test was used. The control group received no interventions. The results of mixed ANOVA and ANOVA with repeated measures at significance level of 0.05 showed a significant improvement in all dimensions of visual continuous performance test (omission error, commission error, and reaction time) in neurofeedback and mindfulness groups compared with the control group. Also, the results indicated no significant differences between neurofeedback and mindfulness groups in the dimensions of the visual continuous performance test. The results of this study indicated the effectiveness of alpha/theta neurofeedback training and mindfulness training as visual continuous performance improvement training compared with the control group in young athletes.
Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Mahmoud Mohebi; Sahar Zarei
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Taekwondo athletes experience a lot of pressure during the competition, because they must attack and defend at the same time, In addition, before the competition, the stress of the taekwondo athletes increases and lose weight quickly, In this context, the maintenance of desirable psychological states ...
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Taekwondo athletes experience a lot of pressure during the competition, because they must attack and defend at the same time, In addition, before the competition, the stress of the taekwondo athletes increases and lose weight quickly, In this context, the maintenance of desirable psychological states and success in Taekwondo requires a set of specific psychological factors, such as positive perfectionism and psychological skills. Therefore the aim of this research was to survey the relationship between Sport perfectionism and mental skills in Taekwondo Athletes. Present study research method was descriptive – correlational, Statistic population was included all of from Iranian Taekwondo athletes participated in country championship competition. Samples were 110 males with average age of (23/60 ± 5/84) selected based on random sampling, and completed the Scales of perfectionism and mental skills. The data was analyzed by Pearson correlation and multiple regression (inward method) tests. The results of Pearson correlation revealed that positive perfectionism was positively associated with mental skills of foundation, psychosomatic and cognition, and Negative perfectionism had the negative correlation with these mental skills (p < 0/01). Regression analysis showed that positive and negative perfectionism dimensions predict 40 percent of total mental skills variance (p < 0/05). According to the findings, it seems that dimensions of perfectionism have an important role in selecting mental skills and the level of skills which every Taekwondo Athletes uses is correlated with these dimensions.
Maliheh Moosavi; Mohammad Khabiri; Hasan Gharagh Zandi
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The aim of the present study was to study the relationship of motive for health and vitality and enjoyment with the level of adherence of female participants to sport for all (Karaj city). The research method was descriptive-correlation and survey and all women (N=650) participating in sport for all ...
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The aim of the present study was to study the relationship of motive for health and vitality and enjoyment with the level of adherence of female participants to sport for all (Karaj city). The research method was descriptive-correlation and survey and all women (N=650) participating in sport for all in Karaj city in 2016 formed the statistical population of this study. 243 subjects were selected as the sample according to Morgan table. Hong Yong Lin (2010) international sport participation questionnaire and Scanlan (1993) sport commitment questionnaire were used to collect data after their validity and reliability were determined. The results showed a positive and significant relationship between vitality and enjoyment (correlation coefficient R=0.376) as the first priority and motive for health (correlation coefficient R=0.216) as the second priority and adherence. Therefore, given these findings on the effect of sport for all on vitality, enjoyment and physical and mental health, especially in women as one of the pillars of social health, it is recommended that authorities should pay more attention to the priorities of vitality and enjoyment and provide more facilities for them.
Rohallah Gahvare; Reza Rajabi; Shahnaz Shahrbanian; Hassan Gharayagh Zandi
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The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of Persian version of Sport Injury Anxiety Scale in athletes. The original scale had 7 subscales and 29 items in 5-point Likert Scale. 300 questionnaires were completed by 19-34-year-old athletes (%62.2 male, %37.8 female with the mean ...
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The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of Persian version of Sport Injury Anxiety Scale in athletes. The original scale had 7 subscales and 29 items in 5-point Likert Scale. 300 questionnaires were completed by 19-34-year-old athletes (%62.2 male, %37.8 female with the mean age of 24.4 years old) who took part in different sport fields. To assess the construct validity of the scale, confirmatory factor analysis was used. The internal consistency was estimated by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Interclass correlation coefficient was also used to examine temporal reliability. The results showed that the Persian version of PSIAS supported the main framework. The validity and reliability of the Persian version of Sport Injury Anxiety Scale with 28 items (item 24 was omitted) were confirmed. According to the obtained results, the Persian version of Sport Injury Anxiety Scale can be recommended as a reliable and valid tool to assess the type and amount of athletes’ anxiety of sport injuries.
