Book Description:
'Coping in Sport: Theory, Methods, and Related Constructs' is the first book dedicated exclusively to coping in sporting contexts. Edited by Adam R. Nicholls, a scholar whom has published extensively in the coping literatures, this book includes contributions from 26 leading international researchers including Yuri Hanin, Robert Grove, Peter Crocker, Deborah Feltz, and Patrick Gaudreau. This book covers information on a range of topics in relation to coping such as:

• Conceptualizing Coping
• Methodological Issues
• Coping and Moderating Variables such as Gender, Age, and Ethnicity
• Coping Effectiveness
• Future Orientated Aspects of Coping

Coping is related to a variety of other psychological constructs, which can be very diverse in nature. As such, a number of constructs that are related to coping are also discussed in this book:
• Personality and Mental Toughness
• Anxiety
• Self-Determination
• Achievement Goals
• Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
• Choking

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Table of Contents:
Preface

Part I: Conceptualizing Coping
Chapter 1: Coping Conceptualized and Unraveled (pp. 3-14)
(Adam R. Nicholls and Richard C. Thelwell)

Chapter 2: Coping Across Time, Situations, and Contexts: A Conceptual and Methodological Overview, (pp. 15-32)
(Patrick Gaudreau and Dave Miranda)

Part II: Methodological Issues in Coping: Collecting Coping Data and Implications

Chapter 3: Traditional and New Methods of Assessing Coping in Sport (pp. 35-51)
(Adam R. Nicholls and Nikos Ntoumanis)

Chapter 4: Coping: Research Design and Analysis Issues (pp. 53-76)
(Peter R.E. Crocker, Amber D. Mosewich, Kent C. Kowalski and Leah J. Besenski)

Part III: Coping and Moderating Variables

Chapter 5: Gender and Coping in Sport: Do Male and Female Athletes Cope Differently? (pp. 79-93)
(Mariana H. Kaisler and Remco C.J. Polman)

Chapter 6: Athletes' Coping Across the Lifespan (pp. 95-117)
(Sharleen D. Hoar and M. Blair Evans)

Chapter 7: Cultural Differences in Coping with Stress in Sport: Theory and Practice (pp. 119-138)
(Mark H. Anshel)

Part IV: Coping and Related Constructs

Chapter 8: Personality and Coping in Sport: The Big Five and Mental Toughness (pp. 141-157)
(Remco C.J. Polman, Peter J. Clough, and Andrew R. Levy)

Chapter 9: Coping with Anxiety in Sport (pp. 159-175)
(Yuri L. Hanin)

Chapter 10: Coping and Self-Determination in Sport: Underlying Mechanisms and Empirical Evidence (pp. 177-193)

Chapter 11: Achievement Goals and Coping in Sport (pp. 195-215)
(Chris Harwood and Derwin Chan)

Chapter 12. Coping, Self-Concept, and Self-Esteem in Sport (pp. 217-238)
(J. Robert Grove and Ben Jackson)

Chapter 13: Choking under Pressure as Self-Destructive Behavior (pp. 239-259)
(Geir Jordet)

Part V: Coping Effectiveness

Chapter 14: Effective Versus Ineffective Coping in Sport (pp. 263-276)
(Adam R. Nicholls)

Part VI: Future Orientated Aspects of Coping

Chapter 15: Coping Self-Efficacy in Sport (pp. 279-292)
(Jennifer A. Scorniaenchi and Deborah L. Feltz)

Chapter 16: Future-Oriented Approaches to Coping (pp. 293-305)
(Katherine A. Tamminen and Nicholas L. Holt)

Index