Häftad, Engelska, 2027

Performance Psychology

Connecting Research and Application in Sports

Av Markus Raab, Babett Lobinger, Alexandra Pizzera, Sylvain Laborde, Florian Loffing

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Performance Psychology: Connecting Research and Application in Sports, Second Edition offers a comprehensive exploration of the scientific principles underpinning human performance in sports and high-pressure environments. This volume addresses the critical need for integrating empirical research with practical strategies to enhance performance outcomes across diverse athletic and performance domains. Building on the first edition, this second edition examines emerging technologies, such as AI and wearable devices, and expands its coverage of social justice and diversity considerations in the realm of sports psychology. The book is organized into five detailed sections. The introductory section establishes the conceptual and methodological basis of performance psychology, providing essential definitions and frameworks for understanding the field. The second section explores high-performance sport psychology, examining phenomena such as paradoxical movements, talent development, parental support, and gender-specific performance issues. The psychophysiology section explores mind-body interactions, physiological responses to stress, emotion regulation, and individual differences influencing performance. The sensorimotor expertise section investigates perceptual-motor skills, developmental perspectives, decision-making, and multisensory integration. The final section emphasizes movement dynamics, including embodied judgment, aesthetics, auditory perception, and visual perception in expert actions, integrating cutting-edge research with practical implications.

This second edition of Performance Psychology offers significant benefits to its audience by bridging the gap between research and applied practice. It provides evidence-based insights, state-of-the-art methodologies, and innovative technologies, fostering improved training, assessment, and intervention strategies. Whether used in an academic or professional setting, this volume equips readers with the knowledge necessary to advance scientific understanding and optimize human performance in sports and related fields.

Synthesizes multidisciplinary research in performance psychology
Connects theoretical foundations with practical applications
Highlights emerging technologies like AI and wearables
Incorporates diverse global perspectives for comprehensive coverage
Provides actionable insights for researchers and practitioners

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2027-02-01
Mått: 152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt: 450 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 400
Upplaga: 2
Förlag: Elsevier Science
ISBN: 9780443453021

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Dr. Markus Raab is Head of the Institute of Psychology at the German Sport University and Head of the Performance Psychology Department. Additionally, he is Research Professor of Psychology at London South Bank University, UK. He obtained his MSc in Sport Science and PhDs in Movement Science and Cognitive Psychology. The main focus of the research programme in performance psychology is on judgement and decision making in sports, health and peak performance. He favours a simple heuristic approach and an embodied cognition approach to understanding the interaction of sensorimotor and cognitive behaviour from a psychological perspective. Dr. Raab brings more than two decades of experience to the project and co-edited the first edition of Elsevier’s Performance Psychology. Dr. Babett H. Lobinger is a senior lecturer at the institute of psychology at the German Sport University Cologne. She obtained her MSc in Psychology and Movement Science and her PhD in Sport Psychology. She is a trained psychologist with interest in paradoxical performance and talent development in high performance sports. Dr. Lobinger brings 15 years of experience to the project and co-edited the first edition of Elsevier’s Performance Psychology.Dr. Alexandra Pizzera is a sport scientist at the German Sport University Cologne. Her research interests span judgement and decision-making, visual and auditory perception, and embodied cognition of sports officials. Dr. Pizzera brings 15 years of experience to the project and co-edited to the first edition of Elsevier’s Performance Psychology.Dr. Sylvain Laborde is a senior lecturer at the German Sport University Cologne. He obtained his MSc in Psychology and Sport Science and PhDs in Psychology and Sport Science. His research focuses on heart rate variability (HRV) as a self-regulation indicator and emotional intelligence as an adaptive personality individual difference. Dr. Pizzera brings 17 years of experience to the project and co-edited to the first edition of Elsevier’s Performance Psychology.Dr. Florian Loffing is a senior lecturer at the German Sport University Cologne. He obtained his PhD in Sports Psychology and is a sports scientist with interest in laterality and perceptual-cognitive expertise. Dr. Loffing utilizes mixed methodological approaches including lab-based experiments, interviews, and archival studies to understand sports performance psychology. He brings 16 years of experience to the project.

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