Coping with the effects of fear of failure in young elite athletes [PDF]
, 2009 Coping with stress is an important element in effective functioning at the elite level in sports, and fear of failure (FF) is an example of a stressor that athletes experience. Three issues underpin the present preliminary study. First, the prevalence of
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Perfectionism and training distress in junior athletes: A longitudinal investigation [PDF]
, 2016 Perfectionistic athletes may train harder and for longer than non-perfectionistic athletes, leaving them susceptible to elevated levels of training distress.
Stoeber, Joachim +5 more
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Circulation, 2001 To the Editor: I read with great interest the meta-analysis on athlete’s heart by Pluim et al.1 In the introduction, they quote previous investigations, including the results of a meta-analysis from my group,2 3 and state that “...they have not been able to resolve satisfactorily the question regarding the existence of 2 types of athlete’s heart.” I ...
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Perfectionism and attitudes towards doping in junior athletes [PDF]
, 2015 Recent theory and research suggest that perfectionism is a personal factor contributing to athletes’ vulnerability to doping (using banned substances/drugs to enhance sporting performance).
Stoeber, Joachim +2 more
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Vascular adaptation in athletes: is there an ‘athlete's artery’? [PDF]
Experimental Physiology, 2012 Whilst the existence of a specific phenotype characterized as ‘athlete's heart’ is generally acknowledged, the question of whether athletes exhibit characteristic vascular adaptations has not been specifically addressed. To do so in this symposium, studies which have assessed the size, wall thickness and function of elastic, large muscular and smaller ...
Green, D.J. +4 more
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An international analysis of career assistance programmes for high-performance athletes [PDF]
, 2023 This study aims to offer a comprehensive analysis of Career Assistance Programmes (CAPs) available for high-performance athletes across the globe, addressing the current state of resources for their career development and transitional periods.
Hong, Hee Jung, Minikin, Brian
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Eucapnic Voluntary Hyperpnea: Gold standard for diagnosing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in athletes? [PDF]
, 2016 In athletes, a secure diagnosis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is dependent on objective testing. Evaluating spirometric indices of airflow before and following an exercise bout is intuitively the optimal means for the diagnosis; however ...
Hull, JH +17 more
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Urinary CC16 after challenge with dry air hyperpnoea and mannitol in recreational summer athletes [PDF]
, 2013 Airway epithelial injury is regarded as a key contributing factor to the pathogenesis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in athletes. The concentration of the pneumoprotein club cell (Clara cell) CC16 in urine has been found to be a non ...
Pascale Kippelen +14 more
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Bone accrual in oligo-amenorrheic athletes, eumenorrheic athletes and non-athletes [PDF]
Bone, 2019 Mechanical loading improves bone mineral density (BMD) and strength while decreasing fracture risk. Cross-sectional studies show that exercise advantage is lost in oligo-amenorrheic athletes (OA). Longitudinal studies examining the opposing effects of exercise and hypogonadism on bone are lacking in adolescents/young adults.Evaluate differences in bone
Vibha, Singhal +10 more
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Confirmatory factor analysis of the Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS) among adolescent athletes [PDF]
, 2004 The aim of the present study was to examine the factorial validity of the Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS; Thomas et al., 1999) among adolescent athletes using confirmatory factor analysis.
Harwood, Chris G. +8 more
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