Sport Behavior Research Articles

Adherence to sports counselling in middle-aged individuals with myocarditis

Abstract Introduction Although current guidelines recommend abstaining from sports for a duration of a minimum of three months in patients with myocarditis, the implementation of this recommendation and its adherence to it are unknown. Objective Investigate counselling and adherence to sports behaviour in patients with myocarditis. Methods A cohort of patients diagnosed with myocarditis, based on the ESC criteria, received questionnaires three months post-diagnosis to assess their activity levels before and after the diagnosis as well as the adherence to sports counselling. Results In our study, 46 myocarditis patients (11; 25% women) with a mean age of 52±14.5years were analysed. At the time of diagnosis, 39 patients (84%) reported physical activity, with 7 (15%) engaging in competitive sports. Following myocarditis diagnosis, 27 (60%) were recommended to abstain from sports or reduce physical activity, with 92% adherence. Of those 11 (23%) were physically active without receiving recommendations continued physical activity (p< 0.001). After three months, less patients were physically active (i.e. 25; 54% patients) compared to 39 (84%) patients at baseline (p = 0.038), 13 of those being physically active but with reduced exercise intensity according to recommendations. Of those who continued exercise without changes (n=13, 28%), only 2 (4%) reported having received recommendations. All competitive athletes (7, 15%) received counselling, whereas significantly fewer recreational athletes 19 (41%) did (p = 0.039). Women received numerical non-significant fewer counselling (4, 36% of all women, compared to 23, 67% of all men; p = 0.186). Conclusion Middle-aged individuals with suspected myocarditis exhibit excellent adherence to recommendations regarding physical activity. However, a notable proportion did not recall receiving counselling on exercise and physical activity. This highlights the need for clinicians to provide comprehensive counselling to all patients with suspected myocarditis consistently.Illustrating the sports behaviourcomparing activity at 0 and 3 months

Realization of environmentally friendly behaviours in sports from the point of view of managers and organizers

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to realize environmentally friendly behaviors in sports from the point of view of managers and organizers of sports events. Methodology: In order to collect data, a 4-part researcher-made questionnaire including 40 questions was used. The face and content validity was confirmed by a survey of related faculty members, and its reliability was reported using Cronbach's alpha of 0.83. The statistical sample of the research consists of managers and organizers of sports events in ten provinces of the country. After distributing the questionnaires, finally 254 questionnaires were returned. Results: Data analysis was done using Amos and SPSS-19 software. Pearson's correlation coefficient and path analysis were used to test hypotheses, and bootstrap method was used to test indirect relationships (mediation). The proposed model was also tested to investigate the relationships between the factors. The results showed that the three factors of environmental awareness, perception of environmental effects, and the intention to support green sports events affect the actual environmental friendly behavior. Also, the results showed that the variable that intends to support green sports events plays a role as a mediating variable and the extent of the impact of environmental awareness and perception on the actual environmentally friendly behavior is caused by the intention to support green sports events. Conclusions: Based on the proposed research model, the environmentally friendly behaviors of sports event organizers and managers and their intention to protect green sports events are largely influenced by their knowledge and understanding of environmental issues. It seems that understanding the basic factors affecting people's actual and supportive behaviors towards green sports is necessary to promote environmental behavior.

The Relationship between Bullying, Organizational Silence and Sports Behaviors of Secondary School Students

This research was conducted to examine the perceptions of bullying, organizational silence and sports of secondary school students. According to the results of the research, the vast majority of the participants (75%) stated that they broke the rules at school. First of all, almost half of the participants stated that they prefer not to be exposed to bullying. Participants stated that they tried to explain the situation in general to those they thought were superior. In addition, resorting to physical violence, using psychological superiority and being patient are among the opinions expressed. It was determined that there were the same behaviors in the reactions given to them or given by themselves in the face of these behaviors. In the study, when the participants showed a bullying attitude to their friends, they stated that they would generally intervene and apply solutions in different ways in their own way.

Gender differences in the effects of nostalgia on conspicuous consumption and impulsive buying

PurposeThe current study investigated the relationship between nostalgia, conspicuous consumption, and impulse buying and compared gender differences in the effects of nostalgia on conspicuous consumption and impulse buying.Design/methodology/approachA total of 307 college students in western Singapore were recruited. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the scales and estimate model path coefficients. A multi-group analysis was conducted to test if the path coefficients in the research model varied across genders.FindingsThis study found that nostalgia had a positive influence on consumers’ conspicuous consumption, which in turn had a positive impact on their impulse buying of sport products. The results of the multi-group analysis also revealed significant differences across gender groups in that the impacts of nostalgia on conspicuous consumption and impulse buying were stronger for male consumers.Originality/valueThis study forges new ground by investigating the intricate dynamics among nostalgia, conspicuous consumption, and impulse buying in the context of sport. By delving into the relationships between them and exploring gender disparities in their effects, this study enhances our understanding of the pivotal role nostalgia plays in shaping consumer behavior in sport. In addition, the identification of gender-specific patterns underscores the significance of tailored marketing approaches for effectively engaging both male and female consumers. Overall, this study presents fresh perspectives that can inform the development of targeted marketing strategies for sport marketers and retailers aiming to optimize their offerings and promotional endeavors.

