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ETHICS IN PROGRESS, 2015

The present study investigated whether achievement goals have differential effect on sportsperson... more The present study investigated whether achievement goals have differential effect on sportspersonship orientations in competitive sport and the moderating role of several demographic characteristics. Participants were 407 team sport athletes. The athletes completed a questionnaire including measures of achievement goals, dosage sportspersonship orientations and demographic characteristics. The results of the analyses indicated that all achievement goals were significant predictors of sportspersonship orientations. Furthermore, medications demographic characteristics moderated several achievement goals ? sportspersonship orientations relationships. These findings provide insightful information on the application of the 2×2 achievement goal approach in sports and the role of athletes? demographic characteristics.

ETHICS IN PROGRESS, 2016

The development of moral competence is affected by both internal and external factors and has bee... more The development of moral competence is affected by both internal and external factors and has been researched by many scientists. The present study investigated a) whether the five factors of personality, gender and geographical area would affect ones’ moral competence, b) whether the personality factors Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness and Agreeableness would be correlated positively with moral competence in everyday life, whereas Extraversion and Neuroticism would be correlated negatively with morality, c) if there will be differences in students’ moral competence exhibited in everyday life and that expressed in PE/sports framework and d) whether type of school, factors of personality, as well as moral competence exhibited in sports-framework would all be significant factors for the interpretation of a student’s moral competence. The sample consisted of 331 junior high students (7th and 8th graders) (Mage = 12.47, SD = 0.740), who were given the Moral Competence Test Gree...

International journal of special education, 2011

The aim of the present study was to examine whether gender and inclusion settings are associated ... more The aim of the present study was to examine whether gender and inclusion settings are associated with elementary school pupils' aspects of social development such as aggression, social insecurity and attitudes toward disability. The sample consisted of 658 pupils (Mage=11±1 years) of 15 primary schools (306 boys and 352 girls). Three hundred and fifty three of the participants attended schools with inclusive settings while the rest 305 attended typical schools. The participants of the study completed the Checklist of Aggressive Behaviour (CAB), the Checklist of Social Insecure Behaviour (CSIB), and the Children's Attitudes Towards Integrated Physical Education - Revised (CAIPE-R). Results indicated that girls showed less aggressive behaviour compared to boys, and pupils in typical schools displayed higher attitudes toward disability compared to pupils in inclusion schools. These findings imply that gender is a significant factor just for students displaying aggression but no...

The aim of the present study was to examine (a) if athletes' moral judgment is af- fected by ... more The aim of the present study was to examine (a) if athletes' moral judgment is af- fected by sport type, the level of competition - in terms of the league in which one com- petes - and regular playing position, and (b) possible relations between moral judgment and the overall years of athletic experience, self-perception of sport ability, and achievement goal orientations. The sample comprised 170 adolescent athletes from three different sports: tennis (n = 59), football (n = 58) and handball (n = 53). Three questionnaires were used: the Moral Judgment Test (MJT; Lind, 1978) to assess players' moral judgment, the Task and Ego Orientation in Sports Questionnaire (TEOSQ; Duda & Nicholls, 1992) to assess play- ers' goal orientations, and the same questionnaire adapted to assess players' perceived goal orientations of their coaches (TEOSQ-PPC). Also, players' perceived sport ability as well as demographic data was reported. The ANOVAs revealed that tennis, as compare...

Πeρίληψη Σκοπός της παρούσας έρeυνας ήταν να eξeτάσeι την eπίδραση του προγράμματος "Παραολυ... more Πeρίληψη Σκοπός της παρούσας έρeυνας ήταν να eξeτάσeι την eπίδραση του προγράμματος "Παραολυμπιακή Hμέρα στo Σχολeίo" (ΠHΣ), στη στάση των μαθητών E΄ και ΣT΄ τάξης του γeνικού σχολeίου, ως προς την ένταξη παιδιών μe αναπηρία στη φυσική αγωγή. Tριακόσια δέκα παιδιά από eπτά δημοτικά σχολeία δύο πόλeων της B. Eλλάδος, eπιλέγηκαν και χωρίστηκαν, μe τυχαίο τρόπο, σe δύο ομάδeς: πeιραματική (n=181) και eλέγχου (n=129). H πeιραματική ομάδα συμμeτeίχe σe ένα ημeρήσιο πρόγραμμα μe τίτλο "Παραολυμπι- ακή Hμέρα στo Σχολeίo"ΠHΣ, που στόχο eίχe την eυαισθητοποίηση των μαθητών και την eνημέρωσή τους για τα άτομα μe αναπηρία, eνώ η ομάδα eλέγχου ακολούθησe το αναλυτικό πρόγραμμα φυσικής αγωγής. Για την eκτίμηση της στάσης των παιδιών χρησιμοποιήθηκe το eρωτηματολόγιο CAIPE-R (Block, 1995), τρο- ποποιημένο για την Eλλάδα (Παναγιώτου, 2006). Tο eρωτηματολόγιο eξέτασe δύο παράγοντeς: το γeνικό παράγοντα (στάση απέναντι στην ένταξη eνός παιδιού μe αναπηρία στο μάθημα της φυσικής α...

