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The Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle-Relaxation Techniques in Improving Affective Well-Being Among Female Athletes During Menstruation: A Randomized Controlled Study
The Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle-Relaxation Techniques in Improving Affective Well-Being Among Female Athletes During Menstruation: A Randomized Controlled Study
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on affective well-being (anxiety and ...
Korean Dual-Career Judokas’ Junior-to-Senior Transition: A Longitudinal Study
Korean Dual-Career Judokas’ Junior-to-Senior Transition: A Longitudinal Study
This study adopts the athletic career transition model to explore the experiences of Korean dual-career (DC) judokas durin...
Two Confessional Tales of Trainee Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Experiences of Operating in Trinidad and Tobago
Two Confessional Tales of Trainee Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Experiences of Operating in Trinidad and Tobago
We present two confessional tales of our transnational experience as U.K.-based trainee sport psychology practitioners wor...
Coach Servant Leadership and Athlete Serving Behaviors: The Role of Intrinsic Motivation and Positive Affect
Coach Servant Leadership and Athlete Serving Behaviors: The Role of Intrinsic Motivation and Positive Affect
This study argues, based on macro theory, which integrates self-determination and broaden-and-build theories, that a coach...
The Relationship Between Cold-Water-Immersion Activities, Mental Health, Self-Efficacy, Resilience, and Mental Toughness
The Relationship Between Cold-Water-Immersion Activities, Mental Health, Self-Efficacy, Resilience, and Mental Toughness
While a breadth of literature has asserted the potential physiological benefits of cold-water-immersion (CWI) activities (...
A Second-Generation Mindfulness-Based Intervention Focusing on Flow State: A Samatha-Based Training
A Second-Generation Mindfulness-Based Intervention Focusing on Flow State: A Samatha-Based Training
Currently, there is no empirical research on second-generation mindfulness training in the field of sport psychology. This...
Transitioning From Traditional Sport to Esport: Exploring Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Experiences
Transitioning From Traditional Sport to Esport: Exploring Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Experiences
Sport psychology practitioners are increasingly operating in the esport domain. Yet it remains unclear how practitioners w...
Volume 38 (2024): Issue 4 (Dec 2024)
Volume 38 (2024): Issue 4 (Dec 2024)
"Volume 38 (2024): Issue 4 (Dec 2024)" published on 01 Dec 2024 by Human Kinetics, Inc..
Reexamining the Association Between Preseason Challenge and Threat States and Performance Across the Season
Reexamining the Association Between Preseason Challenge and Threat States and Performance Across the Season
Challenge and threat (C/T) states have been shown to predict sport performance under pressure. Nevertheless, only one stud...
Attentional Foci and Coping Strategies During Matches of Young Fencers in a Training Center: A Naturalistic Video-Assisted Study
Attentional Foci and Coping Strategies During Matches of Young Fencers in a Training Center: A Naturalistic Video-Assisted Study
The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) identify attentional foci (AF) and coping strategies used by young fencers duri...
Cohesion and Heterosexist Attitudes in Men’s Collegiate Athletics
Cohesion and Heterosexist Attitudes in Men’s Collegiate Athletics
While attitudes toward gay men in sport have improved, sexual prejudice persists in sport, with the potential to decrease ...
Exploring Elite Athlete Experiences of Growth: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Well-Being
Exploring Elite Athlete Experiences of Growth: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Well-Being
The aim of the current study was to explore elite athletes’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on both gr...
Adaptation to Change: A Case Study of a Sailor Who Experienced Multiple Career-Change Events and Became a World Champion
Adaptation to Change: A Case Study of a Sailor Who Experienced Multiple Career-Change Events and Became a World Champion
This case study describes the adaptation process of a female sailor experiencing several career-change events and transiti...
Increasing Anaerobic Power in Cycling By Implementing Embodied Self-Talk
Increasing Anaerobic Power in Cycling By Implementing Embodied Self-Talk
The current study employed a within-participant design to analyze the effects of head movements in three conditions (i.e.,...
Volume 38 (2024): Issue 3 (Sep 2024)
Volume 38 (2024): Issue 3 (Sep 2024)
"Volume 38 (2024): Issue 3 (Sep 2024)" published on 01 Sep 2024 by Human Kinetics, Inc..
