Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Canadian Perspective is the first and only Canadian sport psychology text written by leading professionals from across the country. It presents a comprehensive overview of sport and exercise psychology, and also serves to provide a solid foundation in core concepts required for upper-level undergraduate courses. This new edition has expanded its coverage to include exercise psychology and continues to utilize its successful approach of teaching through vignettes, examples, and data that reflects the latest research and emerging areas.

Chapter 1:        Introducing Sport and Exercise Psychology

Chapter 2:        Research Perspectives in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Chapter 3:        Personality in Sport and Exercise

Chapter 4:        Motivation and Behavioural Change

Chapter 5:        Anxiety in Sport and Exercise

Chapter 6:        Stress and Coping in Sport and Exercise

Chapter 7:        Group Cohesion in Sport and Exercise

Chapter 8:        Aggression and Moral Behaviour in Sport

Chapter 9:        Youth Involvement and Positive Development in Sport

Chapter 10:      Aging and Involvement in Sport and Physical Activity

Chapter 11:      Coaching Psychology

Chapter 12:      Exercise and Mental Health

Chapter 13:      Physical Activity Interventions

Chapter 14:      Sport Psychology Interventions

Editor

 

Dr. Peter Crocker is a professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia. He was the Director of the School from 1999-2004. His research focuses on stress and adaptation, with a particular interest in understanding health related behaviour. Ongoing research includes investigating physical self-perceptions and health in adolescent girls, coping with social physique anxiety in adolescence, and identifying key psychological determinants of physical activity in children and youth. The World Sport Psychology Sourcebook (2001) identified Dr. Crocker as one of the top three sport psychology researchers in Canada.

 

 

Chapter Contributors

 

Joseph Baker – York University

Chapter 10: “Aging and Involvement in Sport and Physical Activity”

 

Enrique Garcia Bengoechea – McGill University

Chapter 2: “Research Perspectives in Sport and Exercise Psychology”

 

Gordon A. Bloom – McGill University

Chapter 11: “Coaching Psychology”

 

Jean Côté – Queen’s University

Chapter 9: “Youth Involvement and Positive Development in Sport”

 

Kimberley A. Dawson – Wilfrid Laurier University

Chapter 13: “Physical Activity Interventions”

 

Kim D. Dorsch – University of Regina

Chapter 8: “Aggression and Moral Behaviour in Sport”

 

Guy E. Faulkner – University of Toronto

Chapter 12: “Exercise and Mental Health”

 

Jessica Fraser-Thomas – York University

Chapter 9: “Youth Involvement and Positive Development in Sport”

 

Kimberley L. Gammage – Brock University

Chapter 5: “Anxiety in Sport and Exercise”

 

Patrick Gaudreau – University of Ottawa

Chapter 6: “Stress and Coping in Sport and Exercise”

 

Melanie Gregg – University of Winnipeg

Chapter 1: “Introducing Sport and Exercise Psychology”

 

Craig Hall – University of Western Ontario

Chapter 14: “Sport Psychology Interventions”

 

Sharleen D. Hoar – University of Lethbridge

Chapter 5: “Anxiety in Sport and Exercise”

 

Sean Horton – University of Windsor

Chapter 10: “Aging and Involvement in Sport and Physical Activity”

 

Gretchen A. Kerr – University of Toronto

Chapter 12: “Exercise and Mental Health”

 

Kent C. Kowalski – University of Saskatchewan

Chapter 6: “Stress and Coping in Sport and Exercise”

 

Larry M. Leith – University of Toronto

Chapter 12: “Exercise and Mental Health”

 

Todd M. Loughead – University of Windsor

Chapter 8: “Aggression and Moral Behaviour in Sport”

 

Diane E. Mack – Brock University

Chapter 4: “Motivation and Behavioural Change”

 

Kathleen Martin-Ginis – McMaster University

Chapter 13: “Physical Activity Interventions”

 

Meghan H. McDonough – Purdue University

Chapter 4: “Motivation and Behavioural Change”

 

Krista Munroe-Chandler – University of Windsor

Chapter 14: “Sport Psychology Interventions”

 

David Paskevich – University of Calgary

Chapter 4: “Motivation and Behavioural Change”

 

Ryan E. Rhodes – University of Victoria

Chapter 3: “Personality in Sport and Exercise”

 

Jennifer Robertson-Wilson – Wilfrid Laurier University

Chapter 13: “Physical Activity Interventions”

 

Catherine M. Sabiston – McGill University

Chapter 4: “Motivation and Behavioural Change”

David Scott – University of New Brunswick

Chapter 1: “Introducing Sport and Exercise Psychology”

Whitney A. Sedgwick – University of British Columbia

Chapter 3: “Personality in Sport and Exercise”

 

Kevin S. Spink – University of Saskatchewan

Chapter 7: “Group Cohesion in Sport and Exercise”

 

Philip M. Wilson – Brock University

Chapter 2: “Research Perspectives in Sport and Exercise Psychology”

Chapter 4: “Motivation and Behavioural Change”