Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology
By: edited by Robert C. Eklund, Gershon Tenenbaum
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 827
ISBN-13: 9781483332215; 9781483332222; 9781452203836; 9781483368702; 9781784026493
Subjects: Reference; TRAVEL; Special Interest; SPORTS & RECREATION; Sports; GAMES; Business Aspects; Encyclopedias; Psychological aspects; Gambling; Essays; Exercise; History
Description: "Reader's guide: Certification, credentialing, and roles of sport and exercise psychologists -- Disability -- Emotion -- exercise health -- Group dynamics -- History and foundation -- Leadership -- Morality, aggression, and ethics in sport -- Motivation -- Motor control -- Perception and cognition in sport -- Personality and psychological characteristics in sport -- Psychobiology -- Psychological skills and interventions -- Psychosocioculural considerations -- Self-concept, self-perceptions, and identity -- Youth sport."--Page xi.

Entries explore the theory, research, and application of psychology as it relates to sport and fitness in a manner that is accessible and jargon-free to help readers better understand human behavior in sport and exercise settings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.
Table of contents: title: volume 1. A-L; title: volume 2. M-Y.; title: Reader's guide: Certification, credentialing, and roles of sport and exercise psychologists; title: Disability; title: Emotion; title: exercise health; title: Group dynamics; title: History and foundation; title: Leadership; title: Morality, aggression, and ethics in sport; title: Motivation; title: Motor control; title: Perception and cognition in sport; title: Personality and psychological characteristics in sport; title: Psychobiology; title: Psychological skills and interventions; title: Psychosocioculural considerations; title: Self-concept, self-perceptions, and identity; title: Youth sport.