In-Mind search

Essential Psychological Aspects of the Olympic Mind

... Suggestive evidence for a hierarchical achievement goal system,” Psychol. Sport. Exerc., vol. 60, 102134, May 2022, doi: ... Van Yperen and N. P. Leander, “The Overpowering Effect of Social Comparison Information (TOESCI): On the misalignment between ... goals and self-regulation in the sport context,” in Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles, 3rd ed., P. A. M. Van Lange, ... / more

Editorial: Mastering the Olympic Mind - The psychology behind peak sports performance

... issue focuses on different psychological (e.g., pressure), social (e.g., parental support), and contextual factors (e.g., home advantage) ... to the crowds innen (van Meurs et al., 2024), and the sports system in general (Schwender et al., 2024). On the one hand, social and ... / more

Virtual reality training in Olympic sports: Promises and pitfalls

... will be completely omitted. Instead, the only navigating system will be the users’ hands, enabling higher comfort as well as more ... when training alone. Current VR applications still lack the social interaction that is usually occurring on real-life training pitches. ... / more

In the shades of the rings – experiences of interpersonal violence in elite sports

... require a high level of dedication, personal sacrifice, and social support even before the prospect of Olympic participation becomes real. ... athlete, putting young athletes at risk. It is a system where power imbalances are stark, often silencing potential victims and ... / more

How body language helps us understand other people’s emotions

... been published in the German version of In-Mind. Social interaction is a complex phenomenon. When we want to know what our ... [11], and this involves areas of the brain beyond the motor system such as our temporal and frontal lobes [14]. A. ... / more