Coping and emotion in sport

Emotion is clearly a pervasive force within competitive sport, and this is reflected in the burgeoning interest over recent decades in athletes' emotions and strategies for coping with these emotions. The book explores theory and measurement, current research, and contemporary issues and special populations respectively. Each chapter closely integrates cutting-edge research themes with discussion of practical and applied issues, with case studies and reflections from practitioners working in elite sport woven throughout the book. With contributions from leading international scholars and consu.

First ed.: Nova Science, 2004.

1. Coping processes in sport / Hugh Richards -- 2. Emotion in sport : antecedents and performance consequences / Marc Jones and Mark Uphill -- 3. Coping with trauma in sport / Melissa Day -- 4. Measurement issues in emotion and emotion regulation / Andrew Lane, Chris Beedie and Tracey Devonport -- 5. Coping in sport through social support / Tim Rees and Paul Freeman -- 6. Social influence on emotion in sport / Megan Babkes Stellino, Julie Partridge and Kristina Moore -- 7. Key movements in directional research in competitive anxiety / Christopher Wagstaff [and others] -- 8. Enhancing positive emotion in sport / Paul McCarthy -- 9. Coping and emotion in disability sport / Jeffrey Martin -- 10. The consequences and control of emotions in elite athletes / Mark Uphill and Marc Jones -- 11. The emotional response to athletic injury : re-injury anxiety / Natalie Walker and Joanne Thatcher -- 12. Losing to win : a clinical perspective on the experience of loss among elite athletes / Corinne Reid -- 13. Elite athletes' experiences of coping with stress / Remco Polman -- 14. Working as a sport psychologist at two Olympic Games : a humanist approach / Peter Clarke -- 15. Learning to cope in…