scholarly journals Exercise psychology research in Taiwan over three decades: A quasi-systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Sean H. Liu ◽  
Frank J.H. Lu ◽  
Diane L. Gill ◽  
Bin-bin Fang ◽  
Jhih-Syuan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Exercise Psychology

scholarly journals The international landscape of positive psychology research: A systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heejin Kim ◽  
Kathryn Doiron ◽  
Meg A. Warren ◽  
Stewart I. Donaldson
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Psychology Research

But What Do the Numbers Really Tell Us?: Arbitrary Metrics and Effect Size Reporting in Sport Psychology Research

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 664-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark B. Andersen ◽  
Penny McCullagh ◽  
Gabriel J. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Real World ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Exercise Psychology ◽  
Calculated Effect ◽  
Sport Psychologist ◽  
Paper And Pencil ◽  
Sport And Exercise

Many of the measurements used in sport psychology research are arbitrary metrics, and researchers often cannot make the jump from scores on paper-and-pencil tests to what those scores actually mean in terms of real-world behaviors. Effect sizes for behavioral data are often interpretable, but the meaning of a small, medium, or large effect for an arbitrary metric is elusive. We reviewed all the issues in the 2005 volumes of the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, The Sport Psychologist, and the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology to determine whether the arbitrary metrics used in sport psychology research were interpreted, or calibrated, against real-world variables. Of the 54 studies that used quantitative methods, 25 reported only paper-and-pencil arbitrary metrics with no connections to behavior or other real-world variables. Also, 44 of the 54 studies reported effect sizes, but only 7 studies, using both arbitrary and behavioral metrics, had calculated effect indicators and interpreted them in terms of real-world meaning.

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