Research Guides: Sports Studies: Resources

Article Indexes

PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
Psychology. Search the subjects: sport psychology, athletes, athletic training, sports coaching.
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Sociology. Search the subjects: sports participation, elite athletes, sports for women, sports spectators, sports injuries, professional sports.
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Journals and magazines in most areas of study.
EconLit This link opens in a new window
Economics. Search for the subject sports.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Science and social sciences.

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Oxford Bibliographies
Search for "sport," etc., to find recommended sources on scholarly topics, including Sports Psychology, Sports and Media, College Athletics, and others.

The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology
Location: Available online.
Published: 2012
Essays with extensive bibliographies on performance psychology, motivation, coaching, and other aspects of sports psychology.
Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting by Doyle & Burch
Location: GV709.2 .D695 2008

Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Sport by Richard Giulianotti (Editor)
Location: Available online
Published: 2015
Sports Around the World
Location: Reference GV706.8 .S664 2012
Essays on general sports topics followed by entries on traditional sports and sport practices in world regions.
A Companion to Sport
Location: Available online.
Published: 2013
Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality
Important new work from 68 leading international scholars that, collectively, demonstrates the intrinsic interconnectedness of sport, gender and sexuality.
Sociology of North American Sport by Eitzen & Sage
Location: GV706.5 .E57 2009
Encyclopedia of Sports Films
Location: Available online.
Published: 2011
Encyclopedia of Title IX and Sports
Location: Bates Reference GV709.18.U6 M58 2007
Published: 2007