SPSC2315
Module Reading List
Dr Alison Divine
A.Divine@leeds.ac.uk
Tutor information is taken from the Module Catalogue
Core texts
Carron, A. V. & Eys, M. A. (2012). Group dynamics in sport. Morgan Town, WV: Fitness Information Technology .
Jowett, S. & D. Lavallee, D. (Eds.) (2007). Social psychology in sport. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Beauchamp, M. R & Eyes, M. (Eds.) (2008). Group dynamics in exercise and sport psychology : contemporary themes. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Supplementary texts
Murphy, S. (2012). The Oxford handbook of sport and performance psychology. New York, NY: OUP USA.
Tenenbaum, G., & Eklund, R.C. (2007). Handbook of sport psychology (3rd ed). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
Semester 1
Week 1: Lecture
Introduction and Context
Jowett, S. (2007). Preface. In S. Jowett & D. Lavallee (Eds.) Social psychology in sport (pp. xi-xii). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Week 2: Lecture
Group Composition
Carron, A. V. & Eys, M. A. (2012). The nature of group composition. In A.V. Carron & M.R. Beauchamp Group dynamics in sport (pp. 105-147) . Morgan Town, WV: Fitness Information Technology .
Carron, A. V. & Eys, M. A. (2012). Group size. In A.V. Carron & M.R. Beauchamp Group dynamics in sport (pp. 57-74) . Morgan Town, WV: Fitness Information Technology
Research Example:
CHorwitz, S. K., & Horwitz, I. B. (2007). The Effects of Team Diversity on Team Outcomes: A Meta-Analytic Review of Team Demography. Journal of management. ISSN: 0149-2063, 33(6), 987-1015.
Week 4: Lecture
Group Cohesion
Carron, A. V., Eys, M. A., & Burke, S. (2007). Team Cohesion: Nature, Correlates and development. In S. Jowett & D. Lavallee (Eds.) Social psychology in sport (pp. 91-102) .Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Research Example:
Grieve, F. G., Whelan, J. P., & Meyers, A. W. (2000). An experimental examination of the cohesion-performance relationship in an interactive team sport. Journal of applied sport psychology, 12, 219-235.
Week 5: Lecture
Collective Efficacy
Chow, G. M., & Feltz, D. (2009). Exploring new directions in collective efficacy and sport. In M. Eyes & M. R. Beauchamp (Eds.) Group dynamics in exercise and sport psychology: contemporary themes (pp. 221-248) . Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Research Example:
Greenlees, I. A., Graydon, J. K., & Maynard, I. W. (1999). The impact of collective efficacy beliefs on effort and persistence in a group task. Journal of Sports Sciences., 17, 151-158.
Week 6: Reading week
Week 7: Lecture
Leadership and Group Development
Chelladurai, P. (2012). Leadership and manifestations of sport. In S. Murphy (Ed), The Oxford handbook of sport and performance psychology (p. 328-342). New York, NY: Oxford University Press
Carron, A. V. & Eys, M. A. (2012). Group development. In A.V. Carron & M.R. Beauchamp Group dynamics in sport (pp. 35-53) . Morgan Town, WV: Fitness Information Technology .
Research Example:
Colman, M. M. & Carron, A. V. (2001) The nature of norms in individual sports teams. Small group research., 32, 206-222. - Available online: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/104649640103200204
Week 8: Lecture
The Coach-Athlete Relationship
Jowett, S. & Poczwardowski, A. (2007). Understanding the coach-athlete relationship. In S. Jowett & D. Lavallee (Eds.) Social psychology in sport (pp. 3-14) .Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Research Example:
Jowett, S. (2003). When the “honeymoon” is over: A case study of a coach-athlete dyad in crises. The sport psychologist. 17, 444-460 - Available online: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234092098_When_the_Honeymoon_Is_Over_A_Case_Study_of_a_Coach-Athlete_Dyad_in_Crisis
This list was last updated on 03/10/2018