Rethinking Sport and Exercise Psychology Research Past, Present and Future /

• Main Authors: Hassmén, Peter (Author), Keegan, Richard (Author), Piggott, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Sports.; Sports > Sociological aspects.; Experiential research.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Critical psychology.; Sports > Psychological aspects.; Sport Psychology.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Critical Psychology.; Psychology Research.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Popular Science in Sports.

This book provides a comprehensive historical account of the evolution of Sport and Exercise Psychology research, charting the progression of the field from the early days when well-controlled experimental research was the standard, to the subsequent paradigm war between positivism, post-positivism...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Why Rethink?
• Chapter 2. The Emerging Field of Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Chapter 3. How Do We Know That We Really Know?
• Chapter 4. The Status of Theory
• Chapter 5. Research Paradigms, Methodologies, and Methods
• Chapter 6. Norms, Culture, and Identity
• Chapter 7. Measuring Constructs
• Chapter 8. Research and Practice in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Chapter 9. Developments to Enable Progress
• Chapter 10.Planning a Post-Revolutionary World.