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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Effects of confidence and mental effort on performance breakdown under pressure
Akehurst, S., Woodman, T. & Hardy, L., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Realising the Olympic dream: vision, support and challenge
Arthur, C. A., Hardy, L. J. & Woodman, T., 3 Apr 2012, In: Reflective Practice. 13, 3, p. 399-406Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of athlete narcissism in moderating the relationship between coaches' transformational leader behaviors and athlete motivation.
Arthur, C. A., Woodman, T., Ong, C. W., Hardy, L. J. & Ntoumanis, N., 1 Feb 2011, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 33, 1, p. 3-19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Attentional Patterns Involved in Coping Strategies in a Sport Context
Bardel, M., Woodman, T., Colombel, F. & Le Scanff, C., 26 Feb 2013, In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 83, 4, p. 597-602Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychological mediators of the sport injury - perceived risk relationship
Bardel, M. H., Woodman, T., Colombel, F. & Le Scanff, C., 20 Jun 2011, In: Risk Analysis. 32, 1, p. 113-121Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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"Because it's there?" a re-examination of the motives for participation in serious mountaineering
Barlow, M., Hardy, L. & Woodman, T., 1 Sept 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Ironic effects of performance are worse for neurotics
Barlow, M. D., Woodman, T., Gorgulu, R. & Voyzey, R. M., 21 Dec 2015, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 24, p. 27-37Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Great expectations: Different high-risk activities satisfy different motives
Barlow, M. D., Woodman, T. & Hardy, L. J., 1 Sept 2013, In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 105, 3, p. 458-475Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Who takes risks in high-risk sport? The role of alexithymia
Barlow, M. D., Woodman, T., Chapman, C., Milton, M., Dodds, T. & Allen, B., 13 Feb 2015, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 37, 1, p. 83-96Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The interactive effects of self-efficacy and task importance upon exam performance
Beattie, S., Hardy, L. & Woodman, T., 1 Sept 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Sport science support: Psychology – How the gymnast learns and implications for coach feedback
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Aug 2004, In: GymCraft. 10, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: Psychology – Dealing with stress
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Feb 2004, In: GymCraft. 7, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: The role of the psychologist
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Dec 2003, In: GymCraft. 6, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: Psychology – Influencing behaviour and motivation
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Oct 2004, In: GymCraft. 11, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: Psychology – Goal setting your way to success
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Jun 2004, In: GymCraft. 9, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: Psychology – Anxiety and performance, coping under pressure
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Apr 2004, In: GymCraft. 8, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A longitudinal examination of the interactive effects of goal importance and self-efficacy upon multiple life goal progress
Beattie, S. J., Hardy, L. J. & Woodman, T., 6 Apr 2015, In: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Sciences. 47, 3, p. 201-206Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and validation of a trait measure of robustness of self-confidence.
Beattie, S. J., Hardy, L. J., Savage, J., Woodman, T. & Callow, N., 1 Mar 2011, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 12, 2, p. 184-191Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining the moderating effects of time on task and task complexity on the within person self-efficacy and performance relationship
Beattie, S. J., Fakehy, M. & Woodman, T., 8 Jul 2014, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 15, 6, p. 605-610Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of performance feedback on the self-efficacy performance relationship
Beattie, S. J., Woodman, T., Fakehy, M. & Dempsey, C. J., 2016, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 5, 1, p. 1-13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The moderating role of narcissism on the reciprocal relationship between self-efficacy and performance
Beattie, S., Dempsey, C., Roberts, R., Woodman, T. & Cooke, A., May 2017, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 6, 2, p. 199-214Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bulls in a china shop: Narcissism, intragroup conflict and task cohesion
Boulter, M. W., Hardy, J., Roberts, R. & Woodman, T., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 44, 1, p. 23-34 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond sensation seeking: affect regulation as a framework for predicting risk-taking behaviors in high-risk sport.
Castanier, C., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Oct 2010, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 32, 5, p. 731-738Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Who takes risks at high-risks sports? A typological personality approach.
Castanier, C., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Dec 2010, In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 81, 4, p. 478-484Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Negative affect leads to careless behavior in high-risk sport: the moderating role of escape from self-awareness
Castanier, C., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Mountaineering as affect regulation: the moderating role of self-regulation strategies.
