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Profile of gym-goers who do not use performance-enhancement substances
Tavares, Ana Sofia; Carolino, Elisabete; Teques, Pedro; Calmeiro, Luis; Serpa, SidonioIntroduction: Currently the use of prohibited performance-enhancing substances (PES) in fitness and gym settings is a public health concern as adverse health consequences are emerging. Understanding the characteristics of gym-goers who do not use these substances could lead to an important complement to the ongoing research about risk factors for PES use. This study aimed to identify the profile of PES non-use ...
Assessment and impact of the risk of exposure of Portuguese biomedical scientis...
Tavares, Ana Sofia R.; Bellém, Fernando; Abreu, Renato; Leitão, Céu; Medeiros, Nuno; Alves, Patrícia; Calmeiro, LuisCurrently, the main public health concern worldwide is the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, which was recently discovered and described. Due to its high pathogenicity and infectiousness, it is necessary to determine the risk healthcare professionals face every day while dealing with infected patients and contaminated biological samples. The purpose of this study was to assess Portuguese Biomedical Scien...
Mental health and positive youth development in sport and physical activity con...
Calmeiro, Luis; Teques, Pedro; Rosado, António; Barros, Mauro Virgílio Gomes deParticipation in sport and physical activity has been associated with a variety of positive consequences to young people’s physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health (Bouchard et al., 2012). Broadly defined, physical activity is thought to contribute to the development of internal and external health assets (Morgan and Ziglio, 2007), which allows participants to transfer skills to other contexts of l...
Determinants of the intention to use performance-enhancing substances among Por...
Tavares, Ana Sofia; Rosado, António; Marôco, João; Calmeiro, Luis; Serpa, SidónioThe purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of the intentions to use prohibited performance-enhancing substances (PES) and to test the Theory of Planned Behavior's usefulness in predicting self-reported PES use in both genders. A convenience sample of Portuguese gym users (n = 453) completed an anonymous web-based survey. Structural equation modeling, multigroup analysis, and t-test with the Welch ...
Determinants of the intention to use performance-enhancing substances among por...
Tavares, Ana Sofia R.; Rosado, António; Marôco, João; Calmeiro, Luis; Serpa, SidonioThe purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of the intentions to use prohibited performance-enhancing substances (PES) and to test the Theory of Planned Behavior's usefulness in predicting self-reported PES use in both genders. A convenience sample of Portuguese gym users (n = 453) completed an anonymous web-based survey. Structural equation modeling, multigroup analysis, and t-test with the Welch ...
Longitudinal association between sport participation and depressive symptoms af...
Gómez-Baya, Diego; Calmeiro, Luis; Gaspar, Tania; Marques, Adilson; Loureiro, Nuno Eduardo Marques de; Peralta, Miguel; Mendoza, RamónSport participation has been advocated as a strategy to improve adolescents' mental health. However, how these variables evolve during the adolescent years is uncertain. The objective of the present work was to examine the longitudinal associations of sports participation and depressive symptoms in adolescents. Participants were 525 Spanish adolescents (50.3% boys), aged between 12 and 15 years old (M = 13.45, ...
Refining the short version of the leadership Scale for Sports : factorial valid...
Teques, Pedro; Silva, Carlos; Rosado, António; Calmeiro, Luis; Serpa, SidónioThe purpose of this investigation was to examine the factorial validity and measurement invariance of the short version of the Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS; Chelladurai & Saleh, 1980): coaches' perceptions of their own behavior, athletes' preferences and athletes' perceptions of their coaches' behavior. This validation will allow researchers to minimize time demands on participants. Three independent sample...
Perceptions of Parenting Practices and Psychological Variables of Elite and Sub...
Teques, Pedro; Calmeiro, Luis; Rosado, António; Silva, Carlos Manuel Marques; Serpa, SidónioDrawing from the model of parental involvement in sport, the overall purpose was to examine the associations of perceptions of parenting practices (encouragement, reinforcement, instruction, and role modeling) and athletes’ psychological variables (self-efficacy, social self-efficacy, self-regulation, and intrinsic motivation) of elite and sub-elite youth athletes. Participants were elite (n = 210) and sub-elit...
Perceptions of parenting practices and psychological variables of elite and sub...
Teques, Pedro; Calmeiro, Luis; Rosado, António; Silva, Carlos; Serpa, SidónioDrawing from the model of parental involvement in sport, the overall purpose was to examine the associations of perceptions of parenting practices (encouragement, reinforcement, instruction, and role modeling) and athletes' psychological variables (self-efficacy, social self-efficacy, self-regulation, and intrinsic motivation) of elite and sub-elite youth athletes. Participants were elite (n = 210) and sub-elit...
Validation and adaptation of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) in f...
Teques, Pedro; Calmeiro, Luis; Silva, Carlos Manuel Marques; Borrego, Carla ChicauBackground: Recently, Mullen et al. (2011) presented an 8-item version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) that provides a valid instrument for assessing enjoyment in physical activity. The present paper investigated the psychometric properties of a Portuguese adaptation of PACES. Methods: After a process of back-to-back translation into Portuguese, 395 members of fitness centers who ranged in age ...