Professor Tim Woodman
Professor in Sport & Exercise

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Tim Woodman is a leading Professor of Performance Psychology. He is world-renowned for his work on personality, stress, and anxiety. He has also developed a theory of risk-taking that places risk at the centre of human endeavour. In other words, according to Prof Woodman, risk is essential for human development, including in elite sport. He is currently accepting PhD students that have an interest in developing these topics.
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Helping athletes, coaches, and managers deal with organisational stress in elite environments
Woodman, T., 1 Mar 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Why do people choose to cross the atlantic ocean in a rowing boat? An emotional regulation perspective
Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & O'Brien, G., 1 Oct 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Risk can be good for self-esteem: Beyond self-determination theory
Woodman, T., MacGregor, A. & Hardy, L., 30 Apr 2020, In: Journal of Risk Research. 23, 4, p. 411-423 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dealing with difficult issues as a sport psychologist working in elite environments
Woodman, T., 1 May 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Why do people engage in high-risk sports? Beyond sensation seeking
Woodman, T. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Sept 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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High-risk sport: escape from self-awareness?
Woodman, T. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Feb 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Stress and anxiety
Woodman, T., Hardy, L., Singer, R. N. (Editor), Hausenblas, H. A. (Editor) & Janelle, C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Handbook of Sport Psychology. 2001 ed. John Wiley & Sons, p. 290-318Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Tenenbaum and Becker’s Critique: Much ado about nothing.
Woodman, T. & Hardy, L., 1 Sept 2005, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 27, 3, p. 382-392Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of performance anxiety on effort and performance in rock climbing
Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & Hutchinson, A., 1 Sept 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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A critical comparison of French and British coach education models
Woodman, T., 1 Mar 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Dynamic systems, catastrophe models, and performance
Woodman, T. & Hardy, L., 1 Jan 2007, In: Science et Motricité. 60, 1, p. 63-67Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of repression in the incidence of ironic errors
Woodman, T. & Davis, P. A., 1 Jan 2008, In: Sport Psychologist. 22, 2, p. 183-196Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Skydiving as emotion regulation: The rise and fall of anxiety is moderated by alexithymia
Woodman, T., Cazenave, N. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Jan 2008, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 30, 3, p. 424-433Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do performance strategies moderate the relationship between personality and training behaviors? An exploratory study.
Woodman, T., Zourbanos, N., Hardy, L. J., Beattie, S. J. & McQuillan, A., 1 Apr 2010, In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 22, 2, p. 183-197Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interaction between narcissism and use of psychological skills upon choking
Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & Roberts, L., 1 Oct 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Advances and perspectives in the understanding of stress-performance catastrophe models
Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & Beattie, S., 1 Jun 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Working as a sport psychologist with elite athletes
Woodman, T., 1 May 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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. 285-290Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are ironic effects really ironic or simply a result of confusion?
Woodman, T., 1 May 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Psychological Preparation for Major Competition
Woodman, T., Hardy, L., Burton, N. & Still, C., 1 Jan 2005, In: GymCraft. 12, 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Theories and application of cognitive psychology in sport
Woodman, T., 1 May 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Le stress organisationnel dans le sport de haut niveau
Woodman, T. & Le Scanff, C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2003, Le Manuel de Psychologie du Sport: L'intervention en Psychologie du Sport. 2003 ed. Unknown, p. 357-375Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Advances and perspectives in the understanding of stress-performance catastrophe models.
Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & Beattie, S., 1 Jul 2005, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 27, Supplement S, p. S28-S28Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Body image self-discrepancies and affect: Exploring the feared body self
Woodman, T. & Hemmings, S., 1 Oct 2008, In: Self and Identity. 7, 4, p. 413-429Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Emotions and Sport Performance: An Exploration of Happiness, Hope, and Anger
Woodman, T., Davis, P. A., Hardy, L. J., Callow, N., Glasscock, I. & Yuill-Proctor, J., 1 Apr 2009, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 32, 2, p. 169-188Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Not all risks are equal: The risk taking inventory for high-risk sports
Woodman, T., Barlow, M. D., Bandura, C., Hill, M. L., Kupciw, D. & Macgregor, A., 21 Aug 2013, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 35, 5, p. 479-492Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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White bears and white water: investigating ironic effects with kayakers
Woodman, T., Heath, A. & James, N., 1 Sept 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Body self-discrepancies and women's social physique anxiety: The moderating role of the feared body.
Woodman, T. & Steer, R., 8 Mar 2011, In: British Journal of Psychology. 102, 2, p. 147-160Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self-confidence and performance: a little self-doubt helps.
Woodman, T., Akehurst, S., Hardy, L. J. & Beattie, S. J., 1 Nov 2010, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 11, 6, p. 467-470Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alexithymia and the anxiolytic effect of endurance running
Woodman, T. & Welch, C., Mar 2022, In: Sport Psychologist. 36, 1, p. 40-46 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of different emotions upon performance-related variables
Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & Yuill-Proctor, J., 1 Nov 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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There is an "I" in team: narcissism and social loafing
Woodman, T. & Rogers, C. H., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Don’t miss, don’t miss, d’oh! Performance when anxious suffers specifically where least desired
Woodman, T., Barlow, M. D. & Gorgulu, R., 13 Feb 2015, In: Sport Psychologist. 29, 3, p. 213-223Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Models and theories of emotion-performance
Woodman, T., Mawn, L., Martin, C. & Eklund, B. T. (Editor), 13 Mar 2014, Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology. 2014 ed. Sage, p. 448-452Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Influence of fear of falling on anticipatory postural control of medio-lateral stability during rapid leg flexion
Yiou, E., Deroche, T., Do, M. C. & Woodman, T., 1 Apr 2011, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 111, 4, p. 611-620Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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I am great and I want to dominate: Narcissism and performance under stress
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Cooke, A. & Woodman, T., 2017, Journal of Sports Sciences. sup1 ed. Vol. 35. p. s12Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Anxiety and Fear in Sport and Performance
Zhang, S., Woodman, T. & Roberts, R., 2018, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Foresee the glory and train better: Narcissism, goal-setting and athlete training
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Woodman, T., Pitkethly, A., English, C. & University, B., Aug 2021, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 10, 3, p. 381-393Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Narcissism and antisocial behaviour in sport: The moderating role of self-compassion
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Akehurst, S. & Woodman, T., Jan 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 70, 102528.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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I am great, but only when I also want to dominate: Maladaptive narcissism moderates the relationship between adaptive narcissism and performance under pressure
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Cooke, A. & Woodman, T., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 42, 4, p. 323-335Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Narcissism and performance under stress : Every piece of narcissism matters
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Woodman, T. & Hardy, L., 2016, 21st Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Sciences. p. 20-21Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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The interaction between personality and psychological skills upon training behaviours
Zourbanos, N., Hardy, L. & Woodman, T., 1 Jul 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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A preliminary investigation of the interaction between the big-five theory and psychological skills usage upon elite gymnasts’ training behaviours
Zourbanos, N., Hardy, L. & Woodman, T., 1 Jul 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Don’t make me angry! A psychophysiological examination of the anger-performance relationship in intermediate and elite fencers
Zur, I., Cooke, A., Woodman, T., Neil, R. & Udewitz, R., 3 Jul 2019, In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 31, 3, p. 285-302Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review