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Moving Sport and Exercise Science Forward: A Call for the Adoption of More Transparent Research Practices
The primary means of disseminating sport and exercise science research is currently through journal articles. However, not all studies, especially those with null findings, make it to formal publication. This ...
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Open AccessWhy are we not flooded by involuntary thoughts about the past and future? Testing the cognitive inhibition dependency hypothesis
In everyday life, involuntary thoughts about future plans and events occur as often as involuntary thoughts about the past. However, compared to involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs), such episodic invo...
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Open Access“As du Coeur” study: a randomized controlled trial on quality of life impact and cost effectiveness of a physical activity program in patients with cardiovascular disease
Physical activity programs (PAP) in patients with cardiovascular disease require evidence of cost-utility. To assess improvement in health-related quality of life (QoL) and reduction of health care consumption...
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Flow experience and the mobilization of attentional resources
The present study attempts to better identify the neurophysiological changes occurring during flow experience and how this can be related to the mobilization of attentional resources. Self-reports of flow (usi...
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Behavioral and Neural Evidence of the Rewarding Value of Exercise Behaviors: A Systematic Review
In a time of physical inactivity pandemic, attempts to better understand the factors underlying the regulation of exercise behavior are important. The dominant neurobiological approach to exercise behavior con...
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Open Access“As du Coeur” study: a randomized controlled trial on physical activity maintenance in cardiovascular patients
The benefits of supervised physical activity programs in cardiac rehabilitation have been amply demonstrated, but the quantity of physical activity often declines quickly once supervision ends. This trial asse...
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The links between self-determined motivations and behavioral automaticity in a variety of real-life behaviors
The different motivations postulated by the Self-Determination Theory have proved to be meaningful to predict the level of engagement in a wide variety of life domains. The present research examines the relati...
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Saving mental effort to maintain physical effort: a shift of activity within the prefrontal cortex in anticipation of prolonged exercise
Executive functioning and attention require mental effort. In line with the resource conservation principle, we hypothesized that mental effort would be saved when individuals expected to exercise for a long p...
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Open AccessProtocol of the “As du Coeur” study: a randomized controlled trial on physical activity maintenance in cardiovascular patients
Although the benefits of supervised physical activity programs in cardiac rehabilitation have been well documented, the amount of physical activity often drops quickly after the end of the supervised period. T...
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You’re too much for me: Contagion of motivation depends on perceiver-model distance
This research aimed to investigate the conditions under which motivational contagion occurs. Based on assimilation/contrast models in priming research, we hypothesized that motivational contagion should only o...
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Understanding narrative effects in physical activity promotion: the influence of breast cancer survivor testimony on exercise beliefs, self-efficacy, and intention in breast cancer patients
Research in health communication has shown that narratives contribute more positively to changing health behaviors than informational messages. The main purposes of this study were to examine and to compare th...
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Restoration processes after need thwarting: When autonomy depends on competence
Like other fundamental needs, recent studies have shown that the need for autonomy elicits goal-oriented behaviors that aim to its restoration when it is thwarted. However, no research has yet examined the fac...
