Sport And Exercise Psychology: A Critical Introduction

trainers in the US recognised that injured athletes tend to suffer significant psychological distress as result of their physica ...

while driving to the training-ground? Does this disruptive experience constitute a “sports” injury? In an effort to deal with su ...

arduous, non-stop nature of the modern cricket season in Britain as compared to that in the southern hemisphere. With regard to ...

musculoskeletal injury. Finally, it is reckoned to enhance athletic performance. But where is the empirical evidence to support ...

can be explored, however, is the issue of whether or not sports vary in the injury risks that they pose for participants. Do spo ...

Box 9.3 Yes, it really happened!...unusual causes of injury in soccer and rugby Athletic injuries are not always incurred on the ...

How do athletes react to injury? Contrasting theoretical models Within research on the psychology of injury, two main theories h ...

the stage of “acceptance” seems to have the connotation of capitulation or giving up. This reaction is rarely the case with inju ...

qualitative methodology (see brief account in Chapter 1). Adopting this approach, researchers have used such techniques as “in-d ...

up to 1.5 inches of girth size in their quadriceps muscles—a fact which explains why they have to work so hard in rehabilitation ...

example, although some athletes tend to perceive all ailments pessimistically, others (e.g., Roy Keane, Robert Pires) may view t ...

uncertainty in the situation (e.g., is there much consensus among medical specialists about the nature and prognosis of the inju ...

Critical thinking questions Are you satisfied that gender differences are the only possible explanation for these findings? If n ...

2000). Unfortunately, this theory has not been tested adequately so far. Indeed, few researchers have sought to identify the pre ...

probably not mediated by stress-related mechanisms. In addition, the profusion of variables included in cognitive appraisal mode ...

First, the appraisal model of injury reaction emphasises the importance of taking into account cognitive and perceptual factors ...

recommend that injured athletes should be encouraged to “see” and “feel” themselves performing their sport skills fluently and e ...

attend the rehabilitation session of an injured colleague in order to provide him or her with some advice or encouragement In ge ...

To summarise, Petitpas (2002) recommended that the following steps are necessary when working psychologically with injured athle ...

New directions for research on “mental side” of injuries At least five new directions can be identified for research on psycholo ...