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.

  1. 2008
  2. Published

    Effects of confidence and mental effort on performance breakdown under pressure

    Akehurst, S., Woodman, T. & Hardy, L., 1 Jan 2008.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  3. Published

    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 conferencePaper

  4. Published

    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. 424-433

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    The role of repression in the incidence of ironic errors

    Woodman, T. & Davis, P. A., 1 Jan 2008, In: Sport Psychologist. 22, 2, p. 183-196

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    There is an "I" in team: narcissism and social loafing

    Woodman, T. & Rogers, C. H., 1 Jan 2008.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  7. Published

    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 conferencePaper

  8. Published

    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. 413-429

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. 2009
  10. Published

    Competition-specific preparation and expert performance

    Eccles, D., Ward, P. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2009, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 10, 1, p. 96-107

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    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 conferencePaper

  12. Published

    High-risk sport: escape from self-awareness?

    Woodman, T. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Feb 2009.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  13. Published

    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. 169-188

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Alexithymia determines the anxiety experienced in skydiving

    Woodman, T., Huggins, M., Le Scanff, C. & Cazenave, N., 1 Jul 2009, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 116, 1-2, p. 134-138

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. 2010
  16. Published

    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. 183-197

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    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. 75-89

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Interactive effects of different visual imagery perspectives and narcissism on motor performance.

    Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R., Callow, N., Hardy, L. J., Woodman, T. & Thomas, L., 1 Aug 2010, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 32, 4, p. 499-517

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Motives for participation in prolonged engagement high-risk sports: an agentic emotion regulation perspective.

    Woodman, T., Hardy, L. J., Barlow, M. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Sept 2010, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 11, 5, p. 345-352

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    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. 457-460

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    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. 731-738

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    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. 467-470

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    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. 478-484

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. 2011
  25. Published

    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. 40-53

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    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. 3-19

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    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. 579-587

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    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. 184-191

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    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. 147-160

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    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. 611-620

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    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. 180-202

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Psychosocial consequences of disordered eating attitudes in elite female figure skaters

    Scoffier, S., Woodman, T. & d'Arripe-Longueville, F., 16 May 2011, In: European Eating Disorders Review. 19, 3, p. 280-287

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. 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

  34. Published

    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. 113-121

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Mountaineering and skydiving: different motives from an agentic emotion regulation perspective

    Hardy, L. J., Barlow, M. D. & Woodman, T., 12 Jul 2011.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  36. 2012
  37. Published

    Stress, anxiété, et performance (Stress, anxiety, and performance)

    Woodman, T., Le Scanff, C. & Dechamps, G. (ed.), 21 Mar 2012, Psychologie du sport et de la performance.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  38. Published

    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. 399-406

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: Evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis

    Lawrence, G., Beattie, S., Woodman, T., Khan, M. A., Hardy, L., Gottwald, V. M. & Cassell, V. E., 20 Jun 2012, Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. s1 ed. Vol. 34. p. S101

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

  40. 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

  41. 2013
  42. Published

    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. 597-602

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. 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

  44. Published

    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. 479-492

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    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. 458-475

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis

    Lawrence, G. P., Cassell, V. E., Beattie, S. J., Woodman, T., Khan, M. A., Hardy, L. J. & Gottwald, V. M., 27 Oct 2013, In: Psychological Research. 78, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. 2014
  48. Published

    Models and theories of emotion-performance

    Woodman, T., Mawn, L., Martin, C. & Eklund, B. T. (ed.), 13 Mar 2014, Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology. 2014 ed. Sage, p. 448-452

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  49. Published

    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. 605-610

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. 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

  51. 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

  52. 2015
  53. Published

    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. 213-223

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  54. Published

    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. 83-96

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  55. Published

    Contemporary personality perspectives in sport psychology

    Woodman, T. & Roberts, R. J., 9 Mar 2015, Contemporary Advances in Sport Psychology: A Review. Mellalieu, S. & Hanton, S. (eds.). 2015 ed. Routledge, p. 1-27

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  56. Published

    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. 201-206

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  57. Published

    Disordered eating in male athletes: A meta-analysis

    Chapman, J. & Woodman, T., 28 Apr 2015, In: Journal of Sports Sciences.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  58. Published

    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. 27-37

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review