Regular physical activity and exercise bring about recognized health benefits and most Western countries have developed health recommendations, targeted information and programs to promote these behaviors. In spite of this, a large amount of the Western populations do not reach recommended levels of physical activity and exercise [1]. Because people in general are most likely aware of these ben...

Our view is that fundamental appetitive and defensive motivation systems evolved to mediate a complex array of adaptive behaviors that support the organism's drive to survive-defending against threat and securing resources. Activation of these motive systems engages processes that facilitate attention allocation, information intake, sympathetic arousal, and, depending on context, will prompt ta...

OBJECTIVE It is well documented that both work stress and work motivation are key determinants of job satisfaction. The aim of this study was to examine levels of work stress and motivation and their contribution to job satisfaction among community health workers in Heilongjiang Province, China. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Heilongjiang Province, China. PARTICIPANTS The particip...

Purpose: This study was designed to examine how youths’ perceptions of their relationships with parents and peers independently and in combination predict motivational outcomes in youth sport. Method: Youth soccer players (NZ186) completed survey measures tapping perceptions of parent–child relationship quality, friendship quality, and peer acceptance relative to the soccer context as well as s...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to explore the views of professional rugby union players during the early rehabilitation, late rehabilitation and return to play stages, following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. METHODS A qualitative dominant, mixed methodological approach was utilized with five players who had suffered an ACL injury requiring reconstructive surgery. A lon...

substantial progress in documenting the role of psychosocial stress in the etiology and development of physical and mental disease has been made in the past 10 years. although the exact mechanisms with which stress impacts health are not fully understood, it is thought that the negative emotional and cognitive effects of stress alter the immune response and increase susceptibility to disease. s...

the purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between stressmanagement and workforce productivity of amol industrial park located inmazandaran province. the total population size in the research was 250 from topmanagers, middle managers and supervisors responsible in the before-mentionedindustrial park and the sample size was determined through morgan samplepopulation volume table ...

Objectives: Regarding the type of service receivers as well as the technicality of the services provided, these services often bear high complexity and difficulty which can eventually lead to job burnout and shortage of motivation in the staffIn this study, the factors affecting job motivation from the viewpoints of staff and managers of Semnan Welfare Organization have been identified and poss...