The early years of FEPSAC (1969-1989). Challenges for sport psychology in a divided continent

Seiler, Roland (2020). The early years of FEPSAC (1969-1989). Challenges for sport psychology in a divided continent. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 51(5), pp. 436-455. Edizioni Luigi Pozzi 10.7352/IJSP.2020.51.436

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Despite a growing interest in the history of sport psychology, little is known about the specific challenges and the working procedures in the first 20 years of FEPSAC, when the continent of Europe was divided by the Iron Curtain. At the occasion of the 50th anniversary of FEPSAC, and based on document analysis, this article aims at shedding some light on the aims of FEPSAC's working committees, the difficulties encountered and the achievements made. More specifically, the Scientific Committee made attempts towards a common terminology and understanding of sport psychology concepts across the different European languages and the standardisation of tests for sport psychology. The Information and Documentation Committee was active in collecting and disseminating new publications. Despite considerable efforts and remarkable progresses, the long-term impact of those initiatives remained limited.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW)

UniBE Contributor:

Seiler, Roland

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment
900 History > 940 History of Europe

ISSN:

0047-0767

Publisher:

Edizioni Luigi Pozzi

Language:

English

Submitter:

Roland Seiler

Date Deposited:

25 Feb 2021 14:25

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:34

Publisher DOI:

10.7352/IJSP.2020.51.436

Uncontrolled Keywords:

FEPSAC; European sport psychology; Iron Curtain; Terminology; Documentation

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/152716

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/152716

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