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Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise: Psychological Perspectives book cover

1st Edition

Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise Psychological Perspectives

By Noora Ronkainen, Mark Nesti Copyright 2019
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge
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Despite the growing literature on spirituality and its positive impact on well-being in health psychology, education, occupational psychology and leisure studies, it has been less examined in sport studies. Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise: Psychological Perspectives examines the many forms of spirituality in sport from a psychological perspective, from moments of transcendence... Read more

Section I: The Base





1. Introduction



Noora J. Ronkainen and Mark S. Nesti





2. Theory



Mark S. Nesti





3. Research



Noora J. Ronkainen





Section II: The Fundamentals





4. Meaning Not Motivation permission for epigraph?



Noora J. Ronkainen





5. Health: What For?



Noora J. Ronkainen





6. Play



Mark S. Nesti





Section III: Life Journeys in Sport





7. Career



Noora J. Ronkainen





8. Injury



Noora J. Ronkainen





9. Ageing



Noora J. Ronkainen





Section IV: Applied Practice





10. Working with Religious and Spiritual Athletes



Mark S. Nesti





11. Education and Professional Philosophy



Mark S. Nesti





12. Conclusions



Noora J. Ronkainen and Mark S. Nesti



Biography



Noora J. Ronkainen is a postdoctoral researcher funded by Alfred Kordelin Foundation at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.



Mark S. Nesti is a Reader in Psychology in Sport and Head of the MSc programme in Sport Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.

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