Current Status of Sport Psychology in Japan and Related Issues

  • Tsuchiya Hironobu
    Department of Sport Psychology, Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

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  • わが国のスポーツ心理学の現状と課題
  • ワガクニ ノ スポーツ シンリガク ノ ゲンジョウ ト カダイ

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<p>Present conditions and future challenges facing Japanese sports psychology were clarified by exploring its history and the features of research activities. The Japanese Society of Sport Psychology (JSSP) was established in 1973. However, the Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, which has a history of over 65 years, has been a major platform for sport psychology research since 1950. Moreover, an analysis of the encyclopedia and textbook published by the JSSP (2008) indicated four categories highlighting contemporary research fields in sports psychology : motor learning and control, sport motivation and social psychology, health psychology in sport and applied psychology of athletics (including mental training and clinical sport psychology). Furthermore, the topic lists of JSSP symposiums suggest that its research interests are focused on applied and clinical sport psychology that emerged especially after 2000, when the certification for sports mental training consultants was established and is geared towards the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020. On the other hand, JSSP consultants are still struggling with athletes suffering from psychosomatic loss of motor skills known as Yips. This is a future challenge to be resolved by collaborating with researchers and practitioners specializing in psychosomatic medicine.</p>

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