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Papers

(The TQCC of Sport Psychologist is 3. 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.)

Article	Citations
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
An Exploration of Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life in British Neophyte Practitioners	6
Critical Pause: Athletes’ Stories of Lockdown During COVID-19	6
Stress-Related Growth in Elite Sport Performers: Qualitative Differentiators in Psychosocial Mechanisms	6
Effective Delivery of Pressure Training: Perspectives of Athletes and Sport Psychologists	5
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
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