1st Edition

Single-Case Research Methods in Sport and Exercise Psychology

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

What is single-case research? How can single-case methods be used within sport and exercise? Single-case research is a powerful method for examining change in outcome variables such as behaviour, performance and psychological constructs, and for assessing the efficacy of interventions. It has innumerable uses within the context of sport and exercise science, such as in the development of... Read more

1. Introduction to Single-Case Research: An Overview  2. History and Philosophy of Single-Case Research in Sport and Exercise  3. General Procedures in Single-Case Research  4. Assessing Behaviour in Sport and Exercise  5. The Withdrawal Design in Sport and Exercise  6. Multiple-Baseline Designs in Sport and Exercise  7. The Changing-Criterion Design in Sport and Exercise  8. The Alternating-Treatments Design in Sport and Exercise  9. Analyzing Data in Single-Case Research  10. Single-Case Research in Sport and Exercise: Progress and Prospects

Biography

Jamie Barker is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology in the Department of Sport and Exercise, Staffordshire University, UK.

Paul McCarthy is a Lecturer in Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.

Marc Jones is Reader in Sport and Exercise Psychology in the Department of Sport and Exercise, Staffordshire University, UK.

Aidan Moran is Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Psychology Research Laboratory at University College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.