Main description:

Historically, very few sport and exercise psychologists and professionals from related fields such as disability and rehabilitation have conducted thorough research on individuals with disabilities engaged in sport and exercise. The tide is turning, however, as growing media attention and familiarity with the Paralympics and the Wounded Warrior Project begins capturing the attention of researchers everywhere.

By addressing this gap, Jeffrey J. Martin's compelling Handbook of Disability Sport and Exercise Psychology is one of the first comprehensive overviews of this important field of study. In this volume, Martin, an accomplished professor of exercise psychology, shines a light on a variety of topics ranging from the philosophy, athletic identity, participation motivation, quality of life, social and environmental barriers, body image, and intellectual impairments among many others. Based
on the author's own experience and insight, a majority of these topic discussions are accompanied by thoughtful directions for future research and exploration.

Designed to spark conversation and initiate new avenues of research, the Handbook of Disability Sport and Exercise Psychology will allow for readers to look outside the traditional literature focusing solely on able-bodied individuals and, instead, develop a much larger perspective on sport and exercise psychology today.

Contents:

Part 1: Research and Science in Disability and Sport and Exercise Psychology
Chapter 1: Philosophy of Science
Chapter 2: Models of Disability
Chapter 3: Research Issues
Chapter 4: Doing Research
Chapter 5: The Disability World

Part 2: Sport
Chapter 6: Entering Sport
Chapter 7: In Sport
Chapter 8: Leaving Sport
Chapter 9: Peer Relationships
Chapter 10: Coaching
Chapter 11: Identity Development
Chapter 12: Athletic Identity
Chapter 13: Supercrip Identity
Chapter 14: Participation Motivation
Chapter 15: Achievement Motivation Theory
Chapter 16: Achievement Goal Theory
Chapter 17: Self-Determination Theory
Chapter 18: Negative Affect
Chapter 19: Mood
Chapter 20: Positive Affect
Chapter 21: Self-efficacy
Chapter 22: Self-esteem
Chapter 23: Personality
Chapter 24: Performance Enhancement

Part 3: Exercise
Chapter 25: Physical Activity, Weight and Fitness
Chapter 26: Quality of Life
Chapter 27: Family
Chapter 28: Individual
Chapter 29: Social
Chapter 30: Environmental
Chapter 31: Self-Efficacy Theory
Chapter 32: Theory of Planned Behavior and Stages of Change Models
Chapter 33: Physical Activity Interventions
Chapter 34: Body Image
Chapter 35: Exercise and Body Image
Chapter 36: Physical Education Students
Chapter 37: Physical Education Teachers
Chapter 38: Wounded Warriors
Chapter 39: Gender and Ethnicity
Chapter 40: Intellectual Impairments