Table of Contents

Preface
Foreword
Edson Filho and Itay Basevitch
Contributors
Section 1 Performance and Learning
Chapter 1 Advancing Research on Efficacy Beliefs
Deborah L. Feltz and Mark R. Beauchamp
Chapter 2 Attention
Ronnie Lidor and Gal Ziv
Chapter 3 Choking Under Pressure
Christopher Mesagno, Felix Ehrlenspiel, Vanessa Wergin, and Peter Gröpel
Chapter 4 Flow and Clutch States
Christian Swann, Scott G. Goddard, Patricia C. Jackman, Matthew J. Schweickle, and Stewart A. Vella
Chapter 5 Mental Skills
Dave Collins and Hugh Richards
Chapter 6 Mental Toughness
Robert Weinberg and Joanne Butt
Chapter 7 Expert Performance
Joe Baker and Brad Young
Chapter 8 Decision-Making
Itay Basevitch and Gershon Tenenbaum
Chapter 9 Mind-Body Interaction in Sport Psychophysiology
Maurizio Bertollo, Marika Berchici, and Selenia Di Fronso
Chapter 10 Genetics
Sigal Ben Zaken
Chapter 11 Group Dynamics
Edson Filho and Francisco Miguel Leo
Chapter 12 Athlete Leadership
Todd M. Loughead, Krista J. Munroe-Chandler, Katherine E. Hirsch, and Matthieu M. Boisvert
Section 2 Health and Well-Being
Chapter 13 Mental Health
Brad Donohue, Gavin Breslin, and Shane Murphy
Chapter 14 Affective Responses to Exercise
Panteleimon Ekkekakis and Mark E. Hartman
Chapter 15 Health Behavior and Exercise Adherence
Selen Razon and Michael Sachs
Chapter 16 Mindfulness in Exercise Psychology
Sarah Ullrich-French and Anne E. Cox
Chapter 17 Exercise and Aging
Michel Audiffren and Nathalie André
Chapter 18 Youth Sport
Daniel Gould and Michael Mignano
Chapter 19 Transitions and Change
Roy David Samuel
Chapter 20 Fatigue, Overtraining, and Burnout
Robert C. Eklund and J. D. DeFreese
Chapter 21 Injury and Concussion
Leslie Podlog, Stefanie Podlog, and Jeffrey G. Caron
Chapter 22 Moral Behavior and Doping
Vassilis Barkoukis and Anne-Marie Elbe
Section 3 Cultural and Professional Issues
Chapter 23 Ethics
Jack C. Watson II, Brandonn S. Harris, and Megan Byrd
Chapter 24 Cross-Cultural, Multi-Cultural, and Intercultural Issues
Thierry R. F. Middleton, Robert J. Schinke, Brennan Petersen, and Cole E. Giffin
Chapter 25 Supervision
Tod David, Martin Eubank, Hayley E. McEwan, Charlotte Chandler, and Moira Lafferty
Afterword
Itay Basevitch and Edson Filho

About the Author

Edson Filho is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. He is a member of the sport psychology registry of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and an associate professor of sport psychology and counseling at Boston University. His research agenda centers on human excellence and performance optimization at both the individual and group levels of analyses, while his consultation work
concentrates on elite international, college and amateur athletes. Dr. Filho has authored over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters in the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology.

Itay Basevitch is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) in the USA. His main research interests are in the areas of decision-making and perceptual-cognitive skills in team sports. Itay received his PhD from Florida State University and has worked as a professor, researcher, and applied practitioner in the UK, US, and Israel.

Reviews

The collected essays can serve as a valuable resource for sparking discussion in the classroom and among professionals already working in the field.
*C. Hauff, CHOICE*

This book is a great resource for scientists and practitioners interested in the psychology of performance in sport and exercise settings. The book offers several unique perspectives on key topics in the field, highlighting the most pressing questions where further insights are needed. A great addition to the field of sport and exercise psychology.
*Mark A. Williams, Professor of Kinesiology, University of Utah*

Written by leading experts in sport, exercise, and performance psychology and sport science, each chapter of the book reviews critical literature and provides invaluable information that can inspire new insights into the area. I highly recommend this book to all students and scholars interested in theoretical, methodological, and applied advancement in the field.
*Claudio Robazza, Professor, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara*

This is an important and timely book on Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology edited by two experts in the field and great chapters of eminent scholars. Covering a wide range of topics in research and professional practice this book is for everybody that loves sport and researchers at all levels that want to learn about current and future directions of sport psychology. Highly recommended.
*Markus Raab, Research Professor of Psychology, London South Bank*

The world of knowledge is constantly changing. The most important feature of this book is that it covers the latest knowledge progress in various research fields of sports and exercise psychology. Moreover, you will learn more surprising and applicable knowledge from some newly developed topics, such as mind-body interaction in sport psychophysiology, genetics and mental health.
*Gangyan Si, Head of Sport Psychology Center, Hong Kong Sports Institute*