1st Edition

Psychosocial Health and Well-being in High-Level Athletes

By Nick Galli Copyright 2019
182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

The psychological health of competitive athletes is of paramount importance to performance, retention, and well-being in sport, and national governing bodies are increasingly concerned with its promotion. Psychosocial Health and Well-being in High-Level Athletes offers students, researchers, and practicing sport psychologists an accessible and rigorous grounding in the manifestations of... Read more

Section 1: Foundations of Psychosocial Health

1. The Relevance of Psychosocial Health for High-level Athletes

2. Cognitive and Emotional Health

3. Social and Spiritual Health

Section 2: Threats to Psychosocial Health

4. Organizational Stress

5. Performance Pressure

6. Abuse

7. Injury

8. Transition

Section 3: Interventions and Positive Outcomes

9. Prevention

10. Organizational Practices and Policy

11. Treatment

12. Resilience and Growth

Biography

Nick Galli, Ph.D., CMPC ® is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation at the University of Utah, USA. Dr. Galli has authored or co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to psychosocial health in high-level athletes. He was recognized as a distinguished early career scholar by both the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and the American Psychological Association’s Society for Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. As a practitioner, Galli serves as the mental performance coach for U.S. speed skating.