Discover how the mind and the body are linked in SAGE Reference's Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Los Angeles - Why do some athletes reach the very top of their sport and others don’t? Is it possible to train an athlete’s mental processes, alongside the physical training, to achieve peak performance, maintain concentration, motivation and competitive drive—even when dealing with competitors, teammates, audiences, parents, coaches, or injuries? The new two-volume Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology from SAGE Reference explores the theory, research, and application of psychology as it relates to sport and fitness.

Using accessible and jargon-free language to help readers better understand human behavior in sport and exercise settings and digging deeper into both personal and situational factors influencing performance, as well as specific psychological techniques for enhancing performance, the authoritative and comprehensive Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology provides comprehensive coverage of the field via approximately 300 signed entries, all organized in a Reader’s Guide within the following themes:

• Career Transition
• Certification, Credentialing, and Roles of Sport and Exercise Psychologists
• Disability
• Emotion
• Exercise Health
• Group Dynamics
• History and Foundation
• Leadership
• Morality, Aggression, and Ethics in Sport
• Motivation
• Motor Control
• Perception and Cognition in Sport
• Personality and Psychological Characteristics in Sport
• Psychobiology
• Psychological Skills and Interventions
• Psychosociocultural
• Self-Concept/Self-Perceptions, and Identity
• Youth Sport

The informative Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology is available both in print and online to make researching the connections between sport and fitness user-friendly. Because it invites students, athletes, researchers, and all who strive for fitness to discover the ways the mind and body work together, this encyclopedia belongs on the shelves of all academic, school, and public libraries. A FREE 30-day online trial is available at www.sagepub.com/freetrial.

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Co-Editor Robert C. Eklund, PhD, is Professor and Chair in Physical Activity and Health in the School of Sport at Scotland’s University of Stirling. Co-Editor Gershon Tenenbaum, PhD, is Benjamin S. Bloom Professor of Educational Psychology and Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at Florida State University.

Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology

March 2014                             880 pages

ISBN: 978-1-4522-0383-6         Print Price: $375

eISBN: 978-1-4833-3222-2