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Introduction: Exercise dependence (EXD) is defined as a compulsive engagement in physical activity. Motivation encompasses the psychological and physiological processes driving and sustaining human behavior. Objective: i) Investigate sociodemographic differences among Brazilian swimmers, cyclists, and runners. ii) Evaluate the prevalence of EXD and motivational factors within these athlete populations. iii) Explore the impact of EXD in relation to age, gender, and motivational aspects. Methods: A total of 290 Brazilian amateur and professional swimmers, cyclists, and runners completed sociodemographic questionnaires, the Exercise Dependence Scale-Revised (EDS-R) to gauge EXD, and the Sport Motivation Scale (SMS) to assess motivation. Participants were recruited through personalized online invitations sent by the researchers via the Internet. The Virtual Snowball data collection method was utilized to access electronic questionnaires through Google Forms. These questionnaires contained the research objectives, the participant's email, and the necessary consent forms. Additionally, the instrument's contents were made accessible through this platform. Results: Significant disparities were observed in athletes' characteristics, including gender, body mass index, age, marital status, weekly training volume and frequency, and daily training sessions. Brazilian athletes exhibited high levels of EXD compared to athletes in similar studies, with significant differences in the continuity and abstinence categories. Additionally, analysis of the relationship between sports motivation, age, gender, and EXD revealed significant correlations, underscoring the importance of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators, such as intrinsic regulation, experience, and introjected and external extrinsic regulation. Conclusion: This study identified complex relationships between EXD, motivation, and sociodemographic characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this study was to compare the media-ideal and athletic internalization of gymnasts to track and field sprinters. Eighty-three female track and field sprinters and 50 female gymnasts participated. The subscales of the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3 were used to evaluate the influence of the media on body image. The Body Shape Questionnaire was used to assess body dissatisfaction. The results showed no difference between the groups in media-ideal internalization (p > .05); however, the results indicated differences in athletic internalization (p < .05) and body dissatisfaction (p < .05). We concluded that although media-ideal internalization was similar, gymnasts showed greater athletic internalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to analyze the acute effects of resistance training (RT) systems on lower- and upper-limb performance in trained adults. Eighteen male young adults with experience in RT aged from 18 to 26 years underwent the 3 experimental conditions (drop-set [DS], decrescent pyramid [DP], and traditional [TR]). The subjects performed 2 exercises (bench press and leg press 45°). In the DS condition, they underwent 2 sets of 10 repetitions at 12RM, followed by 5 additional repetitions with an intensity of 15RM with 6-minute interval rest between sets. In the DP, it was performed 3 sets of 10 repetitions at 10RM, 12RM, and 15RM, respectively, and the rest interval was 3 minutes between sets. In the TR, the subjects performed 3 sets of 10 repetitions at 12RM with 3 minutes of rest between sets. Countermovement jump, peak power (Wpeak), and force (Fpeak) in the bench press were evaluated in the baseline, before, and 30 minutes after the experimental sessions. Countermovement jump performance decreased significantly only after the DS and DP conditions (26.7 and21.9%, respectively). The groups were significantly different in the post-intervention; the DS condition presented lower values when compared with the DP (p 5 0.01) and TR (p 5 0.001). According to Fpeak and Wpeak, only DS condition significantly decreased the performance (23.8 and 24.1%, respectively). The results indicate the DS and DP conditions impair the neuromuscular performance of the lower limbs, whereas for upper limbs, only DS condition negatively affect upper-limb performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Considering the biopsychosocial aspects during pregnancy is important for the maternal and neonatal health. A high-risk pregnancy may involve traumatic events and introduce severe mental illness to a woman. Purpose: This study investigated the association between the presence of pregnancy risk and sociodemographic, anthropometric, obstetric, and psychological variables. Methods: This study was cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive, and correlational. The participants were 386 pregnant women aged 18-46 (mean 29.32 years old ± 6.04 years). The participants were classified as low risk pregnancy (n = 289) and high- risk pregnancy (n = 97). Sociodemographic, anthropometric, and obstetric data were evaluated in addition to the women's body attitudes, depressive symptoms, eating attitudes, self-esteem, and anxiety. Multiple Correspondence Analysis was used to verify the associations between the variables. Results: The results suggested associations between low-risk pregnancy and: higher education, higher socioeconomic level, primigravida, being married, family support, planned pregnancy, a good relationship with the father of the child, never contemplating abortion, lack of a smoking habit, low weight and overweight, second and third trimesters, low and moderate anxiety, lack of depression, and appropriate eating attitudes. The results of the group containing high-risk pregnant women were associated with: no education beyond high school, lower socioeconomic level, multigravida, being unmarried, lack of family support, lack of pregnancy planning, consideration of abortion, first trimester and obesity, negative body attitudes, high anxiety and depression. Conclusion: This study considered multiple variables in order to expand the general understanding of factors related to gestational