Castanier, C., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 13 Apr 2010, In: Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 24, 1, p. 75-89Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychological Profiles and Emotional Regulation Characteristics of Women Engaged in Risk-Taking Sports.
Cazenave, N., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2007, In: Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 20, 4, p. 421-436Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spécificité de la prise de risques chez les femmes
Cazenave, N., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Le vécu psychologique des femmes professionnelles des activités sportives à risques : étude exploratoire de cas cliniques multiples
Cazenave, N., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Influence du sexe sur les profils fuite et compensation dans la prise de risque
Cazenave, N., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Skydiving: the rise and fall of alexithymic women's anxiety
Cazenave, N., Woodman, T. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Sept 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Conduites à risques et régulation émotionnelle : estime de soi et anxiété chez les BASE Jumpeuses alexithymiques
Cazenave, N., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Disordered eating in male athletes: A meta-analysis
Chapman, J. & Woodman, T., 28 Apr 2015, In: Journal of Sports Sciences.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predictive validity of a three-dimensional model of performance anxiety in the context of Tae-Kwon-Do.
Cheng, W. N., Hardy, L. J. & Woodman, T., 1 Feb 2011, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 33, 1, p. 40-53Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Women’s greater fear of pain is mediated by neuroticism
Courbalay, A., Deroche, T. & Woodman, T., Jun 2016, In: Psychologie Française. 61, 2, p. 153-162Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Written Emotional Disclosure Can Promote Athletes’ Mental Health and Performance Readiness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Davies, P. A., Gustafsson, H., Callow, N. & Woodman, T., 27 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 599925.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of repression in the incidence of ironic effects
Davis, P. A. & Woodman, T., 1 Oct 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Recent developments in the anxiety-performance relationship
Davis, P. A. & Woodman, T., 1 Sept 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Better out than in: the influence of anger regulation on physical performance.
Davis, P. A., Woodman, T. & Callow, N., 1 Oct 2010, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 49, 5, p. 457-460Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Personality and group functioning: Managing a Narcissist's ego (Chapter 6)
Dempsey, C., Ong, C. W., Woodman, T. & Roberts, R. J., 17 Jun 2016, Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies. Cotterill, S., Weston, N. & Breslin, G. (eds.). 2016 ed. WileyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Athletes' inclination to play through pain: a coping perspective.
Deroche, T., Woodman, T., Stephan, Y., Brewer, B. W. & Le Scanff, C., 15 Feb 2011, In: Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 24, 5, p. 579-587Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preliminary Validation of the Athlete Development Formulation Survey (ADFS)
Dunn, E., Anderson, D., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Woodman, T., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Roberts, R. & Oliver, S., 18 Oct 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Shared interests in common problems: how the field of sport psychology might inform the future of human factors and ergonomics
Eccles, D., Ward, P., Woodman, T., Janelle, C. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Shared interests in solving common problems: how sport psychology might inform human factors and ergonomics
Eccles, D., Ward, P., Janelle, C., Woodman, T. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Sept 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Competition-specific preparation and expert performance
Eccles, D., Ward, P. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2009, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 10, 1, p. 96-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Where’s the emotion? How sport psychology can inform research on emotion in Human Factors
Eccles, D. W., Ward, P., Woodman, T., Janelle, C. M., Le Scanff, C., Ehrlinger, J., Castanier, C. & Coombes, S. A., 19 Apr 2011, In: Human Factors. 53, 2, p. 180-202Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Professional Cricketer Mental Health and the Role of Alcohol: A Longitudinal Examination
Ely, G., Roberts, R., Woodman, T. & Jones, E., Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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The Impact of Living in a Bio-Secure Bubble on Mental Health: An Examination in Elite Cricket
Ely, G., Woodman, T., Roberts, R., Jones, E., Wedatilake, T., Sanders, P. & Peirce, N., 1 Sept 2023, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 68, 102447.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The benefits of need satisfaction depend on their relative importance for people with a unidimensional identity: an idiographic analysis
Glendinning, F., Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & Ong, C. W., Dec 2021, In: Motivation and Emotion. 45, 6, p. 728-746Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anxiety and Ironic Errors of Performance: Task Instruction Matters
Gorgulu, R., Cooke, A. & Woodman, T., Apr 2019, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 41, 2, p. 82-95 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review