Arnold LeUnes

Updated bibliography on the profile of mood states in sport and exercise psychology research

Abstract Fifty-seven citations from the literature on the use of the Profile of Mood States scale in sport and exercise psychology research have been added to the 258 listed in a 1998 article by LeUnes and Burger that appeared in the Journal of Sport Behavior. Of the 57 updated references. 9 are from 1997, 19 from 1998, 21 are from 1999, and an additional 8 are in press at this time. It is anticipated that the 300+ references from the combined bibliographies will serve as valuable sources of data for researchers and practitioners interested in the Profile of Mood States in sport and exercise psychology.

Mood and Locus of Control of a Sample of College and Professional Football Players

48 Division 1-A football players who concluded their careers after their college eligibility expired were compared with 12 team members who went on to play football in the National Football League. No significant differences between the two groups were found on the dimensions measured by the Profile of Mood States and on locus of control. Results are discussed in terms of Morgans Iceberg Profile and the elite athlete.

A psychometric and behavioral comparison of delinquents who were abused as children with their non-abused peers.

Investigated responses of abused and non-abused juvenile delinquents to Bells Adjustment Inventory and Goughs California Psychological Inventory, and information with regard to several related behavioral measures. The Ss were 52 institutionalized adolescent males and females. Results indicated that the abused Ss scored significantly higher than the non-abused group on the Home Adjustment Scale (indicative of poorer adjustment) and significantly lower than the non-abused group on the Flexibility, Tolerance, and Socialization Scales. Subsequent analysis showed a significant interaction effect on the behavioral measure with regard to the number of runaway attempts; abused males made significantly more attempts than abused females and non-abused males and females.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY: XX A REVIEW OF SELECTED ASPECTS OF TEXTS IN ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

A look at 12 textbooks in abnormal psychology was taken. One point of worth is that there are 89 journal articles published prior to 1950 that are cited in two or more texts, and these may be called “classics” in abnormal psychology. Second, certain journals dominate in terms of publishing these “classics,” with two-thirds of them originating from medical/psychiatric publications (which are the oldest journals). Third, certain themes are prominent within the group, namely, childrens disorders and functional psychoses. A fourth finding was that texts in abnormal psychology vary rather widely both in terms of their reverence for the bibliographical past and in terms of their general reverence for references of any vintage. Finally, certain texts appear to include more of the “classics” than do others. Suggestions for further research aimed at “classical” books and potential “classics” of the future are made.

Group Cohesiveness, Mood Disturbance, and Stress in Female Basketball Players:

This investigation examined the relationship of group cohesion to mood disturbance, stress, and athletic performance in a female collegiate basketball team. Twenty players from a Division I college basketball team were administered a battery ofself-reportquestionnaires, including the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ), the Profile of Mood States (POMS), and the Social and Athletic Readjustment Rating Scale (SARRS). Significant results were observed in relation to the Group Integration-Task (GI-T) and Group Integration-Social (GI-S) subscales of the GEQ. Participants perceiving high GI-T were less depressed, less confused, and showed less total mood disturbance on the POMS. Individuals reporting high GI-S experienced less personal, academic, coaching, sport, and injury-related stress, and subjects scoring high on GI-T or GI-S subscales reported lower levels of total stress as measured by the SARRS.

Student Evaluations of Teachers of Psychology as a Function of Academic Rank

intradepartmental transfer does occur and for a variety of reasons. Expressed intentions of using one area as a stepping stone to another are usually aborted. For those who are already in a specific program and express a change of professional interest, the task is not so arduous. It would seem that within this broad area lies another growing reason for intradepartmental transfer-that of better employment opportunities in other specialty areas.

The athletic coping skills inventory: relationship with impression management and self-deception aspects of socially desirable responding

Abstract Objectives: The primary objective was to document the relationship between the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) indices of impression management (IM) and self-deception (SDE) response styles and the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI-28) subscales. It was hypothesized that the ACSI-28 subscales would be significantly related to BIDR IM and SDE. Design: Cross-sectional. The relationship between ACSI-28 subscales and the BIDR was assessed using SAS Multiple Regression Analyses procedures. A combination of IM and SDE served as predictors of the ACSI-28 subscale outcome variables. Method: Undergraduate volunteers (n=468) completed a test booklet consisting of the BIDR and the ACSI-28. Results: The ACSI-28 was found to be relatively free of the more traditional IM response bias, however all ACSI-28 subscales were strongly affected by SDE bias. Conclusions: Additional studies are needed to determine whether self-deceptive responding is a source of psychometric confounding or is perhaps an adaptive psychological coping skill. It is suggested that both the IM and SDE constructs be considered in the design of sport psychology research involving self-report measures.

Modelling the Complexity of the Coaching Process: A Commentary:

INTRODUCTION Chris Cushion’s highly defensible assertion that we know next to nothing about coaches and precious little about the coaching process is one with which I am in full agreement. The available literature on the subject of coaching is sparse, unfocused, subjective, and seldom if ever theory-based. This scarcity of solid information is reflected in the few textbooks on sport psychology including my own that have sections or chapters on coaching [1]. Anecdotes abound, statistics are in abundance, but little in the way of theory or research is available for perusal, subsequent analytical scrutiny, and eventual inclusion within a book dedicated to sport psychology or the psychology of coaching. The existing research operates almost totally without a binding philosophical or theoretical base.

The Effects of Two Types of Exposure on Attitudes toward Aspects of Juvenile Delinquency

Four violent juvenile offenders from a local correctional facility spoke to a class of U.S. undergraduates studying abnormal psychology. Two weeks later, the students attended a tour sponsored by the correctional facility that had provided the speakers. The results of a semantic differential scale administered both before and after the talk and tour indicated that the students attitudes became significantly more positive for the 3 dimensions assessed by the scale: juvenile delinquent, state correctional facility for juvenile delinquents, and treatment staff for juvenile delinquents. The talk and the tour appeared to be equally effective in bringing about positive changes in the students attitudes.

The delivery of mental health services in small communities: An experiential model

A model for the delivery of mental health services to people residing in small communities (less than 10,000 population) is presented. It is the product of personal consultation experience over the past three years with a modestly staffed and financed but very successful mental health agency. Emphasis is placed on community action, political and financial autonomy insofar as possible, economy, intelligent use of paraprofessionals. and the careful hiring of permanent and consultative staff. In essence, it is the creation of a general model based on the success of one specific agency which epitomizes the points previously emphasized.