Sadegh Ranjbar; Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi
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According to numerous studies in sport psychology, it is proved that optimal athletic performance relates to many psychological factors and personality and psychological characteristics influence athletic development. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare mindfulness, emotional intelligence ...
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According to numerous studies in sport psychology, it is proved that optimal athletic performance relates to many psychological factors and personality and psychological characteristics influence athletic development. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare mindfulness, emotional intelligence and mental toughness in successful and unsuccessful karate athletes in Iran men’s karate super league. This research was casual-comparative and the population consisted of Iran men’s karate super league in Kumite section in 2015. Primary data were collected by convenience sampling method from 70 athletes of all participating teams- especially two high ranking teams and three low ranking teams- in karate super league. After the data of the number of competitions and their results for each athlete were collected, the optimal performance of karate athletes was calculated and two successful and unsuccessful karate athletes groups were determined (each group 30 subjects). The form of content, the demographic questionnaire, Sport Mindfulness Scale, Schutte Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and Mental Toughness Questionnaire (48 items) were used. The normal distribution of data in both groups were examined using the K-S and Shapiro-Wilk tests. The results of independent t test showed that the difference in mindfulness was not statistically significant between successful and unsuccessful karate athletes, but the emotional intelligence and mental toughness between successful and unsuccessful athletes were significantly different. Overall, it can be stated that a major part of these findings emphasize the role of the psychological characteristics in the sport performance and success of the two groups of elite karate athletes who have the highest rank in Asia and world karate.
Sahar Zarei; Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Mahmoud Mohebi
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Mental toughness is one of the most important multi-dimensional mental skills that effect sports success. It’s also very important to understand the factors effecting its development. One of the strategies to develop mental toughness is to consider its emotional dimension therefore; the purpose ...
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Mental toughness is one of the most important multi-dimensional mental skills that effect sports success. It’s also very important to understand the factors effecting its development. One of the strategies to develop mental toughness is to consider its emotional dimension therefore; the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional intelligence training on elite taekwondo athlete’s mental toughness. For the purpose, 30 athletes (with average age of (23/30 ± 5/52) were selected through random sampling from among Tehran Taekwondo population. They were randomly assigned into two groups experimental and control. Both groups completed questionnaire of mental toughness in sport (sheard and et al, 2009). 16 sessions of training during the two months were accomplished on experimental group. Data were analysis using analysis of co variance. The results showed that emotional intelligence training intervention. Had significant effects on mental toughness and its components (Confidence, consistency and control). Generally, emotional intelligence training is useful and effective way to improve elite taekwondo athletes ‘mental toughness.
Sadegh Ranjbar; Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi; Ali Fadakar
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Nowadays, numerous studies have shown that optimal athletic performance is related to many psychological factors. This paper aimed at comparing motivation and perfectionism of successful and unsuccessful karate athletes in Iran men’s karate super league. This study was casual-comparative ...
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Nowadays, numerous studies have shown that optimal athletic performance is related to many psychological factors. This paper aimed at comparing motivation and perfectionism of successful and unsuccessful karate athletes in Iran men’s karate super league. This study was casual-comparative and the population consisted of karate athletes of Iran men’s karate super league in 2015 in Kumite section. Primary data were collected by convenience sampling method from 70 athletes of all participating teams (especially two high ranking teams and three low-ranking teams) in karate super league. After collecting the data of the number of competitions and their results for each athlete, the optimal performance of karate athletes was calculated and two successful and unsuccessful groups were determined (each group 30 subjects). The demographic questionnaire, the sport motivation scale, and the sport perfectionism scale were used in this study. The K-S and Shapiro-Wilk tests were used to investigate the natural distribution of data. The results of independent t test showed a statistically significant difference in adaptive perfectionism (positive) between successful and unsuccessful athletes. However, there was no significant difference in maladaptive perfectionism (negative) between the two groups. Furthermore, the Mann-Whitney U test results showed that the difference in all motivation subscales was not significant between successful and unsuccessful karate athletes. Finally, it can be stated that some findings emphasize the role of psychological characteristics in sport success and performance in the two groups which have in the highest rank of Asian and world karate.
Najmeh Rezasoltani; Hassan Gharayagh zandi; Mohammad Khabiri
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The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES). The method was descriptive-survey. The Statistical population consisted of male and female athletes aged over 16 years who attended structured exercise programs. The ...
