Cultural Sport Psychology : A Critical Review of Empirical Advances
Ryba, T. V. (2017). Cultural Sport Psychology : A Critical Review of Empirical Advances. Current Opinion in Psychology, 16, 123-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.05.003
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Despite a long standing assertion that sociocultural domain is one of the factors constituting human psychological phenomena, sport psychological science has only recently begun to examine culture as the principal basis of physical activity and sport participants’ behaviour, wellbeing, engagement, and performance outcomes. Emphasizing the centrality of culture in bringing meaning to athlete careers and life projects, I summarise empirical literature explicitly positioned within cultural sport psychology (CSP). Specifically, I focus on two areas of psychological inquiry – acculturation and athletic career – in which the CSP theoretical tenets and agenda stimulated emergence of novel research trajectories. I conclude by suggesting directions for future work in CSP.
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