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. 2014
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 2013
  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 2012
  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 2011
  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 2010
  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 2009
  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. Published

    High-risk sport: escape from self-awareness?

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

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 2008
  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. Published

    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 conferencePaper

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. Published

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

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

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  52. 2007
  53. 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 conferencePaper

  54. Published

    Psychological difficulties and accidents in mountaineers

    Le Scanff, C., Castanier, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Sept 2007.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  55. Published

    Recent developments in the anxiety-performance relationship

    Davis, P. A. & Woodman, T., 1 Sept 2007.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  56. Published

    Skydiving: the rise and fall of alexithymic women's anxiety

    Cazenave, N., Woodman, T. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Sept 2007.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  57. Published

    Why do people engage in high-risk sports? Beyond sensation seeking

    Woodman, T. & Le Scanff, C., 1 Sept 2007.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  58. Published

    A critical comparison of French and British coach education models

    Woodman, T., 1 Mar 2007.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper