Positive Psychology in Sport and Physical Activity (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction
Redaktion: Brady, Abbe; Grenville-Cleave, Bridget

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Positive psychology emphasises personal growth and the positive qualities of life. This is the first book to apply the principles and practice of PP to sport and physical activity. It shows how PP can improve sporting performance while also enhancing physical and mental well-being.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315304373
• Artikelnr.: 49987977

Autorenporträt

Abbe Brady is Programme Director for Sports Coaching at St Mary's University, London, UK. Through her applied work as a registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist as well as her research, Abbe has developed an interest in well-being and positive psychology applications within sport and business. She has led symposia and workshops introducing positive psychology to students and practitioners in sport, and she presents on a range of PP-related themes at national and international conferences. Bridget Grenville-Cleave is a lecturer in Applied Positive Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. She runs well-being, resilience and engagement training programmes in business, health and education sectors and is passionate about community development using applied positive psychology. Bridget has written five psychology books, including Positive Psychology: A Toolkit for Happiness, Purpose and Well-being (2012). She is also an international speaker on positive psychology and a founding member of the International Positive Psychology Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword [Brian Hemmings] Introduction Part 1: Why a text on positive
psychology in sport and physical activity? 1. Introducing positive
psychology and its value for sport and physical activity Abbe Brady and
Bridget Grenville-Cleave] 2. Understanding the components of well-being
[Bridget Grenville-Cleave and Abbe Brady] 3. Contemporary findings about
the value of well-being and positive psychology in sport and physical
activity settings [Abbe Brady and Bridget Grenville-Cleave] Part 2: Key
topics in positive psychology and their value in sport and physical
activity 4. Positive psychology meets education in the context of passion
for sports: Implications for sports-study programs [Tanya Chichekian and
Robert Vallerand] 5. Character strengths in sport and physical activity
[Scott Bradley and Piers Worth] 6. Hope and optimism in sport [Carolina
Lundquist and Henrik Gustafsson] 7. Mindfulness in sport and physical
exercise [Hanna Kampman and Tim Lomas] 8. Resilience and growth mindset in
sport and physical activity [Abbe Brady and Rudy Alleyne] 9. As positive as
it gets: Flow and enjoyment in sport and physical activity [Jay Kimiecik,
Robin S. Vealey, Emily Wright and Deanna Morrison] 10. Gratitude and
athletes' well-being [Lung Hung Chen] 11. Positive psychology of
relationships in sport and physical activity [Bridget Grenville-Cleave,
Abbe Brady and Emma Kavanagh] Part 3: Applying positive psychology in and
through sport and physical activity 12. My future today [Dan Jolley, Chris
McCready, Bridget Grenville-Cleave and Abbe Brady] 13. LifeMatters: Using
physical activities and games to enhance the self-concept and well-being of
disadvantaged youth [Stephanie J. Hanrahan] 14. Positive psychology and
physical education in schools [Graham Mallen and Bridget Grenville-Cleave]
15. Positive Pedagogy for sport coaching: The influence of positive
psychology [Richard L. Light] 16. Performance Lifestyle in Olympic and
Paralympic sport; where positive psychology informs practice [Arabella
Ashfield, Joanna Harrison and Samuel Giles] 17. Embracing positive
psychology ideas and interventions within sport and exercise psychology
consultancy [Paul McCarthy] 18. Appreciative reflection and Appreciative
Inquiry in the development of sport coaches [Liam McCarthy and Abbe Brady]
19. Positive psychology coaching for sport leaders [John M. Yeager and
Kathryn H. Britton] Part 4: Concluding thoughts and future directions for
positive psychology in sport and physical activity 20. Embracing positive
psychology in sport and physical exercise: Implications for practitioners
[Bridget Grenville-Cleave and Abbe Brady]