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This text represents the collaboration of more than 70 authors from multiple countries. Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook brings this diverse set of experts together to provide a free, open, accessible textbook for students studying exercise and sport psychology. Primarily directed at undergraduate students, this well-referenced book is also appropriate for graduate students.The topics covered are broad, ranging from an Introduction to Exercise Psychology (Chapter 1), to an Introduction to Sport Psychology (Chapter 19), to Working in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (Chapter 33). Importantly, students should recognize that each author brings their individual perspectives, experiences, and expertise to this book. Therefore, some chapters may share overlapping content, but the content is discussed in unique ways. For example, Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 focus on physical activity and exercise behavior. While content in these chapters is related, it is not redundant. To fully understand the complex world of exercise and sport psychology, students are encouraged to engage with diverse perspectives from many authors.Chapters also contain learning exercises to prompt students and instructors to engage with the material on a deeper level. For effective review, students and instructors are encouraged to complete these learning exercises and discuss responses together.The majority of this textbook was written during the global COVID-19 pandemic. We are tremendously grateful for all of the efforts and expertise of the many contributors to this project. Despite the challenges of teaching, researching, and surviving in the pandemic, the authors persisted. As a result, Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook is completed; we think you will enjoy using it as you pursue this challenging and fascinating area of study! This content is open access and can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.51224/B1000 ISBN-13: 978-0-578-93236-1 Published by the Society for Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology CC-By Attribution 4.0 International, except Figure 23.1, Table 28.1, and cover artwork. Figure 23.1 is republished with permission of Taylor & Francis Informa UK Ltd – Books, from Sport and exercise psychology (2nd ed., p. 301), by A. M. Lane (Ed.), London, UK: Routledge. Copyright © 2016; permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center. Table 28.1 is adapted from Madigan et al. (2019). First published in The Sport and Exercise Scientist, Issue 61, Autumn 2019. Published by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences - www.bases.org.uk. Copyright © BASES, 2019.

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  • COVID-19, Emotions, and Emotion RegulationIn 2020, COVID-19 was a new virus, with no known cure or antidote

  • When running during the early stages of COVID-19, as Carruthers (2020) points out, there was a sense that people were looking and thinking “why is this person running when we should be in lockdown?”, and if such a thought went through your mind, it could create unpleasant emotion

  • Consistent with theoretical proposals, prevention of unpleasant emotions is better than cure (Gross & Thompson, 2007). To illustrate how this can happen, I will use a case study of an emotion regulation strategy used in COVID-19

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COVID-19, Emotions, and Emotion RegulationIn 2020, COVID-19 was a new virus, with no known cure or antidote. Encouraging people to use strategies to regulate the emotions of others and self is worthwhile. Based on such findings and theoretical predictions, advising people to actively use emotion regulation strategies to help manage mental health is sensible advice.

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