Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

National University (NU) — a nonprofit, Veteran-founded institution serving more than 130,000 working, military, and ...

Raising non-sporty boys in a culture that prizes athletic talent in males and rewards competitiveness and power playing is no ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Since the early years of this century, it has been commonplace for computerized analyses of athletic statistics to guide a baseball manager’s ...

Lack of knowledge about a sport can carry real psychological weight. Social exclusion threatens our core needs for belonging, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. With the World Series in full swing, the peak performance of elite athletes on the biggest stage warrants discussion. A ...

Why Psychology Degrees Are More Versatile Than People Think Psychology degrees are about far more than lying on a couch and ...

In sports psychology, elite athletes are often said to have two identities – a “self” identity (who they are overall) and an “athlete” identity (who they are as a competitor). Research has shown that ...

Certified Performance Coach Josh Fischer from CentraCare discusses how sports psychology can enhance athletes’ performance, ...

Excerpted from the book MIND GAME: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes by Julie Kliegman. Copyright © 2024 by Julie Kliegman. From Rowman ...

Sport and exercise psychology examines how mental, emotional and social factors influence engagement in physical activity, athletic performance and lifelong wellbeing. In competitive contexts it ...

Throughout history, sports have been guilty of prioritising certain groups at the exclusion of others. There has been a pervasive idea that being an athlete requires the demonstration of traditionally ...