mediatization process ( Livingstone & Lunt, 2014 ) and how “media logic” ( Altheide & Snow, 1979 ) is being adopted by other social institutions. Furthermore, it is worth noting the symbiotic relationship between media and sport organizations, considering examples of sports and media organizations that crossed
You Fu and Ryan D. Burns
with lower levels of actual and perceived motor competence also tended to have lower autonomous motivation for sports and global self-worth. However, in young kindergarten children, perceived competence did not mediate the relationship between motor skill proficiency and physical activity ( Crane
Ali Al-Yaaribi and Maria Kavussanu
experiences during the match. They found that players’ perceptions of prosocial teammate behavior were positively related to their effort, perceived performance, and commitment. In addition, the relationships between prosocial teammate behavior and effort and performance were mediated by enjoyment: Players
Kara L. Gavin, Julian Wolfson, Mark Pereira, Nancy Sherwood and Jennifer A. Linde
between life events and weight regain has received limited attention. Obtaining a better understanding of the relationships among physical activity, stressful life events, and weight regain is important given that physical activity may function as a moderator and a mediator of weight regain. For example
Navin Kaushal, Ryan E. Rhodes, John T. Meldrum and John C. Spence
-building strategies to facilitate PA. Thus, a clear need exists to examine whether interventions focused on habit formation can change PA. The purpose of this study was to examine whether changes in MVPA were mediated by habit, while controlling for more traditional social cognitive and behavioral strategy constructs
Viviene A. Temple, Dawn L. Lefebvre, Stephanie C. Field, Jeff R. Crane, Beverly Smith and Patti-Jean Naylor
years), and whether this relationship was mediated by the children’s motor skill proficiency. The terms ‘vulnerability’ and ‘readiness to learn’ are often applied when considering disadvantage in early child development. Essentially, if a child is vulnerable, he or she is at risk of being less
Susana Carrapatoso, Greet Cardon, Delfien Van Dyck, Joana Carvalho and Freja Gheysen
depressive symptoms ( Julien et al., 2013 ), less is known about the mechanisms explaining these relationships. PA could have an important mediating role in the relationship between social environment and mental health due its potential to buffer the adverse effects of stress ( Diez Roux & Mair, 2010 ) and
Elizabeth A. Taylor, Matt R. Huml and Marlene A. Dixon
broader perspective on sport career outcomes ( Bakker et al., 2011 ; Burke, 2001 ; Kravina et al., 2014 ). WFC/FWC as mediator WFC provides an ideal construct for mediation between workaholism and burnout because it has been strongly established as both an antecedent and consequence of work- and nonwork
Tracy C. Donachie, Andrew P. Hill and Daniel J. Madigan
precompetition emotions in junior footballers and whether perfectionistic cognitions mediated this relationship over time. Precompetition Emotions Emotions are a complex combination of psychological, physiological, and behavioral reactions to personally meaningful events ( Lazarus, 1991 ). According to cognitive
Heidi J. Syväoja, Anna Kankaanpää, Jouni Kallio, Harto Hakonen, Janne Kulmala, Charles H. Hillman, Anu-Katriina Pesonen and Tuija H. Tammelin
with AA through aerobic fitness, obesity, or bedtime. We hypothesized that higher levels of PA and lower levels of SB are associated with better AA and that these associations are mediated by aerobic fitness, obesity, and bedtime. Methods Study Population This study was conducted in the spring of 2013
