International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Papers
(The H4-Index of International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology is 15. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Assessing the relationship between pre- and post-game interpersonal emotions in women’s soccer teams42
Men’s goal-oriented motives, physical activity experiences and body-related perceptions: a latent profile analysis33
Adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress among Chinese college students: the moderating effects of physical activity and sleep duration32
The relationship among perceived parental psychological control, socially prescribed perfectionism, fear of failure, and performance of adolescent athletes32
“If I talk about it, I'm weak, and I'm supposed to be strong”: experiences of body-related shame in women athletes28
Leading “us” to better health: exercise instructors’ engagement in identity leadership behaviours promotes perceptions of effort, positive affect, mental well-being, and physical health27
A multilevel analysis of collegiate student-athletes’ goals, character strengths, and well-being27
How small differences grow over time – the snowball effect of grit on practice in sport21
Influence of pre-induced mental fatigue on tactical behaviour and performance among young elite football players20
The mediating role of self-esteem in the association between physical fitness and risk of depression in adolescents: DADOS Study20
The future-oriented hopes and goals of adolescent student-athletes in Finnish sport high schools20
Patterns of reasons for retirement in Olympic athletes from Switzerland: a person-oriented study16
Multisensory integration in anticipation: moderating effects of time and task constraints16
What constitutes editorial virtuous leadership15
Students’ efficacy profiles and outcomes of perceived relation-inferred self-efficacy support in physical education15
Physical activity intention-behavior gap during the COVID-19 pandemic: the moderating role of motivation and health-belief15
The relationship between attitudes and behavioural intentions related to doping: the role of attitude certainty15
Career trajectories of junior athletes in Latin America and the Caribbean and their relationship with mental health15
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