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9780748401826 English 0748401822 Psychology in Sport aims to bring sport psychology closer to the heart of mainstream psychology. John Kremer and Deirdre Scully take a new and refreshing look at the most recent sport psychology literature, presenting this information in a way which will be immediately recognisable to students of psychology. Written in a clear and engrossing style, this new approach to Psychology in sport will be of immediate relevance to courses on introductory, applied and sport psychology, as well as providing a valuable reference source for general psychological material pertaining to sport and exercise., This title looks at recent sport psychology literature by presenting this material within a framework which will be immediately recognizable to students of psychology and which should thereby bring the world of sport psychology closer to the heart of psychology. To achieve this the book is structured around key subject areas within psychology. Chapters are devoted to separate sub-disciplines, including clinical, social, cognitive, developmental and occupational psychology as well as personality, motor skills and psychophysiology. Each chapter presents a concise review of contemporary sports research and shows how this work sits alongside developments across the subdisciplines as a whole, with suggestions and speculations for the future.
9780748401826 English 0748401822 Psychology in Sport aims to bring sport psychology closer to the heart of mainstream psychology. John Kremer and Deirdre Scully take a new and refreshing look at the most recent sport psychology literature, presenting this information in a way which will be immediately recognisable to students of psychology. Written in a clear and engrossing style, this new approach to Psychology in sport will be of immediate relevance to courses on introductory, applied and sport psychology, as well as providing a valuable reference source for general psychological material pertaining to sport and exercise., This title looks at recent sport psychology literature by presenting this material within a framework which will be immediately recognizable to students of psychology and which should thereby bring the world of sport psychology closer to the heart of psychology. To achieve this the book is structured around key subject areas within psychology. Chapters are devoted to separate sub-disciplines, including clinical, social, cognitive, developmental and occupational psychology as well as personality, motor skills and psychophysiology. Each chapter presents a concise review of contemporary sports research and shows how this work sits alongside developments across the subdisciplines as a whole, with suggestions and speculations for the future.