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Alessandro Quartiroli

Bio: Alessandro Quartiroli is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sport psychology & Psychology. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 43 publications receiving 287 citations. Previous affiliations of Alessandro Quartiroli include West Virginia University & University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the role of motives in online games and found that motives played an important role in several potentially addictive activities including online games. But, they did not examine the effect of the motives on the games themselves.
Abstract: Previous research has suggested that motives play an important role in several potentially addictive activities including online gaming. The aims of the present study were to (i) examine the mediat...

90 citations

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TL;DR: A positive correlation was observed between the two questionnaires, supporting findings on the componential basis of imagery, and dancers and karatekas had higher mean scores on imagery ability than the non-athlete group.
Abstract: While imagery research has become popular in recent years, little research has specifically investigated differences in imagery ability between open- and closed-skill sport activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the type of task, open or closed, affects vividness and controllability differently. Thirty female classic dancers (closed skill), 30 female karate athletes (open skill), and 30 female non-athlete students, between 14 and 20 years of age (M = 17.0, SD = 1.6), participated. They completed the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire, and the Subtraction of Parts Task. There was no difference in imagery ability between open- and closed-skill sport groups. Furthermore, dancers and karatekas had higher mean scores on imagery ability than the non-athlete group. A positive correlation was observed between the two questionnaires, supporting findings on the componential basis of imagery. This study contributed to increase the research in the specific area of open- and closed-skill sports and imagery ability.

30 citations

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TL;DR: The development and validation of the ITAMS opens the way for mood-related research and sport or exercise interventions requiring mood assessments, in an Italian-language context with hypothesized relationships observed between ITAMS scores and measures of depression and affect.
Abstract: The current study presents initial validation statistics for the Italian Mood Scale (ITAMS), a culturally- and linguistically-validated Italian version of the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS: Terry and Lane, 2010). The ITAMS was administered to 950 sport participants (659 females), who ranged in age from 16 to 63 years (M = 25.03, SD = 7.62). In the first stage of the validation process, statistical procedures in Mplus were used to evaluate the measurement model. Multigroup exploratory structural equation modeling supported the hypothesized 6-factor measurement model for males and females separately and for the combined sample. Analysis of the scale scores using SPSS provided further support for the construct validity of the ITAMS with hypothesized relationships observed between ITAMS scores and measures of depression and affect. The development and validation of the ITAMS opens the way for mood-related research and sport or exercise interventions requiring mood assessments, in an Italian-language context.

27 citations

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22 May 2019-PeerJ
TL;DR: Practical indications deriving from the findings of this study can help coaches and athletes to develop mental preparation programs using sport-specific imagery.
Abstract: Background In the sport context, imagery has been described as the condition in which persons imagine themselves while executing skills to deal with the upcoming task or enhance performance. Systematic reviews have shown that mental imagery improves performance in motor tasks. Methods The aim of the present study was to explore whether imagery vividness (i.e., the clarity or realism of the imagery experience) and controllability (i.e., the ease and accuracy with which an image can be manipulated mentally) differ by sport types (team vs. individual and contact vs. non-contact). Participants were athletes from team contact and non-contact sports (rugby and volleyball, respectively), and individual contact and non-contact sports (karate and tennis, respectively) between the ages of 20 and 33 years (M = 24.37, SD = 2.85). The participants completed the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2, and the Mental Image Transformation Tasks. Results A 2 ×2 × 2 (gender × 2 contact-no-contact × 2 sport type) between groups MANOVA showed differences in imagery ability by sport type. Practical indications deriving from the findings of this study can help coaches and athletes to develop mental preparation programs using sport-specific imagery.

25 citations

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TL;DR: Insight is provided into the use of Skype in the context of interdisciplinary team research, with a focus on the analytical phase of a qualitative investigation, that was informed by the Consensual Qualitative Research process.
Abstract: The usefulness of the online Skype system for qualitative data collection has been well documented, but its application in qualitative data analysis has been largely ignored. This article provides insight into the use of Skype in the context of interdisciplinary team research, with a focus on the analytical phase of a qualitative investigation. Team members used Skype throughout the implementation of a qualitative study that was informed by the Consensual Qualitative Research process. Research team members found that regardless of proximity to one another, Skype enabled an effective collaborative qualitative data analysis process. The system facilitated team members’ communication and analytical consensus building due to its unique system features that enabled all team members to view data in real time during all phases of the data analysis process, including coding, categorization, and identification of domains. Use of the Skype system increased the efficiency and effectiveness of a team-based qu...

24 citations


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01 Jan 2016
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Abstract: Thank you for downloading using multivariate statistics. As you may know, people have look hundreds times for their favorite novels like this using multivariate statistics, but end up in infectious downloads. Rather than reading a good book with a cup of tea in the afternoon, instead they juggled with some harmful bugs inside their laptop. using multivariate statistics is available in our digital library an online access to it is set as public so you can download it instantly. Our books collection saves in multiple locations, allowing you to get the most less latency time to download any of our books like this one. Merely said, the using multivariate statistics is universally compatible with any devices to read.

14,604 citations

01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: Dillman and Smyth as mentioned in this paper described the Tailored design method as a "tailored design methodology" and used it in their book "The Tailored Design Method: A Manual for Personalization".
Abstract: Resena de la obra de Don A. Dillman, Jolene D. Smyth y Leah Melani Christian: Internet, Phone, Mail and Mixed-Mode Surveys. The Tailored Design Method. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons

1,467 citations

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01 Jul 2013
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss conflicts between ethics and law, regulations, or other governing legal authority, and present an informal resolution of these conflicts. But they do not address the problem of unfair discrimination.
Abstract: 1. Resolving Ethical Issues 1.01 Misuse of Psychologists’ Work 1.02 Conflicts Between Ethics and Law, Regulations, or Other Governing Legal Authority 1.03 Conflicts Between Ethics and Organizational Demands 1.04 Informal Resolution of Ethical Violations 1.05 Reporting Ethical Violations 1.06 Cooperating With Ethics Committees 1.07 Improper Complaints 1.08 Unfair Discrimination Against Complainants and Respondents

1,310 citations

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TL;DR: A large number of people are employed in sedentary occupations and physical inactivity and excessive sitting at workplaces have been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, and all-cause mortality, so the effectiveness of workplace interventions to reduce sitting at work compared to no intervention or alternative interventions was evaluated.
Abstract: Background A large number of people are employed in sedentary occupations. Physical inactivity and excessive sitting at workplaces have been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, and all‐cause mortality.

366 citations