Frontiers in Psychology | Sport Psychology

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Oct 2025

Exploring How Cognitive-Behavioral Physical Activity Links Ruminative Thinking and Mental Well-Being in Sports High School Adolescents

in Sport Psychology

Mehmet Derelioğlu
Mustafa Vural
Erkan Çimen
Ünal SAKİ
Yusuf Yagiz Saracoglu
BAYKAL KARATAŞ
Ajlan Saç
Emre Yamaner
Medera Halmatov
Coşkun Yılmaz

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1665882

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

Structural relationships between emotional intelligence, well-being, and psychological distress: a multi-group SEM study among undergraduate physical education students in three Arab countries

in Sport Psychology

Kashef Zayed
Ehab Omara
Mahfoodha Al Kitani
Ali Al-Yaaribi
Khalifa Mubarak Al-Jadidi
Abdul Rahim Daroushi
Majid Said Al Busafi
Amin Gaafar
Heba Al-Ashkar
Badriya Al-Hadabi

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1650030

605 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Oct 2025

Effects of Physical Activity on Academic Burnout Among Rural Left-Behind Children in China: The Chain-Mediated Roles of Loneliness and General Self-Efficacy

in Sport Psychology

Chunxia Lu
Jiaxi Chen
Jiaqi Xie
Yang Qian
Ziping Fan
Dianhui Peng
Yujuan Wang
Weixin Dong

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1653243

Original Research

Published on 02 Oct 2025

The structural relationships among Korean golf instructors’ human service quality, customer emotional response, customer satisfaction, and customer learning transfer

in Sport Psychology

Ki Hong Kwon
Yong-Ki Kim

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1663428

1,308 views

Clinical Trial

Published on 02 Oct 2025

The effect of peer support on psychological rehabilitation in injured collegiate athletes: the mediating roles of resilience and perceived stress

in Sport Psychology

Jiawei Liu
Jianghong Zhao
Zhenhao Wang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1567812

792 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Oct 2025

Effects of mental fatigue on psychophysiological responses, kinematic variables and technical actions in small-sided soccer games: a time course analysis

in Sport Psychology

Yusuf Soylu
Ersan Arslan
Neslihan Akçay
Mustafa Sakir Akgul
Bulent Kilit
Thiago Ribeiro Lopes
Dalton de Lima-Junior

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1654701

658 views

Original Research

Accepted on 01 Oct 2025

Associations between weight stigma and exercise avoidance motivation among college students: Exploring the roles of internalized weight stigma and social anxiety

in Sport Psychology

Qingqing Li
Ling Shao
Hansen Li
Yuping Zhu
Yun Li

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655699

119 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2025

The effect of media golf professionals’ image on instructor trust and customer satisfaction

in Sport Psychology

Ga-Young Kim
Youbin Kim
Hye Jin Yang
Chul-Ho Bum
Chulhwan Choi

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1656378

363 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2025

The mediating role of physical education course interest in the relationship between perceived autonomy support, feedback, and school attachment

in Sport Psychology

Ahmet Enes Sağın
Mehmet Akif Yücekaya
Sinan Uğraş
Barış Mergan
Cenk Temel
Muhsin Duran
Pedro Duarte-Mendes

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1675108

482 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2025

The more you play, the better you feel: a dose–response analysis of pickleball and mental wellbeing in U.S. adults

in Sport Psychology

Oluwatoyosi B. A. Owoeye
Joseph Grese
Madeline Stenersen
Ted Yemm
Chris Sebelski
Katie Sniffen

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1676695

1,428 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Demographics, Facilitators, and Barriers Among Predominantly Heated Yoga Users: A Survey of the Largest U.S. Yoga Studio Brand

in Sport Psychology

Maren Nyer
Sofia Montinola
Samantha Pegg
Yousif Alsaadi
Zainab O Soetan
Simmie Foster
Dustin J Rabideau
Juliana Peacock
Yian Wu
Anna Kinnas

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655405

263 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2025

How factors connected to the natural environment shape football fans’ eudaimonic and hedonic well-being

in Sport Psychology

Christian Kraft
Christoph Bühren
Pamela Wicker

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1604029

502 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 29 Sep 2025

Football training vs martial arts training: how are they related to executive function skills in 5–6-year-old boys?

in Sport Psychology

Anastasia Yakushina
Natalia A. Rudnova
Maria Dmitrieva
Aleksander Pashenko
Elena Chichinina

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1668266

550 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Sep 2025

Perceived Helicopter Parenting and Its Association with Coping Skills and Stress Appraisals in Turkish Youth Athletes

in Sport Psychology

TUBA DENIZCI
Rabia Hurrem OZDURAK SINGIN
Hakan KAYA
Laurentiu-Gabriel Talaghir
Iconomescu Teodora Mihaela
Cristina Corina Bentea

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1630822

491 views

Systematic Review

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Effects of mind-body exercise intervention on anxiety among women: a meta-analysis

in Sport Psychology

Peng Chen
Yusha Gu
Nur Shakila Mazalan
Denise Koh
Weiping Du
Yuanyuan Luo

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1652882

1,458 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Effects of physiological fatigue on basketball shooting performance: the moderating role of attentional focus

in Sport Psychology

Yuanyuan Luo
Yingying Cao
Shuairan Li
Yan Shi
Peng Chen

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1593182

864 views