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Papers

(The median citation count of Sport Psychologist is 0. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

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Experience and Construction of Mental Health Among English Female Football Match Officials	25
The Highs and the Lows—Exploring the Nature of Optimally Impactful Development Experiences on the Talent Pathway	25
“As Many as Possible for as Long as Possible”—A Case Study of a Soccer Team That Fosters Multiple Outcomes	17
Too Many Cooks, Not Enough Gourmets: Examining Provision and Use of Feedback for the Developing Athlete	14
Stress and Mental Well-Being Experiences of Professional Football Coaches	13
Organizational Systems in British Sport and Their Impact on Athlete Development and Mental Health	12
“Women Are Cancer, You Shouldn’t Be Working in Sport”: Sport Psychologists’ Lived Experiences of Sexism in Sport	12
Ending an Elite Sports Career: Case Report of Behavioral Activation Applied as an Evidence-Based Intervention With a Former Olympic Athlete Developing Depression	11
Using the GAD-7 and GAD-2 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screeners With Student-Athletes: Empirical and Clinical Perspectives	10
Stories of Critical Moments Contributing to the Development of Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners	10
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	9
Using a Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing Approach to Deliver a Team-Based Mindfulness Meditation Program to Enhance Cohesion	9
A Longitudinal Examination of Stress and Mental Ill-/Well-Being in Elite Football Coaches	9
Examining Coaches’ Approaches to Teaching Life Skills and Their Transfer in Youth Sport	7
Critical Pause: Athletes’ Stories of Lockdown During COVID-19	6
Stress-Related Growth in Elite Sport Performers: Qualitative Differentiators in Psychosocial Mechanisms	6
An Exploration of Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life in British Neophyte Practitioners	6
Developing and Implementing an App-Based Blended Psychological Skills Training: A Case Study	5
From the Lesson Tee to the Course: A Naturalistic Investigation of Attentional Focus in Elite Golf	5
A Buffering Effect of Mental Toughness on the Negative Impact of Basic Psychological Need Thwarting on Positive Youth Athlete Functioning	5
Effective Delivery of Pressure Training: Perspectives of Athletes and Sport Psychologists	5
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	4
Organizational Culture Beyond Consensus and Clarity: Narratives From Elite Sport	4
Masters Athletes’ Views on Sport Psychology for Performance Enhancement and Sport Lifestyle Adherence	4
“Short and Sweet”: A Randomized Controlled Initial Investigation of Brief Online Psychological Interventions With Endurance Athletes	4

The Effect of Transformational Leadership and Well-Being on Performance of Soccer Players: An Inclusive Model	4
Differences in Body Appreciation and Functionality Appreciation Outside of and Directly Following Sport Among Collegiate Student-Athletes	4
Fostering Psychosocial Characteristics Within an English Soccer Academy	4
The Impact of an Online Sport Psychology Intervention for Middle-Distance Runners: Should Self-Regulation or Mindfulness Be Prioritized?	4
“Keep the Pace! You’ve Got This!”: The Content and Meaning of Impactful Crowd Encouragement at Mass Running Events	3
Examining the Effects of an Interspersed Biofeedback Training Intervention on Physiological Indices	3
Restoring Harmony in the Lifeworld? Identity, Learning, and Leaving Preelite Sport	3
Mental Health Literacy Intervention to Reduce Stigma Toward Mental Health Symptoms and Disorders in Women Rugby Players: A Feasibility Study	3
Journey From Control to Liberation: Exploring Student-Athletes’ Physical Activity Perceptions and Experiences in the Transition Out of Collegiate Sport	3
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Coach Perceptions in the Practice Environment	3
The Importance of the Leaders’ and Coaches’ Motivating Style for Sports Club Members’ Motivation to Participate in Organized Sports: Study of Trickle-Down Effects	3
Sport Psychology Consultants’ Views on Working With Perfectionistic Elite Athletes	3
Client-Led Applied Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Narratives About Helping Athletes	3
#SportPsychMapping: An Exploratory Interview Framework for Sport and Exercise Psychology	3
Alexithymia and the Anxiolytic Effect of Endurance Running	3
A Solution-Focused Approach to Shared Athlete Leadership Development Using Mixed Methods	2
Effect of Preperformance Routine on Advanced Swimmers’ Performance and Motor Efficiency, Self-Efficacy, and Idiosyncratic Emotions	2
Stressors Experienced by Professional Jockeys	2
