Attilio Carraro
Biographic Data
| ID | 3748665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Attilio Carraro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Attilio |
| FAMILY NAME | Carraro |
| SIGNATURE | CARRARO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Free University of Bozen-Bolzano |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5103-6236 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
ePhyLi digital tools improve student-teachers' physical literacy knowledge
Introduction Physical Literacy (PL) is widely recognized as an essential focus for promoting active lifestyles and lifelong healthy habits. Equipping teachers and student-teachers, particularly those in primary and physical education, with significant PL-related knowledge is essential for fostering lifelong healthy behaviors from childhood. This study aimed to present the ePhyLi Erasmus + Sport project contents and to evaluate the effectiveness, …
Identity profiles and wellbeing of Italian student-athletes
Introduction Student-athletes balance academic and athletic commitments, thus developing different combinations of academic and athletic identity. The present study investigates these different identities and examines them in relation to satisfaction with academic and sport performance and well-being. Methods A total of 223 Italian student-athletes completed a set of self-report measures: the Academic and Athletic Identity Scale (AAIS), two singl…
Barriers and facilitators of physical activity for individuals with depression
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its association with rapid weight loss among former elite combat sports athletes in Serbia
This study suggests that former elite CSA who used RWL during their sports career are susceptible to negative metabolic alterations at the end of their competitive period
Lower back pain in young climbers
Objective The popularity of sport climbing has been growing since its inclusion in the Olympic Games program, which led to more people practicing it on recreational, amateur, and professional levels. Strenuous climbing training sessions and competitions might lead to frequent and serious musculoskeletal injuries and complaints among competitive climbers. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and to explore the infl…
Promoting Physical Activity during School Closures Imposed by the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically reduced physical activity (PA) behaviors of many people. Physical education (PE) is considered one of the privileged instruments to promote youths' PA. We aimed to investigate the effects of lockdown on PE teachers' behaviors promoting their students' out-of-school PA and differences between three European countries. A sample of 1146 PE teachers (59.5% females) from France, Italy, and Turkey answered an onlin…
Factors Influencing Weight Loss Practices in Italian Boxers
It is common practice in combat sports that athletes rapidly lose body weight before a match, by applying different practices-some safer and others possibly dangerous. The factors behind the choice of practices utilised have not been fully studied. This study aimed to investigate the weight loss strategies used by Italian boxers and to look at the difference between higher and lower risk practice adaptors. A modified version of a validated questi…
Prevalence of Primary and Secondary Exercise Dependence and Its Correlation with Drive for Thinness in Practitioners of Different Sports and Physical Activities
A Contribution to the Validation of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in an Italian Sample
Assessing motivation for and enjoyment of physical activity is an important step in the promotion of an active lifestyle. This study assessed the factor structure and reliability of the Italian version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in a sample of Italian students ( N = 5,934) aged from 11 to 19. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed on subsamples of girls and boys grouped into 4 age categories. Gender and age differences were also…
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A Contribution to the Validation of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in an Italian Sample
Assessing motivation for and enjoyment of physical activity is an important step in the promotion of an active lifestyle. This study assessed the factor structure and reliability of the Italian version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in a sample of Italian students ( N = 5,934) aged from 11 to 19. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed on subsamples of girls and boys grouped into 4 age categories. Gender and age differences were also…
Prevalence of Primary and Secondary Exercise Dependence and Its Correlation with Drive for Thinness in Practitioners of Different Sports and Physical Activities
Promoting Physical Activity during School Closures Imposed by the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically reduced physical activity (PA) behaviors of many people. Physical education (PE) is considered one of the privileged instruments to promote youths' PA. We aimed to investigate the effects of lockdown on PE teachers' behaviors promoting their students' out-of-school PA and differences between three European countries. A sample of 1146 PE teachers (59.5% females) from France, Italy, and Turkey answered an onlin…
Factors Influencing Weight Loss Practices in Italian Boxers
It is common practice in combat sports that athletes rapidly lose body weight before a match, by applying different practices-some safer and others possibly dangerous. The factors behind the choice of practices utilised have not been fully studied. This study aimed to investigate the weight loss strategies used by Italian boxers and to look at the difference between higher and lower risk practice adaptors. A modified version of a validated questi…
Lower back pain in young climbers
Objective The popularity of sport climbing has been growing since its inclusion in the Olympic Games program, which led to more people practicing it on recreational, amateur, and professional levels. Strenuous climbing training sessions and competitions might lead to frequent and serious musculoskeletal injuries and complaints among competitive climbers. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and to explore the infl…
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its association with rapid weight loss among former elite combat sports athletes in Serbia
This study suggests that former elite CSA who used RWL during their sports career are susceptible to negative metabolic alterations at the end of their competitive period
Barriers and facilitators of physical activity for individuals with depression
ePhyLi digital tools improve student-teachers' physical literacy knowledge
Introduction Physical Literacy (PL) is widely recognized as an essential focus for promoting active lifestyles and lifelong healthy habits. Equipping teachers and student-teachers, particularly those in primary and physical education, with significant PL-related knowledge is essential for fostering lifelong healthy behaviors from childhood. This study aimed to present the ePhyLi Erasmus + Sport project contents and to evaluate the effectiveness, …
Identity profiles and wellbeing of Italian student-athletes
Introduction Student-athletes balance academic and athletic commitments, thus developing different combinations of academic and athletic identity. The present study investigates these different identities and examines them in relation to satisfaction with academic and sport performance and well-being. Methods A total of 223 Italian student-athletes completed a set of self-report measures: the Academic and Athletic Identity Scale (AAIS), two singl…
Medicine (5 works) · Physical therapy (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Athletes (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (3 works) · Physical Activity and Health (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Amateur (2 works)