Editorial: Psychological Factors in Physical Education and Sport

Purpose: Physical education (PE) teachers’ assessments are often based on continuous observations of pupils. As certain psychological factors may mediate pupils’ learning behaviors relevant to the PE context, they may also influence academic achievement in PE. Thus, this study’s aim was to explore the association between pupil-related psychological factors and academic achievement in PE. Methods: Eighty-nine boys and 111 girls (12–16 years old) in lower secondary school participated in this study, responding to a questionnaire containing previously validated scales measuring pupils’ grit, mindset, self-perceptions, and situational motivation. The pupils’ final grade in PE was collected at the end of the school year. Results: A multiple regression model significantly explained 33% of the variance in grade. The self-perception domains—scholastic competence, athletic competence, and physical appearance—acted as unique predictors, explaining a small portion of the variance in academic achievement. Discussion/conclusion: These results support the importance of positive self-perceptions in relation to academic achievement in PE.

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Notice of Retraction: Research on the influence of psychological factors in physical education teaching

2010 2nd IEEE International Conference on Information Management and Engineering ◽

10.1109/icime.2010.5477731 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Shengquan He

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Psychological Factors

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Relationship Between Mental Toughness, Stress, Anxiety and Depression

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae ◽

10.24193/subbeag.66(1).02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 66 (1) ◽

pp. 17-24

Author(s):

Răzvan Kalinin ◽

Róbert Balázsi ◽

Imre Péntek ◽

Iacob Hanțiu

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Sport Performance ◽

Mental Toughness ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Psychological Construct ◽

The Relationship ◽

Reducing Stress ◽

Skewness And Kurtosis

ABSTRACT. Introduction. Mental toughness (MT) is defined by some authors as being fundamental to success in life. In terms of sport at the highest level, is based on the athlete's ability to perform at optimal levels under conditions considered very demanding. MT is considered one of the most important psychological construct underlying sport performance, and is seen as an umbrella concept that encompasses a large number of psychological factors / features connected to each other. Objective. The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between mental toughness, stress, anxiety and depression among a sample of athletes. Methods. The sample in this study consisted of 47 participants. There were 57.4% males and 42.6% females. Their age ranged from 19 to 30 years with M= 21.89 (SD = 2.72). 68.1% of them being performance athletes (from different sports) and 31.9% are students of the faculty of physical education. Results. Distribution indicators were evaluated against standard skewness and kurtosis criteria. There was no significant deviation from the standards. Correlation between Mental Toughness Inventory and Dass21 overall score was r= -.53; and between MT and stress, anxiety and depresion ranged between r= -.49 and r= -52. Correlation between Dass21 dimension ranged between r=.85 and r=.98. Conclusions. The results of the current study highlighted the relationship between mental toughness stress, anxiety and depresion. Higher levels of MT have a significant impact in reducing stress, anxiety and depression which can help athletes perform better.

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Study on Psychology Teaching Theory in Physical Education

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.143-144.181 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 143-144 ◽

pp. 181-185

Author(s):

Feng Xi Mei ◽

Yong Qiang Bian

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

School Leaders ◽

Physical Activities ◽

School Education ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Important Position

Physical education is an important component of school education, as a leader of school must be updated ideas and attach the development of each discipline. At the same time physical education teachers can draw attention of school leaders through to their own behavior and the actual work results, through publicize physical education assignment, role and the important position in school education to raise awareness of teachers and students to the sports so that they respect and understand the work of PE teachers and less misunderstand and prejudice. At the same time, it will cause some subjective psychological factors that motivation of physical activities, volitional quality of student and anxiety mood

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Health and Physical Education

10.1017/cbo9781139524346 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Debra Callcott ◽

Judith Miller ◽

Susan Wilson-Gahan

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Health And Physical Education

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How to Psychologically Minimize Scratching Impulses

Zeitschrift für Psychologie ◽

10.1027/2151-2604/a000183 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 222 (3) ◽

pp. 140-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ariane Sölle ◽

Theresa Bartholomäus ◽

Margitta Worm ◽

Regine Klinger

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Processes ◽

Placebo Effect ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Pharmacological Treatments ◽

Physiological Basis ◽

Psychological Mechanisms ◽

Physical Complaints ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The Impact ◽

Placebo Model

Research in recent years, especially in the analgesic field, has intensively studied the placebo effect and its mechanisms. It has been shown that physical complaints can be efficiently reduced via learning and cognitive processes (conditioning and expectancies). However, despite evidence demonstrating a large variety of physiological similarities between pain and itch, the possible transfer of the analgesic placebo model to itch has not yet been widely discussed in research. This review therefore aims at highlighting potential transfers of placebo mechanisms to itch processes by demonstrating the therapeutic issues in pharmacological treatments for pruritus on a physiological basis and by discussing the impact of psychological mechanisms and psychological factors influencing itch sensations.

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