Trait anxiety is a personality characteristic that describes the tendency to feel anxious across a variety of situations, while state anxiety refers to the anxiety experienced in a specific situation (Cox, 2007). Previous research has suggested that high trait anxious individuals experience more situation-specific state anxiety (Horikawa & Yagi, 2012). Additionally, prior research has indicated...

OBJECTIVES To help athletic trainers promote a "food-first" philosophy to support health and performance, understand federal and sport governing body rules and regulations regarding dietary supplements and banned substances, and become familiar with reliable resources for evaluating the safety, purity, and efficacy of dietary supplements. BACKGROUND The dietary supplement industry is poorly r...

This study investigated the relationship between imagery function and individual perceptions of collective efficacy as a function of skill level. Elite (n = 70) and non elite (n = 71) athletes from a number of interactive team sports completed the Sport Imagery Questionnaire (SIQ) and the Collective Efficacy Inventory (CEI). Multiple hierarchical regression analysis was then used to examine whi...

The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between collective efficacy and contextual performance among university athletes in Japan. We carried out 305 university athletes (201 males, 104 females) from 14 teams in various geographic areas in Japan. The average age of the participants was 19.91 years (SD = 1.01). The kinds of sports were soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, ...

BACKGROUND Asthma has a higher prevalence in athlete populations such as Olympic athletes than in the general population. Correct diagnosis and management of asthma in athletes is important for symptom control and avoidance of doping accusations. However, few reports are available on asthma treatment in the athlete population in clinical practice. In this study, we focused on the clinical effic...

Abstract: Sudden death in young athletes remains a distressing societal problem. The American Heart Association (AHA) 12-point questionnaire (AHAQuest) has been recommended as a cost-effective initial step in pre-participation screening for athletes. We prospectively tested the efficacy of the AHA approach in a comprehensive, Circulation 23 November 2010, Volume 122, Issue Suppl 21 & Table of

The American Heart Association (AHA) has recommended a 12element questionnaire for pre-participation screening of athletes, in order to reduce and hopefully prevent sudden cardiac death in young athletes. This screening procedure is widely used throughout the United States, but its efficacy for discriminating Normal from Non-normal heart condition is unclear. As part of a larger study on cardio...

BACKGROUND Groin pain in athletes is frequent and many different treatment options have been proposed. The current level of evidence for the efficacy of these treatments is unknown. OBJECTIVE Systematically review the literature on the efficacy of treatments for groin pain in athletes. METHODS Nine medical databases were searched in May 2014. INCLUSION CRITERIA treatment studies in athlet...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the effect of one night's sleep deprivation on anaerobic performance and Reaction time of subjects in the morning of the following day. METHODS Eighteen male college student athletes were studied twice in a balanced, randomized design. Subjects were measured for peak power, mean power and Reaction time. RESULTS The performance showed no signifi...