Applying Positive Psychology in Sport: A Trainee’s Case Study
Gunning, Scott and Smith, Jenny
(2024)
Applying Positive Psychology in Sport: A Trainee’s Case Study.
Journal of Sport Psychology in Action: 2350487.
pp. 1-10.
ISSN 2152-0704
Positive psychology is an approach to psychology that focuses on the utilization of strengths, positive emotions, well-being, and personal growth to help individuals thrive, flourish, and achieve optimal functioning. The following case study highlights how positive psychology theories and techniques, specifically strengths-development and gratitude interventions, were implemented into a sport psychology intervention by a trainee sport and exercise psychologist. It is hoped that other practitioners may find the case study a useful insight into how they may be able to incorporate positive psychology into their practice.
Item Type | Article |
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Identification Number | 10.1080/21520704.2024.2350487 |
Additional information | © 2024 Association for Applied Sport Psychology. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords | applied practice, case study, gratitude, positive psychology, strengths-development, trainee experiences, human factors and ergonomics, applied psychology |
Date Deposited | 15 May 2025 15:35 |
Last Modified | 11 Sep 2025 01:49 |
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