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View article: “It should just be about sport!”: exploring Italian athletes' perspectives in paralympic media coverage
“It should just be about sport!”: exploring Italian athletes' perspectives in paralympic media coverage Open
This study explores how Italian Paralympic athletes perceive their representation in the media, shifting the analytical focus from media texts to the lived experiences of the athletes themselves across their sporting careers. Using semi-st…
View article: Breaking Ice: An In-depth Examination of China's Winter Sports Participation in the Wake of Beijing 2022
Breaking Ice: An In-depth Examination of China's Winter Sports Participation in the Wake of Beijing 2022 Open
Is there evidence from secondary data to suggest advancement towards Beijing 2022's objective of "Motivating 300 million individuals to engage in winter sports"? This study explored the Beijing 2022 sport participation legacy by adopting a…
View article: Comparative analysis of the Spanish and United Kingdom sport-political models
Comparative analysis of the Spanish and United Kingdom sport-political models Open
This research conducts a comparative study between the sports models of the United Kingdom (UK) and Spain, emphasizing the complexity of these systems and the need for a multidimensional analysis. The objective of analysing the most import…
View article: Louis Passfield—A Role Model for the Mission of IJSPP
Louis Passfield—A Role Model for the Mission of IJSPP Open
On November 12, 2022, we got the sad news that Professor Louis
\nPassfield had passed way. Our thoughts are now with Louis’s family
\nand friends. He was a remarkable and respected man, an inspiration as
\na person, leader, scientist, and …
View article: Leveraging the London 2012 Paralympic Games to increase sports participation: the role of voluntary sports clubs
Leveraging the London 2012 Paralympic Games to increase sports participation: the role of voluntary sports clubs Open
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
View article: Corrigendum: Quality of the Physical Education Teacher's Instruction in the Perspective of Self-Determination
Corrigendum: Quality of the Physical Education Teacher's Instruction in the Perspective of Self-Determination Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708441.].
View article: Quality of the Physical Education Teacher’s Instruction in the Perspective of Self-Determination
Quality of the Physical Education Teacher’s Instruction in the Perspective of Self-Determination Open
The teacher’s instructions in physical education class have important implications for the psychological well-being of their students. The aim of this study was to analyze, under the postulates of the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), a mod…
View article: Perceptions of Injured Athletes after Eight Weeks of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program
Perceptions of Injured Athletes after Eight Weeks of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program Open
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been extensively applied as a clinical intervention by researchers’ who have made on-the-spot decisions research as part of their practice. This research was provided via a knowledge transfer o…
View article: Media Guide: How to cover the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Media Guide: How to cover the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Open
The media plays a fundamental role in the trans- mission of cultural values and in the production and dissemination of social representation. However, various international studies have shown that the standard of media coverage of the Pa- …
View article: Students’ Perceptions of Teachers’ Corrective Feedback, Basic Psychological Needs and Subjective Vitality: A Multilevel Approach
Students’ Perceptions of Teachers’ Corrective Feedback, Basic Psychological Needs and Subjective Vitality: A Multilevel Approach Open
The way students perceive corrective feedback has repercussions on what they learn and think. Based on the self-determination theory, the aim of this study is to test a model of multilevel mediation that examines the relationships between …
View article: The Mediation of Emotions in Sport Events: A Case Study in Badminton
The Mediation of Emotions in Sport Events: A Case Study in Badminton Open
This study examines the relationships between functional quality, outcome quality, satisfaction, and future intentions, influenced by emotions, of spectators who attended the 2018 European Badminton Championships. The population studied wa…
View article: Physiotherapists’ experiences with a four-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program
Physiotherapists’ experiences with a four-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program Open
Objective: The study sought to gather the perceptions and experiences of a group of physiotherapists who took part in mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR). Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight physioth…
View article: The 2012 Cultural Olympiad and Paralympic Games: An Opportunity to Challenge the Archetypal, Stereotypes of Disability for Good?