The Analysis of children's sports behavior analysis and health management system based on deep learning

The Analysis of children's sports behavior analysis and health management system based on deep learning

Insignificant but Essential: The Critical Role of Non-Significant Variables through Necessity Logic in Sport Event Tourism Context

This study explores the application of Single Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) alongside traditional regression-based techniques, such as Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), to provide a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior in sport and tourism settings. Traditional methods, including SEM, often rely on additive logic, which predicts outcomes using multiple variables that can compensate for each other. While useful, this approach may offer an incomplete picture of complex consumer phenomena. In contrast, necessity logic, exemplified by NCA, identifies conditions that must be present for an outcome to occur. This study applies NCA to evaluate the essential factors influencing intentions to visit sport events in Bangkok, Thailand, specifically focusing on attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control as necessary conditions. The findings indicate that if these conditions are not met, the intention to visit a sport event typically will not occur. By integrating both necessity and additive logics, this study reveals that all variables in the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) are indispensable for forming an intention to visit a sport event. The analysis shows that attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control are necessary conditions, even though subjective norms and perceived behavioral control may not appear significant in traditional SEM tests. The study underscores the importance of considering multiple causal perspectives—deterministic, probabilistic, and typicality—to achieve a holistic understanding of consumer intentions. This dual approach ensures that significant variables are not overlooked, providing robust support for the TPB in the context of sport event marketing. Future research should continue to incorporate complementary perspectives to enhance the accuracy and depth of consumer behavior analysis in various settings.

Determinants of Smoking Behavior in Physical Education, Sports, and Health Teachers in Surakarta City in 2021

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Smoking is an unhealthy habit but is often encountered in everyday life. Teacher of Physical Education, Sports, and Health as one of the sports actors if active smoking can impair their physical fitness. Teachers contribute to instilling health values in students and making them role models. Teachers who smoke will give students the perception that smoking behavior is a common and harmless action that is feared to affect students who are still in the period of self-discovery, unstable, and easily influenced in smoking behavior. This study aims to determine what factors influence smoking behavior in Physical Education, Sports, and Health teachers in Surakarta City.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> This study was quantitative research with a cross-sectional approach and the sample was 81 Physical Education, Sports, and Health teachers using a proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The analysis of this study used univariate and bivariate analysis with the Chi-Square test.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The results showed 30.9% of respondents are active smokers, and 69.1% are non-active smokers. Variables related to smoking behavior are knowledge (p=0.000), the role of the respondent as a teacher (p=0.000), perceived seriousness (p=0.000), perceived benefits (p=0.017), attitude (p=0.000), subjective norms (p=0.000), and perceived behavioral control p=0.003).</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Knowledge, attitude, role as a teacher, perceived seriousness, perceived benefits, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norm have a relationship with smoking behavior, while age, income, cues to action, and perceived susceptibility are not related to smoking behavior.</p>

Mental toughness and choking susceptibility in athletes.

Choking susceptibility refers to the propensity of an athlete to choke under pressure. Mesagno has operationalized choking susceptibility as a combination of scores on self-consciousness, anxiety and coping. Despite the potential of Mesagno's protocol, there is currently limited support for its validity. Secondly, although mental toughness (MT) has a relationship with sport performance, there is limited research on its relationship to choking under pressure, specifically. The current study investigated the relationship between choking susceptibility and mental toughness. It was hypothesized that choking susceptible athletes will have significantly lower levels of mental toughness than those who are not choking susceptible. Data from a heterogeneous sample of athletes (N = 415) was obtained through a Qualtrics research panel. Results of a Mann-Whitney U showed that self-reported mental toughness was not significantly different in athletes categorized as choking susceptible and non-choking susceptible. Correlational analyses also highlighted differences between mental toughness and the composite scores of choking susceptibility, which provide researchers with avenues for future research in this area alongside a need for each construct to be examined in relation to choking behavior in sport.

