This paper disentangles a number of closely related cognitions by dividing them into the
categories of defensive and functional optimism. Optimistic biases in risk perception are …

The relationship between self-efficacy and performance exclusively within the sports
environment is yet to be quantified. Hence, we meta-analysed this relationship by following …

The purpose of the present study was to describe patterns in the dynamics of families of
talented athletes throughout their development in sport. Four families, including three …

This article discusses the relation of self-efficacy to motivation and performance in cognitive
and sport domains. Self-efficacy refers to one's beliefs about accomplishing a task and can …

Self-referent thought has become an issue that pervades psychological research in many
domains. In 1977, the famous psychologist Albert Bandura at Stanford University introduced …

Welche psychologischen Prozesse sind für eine gesunde Lebensweise oder für riskante
Gewohnheiten verantwortlich? Im Blickpunkt der Neubearbeitung des Bandes steht …

Our goal in this chapter is to comprehensively review the literature on motivation and sport
behavior. To do this, we describe theories or conceptual models of motivation that have …

This chapter has several purposes. First, we present a theoretical framework that we believe
will be useful for conducting future research on parent socialization. Second, we review the …

The self-efficacy construct is one of the most influential psychological constructs thought to
affect achievement strivings in sport (Feltz, 1988). Gould and his colleagues found that self …

Diseases can have a variety of causes, but a major cause is health-risk behaviors, such as
smoking, alcohol consumption, poor nutrition, lack of physical exercise, risky sexual …