John Kremer
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3801487 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | John Kremer |
| NOMBRES | John |
| APELLIDO | Kremer |
| FIRMA | KREMER J |
| AFILIACIONES | Queen's University Belfast |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1982 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Pure Sport
Should you always "think about it"? Are you "only as good as your last game"? Is it just a matter of "keeping your eye on the ball"? The answer to these questions is no, and to help you steer a course through the many challenges of a sporting career this second edition of Pure Sport sets out, in everyday language, the lessons you can take from contemporary sport psychology – helping you recognise what works and what doesn’t when it comes to impro…
Pure Sport
Are you "only as good as your last game"? Is it really just a matter of "keeping your eye on the ball"? Pure Sport: Practical Sport Psychology explains in everyday language the whys and wherefores of contemporary sport psychology – pinpointing what works and what doesn’t when it comes to performance enhancement. As the title suggests, Pure Sport goes back to basics by highlighting practical concerns for those who are involved with competitive spo…
Physical Exercise and Psychological Well-being among People with Chronic Illness and Disability
This qualitative study describes the effect of exercise on psychological well-being among individuals with chronic illnesses and disabilities such as stroke, cancer, diabetes and arthritis. Eleven users of a physical disability daycentre completed a novel, six-month, group-based programme of seated exercise provided by the first author. Results from grounded analyses of in-depth interviews provide evidence that exercise offers a powerful means to…
Women's Experiences of Appearance Concern and Body Control across the Lifespan
This study adopted a lifespan approach to women's experiences of appearance concern and body control. Thirty-two women (aged 16 to 77) were interviewed about their exercise and food regulation. Results of the grounded theory analysis challenge social constructions of appearance concern as associated principally with the reproductive years, and of the body as malleable, and highlight the complexity of the relationship between appearance concern an…
Applying Social Psychology
As an applied science standing at the crossroads of so many disciplines, social psychology should have great potential for offering insight into countless aspects of our social lives. But teachers and students of social psychology often lament that the relevance of the subject to 'the real world' can remain obscure, as can the applicability of theories and models which continue to provide th4e foundation of the subdiscipline. Applying Social Psyc…
Sport, Leisure and Perceived Self-Competence among Male and Female Adolescents
The relationship between gender, perceived self-competence and physical activity has come under increasing scrutiny over recent years. Males are more likely than female >to consider themselves to be competent in the physical domain and to derive height >ened self-worth from physical activities, including sport.The present study considere >patterns of physical activity, with a particular focus on involvement with sport, amon >a sample of 602 young…
Physical exercise and psychological well being
The relation between physical exercise and psychological health has increasingly come under the spotlight over recent years. While the message emanating from physiological research has extolled the general advantages of exercise in terms of physical health, the equivalent psychological literature has revealed a more complex relation. The paper outlines the research evidence, focusing on the relation between physical exercise and depression, anxie…
Young People's Participation in Sport in Northern Ireland
This paper reports the findings of a survey of 2295 young people aged from 7 to 17 years, who were attending 119 schools in Northern Ireland. The survey was concerned with the level, extent, antecedents and consequences of sport participation. Four sports (soccer, swimming, netball and Gaelic football) accounted for just over half of the nominated 'top sports'. The differences and similarities in the patterns of sport participation among students…
Feminist Identifications in a Troubled Society
This article reports selected findings from a programme of postgraduate research which examined women's identifications with feminism in Northern Ireland. This qualitative study used repertory grids and semi-structured interviews to explore the meanings of feminism with a total of 31 women. It shows how women `s perceptions of feminists have affected their decisions about whether or not to identify themselves as such. The data reported here are f…
The Meanings and Impact of Feminism for Women in Northern Ireland
Sexual behavior and attitudes of University students in Northern Ireland
Attributions and arousal as mediators of mitigation's effect on retaliation
Affective isolation as a coping strategy for persons with low and high amounts of life stress
Feminist Identifications in a Troubled Society
This article reports selected findings from a programme of postgraduate research which examined women's identifications with feminism in Northern Ireland. This qualitative study used repertory grids and semi-structured interviews to explore the meanings of feminism with a total of 31 women. It shows how women `s perceptions of feminists have affected their decisions about whether or not to identify themselves as such. The data reported here are f…
Women's Experiences of Appearance Concern and Body Control across the Lifespan
This study adopted a lifespan approach to women's experiences of appearance concern and body control. Thirty-two women (aged 16 to 77) were interviewed about their exercise and food regulation. Results of the grounded theory analysis challenge social constructions of appearance concern as associated principally with the reproductive years, and of the body as malleable, and highlight the complexity of the relationship between appearance concern an…
Attributions and arousal as mediators of mitigation's effect on retaliation