Having Impact and Doing It Quickly: The Place for Brief and Single-Session Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies in Sport Psychology Practice
Having Impact and Doing It Quickly: The Place for Brief and Single-Session Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies in Sport Psychology Practice
Cognitive-behavioral therapies and related approaches are highly prevalent within sport psychology practice. Traditionally...
“It’s Necessary Work”: Stories of Competitive Youth Sport Coaches’ Developing Critical Praxes
“It’s Necessary Work”: Stories of Competitive Youth Sport Coaches’ Developing Critical Praxes
In this study, nine Canadian competitive youth sport coaches’ challenges and successes in creating safer and more inclusiv...
Case-Conceptualization Practices in Sport and Performance Psychology
Case-Conceptualization Practices in Sport and Performance Psychology
Case conceptualization is an important stage in the sport and performance psychology (SPP) consulting process. The concept...
The Inducers of an Elite Male Table Tennis Player’s Emotional Experience Throughout His Career: A Single Case Study Based on the Critical-Incident Method
The Inducers of an Elite Male Table Tennis Player’s Emotional Experience Throughout His Career: A Single Case Study Based on the Critical-Incident Method
Despite a growing interest in emotions in sport psychology, little has been written about the contextual elements triggeri...
A Longitudinal Multicase Study About the Board-Game Format of an Educational Self-Talk Intervention
A Longitudinal Multicase Study About the Board-Game Format of an Educational Self-Talk Intervention
This study explored goal-directed self-talk and its optimization through educational self-talk interventions, focusing on ...
A Phenomenological Evaluation of the Psychological Factors That Influence Motorsports Performance
A Phenomenological Evaluation of the Psychological Factors That Influence Motorsports Performance
Race car drivers not only face high-speed challenges but also need to manage complex team dynamics and sponsor relations a...
Volume 38 (2024): Issue 2 (Jun 2024)
Volume 38 (2024): Issue 2 (Jun 2024)
"Volume 38 (2024): Issue 2 (Jun 2024)" published on 01 Jun 2024 by Human Kinetics, Inc..
Missing Out, as Well: The Absence of Youth Sports and Its Effect on Parents During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Missing Out, as Well: The Absence of Youth Sports and Its Effect on Parents During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
In December of 2019, COVID-19 began spreading globally. As a result, many youth sport organizations were forced to halt pr...
A Proposed Three-Stage Postperformance-Routine Framework
A Proposed Three-Stage Postperformance-Routine Framework
Research has supported the use of preperformance routines to successfully manage the period preceding sport performance. I...
Applying Educational Psychology in Coaching Athletes
Applying Educational Psychology in Coaching Athletes
"Applying Educational Psychology in Coaching Athletes" published on 29 Aug 2023 by Human Kinetics.
How to Support Athlete Autonomy in University Sports: Coaches’ Experience of the reROOT Program
How to Support Athlete Autonomy in University Sports: Coaches’ Experience of the reROOT Program
The purpose of this study was to evaluate coaches’ experience of the reROOT program, a program aiming to increase coaches’...
The Effects of a Brief Online Rational-Emotive-Behavioral-Therapy Program on Coach Irrational Beliefs and Well-Being
The Effects of a Brief Online Rational-Emotive-Behavioral-Therapy Program on Coach Irrational Beliefs and Well-Being
Research into the psychology of coaching has been somewhat neglected in comparison to research on the psychological develo...
“I Realized It Was a Different Kind of Culture to Other Sports”: An Exploration of Sport Psychology Service Provision and Delivery in Gaelic Games
“I Realized It Was a Different Kind of Culture to Other Sports”: An Exploration of Sport Psychology Service Provision and Delivery in Gaelic Games
In this article, we present two studies that provide the first evidence on sport psychology services in Gaelic games. In S...
Client-Led Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Narratives About Helping Athletes
Client-Led Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Narratives About Helping Athletes
The current study explored how applied sport psychology practitioners adopting client-led stances described two of their a...
Identifying Predictors of Burnout and Health of Certified Mental Performance Consultants
Identifying Predictors of Burnout and Health of Certified Mental Performance Consultants
Researchers have established factors that impair (e.g., stress) or facilitate (e.g., occupational recovery) health among p...
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