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Self-Help Books in Behavioural Sport Psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Christina Lee and
Neville Owen
Christina Lee
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle
Neville Owen*
Affiliation:
Foundation for Multi-Disciplinary, Education in Community Health andUniversity of Adelaide
*
Psychology Department, University of Adelaide, G.P.O. Box 498, Adelaide, Australia5001 Telephone (08) 224 5132
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Abstract

Self-help books on behavioural and general psychological techniques for sport competitors have proliferated in recent years. As with self-help books in general, there is concern over the validity of these books and their ability to help an athlete develop positive and lasting changes in cognitive and behavioural control skills. This article looks at some of the current issues for behavioural self-help in general, and examines three popular self-help books for athletes. They are examined both from the point of view of independent use by the athlete, and from that of their use as adjuncts to face-to-face therapy.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 1986, pp. 127 - 134
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1986

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