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Your team can make you a better person: Team cohesion is associated with off‐field prosocial behaviour via fairplay team norms and empathy in rugby union

Elisa Bisagno, Francesca Vitali, Gian Antonio Di Bernardo, Antonello Antonio Livrieri, more

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology > 34 > 4 > n/a - n/a

Ample research has investigated the relationship between team cohesion and on‐field behaviour, while the association between the first and off‐field prosocial behaviour has been almost overlooked. To fill this gap, we conducted a study in a sample of Italian Rugby Union athletes to examine whether: (a) team cohesion is associated with off‐field prosocial behaviour; and (b) the underlying mechanisms...

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A comparison of authentic and transformational leadership in sport

Ella Malloy, Maria Kavussanu

Journal of Applied Social Psychology > 51 > 7 > 636 - 646

Transformational and authentic leadership are two models of leadership, which have some similarities and are relevant to sport. However, these leadership models are also distinct and consequently may predict athlete outcomes differently. Authentic leadership has received little attention in sport and so research is needed to examine how it is unique in terms of what it adds to dominant sport leadership...

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The Relationship between Moral Climate of Sports and the Moral Behavior of Young Athletes: A Multilevel Meta-analysis

Anouk Spruit, Maria Kavussanu, Tim Smit, Marlous IJntema

Journal of Youth and Adolescence > 2019 > 48 > 2 > 228-242

Sports are among the most important leisure activities for youth and adolescents. Both positive (i.e., prosocial) and negative (i.e., antisocial) moral behaviors occur on the playing field. To stimulate positive sports experiences, it is important to understand which factors are related to the moral behavior of young athletes; one of these is the moral climate, that is, the socio-moral environment...

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Effects of situational costs and benefits on projected doping likelihood

Christopher Ring, Maria Kavussanu, Max Simms, Jason Mazanov

Psychology of Sport and Exercise > 2018 > 34 > C > 88-94

Our primary aim was to compare the influence of a range of situational factors (costs and benefits) on projected doping likelihood in hypothetical situations. A secondary aim was to examine whether doping likelihood was related to personal social cognitive factors implicated in the regulation of ethical behavior by Bandura’s (1991) theory of moral thought and action and Aquino and Reed’s (2002) model...

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Consequences of prosocial and antisocial behavior for the recipient

Ali Al-Yaaribi, Maria Kavussanu, Christopher Ring

Psychology of Sport and Exercise > 2016 > 26 > C > 102-112

Although studies have examined antecedents of prosocial and antisocial behaviors in sport, little is known about the potential consequences of these behaviors for the recipient. In this research, we examined: (a) whether teammate prosocial and antisocial behaviors are related to athletes’ effort, performance, enjoyment and anger during a match and the mediating role of enjoyment and anger (Studies...

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The moral disengagement in doping scale

Maria Kavussanu, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, Anne-Marie Elbe, Christopher Ring

Psychology of Sport and Exercise > 2016 > 24 > C > 188-198

The use of banned substances to enhance performance occurs in sport. Therefore, developing valid and reliable instruments that can predict likelihood to use banned substances is important.We conducted three studies. In Study 1, football players (N = 506) and athletes from a variety of team sports (N = 398) completed the Moral Disengagement in Doping Scale (MDDS). In Study 2, team sport athletes (N = 232)...

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Pain thresholds, pain-induced frontal alpha activity and pain-related evoked potentials are associated with antisocial behavior and aggressiveness in athletes

Christopher Ring, Maria Kavussanu, Adrian Willoughby

Psychology of Sport & Exercise > 2016 > 22 > Complete > 303-311

Deficiencies in perceptual and cognitive functions have been linked with antisocial and aggressive behavior. To test whether these putative relationships generalize to sport – a context where such behavior is common – we determined the extent to which pain thresholds and cortical activity in response to painful electrical stimulation were associated with antisocial and aggressive behavior in sport;...

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Autonomy support and motivational responses across training and competition in individual and team sports

Pepijn K. C. van de Pol, Maria Kavussanu, Michiel Kompier

Journal of Applied Social Psychology > 45 > 12 > 697 - 710

This study examined: (a) whether athletes’ (N = 348) perceived autonomy support (i.e., showing interest in athletes’ input and praising autonomous behavior) differs across contexts (training vs. competition) and sport types (individual vs. team sports), and (b) whether the relationships between autonomy support and effort, enjoyment, and anxiety are affected by context and sport type. Perceived autonomy...