Students’ Sports Behavior in the Kahayan River Basin, Palangka Raya City

Sports are movement activities carried out by a person. Sports is an activity that is needed by a person to maintain physical fitness, so that these activities can be carried out optimally. Individuals who have carried out sports activities should be appreciated and made a matter of course, because if humans have done physical activities by exercising which is also accompanied by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, then later it will shape the body to be fit and not easily attacked by diseases that make the body healthy. The purpose of this study is to find out about Student Sports Behavior in the Kahayan River Basin, Palangka Raya City. This study uses a descriptive quantitative method. A total of 278 students living in the Kahayan River watershed were used as samples. The data collection technique in this study is a questionnaire in the form of indirect communication assisted by filling out through google forms. The conclusion obtained from this study is that every day students do sports activities with a minimum duration of 30 minutes in the afternoon. The purpose of students doing sports activities every day is to maintain a healthy body. In addition, there are also sports facilities around their homes, so parents or families always motivate them to do sports activities, especially around the house. At school, the majority of students have participated in extracurricular activities and like to watch sports matches. However, sometimes students are lazy to do sports activities due to insufficient time due to their individual busyness.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Behavior in Sports: Exploring and Adapting a Participatory Sports Scale

There has been a noticeable shift towards sustainability in participatory sport, emphasizing practices such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. However, a credible international evaluation tool for assessing the effectiveness of CSR initiatives in sport and recreation services is lacking. This study aimed to adapt and validate a CSR questionnaire for Greek participatory sport, focusing on tennis. The influence of CSR on consumer trust and loyalty was also investigated. A sample of 250 tennis players from a private club in a Greek city participated. A questionnaire assessing CSR in environmental, economic, and social dimensions, was selected after an extensive literature review. Statistical analyses confirmed the questionnaire as a valid and reliable tool for assessing CSR among recreational sports participants. The results indicated that CSR initiatives significantly enhance participants’ trust in the club, which in turn bolsters the club’s credibility. However, CSR initiatives do not directly influence participants’ loyalty; instead, trust mediates the relationship between CSR and loyalty. This underscores the need to strategize on how to convert trust into sustained loyalty. The findings highlight the importance of CSR in building trust, protecting corporate reputation in times of crisis, and supporting long-term sustainability. They provide valuable insights for researchers and sport and recreation managers.

Sportmanship As One Of The Character Buildings For Football Athletes

Sportsmanship is an individual's attitude and behavior in sports in respecting rules, officials, social conventions, and respect for opponents carried out with a high commitment to sports. The aim of this research is to determine the attitude of sportsmanship as a form of character for football athletes. This research design uses literary research methods. The steps taken to review the literature are by exploring previous research related to sportsmanship to continue or criticize. The initial stage in the form of ideas or theories related to professionalism will be collected and grouped based on predetermined subthemes, after that separating data that supports the subtheme and separating information that is not directly related to the subtheme. Then the data analysis continues and it is narrated in detail according to the needs of this research. The data sources in this research are based on documentation and indexed WEB journals in the form of scientific research journals, dissertations, theses, research reports, textbooks, papers, seminars, official writings that discuss sportsmanship in character building in football athletes. The results of this research prove that one of the elements that supports sportsmanship in forming the character of football athletes is a sports environment that is created and aimed at developing the athlete's character, which is supported by coaches, parents, spectators, administrators, and the athletes themselves. The fundamental element of sportsmanship comes from the internalization of sportsmanship that has been instilled from an early age until the athlete is an adult.

Exploring Social Responsibility in Sports Management: A Comprehensive Literature Review

This study examines the integration of social responsibility within sports management, highlighting its unique challenges compared to traditional corporations. Through a systematic literature review of 51 studies from 1993 to 2021, this paper identifies key challenges and opportunities in promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in sports. The analysis reveals diverse theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches, with stakeholder theory being most prominent. Findings emphasize the need for theoretical coherence and highlight three primary clusters of CSR in sports: societal impacts, ethical governance, and diversity inclusion. The review underscores the influential role of athletes and the complexities of addressing corruption and racism in sports management. It identifies the influence of celebrity status, stakeholder engagement, and the integration of sustainable practices as crucial factors in promoting positive societal change. It also addresses the complexities of ethical behavior, cultural diversity, and stakeholder management in sports. This study contributes to the discourse on sports management by offering insights into the multifaceted challenges and opportunities inherent in promoting sustainability and ethical conduct in the sports industry.

