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Papers

(The median citation count of Sport Psychologist is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The Highs and the Lows—Exploring the Nature of Optimally Impactful Development Experiences on the Talent Pathway	22
Experience and Construction of Mental Health Among English Female Football Match Officials	19
Culturally Competent Sport Psychology: A Survey of Sport Psychology Professionals’ Perception of Cultural Competence	18
“As Many as Possible for as Long as Possible”—A Case Study of a Soccer Team That Fosters Multiple Outcomes	12
“Women Are Cancer, You Shouldn’t Be Working in Sport”: Sport Psychologists’ Lived Experiences of Sexism in Sport	12
Too Many Cooks, Not Enough Gourmets: Examining Provision and Use of Feedback for the Developing Athlete	12
One Case, Four Approaches: The Application of Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Sport Psychology	12
Stress and Mental Well-Being Experiences of Professional Football Coaches	11
Using the GAD-7 and GAD-2 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screeners With Student-Athletes: Empirical and Clinical Perspectives	10
Supporting Young Elite Athletes With Mental Health Issues: Coaches’ Experience and Their Perceived Role	10
Why Do Sport Coaches Adopt a Controlling Coaching Style? The Role of an Evaluative Context and Psychological Need Frustration	10
Using the Team Environment AssessMent (TEAM) to Enhance Team Building in Sport	8
Ending an Elite Sports Career: Case Report of Behavioral Activation Applied as an Evidence-Based Intervention With a Former Olympic Athlete Developing Depression	8
Stories of Critical Moments Contributing to the Development of Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners	8
Using a Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing Approach to Deliver a Team-Based Mindfulness Meditation Program to Enhance Cohesion	8
The Coach–Parent Relationship and Athlete Development in Elite Youth Hockey: Lessons Learned for Conflict Management	7
Examining Coaches’ Approaches to Teaching Life Skills and Their Transfer in Youth Sport	7
Organizational Systems in British Sport and Their Impact on Athlete Development and Mental Health	7
Efficacy Beliefs Are Related to Task Cohesion: Communication Is a Mediator	6
Stress-Related Growth in Elite Sport Performers: Qualitative Differentiators in Psychosocial Mechanisms	6
A Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for College Athletes With Injuries	5
A Longitudinal Examination of Stress and Mental Ill-/Well-Being in Elite Football Coaches	5
A Buffering Effect of Mental Toughness on the Negative Impact of Basic Psychological Need Thwarting on Positive Youth Athlete Functioning	5
Assessing Psychosocial Work Environments of Coaches in Spain and Their Relationships With Mental Health, Behavioral-Stress Symptoms, and Burnout	5
Developing and Implementing an App-Based Blended Psychological Skills Training: A Case Study	5