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Premovement high‐alpha power is modulated by previous movement errors: Indirect evidence to endorse high‐alpha power as a marker of resource allocation during motor programming

Andrew Cooke, Germano Gallicchio, Maria Kavussanu, Adrian Willoughby, more

Psychophysiology > 52 > 7 > 977 - 981

Previous electroencephalographic studies have identified premovement high‐alpha power as a predictor of movement accuracy; less frontal‐central high‐alpha power is associated with accurate movements (e.g., holed golf putts), and could reflect more cognitive resources being allocated to response programming. The present experiment tested this interpretation. Ten expert and ten novice golfers completed...

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Investigating the efficacy of neurofeedback training for expediting expertise and excellence in sport

Christopher Ring, Andrew Cooke, Maria Kavussanu, David McIntyre, more

Psychology of Sport & Exercise > 2015 > 16 > Part 1 > 118-127

This experiment examined whether electroencephalographic (EEG)-based neurofeedback could be used to train recreational golfers to regulate their brain activity, expedite skill acquisition, and promote robust performance under pressure.We adopted a mixed-multifactorial design, with group (neurofeedback, control) as a between-subjects factor, and pressure (low, high), session (pre-test, acquisition...

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Preparation for action: Psychophysiological activity preceding a motor skill as a function of expertise, performance outcome, and psychological pressure

Andrew Cooke, Maria Kavussanu, Germano Gallicchio, Adrian Willoughby, more

Psychophysiology > 51 > 4 > 374 - 384

Knowledge of the psychophysiological responses that characterize optimal motor performance is required to inform biofeedback interventions. This experiment compared cortical, cardiac, muscular, and kinematic activity in 10 experts and 10 novices as they performed golf putts in low‐ and high‐pressure conditions. Results revealed that in the final seconds preceding movement, experts displayed a greater...

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Achievement goals and emotions in athletes: The mediating role of challenge and threat appraisals

Maria Kavussanu, Andrew J. Dewar, Ian D. Boardley

Motivation and Emotion > 2014 > 38 > 4 > 589-599

Although the relationships between achievement goals and discrete emotions have been examined in a few studies, the process through which these relationships occur has received little attention. The present study investigated whether task and ego achievement goals were related to excitement, hope, and anxiety and whether these relationships were mediated by challenge and threat appraisals. We also...

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Emotional modulation of pain-related evoked potentials

Christopher Ring, Maria Kavussanu, Adrian R. Willoughby

Biological Psychology > 2013 > 93 > 3 > 373-376

To investigate whether cortical processing of trigeminal nociception is modulated by emotion, the N2 and P2 components of the pain-related evoked potential (PREP) were recorded in response to noxious stimulation of the supraorbital nerve while participants viewed neutral, pleasant and unpleasant pictures. The nerve was stimulated at 125% of pain threshold via a nociceptive-specific concentric electrode...

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Moderate intensity exercise facilitates working memory

Amadeu Quelhas Martins, Maria Kavussanu, Adrian Willoughby, Christopher Ring

Psychology of Sport & Exercise > 2013 > 14 > 3 > 323-328

Although the effect of exercise on cognitive functioning has received considerable empirical and theoretical attention, the influence of concurrent exercise on complex cognitive function remains poorly understood. Our research was designed to investigate working memory during a bout of dynamic exercise.An experimental design was used.In two experiments, we examined the impact of moderate intensity...

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Psychophysiological responses to sport-specific affective pictures: A study of morality and emotion in athletes

Nicholas Stanger, Maria Kavussanu, Adrian Willoughby, Christopher Ring

Psychology of Sport & Exercise > 2012 > 13 > 6 > 840-848

The link between morality and emotion has received little attention in the sport context. To address this issue, we examined whether moral disengagement, empathy, antisocial behaviour and psychopathy were associated with emotional reactions to unpleasant pictures depicting players being hurt or deliberately fouled in a sport context.A cross-sectional design was employed.Team sport athletes (N = 66)...

