Motivation psychologists have long asserted that “all goals are not created equal” ( Ryan, Sheldon, Kasser, & Deci, 1996 ), highlighting how the reason(s) for goal pursuit impact goal progress, attainment, and well-being. Building upon this framework, we propose that all athletic career
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Letting Go of Gold: Examining the Role of Autonomy in Elite Athletes’ Disengagement from Their Athletic Careers and Well-Being in Retirement
Anne Holding, Jo-Annie Fortin, Joëlle Carpentier, Nora Hope, and Richard Koestner
Psychometric Assessment of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form in Athletes: A Bifactor Modeling Approach
Stephen Shannon, Mark Shevlin, and Gavin Breslin
determinantal societal effects of mental illness (e.g., depression, anxiety) have been publicly understood and of clear significance to policymakers for generations ( Jones, 2013 ), it is only within the last 15 years that positive mental health (or well-being) has been considered an essential aspect of public
Motivational Climate Profiles, Pubertal Status, and Well-Being Among Female Adolescent Aesthetic Sport Athletes
Lindsay E. Kipp, Nicole D. Bolter, and Alison Phillips Reichter
evaluated ( 1 ). Our purpose was to explore how sport coaches, through the type of climates they help create, might counter the risks (ie, disordered eating and low self-perceptions) and ultimately maximize the psychosocial well-being of female adolescents in aesthetic sports. To address our interest in
Intensity of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Dimensions of Mental Well-Being: A Reciprocal Approach Using Parallel Latent Growth Curve Modeling
Changwook Kim, Jinwon Kim, and Brijesh Thapa
Well-being, an important barometer of mental health, has been extensively examined over the past few decades. 1 , 2 The World Health Organization has conceptualized mental health as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stress of
Examining the Impact of Coaches’ Feedback Patterns on the Psychosocial Well-Being of Youth Sport Athletes
Thelma S. Horn
Over the past decades, studies conducted to examine the impact of youth sport participation on children’s health and well-being have highlighted the role that significant adults play (see reviews by Keegan, Spray, Harwood, & Lavallee, 2014 ; Weiss & Kipp, 2018 ). This body of research is very
Exploring the Effects of a Golf Program on Psychological and Social Wellbeing for People With Dementia, Carers, and Staff
Nathan Hill, Sonia Fihosy, and Paul M. Camic
caring role. As the severity of dementia increases, so too does the necessary input from carers (such as friends, family, and staff), presenting challenges to wellbeing and the potential for development of mental ill-health for those who provide care ( Brodaty, Green, & Koschera, 2003 ). Psychological
Monitoring Training Load and Well-Being During the In-Season Phase in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Basketball
Daniele Conte, Nicholas Kolb, Aaron T. Scanlan, and Fabrizio Santolamazza
potential stressors faced during the season, it is especially important to monitor player training load (TL) and well-being status. In fact, the use of these monitoring tools has been considered useful to maximize physical performance in players while preventing overtraining symptoms. 2 Monitoring
Associations Between Social Media Use, Physical Activity, and Emotional Well-Being From the Midlife in the United States Refresher Daily Diary Study
Xin Yao Lin and Margie E. Lachman
al., 2021 ), rather than for exercise-related activities. Although social media interventions have been beneficial for increasing PA in midlife and older adults, the question of how social media use (SMU) in their everyday life relates to PA remains. SMU and Emotional Well-Being Although older adults are
Risk for Depression and Psychological Well-Being in German National and State Team Athletes—Associations With Age, Gender, and Performance Level
Johanna Belz, Jens Kleinert, Jeannine Ohlert, Thea Rau, and Marc Allroggen
for the absence of subjective psychological well-being, using the WHO-Five Well-being Index (WHO-5; World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 1998 ), for example, which is another self-report symptom scale. Prevalence rates of 11.6% ( Kleinert, Sulprizio, & Anderten, 2016 ) and 15% have
Goals Matter: Exercising for Well-Being But Not Health or Appearance Predicts Future Exercise Among Parents
Emily L. Mailey, Deirdre Dlugonski, Wei-Wen Hsu, and Michelle Segar
that human beings have a natural propensity for growth and innate psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Accordingly, when these needs are fulfilled, individuals experience heightened well-being and higher quality motivation to pursue the behaviors that support their needs. SDT
