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Tang TCW, Wong M, Li JB, Chan DKC. Pictures versus words: can we use a pictorial scale to measure child health-related quality of life? Front Public Health 2024; 12:1398944. [PMID: 39135927 PMCID: PMC11317279 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1398944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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Measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important because it can serve as an indicator or a predictor of subsequent mortality or morbidity. HRQoL has been shown to be directly related to child growth and development and indirectly related to the healthcare costs of young children. Existing measures of HRQoL in children have heavily relied on traditional questionnaires that use age-suited versions or parent proxy questionnaires. However, both of these methods may present with different types of biases and may misrepresent underlying HRQoL. The current mini reivew will first illustrate these methodological limitations and highlight the potential use of pictorial scales in addition to discussing their suitability for specifically measuring HRQoL as an alternative. We will also synthesize existing recommendations on the development of pictorial scales to provide a protocol as a recommendation to researchers who are aiming to develop an overall HRQoL pictorial scale that is suited for children.
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Wan AWL, Hagger MS, Zhang CQ, Chung JSK, Lee K, Bautista A, Chan DKC. Protecting children from COVID-19: examining U.S. parents motivation and behaviour using an integrated model of self-determination theory and the theory of planned behaviour. Psychol Health 2024; 39:765-785. [PMID: 35975585 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2111681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This longitudinal study applied the integrated model of self-determination theory (SDT) and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to explain COVID-19 preventive behaviours among parents of young children in the United States. DESIGN The study adopted a two-wave longitudinal study design. Parents (N = 681) completed self-report questionnaires related to measures of SDT and the TPB constructs and behavioural adherence at baseline and after one month. We used standardised residual change scores to test the structural relationships of the integrated model. RESULTS The parameter estimates of the model (CFI > .96, TLI > .86, RMSEA = .05, SRMR = .03) fit acceptably well to the data. Psychological need support was positively and significantly linked to autonomous and controlled motivation and amotivation. Autonomous motivation was positively and significantly correlated with TPB factors, and intention. Intention was a significant and positive predictor of behavioural adherence. CONCLUSION The integrated model of SDT and the TPB appeared to be applicable to the explanation of COVID-19 prevention among the U.S. parents. Longitudinal data showed that a psychological need supportive social environment was related to favourable motivation, social cognition beliefs, intention and behavioural adherence to the preventive behaviours of parents protecting their young children from COVID-19.
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- Alison W L Wan
- Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of California, Merced, USA
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Lee ASY, Xu SS, Yung PSH, Ong MTY, Chan CCH, Chung JSK, Chan DKC. Tracking and predicting the treatment adherence of patients under rehabilitation: a three-wave longitudinal validation study for the Rehabilitation Adherence Inventory. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1284745. [PMID: 38680288 PMCID: PMC11049428 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1284745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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This study aimed to develop and validate a new measurement tool, the Rehabilitation Adherence Inventory (RAI), to measure patients' rehabilitation adherence. We recruited 236 patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures from the United Kingdom (Mage = 33.58 ± 10.03, range = 18 to 59; female = 46.2%). Participants completed a survey, that measured their rehabilitation adherence, rehabilitation volume, psychological needs support, autonomous motivation, and intention at baseline, and at the 2nd and 4th month. Factorial, convergent, discriminant, concurrent, predictive, ecological validity and test-retest reliability of the RAI were tested via exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and structural equation modelling (SEM). All the EFAs, CFAs, and SEMs yielded acceptable to excellent goodness-of-fit, χ2 = 10.51 to 224.12, df = 9 to 161, CFI > 0.95, TLI > 0.95, RMSEA <0.09 [90%C I < 0.06 to 0.12], SRMR <0.04. Results fully supported the RAI's factorial, convergent, discriminant, and ecological validity, and test-retest reliability. The concurrent and predictive validity of the RAI was only partially supported because the RAI scores at baseline was positively associated with rehabilitation frequency at all time points (r = 0.34 to 0.38, p < 0.001), but its corresponding associations with rehabilitation duration were not statistically significant (p = 0.07 to 0.93). Overall, our findings suggest that this six-item RAI is a reliable and valid tool for evaluating patients' rehabilitation adherence.
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- Alfred S. Y. Lee
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Datu JAD, Lee ASY, Chung KKH. Leveraging technology for pre-service teachers' well-being: The effectiveness of a multicomponent positive psychology intervention in pre-service preschool teachers in Hong Kong. Appl Psychol Health Well Being 2023; 15:1446-1471. [PMID: 37062927 DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Effective teacher training programs entail cultivating not only professional teaching competencies but also promoting psychological strengths. However, there is a lack of investigation into how different modes of delivering psychological interventions influence well-being outcomes in the teaching profession, such as preschool educators. This study examines the effects of different technologically driven modes of implementing a PROSPER-based psychological intervention on positivity, relationship, outcome, strengths, purpose, engagement, and resilience. One hundred twenty-eight pre-service preschool teachers were randomly assigned to (1) the full intervention (i.e., online workshop and smartphone app); (2) the online workshop; (3) the smartphone app; and (4) the wait-list control group. The results demonstrated that the online workshop mode yielded the strongest intervention effects on well-being outcomes: positivity, purpose, engagement, and resilience. Although the smartphone app mode did not significantly improve psychological outcomes, combining this approach with the online workshop format appeared to have positive retention effects on positivity at the Time 3 follow-up. The findings suggest that the traditional mode of implementing positive psychological interventions could be more effective than the smartphone app-based mode in bolstering pre-service teachers' well-being.
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- Jesus Alfonso Daep Datu
- Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong
- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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Su DL, Lee AS, Chung JS, Tang TC, Capio CM, Zhang L, Chan DK. Significant others and students' leisure-time physical activity intention: A prospective test of the social influence in sport model. J Exerc Sci Fit 2023; 21:275-279. [PMID: 37288442 PMCID: PMC10242626 DOI: 10.1016/j.jesf.2023.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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This two-wave prospective study applied the Social Influence in Sport Model to investigate whether the social influences of parents, physical education (PE) teachers, and peers were predictive of students' intention to engage in leisure-time physical activity (PA). Participants were 2,484 secondary school students (11-18 years old) who completed a questionnaire assessing positive influence, punishment, and dysfunction from the three social agents (parents, PE teachers, and peers) at baseline, and PA intention at a 1-month follow-up. Structural equation modelling (SEM) yielded excellent goodness-of-fit and consistent pathways between the three social agents. Students' leisure-time PA intention (R2 = .103 to 0.112) was positively associated with positive influence (β = .223 to 0.236, p < .001) and punishment (β = .214 to 0.256, p < .01), and negatively associated with dysfunction (β = - 0.281 to -.335, p < .001). Multi-group SEM showed that the predictions were invariant between parents, PE teachers, and peers. Furthermore, no significant differences in students' gender were found between perceived social influence and PA intention. The findings supported the application of the Social Influence in Sport Model in explaining the role of significant others on students' intention to take part in leisure-time PA.
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- Diana L.Y. Su
- The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
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Georgescu I, Minvielle E, Scotté F. Motivation of patients with chronic cancer during COVID-19: a qualitative analysis. Support Care Cancer 2023; 31:296. [PMID: 37093535 PMCID: PMC10123469 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07735-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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PURPOSE Motivation to treat cancer and prevent its negative impact has been largely explored in a non-pandemic context. However, little is known about the motivation to comply with the treatment, especially during a pandemic. To fill this gap, we have explored the individual and contextual factors impacting patients' motivation during the COVID-19 period using the integrated model. METHODS We have conducted two qualitative studies before (study 1) and during the COVID-19 (study 2) period in a cancer centre. We respectively interviewed 30 and 22 patients with various chronic cancers in study 1 and also with COVID-19 in study 2. Data analysis was based on content analysis and grounded theory approach identifying the factors affecting patient motivations during both periods, and then comparing them. RESULTS Our results show the mechanisms that allow patients to maintain their motivation despite the threats related to COVID-19. They underline the importance of respecting the rules and laws for patients' motivation. CONCLUSION Compliance with legislation fuels the psychological need of protection in patients, which is a key determinant of motivation in the context of the pandemic. Considering patients' self-regulatory activities to assess motivational factors, going beyond clinical aspects, to include organisational and quality-of-life-related aspects throughout their care pathway is crucial.
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- Irène Georgescu
- MRM, University of Montpellier, Rue Vendémiaire, 34000, Montpellier, France.
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- I3-Centre de Recherche en Gestion, Ecole polytechnique, CNRS, Institut polytechnique de Paris, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, Villejuif, 94800, France
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- Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, Villejuif, 94800, France
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Su DLY, Tang TCW, Chung JSK, Lee ASY, Capio CM, Chan DKC. Parental Influence on Child and Adolescent Physical Activity Level: A Meta-Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph192416861. [PMID: 36554746 PMCID: PMC9778652 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Parents are often regarded as one of the significant social agents who are important to the participation of physical activity (PA) among children and adolescents. However, within the literature, the relationships between parental influences and child and adolescent PA have been inconclusive and discordant. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to quantify and synthesize the associations between parental social influences (positive parental influence, punishment, and discouragement) and the PA level of children and adolescents. Through a systematic literature search using PsycINFO, Web of Science, PubMed, ProQuest, and SPORTDiscus databases, we identified 112 eligible studies and subsequently extracted 741 effect sizes for our analysis. Multilevel meta-analysis showed that the corrected zero-order correlation of positive parental influence was positive and statistically significant, r = 0.202, SE = 0.014, t = 14.975, p < 0.001, 95% confidence interval (CI) = [0.176, 0.228]. Further moderation analysis also found that this was significantly moderated by parental gender (maternal vs. paternal), respondent of influence measure (parent-reported vs. child-reported), and type of PA measure (subjective vs. objective). The corrected zero-order correlations of negative parental influences (i.e., punishment and discouragement) were not statistically significant, and no significant moderation effects were observed. The findings of our meta-analysis showed that children and adolescents had higher PA levels when their parents supported PA participation by exerting positive social influence. Punishment and discouragement against PA by parents did not appear to be significantly associated with the PA level of children and adolescents. The findings of negative parental social influence were mixed and required further investigations.
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- Diana L. Y. Su
- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Educational and Developmental Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Health Science, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City 1108, Philippines
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Datu JAD, Lee ASY, Fung WK, Cheung RYM, Chung KKH. Prospering in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: The effects of PROSPER-based intervention on psychological outcomes among preschool teachers. J Sch Psychol 2022; 94:66-82. [PMID: 36064216 PMCID: PMC9376344 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2022.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The growing concerns regarding the risks of transmitting the COVID-19 virus have intensified the job-related stressors commonly encountered by teachers in various cultural contexts. Evidence shows how the COVID-19 crisis has negatively impacted teachers' mental health outcomes such as stress, depression, and quality of life, which highlights the significance of designing psychological programs to boost teachers' well-being. This study examined the effects of a well-being intervention based on the Positivity, Relationship, Outcomes, Strength, Purpose, Engagement, and Resilience (PROSPER) framework on well-being outcomes among 76 in-service teachers (Mage = 26.05 years, SD = 4.71, range = 20–45; female = 93.4%) in Hong Kong. Participants completed survey measures associated with the seven PROSPER outcomes at baseline and 2-month follow-up. Multivariate regression analysis indicated that there were statistically significant multivariate effects for intervention conditions, Wilks' Lambda F(7, 58) = 4.50, p = .01. Results demonstrated that teachers who were assigned to the intervention condition (n = 36) had significantly higher scores than those in the control condition (n = 40) on positivity (b = 0.41, 95% CI [0.16, 0.65], p = .01), strength (b = 0.62, 95% CI [0.23, 1.01], p = .01), purpose (b = 0.61, 95% CI [0.18, 1.04], p = .01), and resilience (b = 0.57, 95% CI [0.07, 1.07], p = .04). Our findings provide evidence on the mental health benefits of the PROSPER-based psychological intervention program for preschool teachers.
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- Jesus Alfonso D Datu
- Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Division of Educational Psychology, Hong Kong Psychological Society, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Child and Family Science, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Keegan RJ, Flood A, Niyonsenga T, Welvaert M, Rattray B, Sarkar M, Melberzs L, Crone D. Development and Initial Validation of an Acute Readiness Monitoring Scale in Military Personnel. Front Psychol 2021; 12:738609. [PMID: 34867619 PMCID: PMC8636321 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.738609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Personnel in many professions must remain “ready” to perform diverse activities. Managing individual and collective capability is a common concern for leadership and decision makers. Typical existing approaches for monitoring readiness involve keeping detailed records of training, health and equipment maintenance, or – less commonly – data from wearable devices that can be difficult to interpret as well as raising privacy concerns. A widely applicable, simple psychometric measure of perceived readiness would be invaluable in generating rapid evaluations of current capability directly from personnel. To develop this measure, we conducted exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis with a sample of 770 Australian military personnel. The 32-item Acute Readiness Monitoring Scale (ARMS) demonstrated good model fit, and comprised nine factors: overall readiness; physical readiness; physical fatigue; cognitive readiness; cognitive fatigue; threat-challenge (i.e., emotional/coping) readiness; skills-and-training readiness; group-team readiness, and equipment readiness. Readiness factors were negatively correlated with recent stress, current negative affect and distress, and positively correlated with resilience, wellbeing, current positive affect and a supervisor’s rating of solider readiness. The development of the ARMS facilitates a range of new research opportunities: enabling quick, simple and easily interpreted assessment of individual and group readiness.
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- Richard James Keegan
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.,Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.,Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.,Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.,Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Defence, Australian Government, Edinburgh, SA, Australia
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Lee ASY, Standage M, Hagger MS, Chan DKC. Applying the trans-contextual model to promote sport injury prevention behaviors among secondary school students. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2021; 31:1840-1852. [PMID: 34174104 PMCID: PMC8456917 DOI: 10.1111/sms.14002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The current study tested the effects of an intervention based on the trans‐contextual model (TCM) on secondary school PE students’ sport injury prevention behavior and on theory‐based motivational and social cognition mediators. Participants were PE students (N = 1168; Mage = 13.322 ± 1.045, range = 12–16; female = 51.721%) who participated in a 3‐month cluster‐randomized controlled trial. Schools were randomly assigned to a treatment group, in which PE teachers received training to be more supportive of psychological needs in teaching sport injury prevention, or a control group, in which PE teachers received no training. Participants completed survey measures of TCM variables and self‐reported sport injury prevention behavior at baseline and at 3‐month post‐intervention follow‐up. The proposed TCM model exhibited adequate fit with the data, χ2 = 143.080 (df = 19), CFI = 0.956, TLI = 0.916, RMSEA = 0.078 (90% CI = 0.066–0.090), and SRMR = 0.058. We found positive, statistically significant direct intervention effects on changes in perceived psychological need support (β = 0.064, p = 0.020). We also found positive, significant direct (β = 0.086–0.599, p < 0.001) and indirect (β = 0.002–0.027, p = 0.020–0.032) intervention effects on changes in TCM variables and behaviors to prevent sport injuries. Our findings support the TCM as a useful framework for building an intervention for promoting sport injury prevention behaviors among secondary school students.
