Study 1 was conducted to explore athletes' perceptions of an athlete who consults a sport psychologist. Football players from two NCAA Division II colleges, one with and one without athletic counseling/sport psychology services, were asked to indicate how strongly they would recommend drafting a quarterback who had worked with his coaches, a sport psychologist, or a psychotherapist to improve his performance. Results indicated that in neither college did athletes derogate other athletes who were said to have consulted sport psychologists. Study 2 was conducted to examine athletes' perceptions of various sport and mental health professionals. Similarity judgments of the practitioners were analyzed using correspondence analysis, and rankings of the practitioners on three dimensions (expertise in sport-related, mental, and physical issues) were analyzed using cultural consensus analysis. Consistent with past research, these three variables were salient factors in subjects' similarity judgments of the practitioners.
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Judy L. Van Raalte, Britton W. Brewer, Devon D. Brewer, and Darwyn E. Linder
Luis Peñailillo, Karen Mackay, and Chris R. Abbiss
Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is one of the most utilized measurements in exercise and sports science settings. Exercise-induced increases in psychophysiological stress are extremely important in many aspects of exercise capacity and performance including the development and perceptions of
Chantelle Zimmer and Janice Causgrove Dunn
different expectations for support, whereas the perceptions of various adults are consistent. Parents in Izadi-Najafabadi, Ryan, Ghafooripoor, Gill, and Zwicker’s ( 2019 ) study indicated that the physical, cognitive, and social demands of activities at school and lack of resources for teachers to provide
Phil D.J. Birch, Beth Yeoman, and Amy E. Whitehead
thought processes for research purposes, it is important to note that we employed TA to facilitate reflection. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to understand golfers’ perceptions of using TA at two time points: immediately post performance and after a 6- to 8-week reflection period. Method
Nick Garrett, Philip J. Schluter, and Grant Schofield
Background:
A minority of adults in developed countries engage in sufficient physical activity (PA) to achieve health benefits. This study aims to identify modifiable perceived resources and barriers to PA among New Zealand adults.
Methods:
Secondary analysis of a 2003 nationally representative cross-sectional mail survey, stratified by region, age, and ethnicity, and analyzed utilizing ordinal logistic regression.
Results:
Overall, n = 8038 adults responded to the survey, of whom 49% met updated guidelines for sufficient PA. Perceived accessibility of local resources was associated with PA; however, for some resources there was more awareness among individuals whose predominant activity was not commonly associated with that resource (eg, health clubs and walkers). Perceived local environmental barriers demonstrated negative (steep hills, crime, dogs) and positive (unmaintained footpaths) associations. The absence of perceived environmental barriers was strongly associated with increased activity, suggesting the number of barriers may be a critical factor.
Conclusion:
Complex relationships between perceptions of local environments and activity patterns among adults were found. Although complex, these results demonstrate positive associations between awareness of resources and perceived lack of barriers with being sufficiently physically active for health. Therefore, investments in provision and/or promotion of local resources have the potential to enable active healthy communities.
Rebecca M. Hirschhorn, Cassidy Holland, Amy F. Hand, and James M. Mensch
Key Points ▸ Physicians have more positive perceptions of athletic trainers’ skills than previous research has indicated. ▸ Organization and administration continues to be a perceived weakness among the athletic training domains. ▸ Experience working with an athletic trainer did not significantly
Justin A. Haegele, Chunxiao Li, and Wesley J. Wilson
disabilities and remove or isolate them from activities because of perceptions of inability ( Haegele & Zhu, 2017 ). Unfortunately, instances in which physical educators display poor attitudes toward students with disabilities are abundant in the extant literature ( Haegele, 2019 ), and those with VIs have
Alexandra Stribing, Adam Pennell, Emily N. Gilbert, Lauren J. Lieberman, and Ali Brian
al., 2008 ; Lopes et al., 2012 ; Luz et al., 2017 ; Ruiz et al., 2006 ); thus, locomotor competence for adolescents with VI may be an even greater importance. A possible variable influencing AMC for adolescents with VI may be self-perceptions of motor competence ( Brian et al., 2020 ). Self-perceptions
Chad S.G. Witcher, Nicholas L. Holt, John C. Spence, and Sandra O’Brien Cousins
The purpose of this study was to assess rural older adults’ perceptions of leisure-time physical activity and examine these perceptions from a historical perspective. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 inhabitants (mean age 82 years) of Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and subjected to inductive analysis. Member-checking interviews were conducted with 5 participants. Findings indicated that beginning in childhood, participants were socialized into a subculture of work activity. As a result of these historical and social forces, leisure-time physical activity did not form part of the participants’ lives after retirement. Strategies for successful aging involved keeping busy, but this “busyness” did not include leisure-time physical activity. Results demonstrated the importance of developing a broader understanding of how past and present-day contexts can influence participation in leisure-time physical activity.
Janet E. Simon and Carrie L. Docherty
It is theorized that ankle taping is effective in reducing the incidence of a recurrent ankle injury. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of ankle taping in Division III athletes. Of student-athletes in the population studied, 321 returned surveys, of which 132 (41.1%) individuals indicated they have had their ankle(s) taped. Of the 132 individuals, 99 (75.0%) have had an ankle sprain. There were similar responses between both groups, particularly regarding not being able to tape (anxious about injury). Results of this study revealed that regardless of history of ankle injury, a majority of individuals stated they taped their ankle to prevent injury.
