1st Edition
Cultural Sport Psychology and Elite Sport in Singapore An Exploration of Identity and Practice
By Nicholas de Cruz
Copyright 2022
196 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
196 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
196 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Guided by the principles of cultural sport psychology (CSP), this book explores the psychosocial issues surrounding elite sport and psychological practice in Singapore. CSP recognises the importance of understanding people as individuals, rather than objectifying and interpreting psychological processes independent of the socio-cultural context in which they stem from. For sport psychology to... Read more
Introduction 1. What we Know and Where we are Going: The Trajectory of Cultural Sport Psychology 2. A Perfectly Imperfect Process: Methodology and Mixed-Methods Part I 3. History, Politics, and the Place of Elite Sport 4. A Distorted Elite Ecosystem 5. Confounding Perceptions of Applied Sport Psychology 6. Advancing the Practice of Sport Psychology 7. The Quantification of Qualitative Information: Methodology and Mixed-Methods Part II 8. Data Visualisation of Quantitative Findings: Infusing Statistics with Emotion 9. Conclusion: Moving Elite Sport and Psychology Forward
Biography
Nicholas de Cruz, PhD, is a psychology lecturer at the Singapore University of Social Sciences and developmental coach with the Singapore Sailing Federation. His research is centred around cultural sport psychology and elite sport in Singapore. At SUSS, he teaches performance psychology, research methods, and qualitative research. Nicholas is a chartered member (CPsychol) of the British Psychological Society, full member of the Singapore Psychological Society (MSPS) and National Registry of Coaches (SG-Coach Level 3), and a registered instructor with the Ministry of Education.