The aim of the present paper is to investigate the role of dance in ancient Greek mysteries, part... more The aim of the present paper is to investigate the role of dance in ancient Greek mysteries, particularly, in the Eleusinian mysteries. In classical antiquity, the religious sentiment served as a signal for dancing. The ancient Greeks tried to praise the gods as well as to express their personal sensibility to the Divine through dancing. The dance ritual was essential during the mysteries and it was far from a simple movement of the feet, hands and body. It was an outpouring of mental impulses – a psychic answer to a variety of religious sentiments. Hence, dance served as a means of expressing mental conditions and as a sign of religious faith and devotion through rhythmic movements. In particular, honor and reverence to the gods were expressed with joyful dances, while believers thought that they possessed therapeutic attributes through a sacred mania, lawlessness and extirpation of their inhibitions. The basic principle of the Eleusinian mysteries’ ritual was a circle of initiates...

The main aim of the present study was to examine whether perceived autonomy during physical educa... more The main aim of the present study was to examine whether perceived autonomy during physical education (PE) classes, the perceived motivation, and students' intentions for physical activity outside of school differ based on their educational level and gender. The sample consisted of 551 children (266 boys and 285 girls), of which 320 were attending primary school and 231 were attending high school. Four instruments were used for collecting data: (a) a demographics questionnaire; (b) the Perceived Autonomy Support in Physical Education scale (P.A.S. in PE) for assessing students’ motivation; c) the Learning and Performance Orientations in Physical Education Classes Questionnaire (LAPOPECQ) for assessing the perceived motivational climate within the PE class, and (d) a questionnaire based on the Theory of Reasoned Action which assessed the participants' intentions for physical activity outside of school. The results showed that as children grow up and change educational levels,...

Social Psychology of …, 2007

The school environment plays an important role in children's socialization. The present report wa... more The school environment plays an important role in children's socialization. The present report was concerned with the study of aggressive behaviour and social insecurity among elementary school students in Greece. For this purpose, Petermann and Petermann's (2001; 2003) checklists for structured observation of aggressive behaviour (Checklist of Aggressive Behaviour; CAB) and social insecurity (Checklist of Social Insecure Behaviour; CSIB) were used. The primary aim was to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Greek versions of CAB and CSIB. Overall, 500 Greek elementary school students (M age = 9.46 ± 1.7) participated in the study. Students' social behaviour was evaluated by their teachers. Confirmatory factor analysis results showed adequate factorial structure for both checklists, the χ 2 was significant, and absolute and incremental fit indices were at acceptable levels. Internal consistency coefficients were also at satisfactory and acceptable levels. The analysis of correlation provided evidence on the construct validity of the checklists. No gender differences were found in all aspects of aggressive and socially insecure behaviours. The findings of the study provide initial evidence on the validity and reliability of the checklists and imply that they are valuable instruments for the assessment of aggression and social insecurity in the school context.

European Physical …, 2007

Moral development is one of the goals of physical education (PE). However, few programmes have be... more Moral development is one of the goals of physical education (PE). However, few programmes have been implemented to investigate how moral development is promoted in PE settings. This study was designed in order to explore the effectiveness of a six-week specially designed moral development intervention in the PE domain in high school students, and to examine whether moral reasoning differs between males and females. The intervention's design was based on the creation of a task-orientated motivation climate and on reciprocal teaching style. The sample (n = 157) was assigned to control (n = 80) and experimental (n = 77) groups. At the beginning and end of the intervention the Moral Judgment Test was applied. The results revealed that the experimental group exhibited statistically greater moral reasoning after the intervention compared to the control group; however, no significant gender differences were found. These findings indicate that an appropriate design of PE could support moral development.

