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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"university athletes"”.
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Impact of involvement in athletics upon leadership preferences among selected Rowan University athletes
… and attitudes of involvement of selected Rowan University student-athletes and any significant relationships between involvement and preferences among five dimensions of leadership. Involvement included activities such as academics, athletics, on and off campus occupations, religious …
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The Experience of Iranian Women Inter-University Athletes with a Focus on Gender in Sport
… explores the experiences of Iranian women athletes in inter-university sports, with a particular focus on gender. Utilizing a descriptive, narratively informed approach and the concept of the gender regime, this study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the gendered experiences …
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Post-Injury Anxiety and PTSD Symptoms in Canadian University Athletes following a Substantial Injury: Looking to Compare Musculoskeletal Injuries and Concussions
… on the psychological impacts of injury in athletes is a very underrepresented field, with few studies focusing on it specifically. Hutchinson et al. (2009) found there was a difference in psychological responses between those diagnosed with concussions and those diagnosed with a …
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An Examination of Student-Ahtletes' Perceptions of Their Academic Abilities
A common stereotype in our society is that athletes are not as capable of performing well academically as their non-athlete counterparts; they are “dumb jocks”. Do athletes feel that others have lower expectations of them academically? This is important because previous research in education has …
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Relationally-Autonomous Reasons as a Predictor of Collegiate Athletic Performance
… for motivation play a role in goal attainment in athletes. Eastern Kentucky University athletes were administered a short questionnaire and their previous athletic performance was used as well. The two sets of data were then used to examine the relationship between the two variables. The results …
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Sex-specific differences in the association between history of concussion and cerebral blood flow volume
… Vertebral artery; VA) between male and female athletes with and without a history of concussion (HOC). One hundred and two (102) asymptomatic university athletes were recruited; 41 athletes reported HOC and 61 did not (controls). Doppler ultrasound was used to measure blood flow volume (BFV) in …
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An Ethnographic Case Study of Developing and Maintaining the Coach-Athlete Relationship in Elite University Sport
… were to: (a) describe and interpret how one university sport coach develops and maintains relationships with athletes within one competitive season, and (b) describe and interpret the practices (including intentions and actions) used to facilitate social interactions that nurture the …
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Factors that influence the effectiveness of received support in sport
… survey study conducted in British and Chinese athletes. Polynomial regression analyses revealed that across both samples: 1) adequate support was associated with more favourable psychological outcomes, especially at higher levels of received and wanted support; 2) overprovision was associated …
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Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Collision and Contact Female Athletes Over the Course of a Season
Objective: University contact and collision sport athletes are exposed to numerous impacts to the body and head, however, the short-term effects of such cumulative hits on neurological functioning remain elusive. This study examined resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) of brain networks in …
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Contemporary Perceptions of Femininity and Masculinity and How These Influence Female Athletes’ Actions and Behaviours
… the experiences, beliefs, and actions of female university athletes. In particular, the paper considers where these expectations are influential to how these female athletes act and behave. The actions and behaviours of the athletes considered include the mannerisms and forms of communication …
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Position-specific isometric strength tests and their relationship with dynamic performance in collegiate athletes
… tests to reveal force-generating capabilities of athletes. However, there is a growing interest in exploring the relationship between dynamic performance and unilateral isometric pushing tests to enhance the specificity and correspondence, particularly in unilateral activities such as sprinting or …
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Overcoming Educational Stratification: Effect of Athletic Status and Race on Odds of Graduating at Western Kentucky University
… stratification on graduation at Western Kentucky University, a master’s level regional Division I Football Bowl Subdivision university in the South. The study begins by examining the historical basis of stratification in sport and higher education, and hypothesizes that becoming an intercollegiate …