Social Psychology in Sport

Louise Davis, PhD, is an associate professor in sport and exercise psychology in the department of psychology at UmeÅ University in Sweden. Davis gained her PhD in the School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences at Loughborough University and earned her MSc and BSc degrees from Bangor University in the United Kingdom. Her research revolves around psychosocial, developmental, and environmental factors of elite performance and coaching, with a focus on interpersonal relationships in sport. Davis works closely with the Swedish Sport Federation (RiksidrottsfÖrbundet) and has received extensive funding from the Swedish Research Council for Sport Science (Centrum fÖr idrottsforskning). Davis has published in peer-reviewed international journals and authored chapters in edited books. She frequently presents her work at national and international conferences as well as in workshops for coaches, coach educators, and national sport organizations in Sweden. Davis is also an active reviewer for many scientific journals, including Psychology of Sport and Exercise, International Sport Coaching Journal, Journal of Sports Science, and Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology.Richard Keegan, PhD, is an associate professor in sport and exercise psychology at the University of Canberra in Australia. He completed MSc and PhD degrees at Loughborough University before beginning his career at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom. Keegan’s research focuses on motivational processes in sport and exercise, physical literacy, applied sport psychology practice, and readiness monitoring. He is an associate editor for both Psychology of Sport and Exercise and Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Keegan is a psychologist registered in the United Kingdom (HCPC), in Australia (AHPRA), and through the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP), where he is a member of the management council. As a practitioner he has worked with athletes across a wide range of levels, from beginners to world champions, and in a range of sports. He has also done officiating as well as supervising and assessing trainee practitioners.Sophia Jowett, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Loughborough University. Her research interests revolve around interpersonal relationships in sport and sport coaching. Her research-funded by Economic and Social Research Council, British Academy, Nuffield Foundation, and HSBC-has been published in a range of scientific journals, been presented at conferences, and informed coach development across the world. Examples of practical impact include her work with UK Coaching and UK Sport (Coach Development/Women Coaches Leadership Development Project) and national sport organizations.Jowett is on the editorial board of peer-reviewed scientific journals, including International Sport Coaching Journal and Sports Coaching Review. She co-edited a special issue of Psychology of Sport and Exercise on interpersonal relationships as well as a monograph on the psychology of sports coaching. In 2015, she launched a web-based app known as TANDEM-Working Together for Performance Excellence. In 2019 she launched an online educational program known as CARE (Coach–Athlete Relationship Empowerment). Jowett was a psychologist for the Greek team at the 2004 Olympic Games, and she is an associate fellow and chartered psychologist of the British Psychological Society.

• Part I. Relationships in SportChapter 1. Quality Coach–Athlete RelationshipsSophia Jowett and Luke FeltonChapter 2. Conflict and Communication in Coach–Athlete RelationshipsSvenja Wachsmuth and Kristen DieffenbachChapter 3. Applying Attachment Theory to the Study of Relationships in SportLouise Davis and Sam CarrChapter 4. Athlete MaltreatmentGretchen Kerr and Erin WillsonChapter 5. Parental Involvement in Youth SportCamilla Knight, Christopher Harwood, Olivier Rouquette, and Nicholas HoltPart II. Leadership in SportChapter 6. Foundations of Sport LeadershipSebastian Harenberg and Harold A. RiemerChapter 7. Transformational Leadership in SportJennifer Turnnidge and Adam KellyChapter 8. The Social Identity Approach to LeadershipMatthew Slater and Anthony MillerChapter 9. Athlete LeadershipTodd Loughead, Krista Munroe-Chandler, Katherine Hirsch, and Matthieu BoisvertPart III. Motivational Considerations in SportChapter 10. Empowering and Disempowering Coach-Created Motivational ClimatesJoan Duda, Isabel Balaguer, and Paul AppletonChapter 11. Caring ClimatesLori Gano-Overway and Mary FryChapter 12. Need Supportive, Thwarting, and Indifferent Coach Interpersonal StylesNikos Ntoumanis, Eleanor Quested, and Hamsini SivaramakrishnanChapter 13. Motivational Climate as a Complex Adaptive SystemRichard Keegan and David SmithPart IV. Key Social and Cognitive Processes in SportChapter 14. Influence of Social Support on AthletesChris Hartley and Pete CoffeeChapter 15. Efficacy Beliefs Within Relational and Group Contexts in SportMark R. Beauchamp, Colin Wierts, and Ben JacksonChapter 16. Stress, Coping, and Emotion Regulation in SportKatherine A. Tamminen and Faye F. DidymusChapter 17. Psychosocial Aspects of Mental Health in SportPaul Gorczynski, Cindy Miller-Aron, and Claudia L. ReardonChapter 18. Team CohesionMark Eys, Shauna Burke, and Mark BeauchampPart V. The Athlete in the Wider Sport EnvironmentChapter 19. Coach Effectiveness in Youth SportJean CÔtÉ, Caroline Hummell, Leisha Strachan, and Jessica Fraser-ThomasChapter 20. Career Transitions of Elite AthletesPaul Wylleman, Simon Defruyt, Jolan Kegelaers, Koen De Brandt, Sofie Smismans, and Suzan BlijlevensChapter 21. Creating Safe Cultures in SportDaniel Rhind and Frank Owusu-SekyereChapter 22. Antecedents and Consequences of Moral Behavior in SportMaria Kavussanu, Ian Boardley, and Nicholas StangerChapter 23. Resilience in Competitive SportMustafa Sarkar and Sally HiltonChapter 24. Systems That Promote Thriving in SportDaniel Brown, Michael Passaportis, Christopher Wagstaff, and Rachel ArnoldChapter 25. Gender PerspectivesNicole LaVoi and Courtney BoucherChapter 26. Talent Development and PerformanceDave Collins and Jamie Taylor

“I highly recommend this book to any professionals working with athletes. In addition, it is a great resource for mental health professionals working with athletes who may be struggling with social psychological issues.”© Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Timothy Lawrence Neal, MSW, MS, BSED, Concordia University Ann Arbor (Four Star Review)