RESEARCH SUMMARIES FOR THE CURIOUS
- What drives overtraining? Being pushed to the physical limits of exercise – Literature review
- Does personality change, and can we shift it consciously in a desired direction?- Literature review
- The science of belief: Why we believe what we believe? – Literature review
- Stress management: components and methods – Literature review
- What is emotional resilience (known as emotional control) and the methods to consolidate it? – Literature review
- Understanding mental toughness as a means of resilience and the ways to cultivate it – Literature Review
IMPACTFUL CULTURAL BIASES
- It is believed that if unsure of the answer, it’s best to stick with the initial hunch
- The myth that low self-esteem is a major cause of psychological problems
- It is believed that there’s safety in numbers – the more people present, the greater the chance that someone intervenes
- The myth that it’s better to express anger than to hold it in
- Men are viewed as professionals, while women as hobby athletes
- The belief that mental skills cannot be taught
- Women in certain sports are often seen as being non-feminine
- Overweight thought to cannot win – The smothering weight-based stigma in sports