OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology is 4. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Leading “us” to better health: exercise instructors’ engagement in identity leadership behaviours promotes perceptions of effort, positive affect, mental well-being, and physical health	38
Assessing the relationship between pre- and post-game interpersonal emotions in women’s soccer teams	38
Physical activity intention-behavior gap during the COVID-19 pandemic: the moderating role of motivation and health-belief	33
The relationship among perceived parental psychological control, socially prescribed perfectionism, fear of failure, and performance of adolescent athletes	32
Adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress among Chinese college students: the moderating effects of physical activity and sleep duration	31
Career trajectories of junior athletes in Latin America and the Caribbean and their relationship with mental health	30
Men’s goal-oriented motives, physical activity experiences and body-related perceptions: a latent profile analysis	26
How small differences grow over time – the snowball effect of grit on practice in sport	24
Patterns of reasons for retirement in Olympic athletes from Switzerland: a person-oriented study	22
A multilevel analysis of collegiate student-athletes’ goals, character strengths, and well-being	20
A qualitative examination of tilt in League of Legends esports players	20
The mediating role of self-esteem in the association between physical fitness and risk of depression in adolescents: DADOS Study	18
The future-oriented hopes and goals of adolescent student-athletes in Finnish sport high schools	18
Multisensory integration in anticipation: moderating effects of time and task constraints	18
Influence of pre-induced mental fatigue on tactical behaviour and performance among young elite football players	18
“If I talk about it, I'm weak, and I'm supposed to be strong”: experiences of body-related shame in women athletes	17
Can they walk the talk? Exploring exercise intention and adherence among Chinese leisure cyclists	16
What constitutes editorial virtuous leadership	16
A mixed-methods examination of a mental health awareness program in elite ice hockey	15
Understanding the intention-to-behaviour relationship for adolescents: an application of the multi-process action control model	15
Students’ efficacy profiles and outcomes of perceived relation-inferred self-efficacy support in physical education	15
The relationship between attitudes and behavioural intentions related to doping: the role of attitude certainty	15
The impact of intra-team communication and support relationships on team identification and collective efficacy in elite team sport: a social network analysis	14
Motivational profiles and students’ achievement emotions during fitness testing in secondary school physical education in England	14
International Society of Sport Psychology position stand: scientist practitioners	14

High consistency of interest but not perseverance of effort is related to doping via moral disengagement: a cross-sectional study of grit	14
Testing fear of COVID-19, difficulties in emotion regulation, state anxiety as predictors of withdrawal effects in individuals with problematic exercise behaviour: a serial mediation model	14
Effects of coach encouragement on psychophysiological responses and technical actions in different small-sided soccer games	14
A wolf in (black) sheep’s clothing? Subjective group dynamics in sports fans	12
Mental toughness in sport: testing the goal-expectancy-self-control (GES) model among runners and cyclists using cross-sectional and experimental designs	12
Transgender inclusion in competitive sport: athletes’ attitudes toward transgender athlete participation in intercollegiate sport	12
Towards an explanatory model of the enjoyment of physical activity based on physical self-concept	11
Excellence and expert performance in sports: what do we know and where are we going?	11
Correction	11
Migration and meaning: an exploration of elite refugee athletes’ transitions into the Canadian sports system	11
Coaches’ pointing gestures as means to convey tactical information in basketball: an eye-tracking study	11
The relationship between effort-reward imbalance and burnout among sport coaches: the moderating role of over-commitment and job control	10
The effect of instructional and motivational self-talk on accuracy and electromyography of active and passive muscles in elbow joint position sense test	10
Integration of sport and education in China: a case study of a dual career development environment of a Shanghai junior men’s basketball team	10
Development and validation of the Sports Grit Scale	10
Sport psychology consultants’ views on mental training with elite Deaf sport athletes	10
Improving service performance in young tennis players: the superiority of dynamic over static motor imagery	10
Investigating the relationships among athlete leadership behaviours, perceptions of athlete leader fairness, and cohesion	9
The impact of action observation on the intention for action engagement	9
Training of the eSport FIFA enhances cognitive performance of planning and decision making in cognitive tests	9
