Sport and exercise psychology: A sport science alliance?

Citation

Lavallee D (2008) Sport and exercise psychology: A sport science alliance?. BASES Annual Conference 2008, Brunel University, 02/09/2008 - 04/09/2008. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26 (Supplement 2), p. S10. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640410802306202#abstract; https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410802306202

Abstract
This presentation will examine the extent to which sport and exercise psychology is accessible within, and accountable to, the discipline of psychology as a whole. A historical and cumulative approach will be taken in order to highlight developments in the field of sport and exercise psychology. Data from a content analysis of journals published across several fields of applied psychology (sport and exercise psychology, community psychology, counselling psychology, health psychology and applied developmental psychology) will also be presented. Results from this analysis reveal that sport and exercise psychology is relatively similar to other sub-disciplines of psychology in terms of the proportion of references made to published work within the sub-discipline, itself. In comparison to other fields of applied psychology, sport and exercise psychology is cited to a lesser extent within it own sub-disciplines and this trend has changed over time. The proportion of references made to sport and exercise psychology was found to be considerably more when compared to other areas of applied psychology. These results will be discussed by examining how sport and exercise psychology defines itself as a field, as well as by taking into account the relationship between sport and exercise psychology, psychology, and sport and exercise science.

Journal
Journal of Sports Sciences: Volume 26, Issue Supplement 2