The 2012 Cultural Olympiad and Paralympic Games: An Opportunity to Challenge the Archetypal, Stereotypes of Disability for Good? Open
This book chapter was written two years before the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and focused on the hopes and legacy expectations of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme. The Cultural Olympiad programme forms part of the logic …
View article: A new conceptualization of mega sports event legacy delivery: Wicked problems and critical realist solution
A new conceptualization of mega sports event legacy delivery: Wicked problems and critical realist solution Open
The authors present a new conceptualization of mega sports event legacy delivery, which accounts for the problematic nature of legacy by viewing it as a wicked problem. Research on mega sports event legacy has focused on establishing typol…
View article: The organisational performance of national disability sport organisations during a time of austerity: a resource dependence theory perspective
The organisational performance of national disability sport organisations during a time of austerity: a resource dependence theory perspective Open
Austerity measures implemented by the UK Coalition government have had a negative impact on disabled people. This article utilises the resource dependence theory to explore the challenges national disability sport organisations (NDSOs) hav…
View article: Cultural Influences in the Processing of Emotion Schemas Related to Death and Violence: A Pilot Study
Cultural Influences in the Processing of Emotion Schemas Related to Death and Violence: A Pilot Study Open
Título del número: Investigación en psicología clínica y de la salud en situaciones de violencia. Sección: Dossier
View article: Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Increasing Pain Tolerance and Improving the Mental Health of Injured Athletes
Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Increasing Pain Tolerance and Improving the Mental Health of Injured Athletes Open
Literature indicates that injured athletes face both physical and psychological distress after they have been injured. In this study, a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was utilised as an intervention for use during the period of …
View article: The organisational performance of national disability sport organisations during a time of austerity: a resource dependence theory perspective
The organisational performance of national disability sport organisations during a time of austerity: a resource dependence theory perspective Open
Austerity measures implemented by the UK Coalition government have had a negative impact on disabled people. This article utilises the resource dependence theory to explore the challenges national disability sport organisations (NDSOs) hav…
View article: Leveraging the sport participation legacy of the London 2012 Olympics: senior managers’ perceptions
Leveraging the sport participation legacy of the London 2012 Olympics: senior managers’ perceptions Open
The purpose of this study was to understand how a sports mega event (SME) was leveraged to try and increase participation, through the investigation of national governing bodies (NGBs) opinions and attitudes. Critical Realism (CR) was used…
View article: Post-Event Volunteering Legacy: Did the London 2012 Games Induce a Sustainable Volunteer Engagement?
Post-Event Volunteering Legacy: Did the London 2012 Games Induce a Sustainable Volunteer Engagement? Open
The hosting of the London 2012 Olympic Games was seen as an opportunity to harness the enthusiasm of the 70,000 volunteers involved and to provide a post-event volunteer legacy. A total of 77 individuals who had acted as volunteers in Lond…
View article: Predicting the Evolution of Sports Federation Membership: AnImportant Tool to Asses National Governing Bodies’ Strategic Planning
Predicting the Evolution of Sports Federation Membership: AnImportant Tool to Asses National Governing Bodies’ Strategic Planning Open
Quantifying the potential market of sports licenses is key in order for National Governing Bodies of sport (NGBs) to be able to design good strategic planning. We compared the classical methods of univariate prediction and the Autoregressi…
View article: A case study investigating the impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on participation in two non-traditional English sports, Judo and Fencing
A case study investigating the impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on participation in two non-traditional English sports, Judo and Fencing Open
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Leisure Studies on 30th April 2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02614367.2015.1035314
View article: Validity, Reliability, and Invariance of the Greek Version the Physical Activity Perceived Barriers Scale
Validity, Reliability, and Invariance of the Greek Version the Physical Activity Perceived Barriers Scale Open
he study aimed to examine the validity, reliability, and factorial invariance across gender of the PAPBS (Physical Activity Perceived Barriers Scale) in Greek children. 613 students (322 boys and 291 girls) from a city of Greece completed …
View article: The Impact of the Free Swimming Programme in a Local Community in the South East of England: Giving with One Hand, Taking Away with the Other
The Impact of the Free Swimming Programme in a Local Community in the South East of England: Giving with One Hand, Taking Away with the Other Open
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the introduction of the Free Swimming Programme (FSP) in a local community (not identified to preserve anonymity) in the South East of England. The question has been approached in a var…