The Development of Sport Culture Indicators for Sports Avenue

Background and Aim: China has officially entered a new era of reform, marking that the construction of university sports culture has also ushered in a new era and new challenges. Therefore, this research aims to develop the sports culture indicators for sports avenues. Materials and Methods: The expert group members of this study are mainly university physical education teachers in Xi’an, leaders of Xi' a Sports Bureau, and grass-roots front-line teachers. All the selected experts have a rich theoretical basis and practical experience in constructing campus sports culture. Five people were selected by IOC, 25 people were selected by Cronbach reliability test, 19 experts by Delphi method, and 122 people for empirical research. Hierarchical Analysis YAAHP6.0 software is used to calculate the weight and consistency of each index and data processing of Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Method Matlab software is used to analyze the data. Results: The evaluation index system of university sports culture construction in Xi'an is constructed. The first-level indicators include sports spirit and culture, sports material culture, sports system culture, and sports behavior culture. The secondary index includes 9 aspects. There are 24 three-level indicators, covering all key aspects of the construction of campus sports culture. Conclusion: The evaluation index system proposed in this study is comprehensive, systematic, and scientific, which can provide effective tools for the evaluation and decision-making of the sports culture construction in Xi'an universities. The evaluation index system is scientific, systematic, and practical.

A clustering mining method for sports behavior characteristics of athletes based on the ant colony optimization

This study aims to enhance the precision of analyzing athlete behavior characteristics, thereby optimizing sports training and competitive strategies. This study introduces an innovative Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) clustering model designed to address the high-dimensional clustering issues in athlete behavior data by simulating the path selection mechanism of ants searching for food. The development process of this model includes fine-tuning ACO parameters, optimizing for features specific to sports data, and comparing it with traditional clustering algorithms, and similar research models based on the neural network, support vector machines, and deep learning. The results indicate that the ACO model significantly outperforms the comparison algorithms in terms of silhouette coefficient (0.72) and Davies-Bouldin index (1.05), demonstrating higher clustering effectiveness and model stability. Particularly noteworthy is the recall rate (0.82), a key performance indicator, where the ACO model accurately captures different behavioral characteristics of athletes, validating its effectiveness and reliability in athlete behavior analysis. The innovation lies not only in the application of the ACO algorithm to address practical issues in the field of sports but also in showcasing the advantages of the ACO algorithm in handling complex, high-dimensional sports data. However, its generality and efficiency on a larger scale or different types of sports data still need further validation. In conclusion, through the introduction and optimization of the ACO clustering model, this study provides a novel and effective approach for a deeper understanding and analysis of athlete behavior characteristics. This study holds significant importance in advancing sports science research and practical applications.

The relationship between exercise-related expectancies and exercise behaviour in adolescent athletes

ABSTRACT Background In recent years, a decline in sports behaviour among adolescents was observed, even though it is generally known that sports contribute to healthy development. According to the social cognitive theory of Bandura, outcome expectancies play an important role in the practice of health behaviour. Methods This study analysed the relationship between exercise-related outcome expectancies (EOEs) and exercise behaviour among adolescent athletes, and the differences of EOEs according to age, gender and type of sport played. In an online survey N = 223 (female = 140, male = 83) athletes between the age of 10–19 (Mage = 14.27, SD = 3.21) completed the Exercise-related Outcome Expectancies Questionnaire for Adolescents (EOEQ-A), as well as questions about their sociodemographic background and training behaviour. Results A small positive correlation of psychological EOEs with the overall amount of training was discovered while expectancies about negative consequences of sports were associated with lower training efforts. Athletes between 14 and 16 years reported significantly stronger negative EOEs than younger or older participants. Regarding gender, no significant differences were found. Furthermore, a positive correlation between social EOEs and participation in team sports, as well as training in a group was found. Conclusion These results could help with adapting exercise-related interventions so that the positive expectancies of the athletes can be fulfilled and exercise behaviour among adolescents can be promoted. Future studies should investigate the relationship between changes in expectancies and changes in exercise behaviour.

Injury risk factors related to sport specialization in high school basketball: a prospective study.