risk. It was concluded that high-risk pregnant women presented more troubled sociodemographic structures and psychological aspects harmful for their own health when compared to women with low-risk pregnancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Approach: Body image is a mental construct, which is complex, multifaceted, dynamic, and unique. In order to evaluate body image, researchers and specialists have been using different instruments and techniques to assess the perceptual and attitudinal aspects that compose this construct. The silhouette and figural scales are important methods that evaluate body image. Purpose: A systematic literature review was conducted in order to register and analyze the silhouette scales developed to evaluate body image. Material and Methods: Databases like Scopus, Psycinfo, Web of Science, and Pubmed were used, with no time restriction, with the following descriptors: "body image," "body size," "body dissatisfaction," "body satisfaction," "figural stimuli," "silhouette* scale*," "contour schematic," "contour line draw*," "figure rating scale*," "figural draw*," "figural scale*". Results: One thousand, six hundred and twenty-nine studies were found, 36 of which were considered appropriate for this study. From the analysis of these studies, three main aspects were considered: 1) the dimensions of instruments composed of figures; 2) the specific characteristics of the groups of scales; and 3) the characteristics of the target audience of figural scales. Most of the scales are focused on the evaluation of body dissatisfaction and perception. The scales differentiate themselves for their characteristics regarding shades, contour, application, clothes, hair, etc. Moreover, female young adults and teenagers represent the majority of the target audience. Even though there are many validated scales, there is a lack of instruments created and validated by researchers, which meet rigorous criteria of scale elaboration methods. Conclusions: Future studies should focus on methods of assessing body dissatisfaction through scales created and validated with appropriate psychometric parameters, so that these tools can effectively contribute to clinical practice and research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of mental fatigue on passing decision-making in professional soccer athletes. A controlled and counterbalanced cross-over design was adopted consisting of three visits with a 1-week interval between sessions. Twenty professional soccer male athletes participated in three randomized conditions divided into three visits: control, 15-min Stroop task, and 30-min Stroop task. Inhibitory control was accessed by the Stroop task (accuracy and response time) before and after induced mental fatigue protocol. The athletes played a training match (90-min) following the experimental conditions. The Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI) was used for the passing decision-making analysis. The GPAI analysis showed impaired passing decision-making performance following the 30-min Stroop task compared with the 15-min and control condition (F(2,17) = 6.99, p =.01). Moreover, an increase in response time during the Stroop task was found following 30-min Stroop task condition (F(2,17) = 6.57, p =.03) compared to 15-min of Stroop task and control conditions. Prolonged cognitive tasks may be considered a mediating factor in passing decision-making performance in male professional soccer athletes throughout a full-length training match. Thus, athletes should avoid highly demanding-cognitive tasks before a soccer match. Future studies are required to explore more ecological cognitive tasks to induce mental fatigue (i.e. smartphones and video-games) and their effects on other performance indicators (e.g. physical, technical, tactical) in a full-length training match setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of hypnotic induction (HI) on the absolute strength of men trained in resistance training through the onerepetition maximum (1RM) test, and verify the number of repetitions maximum (NRM) with the 1RM load collected in the test without HI. Twelve men were submitted to three tests: (a) 1RM test without HI; (b) 1RM test with HI; and (c) NRM test with HI using the load of the first test. The performance in the 1RM test with HI was significantly higher than the performance in this test without HI. There was a statistically significant difference between the post-hypnosis NRM test with the same load of the 1RM test without HI when compared to the NRM test without hypnosis intervention. This study showed that the HI can be an important tool in increasing muscle strength in the 1RM test and the NRM test in trained men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The experiences of change that pregnant women live through can have a negative effect on their bodily attitudes and the associated variables. This study aimed to establish the influence on pregnant women's body image of their eating attitudes, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, anxiety and body mass index. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional study, of 386 pregnant women of a range of child-bearing age - from 18 to 46 (mean 29.32 ± 6.04) - of the city of Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Instruments were applied to evaluate body attitudes, food attitudes, depressive symptoms, self-esteem and anxiety. Anthropometric and obstetric data were collected. Descriptive, comparative and correlational statistical analyses were made. The findings indicated significant correlations between body attitudes and: inadequate eating attitudes (r = 0.478), depressive symptoms (r = 0.387), low self-esteem (r = 0.431) and high BMI (r = 0.339). In addition, these variables together exerted an influence measured as 41.4% on the negative body image of the pregnant women. Thus, it is recommended that pregnant women should be assessed nutritionally and psychologically and given orientation in these aspects, in order to detect and prevent psychopathology, with a view to optimal maternal and child health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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