A supreme effort has been made to meet the increasing needs of professors, practitioners, and students. To further improve the total learning experience, the new edition features Robert S. Weinberg, PhD, is a professor emeritus in the department of sport leadership and management at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has more than 40 years of experience in both the scholarly and applied aspects of sport psychology. He has written numerous research articles, including more than 175 refereed articles in scholarly journals, as well as books, book chapters, and applied articles for coaches, athletes, and exercisers. Weinberg was named a Distinguished Scholar in Sport Psychology at Miami University in 2005. In addition, he was the editor of the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology and voted outstanding faculty member in the School of Education and Allied Professions at Miami University in 1998. In his leisure time, he enjoys tennis, traveling, and gardening. This course is aimed to reflect current research-informed teaching and innovation to evaluate how psychological knowledge is understood and applied in real-world settings, particularly the fields of sport and exercise. Gould was voted one of the top 10 sport psychology specialists in North America and is internationally known, having presented his work in more than 20 countries. When on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, he received the university's coveted Alumni-Teaching Excellence Award, an all-campus teaching honor. He is an Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) certified consultant and member of the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry.

Weinberg was voted one of the top 10 sport psychologists in North America by his peers. He is past president of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) and of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). He is also a certified AASP consultant, consulting with athletes of all sports and ages. thoroughly updated material that reflects the latest research and practice in the field to keep students aware of recent findings and hot topics in the field; and In SEP, the physical environment has been studied mainly as an antecedent or determinant of diverse biopsychological descriptors. Zhang and Solmon (2013) argued that self-determined motivation to practice physical activity is influenced by variables such as availability and convenience of physical activity facilities, safety of physical activity settings, or physical activity equipment. Laborde et al. (2018) included aromas, lights, sounds, temperature, outdoor environment, and altitude as examples of physical-environmental variables that affect cardiac vagal activity. Furthermore, Paulus et al. (2009) provided evidence that extreme cold or high altitude might be other aspects of athletes’ physical environment that can have profound effects on cognitive and behavioral processes. Some of the dominant theories in SEP explain parts of the interaction between external variables and biopsychological descriptors. For example, ecological dynamics to decision making assumes that behavior emerges from the performer-environment system and that both performer and environment continuously shape one another ( Araújo et al., 2019). Self-determination theory suggests that the motivation to engage in physical activity is shaped by the physical and social environment in which physical activity takes place ( Ng et al., 2012). Finally, flow theory describes the psychological process that involves intense focus and absorption in a particular activity, in which athletes are in harmony with their task environment without the need for effortful controlled mental processes (i.e., use of psychological skills; Swann et al., 2018). Overall, it can be assumed that the dynamic relationship between external variables and biopsychological descriptors has been one of the major research interests of SEP. External variables → biopsychological descriptorsThe programme is taught by research-active academics with specialist expertise in areas such as cognitive neuropsychology, sport and exercise psychology, mental health, body image, and attentional processing. The updated eighth edition of Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology continues to ensure that students are well equipped—and excited—to enter the field of sport and exercise psychology, fully prepared for the challenges they may encounter as well as the possibilities. Robert S. Weinberg, PhD, is a professor in physical education, health, and sport studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Weinberg has nearly 30 years of experience in both the scholarly and applied aspects of sport psychology. He has written numerous research articles, including more than 130 refereed articles in scholarly journals, as well as books, book chapters, and applied articles for coaches, athletes, and exercisers. The related web study guide serves as an important learning tool to support the educational journey. With more than 100 engaging activities, it allows students to apply the concepts from the text by completing activities for each chapter that encourage critical thinking and hands-on experience.

Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition, the new edition of the best-selling sport and exercise psychology book on the market, continues to provide a thorough introduction to the key concepts in the field. Written by internationally respected authors, it provides students and new practitioners with a comprehensive view of sport and exercise psychology, bridges the gap between research and practice, conveys principles of professional practice, and captures the excitement of the world of sport and exercise.

The discussions about external variables and their relation to biopsychological descriptors showed that SEP research has focused intensively on the ongoing cycle in which external variables affect individuals and collectives, and conversely, individuals and collectives influence external variables, especially through social behavior and performance. The fact that the external variables in SEP research, including typical sports and exercise tasks, influence the biopsychological descriptors that are also critical to other psychological disciplines suggests that sport and exercise can be useful as an alternative experimental paradigm. Thus, sports and exercise can be a natural laboratory for the study of psychology constructs (e.g., Sarkar and Fletcher, 2014). Social and organizational variables used in SEP can be arranged according to the Socio-Ecological Model (e.g., Balish et al., 2014; Bogardus et al., 2019), distinguishing between the interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy level. On the interpersonal level, coaches, parents, and peers, for example, play a significant role in shaping youth sport experiences ( Sheridan et al., 2014). On the organizational level, Roberts et al. (2019) identified variables such as power imbalance, conformity to dominant values, organizational tolerance, or deficient internal communication as factors related to non-accidental violence in sport. On the community level, relationships among organizations, institutions, and social networks or standards in a defined area are variables affecting health behavior ( Zhang and Solmon, 2013). Finally, on the policy level, variables such as economic incentives, gender equity policy, and health and safety requirements were related to youth sport attrition ( Balish et al., 2014).

