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. Published

    Sport science support: Psychology – Dealing with stress

    Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Feb 2004, In: GymCraft. 7, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Sport science support: Psychology – Goal setting your way to success

    Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Jun 2004, In: GymCraft. 9, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Sport science support: Psychology – How the gymnast learns and implications for coach feedback

    Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Aug 2004, In: GymCraft. 10, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Sport science support: Psychology – Influencing behaviour and motivation

    Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Oct 2004, In: GymCraft. 11, 9

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Sport science support: The role of the psychologist

    Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Dec 2003, In: GymCraft. 6, 6

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Spécificité de la prise de risques chez les femmes

    Cazenave, N., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2003.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  7. Published

    Stress and anxiety

    Woodman, T., Hardy, L., Singer, R. N. (ed.), Hausenblas, H. A. (ed.) & Janelle, C. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, Handbook of Sport Psychology. 2001 ed. John Wiley & Sons, p. 290-318

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  8. 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

  9. Published

    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. 382-392

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    The Great British Medalists Project: A Review of Current Knowledge on the Development of the World’s Best Sporting Talent

    Rees, T., Hardy, L., Gullich, A., Abernethy, B., Cote, J., Woodman, T., Montgomery, H., Laing, S. & Warr, C., 1 Aug 2016, In: Sports Medicine. 46, 8, p. 1041-1058

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    The Leader Ship is Sinking: A Temporal Investigation of Narcissistic Leadership

    Ong, C. W., Roberts, R., Arthur, C., Woodman, T. & Akehurst, S., Apr 2016, In: Journal of Personality. 84, 2, p. 237-247

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    The Leader Ship was destined to sink: An examination of dominance and prestige on the rise and fall of the narcissistic leader

    Ong, C. W., Roberts, R., Woodman, T. & Arthur, C., Dec 2022, In: Group Dynamics: Theory, research and practice. 26, 4, p. 356-364

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    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. 728-746

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    The darker side of personality: Narcissism predicts moral disengagement and antisocial behavior in sport

    Jones, B., Woodman, T., Barlow, M. & Roberts, R., 30 Jun 2017, In: Sport Psychologist. 31, 2, p. 109-116

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    The development of personality

    Woodman, T., 1 May 2003.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  17. Published

    The effect of different emotions upon performance-related variables

    Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & Yuill-Proctor, J., 1 Nov 2002.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  18. Published

    The impact of menstrual-cycle phase on basal and exercise-induced hormones, mood, anxiety and exercise performance in physically-active women

    Paludo, A-C., Cook, C., Owen, J., Woodman, T., Irwin, J. & Crewther, B., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 61, 3, p. 461-467

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    The interaction between personality and psychological skills upon training behaviours

    Zourbanos, N., Hardy, L. & Woodman, T., 1 Jul 2004.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  20. Published

    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 conferencePaper

  21. Published

    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. 199-214

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    The relative impact of cognitive anxiety and self-confidence upon sport performance: a meta-analysis

    Woodman, T. & Hardy, L. J., 1 Jun 2003, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 21, 6, p. 443-457

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. 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

  24. Published

    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. 1-13

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    The role of repression in the incidence of ironic effects

    Davis, P. A. & Woodman, T., 1 Oct 2005.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper