Full Description
Contemporary sport psychology is a rapidly developing and theoretically rich discipline, and a sophisticated and challenging profession. The Routledge International Handbook of Sport Psychology offers a comprehensive and authoritative guide to contemporary sport psychology in all its aspects. Written by a team of world-leading researchers and practitioners from five continents, including both established scholars and the best emerging talents, the book traces the contours of the discipline of sport psychology, introducing fundamental theory, discussing key issues in applied practice, and exploring the most important themes, topics and debates across the sport psychology curriculum.
Uniquely, the book presents comparative studies of the history and contemporary practice of sport psychology in ten countries, including the US, UK, China, Japan, Brazil, Russia and Israel, helping the reader to understand the cultural and contextual factors that shape international practice in sport psychology. As well as covering in depth the core pillars of sport psychology, from motivation and cognition to group dynamics, the book also includes a full section on cultural sport psychology, a vital but under-explored sub-discipline that is having a profound influence on contemporary theory and practice.
With 56 chapters and unparalleled range, depth and currency, the Routledge Handbook of International Sport Psychology is an essential addition to any library with a serious holding in sport psychology.
Contents
1. Opening up of Dialogue Part 1: International Histories and Contemporary Perspectives 2. Russia 3. US 4. China 5. Japan 6. Brazil 7. Canada 8. Israel 9. Spain 10. United Kingdom Part 2: Athlete Adjustment and Transitions 11. Career Transitions 12. Adaptation, Stress and Coping in Sport 13. Athlete Development 14. Developing Moral Character Through Sport: Delivering on the Promise 15. Athlete Migration 16. Burnout 17. Sport Injury 18. Understanding Athlete Disordered Eating: Critical Gender Comparisons 19. Athlete Maltreatment 20. Spirituality 21. Concussion Part 3: Cultural Sport Psychology 22. Self-Identity: Our Most Beautiful and Creative Project 23. Whiteness in Sport Psychology 24. Inclusion to Exclusion: Sport for LGBT Athletes 25. Now You See Me, Now You Don't: Appreciating Culture, Race, Ethnicity and Other Dimensions of Athlete and Consultant Whole-Person Identities 26. Feminism in Sport Psychology 27. Cultural Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology 28. Athletes and Motherhood 29. Disability Sport: A Partial Overview and Some Thoughts about the Future 30. Hazing in Sport Part 4: Motivation and Emotion 31. Self-Regulation 32. Online Mood Profiling and Self-Regulation of Affective Responses 33. Mood Measurement and Assessment in Applied Settings 34. Goal Orientation 35. Imagery 36. What is flow?: Reconsideration of the State of Optimal Functioning beyond Flow Theory 37. Team Resilience 38. Parental Support in Youth Sport: A Case of Optimising the Motivational Climate Part 5: Cognition 39. Personality and Performance: Beyond the Big 5 40. Mental Representation and Learning 41. Expertise and Mental Practice 42. Biofeedback in Sport 43. Mental Toughness: Critical Reflections and Future Considerations 44. Self-Talk in Sport: Where Are We Now? Part 6: Group Dynamics 45. Team Coordination 46. Relational Coaching in Sport: Its Psychological Underpinnings and Practical Effectiveness 47. Coach and Athlete Leadership in Sport 48. Motivational Gains in Group Contexts 49. Social Support in Sport Psychology Part 7: Forecasts to the Future 50. Athletes' Transitions in Sport and Life: Positioning New Research Trends within the Existing System of Athlete Career Knowledge 51. A Broad Perspective onto Future Practices of Applied Sport Psychology 52. Team Resiliency in Sport: Research to Practice 53. Overt-Covert Behaviors' Linkage: Forecasting the Future of the Sport Psychology Science 54. Forecasts to the Future: Group Dynamics 55. Interdisciplinary Connoisseurship in Sport Psychology Research Part 8: Conclusion 56. Closing the Loop
