Browsing Scientific publications in Sport Science and Physical Education by Author "Ivarsson, Andreas"
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Are the playoffs different from the regular season? A comparison of in-game statistics in Icelandic elite handball
Laxdal, Aron Gauti; Ivarsson, Andreas; Sigurgeirsson, Ólafur; Haugen, Tommy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)There are many axioms in sport that are taken at face value. One of them is that the playoffs are somehow totally different from the regular season. The aim of this study was to test that axiom by comparing in-game statistics ... -
Are they all born to score? The relationship between throwing arm and scoring from the 7-meter line in semi-professional handball
Laxdal, Aron Gauti; Þorgeirsson, Sveinn; Saavedra Garcia, Jose Miguel; Sigurgeirsson, Ólafur; Ivarsson, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Indications of laterall biases favouring left-handers have been found in various sports; especially interactive sports where the athletes have limited time to react to incoming objects. The aim of this study was therefore ... -
Assessing the individual relationships between physical test improvements and external load match parameters in male professional football players—a brief report
Byrkjedal, Per Thomas; Bjørnsen, Thomas; Steinnes Luteberget, Live; Ivarsson, Andreas; Spencer, Matt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Purpose: This study aimed to explore whether a meaningful improvement in physical performance following an in-season strength training intervention can be related to external load match parameters at an individual level ... -
Assessing the individual relationships between physical test improvements and external load match parameters in male professional football players—a brief report
Byrkjedal, Per Thomas; Bjørnsen, Thomas; Luteberget, Live Steinnes; Ivarsson, Andreas; Spencer, Matthew (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose: This study aimed to explore whether a meaningful improvement in physical performance following an in-season strength training intervention can be related to external load match parameters at an individual level ... -
Association Between Physical Performance Tests and External Load During Scrimmages in Highly Trained Youth Ice Hockey Players
Byrkjedal, Per T.; Bjørnsen, Thomas; Luteberget, Live S.; Lindberg, Kolbjørn; Ivarsson, Andreas; Haukali, Eirik; Spencer, Matt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: To investigate the relationship between physical performance tests and on-ice external load from simulated games (scrimmages) in ice hockey. Methods: A total of 14 players completed a physical performance test ... -
Association Between Physical Performance Tests and External Load During Scrimmages in Highly Trained Youth Ice Hockey Players
Byrkjedal, Per Thomas; Bjørnsen, Thomas; Luteberget, Live; Lindberg, Kolbjørn Andreas; Ivarsson, Andreas; Haukali, Eirik; Spencer, Matthew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: To investigate the relationship between physical performance tests and on-ice external load from simulated games (scrimmages) in ice hockey. Methods: A total of 14 players completed a physical performance test ... -
Born to Score? The Relationship between Left-Handedness and Success from the 7-Meter Line
Laxdal, Aron Gauti; Ivarsson, Andreas; Þorgeirsson, Sveinn; Haugen, Tommy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Breaking up the play: The relationship between legal stops and winning in team handball
Laxdal, Aron Gauti; Ivarsson, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between legal stops and winning in team handball. Real-time analysis was performed on all games played in the Icelandic elite division for both males and females ... -
Composites of perfectionism and inauthenticity in relation to controlled motivation, performance anxiety and exhaustion among elite junior performers
Haraldsen, Heidi M.; Ivarsson, Andreas; Solstad, Bård Erlend; Abrahamsen, Frank Eirik; Halvari, Hallgeir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The present study identified profiles of perfectionism and inauthenticity at baseline and tested whether they differed in the maladaptive outcomes of controlled motivation, performance anxiety, and exhaustion after a ... -
Development of basic psychological need satisfaction in physical education - Effects of a two-year PE programme
Erdvik, Irina Burchard; Haugen, Tommy; Ivarsson, Andreas; Säfvenbom, Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Research shows that sports-active students experience more basic need satisfaction (autonomy, competence, relatedness) in physical education (PE) than their non-sports-active peers, and thus, reap most of the benefits of ... -
