Tag: Anne Marte Pensgaard

The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology is a refereed journal designed to advance thought, theory, and research on applied aspects of sport and exercise psychology. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Exploring the behavioral indicators of resilience in professional academy youth soccer by Ben Ashdown, Mustafa Sarkar, Chris Saward & Julie Johnston (open access).

SSSF, a multidisciplinary social sciences sport studies journal, welcomes articles that deal with sport and social change and social stability in a wide sense, articles about the profound and comprehensive processes affecting sport. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Motives, Motivation, and Motivational Climate of Young Norwegian Swimmers, and their Parents’ Belief by Ingeborg Ljødal, Bjørn Harald Olstad & Anne Marte Pensgaard (open access).

Motivation is important for enjoyment, skill development, and persistence in swimming. The quality and direction of motivation is influenced by a swimmer’s perceived motivational climate, which is created by coaches and parents. The theoretical framework in this study by Ingeborg Ljødal and colleagues combines self-determination theory and achievement goal theory, to analyze the motives and motivation of swimmers and the influence of social climate on their motivation.

International Sport Coaching Journal is a venture of the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE). Its mission is to advance the profession of coaching. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: An Exploration of Coaching Practice: How Do High-Level Adventure Sports Coaches Develop Independence in Learners? by Chris Eastabrook, Robin D. Taylor, Pamela Richards, Loel Collins.