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Book SynopsisStress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport provides the first comprehensive and contemporary overview of stress in sport and its implications on performance and well-being. It explores how athletesâ, coaches', and support staffs' performance can be enhanced while simultaneously optimizing their well-being in contemporary sport.
Divided into four sections following the stress process, Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport covers key topics including:
- Appraising and coping with stress in sport
- Responses to and outcomes of stress in sport
- Moderators of the stress process in sport
- Stress management to promote thriving in sport
Bringing together theory and practice, each chapter discusses conceptual and theoretical issues, current research, and innovative practical implications. Written by scholars around the globe, Stress, Well-being, and Performance in Sport off
Trade Review
"This volume edited by Arnold (Univ. of Bath, UK) and Fletcher (Loughborough Univ., UK) is a comprehensive text discussing the relationship between stress and well-being, and exploring the implications for optimal performance. The book is divided into four parts, each with an overarching theme: "Appraising and Coping with Stress in Sport," "Responses to and Outcomes of Stress in Sport," "Moderators of the Stress Process in Sport," and "Stress Management to Promote Thriving in Sport." Each part comprises a variety of chapters, combining research, theory, and practice to address each respective topic. Topics discussed include personality, emotions, coping, resilience, thriving, and mental health, among others. The text provides a concise yet thorough understanding of how stress and pressure can impact both mental health and physical performance. Included in most chapters are practical implications, particularly helpful for instructors, coaches, practitioners, and performers themselves."
- CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles Jan 2021
Table of ContentsSECTION I
Appraising and Coping With Stress in Sport 29
1 Stressors, Hassles, and Adversity 31
RACHEL ARNOLD AND DAVID FLETCHER
2 Cognitive Appraisals 63
FAYE F. DIDYMUS AND MARC V. JONES
3 Coping 78
KATHERINE A. TAMMINEN
SECTION II
Responses to and Outcomes of Stress in Sport 95
4 Emotions 97
CHRISTOPHER R. D. WAGSTAFF AND KATHERINE A. TAMMINEN
5 Attention and Visuomotor Performance Under Pressure 113
LEE J. MOORE, SAMUEL J. VINE, AND MARK R. WILSON
6 Well-Being and Quality of Life 131
CAROLINA LUNDQVIST
7 Burnout 148
J. D. DEFREESE AND ROBERT C. EKLUND
8 Mental Health 167
SIMON RICE, COURTNEY C. WALTON, KATE GWYTHER, AND ROSEMARY PURCELL
SECTION III
Moderators of the Stress Process in Sport 189
9 Stress-Related Growth and Resilience 191
DAVID FLETCHER
10 Personality 222
SYLVAIN LABORDE, SINIKKA HEISLER, AND EMMA MOSLEY
11 Social Support 240
PAUL FREEMAN
SECTION IV
Stress Management to Promote Thriving in Sport 259
12 Stress and Pressure Training 261
DAVID FLETCHER AND RACHEL ARNOLD
13 Thriving 297
DANIEL J. BROWN, MICHAEL PASSAPORTIS, AND KATE HAYS
14 Duties of Care and Welfare Practices 313
EMMA KAVANAGH, DANIEL RHIND, AND GENEVIEVE GORDON-THOMSON
Conclusion 332
RACHEL ARNOLD AND DAVID FLETCHER
Epilogue 341
CARY L. COOPER
