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Sport and Exercise Psychology Research
From Theory to Practice
1st Edition - June 15, 2016
Editors: Markus Raab, Paul Wylleman, Roland Seiler, Anne-Marie Elbe, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780128036341
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eBook ISBN:9780128036655
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Sport and Exercise Psychology Research: From Theory to Practice provides a comprehensive summary of new research in sport and exercise psychology from worldwide researchers. Encompassing theory, research, and applications, the book is split into several themed sections. Section 1 discusses basic antecedents to performance including fitness, practice, emotion, team dynamics, and more. Section 2 identifies factors influencing individual performance. Section 3 discusses applied sport psychology for athletes and coaches, and section 4 includes approaches from exercise psychology on motivation and well-being. The book includes a mix of award winning researchers from the European Sport Psychology Association, along with top researchers from the U.S. to bring an international overview to sport psychology.
Includes international contributions from Europe and the U.S.
Encompasses theory, research, and applications
Includes sport psychology and exercise research
Features applied information for use with coaches, teams, and elite athletes
Identifies performance enhancers and inhibitors
Researchers in exercise and sport psychology.
Preface
Chapter 1: European Perspective on Sport Psychology
Abstract
Identifying and understanding the historical roots
Acknowledging the challenges
Conclusions
Section I: Prerequisites of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Chapter 2: Importance of Instructions in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Abstract
Introduction
Motor learning with competitive athletes and novices
Physical education
Health
Conclusions
Chapter 3: Benefits of Physical Activity and Fitness for Lifelong Cognitive and Motor Development—Brain and Behavior
Abstract
Effects of acute bouts of exercise
Long-term exercise or physical activity effects
Combination of acute and chronic exercise
Outlook
Glossary
Chapter 4: Visual Perception and Motor Action: Issues in Current Quiet-Eye Research
Abstract
Quiet-eye phenomenon
Measuring the quiet eye
Studying the quiet eye
Mechanisms of the quiet eye
Explaining the quiet eye
Conclusions
Chapter 5: Learning a Motor Action “From Within”: Insights Into Perceptual-Cognitive Changes With Mental and Physical Practice
Abstract
Perspectives on motor learning
Recent insight into perceptual-cognitive changes with physical and mental practice
Summary
Conclusions
Acknowledgment
Chapter 6: Perspectives on Team Cognition and Team Sports
Abstract
Introduction: teams, team cognition, and sports
Information processing perspectives on team cognition: shared knowledge and shared mental models
Ecological perspectives on team cognition: interactive team cognition
Ecological dynamics and sports
Integrative perspective of studying team cognition in team sports
Conclusions
Section II: Individual Differences in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Chapter 7: Antecedents of Need Supportive and Controlling Interpersonal Styles From a Self-Determination Theory Perspective: A Review and Implications for Sport Psychology Research
Abstract
Need supportive and controlling interpersonal styles
Antecedents of need supportive and controlling interpersonal styles
Contextual factors
Perceptions of others’ behaviors and motivation
Personal factors
Summary and implications for future research
Acknowledgment
Chapter 8: Why Self-Talk Is Effective? Perspectives on Self-Talk Mechanisms in Sport
Abstract
Effectiveness of self-talk strategies
Preliminary research and conceptual models
A prospective model of self-talk mechanisms
Conclusions and directions for future research
Chapter 9: Personality-Trait-Like Individual Differences: Much More Than Noise in the Background for Sport and Exercise Psychology
Abstract
Introduction
Theory development and constraint
Methodological advancement
Applied practice
Conclusions
Chapter 10: Promoting Acculturation Through Sport: An Ethnic-Cultural Identity Approach
Abstract
Introduction
Sport and acculturation: can sport enhance intercultural relations?
