Motivation has been the subject of much research in the sport psychology literature,
whereas athlete mental health has received limited attention. Motivational complexities in …

This article investigates the impact of mindfulness on stress, perceived performance in
school and sports, and on athlete burnout. In the present investigation 483 Norwegian junior …

The present study identified profiles of perfectionism and inauthenticity at baseline and
tested whether they differed in the maladaptive outcomes of controlled motivation …

This study investigates the effects from a 12-weeks mindfulness intervention on perceived
stress, perceived performance in school and sports, and athlete burnout among junior elite …

Using a sample of student-athletes'(N= 64) first year (seventh grade) enrolled at a school
with a sport profile, the aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate (a) levels and …

This chapter provides a review of the recent research examining coaching high performance
athletes. We first explore who are the athletes and coaches and what are the contexts that …

Situations of numerical inferiority in handball have influence on the development of the
game since they produce an imbalance between players on both teams. The objective of …

This chapter analyses the nature, costs, and consequences of perfectionism in athletes,
dancers, and exercisers. The chapter about the nature of perfectionism in sports, dance, and …

Background Daria Klimentová grew up on the outskirts of Prague in then-Czechoslovakia1.
She was talent-spotted for gymnastics and undertook intense training from the age of five …

The focal aim of this dissertation project centers on understanding the importance of some of
the underlying factors responsible for the socialization of achievement motivation in youth …