Sport Psychology (routledge Modular Psychology)

Sport psychology Sport Psychology provides 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 support the text, ranging from football to ballet. This highly readable and detailed account of sport psychology will interest introductory students in sports psychology and sports studies, whether at college or university, as well as the general reader. Matt Jarvis is Senior Teaching Psychologist at Totton College and Totton Sports Academy Routledge Modular Psychology Series editors: Cara Flanagan is a Reviser for A-level Psychology and lectures at Inverness College. Kevin Silber is an A-level examiner and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Staffordshire University. The Routledge Modular Psychology series is a completely new approach to introductory level psychology, tailor-made to the new modular style of teaching. Each short book covers a topic in more detail than any large textbook can, allowing teacher and student to select material exactly to suit any particular course or project. The books have been written especially for those students new to higher-level study, whether at school, college or university. They include specially designed features to help with technique, such as a model essay at an average level with an examiner’s comments to show how extra marks can be gained. The authors are all examiners and teachers at the introductory level. The Routledge Modular Psychology texts are all user-friendly and accessible and include the following features: • practice essays with specialist commentary to show how to achieve a higher grade • chapter summaries to assist with revision • progress and review exercises • glossary of key terms • summaries of key research • further reading to stimulate ongoing study and research • website addresses for additional information • cross-referencing to other books in the series Sport psychology Matt Jarvis London and New York First published 1999 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY10001 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” © 1999 Matt Jarvis All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Jarvis, Matt, 1966– Sport psychology/Matt Jarvis. (Routledge Modular Psychology) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Sports—psychological aspects. 2. Athletes—psychology. I. Title. II. Series. GV706.4.J37 1999 99–12984 796′.01–dc21 CIP ISBN 0-203-97627-4 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-415-20641-3 (hbk) ISBN 0-415-20642-1 (pbk) Contents 1