Gould is the former president of AASP and SHAPE America’s Sport Psychology Academy. In addition to teaching sport psychology, he is extensively involved in coaching education, from youth sports to Olympic competition. He also serves as a mental skills training consultant for professional, Olympic, and world-class athletes. In recent years he has served as an executive coach for business leaders interested in enhancing their organizations’ performance. A supreme effort has been made to meet the increasing needs of professors, practitioners, and students. To further improve the total learning experience, the fifth edition features the following: Popular concepts in SEP research describe people’s resources to control and adjust some of their biopsychological descriptors. These resources have often been called psychological skills (also mental skills; e.g., Bányai et al., 2019). Psychological skills have long fascinated SEP researchers ( Singer, 1976), possibly because they are related to the power of self-control and because, like technique, tactics, and physical condition, they can be trained ( Vealey, 1988). Despite its popularity, the concept of psychological skills has fewer clear boundaries to biopsychological descriptors compared to the boundaries between those processes and attributes and external variables. In fact, biopsychological descriptors as well as psychological skills are part of people’s inner world, while external variables are part of the outer world. Therefore, the process of placing specific concepts in the cluster implicitly required a working definition of psychological skills and the description of their relationship to biopsychological descriptors.First, in this cluster fit physical, physiological, and psychological variables (also, anthropometric, physiological, and psychological characteristics; Baker et al., 2020), although these categories are of course not always mutually exclusive. In SEP, researchers have studied physical variables that describe people from a structural perspective within the sport and exercise context, including anatomical aspects in the brain and the rest of the body, for example, linked to an injury ( Bogardus et al., 2019) or to people’s gender ( Jason et al., 2015). Further, researchers have also included physiological variables that describe people on a biological functioning level, including hormonal responses ( Cooke, 2013) and specific neurocognitive mechanisms ( Cross et al., 2014). Although many experiences in sport and exercise could potentially be explained in terms of their physical and physiological underpinnings, SEP researchers still rely heavily on more functional psychological variables that describe people ( Cross et al., 2014). For instance, concepts such body image ( Srismith et al., 2020), motivation ( Clancy et al., 2017), emotion ( Friesen et al., 2013), beliefs ( Jordana et al., 2020), and attitudes (e.g., toward doping; Morente-Sánchez and Zabala, 2013) are necessary to make sense of the uncountable interactions on a physical and physiological level in the human body. Weinberg was voted one of the top 10 sport psychologists in North America by his peers. He is past president of the North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) and of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). He is also a certified AASP consultant, consulting with athletes of all sports and ages. Weinberg was voted one of the top 10 sport psychologists in North America by his peers. He is past president of the North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) and of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP). He is a certified AAASP consultant and is listed on the Sport Psychology Registry for the U.S. Olympic Committee and works with athletes in these roles.

Image bank. Includes most of the figures, content photos, and tables from the text, sorted by chapter. These can be used in developing a customized presentation based on specific course requirements. Web study guide. Offers learning activities to expand and test students’ understanding of principles of sport and exercise psychology. More than 20 video clips give students an opportunity to hear top sport psychologists discuss their perspectives on key concepts and provide a realistic look at how sport psychologists interact and communicate with athletes and coaches. For researchers who already study psychological aspects related to the context and practice of sport and exercise, an integrative perspective of the SEP research landscape can be a useful tool to discuss certain topics or results in the light of the broader literature. Given the rapid growth of SEP, especially early career researchers may find it difficult to consider the complex nomological network of concepts in which the variables of their study are embedded. SEP experts are facing an insurmountable number of publications on a variety of topics that leads many researchers to retreat into niche areas of expertise ( Neimeyer et al., 2012) or insular camps ( Bevan, 1991). The present work could assist researchers and practitioners to link their areas of expertise to other topics and discover new growth areas that respond to new societal challenges. mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying, and recording, and in any

All in all, this is a VERY frustrating book to read and if you aren't somewhat interested in the topic already, it will not be an easy read. I have never used a worse textbook in my studies and I am in my second year of university, having taken psychology and exercise physiology courses with a lot in common with the course I use this for now. Instructor videos. Contains unique video content, not included in HK Propel Access, that instructors can use to supplement their lectures. More than 50 video clips feature expert commentary and offer students the insights of veteran professionals in the field. Also included in this video library are the videos available for students in HK Propel. Robert S. Weinberg, PhD, is a professor in the department of physical education, health, and sport studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has more than 40 years of experience in both the scholarly and applied aspects of sport psychology. He has written numerous research articles, including more than 150 refereed articles in scholarly journals, as well as books, book chapters, and applied articles for coaches, athletes, and exercisers. Video clips provide students with a realistic look at how sport psychology consultants interact and communicate with athletes to improve athletic experiences. In these video clips, students will watch as Dr. Czech interacts with a basketball player who is having trouble shooting free throws and a softball team that isn't connecting on or off the field. These videos offer an opportunity for students to peer into the “real world” of a practicing sport psychology consultant. Thoroughly updated material that reflects the latest research and practice to keep readers aware of recent findings and hot topics in the field