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Brain Training: Practice Keeps You Fit

... the differences in outcome must arise from certain personal characteristics. Several theories have tried to explain this ... of brain damage: brain plasticity and principles of guided recovery. Psychological Bulletin, 125, 544-575. Scarmeas, N., Stern, ... / more

Culture and Health Psychology: Insights from a Socio-Cultural Perspective

... by self-defining attributes which serve to fulfil personal autonomy and self-expression ( Hofstede , 1980;  Kim & ... Stone, Mezzacappa, Donatone & Gonder , 1999), and faster recovery speed from illness (e.g.,  House, Landis & Umberson , 1988), the ... / more

Smartphones: A threat to well-being?

... when it comes to work-related use, smartphones can hamper recovery and thus, pose a threat to our well-being. In this blog-post, I review ... dream of being able to schedule one’s work to his or her personal needs?) but if so, why do companies such as Volkswagen and Telekom ... / more

Time to unwind: When autonomy and motivation add weight to recovery

... But is there anything such as the right or even wrong recovery activity? And what role does motivation play in this regard? In this ... people would engage in activities that would facilitate personal growth (Skidelsky & Skidelsky, 2013). Nowadays, the picture seems to ... / more

“Keeping the Olympic Flame Burning”: Protecting Athletes from Burnout in Sport

... constant physical and emotional fatigue, even after rest and recovery. This feeling can be described as the energy put into training ... J. (1992). Burnout Among Adolescent Athletes: A Personal Failure or Social Problem? Sociology of Sport Journal, 9(3), ... / more

Heart Rate Variability (HRV): How Olympic athletes can use the heart-mind connection to boost their performance

... HRV can improve training, tracking progress, and recovery. Studies show that measuring HRV is a great way to get the most out of ... and reduce the risk of injury [4, 11]. So, combining your personal insights with HRV readings is a great strategy for managing your ... / more

Editorial: Mastering the Olympic Mind - The psychology behind peak sports performance

... cultivate their “Olympic Mind” to perform at their personal best while embodying the spirit of fair play? Are the keys to success ... they can enhance performance, improve focus, and accelerate recovery. Laborde et al. (2024) delve into the significance of heart rate ... / more

Age-adequate functioning: The key to recovery for youth in mental health care

... and adolescent mental health care, awareness is growing that recovery concerns adaptive development, above and beyond symptom ... understood not only in terms of clinical recovery, but also personal and social recovery . Especially in youth mental health care, it ... / more