How COVID-19 lockdown affected physical activity levels and wellbeing: an Italian Survey	9
Effects of free dance on the mood state, aging perspective and optimism of women undergoing breast cancer surgery: a randomised clinical trial	9
Technical fouls as a trigger of momentum change: analysis of two decades of NBA data	9
The role of moral identity and regret on cheating in sport	9
Association between motor competence, sex, age, and risk of obesity in children from the austral zone of Chile	9
The dual pandemic: COVID-19, systemic racism, and college student-athletic mental health	9
Examining the psychological characteristics of developing excellence profiles of male English youth soccer players: differences across ages and performance levels	9
Caring coaching climates emerge as key factor in promoting high school athletes’ well-being and motivation, complimented by a task-involving climate	9
The effects of acute yoga practice on heart rate and heart rate variability responses to mental stress	9
Development and preliminary validation of the RESilience qualities In SporT (RESIST) scale	8
The impact of Chinese calligraphy practice on athletes’ self-control	8
Social networks and levels of physical activity in Dutch adults – the SaNAE study	8
Emotion regulation among competitive youth athletes: exploring the independent and interactive effects of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression	8
“There’s no good, it’s just satisfactory”: perfectionism, performance, and perfectionistic reactivity in NCAA student-athletes	8
Motivation for sport: a comparison between perfectionism and excellencism in self-determination theory	8
The effects of social identity and social identity content on cohesion, efficacy, and performance across a competitive rugby league season	8
Effects of acute aerobic exercise with self-selected music on working memory and alpha oscillation	8
The effect of structured brain gym and brisk walking training on the executive functions of university students: a single-blinded randomised controlled trial	7
Context matters: an examination of game management in refereeing	7
Are college perfectionists more likely to be addicted to exercise? The promotion effect of psychological needs and motivation	7
Impact of open and closed-skill sports on inhibitory control: evidence from event related potentials	7
Effect of a home-based exercise programme on mental health and well-being in children during COVID-19 pandemic	7
Evaluating a Brazilian online parent education programme in sport using the RE-AIM framework	7
Antecedents and mediators of the association between adolescents’ intention and physical activity: a cross-sectional study in seven European countries	7
Engagement and burnout as predictors of dual career outcomes in Finnish student-athletes: a longitudinal study	7
Exploring perceptions of depression: a performer perspective	7
Exploring the interplay between coaches’ need experiences and motivation with their (de)motivating coaching: a circumplex approach	7
A symptom network analysis of exercise addiction and personality on ultra-marathon runners with serious complications	6
Sport participants’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: the roles of nostalgia, resilience, and curiosity	6
Functional connectivity in table tennis players under cognitive task demands: dynamic regulation by the dominant hemisphere	6

Comparative acute effects of aerobic versus resistance exercise on ameliorating cravings and associated emotional and cognitive factors in individuals with methamphetamine use disorders	6
Social norms and emotion regulation among youth athletes	6
Semantic and affective processing of implicit associations are related to the regularity of running behaviour in young women: an ERP study	6
Can stress and coping profiles predict athletes’ emotions and performance in competition? Analysis of profiles at competitions throughout the sporting season	6
Problematic mobile phone use among youth athletes: a topic modelling approach	5
The affect-intensity relationship in aerobic exercise: an analysis based on a systematic review	5
Temporal dynamics of the quality of the coach-athlete relationship over one season among adolescent handball players: a latent class analysis approach	5
A systematic literature review of remote social support for physical activity	5
Examining the effectiveness of focus of attention instructions on the learning of a badminton long serve in novice students: movement automaticity hypothesis	5
A qualitative examination of parental mental health and well-being in youth sport	5
Coping with intensive training demands: a longitudinal investigation of the relationships between appraisal, emotion, coping effectiveness and engagement among elite fencers	5
What makes running club participants commit to exercise in an adaptive way? Perspectives from self-determination theory	5
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Singapore national youth athletes’ mental health and potential protective factors	5
Social identification and relational efficacy beliefs in sports teams and training groups	5
