Search Results - Personality and Individual Differences

Hayward, L., Hogan, D., Melam, A., Raine, L., McCullough, A., Bell, A. “…Results: Four qualitative themes described adults with disability experiences: Community; Personal gain; Competition; and Barriers. WHOQOL-BREF means averaged 60 points for all four domains, no significant differences existed between US and Scandinavian players. …”

Mazin, V., Cherepiekhina, O., Alibekov, A., Bykov, V. “…The importance of examining differences in nervous system characteristics, personality profiles, and mental reliability between basketball players of the Ukrainian Deaflympics national team who compete for professional clubs (n=6) and those who play only for the national team (n=5). …”

Berg, M. F., Skjølsvik, K., Døsvik, H., Pedersen, T. S., Aasan, V., Hicks, B., Steinert, M., Eikevåg, S. W. “…The study shows the potential of customizing equipment and enhancing training by capturing real-time data and long-term monitoring progress through waveform analysis and comparison, using the technology to enable individualized adjustments for every disability. Overall, the study highlights the importance of personalized equipment and the use of a system of sensors to generate a holistic view to understand trade-offs and optimize equipment interaction. …”

Doshmanziari, R., Aandahl, H. S., Reierstad, H. P., Danielsson, M. L., Baumgart, J. K., Varagnolo, D. “…We extracted features from heart rate, inertial measurement units (IMU), and individual personal characteristics to develop activity classification and EE estimation algorithms and investigate the influence of personal characteristics on EE estimates. …”

De Lira, C. A. B., Vancini, R. L., Minozzo, F. C., Sousa, B. S., Dubas, J. P., Andrade, M. S., Steinberg, L. L., Da Silva, A. C. “…In order to provide fair and equitable competition among persons with different disabilities and functional capacity, a separate functional classification system has been devised for each sport. …”

Weber, K., Patterson, L. B., Blank, C. “…Theme three captures coaches' opinion of differences in testing and education across countries due to budget, resource, or infrastructure issues. …”

Rum, L., Romagnoli, R., Lazich, A., Sciarra, T., Balletti, N., Piacentini, N. F., Boraschi, A., Bergamini, E. “…Transformed SI revealed asymmetrical muscle activation of EO when grouping data (mean bilateral difference: 10%). Athletes exhibited low intra-individual SI variability in all analysed muscles (CV < 10%) and low inter-individual variability in DA, PM, LD, and TRI (CV < 10%; VR: 4%-11%; MD: 29%-43%). …”

Hall, B., Sikora, M., Jonas, D., Matthews, E., Zebrowska, A. “…Individuals with spinal cord injury are characterised by reduced physical capacity as compared to able-bodied persons, and are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. …”

Myint, J., Latham, K., Mann, D., Gomersall, P., Wilkins, A. J., Allen, P.M. “…Rifle shooting represents an ideal sport for persons with vision impairment (VI) because the direction of the rifle can be guided by auditory information when vision is impaired. …”

Martin, J., Prokesova, E., Macdougall, H. “…Therefore, we discuss the five-factor model (FFM) and personality trait like individual differences (PTLID: e.g., grit) that are related to talent development in Paralympians (Martin, 2017). …”

Kirakosyan, L.

Hu, T., Mendoza, M., Cabador, J. V., Cottingham, M.

Moktasab, M., Majlesi, M., Farahpour, N., Azadian, E. “…This study aimed to compare muscle activity of gait among blind and persons with full-sight and investigate the effects of closing the eyes on muscle activity of gait in persons with full-sight. …”

McKelvey, S., Grady, J., Moorman, A. M.

International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee (Tokyo 2020) “…Safety and security have become everyone's top priority, and this summer's Games will be no different. Accordingly, Tokyo 2020, the IOC and the IPC have jointly published individual Playbooks for each stakeholder outlining the rules that need to be followed by all Games participants. …”

Murata, H., Hisano, G., Amma, R., Takemura, H., Hobara, H. “…Although the elastic bounce of the body is considered a prerequisite for running, the rebound strategy in individuals with lower extremity amputation is not well known. …”

Fleeton, J. R., Sanders, R. H., Fornusek, C. “…Persons with cerebral palsy (CP) can partake in many different forms of organized sport including elite competition at state and international levels. …”

Kornatovska, Z., Valkova, H., Harada, T., Kawamata, M. “…To create an atmosphere of a healthy community with the mutual support of persons with mental disability, their parents and the responsible community underline the idea of a healthy lifestyle in a healthy society. …”

Yilmaz, A., Kirimoglu, H., Mirze, F. “…This study was conducted to examine the factors affecting the sports participation motivation levels of physically disabled and hearing impaired athletes concerning certain variables. The "Personal Information Form" that was developed by the researchers and the "Sports Participation Motivation Scale for Disabled Individuals (SPMSDI)", which was developed by Tekkursun et al., (2018), were used as the data collection tools. …”

de Haan, D.