Hope and optimism in sport

Abstract

Being hopeful and optimistic is beneficial in many aspects of life – including sports. Research suggests that an athlete’s or coach’s view of their own future (i.e., whether the view is bright or dark), and the perceived ability to find a route toward significant personal goals are related to sport performance and well-being. In this chapter we introduce the theoretical concepts of hope and optimism, provide a brief overview of findings in sport-oriented research and suggest promising applied interventions within this field. Throughout the chapter we also challenge the reader with various reflection and critical thinking exercises about the topic.

Cite this work

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 4 citations exist upstream.

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.