Advances in Motivation in Sport and Exercise, Third Edition, presents the most current information in sport and exercise motivation research and how this research can be applied in exercise, sport, and physical activity contexts.

Part I: Contemporary Theories of Motivation: New Directions and InterpretationsChapter 1. Motivation in Sport and Exercise From an Achievement Goal Theory Perspective: After 30 Years, Where Are We?Glyn C. RobertsMotivation and Achievement BehaviorMotivational Implications of Task or Ego InvolvementEvidence SummaryCounterargumentsCounterpoints to the CounterargumentsParsimony, Elegance, and Conceptual Coherence in Sport PsychologyAnd the Point Is?Practical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryChapter 2. The Place of Achievement Goals in the Social Context of Sport: A Comparison of Nicholls' and Elliot's ModelsAthanasios G. Papaioannou, Nikos Zourbanos, Haralampos Krommidas, and George AmpatzoglouReview on Trichotomous and Two-by-Two Findings in SportA Comparison Between Elliot's and Nicholls' ModelsInterpretation of Findings Based on the Trichotomous and Two-by-Two ModelsPractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryChapter 3. A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Motivation in Sport and Physical Education: Current Trends and Possible Future Research DirectionsNikos NtoumanisSociocontextual EnvironmentSatisfaction and Thwarting of Psychological NeedsPractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryChapter 4. Perfectionism: A Foundation for Sporting Excellence or an Uneasy Pathway Toward Purgatory?Howard K. Hall, Andrew P. Hill, and Paul R. AppletonPerfectionism in Elite Sport PerformersDefinitionEmpirical Evidence of Perfectionism in SportPractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryChapter 5. The Dualistic Model of Passion in Sport and ExerciseRobert J. VallerandPsychology of PassionInitial Research on the Concept of PassionDevelopment of PassionPassion and Intrapersonal OutcomesPassion and Interpersonal and Intergroup OutcomesPassionate Functioning Under Various SituationsPractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryChapter 6. Goal Setting to Enhance Motivation in SportGlyn C. Roberts and Elsa KristiansenGoal SettingA Search for TheoryAchievement Goal TheoryGoal InvolvementAchievement Goal OrientationsMotivational ClimateAchievement Goal Theory and Goal SettingWhy Goal Setting WorksManaging the Motivation of OthersGoal Setting as a Motivational Strategy for Injuries and RehabilitationManaging Individual MotivationPractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryPart II: Understanding the Psychological Determinants and Mediators of Physical Activity BehaviorChapter 7. Self-Determination Theory and Exercise Motivation: Facilitating Self-Regulatory Processes to Support and Maintain Health and Well-BeingMartyn Standage and Richard M. RyanBasic Components of SDT and Mapping of MinitheoriesSelf-Determination Theory in Exercise Science ResearchPractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryChapter 8. Self-efficacy and Motivation in Physical Activity and Sport: Mediating Processes and OutcomesTodd A. Gilson and Deborah L. FeltzTheoretical Overview of Self-EfficacyIndividual-Level Self-Efficacy ResearchCollective Efficacy ResearchCoaching Efficacy ResearchPractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryChapter 9. Social Cognitive Approaches to Understanding Exercise Motivation and Behavior in Cancer SurvivorsJeff K. Vallance and Kerry S. CourneyaCancer TreatmentsExercise and Cancer SurvivorshipPhysical Activity Prevalence in Cancer SurvivorsExercise Motivation in Cancer SurvivorsExercise Behavior in Cancer SurvivorsTheory of Planned BehaviorSocial-Cognitive TheorySelf-Determination TheoryExercise Beliefs Among Cancer SurvivorsPractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryChapter 10. Understanding Exercise Behavior: A Self-Presentational PerspectiveKathleen A. Martin Ginis and Diane MackBackgroundEvidenceTheoretical Perspectives on Self-Presentation and Exercise MotivationRole of Self-Presentation in Exercise MotivationPractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummaryChapter 11. Interventions for Physical Activity and Sedentary BehaviorStuart J.H. Biddle, Nanette Mutrie, Trish Gorely, and Avril BlameyRole of Motivation: Understanding the Ecological and Behavioral Epidemiology FrameworksTheories Typically Used in Physical Activity InterventionsTypes and Settings for InterventionsBehavior Change: Issues of Theory and InterventionsA Framework for Evaluating InterventionsIntervention Planning and EvaluationExamples of Physical Activity Behavior ChangeSedentary Behavior ChangePractical ApplicationsDirections for Future ResearchSummary

"As one of the only books reviewing current information on motivation in sport, exercise, and physical activity, this book contributes uniquely to the field of sport and exercise psychology and is a testament to the growth of motivation research and application."-Doody's Book Review

Glyn C. Roberts, PhD, has been a professor of psychology at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences since 1998. He was a professor of sport psychology in the department of kinesiology at the University of Illinois. His research has focused on the motivational determinants of achievement, and he has been particularly concerned with the motivation of children in the competitive sport experience. Dr. Roberts has focused on how coaches coach and how the climate the coach creates affects the motivation, achievement, and persistence of children and adolescents. He has been involved in research grants for over $2 million. He has over 200 publications, including 15 books and more than 70 book chapters. He has several distinguished scholar awards, including the Honour Award of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP, 1997) and the Coleman Griffith Scholar Award for 2008 of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Dr. Roberts is a distinguished scholar of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA, 1998). Dr. Roberts was president of NASPSPA (1981-82), president of the European Federation of Sport Psychology (1999-2003), founding president of Division 12 (Sport Psychology) of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP, 1994-1998), and president of AASP (2010-11). He has also served as the secretary general of ISSP and has been on the board of directors of IAAP (1984-1996; 2006-2014). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education and a founding fellow of AASP, and he is one of only two sport psychologists who have been elected a fellow of IAAP. Darren C. Treasure, PhD, is a former tenured associate professor at Arizona State University with an appointment in the department of kinesiology and an adjunct position in the department of psychology. Darren has held faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He has published over 50 scientific articles and book chapters on motivation and the psychology of peak performance and made invited keynote presentations at conferences in France, Norway, Finland, and the United Kingdom. Treasure currently resides in Portland, Oregon, where he consults with Nike in the role of high-performance director for the Oregon Project, a program that provides elite-level Nike-sponsored U.S. distance runners with the coaching, sports medicine, and sport science necessary for competing at the international level and ultimately winning medals at World Championships and the Olympic Games. From 2005 to 2009 Treasure was the author and lead consultant on a high-performance initiative in the athletic department at the University of California at Berkeley that enhances coaching, sports medicine, and sport science support systems. Dr. Treasure is the author of the hugely successful National Federation of State High School Associations' core coaching education course, Fundamentals of Coaching launched in 2007.