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Sport psychology is the study of a person''s behaviour in sport. It is also a specialisation within the brain psychology and kinesiology that seeks to understand psychological/mental factors that affect performance in sports, physical activity, and exercise and apply these to enhance individual and team performance. This book presents current research in the study of sport psychology including such topics as the social and environmental influences on athletic motivation; superstitious beliefs on athlete''s cognitive and affective responses; socio-psychological risk among at-risk student athletes; and mental toughness in sports.

Sport Psychology

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      Publisher Nova Science Publishers Inc
      Published 11 March 2011
      ISBN-13 9781617289323
      978-1617289323
      ISBN-10 1617289329
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      Sport Sports psychology

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      Book Synopsis
      Sport psychology is the study of a person''s behaviour in sport. It is also a specialisation within the brain psychology and kinesiology that seeks to understand psychological/mental factors that affect performance in sports, physical activity, and exercise and apply these to enhance individual and team performance. This book presents current research in the study of sport psychology including such topics as the social and environmental influences on athletic motivation; superstitious beliefs on athlete''s cognitive and affective responses; socio-psychological risk among at-risk student athletes; and mental toughness in sports.

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