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List of contents
Section I: The Base
1. Introduction
Noora J. Ronkainen and Mark S. Nesti
2. Theory
Mark S. Nesti
3. Research
Noora J. Ronkainen
Section II: The Fundamentals
4. Meaning Not Motivation permission for epigraph?
Noora J. Ronkainen
5. Health: What For?
Noora J. Ronkainen
6. Play
Mark S. Nesti
Section III: Life Journeys in Sport
7. Career
Noora J. Ronkainen
8. Injury
Noora J. Ronkainen
9. Ageing
Noora J. Ronkainen
Section IV: Applied Practice
10. Working with Religious and Spiritual Athletes
Mark S. Nesti
11. Education and Professional Philosophy
Mark S. Nesti
12. Conclusions
Noora J. Ronkainen and Mark S. Nesti
About the author
Noora J. Ronkainen is a postdoctoral researcher funded by Alfred Kordelin Foundation at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Mark S. Nesti is a Reader in Psychology in Sport and Head of the MSc programme in Sport Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Summary
Despite the growing literature on spirituality and its positive impact on well-being in health psychology, education, occupational psychology and leisure studies, it has been less examined in sport studies. Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise: Psychological Perspectives examines the many forms of spirituality in sport from a psychological perspective, from moments of transcendence and finding deeper meaning and value to prayer before an important competition or in adversity, such as a career-threatening injury.
Based on the latest research and the Nesti’s experience in applied sport psychology service delivery, this book covers a range of novel topics linking spirituality to athlete development, injury, exercise motivation, and ageing athletes, and offers applied, practical guidance for sport psychologists working with spiritual athletes.
Offering a unique contribution to the study of spirituality in sport, and to sport psychology practice, this book is vital reading for any upper-level student or academic working in sport and exercise psychology, religion and sport, or the philosophy of sport, and any practising sport psychologist.
