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Dance/Movement Therapy and emotional well-being for adults with Intellectual Disabilities
(The Arts in Psychotherapy, 51 (2016),10–16, 2016)The connection between mind and body is activated through Dance/Movement Therapy (D/MT). This connection promotes the integration of emotional, cognitive and physical dimensions of a person. This study ... -
Navigating process evaluation in co-creation: a Health CASCADE scoping review of used frameworks and assessed components
(BMJ Global Health 2024;9:e014483, 2024-07)Background Co-creation is seen as a way to ensure all relevant needs and perspectives are included and to increase its potential for beneficial effects and uptake process evaluation is crucial. ... -
Conducting co-creation for public health in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and key informant perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators
(Globalization and Health (2024) 20:9, 2024-01)Background There has been an increase in the use of co-creation for public health because of its claimed potential to increase an intervention’s impact, spark change and co-create knowledge. Still, ... -
A review of implementation and evaluation frameworks for public health interventions to inform co-creation: a Health CASCADE study
(Health Research Policy and Systems (2024) 22:39, 2024)Background By including the needs and perspectives of relevant stakeholders, co-creation is seen as a promising approach for tackling complex public health problems. However, recommendations and guidance ... -
Effects of jaw clenching wearing customized mouthguards on agility, power and vertical jump in male high-standard basketball players
(Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, Volume 16, Issue 1 , April 2018, Pages 5-11, 2017-12)Background/Objective: Basketball players commonly use mouthguards for protecting their mouths from collisions with other players. Besides, literature reports that specific types of mouthguards may ... -
Situational variables in elite rink hockey: effect of match location, team level, scoring first and match status at halftime on the competitive outcome
(International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Volume 21, 2021 - Issue 6, 2021-09)The main purpose of the present study was to build a parsimonious model to predict the probability of winning in rink hockey from different situational variables and evaluate each predictor’s contribution ... -
The influence of contextual variables on individual set-pieces in elite rink hockey
(International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Volume 21, 2021 - Issue 3, 2021-02)The main objective of this research was to analyse the match context variables’ influence on individual set-piece’s success in rink-hockey. A sample of 196 matches, including 621 free direct hits (FDH) ... -
Muscle activation in suspension training: a systematic review
(Sports Biomechanics, 19(1), 55–75, 2018-06)Suspension training is an adjunct to traditional strength and conditioning. The effect of added instability on muscle activation during traditional exercises is unclear and depends on the exercise and ... -
A comparison between predetermined and self-selected approaches in resistance training: effects on power performance and psychological outcomes among elite youth athletes
(PeerJ, 2020, 8:e10361, 2020-11)Background. The aim of this study was to investigate if choice over resistance training exercise order affects motor performance and psychological outcomes among elite youth hockey players. Methods. ... -
Predicting the Unknown and the Unknowable. Are Anthropometric Measures and Fitness Profile Associated with the Outcome of a Simulated CrossFit® Competition?
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, 3692, 2021-04)The main objective of this research was to find associations between the outcome of a simulated CrossFit® competition, anthropometric measures, and standardized fitness tests. Ten experienced male ... -
Analysis of the Individual Set-Pieces Influence on the Teams’ Ranking in Rink Hockey
(Journal of Human Kinetics, Vol. 79 (2021), p. 229-236, 2021-07)The main objective of this research was to analyze the individual set-pieces influence on the final season ranking in rink hockey. For this purpose, 6,920 individual set-pieces from 1,680 matches ... -
Assessing the Magnitude and Direction of Asymmetry in Unilateral Jump and Change of Direction Speed Tasks in Youth Female Team-Sport Athletes
(Journal of Human Kinetics, Vol. 79 (2021), p. 15-27, 2021-07)The direction of inter-limb asymmetries and the change of direction (COD) deficit are two aspects that have increased in recent years. The main objective of the present study was to assess the magnitude ... -
sEMG Activity in Superimposed Vibration on Suspended Supine Bridge and Hamstring Curl
(Frontiers in Physiology, 2021, 12:712471, 2021-08)Traditionally in strength and conditioning environments, vibration has been transmitted using platforms, barbells, dumbbells, or cables but not suspension devices. This study aimed to examine the ... -
Superimposed vibration on suspended push-ups
(PeerJ, 2022, 10:e14435, 2022-11)Background. Superimposition of vibration has been proposed in sports training using several devices and methods to enhance muscle activation and strength adaptations. Due to the popularity of suspension ... -
Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)
(European Journal for Sport and Society, 21(1), 68–85., 2023-09)This research delves into the lives and perspectives of women who embraced physical and sporting pursuits in Catalonia during the tumultuous post-war era and the early years of the Franco dictatorship ... -
Discourses on racism in families with school-aged children
(Journal of Peace Education, 19(3), 303–329, 2022-11)Unfortunately, racism is a kind of violence present in current societies that embodies an attitude opposed to the culture of peace. In this scenario, the family has a relevant role to contribute to the ... -
Las familias ante problemáticas actuales que plantean sus hijos e hijas
(Rainha Pereira, E., Vergara Arboleda, M., Cáceres Muñoz, J., Jiménez Hernández, A., Sánchez Martín, M. (2021). Construyendo juntos una escuela para la vida. Dykinson, 2021)El objetivo estudiar si el estilo de crianza, junto con algunas características sociodemográficas del entorno familiar del chico, se relacionan con los problemas escolares y las habilidades adaptativas ... -
Football, Dance, Dolls and Toy Cars: Comparative Analysis Between Switzerland and Spain in Relation to Gender Stereotypes Among Primary School Pupils
(Gilles, J.L. (2017). Linking Research and Training in Internationalization of Teacher Education with the PEERS Program: Issues, Case Studies and Perspectives. Peter Lang, 2017)Carried out in the context of a PEERS project between Lausanne and Barcelona, the aim of this study was to compare the place of gender stereotypes among young pupils educated in Swiss and Spanish ... -
Women, Football, and Francoism: Lesbians and the Formation of Social Networks through Women’s Football in Barcelona, 1970–1979
(The International Journal of the History of Sport, 37(1–2), 94–112, 2020-02)The main aim of this article is to analyse the appearance of women’s football in Spain in the 1970s and to show the links between the sport and the creation of a lesbian community in the city of Barcelona. ... -
Dos veces invisibles, dos veces clandestinas. Fútbol y lesbianismo en España durante los años de la transición democrática (1970-1982)
(Materiales para la Historia del Deporte, Núm. 24(2023), 2023)Este artículo tiene como objetivo fundamental analizar la relación entre el fútbol femenino y el lesbianismo durante la década de 1970 en España, así como las características de invisibilidad de este ...