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Goal orientations, perceived motivational climate, and motivational outcomes in football: A comparison between training and competition contexts

Pepijn K.C. van de Pol, Maria Kavussanu, Christopher Ring

Psychology of Sport & Exercise > 2012 > 13 > 4 > 491-499

In this study, we examined (a) variability and (b) differences in football players’ goal orientations and perceptions of the motivational climate across training and competition contexts, and (c) whether the context moderates the relationships between goal orientations, motivational climate, and effort, enjoyment and tension.Cross-sectional.Football players (362 males and 48 females) completed questionnaires...

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Achievement goals and emotions in golf: The mediating and moderating role of perceived performance

Andrew J. Dewar, Maria Kavussanu

Psychology of Sport & Exercise > 2011 > 12 > 5 > 525-532

This study sought to examine whether achievement goals predict positive and negative emotions in golf and whether perceived performance mediates and moderates this relationship.A retrospective cross-sectional design was employed in this study.Two hundred male golfers completed a multi-section questionnaire measuring achievement goals, perceived performance, and a range of emotions, after playing a...

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Fear of failure and student athletes’ interpersonal antisocial behaviour in education and sport

Sam S. Sagar, Ian D. Boardley, Maria Kavussanu

British Journal of Educational Psychology > 81 > 3 > 391 - 408

Background. The link between fear of failure and students’ antisocial behaviour has received scant research attention despite associations between fear of failure, hostility, and aggression. Also, the effect of sport experience on antisocial behaviour has not been considered outside of the sport context in adult populations. Further, to date, sex differences have not been considered in fear of failure...

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Effects of competitive pressure on expert performance: Underlying psychological, physiological, and kinematic mechanisms

Andrew Cooke, Maria Kavussanu, David McIntyre, Ian D. Boardley, more

Psychophysiology > 48 > 8 > 1146 - 1156

Although it is well established that performance is influenced by competitive pressure, our understanding of the mechanisms which underlie the pressure–performance relationship is limited. The current experiment examined mediators of the relationship between competitive pressure and motor skill performance of experts. Psychological, physiological, and kinematic responses to three levels of competitive...

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Achievement goals and motivational responses in tennis: Does the context matter?

Pepijn K.C. van de Pol, Maria Kavussanu

Psychology of Sport & Exercise > 2011 > 12 > 2 > 176-183

This study examined: (a) whether athletes’ goal orientations differ across training and competition; (b) whether goal orientations predict effort, enjoyment, and psychological skill use differently in training and competition; and (c) whether goal orientations predict perceived improvement in training and perceived performance in competition.Participants were 116 competitive tennis players (mean age=19...

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Search results for: Maria Kavussanu

Your team can make you a better person: Team cohesion is associated with off‐field prosocial behaviour via fairplay team norms and empathy in rugby union

A comparison of authentic and transformational leadership in sport

The Relationship between Moral Climate of Sports and the Moral Behavior of Young Athletes: A Multilevel Meta-analysis

Effects of situational costs and benefits on projected doping likelihood

Consequences of prosocial and antisocial behavior for the recipient

The moral disengagement in doping scale

Pain thresholds, pain-induced frontal alpha activity and pain-related evoked potentials are associated with antisocial behavior and aggressiveness in athletes

Autonomy support and motivational responses across training and competition in individual and team sports

Premovement high‐alpha power is modulated by previous movement errors: Indirect evidence to endorse high‐alpha power as a marker of resource allocation during motor programming

Investigating the efficacy of neurofeedback training for expediting expertise and excellence in sport

Preparation for action: Psychophysiological activity preceding a motor skill as a function of expertise, performance outcome, and psychological pressure

Achievement goals and emotions in athletes: The mediating role of challenge and threat appraisals

Emotional modulation of pain-related evoked potentials

Moderate intensity exercise facilitates working memory

Psychophysiological responses to sport-specific affective pictures: A study of morality and emotion in athletes

Goal orientations, perceived motivational climate, and motivational outcomes in football: A comparison between training and competition contexts

Achievement goals and emotions in golf: The mediating and moderating role of perceived performance

Fear of failure and student athletes’ interpersonal antisocial behaviour in education and sport

Effects of competitive pressure on expert performance: Underlying psychological, physiological, and kinematic mechanisms

Achievement goals and motivational responses in tennis: Does the context matter?

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