Mental health and wellbeing of elite male youth Australian footballers on the road to the AFL draft: a longitudinal analysis	5
Association of ANKK1 and DRD2 gene polymorphisms with exercise addiction among elite athletes	5
Parent–child co-participation in sport and physical activity: a scoping review	5
Psychology of physical activity: a 30-year reflection on correlates, barriers, and theory	5
Online exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic and factors promoting or hindering participation in adults: a scoping review	5
Maintained cognitive gains after 10 weeks of cognitively engaging exercise via reducing body fat in overweight children	5
Influence of an audience on conscious motor processing and performance during a go-only and stop-signal soccer penalty shooting task	5
Promote “ we ” to inspire me: examining the roles of group identification and trust in the association between identity leadership and follower inspiration	5
Sprinting beyond sexism and gender stereotypes: Indian female fans’ experiences in the sports fandom	5
Acute moderate-intensity aerobic exercise facilitates processing speed involving inhibitory control but not neuroelectric index of control process and cognitive integration	5
An autoethnographic account and interpretation of sport related life skills and personal development	5
The effect of expertise upon perceived reach- and grasp-ability in rock climbers	5
In pursuit of dual career excellence: factors associated to satisfaction of Swedish University student-athletes	5
Trends of physical activity and sedentary behaviours among secondary school students in Singapore: what has changed in 15 years?	5
The cognitive fatigue experienced by batters is modulated by the strike rate of a twenty20 innings	5
From “incentive type” to “intensity alignment”: how extrinsic incentive enhance adolescents’ exercise intention?	4
Movement and mind: the role of exercise content in the development of attention parameters and motor skills in boys	4
The influence of spectators on home advantage and referee bias in national teams matches: insights from UEFA Nations League	4
Acute exercise on complex motor memory retention: the role of task cognitive demands	4
Transcranial direct current stimulation over prefrontal cortex did not improve the decision-making skill of athletes exposed to prolonged social media use: a crossover and randomised investigation	4
Discussing safe sport in the digital space: the #gymnastalliance movement	4
The importance of body perception in the relationship between physical activity and self-esteem in adolescents	4
Translation and adaptation of the “self-regulation of sports practice” questionnaire to Portuguese	4
Are core executive functions predictive of decision-making in sport? A scoping review	4
The effects of self-control on bullying behaviour among martial arts practicing adolescents: based on the analyses of multiple mediation effects	4
The assessment and development of psychosocial skills and characteristics on the male youth football (soccer) academy development pathway: a narrative review	4
Good performance-high attractiveness effect: an empirical study on the association between athletes’ rankings and their facial attractiveness	4
Conceptions of the coach-team relationship in the views of youth team sport coaches and athletes	4
A systematic review of quantitative studies concerning psychological aspects of early specialisation	4
Are aging stereotypes in the physical domain associated with physical capacities in older adults?	4
A meta-analysis of physical activity interventions targeting executive functions in children: focus on cognitive and/or metabolic demands?	4
The effects of prosocial video games on empathy and prosocial behavior in athletes: evidence from cross-sectional survey and experimental studies	4
Elite athletes’ values in action: an important yet complicated aspect in anti-doping education	4
Mind in action: the interplay of cognition and action in skilled performance	4
Predictably unpredictable: sport psychologists’ experience of precarity working in elite sport organisations	4
The Team Denmark applied model of athlete mental health	4
Development and preliminary validation of the sport injury-related growth inventory	4
Achieving international podium success with a positive sport experience	4
Predicting students’ basic psychological needs, motivation, and well-being in online physical education: a semester-term longitudinal study	4
Strategic decision-making in Olympic bouldering: the role of climbing movement repertoire examined	4
Mental health risk and protective factors in Australian cricket	4
Effectiveness of interventions based on health action process approach in promoting physical activity among rehabilitation patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
A weight-inclusive approach to applied sport psychology	4
Cross-cultural validation of the sport emotion questionnaire using elite hockey players: psychometric evidence from seven African countries	4
Alignment of qualitative and quantitative focus of attention assessment of stone delivery among high-level Canadian curlers	4
Investigating the impact of coach behaviours and coach-athlete relationships on psychological safety	4