Effects of a 16-Week Digital Intervention on Sports Nutrition Knowledge and Behavior in Female Endurance Athletes with Risk of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
Fahrenholtz, Ida; Melin, Anna K.; Garthe, Ina; Hollekim-Strand, Siri Marte; Ivarsson, Andreas; Koehler, Karsten; Logue, Danielle; Lundström, Petra; Madigan, Sharon; Wasserfurth, Paulina; Torstveit, Monica Klungland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Female endurance athletes are considered a high-risk group for developing Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). Due to the lack of educational and behavioral intervention studies, targeting and evaluating the effects ... -
Exploring psychosocial risk factors for dropout in adolescent female soccer
Gredin, N. Viktor; Back, Jenny; Johnson, Urban; Svedberg, Petra; Stenling, Andreas; Solstad, Bård Erlend; Ivarsson, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives We examined the manner in which age, participation in other sports, socioeconomic status, perceived sport competence, achievement goal orientations, and perceived motivational climate may interact to predict the ... -
Global Self-Worth among Adolescents : The Role of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Physical Education
Erdvik, Irina Burchard; Haugen, Tommy; Ivarsson, Andreas; Säfvenbom, Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Global self-worth is important for healthy development and learning, and is therefore highlighted as a major aim in the Norwegian physical education (PE) curriculum. Based on prior research this study aimed to assess ... -
The Healthy Body Image intervention and reduction in eating disorder symptomatology and muscle building supplement use in high school students: a study of mediating factors
Svantorp-Tveiten, Kethe Marie Engen; Ivarsson, Andreas; Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Mathisen, Therese Fostervold; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Friborg, Oddgeir; Pettersen, Gunn; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Mediation analysis is important to test the theoretical framework underpinning an intervention. We therefore aimed to investigate if the healthy body image (HBI) intervention’s effect on eating disorder (ED) ... -
HIIT at Home: Enhancing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Older Adults—A Randomized Controlled Trial
Fosstveit, Sindre Herskedal; Berntsen, Sveinung; Feron, Jack; Joyce, Kelsey E.; Ivarsson, Andreas; Segaert, Katrien; Lucas, Samuel J. E.; Lohne-Seiler, Hilde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a 6-month home-based high-intensity interval training (HIIT) intervention to improve peak oxygen consumption (V̇O2peak) and lactate threshold (LT) in older ... -
‘I was young, I wanted to return to sport, and re-ruptured my ACL’ – young active female patients’ voices on the experience of sustaining an ACL re-rupture, a qualitative study
Piussi, Ramana; Krupic, Ferid; Sundemo, David; Svantesson, Eleonor; Ivarsson, Andreas; Johnson, Urban; Samuelsson, Kristian; Hamrin Senorski, Eric (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Identity leadership and cohesion in elite sport: The mediating role of intra-team communication
Schei, Gaute Sørensen; Høigaard, Rune; Erikstad, Martin Kjeøen; Ivarsson, Andreas; Haugen, Tommy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)One perspective on leadership that has recently gained increased attention in sport is identity leadership; however, research on elite sport teams is still in its infancy. Thus, the main purpose of this research is to ... -
In-season autoregulation of one weekly strength training session maintains physical and external load match performance in professional male football players
Byrkjedal, Per Thomas; Thunshelle, Atle; Spencer, Matthew; Luteberget, Live Steinnes; Ivarsson, Andreas; Vårvik, Fredrik Tonstad; Lindberg, Kolbjørn Andreas; Bjørnsen, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023) -
The intensity paradox: A systematic review and meta-analysis of its impact on the cardiorespiratory fitness of older adults
Fosstveit, Sindre Herskedal; Lohne-Seiler, Hilde; Feron, Jack; Lucas, Samuel J. E.; Ivarsson, Andreas; Berntsen, Sveinung (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Aim The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the effect of moderate- versus high-intensity aerobic exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in older adults, taking into account the volume of ... -
Interventions for improving mental health in athletes: a scoping review
Ekelund, Rebecka; Holmström, Stefan; Gustafsson, Henrik; Ivarsson, Andreas; Lundqvist, Carolina; Stenling, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The aims of this scoping review were to map the current literature on interventions for improving mental health in athletes, identify knowledge gaps, and generate future research questions. The Preferred Reporting Items ...