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Informationen zum Autor John Kremer is a former Reader in Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast, where he lectured from 1980. He combines his academic interest in sport and exercise psychology with practical work with numerous sports, including several national and international teams and individual athletes. His list of book publications include Pure Sport: Sport Psychology in Action (2019), Sport Psychology: Contemporary Themes (2012), Psychology in Sport (1994) and Young People’s Involvement in Sport (1997). Aidan Moran was Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Psychology Research Laboratory in University College, Dublin. A Fulbright Scholar and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology , he has published extensively on mental imagery and attentional processes in athletes. A former psychologist to the Irish Olympic squad, Aidan advised many of Ireland’s leading athletes and teams and is rightly credited as the founding father of sport psychology in Ireland. Graham Walker is Professor of Political History at Queen's University, Belfast. Cathy Craig is a Professor in Perception and Action Psychology at the School of Psychology, Ulster University and CEO/Co-Founder of INCISIV, a neuro-technology company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She publishes extensively on motor timing, perception/action and decision making in sport. Much of her work involves working closely with elite sporting organisations to develop innovative solutions, using technologies such as immersive, interactive virtual reality, to better understand how perception influences decisions about action. Klappentext Concise and lively student introduction to sport psychology from a team of experienced teachers and researchers. Zusammenfassung Concise and lively student introduction to sport psychology from a team of experienced teachers and researchers. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: INTRODUCING SPORT PSYCHOLOGY The History of Sport Psychology Practising Sport Psychology Ethical Issues Organizations, Sources and Resources PART TWO: ANXIETY AND STRESS Anxiety and Arousal Measuring Stress and Anxiety Pre-Performance Routines Choking Under Pressure Coping Strategies PART THREE: MOTIVATION AND COMMITMENT Sport Participation Motives Burnout and Dropout Goal Setting Fear of Failure and Need to Achieve Self-Determination Theory Achievement Goal Theory Self-Efficacy and Perceived Competence PART FOUR: COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN SPORT Mental Imagery Mental Practice Attention and Concentration Positive Self-Talk and Thought Control Mental Toughness PART FIVE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT Team Cohesion Team Building Causal Attribution Social Facilitation and Social Loafing Leadership and Effective Coaching Home Advantage Aggression Fans and Spectators PART SIX: MOTOR SKILLS Motor Development Expertise Decision-Making Practising Motor Skills Analysis and Measurement of Motor Performance PART SEVEN: SPORT AND WELL-BEING Gender Issues Overtraining and Exercise Addiction Injury and Retirement ...
List of contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCING SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
The History of Sport Psychology
Practising Sport Psychology
Ethical Issues
Organizations, Sources and Resources
PART TWO: ANXIETY AND STRESS
Anxiety and Arousal
Measuring Stress and Anxiety
Pre-Performance Routines
Choking Under Pressure
Coping Strategies
PART THREE: MOTIVATION AND COMMITMENT
Sport Participation Motives
Burnout and Dropout
Goal Setting
Fear of Failure and Need to Achieve
Self-Determination Theory
Achievement Goal Theory
Self-Efficacy and Perceived Competence
PART FOUR: COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN SPORT
Mental Imagery
Mental Practice
Attention and Concentration
Positive Self-Talk and Thought Control
Mental Toughness
PART FIVE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT
Team Cohesion
Team Building
Causal Attribution
Social Facilitation and Social Loafing
Leadership and Effective Coaching
Home Advantage
Aggression
Fans and Spectators
PART SIX: MOTOR SKILLS
Motor Development
Expertise
Decision-Making
Practising Motor Skills
Analysis and Measurement of Motor Performance
PART SEVEN: SPORT AND WELL-BEING
Gender Issues
Overtraining and Exercise Addiction
Injury and Retirement
