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Psychology of Development and Education Applied to Movement 2022
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Psychology of Development and Education Applied to Movement 2022

A special issue of Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (ISSN 2411-5142). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Medicine and Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 3307

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Prof. Dr. Marianna Alesi

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Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 15, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: typical development; motivation; motor development; physical activitiy; development coordination disorder; intellectual disabilities; esecutive functioning
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Physical activity (PA), beyond its recognized value in improving lifestyles, is a natural context to enhance physical and mental health throughout life spans. This is largely documented by research demonstrating how structured and regular PA favors cognitive development, especially executive functions, as well as motivational/emotional development, including self-esteem and self-efficacy. In the past, sport psychology literature produced large studies on motivation as the main subject of interest. Recently, a growing body of studies have been produced by other psychological research areas. Specifically, we assume the perspective of the Psychology of Development and Education Applied to Physical Exercise in order to underlie the physical and motor benefits in the human cognitive and motivational growth. PA characteristics contribute to enhancing high-level cognitive processes (inhibition, shifting, working memory, and planning) and social inclusion in typical populations. Moreover, exercise intervention trainings in atypical populations, such as neurodevelopmental disorders, have been revealed to be efficacious to increase specific cognitive and motivational skills. Nevertheless, sport context characteristics test and train perseverance, effort, and self-determination from a younger age.

To sum up, this Special Issue aims to show several psychological advantages of motor proficiency at a developmental age and in different educational contexts (school, competitive sports, etc.) with regard to typical and atypical populations.

Prof. Dr. Marianna Alesi
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Motor skills
  • Exercise intervention programs
  • Sport
  • Cognitive development
  • Motivation
  • Neurodevelopment Disorders

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Moral Disengagement in Youth Athletes: A Narrative Review
by Ambra Gentile, Ivana Milovanovic, Saša Pišot, Antonino Bianco and Gioacchino Lavanco
J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2022, 7(2), 33; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jfmk7020033 - 15 Apr 2022
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The sports environment can be considered as a context characterized by interactions typical of social groups, where children have the chance to learn good values. Positive and negative behaviours in sports, also called prosocial and antisocial behaviours, have been studied according to a [...] Read more.
The sports environment can be considered as a context characterized by interactions typical of social groups, where children have the chance to learn good values. Positive and negative behaviours in sports, also called prosocial and antisocial behaviours, have been studied according to a moral perspective, as has doping behaviour, taking into consideration the concept of moral disengagement. Moral disengagement in children has been associated with maladaptive behaviours later in life, even though it should disappear with growth. Concerning the sports environment, previous reviews on the topic have extensively illustrated the role of moral variables in sport and their relation to antisocial behaviour and doping, positing some research questions that should be investigated in the future. Starting from these questions, the current narrative review aims to update literature about the effects of moral disengagement on youth athletes. Therefore, new studies about the predictors of moral disengagement are introduced, followed by contributions concerning the relationship between moral disengagement and doping and between moral disengagement and antisocial behaviour. Finally, the review summarizes which research questions have been solved in the last decade and which should be researched further on. Full article
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