Cristiana Bessa
Biographic Data
| ID | 6685711 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cristiana Bessa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cristiana |
| FAMILY NAME | Bessa |
| SIGNATURE | BESSA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0218-9009 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How Can Pedagogical Strategies Empower Student-Coaches During a Sport Education Season? A Collaborative Action Research Study with Preservice Teachers
This study examined how pedagogical strategies can support student-coaches’ (SCs) empowerment and promote preservice teachers’ (PSTs) professional learning within Sport Education (SE) seasons. Sixty-seven tenth-grade students (aged 15–18) participated in SE units taught by three PSTs (two males, one female, aged 22–25) enrolled in a master’s degree program in Teaching of Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Education in northern Portugal. …
Validation of the Barriers to Sports Coaching Questionnaire for Women to the Portuguese Sports Contexts
Despite recent advances in women’s sport in Portugal, coaching remains a highly gendered domain in which women continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions. Understanding the barriers that constrain women’s coaching careers is therefore essential for advancing gender equality in sport. This study aimed to validate the Barriers to Sports Coaching Questionnaire for Women (BSCQW) for the Portuguese sport context. Following a translation a…
The Social Motivational Orientations in Sport Scale (SMOSS)
Social goals are increasingly seen as motivational factors for youth sports participation and can strongly motivate participation and engagement, not only in structured sports contexts but also in physical education (PE), given the opportunities for social interaction with peers and the presence of skills like communication, cooperation, and competition within groups. The Social Motivational Orientations in Sport Scale (SMOSS) measures three type…
Portuguese Validation of the Youth Sport Environment Questionnaire (Yseq) for the Physical Education Context
Group cohesion is a prominent feature of sport involvement and small group work. Despite long-standing research interest and varied conceptualizations across fields, studies have primarily focused on sports. Research in educational contexts, particularly in physical education (PE), has been limited, even though PE offers an environment conducive to fostering diverse opportunities that promote group cohesion. This study sought to adapt and validat…
To Sample or to Specialise? Sport Participation Patterns of Youth Team Sport Male Players
This study characterised the sport participation patterns of 546 male youth team sport players. A retrospective questionnaire was used to identify the sport starting age (general sports and main sport) and the quantity and type of sports undertaken during the early years of development. A mixed-ANOVA and Chi-square tests were implemented. All participants started involvement in sports at the same age (~5 years) and participated in the same number…
The long-term development of volleyball game play performance using Sport Education and the Step-Game-Approach model
The purpose of this study was to analyse 18 Portuguese high school students’ game play performance improvements across three hybrid Sport Education-Step-Game-Approach volleyball seasons. Students’ play performance at the entry and exit points of each season was evaluated using the Game Performance Assessment Instrument during 2 vs2 games. A series of hierarchical linear models was then constructed in order to quantify the impact of gender, skill …
Students’ game performance improvements during a hybrid sport education–step-game-approach volleyball unit
The purpose of this study was to examine a hybrid combination of sport education and the step-game-approach (SGA) on students’ gameplay performance in volleyball, taking into account their sex and skill-level. Seventeen seventh-grade students (seven girls, 10 boys, average age 11.8) participated in a 25-lesson volleyball season, in which the structural features followed those of sport education and the specific content followed the didactical fra…
The long-term development of volleyball game play performance using Sport Education and the Step-Game-Approach model
The purpose of this study was to analyse 18 Portuguese high school students’ game play performance improvements across three hybrid Sport Education-Step-Game-Approach volleyball seasons. Students’ play performance at the entry and exit points of each season was evaluated using the Game Performance Assessment Instrument during 2 vs2 games. A series of hierarchical linear models was then constructed in order to quantify the impact of gender, skill …
Students’ game performance improvements during a hybrid sport education–step-game-approach volleyball unit
The purpose of this study was to examine a hybrid combination of sport education and the step-game-approach (SGA) on students’ gameplay performance in volleyball, taking into account their sex and skill-level. Seventeen seventh-grade students (seven girls, 10 boys, average age 11.8) participated in a 25-lesson volleyball season, in which the structural features followed those of sport education and the specific content followed the didactical fra…
Students’ game performance improvements during a hybrid sport education–step-game-approach volleyball unit
The purpose of this study was to examine a hybrid combination of sport education and the step-game-approach (SGA) on students’ gameplay performance in volleyball, taking into account their sex and skill-level. Seventeen seventh-grade students (seven girls, 10 boys, average age 11.8) participated in a 25-lesson volleyball season, in which the structural features followed those of sport education and the specific content followed the didactical fra…
The long-term development of volleyball game play performance using Sport Education and the Step-Game-Approach model
The purpose of this study was to analyse 18 Portuguese high school students’ game play performance improvements across three hybrid Sport Education-Step-Game-Approach volleyball seasons. Students’ play performance at the entry and exit points of each season was evaluated using the Game Performance Assessment Instrument during 2 vs2 games. A series of hierarchical linear models was then constructed in order to quantify the impact of gender, skill …
To Sample or to Specialise? Sport Participation Patterns of Youth Team Sport Male Players
This study characterised the sport participation patterns of 546 male youth team sport players. A retrospective questionnaire was used to identify the sport starting age (general sports and main sport) and the quantity and type of sports undertaken during the early years of development. A mixed-ANOVA and Chi-square tests were implemented. All participants started involvement in sports at the same age (~5 years) and participated in the same number…
The Social Motivational Orientations in Sport Scale (SMOSS)
Social goals are increasingly seen as motivational factors for youth sports participation and can strongly motivate participation and engagement, not only in structured sports contexts but also in physical education (PE), given the opportunities for social interaction with peers and the presence of skills like communication, cooperation, and competition within groups. The Social Motivational Orientations in Sport Scale (SMOSS) measures three type…
Portuguese Validation of the Youth Sport Environment Questionnaire (Yseq) for the Physical Education Context
Group cohesion is a prominent feature of sport involvement and small group work. Despite long-standing research interest and varied conceptualizations across fields, studies have primarily focused on sports. Research in educational contexts, particularly in physical education (PE), has been limited, even though PE offers an environment conducive to fostering diverse opportunities that promote group cohesion. This study sought to adapt and validat…
How Can Pedagogical Strategies Empower Student-Coaches During a Sport Education Season? A Collaborative Action Research Study with Preservice Teachers
This study examined how pedagogical strategies can support student-coaches’ (SCs) empowerment and promote preservice teachers’ (PSTs) professional learning within Sport Education (SE) seasons. Sixty-seven tenth-grade students (aged 15–18) participated in SE units taught by three PSTs (two males, one female, aged 22–25) enrolled in a master’s degree program in Teaching of Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Education in northern Portugal. …
Validation of the Barriers to Sports Coaching Questionnaire for Women to the Portuguese Sports Contexts
Despite recent advances in women’s sport in Portugal, coaching remains a highly gendered domain in which women continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions. Understanding the barriers that constrain women’s coaching careers is therefore essential for advancing gender equality in sport. This study aimed to validate the Barriers to Sports Coaching Questionnaire for Women (BSCQW) for the Portuguese sport context. Following a translation a…
Psychology (5 works) · Sport Psychology and Performance (5 works) · Applied Psychology (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (4 works) · Physical education (4 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (4 works) · Portuguese (4 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works)