The purpose of this study was to examine the sport-specific cognitions of 112
ultramarathoners competing in a 100-mile trail run. Subjects completed the Sport Orientation …

Factors which motivate marathon runners of various levels of experience were compared
through discriminant analysis. Results indicate that veteran runners were generally …

Research efforts were made to determine if runners felt increased dysphoria during days
when a workout is missed compared to those days when they manage to workout. Moods …

It has been recognized for many years that psychological factors play an important role in
distance running and earlier research has shown that distance runners possess a unique …

Abstract Fishbein's Behavioral Intention Model was examined in a study of the beliefs,
attitudes, and behavioral intentions of women and men toward regular jogging. Data were …

Research has focused on how distance runners cope with the pain and discomfort that often
accompany long distance running events (Morgan, 1978; Morgan, O'Conner, Sparling, & …

A comparison of 348 average or nonelite marathon runners to 856 college students on the
Profile of Mood States showed that runners, both men and women, described themselves as …

This study examines various motives for participating in the sport of cycling. Past research
on the sport of cycling has mostly been limited to physiological studies of elite cyclists …

This study compared the ability of Bandura's social cognitive theory and Fish-bein and
Ajzen's theory of reasoned action to predict exercise behavior. The theories' constructs were …

The psychology of marathon running was studied by employing the cognitive strategies of
association and dissociation (Morgan, 1978; Morgan & Pollock, 1977). Two shortcomings in …