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Jovan Vuković

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Effects of a Nine-Month Physical Activity Intervention on Morphological Characteristics and Motor and Cognitive Skills of Preschool Children

2020

(1) Background: Regular physical activity (PA) plays an important role during early childhood physical and psychological development. This study investigates the effects of a 9-month PA intervention on physiological characteristics and motor and cognitive skills in preschool children. (2) Methods: Preschool children (n = 132

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyWaistHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesislcsh:Medicinephysical activityphysical developmentArticle03 medical and health sciencesCognition0302 clinical medicineRaven's Progressive MatricesIntervention (counseling)HumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicineCognitive skillEarly childhoodDancingChildExercisecognitive functionMotor skillCognitive function Motor skills Physical activity Physical development Body Weight Child Preschool Female Humans Male Motor Skills Cognition Dancing Exercisemotor skillsbusiness.industrylcsh:RBody WeightPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCognition030229 sport sciencesAnthropometryChild PreschoolPhysical therapyFemalebusinessSettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' MotorieInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Youth Athletes' Perception of Existence and Prevalence of Aggression and Interpersonal Violence and Their Forms in Serbia.

2022

Aggression and interpersonal violence (IV) against children and youth are issues in contemporary society. The current study reports on the youth athletes’ perception of the aggression and IV prevalence and its manifestation forms in a Serbian context. The sample included athletes (N = 2091) between the age of 11 and 18 years. Data were collected through an ad-hoc questionnaire created by the authors. Respondents’ answers to introductory questions about the frequency of IV indicated its absence (78.1%). However, the answers to the questions about specific forms of violent peer behavior indicated forms as well as the time and place where IV most often occurs. They underlined that …

AdolescentHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisRPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthViolenceinterpersonal violence; aggression; athletes; youth sport; SerbiaAggressioninterpersonal violenceAthletesPrevalenceMedicineHumansPerceptionyouth sportChildSerbiaInternational journal of environmental research and public health
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Aggression and Peer Violence Manifestation in Youth Sport – The Case Study

2020

This study was designed to detect aggression and peer violence manifestation forms in youth sports in Subotica. The sample consisted of athletes (N=255), aged between 11 and 18 years. Besides presenting descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test was used to assess the differences in variables (gender, school age, training years, sport type) among the forms of violence that can occur and among the ones that do occur. The results indicate the presence of aggression and violence. The most frequent place is in the dressing room, and the more common period is after or during training and while traveling to competitions, sports camps, etc. The study indicates significant differences in sexua…

AggressionPeer violencemedicineSettore M-DEA/01 - Discipline Demoetnoantropologichemedicine.symptomPsychologychild youth aggression peer violence sport SuboticaDevelopmental psychologyInternational Journal of Humanities and Social Science
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Fitness profile of young female volleyball players

2020

BACKGROUND: Factors that influence performance in volleyball, in terms of motor skills, refer to muscle power, speed and agility. This study aimed to examine the abilities and physical characteristics of female volleyball players in terms of age and player specialization. METHODS: A total of 35 subjects (junior and cadet age), participated in this study. Subjects were assessed for body height, mass, spike and block reach, and body composition. Vertical jump, standing broad jump, spike and block jump were tests used to measure leg power. The running speed was evaluated with a 20-m single-sprint effort. The change of direction speed was assessed with a T-test, the sprint 9-3-6-3-9 m forward-b…

Athletic performanceVolleyballMotor skillsPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePsychologyYoung femaleDemography
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