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Atasoy, T.; Pekel, Aydin – Physical Educator, 2021
This study investigated the relationship between quality of life level and social appearance anxiety levels of physically disabled boccia athletes. The population of 2018-2019 Boccia Championships for the Physically Disabled Turkey was invited to participate (N = 97 athletes), and sampling was determined by simple random sampling (n = 83); data…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Anxiety, Physical Disabilities, Athletes
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Ince, Izzet – Physical Educator, 2020
This study compared the training effects of split-style Olympic lifts (SP-L) with those of squat-style olympic lifts (SQ-L). In the study, the participants (n = 33 collegiate female volleyball players) were sorted on a random basis into the SP-L group (age = 15.80 ± 1.03 years; height = 164.50 ± 3.96 cm; body weight = 60.88 ± 8.26 kg), SQ-L group…
Descriptors: Athletics, Training, Athletes, Team Sports
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Alameda, Miriam Wood; Whitehead, James R. – Physical Educator, 2015
Stigmatization consequent to anti-fat bias (AFB) may affect the services people who are obese receive from health professionals, including physical education and exercise science (PEX) professionals. In this study, we compared AFB levels of American and Mexican PEX students and Mexican athletes. We also investigated if socially desirable (SD)…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Obesity, Body Weight, Athletes