Advances in Sport Psychology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Psychology has assumed a critical role in sports. The field of applied research and interventions is very large, spanning from empowerment strategies for adopting and maintaining physically active lifestyles to coaching in high-performance sports. Advances in sport psychology is the topic of this Special Issue, fully dedicated to the XXIV Conference of the Portuguese Society of Sport Psychology, Portugal's biggest sport psychology event (https://www.xxivjornadaspsicologiadodesporto.com/). This scientific event, focusing on discussing the professional intervention of psychologists in the world of sports and physical activity, collates researchers from sports sciences and psychology who seek to find successful approaches in several contexts.
Prof. Dr. Pedro Teques
Dr. Andreas Ihle
Dr. Élvio Gouveia
Dr. Hugo Miguel Borges Sarmento
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sports is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- sports psychology
- exercise psychology
- physical activity
- psychosocial influences on sport performance
- applied psychology in young athletes
- applied psychology in elite athletes
- applied psychology in referees
- applied psychology in coaches
- empowerment
- coaching
- self-efficacy
- motivation
- mental health
- emotional intelligence
- cognitive stimulation
- cognitive functioning
- cognitive health
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Published Papers
Sports - ISSN 2075-4663