Special Issue on Sport and Exercise Psychology  

Sport and exercise psychology involves the study of how psychological factors affect performance and how participation in sport and exercise affect psychological and physical factors. In addition to instruction and training of psychological skills for performance improvement, applied sport psychology may include work with athletes, coaches, and parents regarding injury, rehabilitation, communication, team building, and career transitions.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on Sport and Exercise Psychology. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Psychological assessment
• Sports, exercise and performance
• Physical activity and cognition
• Sports neuropsychology
• Emotions and motivation
• Leadership in sport and exercise
• Disability and sport psychology
• Anxiety and stress management
• Physical activity and behaviors
• Personality and behavior
• Mental health in sport and exercise
• Psychological interventions
• Exercise therapy
• Counseling psychology
• Psychology of injury rehabilitation
• Psychological benefits of exercise
• Social psychology in sport and exercise
• Career development

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – Sport and Exercise Psychology” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

For publishing inquiries, please feel free to contact the Editorial Assistant at submission.entrance1@scirp.org

PSYCH Editorial Office

psych@scirp.org