scholarly journals Psychological Skills and Characteristics Facilitative of Youth Athletes’ Development: A Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lea-Cathrin Dohme ◽  
David Piggott ◽  
Susan Backhouse ◽  
Gareth Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Youth Athletes ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Self Talk ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
Development Group ◽  
Practical Implications

Research has identified psychological skills and characteristics (PSCs) perceived to facilitate talented youth athletes’ development. However, no systematic categorization or synthesis of these PSCs exists to date. To provide such synthesis, this systematic review aimed to identify PSCs perceived as facilitative of talented youth athletes’ development, group and label synonymous PSCs, and categorize PSCs based on definitions established by Dohme, Backhouse, Piggott, and Morgan (2017). PRISMA systematic-review guidelines were employed and a comprehensive literature search of SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, and ERIC completed in November 2017. Twenty-five empirical studies published between 2002 and 2017 met the inclusion criteria. Through thematic analysis, 19 PSCs were identified as facilitative of youth athletes’ development—8 were categorized as psychological skills (e.g., goal setting, social-support seeking, and self-talk) and 11 as psychological characteristics (e.g., self-confidence, focus, and motivation). The practical implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals The lifecycle of heuristics as managerial proverbs

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Radu Atanasiu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Process Step ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper proposes a theory-based process model for the generation, articulation, sharing and application of managerial heuristics, from their origin as unspoken insight, to proverbialization, to formal or informal sharing, and to their adoption as optional guidelines or policy.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual paper is built using systematic and non-systematic review of literature. This paper employs a three-step approach to propose a process model for the emergence of managerial heuristics. Step one uses a systematic review of empirical studies on heuristics in order to map extant research on four key criteria and to obtain, by flicking through this sample in a moving-pictures style, the static stages of the process; step two adapts a knowledge management framework to yield the dynamic aspect; step three assembles these findings into a graphical process model and uses insights from literature to enrich its description and to synthesize four propositions.FindingsThe paper provides insights into how heuristics originate from experienced managers confronted with negative situations and are firstly expressed as an inequality with a threshold. Further articulation is done by proverbialization, refining and adapting. Sharing is done either in an informal way, through socialization, or in a formal way, through regular meetings. Soft adoption as guidelines is based on expert authority, while hard adoption as policy is based on hierarchical authority or on collective authority.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are theory-based, and the model must be empirically refined.Practical implicationsPractical advice for managers on how to develop and share their portfolio of heuristics makes this paper valuable for practitioners.Originality/valueThis study addresses the less-researched aspect of heuristics creation, transforms static insights from literature into a dynamic process model, and, in a blended-theory approach, considers insights from a distant, but relevant literature – paremiology (the science of proverbs).

scholarly journals Promoting Media Literacy Among Older People: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-54
Author(s):  
Päivi Rasi ◽  
Hanna Vuojärvi ◽  
Susanna Rivinen
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Older People ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Media Literacy Education ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

The aim of this study was to advance understanding of how to foster media literacy among older people. A systematic review was conducted of 40 empirical studies published between January 2005 and April 2019. The literature review provided information and practical implications for researchers, designers, and providers of media-literacy education for older people. Based on the review, it can be concluded that interventions aimed at fostering media literacy in older people need further development and creative enrichment in terms of aims, content, providers, recipients, and pedagogical approaches.

Taking Stock: A Meta-Analysis of Work Engagement in the Hospitality and Tourism Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 109634802110669
Author(s):  
Pattamol Kanjanakan ◽  
Dan Zhu ◽  
Tin Doan ◽  
Peter B. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Current Stage

Although a number of empirical studies on work engagement have been conducted in the context of hospitality and tourism, few efforts have been made to consolidate previous findings in this area. Hence, this article explores the current stage of work engagement studies and meta-analyses the relations of work engagement with its antecedents and outcomes in the hospitality and tourism context. Through a systematic review, 134 empirical studies (N = 43,043) published from 2008 to September 2020 were identified. Given that the findings include the trends within work engagement studies and the effect sizes and variabilities of associated relationships, this study contributes to the hospitality and tourism literature by providing a useful reference for future researchers. The findings are discussed in light of their theoretical and practical implications.

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COPING ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ON THE MOTHERS OF THE SPECIAL CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
S. Sridevy
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
Special Children

Parenting is a hugely stressful job, and attering a mother of a child with a disability is one of the big stressful life events that can occur. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize coping strategies used by mothers of special children, identify which tools are most frequently used to measure coping strategies in mothers of special children and report on outcomes of useful coping strategies. According to PRISMA guidelines, the articles indexed in PubMed, Web of science, Psyc INFO, and CINAHL database using a combination of expressions including “Coping” AND “Special children” OR “Coping enhancement AND ‘‘Mother”, were searched and analysed. The researcher found that the mothers of special children used more functional coping styles. The most widely used strategy by mothers of special children appears to be social support-seeking. This review underlines that Coping measurement should be adapted to recognize effective strategies which decrease side effects of the reactions to stressful life occurrence.

scholarly journals What Do Young Athletes Implicitly Understand About Psychological Skills?

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. McCarthy ◽  
Marc V. Jones ◽  
Chris G. Harwood ◽  
Steve Olivier
Keyword(s):  
Goal Setting ◽  
Mental Imagery ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Youth Athletes ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
Psychoeducational Programs ◽  
Self Talk ◽  
Older Youth

One reason sport psychologists teach psychological skills is to enhance performance in sport; but the value of psychological skills for young athletes is questionable because of the qualitative and quantitative differences between children and adults in their understanding of abstract concepts such as mental skills. To teach these skills effectively to young athletes, sport psychologists need to appreciate what young athletes implicitly understand about such skills because maturational (e.g., cognitive, social) and environmental (e.g., coaches) factors can influence the progressive development of children and youth. In the present qualitative study, we explored young athletes’ (aged 10–15 years) understanding of four basic psychological skills: goal setting, mental imagery, self-talk, and relaxation. Young athletes (n= 118: 75 males and 43 females) completed an open-ended questionnaire to report their understanding of these four basic psychological skills. Compared with the older youth athletes, the younger youth athletes were less able to explain the meaning of each psychological skill. Goal setting and mental imagery were better understood than self-talk and relaxation. Based on these fndings, sport psychologists should consider adapting interventions and psychoeducational programs to match young athletes’ age and developmental level.

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