Description
This book presents the most pressing questions to advance the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology. Organized around performance and learning, health and wellbeing, and cultural and professional considerations, expert contributors in the field summarize the state-of-the-art literature, including tables with five must-read papers in each chapter. The book then presents the 125 critical research questions that must be addressed to move the field forward. As the main source of research questions for senior scholars, graduate masters and doctoral students, and advanced undergraduate students working on research projects, this book is the ultimate guide to addressing theoretical, methodological, and applied research in the field.
About the Author
Edson Filho is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. He is a member of the sport psychology registry of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and an associate professor of sport psychology and counseling at Boston University. His research agenda centers on human excellence and performance optimization at both the individual and group levels of analyses, while his consultation work concentrates on elite international, college and amateur athletes. Dr. Filho has authored over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters in the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology. Itay Basevitch is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) in the USA. His main research interests are in the areas of decision-making and perceptual-cognitive skills in team sports. Itay received his PhD from Florida State University and has worked as a professor, researcher, and applied practitioner in the UK, US, and Israel.
Reviews
The collected essays can serve as a valuable resource for sparking discussion in the classroom and among professionals already working in the field. * C. Hauff, CHOICE *
This book is a great resource for scientists and practitioners interested in the psychology of performance in sport and exercise settings. The book offers several unique perspectives on key topics in the field, highlighting the most pressing questions where further insights are needed. A great addition to the field of sport and exercise psychology. * Mark A. Williams, Professor of Kinesiology, University of Utah *
Written by leading experts in sport, exercise, and performance psychology and sport science, each chapter of the book reviews critical literature and provides invaluable information that can inspire new insights into the area. I highly recommend this book to all students and scholars interested in theoretical, methodological, and applied advancement in the field. * Claudio Robazza, Professor, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara *
This is an important and timely book on Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology edited by two experts in the field and great chapters of eminent scholars. Covering a wide range of topics in research and professional practice this book is for everybody that loves sport and researchers at all levels that want to learn about current and future directions of sport psychology. Highly recommended. * Markus Raab, Research Professor of Psychology, London South Bank *
The world of knowledge is constantly changing. The most important feature of this book is that it covers the latest knowledge progress in various research fields of sports and exercise psychology. Moreover, you will learn more surprising and applicable knowledge from some newly developed topics, such as mind-body interaction in sport psychophysiology, genetics and mental health. * Gangyan Si, Head of Sport Psychology Center, Hong Kong Sports Institute *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197512494
Author Edson Filho
Format Hardback
Page Count 408
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 168mm * 244mm * 31mm
About the Author
Edson Filho is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. He is a member of the sport psychology registry of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and an associate professor of sport psychology and counseling at Boston University. His research agenda centers on human excellence and performance optimization at both the individual and group levels of analyses, while his consultation work concentrates on elite international, college and amateur athletes. Dr. Filho has authored over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters in the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology. Itay Basevitch is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) in the USA. His main research interests are in the areas of decision-making and perceptual-cognitive skills in team sports. Itay received his PhD from Florida State University and has worked as a professor, researcher, and applied practitioner in the UK, US, and Israel.
Reviews
The collected essays can serve as a valuable resource for sparking discussion in the classroom and among professionals already working in the field. * C. Hauff, CHOICE *
This book is a great resource for scientists and practitioners interested in the psychology of performance in sport and exercise settings. The book offers several unique perspectives on key topics in the field, highlighting the most pressing questions where further insights are needed. A great addition to the field of sport and exercise psychology. * Mark A. Williams, Professor of Kinesiology, University of Utah *
Written by leading experts in sport, exercise, and performance psychology and sport science, each chapter of the book reviews critical literature and provides invaluable information that can inspire new insights into the area. I highly recommend this book to all students and scholars interested in theoretical, methodological, and applied advancement in the field. * Claudio Robazza, Professor, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara *
This is an important and timely book on Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology edited by two experts in the field and great chapters of eminent scholars. Covering a wide range of topics in research and professional practice this book is for everybody that loves sport and researchers at all levels that want to learn about current and future directions of sport psychology. Highly recommended. * Markus Raab, Research Professor of Psychology, London South Bank *
The world of knowledge is constantly changing. The most important feature of this book is that it covers the latest knowledge progress in various research fields of sports and exercise psychology. Moreover, you will learn more surprising and applicable knowledge from some newly developed topics, such as mind-body interaction in sport psychophysiology, genetics and mental health. * Gangyan Si, Head of Sport Psychology Center, Hong Kong Sports Institute *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197512494
Author Edson Filho
Format Hardback
Page Count 408
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 168mm * 244mm * 31mm
