Essays about: "Athlete"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 108 essays containing the word Athlete.
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16. Reaching the top without doping : Athletes’ attitudes towards clean sports in Finland
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)Abstract : Background: Sports have a significant impact on people all around the world. Although sport brings a lot of joy, a sense of togetherness, and pride, it also involves ethically difficult issues such as doping. Doping in sports is a growing global concern that jeopardizes sports ethics, values, and integrity (The World Anti-Doping Agency WADA, a). READ MORE
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17. Mental Health Management of Male and Female Athletes in Sports Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Background: Mental disorders, symptoms of mental illness, and prevalence rates of such among athletes are equal to or exceed those of the general population, and research findings have suggested that athletes have more risk factors than the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the far-reaching consequences COVID-19 restrictions have had on the world of sport. The study aimed to compare athletes’ mental health at the ‘end’ of the pandemic with non-athletes, and whether non-athletes and athletes received mental health support during the pandemic and how it affected their mental health. READ MORE
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18. Coping as Mediator in the Relationship Between Hope and Burnout Among Football Players
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärdAbstract : The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between hope and burnout among senior level football players, and more precisely to examine whether approach coping and avoidance coping would mediate this relationship. Ninety Swedish football players (53 males, 37 females; aged 15–34 years, M = 22.38, SD = 4. READ MORE
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19. Injuries and Illnesses in Swedish Para Athletes During the Paralympic Games 2012-2018
University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsaAbstract : Aim: The aim of the study was to analyse the injuries and illnesses in Swedish Para athletes during four Paralympic Games (PG), 2012-2018. The research questions (RQ) were: 1) what was the injury incident rate (IR), and which anatomical areas were affected by injuries? 2) what was the illness IR and which physiological systems were affected by illnesses? 3) did the injury and illness IR differ between the Swedish delegation and the reference group (RG), where most athletes participating in the four PGs were included? 4) were there any associations between injury and illness IR and subgroups of athletes? Method: A retrospective analysis of data from a large ongoing prospective study of injuries and illnesses initiated by the International Paralympic Committee in 2012. READ MORE
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20. Learning from Sports Entrepreneurs - Development of a conceptual framework for entrepreneurial risk-handling
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The research takes a descriptive and exploratory approach in understanding how the risk experience of top athletes shapes sports entrepreneurs’ risk-handling strategies. In particular, the purpose of this study is to advance the theoretical knowledge of entrepreneurial risk-handling by studying risk-handling strategies developed and applied by sports entrepreneurs and putting them into a conceptual framework of entrepreneurial risk-handling that can be used by any entrepreneur and for future research. READ MORE
