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.
- 2014
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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. 536-542Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Personality and performance: Beyone the Big 5
Roberts, R. J., Woodman, T., Schinke, R. J. (Editor), McGannon, K. R. (Editor) & Smith, B. (Editor), 19 Nov 2014, International handbook of sport psychology. 2016 ed. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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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
- 2013
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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, 5Research 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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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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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. 53-61Research 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
- 2012
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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. 316-325Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. S101Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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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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Stress, anxiété, et performance (Stress, anxiety, and performance)
Woodman, T., Le Scanff, C. & Dechamps, G. (Editor), 21 Mar 2012, Psychologie du sport et de la performance.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2011
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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 conference › Paper
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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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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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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. 280-287Research 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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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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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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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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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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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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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
- 2010
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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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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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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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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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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. 345-352Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 499-517Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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
- 2009
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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. 134-138Research 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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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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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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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
- 2008
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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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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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Body self-discrepancies and social physique anxiety: the role of sex and the feared self
Steer, R. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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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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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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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There is an "I" in team: narcissism and social loafing
Woodman, T. & Rogers, C. H., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- 2007
- Published
"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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Psychological difficulties and accidents in mountaineers
Le Scanff, C., Castanier, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Sept 2007.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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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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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