Analytical Psychology and Sport

Recommended by CHOICE Connect (November 2024) Cowen (Univ. of Derby) uses C. G. Jung's epistemology framework as a lens for understanding sport and performance psychology. The purposes of this book are to explore how we can wield subjectivity as a means to explain sport psychology practice and the importance of employing both subjective and objective markers to explore this discipline. Cowen suggests that it is important to explore how our own personal epistemology can shape how we perceive knowledge and experience within the world of sport psychology. There is a debate within the field surrounding the use of evidence-based practice (i.e., theory) and professional practice knowledge, and this book seems to argue that both are necessary, but deciding how to balance both for performance can be complex. Cowen hopes we can use this new lens to better inform our personal practices in the field of sport psychology as practitioners and educators. --C. Hauff, University of South Alabama