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The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES). The method was descriptive-survey. The Statistical population consisted of male and female athletes aged over 16 years who attended structured exercise programs. The sample consisted of 256 male and female athletes (M=23.03, SD=4.04) who were selected through cluster random sampling method. The 12-item Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale was initially translated (by translation - back translation method) and then its face and content validity were confirmed. After a pilot study and necessary modifications, confirmatoryfactoranalysis (CFA) was used to examine construct validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used for internal consistency of the scale and temporal reliability of the items. Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was examined by test-retest method with 2-4 weeks of interval for the scale and subscales. The results showed that the second model of BPNES had acceptable fit indexes (CFI=0.98, RMSEA=0.07), internal consistency (alpha coefficient: 0.87 for relatedness, 0.80 for competence, 0.82 for autonomy, and 0.88 for the whole questionnaire) and temporal reliability (0.88 for relatedness, 0.83 for competence, 0.83 for autonomy, and 0.90 for the whole questionnaire). So, this scale can be used for research population in Iran.
Meysam Shahhosseni; Hasan Gharayagh Zandi; Mojtaba Hasani Sangani
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The aim ofthe current study wasto comparegeneral health and mood state profile in bodybuilders with/without anabolic steroid consumption. Thestatistical populationconsisted of all bodybuilders in Tehran city in 2015. 200 bodybuilders were selected from Tehran sport clubs with convenience sampling ...
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The aim ofthe current study wasto comparegeneral health and mood state profile in bodybuilders with/without anabolic steroid consumption. Thestatistical populationconsisted of all bodybuilders in Tehran city in 2015. 200 bodybuilders were selected from Tehran sport clubs with convenience sampling method. After excluding unauthorized questionnaire, 192 questionnaires were analyzed. The data were collected withGeneral-Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Mood State Profile Questionnaire and a researcher-made demographic questionnaire filled out by anabolic steroid users and non-usersin the sport clubs. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of variance in SPSS20 were used to analyze the data. The results indicated a significant difference between anabolic steroid users and non-users in general health, its three subscales (physical, anxiety and social function dysmorphic), and two subscales of mood state profile (tension and anger). Accordingly, in addition to their physiological role in body, anabolic steroid has devastating effects on athletes' general health and mood.
Mohsen Purmenati; Hassan Gharayagh Zandi; Elahe Arab Ameri
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Stress is a natural phenomenon in sport competitions. An athlete may maintain good performance and achieve success when he can deal with stress. The present study aimed at examining the validity and reliability of Anshel and Kaissidis’s Coping Style Inventory for athletes. To this end, this questionnaire ...
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Stress is a natural phenomenon in sport competitions. An athlete may maintain good performance and achieve success when he can deal with stress. The present study aimed at examining the validity and reliability of Anshel and Kaissidis’s Coping Style Inventory for athletes. To this end, this questionnaire was translated into Persian in several stages and sent to 7 sports psychologists to examine its content validity based on the criteria of content validity index and ratio. These experts approved the content validity of the Persian version. Subsequently, the questionnaire was distributed among 425 athletes with different skill levels in both team and individual sports. The data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed good fit of the data to the model (RMSEA=0.048, NFI=0.927, CFI=0.945, X2/df=1.67). The internal consistency of the subscales was examined using Cronbach’s alpha formula. The alpha coefficients were found to be 0.763 and 0.814 for the subscales of approach style and avoidance style, respectively, which indicated good reliability of the scale. It can be concluded that Coping Style Inventory for athletes was an appropriate instrument to study sports stress and coping strategies in Iranian samples.
Fazollah Ghods; Homaila Takali; Mortaza Abdollahi; Hasan Gharayagh Zandi; Marziyeh Mashhouri; Sanam Ghods
Volume 2, Issue 2 , July 2010
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This study examined the relationship between physical fitness and self–esteem in non – physical education students. 109 female and 225 male students who took general physical education course (1). The students completed Cooper – Smith questionnaire and their scores of general physical education ...
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This study examined the relationship between physical fitness and self–esteem in non – physical education students. 109 female and 225 male students who took general physical education course (1). The students completed Cooper – Smith questionnaire and their scores of general physical education course. The mean score of physical fitness for male students was 17.4 and for female students 19.1. The mean score of the self – esteem for females was 33.1 and for males 35.2. There was no significant relationship between the level of self–esteem and physical fitness (p>0.05). In general, findings of this research like many previous studies indicated a lower level of self–esteem in females compared with males. Also, it seems that physical fitness during the general physical education course has no relationship with students' evaluation of their own capabilities (self – esteem).
