External variables (e.g., a repetitive task) influence how and who people are (e.g., distracted), which in turn has an impact on external variables (e.g., coach’s negative reactions), thus linking biopsychological descriptors and external variables. 


Connecting Biopsychological Descriptors and External Variables

The use of psychological skills mediates the circular relationship between external variables and biopsychological descriptors. 

Connecting Psychological Skills and Biopsychological Descriptors

Details involving a person's observable attributes at the current moment. This may include physical observations, such as a height and weight, as well as psychological observations, such as one's emotional state and/or mental health.

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Current Sport Psychology Research Topics — A Knowledge Map

Latinjak, A. T., & Hatzigeorgiadis, A. (2021). The Knowledge Map of Sport and Exercise Psychology: An Integrative Perspective. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 661824. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661824

The Knowledge Map of Sport and Exercise Psychology: An Integrative Perspective

Biopsychological Descriptors

An athlete's ability to control and adjust some of their biopsychological descriptors, such as their breathing and heart rate, and exercise control of their emotions.

Psychological Skills in Sport Psychology

The physical environment, social and organizational influences, and task characteristics and competitive factors something/someone (in sports psychology, this may be an athlete) is exposed to.

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