Encouraging Togetherness During a National Lockdown: The Influence of Relationship-Oriented Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing on Team Functioning in Academy Soccer Coaches	2
A Survey of Applied Impact of Literature in Sport Psychology	2
Mental Qualities and Techniques in Tactical Populations: A Systematic Review	2
Reducing Alcohol Use Among High School Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief, Web-Based Personalized Normative Feedback Intervention	2
Profiling Coach Openness to Positive Youth Development Before, During, and After Their Participation in a Coach Education Course	2
Relationship Between Imagery Ability, Performance, and Variables Related to Performance	2
Coaches’ Perceptions of Mental Toughness in Adolescent Athletes: A Phenomenological Exploration	2
Usual and Pressure-Affected Thinking in Skilled Golfers: A Survey of Preparation and Execution Thought Processes	2
“My Life Sucks Right Now”: Student-Athletes’ Pandemic-Related Experiences With Screen Time and Mental Health	1
A Comprehensive and Updated Review of the Performance Profile Technique	1
How Psychologists in Men’s English Football Academies Evaluate Their Working Context and Adopt an Appropriate Professional Practice Framework	1
The Effects of an Exploratory Mindfulness Intervention on Collegiate Performance	1
“I Realized It Was a Different Kind of Culture to Other Sports”: An Exploration of Sport Psychology Service Provision and Delivery in Gaelic Games	1
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Assistant Coaches’ Understanding and Use of Mental Performance and Mental Health Services	1
Assessing and Maximizing Collegiate Athletes’ Psychological Skills Under Constraints: A Preseason Brief Intervention Approach	1
Understanding the Leadership and Environmental Mechanisms in a Super League Netball Club	1
“Think Aloud” as a Facilitator of Self-Regulation in Golfers	1
How to Support Athlete Autonomy in University Sports: Coaches’ Experience of the reROOT Program	1
Practitioners’ Use of Motivational Interviewing in Sport: A Qualitative Enquiry	1
Exploring the Implementation and Practices of the Parent–Coach Dual Role	1
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?	1
Evaluating Sport Psychology Service Delivery for Elite USA Track and Field Athletes: Findings and Recommendations	1
Exploring Female University Athlete Experiences of Coping With Protracted Concussion Symptoms	1
Across the Pond: An Exploration of the American Collegiate System as a Pathway for Elite British Female Gymnasts	1
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On the Frontline of Athlete Mental Health: The Mental Health Literacy of NCAA Coaches	0
Having a Goal Up Your Sleeve: Promoting a Mastery Climate in a Youth Football Academy Team	0
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The Effects of Instructional Self-Talk on Quiet-Eye Duration and Golf-Putting Performance	0
Identifying Predictors of Burnout and Health of Certified Mental Performance Consultants	0
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Stress and Coping Experiences of U.K. Professional Football Managers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	0

A Longitudinal Multicase Study About the Board-Game Format of an Educational Self-Talk Intervention	0
Let’s Hear It From the Kids! Examining the Experiences, Views, and Needs of Highly Committed Children Involved in Youth Sport	0
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The Relationship of Coach-Created Motivational Climate to Teamwork Behaviors in Female Collegiate Athletes	0
The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion on the Relationship Between Goal Orientation and Sport-Confidence	0
The Relationship Between Cold-Water-Immersion Activities, Mental Health, Self-Efficacy, Resilience, and Mental Toughness	0
A Collective Case Study of Parent–Athlete–Coach Triads in British Youth Tennis	0
Athlete–Coach Conflict and a Sport Psychologist Caught in the Middle: A Case Study of Consultancy During Athlete Preparation and Performance in Olympic Games Athletics	0
Exploring the Relationship Between Athletes’ Perceptions of Their Team Motivational Climate and Their Sport Shame	0
In Pursuit of Excellence: How to Win in Sport and Life Through Mental Training (5th Ed.)	0
Transitioning From Traditional Sport to Esport: Exploring Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Experiences	0
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Coach Servant Leadership and Athlete Serving Behaviors: The Role of Intrinsic Motivation and Positive Affect	0
Revisiting Perfectionism in High-Level Ballet: A Longitudinal Collective Instrumental Case Study	0
The Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle-Relaxation Techniques in Improving Affective Well-Being Among Female Athletes During Menstruation: A Randomized Controlled Study	0
