1st Edition

Coping and Emotion in Sport Second Edition

Edited By Joanne Thatcher, Marc Jones, David Lavallee Copyright 2012
388 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

The emotional highs and lows of competitive sport, whether experienced as a competitor, spectator or coach may be the essential ingredient that gives sport its universal and compelling appeal. Emotion is clearly a pervasive force within competitive sport, and this is reflected in the burgeoning interest over recent decades in athletes’ emotions and strategies for coping with these emotions. The... Read more

Chapter 1. Coping Processes in Sport (Hugh Richards, Edinburgh University, UK)  Chapter 2. Emotion in Sport: Antecedents and Performance Consequences (Marc V. Jones, Staffordshire University, UK and Mark A. Uphill, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK)  Chapter 3. Coping with Trauma in Sport (Dr. Melissa Day, University of Chichester, UK)  Chapter 4. Measurement issues in emotion and emotion regulation (Professor Andrew Lane, Dr Chris Beedie, Dr Tracey Devonport, University of Wolverhampton, UK)  Chapter 5. Coping in Sport through Social Support (Professor Andrew Lane, Dr Chris Beedie, Dr Tracey Devonport, University of Wolverhampton, UK)  Chapter 6. Social Influence on Emotion in Sport (Dr. Megan Babkes Stellino and Dr. Kristina L. Moore, University of Northern Colorado, USA; Dr. Julie A. Partridge, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA)  Chapter 7. Key Movements in Directional Research in Competitive Anxiety (Christopher R. D. Wagstaff, University of Portsmouth, UK; Rich Neil, University of Wales Institute, UK; Stephen D. Mellalieu, Swansea University, UK and Sheldon Hanton, University of Wales Institute, UK)  Chapter 8. Enhancing Positive Emotion in Sport (Dr. Paul McCarthy, Caledonian University, UK)  Chapter 9. Coping and Emotion in Disability Sport (Dr. Jeffrey Martin, Wayne State University, USA) Chapter 10. The Consequences and Control of Emotions in Elite Athletes (Dr. Mark A. Uphill, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK and Dr. Marc V. Jones, Staffordshire University, UK)  Chapter 11. The Emotional Response to Athletic Injury: Re-Injury Anxiety (Dr. Natalie Walker, University of Northampton, UK and Dr. Joanne Thatcher, Aberystwyth University, UK)  Chapter 12. Losing to Win: A Clinical Perspective on the Experience of Loss among Elite Athletes (Dr. Corinne Reid, Murdoch University, UK)  Chapter 13. Elite Athletes’ Experiences of Coping with Stress (Professor Remco Polman, PhD, Victoria University, Australia)  Chapter 14. Working as a Sport Psychologist at two Olympic Games: A Humanistic Approach  (Peter Clarke, Chartered Psychologist)  Chapter 15. Learning to cope in extreme environments: Solo endurance ocean sailing (Dr. Neil Weston, University of Portsmouth, UK)  Chapter 16. Coping and Emotion in Sport: Future Directions

Biography

Joanne Thatcher is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Aberystwyth University. She has published over thirty academic papers and books. She is a Chartered Psychologist (BPS), a registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist (HPC) and past Chair of the BPS Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology.

Marc Jones is a Reader in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University and has published over forty academic papers mostly in the area of stress and emotion. He is a Chartered Psychologist (BPS) and a registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist (HPC).

David Lavallee is Professor and Head of the School of Sport at the University of Stirling. He is an editorial board member of several journals, including International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Psychology of Sport & Exercise, Sport & Exercise Psychology Review and Qualitative Research in Sport & Exercise.