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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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Back pain in elite sports: A cross-sectional study on 1114 athletes.
PLoS ONE, 2017 ObjectivesTo establish the prevalence of back pain in German elite athletes; examine the influence of age, sex, sports discipline and training volume; and compare elite athletes with a physically active control group.MethodsA standardized and validated ...
Daniela Fett +2 more
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What Makes an Elite Shooter and Archer? The Critical Role of Interoceptive Attention
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 It is well-acknowledged that attention is important for expert performance in sports. However, the role of interoceptive attention, i.e., the attentional mechanism of awareness and conscious focus of bodily somatic and visceral signals, in self-paced and
Pengli Li +7 more
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Elite Athletes: Are the Genes the Champions? [PDF]
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2010 Recent research has analyzed the genetic factors that influence world-class athletic status. Much of what we know comes from association studies, with the ACE I/D and ACTN3 R577X polymorphisms having been extensively studied. The association between the ACTN3 R577X variation and elite athlete status in power sports is strongly documented, yet whether ...
Lucía Mulas, Alejandro +3 more
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Factors that Influence Career Decision-Making among Elite Athletes [PDF]
, 2008 A common belief about elite athletes is that they invest so much effort into the pursuit of their athletic careers that they fail to develop good career decision-making skills. Recent findings challenge that belief.
McGregor-Bayne, Heather +3 more
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Mental health symptoms in German elite athletes: a network analysis
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionElite athletes are exposed to a variety of sport-specific stressors that may put them at particular risk for mental health symptoms and disorders.
Sheila Geiger +15 more
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Sexual harassment and eating disorders in female elite athletes - A controlled study
, 2003 The aims were to examine the percentage of female elite athletes and controls reporting sexual harassment and abuse (SHAB), and whether a higher percentage of female athletes with eating disorders (ED) had experienced SHAB.
Sundgot-Borgen, J +4 more
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Structure of Achievement Motivation Dispositions in Elite and Non-Elite Track and Field Athletes
Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research, 2019 Achievement motivation is a distinguishing disposition in elite and non-elite athletes. Implicit theories and competence perception influence the types of achievement goals and constitute separate achievement motivation dispositions. The context of sport
Pietrzak Anna, Tokarz Aleksandra
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Iron Assessment in Elite Athletes [PDF]
Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy, 2014 Asymptomatic iron deficienc\ is frequently observed in competitive athletes and an impaired iron metabolism may lead to abnormal haemoglobin and myoglobin production limiting endurance capacity. Iron supplementation could improve blood biochemical measures and increases work capacity but the use of iron supplements should be a judicious choice based on
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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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