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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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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Factors influencing physical risk taking in rock climbing
Taylor, M. K., Gould, D. R., Hardy, L., Woodman, T. & LaCaille, R., 1 Jan 2006, In: Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments. 9, p. 15-26Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Foresee the glory and train better: Narcissism, goal-setting and athlete training
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Woodman, T., Pitkethly, A., English, C. & University, B., Aug 2021, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 10, 3, p. 381-393Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Great British medallists: Response to the commentaries
Hardy, L., Barlow, M., Evans, L., Rees, T., Woodman, T. & Warr, C., 16 Jun 2017, In: Progress in Brain Research. 232, p. 207-216Research 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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High-level athletes’ motivation for sport and susceptibility to doping: The mediating role of eating behaviours
Scoffier-Mériaux, S., d’Arripe-Longueville, F., Woodman, T., Lentillon-Kaestner, V. & Corrion, K., 4 Mar 2021, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 21, 3, p. 412-420 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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I am great, but only when I also want to dominate: Maladaptive narcissism moderates the relationship between adaptive narcissism and performance under pressure
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Cooke, A. & Woodman, T., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 42, 4, p. 323-335Research 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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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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Ironic and Reinvestment Effects in Baseball Pitching: How Information about an Opponent Can Influence Performance under Pressure
Gray, R., Orn, A. & Woodman, T., 28 Feb 2017, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 39, 1, p. 3-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Is self-confidence a bias factor in higher-order catastrophe models? An exploratory analysis.
Hardy, L. J., Woodman, T. & Carrington, S., 1 Sept 2004, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 26, 3, p. 359-368Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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I’ll get there because I’m great, or am I? Narcissistic Vulnerability Moderates the Narcissistic Grandiosity – Goal Persistence Relationship
Manley, H., Roberts, R., Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., Jan 2018, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 120, 1, p. 65-74Research 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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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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Narcissism and antisocial behaviour in sport: The moderating role of self-compassion
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Akehurst, S. & Woodman, T., Jan 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 70, 102528.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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Pass Me the ball: Narcissism in performance settings
Roberts, R., Woodman, T. & Sedikides, C., 25 Jan 2017, In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.Research 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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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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Pre-competitive anxiety and autonomic responses in professional U-20 futsal players: Effect of the competition phase and game location
Paludo, A.-C., Woodman, T., Owen, J., Rabelo, F. N., Bernacikovà, M. & Simões, A. C., 1 Oct 2022, In: Physiology and Behavior. 254, 113903.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Precompetition self-confidence: The role of the self
Hardy, L. J., Woodman, T. & Beattie, S. J., 1 Sept 2004, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 26, 3, p. 427-441Research 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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Psycho-physiological responses of mountain bike riders during anaerobic and aerobic testing
Paludo, A.-C., Cook, C., Owen, J., Woodman, T., Owen, S. & Crewther, B., Jun 2017, In: Journal of Science and Cycling. 6, 1, p. 18-25Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review