Sport Psychology

<p>This updated fourth edition of Arnold LeUnes’s textbook has comprehensive coverage of sport psychology with a healthy balance between theory and application. The strong applied approach is emphasized throughout but is essentially apparent in the second half of the book.</p><p>The book features a strong pedagogical program including interesting applied vignettes, chapter outlines, emboldened key terms with glossary, very thorough chapter summaries, student-oriented suggested readings, and numerous tables and figures to visually summarize the key concepts. The book’s shorter chapters make it easier to assign one per class.</p><p>In addition, a website of supplemental resources, free of charge to qualified adopters, makes this new edition even more accessible and student-friendly.</p> <p>Preface. <strong>Part 1. Introducing Sport Psychology and Sport History. </strong>An Introduction to Sport Psychology. Professional Issues in Sport Psychology. Sport History: Antiquity Through the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment. History of Sport and Sport Psychology in the United States. <strong>Part 2. Behavioral Principles and Applications. </strong>Behavioral Principles. Anxiety and Arousal. Anxiety Reduction: Classical Conditioning and Operant Learning Applications. Anxiety Reduction: Cognitive Learning Techniques. <strong>Part 3. Social Psychological Dimensions. </strong>Motivation: Attribution Theory and Need Achievement. Motivation: Locus of Control and Self Theory. Social Psychology of Sport: Leadership and Group Cohesion. Social Psychology of Sport: Audience Effects. Aggression: Dimensions and Theories. Aggression: Violence in Selected Sport Populations. <strong>Part 4. Personality, Assessment, and Special Athletic Populations. </strong>Personality and Psychological Assessment. Psychological Assessment in Sport Psychology. Minority Athletes. High-Risk Sport/The Elite Athlete. Athletes With Disabilities/Injured Athletes. Doping in Sports. The Female Sport Experience: Historical and Physiological Issues. The Female Sport Experience: Sport Socialization, Psychological Variables, and Other Issues. Youth Sport: Motives for Participating and Withdrawing. Youth Sport: Stress and Other Issues. <strong>Part 5. Coaching and Exercise. </strong>The Coach: Roles, Communication, and Psychological Variables. Youth, Female, and Black Coaches: Coaching Burnout. Exercise Psychology: Physical Fitness, Adherence, and Cognitive and Affective Benefits. Exercise Psychology: Running Addictions and Exercise for Senior Citizens. Glossary.</p>