the aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of explaining psychological resilience based on self-efficacy in athlete and non-athlete university students. a sample of 403 (198 females and 205 males) athlete and non-athlete university students, who were selected via purposive sampling procedure, completed resilience and self-efficacy scales. regression analysis, one-way anova, and t ...

OBJECTIVE:: The objectives were to determine the postural consequences of varying computer monitor height and to describe self-selected monitor heights and postures. DESIGN:: The design involved experimental manipulation of computer monitor height, description of self-selected heights, and measurement of posture and gaze angles. BACKGROUND: Disagreement exists with regard to the appropriate hei...

INTRODUCTION Delusions are typically characterised by idiosyncratic, self-generated explanations used to interpret events, as opposed to the culturally normative interpretations. Thus, a bias in favour of one's own hypotheses may be a fundamental aspect of delusions. METHODS We tested this possibility in the current study by comparing judgements of self-selected hypotheses to judgements of ex...

OBJECTIVE Pathological gaits have been shown to limit transfer between potential (PE) and kinetic (KE) energy during walking, which can increase locomotor costs. The purpose of this study was to examine whether energy exchange would be limited in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS Ground reaction forces during walking were collected from 93 subjects with symptomatic knee OA (self-s...

Self-selected exercise seems to promote positive affective responses due to the perceived autonomy associated with it. The objective of the present study was to determine the magnitude of differences in Feeling Scale (FS) responses during self-selected and imposed exercise sessions. The PRISMA Statement was adopted for this meta-analysis. The search used PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, and ISI Web of...

The purpose of this research was to compare group-based and internet-based physical activity interventions in terms of desirability, participant characteristics, exercise self-efficacy, and barrier self-efficacy. Pretest questionnaires were completed prior to voluntary enrollment into either of the ten-week physical activity interventions. Both interventions were based on Social Cognitive Theor...

introduction: low self-esteem in adolescence is one of the risk factors for negative outcomes in important domains of adulthood life. due to the lack of trials based on modern methods of teaching in the field of self-esteem, this study aimed to investigate the effects of a peer-led training program on female second graders’ self-esteem in public secondary schools in shiraz. methods: the present...