Browsing by Author "Lavallee, David"

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  • An exploratory investigation of superstitious behaviours, coping, control strategies, and personal control in Ghanaian and British student- athletes 
    Ofori, Patrick Kwaku; Tod, David; Lavallee, David (International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2016-02-18)
    This study examined the relationships between primary and secondary control strategies, coping, and superstitious behaviour. Participants were 349 student-athletes from the UK and Ghana, consisting of 194 males and 155 ...
  • Predictors of Superstitious Beliefs 
    Ofori, Patrick Kwaku; Tod, David; Lavallee, David (Journal Of Psychology In Africa, 2017)
    This study investigated whether relationships exist among, personal control, coping mechanism, primary control, secondary control and superstitious beliefs. The participants were 375 Ghanaian student athletes (females ...
  • The role of superstition among professional footballers in Ghana 
    Ofori, Patrick Kwaku; Biddle, Stuart; Lavallee, David (The Online Journal of Sport Psychology, 2012)
    Superstitious behavior and beliefs are evident in all sports. The present study examines the self-report of superstitious behavior among 120 male professional footballers in Ghana. The Superstitious Ritual Questionnaire ...