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, social support, training facilities) in the respective sport environment can therefore serve as a valuable asset to prevent deleterious outcomes in terms of psychological and physical disorders (eg, depression, musculoskeletal disorders). 2 , 3 The systematic collection of this information can be realized by

related to promoting population health ( Chalip, 2006 ; Inoue, Berg, & Chelladurai, 2015 ). A beneficial means to understand physical activity behaviors is through the construct of psychological involvement, which refers to the extent that an individual perceives a connection with the activity

Psychological skills and strategies are trainable self-regulation methods like self-talk and imagery ( Arvinen-Barrow et al., 2015 ). Athletes use psychological strategies to pursue desirable outcomes, which are psychological states, like being optimally motivated and focused ( Hardy et al., 1996

physical literacy. This study will, therefore, address this void in the extant literature by testing the relationships between physical literacy and engagement in physical education (PE), leisure-time exercise behavior, and psychological well-being. Physical Literacy One of the most widely cited

-athletes improve their school satisfaction and well-being by examining academic psychological capital (PsyCap) and student-athlete engagement. Similar to past sport management scholars who utilized positive psychology principles to improve sport stakeholders’ well-being (e.g.,  Doyle et al., 2016 ; Kim, Kim

mindfulness-based construct of psychological flexibility ( Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 2011 ) has been proposed as one such factor ( Butryn, Arigo, Raggio, Kaufman, Kerrigan, & Forman, 2015 ). Psychological flexibility is defined as “the ability to contact the present moment more fully as a conscious human

whenever and wherever they can walk, running does not require a team, individuals can run at their own pace for as long as they choose, and so forth. Given this popularity, it is important to understand the effects that running may have on people’s psychological well-being, and this study was designed to

The quintessential goal of most sport psychology consultants is to teach athletes how to achieve optimal performance in any given circumstance. This is often accomplished through the implementation of a psychological skills training (PST) program wherein a set of psychological strategies (e

Coaches have a noted ability to affect technical development, motivation, and psychological experiences in athletes ( Riley & Smith, 2011 ; Vella, Oades, & Crowe, 2013 ). Relative to sport psychology practice, the coach is an important member of the sport-related social environment with great