Psychiatry and Psychology

Sports Psychology

Field of research that studies mental factors influencing the attainment of athletic skills and athletic performance.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Field of research that studies mental factors influencing the attainment of athletic skills and athletic performance.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Psychology, Sports
  • Sport Psychology
  • Psychology, Sport

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2016

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Previous Indexing

  • Sports (1970-2015)

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Tree Number

  1. F04.096w.628w.914w

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NLM Classification

QT 264

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sports Psychology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000067450. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000067450
  2. Sports Psychology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_psychology
  3. Sports Psychology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q632190