Social Psychology of Education

European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of the "Paralympic School Day" (PSD) p... more The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of the "Paralympic School Day" (PSD) program on the attitudes of 5 th and 6 th grade Greek students without disabilities and the effect of gender differences on the inclusion of children with disabilities in physical education classes. The 178 children were divided into two groups, (an experimental n = 86 and a control group n = 92). The experimental group received a day program, PSD, aimed at creating awareness and understanding of people with disabilities. All children answered twice the CAIPE-R, Children's Attitudes toward Integrated Physical Education-Revised Questionnaire (Block, 1995), modified. The questionnaire posited two attitude subscales: general and sport-specific. A 2X2 repeated measures analysis of variance was used to examine the differences in pre and post tests between the two groups and genders. Results indicated significant differences on the experimental group, only in general attitudes and not in the case of sport-specific related questions. In addition no gender differences were shown (p<.05).

Επιστημονική Επετηρίδα Παιδαγωγικού Τμήματος Νηπιαγωγών Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων, 2016

The present study aimed to examine the effect of a physical education program on the reduction of... more The present study aimed to examine the effect of a physical education program on the reduction of aggressive and social insecure behavior of young children. The sample comprised of 194 children, aged 4-5 years. The experimental group consisted of 99 children, while the rest 95 children formed the control group. The experimental group participated in an 8-week physical education program, based on physical activities and kinetic theatrical playing, while the control group was engaged in free-play activities during the same period. All participants completed the Checklist of Aggressive Behavior (CAB) (Petermann & Petermann, 2001) and the Checklist of Social Insecure Behavior (CSIB) (Petermann & Petermann, 2003). The results revealed that the experimental group exhibited statistically lower aggressive and social insecure behaviors after the intervention compared to the control group. These findings indicate that an appropriate design of physical education could support social development in early childhood.

European Psychologist, Mar 2, 2015

Achievement goal approaches proliferated that mastery goals are associated with higher moral comp... more Achievement goal approaches proliferated that mastery goals are associated with higher moral competence compared to performance goals. Several demographic characteristics have also been found to influence this relationship. The 2 X 2 achievement goal approach is the newest development in achievement goal approaches suggesting the existence of 4 achievement goals; mastery-approach, mastery-avoidance, performance-approach and performance-avoidance. So far there is no research evidence associating these achievement goals to moral competence and the role of demographic characteristics. The present study was designed to examine the effect of the 2 X 2 achievement goals on moral competence and the moderating role of athletes' age, experience, playing position, level and league of participation, education, job and perceived ability. The sample of the study was comprised of 208 football and basketball athletes (M age = 22.71 years old, SD ± 5.09 years). The participants completed a Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire, the Achievement Goal Questionnaire-Sport and the Moral Judgment Test. The results of the moderated hierarchical regression analyses indicated that athletes adopting performance goals were associated with low moral competence. This relationship was moderated by several demographic characteristics such as age and experience, level of participation and perceived ability. Among athletes adopting performance approach goals, less moral competent athletes were found to be the older, the more experienced, and those participating in professional clubs. Among performance avoidance oriented athletes those with high perceived ability revealed less moral competence. No significant effect was found regarding mastery goals. These findings provide important information regarding the effect of achievement goals on moral competence and the role several demographic characteristics can play.

Introduction. The investigation of moral issues in physical education (PE) has received considera... more Introduction. The investigation of moral issues in physical education (PE) has received considerable attention over the last two decades. Moral competence is regarded as one of the fundamental learning goals in contemporary PE curriculum. Aim of Study. The goals of the present study were: a) to determine effects of motivational climate on students' moral competence in conjunction with the school type and student's gender, in everyday life and PE; and b) to examine possible relations among the developmental stages of moral competence in daily life and during PE. Material and Methods. The study sample comprised 428 high school students aged 12 to 15 years. Three questionnaires were administered: a) Moral Judgment Test, b) Moral Judgment Test in Physical Education, c) Students' Perceptions of School/ Classroom Goal Questionnaire. Results. The ANOVA revealed: a) a significant interaction effect of gender and motivational climate together on students' moral competence both in their daily life and during physical education; and b) a significant interaction effect of gender and school type together on students' moral competence in their daily life. No significant effects of motivational climate, gender and school type separately were found. The analysis indicated positive correlations among all six moral stages in daily life and the corresponding moral stages in physical education settings. Conclusions. The results show that the factors of gender and motivational climate, and gender in combination with school type are more significant to moral competence than if considered separately. Another notable finding of this study is a strong relationship between moral stages in daily life and those during physical education. Further research that will consider key factors of moral development and school intervention programs targeting moral competences is needed.

B&G Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport, 2008