Dr Ross Roberts

Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology / Director of Research Postgradua

Contact info

Room 206, George Building, School of Psychology and Sport Science

Email: ross.roberts@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: 01248 388137

Bio:

I am a senior lecturer in sport & exercise psychology and a member of the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance. My research interests centre on personality in relation to performance and health, with a specific focus on narcissism. In recent years I have received research funding from a variety of sources including the MoD, Rugby Football Union, UK Sport, England and Wales Cricket Board, Sport Wales, and the European Social Fund. Much of my work  is collaborative and involves organisations from the High Performance domain. I am also a chartered psychologist and associated fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Health Care Professions Council registered sport & exercise psychologist. I have over 15 years’ experience working with high level performers and coaches in sport and military settings on a variety of performance-related issues, and also supervise aspirant psychology practitioners.

  1. 2010
  2. Published

    Coach education related to the delivery of imagery: two interventions.

    Roberts, R. J., Callow, N., Roberts, R., Bringer, J. & Langan, E., 1 Sept 2010, In: Sport Psychologist. 24, 3, p. 277-299

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. 2011
  4. Published

    There Is an “I“ in TEAM: Narcissism and Social Loafing

    Woodman, T., Roberts, R. J., Hardy, L. J., Callow, N. & Rogers, C. H., 1 Jun 2011, In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 82, 2, p. 285-290

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. 2012
  6. Published

    Visual imagery perspectives and preference: Conceptualization and measurement

    Roberts, R. J., Callow, N. & Roberts, R., 1 Jan 2012, In: Journal of Mental Imagery. 36, p. 31-39

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Physiological and Psychological Illness Symptoms at High Altitude and Their Relationship With Acute Mountain Sickness: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Hardy, L. J., Arthur, C. A., Roberts, R. J., Oliver, S. J., Sanders, S. J., Williams, C. J., Smith, Z. A., Lloyd-Davies E.*, N. V., Roberts, R., Arthur, C., Hardy, L. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Jul 2012, In: Journal of Travel Medicine. 19, 4, p. 210-219

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Psychological Skills Do Not Always Help Performance: The Moderating Role of Narcissism

    Roberts, R. J., Woodman, T., Hardy, L. J., Davis, L. & Wallace, H. M., 2 Oct 2012, In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 25, 3, p. 316-325

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. 2013
  10. Published

    Perfectionism and the 'Yips': An Initial Investigation

    Roberts, R. J., Rotherham, M., Maynard, I., Thomas, O. & Woodman, T., 1 Mar 2013, In: Sport Psychologist. 27, 1, p. 53-61

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Watch me if you can: imagery ability moderates observational learning effectiveness

    Roberts, R. J., Lawrence, G. P., Callow, N. & Roberts, R., 5 Sept 2013, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Performance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance

    Callow, N., Roberts, R. J., Hardy, L. J., Jiang, D. & Edwards, M. G., 21 Oct 2013, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. 2014
  14. Published

    Personality and performance: Beyone the Big 5

    Roberts, R. J., Woodman, T., Schinke, R. J. (ed.), McGannon, K. R. (ed.) & Smith, B. (ed.), 19 Nov 2014, International handbook of sport psychology. 2016 ed. Routledge

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  15. Published

    Not all players are equally motivated: The role of narcissism.

    Roberts, R. J., Woodman, T., Lofthouse, S. & Williams, L., 15 Dec 2014, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 15, 6, p. 536-542

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review