Applying Theory Of Planned Behavior To Examine Adolescent Female Athletes’ Intentions Of Continued Sport Participation

Abstract

RESULTS: Players were 20.1 ± 1.1 years of age. Across all practice and competition sessions, the mean duration of exercise was 59.0 ± 38.8 min, total distance covered was 2,518.9 ± 2,074.5 m, and estimated energy consumption was 381.7 ± 284.8 kcals. Athletes performed 5.9 ± 7.9 sprints per session, maintained an average speed of 2.8 ± 1.2 km/h, and achieved a maximum speed of 20.7 ± 7.3 km/h. Average HR was 131.9 ± 24.3 bpm, maximum HR was 177.4 ± 32.7 bpm, training load was 70.1 ± 59.3, and cardio load was 76.0 ± 62.2. Recovery duration was 12.8 ± 15.7 hr following practice sessions and 51.3 ± 59.6 hr following competitions (p < 0.001). Holding constant all significant predictors (time of day, exercise duration, total distance covered, estimated kcals, number of sprints, average speed, average HR, training load, and cardio load), formal competition corresponded to 33.8 additional hours of recovery (p < 0.001; 95% CI of β = 27.7 to 39.9; model r 2 = 0.691; adjusted r 2 = 0.687). CONCLUSION: Sufficient recovery is a crucial component of optimal performance in collegiate athletics. Our data indicate prolonged recovery duration following formal competition settings, which could not be explained by workload. Further research on psychological contribution to allostatic load is warranted.

Factors Influencing Willingness to Continue Using Online Sports Videos: Expansion Based on ECT and TPB Theoretical Models

“…Jeng et al’s study demonstrated that attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control all influence older adults’ intentions to continue in virtual reality leisure activities [ 15 ]. Hopkins et al used the TPB to examine the intentions of adolescent female athletes to continue participating in sports, and the results indicated that these three variables were similarly validated for their effects on intentions to continue participating in sports [ 16 ]. All of the above studies verified that the independent variables in the TPB are the influencing factors that affect users’ continued participation in sports and that the purpose of users’ use of online sports videos is to engage in sports, so we can speculate that there is appropriateness in utilizing the variables in the TPB model to explain the factors that affect the decision to continue using online sports videos.…”