Full Description
Bringing together the most prestigious writings on culture and inclusion in sport and physical activity from the International Society of Sport Psychology's flagship journal, the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, this volume provides an essential reference for the field.
Beginning with a global position stand from the ISSP that provides a background on the impact and relevance of the subject area, the book includes both conceptual and empirical contributions. Carefully selected for their popularity and influence on the field, the chapters in this volume are international in coverage and authorship. Each chapter has been closely updated to ensure its relevance in current research and maintain its position as a piece of state-of-the-art scholarship and includes material on practical utility to appeal to both scholars and practitioners. The book concludes with a discussion of key takeaways from the preceding chapters and suggestions for future opportunities.
Endorsed by the Society's Academy of Science, this volume is an authoritative series of writings on culture and inclusion in sport and physical activity. The book is a key resource for graduate students, scholars, and professionals in sport and exercise psychology.
Contents
Exact chapters to be determined but it will be up to 15 from the below list, with a new introduction and conclusion textualizing the research and the current state of the field.
1. "If I talk about it, I'm weak, and I'm supposed to be strong": experiences of body-related shame in women athletes 2. "If my family is okay, I'm okay": Exploring relational processes of cultural transition 3. "It's not just about football all the time either": transnational athletes' stories about the choice to migrate 4. "Soccer is a matter of real men?" Sexist and homophobic attitudes in three Italian soccer teams differentiated by sexual orientation and gender identity 5. "What am I doing here?" Experiences of unsuccessful and delayed successful crisis transitions during athlete migration 6. A cross-cultural comparison of dual career environments for elite athletes in Switzerland, Denmark, and Poland 7. An exploratory investigation of superstitious behaviours, coping, control strategies, and personal control in Ghanaian and British student-athletes 8. Anxiety level and decision-making among Norwegian top-class soccer referees 9. Athletes' careers across cultures 10. Attitudes towards soccer coaches' use of punishment in Japan and England: A cross-cultural study 11. Certified consultants' attempts at cultural inclusiveness: An examination of four tales through the lens of the International Society of Sport Psychology Position Stand on Cultural Competence 12. Developmental experiences of elite female youth soccer players 13. Disabled athlete activism in South Korea: A mixed-method study 14. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and sport and exercise psychology (SEP): looking back and looking forward 15. Elite female footballers' stories of sociocultural factors, emotions, and behaviours prior to anterior cruciate ligament injury 16. Experiences of bullying victimisation in female interuniversity athletes 17. From athletic talent development to dual career development? A case study in a Finnish high performance sports environment 18. Gender differences in HIV related psychological variables in a Tanzanian intervention using sport 19. Gender differences in stress, appraisal, and coping during golf putting 20. Growing up in the Kayamandi Township: II. Sport as a setting for the development and transfer of desirable competencies 21. Integrating pre-game rituals and pre-performance routines in a culture-specific context: Implications for sport psychology consultancy 22. Investigating the organisational culture of CrossFit 23. ISSP position stand on cultural praxis in sport psychology: reaffirming our commitments to the ethics of difference, cultural inclusion, and social justice 24. ISSP Position Stand: Culturally competent research and practice in sport and exercise psychology 25. Mental health risk and protective factors in Australian cricket 26. Mental toughness in South African competitive tennis: Biographical and sport participation differences 27. Migration and meaning: an exploration of elite refugee athletes' transitions into the Canadian sports system 28. Promoting psychological integration within culturally diverse school classes: a motivational climate intervention in the physical education context 29. Relation of personality traits and decision-making in wheelchair tennis players 30. Rethinking age in athletic retirement: An existential-narrative perspective 31. Spanish female student-athletes' perception of key competencies for successful dual career adjustment 32. Sport psychology consultants' views on mental training with elite Deaf sport athletes 33. Stress, coping, coping effectiveness and emotions in Malaysian Elite tenpin bowlers: Role of context and importance 34. Swedish athletes' adjustment patterns in the junior-to-senior transition 35. Swedish university student-athletes' dual career scenarios and competences 36. Tall poppy syndrome: Perceptions and experiences of elite New Zealand athletes 37. The acculturation experiences of (and with) immigrant athletes 38. The contextualisation of Chinese athletes' careers in the Chinese Whole Nation System 39. The effects of the 2020-2021 Coronavirus pandemic change-event on football refereeing: evidence from the Israeli and Portuguese leagues 40. The influence of gender on the relationship between the basic psychological needs and mental health in high school student-athletes 41. The Internalisation of Sociocultural and Thin-Ideal Standards in Sports Scale: Development and preliminary validation in female aesthetic sports athletes 42. The psychology of Gaelic games: a co-produced scoping review to inform research, policy, and practice 43. Thinking about the transfer of life skills: Reflections from youth in a community-based sport programme in an underserved urban setting 44. Transgender inclusion in competitive sport: athletes' attitudes toward transgender athlete participation in intercollegiate sport 45. What keeps athletes in the gym? Goals, psychological needs, and motivation of CrossFit™ participants 46. Youth's perceptions of rule-breaking and antisocial behaviours: Gender, developmental level, and competitive level differences
