Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-27267-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 370 Seiten, Format (B × H): 235 mm x 157 mm, Gewicht: 672 g

Reihe: Routledge Psychology of Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity

Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport provides the first comprehensive and contemporary overview of stress in sport and its implications on performance and well-being. It explores how athletes’, coaches', and support staffs' performance can be enhanced while simultaneously optimizing their well-being in contemporary sport.

Divided into four sections following the stress process, Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport covers key topics including:

- Appraising and coping with stress in sport

- Responses to and outcomes of stress in sport

- Moderators of the stress process in sport

- Stress management to promote thriving in sport

Bringing together theory and practice, each chapter discusses conceptual and theoretical issues, current research, and innovative practical implications. Written by scholars around the globe, Stress, Well-being, and Performance in Sport offers an international perspective. It is important reading for students of sport psychology as well as coaches, athletes, and support staff.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fletcher, David

Arnold, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sportpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Sport (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sportmedizin, Medikamentenmissbrauch, Doping
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Leichtathletik
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Trainingswissenschaft, Sportunterricht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION I

Appraising and Coping With Stress in Sport 29

1 Stressors, Hassles, and Adversity 31

RACHEL ARNOLD AND DAVID FLETCHER

2 Cognitive Appraisals 63

FAYE F. DIDYMUS AND MARC V. JONES

3 Coping 78

KATHERINE A. TAMMINEN

SECTION II

Responses to and Outcomes of Stress in Sport 95

4 Emotions 97

CHRISTOPHER R. D. WAGSTAFF AND KATHERINE A. TAMMINEN

5 Attention and Visuomotor Performance Under Pressure 113

LEE J. MOORE, SAMUEL J. VINE, AND MARK R. WILSON

6 Well-Being and Quality of Life 131

CAROLINA LUNDQVIST

7 Burnout 148

J. D. DEFREESE AND ROBERT C. EKLUND

8 Mental Health 167

SIMON RICE, COURTNEY C. WALTON, KATE GWYTHER, AND ROSEMARY PURCELL

SECTION III

Moderators of the Stress Process in Sport 189

9 Stress-Related Growth and Resilience 191

DAVID FLETCHER

10 Personality 222

SYLVAIN LABORDE, SINIKKA HEISLER, AND EMMA MOSLEY

11 Social Support 240

PAUL FREEMAN

SECTION IV

Stress Management to Promote Thriving in Sport 259

12 Stress and Pressure Training 261

DAVID FLETCHER AND RACHEL ARNOLD

13 Thriving 297

DANIEL J. BROWN, MICHAEL PASSAPORTIS, AND KATE HAYS

14 Duties of Care and Welfare Practices 313

EMMA KAVANAGH, DANIEL RHIND, AND GENEVIEVE GORDON-THOMSON

Conclusion 332

RACHEL ARNOLD AND DAVID FLETCHER

Epilogue 341

CARY L. COOPER

Über Autor(innen)

Rachel Arnold PhD is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology at the Department for Health, University of Bath, UK. She is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council, accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Chartered Scientist with The Science Council, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Alongside her extensive consultancy experience, Dr Arnold has published widely in the area of stress, performance, and well-being, and received awards for her research from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, the British Psychological Society, and at the International Convention on Science, Education, and Medicine in Sport.

David Fletcher PhD is the Director of Performance Psychology and Management at Loughborough University, UK. His experience of consulting with high-level performers spans the past 20 years and includes working closely with Olympic and world champions from a variety of sports, special forces and emergency services, and senior leaders and their teams in FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Dr Fletcher has published widely in performance psychology and consulting, including ground-breaking research studies in scientific journals and practical articles that demystify complex human phenomena.