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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Psychological Preparation for Major Competition
Woodman, T., Hardy, L., Burton, N. & Still, C., 1 Jan 2005, In: GymCraft. 12, 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychological Profiles and Emotional Regulation Characteristics of Women Engaged in Risk-Taking Sports.
Cazenave, N., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2007, In: Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 20, 4, p. 421-436Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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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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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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Risk can be good for self-esteem: Beyond self-determination theory
Woodman, T., MacGregor, A. & Hardy, L., 30 Apr 2020, In: Journal of Risk Research. 23, 4, p. 411-423 30 p.Research 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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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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Sport science support: Psychology – Anxiety and performance, coping under pressure
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Apr 2004, In: GymCraft. 8, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: Psychology – Dealing with stress
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Feb 2004, In: GymCraft. 7, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: Psychology – Goal setting your way to success
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Jun 2004, In: GymCraft. 9, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: Psychology – How the gymnast learns and implications for coach feedback
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Aug 2004, In: GymCraft. 10, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: Psychology – Influencing behaviour and motivation
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Oct 2004, In: GymCraft. 11, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport science support: The role of the psychologist
Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., 1 Dec 2003, In: GymCraft. 6, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 382-392Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 1041-1058Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 237-247Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 356-364Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 728-746Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 109-116Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 461-467Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 199-214Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 443-457Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review