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- Alfred S Y Lee
- Centre for Child and Family Science, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- SHARPP Lab, Psychological Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA, USA.,Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Centre for Child and Family Science, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,School of Psychology, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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Brandão MRF, Polito LF, Hernandes V, Correa M, Mastrocola AP, Oliveira D, Oliveira A, Moura L, Junior MVB, Angelo D. Stressors in Indoor and Field Brazilian Soccer: Are They Perceived as a Distress or Eustress? Front Psychol 2021; 12:623719. [PMID: 34093309 PMCID: PMC8173184 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.623719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Soccer players inescapably live under stress during the sportive career, and many real-life aspects of soccer situations operate in the ongoing performance. This study’s main objective was to elaborate the List of Stressors in Professional Indoor and Field Soccer, a self-report instrument designed to measure the impact of 77 soccer situations upon the sport performance. Participants were 138 indoor and field soccer players from the Brazilian Premier League. Each situation was evaluated on a 7-point scale, ranging from the most negative (−3) to the most positive (+3). Data were analyzed according to the players’ perception of the items: distress or eustress and its intensity, and after that, situations perceived as plus −1 and +1 were compared by time in which they were experienced and distributed among five categories established by the literature: Expectations about the Performance, Personal Factors, Competition Aspects, Training Demands, and Relationship with Significant People. Narratives of athletes’ experiences were also used to discuss the results. An Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling using Bi-factorial (BI-ESEM) was employed to assess the factor structure. For the total participants, 49 situations were perceived as distress and 28 as eustress. Using the criteria established a priori, the distribution was among the five categories in the remaining 32 situations. Differences in perception between less and more experienced players were found in 11 situations. The results revealed that Brazilian professional soccer players experience various stressful situations. These events are important representations of environmental demands and could predict the performance as they are perceived as eustress or distress. Some of these stressful situations are inherent in sport and others adjacent to the sports system or environment. Coach pressure to win and conflicts with teammates are examples of stressors in-sport, family problems and disputes with press or fans are examples of stressors external to the team, also called peripheral opponents, and showed the relative social influence of significant others in soccer performance. We can conclude that the knowledge of the direction of a given stress situation has important practical implications in preparing athletes and helping them face the performance stressors that are part of soccer daily life.
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- Master's and Doctoral Programme in Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Master's and Doctoral Programme in Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Master's and Doctoral Programme in Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Master's and Doctoral Programme in Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Master's and Doctoral Programme in Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Master's and Doctoral Programme in Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Master's and Doctoral Programme in Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Master's and Doctoral Programme in Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil
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Bengoechea EG, Wilson PM, Dunn S. Perceptions About Quality of Interpersonal Processes and Practice Activities in Youth Sport Are Interdependent. Psychol Rep 2020; 124:2684-2702. [PMID: 33070743 DOI: 10.1177/0033294120967273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Despite calls in the literature, little is known about how dimensions of a social and task nature relate to each other in school and out-of-school learning environments. This study explored whether interpersonal and task dimensions of the youth sport environment, as perceived by young people, are related, and, if so, how they are related. We used data from 310 adolescent sport participants from eastern Canada (Mage = 14.69 ± 1.60 years; 54.8% girls). Participants completed comprehensive assessments of interpersonal dimensions of the sport environment and the characteristics of learning activities they do in practices. We used canonical correlation analysis to examine the multivariate shared relationship between the variable sets. The relationship was largely captured by the first three functions in the canonical model. The first two functions revealed areas of intersection between perceptions of interpersonal and practice-based activity factors in the form of supports and challenges for the learning and development process in sport. Accounting for the participants' age, the third function displayed characteristics consistent with recent descriptions of complex environments in youth sport. The findings suggest that adolescents' perceptions of interpersonal- and task-related features of sport are interdependent, and highlight the relevance of including variables assessing both factors in studies that attempt to characterize and understand learning environments in sport and other achievement domains. Findings also afford new insights into whether dimensions of a social and task nature are complementary, and inadequacies in one dimension can be attenuated by strengths in another or not.
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Affiliation(s)
- Enrique García Bengoechea
- Physical Activity for Health, Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Athletics, Bishop's University, Canada
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Lee AS, Yung PSH, Mok KM, Hagger MS, Chan DK. Psychological processes of ACL-patients' post-surgery rehabilitation: A prospective test of an integrated theoretical model. Soc Sci Med 2020; 244:112646. [DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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