Physical Exercise and Psychological Well-being among People with Chronic Illness and Disability
This qualitative study describes the effect of exercise on psychological well-being among individuals with chronic illnesses and disabilities such as stroke, cancer, diabetes and arthritis. Eleven users of a physical disability daycentre completed a novel, six-month, group-based programme of seated exercise provided by the first author. Results from grounded analyses of in-depth interviews provide evidence that exercise offers a powerful means to…
Sport, Leisure and Perceived Self-Competence among Male and Female Adolescents
The relationship between gender, perceived self-competence and physical activity has come under increasing scrutiny over recent years. Males are more likely than female >to consider themselves to be competent in the physical domain and to derive height >ened self-worth from physical activities, including sport.The present study considere >patterns of physical activity, with a particular focus on involvement with sport, amon >a sample of 602 young…
Sexual behavior and attitudes of University students in Northern Ireland
Affective isolation as a coping strategy for persons with low and high amounts of life stress
Attributions and arousal as mediators of mitigation's effect on retaliation
Sexual behavior and attitudes of University students in Northern Ireland
The Meanings and Impact of Feminism for Women in Northern Ireland
Feminist Identifications in a Troubled Society
This article reports selected findings from a programme of postgraduate research which examined women's identifications with feminism in Northern Ireland. This qualitative study used repertory grids and semi-structured interviews to explore the meanings of feminism with a total of 31 women. It shows how women `s perceptions of feminists have affected their decisions about whether or not to identify themselves as such. The data reported here are f…
Young People's Participation in Sport in Northern Ireland
This paper reports the findings of a survey of 2295 young people aged from 7 to 17 years, who were attending 119 schools in Northern Ireland. The survey was concerned with the level, extent, antecedents and consequences of sport participation. Four sports (soccer, swimming, netball and Gaelic football) accounted for just over half of the nominated 'top sports'. The differences and similarities in the patterns of sport participation among students…
Physical exercise and psychological well being
The relation between physical exercise and psychological health has increasingly come under the spotlight over recent years. While the message emanating from physiological research has extolled the general advantages of exercise in terms of physical health, the equivalent psychological literature has revealed a more complex relation. The paper outlines the research evidence, focusing on the relation between physical exercise and depression, anxie…
Sport, Leisure and Perceived Self-Competence among Male and Female Adolescents
The relationship between gender, perceived self-competence and physical activity has come under increasing scrutiny over recent years. Males are more likely than female >to consider themselves to be competent in the physical domain and to derive height >ened self-worth from physical activities, including sport.The present study considere >patterns of physical activity, with a particular focus on involvement with sport, amon >a sample of 602 young…
Applying Social Psychology
As an applied science standing at the crossroads of so many disciplines, social psychology should have great potential for offering insight into countless aspects of our social lives. But teachers and students of social psychology often lament that the relevance of the subject to 'the real world' can remain obscure, as can the applicability of theories and models which continue to provide th4e foundation of the subdiscipline. Applying Social Psyc…
Women's Experiences of Appearance Concern and Body Control across the Lifespan
This study adopted a lifespan approach to women's experiences of appearance concern and body control. Thirty-two women (aged 16 to 77) were interviewed about their exercise and food regulation. Results of the grounded theory analysis challenge social constructions of appearance concern as associated principally with the reproductive years, and of the body as malleable, and highlight the complexity of the relationship between appearance concern an…
Physical Exercise and Psychological Well-being among People with Chronic Illness and Disability
This qualitative study describes the effect of exercise on psychological well-being among individuals with chronic illnesses and disabilities such as stroke, cancer, diabetes and arthritis. Eleven users of a physical disability daycentre completed a novel, six-month, group-based programme of seated exercise provided by the first author. Results from grounded analyses of in-depth interviews provide evidence that exercise offers a powerful means to…
Pure Sport
Are you "only as good as your last game"? Is it really just a matter of "keeping your eye on the ball"? Pure Sport: Practical Sport Psychology explains in everyday language the whys and wherefores of contemporary sport psychology – pinpointing what works and what doesn’t when it comes to performance enhancement. As the title suggests, Pure Sport goes back to basics by highlighting practical concerns for those who are involved with competitive spo…
Pure Sport
Should you always "think about it"? Are you "only as good as your last game"? Is it just a matter of "keeping your eye on the ball"? The answer to these questions is no, and to help you steer a course through the many challenges of a sporting career this second edition of Pure Sport sets out, in everyday language, the lessons you can take from contemporary sport psychology – helping you recognise what works and what doesn’t when it comes to impro…
Psychology (10 obras) · Developmental psychology (5 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Social Psychology (5 obras) · Social Psychology (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Clinical Psychology (3 obras) · Gender Studies (3 obras) · Qualitative research (3 obras) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (3 obras)