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David Tod Aberystwyth University

Is it my fault Daddy doesn’t love me? Contributing to mainstream psychology training and development literature from a sport psychology perspective. David Tod Aberystwyth University. The broad overview. “Are the parents listening or do they care?” (Walker, Kremer & Moran, 2006, p. 34)

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David Tod Aberystwyth University

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  1. Is it my fault Daddy doesn’t love me?Contributing to mainstream psychology training and development literature from a sport psychology perspective David Tod Aberystwyth University

  2. The broad overview “Are the parents listening or do they care?” (Walker, Kremer & Moran, 2006, p. 34) Mainstream psychology has a rich tradition in evaluating training and supervision (e.g., Hill & Lent, 2006; Ladany & Inman, 2008) Sport psychology has not yet established a similar tradition (Andersen & Tod, in press)

  3. A brief and informal analysis... A small number of data-based surveys exist (11) Cites per year: 0.68 (raw range 4-12) 90% are in sport psychology articles 10% are in mainstream psychology

  4. Reasons for the lack of research Investigators’ motivations Lack of grant money Others?

  5. The information flow seems largely one-way Sport psychology professionals (e.g., Petitpas, Giges, & Danish, 1999; Tod, 2007; Van Raalte & Andersen, 2000) have drawn on mainstream literature Few authors have attempted to move the other way (e.g., Andersen, 2001; Andersen, Brewer, & Van Raalte, 1996)... Although related work does exist (e.g., Andersen, Van Raalte, & Brewer, 2001; Hays & Smith, 2002; Lesyk, 1998)

  6. Possible reasons for the one-way flow Perhaps we do not have a great deal to offer Sport psychology research may be considered poor (LeUnes & Haywood, 1990) Sport psychology may not be considered legitimate A possible over emphasis on the mental skills training paradigm (Tod & Lavallee, in press; Tod, Andersen, & Marchant, in press)

  7. Do we have something to offer? Who is doing the work? (Hanrahan & Andersen, in press; Meyers, Colman, Whelan, Mehlenbeck, 2001) We can offer contextual understanding

  8. The way forward Come under the umbrella of mainstream organisations Develop a tradition of research in training and supervision Move away from a narrow mental skills training base

  9. Is it my fault Daddy doesn’t love me?Contributing to mainstream psychology training and development literature from a sport psychology perspective David Tod Aberystwyth University

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