ISSN 0439-755X
CN 11-1911/B

›› 1994, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (03): 324-330.

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DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY IN CHINA:HISTORY,PRESENT STATUS AND PROSPECTS

Zhang Liwei(Sports Psychology Laboratory,Beijing Physical Education Unviersity)Ding Xueqin(Sports Psychology Laboratory,Institute of Sports Sciences,National Sports Committee)   

  • Published:1994-09-25 Online:1994-09-25

Abstract: This paper briefly reviewed the history of the development of sports psychology in China, pointing out that as an applied science,its main practice is the appraisal of psychological characteristics of outstanding athletes in the competition field and psychological selection of youth and teen-aged athletes,aiming at problems in training and competition,launching psychological trai ning and psychological counseling,and the training of coaches.In the future Chinese sports psychology should extend its research field,develop measurement tools and methods to fit the characteristics of Chinese physical education, and pay attention to absorb the new achievements in other fields such as cognitive psychology.

Key words: Selection, Counseling, Measurement, Cognition