Summary

Brianna Muniz

Professor Ding

ENG2150

17 August 2023

Annotated Bibliography

“Passion for Sports - IResearchNet.” Psychology, https://psychology.iresearchnet.com/sports-psychology/sport-motivation/passion-for-sports/. Accessed 17 August 2023.

The IResearchNet published an article on the dualistic model of passion and the two kinds of passion they are in correlation to having an effect towards an athletes experience. The purpose of this article is to create a better understanding of an athlete's passion and the various outcomes that play a role in affecting their experience. This is written for an audience of athletes who can be more informed on the intensity passion can have during an athlete's experience, the article was very well organized and mainly focused on each specific aspect throughout the piece. The relevance this article provides is a comprehension of passion overall within an athlete, that is related to my research question topic on passion as a whole. The specific features the article includes are similarities passion has with cognitive processes, physical performance and interpersonal outcomes.

Stankovich, Chris. “The Importance of Passion & Purpose for Sport Success.” The Sports Doc Chalk Talk with Dr. Chris Stankovich, 21 July 2011, https://drstankovich.com/the-importance-of-passion-purpose-for-sport-success/. Accessed 17 August 2023.

In the article Stankovich published he states the idea of how passion and purpose are motivated through your determination to become better. The purpose of this article is to get a small grasp of the difference between having both passion and purpose not always being correlated with your sport. The relevance this article provides is to give an establishment that not all athletes play their sport for both of the aspects but some play because one overweighs the other in their situation. This is written for an audience of student athletes who may not understand the importance both factors can have on your motivation. The weaknesses this piece holds is the information being touched upon briefly and not given too much detail on how athletes may struggle with not realizing the effect both aspects can have on their maximum potential.

Yukhymenko-Lescroart, Mariya A. “the role of a passion for sport in college student-athlete motivation and effort in academics and athletics.” 2021, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266637402100025X. Accessed 1 June 2021.

In this source Lescroart elaborates on the correlation between the self determination theory and dualistic model of passion that examines a student athlete's motivational efforts within the athletic and academic field. The purpose of this source is to engage the readers in being aware of the psychological needs and various passion areas that all play a role into an athlete's identity and academic performance. The relevance this source holds is mentioning the positive and negative effects these athletes go through from how heavily invested they are in their sport. This is written for an audience of student athletes who are currently in the same position of finding themselves to be too emotionally attached. The strengths this source provides is an abundance of evidence backing up her claim on her theories and clearly stating her association with the psychological portion it can create.

“How Does Motivation Affect Sports Performance?– Gaspari Nutrition.” Gaspari Nutrition, 13 August 2019, https://gasparinutrition.com/blogs/fitness-facts/how-does-motivation-affect-sports-performance. Accessed 17 August 2023.

In this document Gaspari Nutrition briefly touches upon three theories about motivation that help you understand the desire the sport can uplift within you but the theory that was most useful to my research topic was the Taylor’s theory of scientific management. The purpose of this article is to apply the taylor’s theory of scientific management logic in a sports setting, explaining the prompt as a person who will always be motivated by ensuring a successful outcome. The relevance this has with my research topic is creating an image for the readers who may not understand the thrive a sport brings out in an athlete to reach a successful result. This source can be written for an audience who are interested in the theories that correlate with sport determination. The weaknesses this article has are that it isn’t as informative and doesn’t provide statistical evidence for our readers.

“Passion and Pacing in Endurance Performance - PMC.” NCBI, 20 February 2017, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5317098/. Accessed 17 August 2023.

In the article Godart and Hettinga published they elaborate on the definition of passion and the relationship between the neurophysiological aspect with the athletes well being and their performance. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the connection of the psychological perspective and the two types of passion that alter an athletes behavior. The relevance this article has highlights the mental area of student athletes given their motivation to the sport in relation to my research question. This is written for an audience who are intrigued with the choices student athletes make and the obstacles they come across in the process of those decisions. The strengths in this article are presented through the examples and theories mentioned throughout the piece to get a better comprehension of the association that are linked within both factors.

Gustafsson, Henrik. “(PDF) Are athletes burning out with passion?” ResearchGate, 12 August 2011, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233165045_Are_athletes_burning_out_with_passion. Accessed 17 August 2023.

Henrik publishes an article on the downfall of athletes reaching their burnout through passion along their journey. The purpose of this article is to establish the link between an athlete's burnout and the athlete's determination leading to high levels of stress. The relevance this has with my research topic is expressing the mental exhaustion these student athletes have to experience in order to get where to their end goal. This is written for an audience who don’t know how the mental portion of the sport can affect your long term goal and create a burnout within themselves along the way. The strengths this article presents are the methods and data analysis supporting their theories on the burnout that correlates with the increased stress levels.