Sports Psychology

ISBN-13: 9781032590714 / Twarda / 2023 / 440 str.

Shubhra Mangal

Opis

This book examines sports psychology by focusing on issues related to athletes’ mental state and improving their performances in the sports activities. It covers topics like anxiety, conflicts, overtraining, and sports injuries, includes strategies helpful for managing skills for better performance in various sports activities.

Spis treści

1. The Meaning, Nature, and Scope of Sports Psychology 2. Sports Psychology- Historical Perspectives and Development 3. Genetics (Heredity) and Environment 4. Human Growth and Development 5. Individual Differences and Sports Performance 6. Methods of Study in Sports Psychology 7. Learning in Physical Education and Sports 8. Transfer of Learning of Training in Sports 9. Cognitive Process: Sensation and Perception 10. Intelligence: Concepts, Measurement, and Implications in Sports 11. Emotional Process in Sports 12. Motivation and its Role in Sports 13. Attention, Concentration, and Focus in Sports 14. Personality: Meaning, Development, Assessment, and Implications in Sports 15. Aggression and Violence in Sports 16. Anxiety and Stress in Sports 17. Frustration and Conflicts in Sports 18. Group Dynamics and Leadership in Sports 19. Guidance and Counselling in Sports 20. Overtraining and Burnout in Athletes 21. Sport Injuries and their Management

O autorze

S. K. Mangal, PhD (Education), was the principal, professor, and the head of the Department of Post Graduate Studies at C. R. College of Education, Rohtak, Haryana. He has authored several books associated with the pure and applied aspects of the subject of psychology, including the essentials of educational psychology, advanced educational psychology, and emotional intelligence: Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Win in Life, Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences, Statistics in Psychology and Education, Psychology for Nursing, Psychology for Physiotherapy, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of Learning and Development and Child Psychology and Development. Mangal is a distinguished administrator and researcher and has devised various educational and psychological tests and published in reputed journals. His areas of interest are emotional intelligence and teacher adjustment.

Shubhra Mangal, PhD (Education), was the principal, professor, and the head of the Department of Post Graduate Studies, C. R. S. College of Education, Noida, and devised an emotional intelligence inventory for the measurement of emotional intelligence of school teachers. She has co-authored and written a number of books related to the pure and applied aspects of the subject of psychology, which include Introductory Psychology, Our Life and Psychology, Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Win in Life, Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychology of Learning and Development, and Child Psychology and Development. Her areas of research interest are emotional intelligence and teacher education.