Development of a program of psychological support for Japanese athletes and coaches living in a foreign culture

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25750304
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Nippon Sport Science University
• Principal Investigator: TAKAI HIDEAKI 日本体育大学, 体育学部, 准教授 (50586146)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 異文化適応 / サッカー / 遠隔心理支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of athletes and coaches that aim to increase their competitive standard by moving their training centers to countries overseas where sports are well developed. At the same time, a great many of these athletes and coaches need psychological support because they are unable to adapt to the changes in living environment encountered overseas. The present study therefore aims to develop a psychological support program for Japanese athletes and coaches in a foreign culture. First, the process of adaptation to foreign culture was clarified in Japanese athletes and coaches in the German soccer Bundesliga. In addition, a psychological support program giving continuous psychological support from a distance to Japanese athletes and coaches living in a foreign culture was implemented, and a proposal for the shape of psychological support programs was made.

Free Research Field

スポーツ心理学