Sport Psychology

DAVID TOD is Senior Lecturer of Sport and Exercise Psychology at Aberystwyth University, UK. He has also acted as a consultant for a wide variety of sports teams and athletes from club to international level. JOANNE THATCHER is Senior Lecturer of Sport and Exercise Psychology at Aberystwyth University, UK, and was previously Chair of the British Psychological Society's Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2008-10). RACHEL RAHMAN is Lecturer in Psychology at Aberystwyth University, UK.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY.- An Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology.- PART TWO: SPORT AND THE INDIVIDUAL.- Personality.- Motivation.- Aggression.- PART THREE: SPORT PERFORMANCE.- Arousal.- Anxiety.- Self-confidence.- PART FOUR: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT.- Group Cohesion.- Audience Effects.- Leadership and Coaching.- PART FIVE: EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY.- Exercise and Physical Health.- Exercise and Mental Health.- PART SIX: ISSUES IN SPORT AND EXERCISE.- Issues in Sport and Exercise.