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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461311303321

Autore

Barker Jamie

Titolo

Single-case research methods in sport and exercise psychology / / Jamie Barker. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-135-18936-6

1-135-18937-4

1-283-12679-6

9786613126795

0-203-86188-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

796.01

Soggetti

Sports - Psychological aspects

Sports injuries - Psychological aspects

Exercise - Psychological aspects

Sports medicine

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Single-Case Research Methods in Sport and Exercise Psychology; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to single-case research; 2. History and philosophy of single-case research in sport and exercise; 3. General procedures in single-case research; 4. Assessing behaviour in sport and exercise; 5. The withdrawal design in sport and exercise; 6. Multiple-baseline designs in sport and exercise; 7. The changing-criterion design in sport and exercise; 8. The alternating-treatments design in sport and exercise

9. Analysing data in single-case research10. Single-case research in sport and exercise; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What is single-case research?How can single-case methods be used within sport and exercise?Single-case research is a powerful method for examining change in outcome variables such as behaviour,



performance and psychological constructs, and for assessing the efficacy of interventions. It has innumerable uses within the context of sport and exercise science, such as in the development of more effective performance techniques for athletes and sportspeople and in helping us to better understand exercise behaviours in clinical populations. However, the fundamental prin