Chapter 11: Doing Sport Psychology? Critical Reflections of a Scientist-Practitioner
Abstract
Introduction
Reflection no. 1: taking care of business means taking care of task involvement
Reflection no. 2: working on social-performance processes with athletes and teams is enhanced when connected to tangible social products
Reflection no. 3: universities and professional associations need to take greater responsibility for the appropriate training of practitioners
Conclusions
Chapter 12: Theoretical Developments in Career Transition Research: Contributions of European Sport Psychology
Abstract
Evolution of the European sport psychology discourse on career transition
Current theoretical pillars in European career transition discourse
Chapter 13: Holistic Perspective on the Development of Elite Athletes
Abstract
A developmental and holistic perspective on career transitions
Examples of career transitions faced by Olympic athletes
Conclusions
Acknowledgment
Chapter 14: Serial Winning Coaches: People, Vision, and Environment
Abstract
Introduction
McAdams’s integrated framework of personality
Purpose of study
Method
Results and discussion
Implications and conclusions
Acknowledgments
Chapter 15: Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport: Implications for Sport Psychologists
Abstract
Introduction
Definitions
What do we know from research on SHA?
Prevention
Implications for sport psychologists
Chapter 16: Theory-Based Team Diagnostics and Interventions
Abstract
Team factors possessing theoretical and empirical relevance for team performance
Selecting valid instruments for team diagnostics
Conducting a team diagnostics
Selecting effective interventions
Conducting a team intervention
Evaluating the intervention
Limitations and perspectives
Section IV: Perspectives From Exercise Psychology
Chapter 17: Empowering and Disempowering Coaching Climates: Conceptualization, Measurement Considerations, and Intervention Implications
Abstract
The motivational climate from an achievement goal theory perspective
The motivational climate from a self-determination theory perspective
The conceptualization of empowering and disempowering coach-created climates
Assessment of empowering and disempowering climates
Perceptions of empowering and disempowering features of the motivational climate
Observational assessment of empowering and disempowering features of the motivational climate
Interplay between objective and subjective assessments of empowering and disempowering climates
Coach education training programs developed to enhance the coach-created motivational climate
The development and principles of Empowering Coaching
The PAPA Project: delivering and evaluating Empowering Coaching in youth sport
Overall discussion
Acknowledgment
Chapter 18: Escape From Cognitivism: Exercise as Hedonic Experience
Abstract
Societal impact: what is our track record?
Why are we failing? Perfecting the art of peeking at the universe through a keyhole
Affective constructs? What affective constructs?
Dual-process conceptualizations of human motivation and decision making
Toward a dual-process conceptualization of physical activity and exercise behavior
Conclusions
Chapter 19: Coach Behaviors and Goal Motives as Predictors of Attainment and Well-Being in Sport
Abstract
The origins of goal setting
Goal setting in sport
Motivation for sport
Examining goal motives; the self-concordance model
Goal motives in sport
The role of the coach during goal striving
Making plans; the role of implementation intentions
Persistence and coping with difficult goals
When goals cannot be attained
Recommendations for practice
Future directions
Summary
Chapter 20: Health Assets and Active Lifestyles During Preadolescence and Adolescence: Highlights From the HBSC/WHO Health Survey and Implications for Health Promotion
Abstract
Introduction
Assets model
Individual, community, and institutional assets
Concepts related to the assets model
The assets model and a more active and healthier lifestyle during preadolescence and adolescence: highlights from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children health survey
Implications for health promotion: moving forward and influencing public health policies
Concluding remarks
Chapter 21: Emotional Experiences and Interpersonal Relations in Physical Activity as Health Prevention and Treatment—A Psychodynamic Group Approach
Abstract
Introduction
Theoretical framework and method
Case 1: exercise on prescription—challenges of a community-based program
Case 2: exercise and polycystic ovary syndrome—a clinical intervention
Case 3: exercise and substance use disorder—the danger of relapse
General discussion
Index
No. of pages: 522
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: June 15, 2016
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780128036341
eBook ISBN: 9780128036655
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Markus Raab
Professor Markus Raab (GSU) is Head of the Institute of Psychology at the German Sport University and Head of the Performance Psychology Department. Additionally, he is Research Professor of Psychology at London South Bank University, UK. The main focus of the research programme in performance psychology is on judgement and decision making in sports, health and peak performance. He favours a simple heuristic approach and an embodied cognition approach to understanding the interaction of sensorimotor and cognitive behaviour from a psychological perspective. Prof. Raab has about 80 scientific publications in well to highly ranked journals, was awarded by European and international scientific associations and has supervised 10 PhDs in graduate schools or in individual supervision.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Paul Wylleman
Affiliations and expertise
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium
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Roland Seiler
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Anne-Marie Elbe
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tessaly, Trikala, Greece
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