An Exploration of Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life in British Neophyte Practitioners	5
From the Lesson Tee to the Course: A Naturalistic Investigation of Attentional Focus in Elite Golf	5
Critical Pause: Athletes’ Stories of Lockdown During COVID-19	5
Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Sustained and Selective Attention in Young Top-Level Athletes in a School Training Setting: A Randomized Control Trial Study	5
Implementation and Evaluation of a Performance-Profile Intervention With College Dancers	5
Effective Delivery of Pressure Training: Perspectives of Athletes and Sport Psychologists	5
A Grounded-Theory Study of Meta-Attention in Golfers	4
One Shot—No Hit? Evaluation of a Stress-Prevention Workshop for Adolescent Soccer Players in a Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Alexithymia and the Anxiolytic Effect of Endurance Running	4
Differences in Body Appreciation and Functionality Appreciation Outside of and Directly Following Sport Among Collegiate Student-Athletes	4
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Coach Perceptions in the Practice Environment	3
The Impact of an Online Sport Psychology Intervention for Middle-Distance Runners: Should Self-Regulation or Mindfulness Be Prioritized?	3
Masters Athletes’ Views on Sport Psychology for Performance Enhancement and Sport Lifestyle Adherence	3
“Short and Sweet”: A Randomized Controlled Initial Investigation of Brief Online Psychological Interventions With Endurance Athletes	3
Association of Coping Strategies With Symptoms of Burnout in Young Football Players in a Career Transition Phase: Are Professionalization and Occurrence of Injuries Mediating Factors?	3
The Effect of Transformational Leadership and Well-Being on Performance of Soccer Players: An Inclusive Model	3
Stressors Experienced by Professional Jockeys	2
Sport Psychology Consultants’ Views on Working With Perfectionistic Elite Athletes	2
“Keep the Pace! You’ve Got This!”: The Content and Meaning of Impactful Crowd Encouragement at Mass Running Events	2
The Development of a Behavior Checklist for Mentally Tough Behaviors in Volleyball	2
A Survey of Applied Impact of Literature in Sport Psychology	2
Mental Qualities and Techniques in Tactical Populations: A Systematic Review	2
Revisiting “Gaining Entry”: Roundtable Discussion 25 Years Later	2
Next One Up! Exploring How Coaches Manage Team Dynamics Following Injury	2
Determining and Improving Shared Leadership in an Elite Junior Volleyball Team	2
Journey From Control to Liberation: Exploring Student-Athletes’ Physical Activity Perceptions and Experiences in the Transition Out of Collegiate Sport	2
Facilitating the Transition out of Professional Baseball Following Release: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective	2
The Cognitive Component of Elite High Jumpers’ Preperformance Routines	2
Sport Biofeedback: Exploring Implications and Limitations of Its Use	2
Examining the Effects of an Interspersed Biofeedback Training Intervention on Physiological Indices	2
Organizational Culture Beyond Consensus and Clarity: Narratives From Elite Sport	2
Relationship Between Imagery Ability, Performance, and Variables Related to Performance	2
Effect of Preperformance Routine on Advanced Swimmers’ Performance and Motor Efficiency, Self-Efficacy, and Idiosyncratic Emotions	1
Practitioners’ Use of Motivational Interviewing in Sport: A Qualitative Enquiry	1
Encouraging Togetherness During a National Lockdown: The Influence of Relationship-Oriented Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing on Team Functioning in Academy Soccer Coaches	1
Exploring the Implementation and Practices of the Parent–Coach Dual Role	1
A Solution-Focused Approach to Shared Athlete Leadership Development Using Mixed Methods	1
The Effects of an Exploratory Mindfulness Intervention on Collegiate Performance	1
Restoring Harmony in the Lifeworld? Identity, Learning, and Leaving Preelite Sport	1
The Importance of the Leaders’ and Coaches’ Motivating Style for Sports Club Members’ Motivation to Participate in Organized Sports: Study of Trickle-Down Effects	1
Mental Health Literacy Intervention to Reduce Stigma Toward Mental Health Symptoms and Disorders in Women Rugby Players: A Feasibility Study	1
Coaches’ Perceptions of Mental Toughness in Adolescent Athletes: A Phenomenological Exploration	1
Reducing Alcohol Use Among High School Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief, Web-Based Personalized Normative Feedback Intervention	1
Self-Expectations, Socially Prescribed Expectations, and Wellness in 14- to 15-Year-Old Athletes, Ballet, and Music Students in Norwegian Talent Schools—An Interview Study	1
Fostering Psychosocial Characteristics Within an English Soccer Academy	1
Across the Pond: An Exploration of the American Collegiate System as a Pathway for Elite British Female Gymnasts	1
“Don’t Touch My Bag”: The Role of Superstition in Professional Male Boxing	1
The Birth of the Stars: A Participatory and Appreciative Action and Reflection Investigation into the Leadership and Development of a New Superleague Netball Club	1
Usual and Pressure-Affected Thinking in Skilled Golfers: A Survey of Preparation and Execution Thought Processes	1
Profiling Coach Openness to Positive Youth Development Before, During, and After Their Participation in a Coach Education Course	1

Sport Psychology Consultants’ Reflections on the Role of Humor: “It’s Like Having Another Skill in Your Arsenal”	1
“Think Aloud” as a Facilitator of Self-Regulation in Golfers	1