Browsing by Author "Briki, Walid"
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Active exercisers with a higher orientation toward task-approach goal might experience higher happiness: the mediating role of dispositional self-control
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2019 , Article)Active exercisers engage in physical activity or training sessions with intentions that are inherently influenced by stable orientations toward achievement goals (i.e. self-regulatory representations about specific outcomes ... -
Adaptive effects of seeing green environment on psychophysiological parameters when walking or running
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2019 , Article)Several studies have investigated the influence of perceiving colors on affective outcomes and/or performance. However, the effects of seeing colors on self-selected behaviors have received little attention from physiologists ... -
Comparison of Mental Toughness and Power Test Performances in High-Level Kickboxers by Competitive Success
( Tehran University of Medical Sciences , 2016 , Article)Background Kickboxing is a high-intensity intermittent striking combat sport, which is characterized by complex skills and tactical key actions with short duration. Objectives The present study compared and verified ... -
Conservatives Are Happier than Liberals: the Mediating Role of Perceived Goal Progress and Flow Experience — a Pilot Study
( Springer Nature , 2020 , Article)Authors presume that conservatives would be happier than liberals because they would develop better mental adjustment especially under contextual threat. The present study aimed at examining whether self-regulatory factors ... -
COVID-19 Pandemic and Physical Exercise: Lessons Learnt for Confined Communities
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)The novel pandemic called "Coronavirus Disease 2019" (COVID-19), as a global public health emergency and global threat, has affected many countries in unpredictable ways and impacted on physical activity (PA) behaviors to ... -
The COVID-19 pandemic: How to maintain a healthy immune system during the lockdown - A multidisciplinary approach with special focus on athletes
( Institute of Sport , 2020 , Article)On January 31, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus responsible for an infection termed COVID-19 as a global public health emergency. To slow the spread of the coronavirus, ... -
Effects of Psyching-Up on Sprint Performance
(2017 , Article)Hammoudi-Nassib, S, Nassib, S, Chtara, M, Briki, W, Chaouachi, A, Tod, D, and Chamari, K. Effects of psyching-up on sprint performance. J Strength Cond Res 31(8): 2066–2074, 2017—The present research aimed at examining ... -
Gaining or losing team ball possession: The dynamics of momentum perception and strategic choice in football coaches
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2019 , Article)Grounded in the dynamical systems approach, the present research examined the influence of team ball possession (TBP) in soccer on coaches' perceived psychological momentum (PM) and strategic choice (i.e., game-based "stick" ... -
Home-based exercise can be beneficial for counteracting sedentary behavior and physical inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article)The novel pandemic called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as a global public health emergency, seems to be having a major impact on physical activity (PA) behaviors. Older adults are at high risk of death from the ... -
How Red, Blue, and Green are Affectively Judged
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2016 , Article)The present study aimed at examining how the colors red, blue, and green were affectively judged through three variables: dominance, arousal, and pleasure. All participants were exposed to red, blue, green, and white ... -
Listening to music during warming-up counteracts the negative effects of ramadan observance on short-term maximal performance
( Public Library of Science , 2015 , Article)Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine whether listening to music during warming-up might influence short-term maximal performance (STMP), cognitive anxiety, self-confidence, and enjoyment during Ramadan, and ... -
Momentum sequence and environmental climate influence levels of perceived psychological momentum within a sport competition
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2016 , Article)The present study examined the influence of momentum sequence (positive vs. negative) and environmental climate (hot-wet vs. neutral) on supporters' (i.e. virtual observers') reported levels of perceived psychological ... -
Motivation toward Physical Exercise and Subjective Wellbeing: The Mediating Role of Trait Self-Control
( Frontiers Media , 2016 , Article)Motivation toward physical exercise (MPE) and trait self-control (TSC) were identified as key predictors of subjective well being (SWB). However, there has not been any research designed to examine the mediating role of ... -
Passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing: Comparing two mediation models predicting wellbeing
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2017 , Article)Research has found that passion and trait self-control represented key determinants of wellbeing. Yet, no study to date has attempted to investigate the mediating influences of trait self-control and passion for accounting ... -
Predicting academic success in health professions training and education: Insights from a data mining analysis
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)Dropping-out is a very common phenomenon among students enrolled in Health Professions degree courses. For this reason, it would be extremely useful to have a model with the main variables that can predict, with a certain ... -
Ramadan fasting and infectious diseases: A systematic review
( Journal of Infection in Developing Countries , 2015 , Article)Ramadan represents the fourth of the five pillars of the Islamic creed. Although patients are exempted from observing this duty, they may be eager to share this moment of the year with their peers. However, there are no ... -
Ramadan Fasting and Patients with Cancer: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects
( Frontiers Media , 2016 , Article)Ramadan fasting represents one of the five pillars of the Islam creed. Even though some subjects (among which patients) are exempted from observing this religious duty, they may be eager to share this particular moment of ... -
Relationships between basic psychological needs and violent extremist Attitudes: The mediating role of actively open-minded thinking
( Cogent OA , 2022 , Article)Although violent extremist attitudes promote extremist violence, little is known about the process through which these attitudes develop. Therefore, the present study attempted to advance knowledge of their development by ... -
The relative contributions of ACE genotypes on personality traits in Tunisian athletes
( Edizioni Minerva Medica , 2016 , Article)BACKGROUND: The present study attempted to test whether the ACE genotypes can be associated with particular personality traits that can be potentially used as predictors of athletic performance. Eighty seven track and ield ... -
Repeated Sprints in Fasted State Impair Reaction Time Performance
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of 3-day Islamic intermittent fasting (3d-IF) on cognitive performance and serum levels of neurotrophic factors (brain-derived neurotrophic factor [BDNF] and ...
