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  • Relatively new field – dates back to late 19th, early 20th century.
  • Norman Triplett – social facilitation
  • Coleman Griffith – first systematic sport psychology research (1920-1940)
  • Emergence of sport psychology as a discipline (1965-1975)
  • Exercise becomes a significant focus in 1980’s

Brief History of Sport Psychology

Dr. Sean Mullen

CENTRAL THEME:

B = f (P,E)

B = behavior in sport & exercise settings

P = personal or individual difference factors

E = environmental or situational factors

(= interactive approach or a social/cognitive research orientation)

TWO MAJOR QUESTIONS:

  • How do social and psychological variables influence participation and performance in sport & exercise?

  • How does participation in sport & exercise affect the psychological well-being of the individual?

Motivation

Challenges facing sport psych today:

  • What is "evidence-based practice"?

  • Licensure vs. certification

  • Life-span & diversity issues

  • Innovation, new applications & contexts

A little history

What is Sport & Exercise Psychology?

The scientific study of human behavior in sport and exercise, and the practical application of that knowledge in sport and exercise settings (Gill, 2000).

  • Why participate, continue, drop out?
  • When is performance facilitated?
  • How do parents, coaches, peers, & others affect children’s physical activity behavior?
  • What environmental conditions maximize positive outcomes to participants?

Performance

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