Research that has examined the association between specialization and injury in basketball has been limited to cross-sectional or retrospective studies. To determine whether specialization is a risk factor for injury among high school basketball athletes. Prospective cohort study. Basketball players from 12 high schools participating in the National Athletic Treatment, Injury, and Outcomes Network Surveillance Program (NATION-SP) were recruited prior to the 2022-2023 interscholastic basketball season. 130 athletes (mean age (SD) = 15.6 (1.3); girls' basketball: n=68 (52.3%)). Participants completed a questionnaire prior to the start of their school basketball season that had questions regarding participation in various specialized sport behaviors. During the basketball season, the school's athletic trainer reported all athletic exposures (AEs) and injuries (regardless of time loss) for participating athletes into NATION-SP. Injury incidence (IR) and incidence rate ratios (IRR) with 95% confidence intervals [95%CI] were calculated for the specialized sport behaviors previously described. There was no difference in injury risk between highly specialized and low specialized athletes (IRR [95%CI]: 1.9 [0.9, 3.7]). Players who participated in basketball year-round were twice as likely to sustain an injury compared to those who did not play year-round (IRR [95%CI]: 2.1 [1.1, 3.6]). Similarly, players who reported participating in basketball skills camps were at increased risk of injury compared to athletes who did not participate in basketball skill camps (IRR [95%CI]: 2.5 [1.2, 5.7]). Injury risk related to sport specialization in basketball may be specific to certain behaviors such as year-round play and participation in skills camps. Validated measures of comprehensive sport activity are needed to better measure specialization in youth sports to better determine injury risk related to sport specialization and develop injury prevention programs for basketball athletes.

Quality Evaluation of College Students' Sports Work Based on Intellectual or Intuitive Fuzzy Information in Language

Numerous factors influence college students' athletic behaviour and psychological qualities such as sports learning interest, autonomy support in sports play important roles in forming their participation in sports activities. The study used acceptable research methodologies to analyse effect of sports learning interest, autonomy support in sports on college students' sports behaviour, specifically their physical activity levels. In this research work, Quality Evaluation of College Students' Sports Work Based on Intellectual or Intuitive Fuzzy Information in Language (QECSSW-IGNN-QCTO) is proposed. The input data are collected from College student data from Sichuan University. Then, the input data are pre-processed using Adaptive-Noise Augmented Kalman Filter (ANAKF) for finding missing data and cleaning the duplicate data. Then the pre-processed data are given to Iso-Geometric Neural Network (IGNN) for evaluating the quality of college students sports work (sports exercise grade). In general, IGNN doesn’t express some adoption of optimization approaches for determining optimal parameters to evaluating the quality of college students’ sports work. Hence QCTO is proposed to optimize IGNN classifier which precisely evaluates the quality of college student’s sports work. The proposed QECSSW-IGNN-QCTO method is implemented in Python, and it assessed with several performance metrics like, Accuracy, Cross validation scores, Recall, F1 score, and ROC. The results show QECSSW-IGNN-QCTO attains 23.4%, 28.3%, and 22.6% higher Accuracy, 25.9%, 17.6%, and 29.4% lower Cross validation scores, 24.6%, 27.5%, and 18.7% higher Recall are analysed with existing methods such as, prediction method of college students’ sports behaviour depend on machine learning method (PMC-SSB-MLM), Designing and implementing an innovative sports training system for college students' mental health education (DII-STSC-SMHE), The effect of sports science students' online learning attitudes on their readiness to learn online in emerging coronavirus pandemic (ESS-SOLA-ECP) methods respectively.

Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries.

Although whistleblowing is thought to represent an effective mechanism for detecting and uncovering doping in sport, it has yet to become a widely adopted practice. Understanding the factors that encourage or discourage whistleblowing is of vital importance for the promotion of this practice and the development of pedagogical material to enhance the likelihood of whistleblowing. The current study employed a qualitative methodology to explore the personal and organisational factors that underpin intentions to blow the whistle or that may lead to engagement in whistleblowing behaviours in sport. Thirty-three competitive athletes across a range of sports took part in a semi-structured interview which sought to explore what they would do should they encounter a doping scenario. Content analysis revealed that whistleblowing is a dynamic process characterised by the interaction of a range of personal and organisational factors in determining the intention to report PED use. These factors included moral reasoning, a desire to keep the matter "in-house", perceived personal costs, institutional attitudes to doping, and social support. Analysis revealed a number of "intervening events", including a perceived lack of organisational protection (e.g., ethical leadership) within some sporting sub-cultures, which present an important obstacle to whistleblowing. The intention to report doping was underpinned by a "fairness-loyalty trade-off" which involved athletes choosing to adhere to either fairness norms (which relate to a sense that all people and groups are treated equally) or loyalty norms (which reflect preferential treatment towards an in-group) when deciding whether they would blow the whistle. The promotion of fairness norms that emphasise a group's collective interests might encourage athletes to view whistleblowing as a means of increasing group cohesiveness and effectiveness and thereby increase the likelihood of this practice.

The Relationship Between Trust of Coach and Sports Behavior of Student Athletes : Mediating effect of Exercise Commitment

The Relationship Between Trust of Coach and Sports Behavior of Student Athletes : Mediating effect of Exercise Commitment

A temporal graph model to study the dynamics of collective behavior and performance in team sports: an application to basketball

A temporal graph model to study the dynamics of collective behavior and performance in team sports: an application to basketball