Tag: David Fletcher

Bringing together the most prestigious writings on mental health in sport and physical activity from the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Mental Health in Sport and Physical Activity by editor Robert Schinke (Routledge) provides an essential reference for the field of sport and exercise psychology. In her review, Marit Sørensen points to the collection’s broad span, which makes it especially valuable as an introduction to the field of mental health in sport and physical activity.

JSEP publishes peer-reviewed research articles by leading world scholars that explore the interactions between psychology and exercise and sport performance, and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: What Influences Children’s Physical Activity? Investigating the Effects of Physical Self-Concept, Physical Self-Guides, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation by Lena Henning, Dennis Dreiskämper, Hannah Pauly, Steffen Filz, Maike Tietjens.

Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport, edited by Rachel Arnold and David Fletcher (Routledge) provides a comprehensive and contemporary overview of stress in sport and its implications on performance and well-being. Our reviewer is sport psychology professor Henrik Gustafsson. He would have loved to read this book as an undergraduate student and coach in cross-country skiing; as a professor he contends that this is the book to go to for insights about stress in sport.

IRSEP is the first scholarly, peer-reviewed journal that publishes critical reviews of research literature in sport and exercise psychology. Typically, these reviews evaluate relevant conceptual and methodological issues in the field. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Extraversion in sport: a scoping review by Mark S. Allen, Erin A. Mison, Davina A. Robson & Sylvain Laborde.

The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology is a refereed journal designed to advance thought, theory, and research on applied aspects of sport and exercise psychology. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Elite female soccer players’ dual career plans and the demands they encounter by Grace E. Harrison, Emma Vickers, David Fletcher & Guy Taylor.

TSP is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. The Forum Editor’s choice from the current issue: From the Lesson Tee to the Course: A Naturalistic Investigation of Attentional Focus in Elite Golf by Steven Orr, Andrew Cruickshank, Howie J. Carson.

Psychology of Sport and Exercise is an international forum for scholarly reports in the psychology of sport and exercise, broadly defined. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Affordance-based control in deceptive and non-deceptive penalties in soccer goalkeeping: Gender matter by Ran Zheng, John van der Kamp, Xinyong Song, Geert Savelsbergh.

Psychology of Sport and Exercise is an international forum for scholarly reports in the psychology of sport and exercise, broadly defined. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Last and fast? – A gender-specific analysis of effort gains in swimming relay events across Olympic Games and World Championships during the past 20 years by Claudia Braun, Sebastian Fischer, Xiao Qiu, Julia Limmeroth, Armin Kibele.

The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology is a refereed journal designed to advance thought, theory, and research on applied aspects of sport and exercise psychology. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The Psychometric Properties of the Multicomponent Mental Health Literacy Measure with a Sample of Student Athletes and Student Athletic Therapists by Philip Sullivan, Jessica Murphy & Mishka Blacker.

Psychology of Sport and Exercise is an international forum for scholarly reports in the psychology of sport and exercise, broadly defined. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: RETROSPECTIVE AND CONCURRENT PERSPECTIVES OF THE TRANSITION INTO SENIOR PROFESSIONAL FEMALE FOOTBALL WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM by Michael McGreary, Robert Morris, Martin Eubank.