Research Methods in Applied Sport Psychology

Paul McCarthy, PhD, leads the taught doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University.. He is a BPS chartered psychologist, HCPC registered sport and exercise psychologist, and Senior Teaching Fellow. He developed the first taught doctorate in sport and exercise psychology in Scotland and the UK. He works in private practice in professional sport.Sahen Gupta, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Sport Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, and a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council. He specialises in resilience, positive environments, integrative psychotherapy, and youth sport environments. He has worked with athletes from cricket, football, tennis, and track & field, having held positions in international and national cricket governing bodies in several countries.Jamie Barker, PhD, is a Reader in Applied Sport and Performance Psychology at Loughborough University, a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, and a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council. Jamie has an international and world -leading research profile with research interests in stress, group dynamics, wellbeing, and mental health. As an applied sport psychologist, Jamie has over 25 years of experience working in business, professional sport, and the military.

• 1. What is Science?2. Traditions of Applied Sport Psychology Research3. Planning research and ethical considerations in applied sport psychology4. What do you want to study? Research questions, aims, and objectives5. Understanding what already exists in applied sport psychology knowledge6. Introduction to methods: key theories and concepts7. Research designs 1018. Introduction to quantitative research9. Collecting quantitative data via questionnaires: the tool to collect quantitative data10. Analysis of quantitative data11. Qualitative inquiry: approaches and methods12. Collecting qualitative data13. Analysis of qualitative data14. Writing the research report15. The practical researcher