Adaptation to Change: A Case Study of a Sailor Who Experienced Multiple Career-Change Events and Became a World Champion	0
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The Inducers of an Elite Male Table Tennis Player’s Emotional Experience Throughout His Career: A Single Case Study Based on the Critical-Incident Method	0
From Imaginative Experiments to Inventive Performances: On the Role of Creativity in the Developmental Experiences of Professional Ice Hockey Players	0
Having Impact and Doing It Quickly: The Place for Brief and Single-Session Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies in Sport Psychology Practice	0
Multicultural Training and Program Climate in Master’s Degree Sport Psychology Programs	0
Gender (Dis)Similarity in Mentorship Among Intercollegiate Coaches: Implications for Leader Development	0
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“He Leaned His Body Against Mine and Pushed Himself Against Me”: A Narrative of Sexual Harassment in Mental Performance Consulting	0
A Second-Generation Mindfulness-Based Intervention Focusing on Flow State: A Samatha-Based Training	0
Features and Effects of Athlete Burnout Among Top Amateur Female Rugby Union Players	0
“It’s Necessary Work”: Stories of Competitive Youth Sport Coaches’ Developing Critical Praxes	0
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Missing Out, as Well: The Absence of Youth Sports and Its Effect on Parents During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic	0
A Life-Span Approach to Understanding and Managing Choking With a Youth Athlete	0
A Two-Sample Examination of the Relationship Between Trait Emotional Intelligence, Burnout, and Coping Strategies in Athletes	0
Kenshi’s Experiences of Sword Fighting in Kendo: The Way of Ippon With Soul, Sword, and Body	0
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Exploring Elite Athlete Experiences of Growth: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Well-Being	0
Mindfulness and Performance	0
“I Love What I Do; That’s The Bottom Line”: Theory of Women’s Career Attraction and Retention in Sport Psychology	0
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Two Confessional Tales of Trainee Sport Psychology Practitioners’ Experiences of Operating in Trinidad and Tobago	0
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Reexamining the Association Between Preseason Challenge and Threat States and Performance Across the Season	0
Erratum. “Keep the Pace! You’ve Got This!” The Content and Meaning of Impactful Crowd Encouragement at Mass Running Events	0
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Erratum. “Keep the Pace! You’ve Got This!”: The Content and Meaning of Impactful Crowd Encouragement at Mass Running Events	0
The Self-Regulation and Smartphone Usage Model: A Framework to Help Athletes Manage Smartphone Usage	0
A Phenomenological Evaluation of the Psychological Factors That Influence Motorsports Performance	0
An Insight Into the Use of Personality Assessment by U.K. Sport Psychology Consultants	0
The Effects of a Brief Online Rational-Emotive-Behavioral-Therapy Program on Coach Irrational Beliefs and Well-Being	0
Case-Conceptualization Practices in Sport and Performance Psychology	0
The Philosophical Underpinning of Athlete Lifestyle Support: An Existential-Humanistic Perspective	0
Attentional Foci and Coping Strategies During Matches of Young Fencers in a Training Center: A Naturalistic Video-Assisted Study	0
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Erratum: Taylor and Collins (2020)	0
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A Novel Exploration of Occupational Recovery in Certified Mental Performance Consultants	0
Australian Football Coaches’ Tales of Mental Toughness: Exploring the Sociocultural Roots	0
A Penny for Your Thoughts: Athletes’ and Trainee Sport Psychologists’ Internal Dialogue During Consultations	0
Applying Educational Psychology in Coaching Athletes	0
Korean Dual-Career Judokas’ Junior-to-Senior Transition: A Longitudinal Study	0
A Proposed Three-Stage Postperformance-Routine Framework	0
“It’s Absolutely Essential”: Sport and Performance Psychology Practitioners’ Perspectives on Training, Use, and Importance of Debriefing in Applied Work	0
Exploring the Athletic Identity, Anxiety, and Mental Health of Division II Collegiate Athletes in the COVID-19 Era	0
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Increasing Anaerobic Power in Cycling By Implementing Embodied Self-Talk	0
Distinguishing Characteristics Between High and Low Adherence Patients Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Qualitative Examination	0
Cohesion and Heterosexist Attitudes in Men’s Collegiate Athletics	0
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