Sport Psychology
By Matt Jarvis
Series: Routledge Modular Psychology
- List Price: $16.95
- ISBN: 978-0-415-20642-6
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 09/02/1999
- Pages: 288
- Trim Size: 198X129
- Binding(s): Hardback | Paperback
- Lecturers/Professors only: request inspection copy
About the Book
Sport Psychology is an introductory account of the major psychological issues in sport today. Major theories and up-to-date research are covered in the areas of personality, attitudes to sport, aggression in sport, anxiety and stress, social influences, motivation, and skill acquisition. A wide variety of sporting examples are used, ranging from football to ballet.You may also be interested in:
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