Implementing Coping Interventions with National Junior Athletes

Young student-athletes pursue personally meaningful performance outcomes in sport, academic study, social and work domains, and must thereby learn to manage the demands of concurrent commitments. Evidence suggests that effective coping is associated with higher-quality performance and well- being. This book presents an overview of the research process utilised in developing, implementing and reviewing a one-year coping intervention completed by a sample of Junior National athletes. The principles and procedures utilised in developing, implementing and evaluating the intervention within this text offer readers guidelines that may be utilised to inform practice with alternative populations. A detailed account of intervention content combined with extensive qualitative reviews provided by participants highlights the efficacy of many previously undocumented practices. This book should be useful for applied practitioners, researchers and postgraduate students with an interest in applied research within the coping field.

Autorentext

Tracey J. Devonport, Ph.D: Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology,University of Wolverhampton, UK. Main research interests are Stress appraisal, coping, emotion, and performance. Tracey is a Sport and Exercise Psychologist chartered with the British Psychological Society and registered with the Health Professions Council.