Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Navigating Disruptive Experiences in Combat Sports: Perspectives of Brazilian, Portuguese, and Spanish Masters on Emotional Control, Resilience, and Well-Being

in Sport Psychology

Maria Gabriela Dos Santos
Yan Lázaro Santos
Thabata Castelo Branco Telles
CRISTIANO ROQUE ANTUNES BARREIRA

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1675930

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Athletes' basic psychological need satisfaction and autonomous motivation: Differences between individual versus team sports

in Sport Psychology

Nico W. Van Yperen

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1592356

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 26 Sep 2025

Studying Trait-Playfulness, Time Spent with Physical Activity, and Athletic Identity among Self-Ascribed Athletes and Non-Athletes

in Sport Psychology

Kay Brauer
Johanna E. Donhauser
René T. Proyer

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1669367

263 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Sep 2025

Understanding the prevalence of mental imagery, music, and their combined use among athletes and coaches

in Sport Psychology

Fernando Castellar
Rocco Cavaleri
Steffen A. Herff

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1683432

317 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Investigating the role of Chinese sports media in shaping young adults’ exercise habits through the lens of the health belief model

in Sport Psychology

Fangni Li

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1600486

1,376 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Exploring the relationship of social networks on team effectiveness: a cross-cultural study of collegiate student-athletes in Korea and Hong Kong

in Sport Psychology

Seungmo Kim
Sanghyun Park
Adam Love

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1639370

1,421 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Investigating the relationship between anxiety, depression, and forearm muscle deformation in amateur athletes using time-series analysis

in Sport Psychology

Satoshi Shimabukuro
Tamon Miyake
Tomo Akamine
Chihiro Ookubo
Dai Yanagihara
Emi Tamaki

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1561808

1,508 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Validation of “creactability” scale in football: a Rasch modeling approach

in Sport Psychology

Jhinyi Shin
Jongwon Kim
Miyoung Lee
Won Jae Lee

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1521073

1,633 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Mental health literacy and psychological outcomes in dual-career athletes

in Sport Psychology

Janja Usenik
Eva Kranjec

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1609042

2,337 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Basic psychological needs satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and studying sports protect university student-athletes from burnout: insights from Latvia

in Sport Psychology

Svens Vilks
Aleksandrs Kolesovs

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1548583

2,134 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Emotional profile of athletes before competition: contributions for perceived stress, cognitive appraisal and coping strategies

in Sport Psychology

José Miguel Nogueira
Catarina Morais
Paul Mansell
A. Rui Gomes

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1636826

1,381 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jul 2025

Identity and motivation of adolescent student-athletes in school and elite sport: an investigation of the relationship within- and cross-domains

in Sport Psychology

Maike Niehues
Lara Wille-Rex
Jeffrey Sallen

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1625068

2,201 views

Mini Review

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Stress and its impact on elite athletes' wellbeing and mental health—a mini narrative review

in Sport Psychology

Barbara Nuetzel

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1630784

3,137 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Enhancing golf swing performance through M1-targeted transcranial direct current stimulation: a double-blind, randomized crossover study

in Sport Psychology

Hongbin Xiang
Hwang Woon Moon
Lu Li
Kyung Yoo

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1615617

2,293 views

Perspective

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Coercive compliance? Anti-doping systems in tennis and athlete mental health

in Sport Psychology

Jill Colangelo
Alexander Smith
Malte Christian Claussen
Joao Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia
Michael Liebrenz

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1636161

2,114 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Research on the impact of official type and officiating expertise on visual tracking performance: based on the multiple identity tracking task

in Sport Psychology

Rishu Wang
Yidong Wu
Qi Zhang

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1626601

1,318 views