Handbook of Sport Psychology

Handbook of Sport Psychology

The most comprehensive and influential reference work on sport psychologyNow in its third edition, the Handbook of Sport Psychology provides an invaluable source of important theoretical and applied information on sport psychology for students, educators, and psychologists concerned with optimizing human performance and improving health and well-being.Endorsed by the International Society of Sport Psychology, this classic reference draws on an international roster of experts and scholars in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art knowledge into this thorough, well-rounded, and accessible volume. The Handbook of Sport Psychology, Third Edition is completely updated to reflect the latest research and its impact on teaching and clinical applications with topics ranging from emotions, cognition, expertise, and social interactions in sport, to issues around gender and cultural diversity.Recognized as a gold standard resource thanks to its breadth of topics, excellent contributors, and timely topics, the Handbook of Sport Psychology, Third Edition is an indispensable resource for any student or professional interested in the field of sport psychology.

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GERSHON TENENBAUM, PHD, is a Professor at Florida State University in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems. He is past president of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) and the Editor of the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education and the American Association of Applied Sport Psychology, and Director of the Ribstein Center for Research and Sport Medicine at the Wingate Institute in Israel.

ROBERT C. EKLUND, PHD, is a Professor at Florida State University in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a member of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP), the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP). He is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword.
Contributors.
Reviewers.

PART I. MOTIVATIONAL, EMOTION, AND PSYCHOPYSIOLOGY.
1. Understanding the Dynamic of Motivation in Sport and Physical Activity: An Achievement Goal Interpretation.
2. Emotions in Sport: Current Issues and Perspectives.
3. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Sport and Physical Activity: A Review and a Look at the Future.
4. The Psychology of Superior Sport Performance: A Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience perspective.

PART II. SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES.
5. Leadership in Sports.
6. Who cares What Other People Thing? Self-Presentation in Exercise and Sport.

PART III. SPORT EXPERTISE.
7. Methodological Review and Evaluation of Research in Expert performance in Sport.
8. Practice and Play in the Development of Sport Expertise.
9. Anticipation and Decision Making: Exploring New Horizons.
10. Degenerate Brains, Indeterminate Behavior, and Representative Tasks: Implications for Experimental Design in Sport Psychology Research.
11. Attentional Processes in Skill Learning and Expert Performance.
12. A Social-Cognitive Perspective on Team Functioning in Sport.

PART IV. INTERVENTIONS AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT.
13. Mental Skills Training in Sport.
14. Sport Psychology: A Clinicianâ?(tm)s Perspective.
15. Action-Theory Approach to Applied Sport Psychology.
16. Eating Disorders in Sport: From Theory to Research to Intervention.
17. Psychosocial Antecedents of Sports Injury and Interventions for Risk Reduction.
18. Psychology of Sport Injury Rehabilitation.
19. Why Do Athletes Choke under Pressure?
20. Preparatory Routines in Self-Paced Events: Do They Benefit the Skilled Athletes? Can They Help the Beginners?

PART V. EXERCISE AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY.
21. Physical Activity and Mental Health.
22. Physical Activity and Three Dimensions of Psychological Functioning in Advanced Age: Cognition, Affect, and Self- Perception.
23. Exercise Adherence.
24. Theoretical Frameworks in Exercise Psychology.
25. A Social-Cognitive Perspective of Perceived and Sustained Effort.
26. Exercise and Psychosocial Issues for Cancer Survivors.
27. Physical Acitivity and Quality of Life: Key Considerations.
28. Athlete Burnout.

PART IV. LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT.
29. A Life Span Developmental Approach to Studying Sport and Exercise Behavior.
30. Advances in Sport Mortality Research.
31. Family Influences on Childrenâ?(tm)s Sport and Physical Activity Participation, Behavior, and Psychosocial Responses.
32. Career Transitions and Career Termination.

PART VII. MEASUREMENT AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES.
33. New Perspectives on Measurement and Testing in Sport Psychology.
34. measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology: A New Outlook on Selected Issues of Reliability and Validity.
35. Application of Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling in Sport and Exercise Psychology.
36. From Self-Efficacy to Collective Efficacy in Sport: Transitional Methodological Issues.

PART VIII. SPECIAL TOPICS.
37. Gender and Cultural Diversity.
38. Athletes with Disabilities.
39. Alcohol and Drug Use among Athletes: Prevalence, Etiology, and Interventions.

Afterword.
Author Index.
Subject Index.