Sixth Edition
by Robert Weinberg (Author), Daniel Gould (Author)
As the leading text in sport and exercise psychology, Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Sixth Edition With Web Study Guide,
provides a thorough introduction to key concepts in the field. This
text offers both students and new practitioners a comprehensive view of
sport and exercise psychology, drawing connections between research and
practice and capturing the excitement of the world of sport and
exercise.
The internationally respected authors have
incorporated feedback from teachers and students to create a text that
builds on previous editions, making the material accessible to readers.
In-depth learning aids have been refreshed, including chapter objectives
and summaries, sidebars, key terms, key points, anecdotes, and
discussion questions to help students think more critically about
applying the material. Other updates to the sixth edition include the
following:
• More than 40 new video clips integrated into the
web study guide to better demonstrate the core concepts addressed in the
book
• Additional emphasis on hot topics, including
mindfulness, cultural diversity, ethics and professional issues, and
transitions in sport
• New ancillaries to help instructors teach
their courses, including an image bank, chapter quizzes, and more than
122 instructor videos
• Updated references, including more contemporary sources
The text provides students with a unique learning experience—taking
them on a journey through the origins and goals, key concepts, research
development, and career options available in the field—in seven parts
that may be studied in any sequence. Following an introduction to the
field, the text then shifts focus to personal factors that affect
performance and psychological development in sport, physical education,
and exercise settings. Situational factors that influence behavior,
group interaction and processes, and the use of psychological techniques
to help people perform more effectively are covered, as well as the
roles psychological factors play in health and exercise. The final
section deals with topics of psychological development and well-being
that are important to both society and sport and exercise psychology,
including children’s psychological development through sport
participation, aggression in sport, and moral development and good
sporting behavior in sport and physical activity contexts.
The
updated web study guide serves as an important learning tool to support
the educational journey. With more than 100 engaging activities, it
works directly with the text in guiding students to complete the related
activities for each chapter and apply knowledge gained from the text.
The study guide activities require students to do the following:
• Use actual sport and exercise psychology instruments to assess their skills.
• Determine how to respond to real-life scenarios (with short answers or essays).
• Review research studies and experiments.
• Search the Internet for relevant information.
• Apply and test their understanding of principles and concepts of sport and exercise psychology.
Many of the study guide activities offer compelling audio and video
clips that provide an interactive look at how sport psychology
consultants communicate with athletes and coaches to improve athletic
experiences. These clips feature esteemed experts from the field
discussing course concepts that they have studied and refined during
their professional careers. To further emphasize practical application,
portfolio activities can be integrated through a full semester, turning
course units into a unified whole that builds upon itself for greater
understanding of the field.
The updated sixth edition of Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology
continues to ensure that students are well equipped to enter the field
of sport psychology and are prepared for the challenges they may
encounter as well as the possibilities. This text offers an enhanced and
varied learning package to assist students in understanding the sport
psychology field.
