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Growth Following Adversity in Sport A Mechanism to Positive Change
Growth Following Adversity in Sport: A Mechanism to Positive Change is the first text to carefully consider the positive changes that may follow adverse experiences in sport at micro (e.g., individual), meso (e.g., dyadic, team), and macro levels (e.g., organizational, cultural). While remaining respectful of the despair and distress that can follow adversity, this comprehensive text aims to provide a narrative of hope to those who have experienced adversity in sport by showcasing the latestadvances in research on growth following adversity.
This book covers topics as diverse as: conceptual, theoretical, and methodological considerations; cultural, organizational, and relational perspectives; population-specific insights (e.g., gender, disability, youth); and applied implications (e.g., evidence-based, practice-based). Written and edited by a team of international experts and emerging talents from around the world, each chapter considers the nature and meaning of growth, contains a comprehensive review of empirical research or reflections from professional practice, and offers exciting, novel, and rigorous suggestions for future programs of research that aim to promote positive change in sport to support the safety, wellbeing, and welfare of the people who take part (e.g., athletes, coaches, paid employees, volunteers).
Cutting-edge, timely, and comprehensive, Growth Following Adversity in Sport: A Mechanism to Positive Change is essential reading for postgraduate students and scholars in the fields of sport psychology, injury and rehabilitation, sport theory and other related sport science disciplines.
Introduction: Growth Following Adversity: A Mechanism to Positive Change in Sport
Ross Wadey, Melissa Day, and Karen Howells
Part I: Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological Perspectives
1. Growth Following Adversity: A Conceptual Perspective
Ross Wadey, Melissa Day, and Karen Howells
2. Growth Following Adversity: A Theoretical Perspective
Karen Howells, Ross, Wadey, and Melissa Day
3. Growth Following Adversity: A Methodological Perspective
Melissa Day, Karen Howells, and Ross Wadey
4. "It’s Impacted Me Too": Where Does Vicarious Growth Fit In?
Laura Martinelli and Melissa Day
5. Growth, Resilience, and Thriving: A Jangle Fallacy?
Daniel J. Brown, Mustafa Sarkar, and Karen Howells
Part II: Cultural, Organisational, and Relational Perspectives
6. A Cultural Perspective on Growth Following Adversity: Using Autobiography to Understand Addiction Recovery through Sport
Kerry R. McGannon, Jenny McMahon, and McKenna L’Estrange
7. Can Sport Organizations Benefit From Adversity? A Sensemaking Approach
Christopher R. D. Wagstaff
8. Can Adversity Promote Team Functioning In Sport?
Michael T. Chapman and Daniel F. Gucciardi
9. Stress Related Growth Within Youth Sport: The Parent-Child Relationship
Sam N. Thrower, Chris, G. Harwood, and Kacey C. Neely
10. Taking an Embodied Approach to Posttraumatic Growth Research and Sport
Kate Hefferon and Hanna Kampman
Part III: Population Perspectives
11. Adversity- and Growth-Related Experiences of Elite Sport Performers
Karen Howells
12. Gender Differences in Athletes’ Experiences of Adversity and Growth
Kacey C. Neely, Katherine A. Tamminen, and Nicholas L. Holt
13. Posttraumatic Growth in Disability Sport Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Approach
James Brighton
14. Sport Injury-Related Growth: A Conceptual Foundation
Ross Wadey and Ciara Everard
15. Adverse Experiences of Children and Youth: Can Sport Play a Role in Growth Following Psychologically Traumatic Events?
William V. Massey and Meredith A. Whitley
Part IV: Applied Perspectives
16. Nurturing Growth in the Aftermath of Adversity: A Narrative Review of Evidence-Based Practice
Karen Howells and Ross Wadey
17. Multilevel Adversity and Growth in Sports Teams: A Professional Practice Perspective
Stephen D. Mellalieu
Part V: Conclusion
18. Taking Stock and Making Hay: Growth Following Adversity Research in Applied Sport Psychology
Ross Wadey, Melissa Day, and Karen Howells
Biography
Ross Wadey is an Associate Professor in Sport Psychology at St Mary’s University, UK.
Melissa Day is a Reader in Qualitative Sport Psychology at the University of Chichester, UK.
Karen Howells is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK.