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Showing 1 to 20 of 165 for “"female athletes"”.
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Sporting Bodies: The Rhetorics of Professional Female Athletes
… dissertation, “Sporting Bodies: The Rhetorics of Female Athletes,” I interrogate how female athletes are represented in the media, trace the dominant cultural images and discourses associated with these representations, illustrate how female athletes use venues such as ESPN The Magazine as a …
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Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Traits of Female Athletes
… of negative stereotypes still exist concerning female athletes. Because the competitive, masculine nature of sports has been viewed as the antithesis of femininity, women who have actively participated in sports have often been stigmatized as "masculine" (Anthrop & Allison, 1983; Snyder & …
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Female athletes' perceptions towards alcohol and performance: a psychological approach
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Factors of Body Image Dissatisfaction Among High School Female Athletes
… was investigated with a sample of high school female athletes living in the Chicago area. In order to assess sport type, gymnastics, cross country, and softball were designated for the comparison of aesthetic, endurance, and ball sports. Low family cohesion and high independence were predictive …
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Sleeping to perform: examining sleep and exercise in elite female athletes
… awareness of the importance of sleep in elite athletes. Although sleep research in athletes is increasing, elite athletes are still largely underrepresented in the literature, especially female athletes. Through a series of six studies, this PhD thesis aimed to enhance the understanding of …
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Identification of risk factors for lower limb injuries in female athletes
… injuries can be linked to sex. Specifically, female athletes have more acute ligament injuries, such as ACL injuries, while male athletes are more prone to muscle strain injuries. An improved understanding of sport-related injuries through identification of risk factors for lower limb injuries …
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The Effect of Coach Expectations on Female Athletes' Motivation to Play
… to examine coach expectations and behaviors on female athletes' intrinsic motivation to play softball. Qualitative methods in the form of structured, open-ended questions were used to enhance the data by examining athletes' perceptions of coaching behavior and changes in motivation and …
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Female Athletes' Perceptions of Head Coaches' Communication Competence: A Descriptive Invertigation
… study investigated the relationship between female athletes and head coaches' perceived communication competence. Participants were members ofNCAA Division I institutions in the southeastern United States. Female athletes (n=134) and head coaches (n=13) from two institutions completed …
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Contrasting Models of Sport and the Intercollegiate Sport Experience of Female Athletes
… of the intercollegiate sport experience of female athletes who had participated in sport programs which emulated the male sport model to different degrees. Four general premises from feminist perspectives served as the conceptual framework from which to view the recent transformation of …
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The Effects of Physical Training on The Iron Status of Female Athletes
… and hematocrit increased significantly in the athletes as compared to the controls in the second season. Iron intake averaged 13 mg/day in all subjects. Neither iron nor vitamin C intake differed significantly between athletes and controls over either year. Changes in free erythrocyte …
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“Fitspiration” effects: Assessing the effects of social media “fitspiration” images on female athletes
Numerous scholars have noted that female athletes endure constant pressure and comparisons from their sporting field, the media, and society. A rise in social media influencers present another type of comparison that female athletes see daily. A new trend on Instagram called “fitspiration” that is …
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Overlapping of mental health symptoms and post-concussion symptoms among Icelandic female athletes
… have in the past been mainly focusing on male athletes. Non-specific post-concussion symptoms (PCS) can also be found in a healthy population. It is therefore important to analyze PCS that are overlapping with mental health symptoms. This study examined overlapping of two mental health …
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The effects of creatine supplementation on performance and body composition of female athletes
… and muscular performance measures in 16 female NCAA Division1 lacrosse players. Subjects were randomly divided into placebo (P,n=9) and creatine supplement (C,n=7) groups. The supplement group was administered 20g/d of creatine monohydrate in capsule form for 7 d and 2g/d thereafter for …
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Running addiction among Division I and Division II college-aged male and female athletes
… 1982), between Division I and II male and\or female runners. Methods: A sample of convenience was used from surrounding Division 1 and Division II colleges in the state of Texas. Participants included (N= 131 males and females Division I: N=39 male and N=27 female and Division II: N=33 male …
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