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Is there an art center in our brain? That’s bananas!

... objects have many visual redundancies, similar to a mirror image. In other words, we have to process less information to perceive them. ... could also be used to signal one’s position in the social hierarchy of the group to which one belongs. But it also had meaning in ... / more

That's cringe! – Wait a minute. What is cringe?

... about bad commercials [1] or young people discussing social media content [2]. So, what exactly is cringe? The Urban ... [4] and occurs when a person realizes that their self-image does not match the image others have of them [5]. Such a mismatch ... / more

Climate Stress in Everyday Life: How Can We Support Children?

... natural disasters and dying ecosystems, or the increase in social conflicts and forced migration. Stronger societal disruptions are ... and dispositions. This simplified fight-flight-freeze model (Image 1) is generally used to explain immediate stress reactions. ... / more

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

... Burnout Among Adolescent Athletes: A Personal Failure or Social Problem? Sociology of Sport Journal, 9(3), 271‑285. ...   Images Image 1 :   ... Image 2:  ... Image 3:  ... Image 4:  Made with CANVA/free for use ... / more

There is no place like home – How the French crowd may impact the athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

... is assumed to improve performance. This is called the social support hypothesis . To find out whether the spectators help the home ... 2023, doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-27259-8. Images Image 1: own creation Image 2: adapted from Pollard, R., & Pollard, G. ... / more

Essential Psychological Aspects of the Olympic Mind

... Yperen and N. P. Leander, “The Overpowering Effect of Social Comparison Information (TOESCI): On the misalignment between ... Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. Images Image 1: Created using DALL-E, an AI image generation tool by OpenAI.  Image ... / more

Players behind the scenes: How parents join their children’s road to the Olympics

... with observing children compete and engaging with other social agents (i.e., teammates and coaches). Strategies to facilitate ... behavior (e.g., “Silent Saturdays”, parent contracts, social media campaigns encouraging positive behavior), evidence-based parent ... Journal of Sport Behavior, 5(3), 155–165. Images Image 1. Pixabay:  ... / more

The role of others' presence in sport performance under pressure

... This article presents the potential explanation of social inhibition or choking under pressure in competitive contexts due to the ... which circumstances, ...). Then, create a mental image of success and the feeling of performing the action to the best of your ... / more

Thinking gold: the link between cognition and performance in olympic athletes

... including nutrition, genetics, blood health, motor skills, social life, and cognition. Current research approaches therefore place special ... 2023. doi: 10.1080/2159676X.2022.2052946. Images Image 1 & 2: self-created by the authors Image 3: Mohamed_hassan via pixabay ... / more

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

... issue focuses on different psychological (e.g., pressure), social (e.g., parental support), and contextual factors (e.g., home advantage) ... every athlete, and athletes’ performance is influenced by social and contextual factors as well (e.g., [1]). Concerning individual ... free license free from pixaby, Figure self-created Main Image: Created with Dall-E ... / more