Contemporary topics and trends in the psychology of sports / editors, Changiz Mohiyeddini, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA.

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Sports psychology is a relatively young discipline within psychology. Contemporary sports psychology is a fast growing and diverse field. Hence, the objectives of this timely, comprehensive, and authoritative volume is to bring together an eminent group of international experts to provide an overview of the most recent developments in the psychology of sports. This volume comprises nine chapters: The initial chapter provides the reader with the definitions, topics and trends within the psychology of sports. This chapter is followed by an overview on current research in sports officiating and d.

CONTEMPORARY TOPICS AND TRENDS IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORTS -- CONTEMPORARY TOPICS AND TRENDS IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORTS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORTS: DEFINITIONS, TOPICS AND TRENDS -- DEFINING SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY -- APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY -- AREAS OF STUDY -- COMMONLY USED TECHNIQUES -- BACKGROUND -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 CURRENT RESEARCH IN SPORTS OFFICIATING AND DECISION-MAKING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. SPORTS OFFICIALS: CATEGORIES AND EXPERIENCES

""TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN SPORTS""""FUTURE RESEARCH""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5 ASSESSING LEADERSHIP STYLES OF COACHES AND TESTING THE AUGMENTATION EFFECT IN SPORT""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHOD""; ""RESULTS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""APPENDIX 1. MSLS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 6 PREDICTING SPORT FANS� WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER ANONYMOUS ACTS OF AGGRESSION: IMPORTANCE OF TEAMIDENTIFICATION AND FAN DYSFUNCTION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHOD""; ""RESULTS""; ""CONCLUSION""

Chapter 7 THE IMPLICIT ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVE AND GENERAL LIFE STRESS AFFECT TIME SPENT ON COMPETITIVE MATCHESIN RACQUET SPORTSABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE -- STRESS AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE -- FIELD STUDY: PERSISTENCE IN RACQUET SPORT COMPETITIONS -- METHOD -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 EATING DISORDERS AMONG MALEATHLETES: APSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EATING DISORDERS AMONG MEN -- 3. EATING DISORDERS AMONG MALE ATHLETES

""4. BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA AND ANOREXIA ATHLETICA""""5. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANOREXIA DISORDERS AMONG MALE ATHLETES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 9 TYPES OF COPING STRATEGIESAS PREDICTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS AFTER THE LIFE EVENT “CAREER TERMINATION�""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2.METHODS""; ""3. RESULTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""

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