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. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Published

    The role of repression in the incidence of ironic effects of performance

    Pyle, K. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2004, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 23, p. 163-164

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. E-pub ahead of print

    Thirty years of longitudinal talent development research: A systematic review and meta-aggregation

    Lawrence, G., Dunn, E., Gottwald, V., Oliver, S., Roberts, R., Hardy, J. & Woodman, T., 22 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Watch out for the hazard! Blurring peripheral vision facilitates hazard perception in driving

    Ryu, D., Cooke, A., Bellomo, E. & Woodman, T., Oct 2020, In: Accident Analysis and Prevention. 146, 105755.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    When the Going Gets Tough, Who Gets Going? An Examination of the Relationship Between Narcissism, Effort, and Performance

    Roberts, R., Cooke, A., Woodman, T., Hupfeld, H., Barwood, C. & Manley, H., Feb 2019, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 8, 1, p. 93-105

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Published

    Who takes risks in high-risk sport? The role of alexithymia

    Barlow, M. D., Woodman, T., Chapman, C., Milton, M., Dodds, T. & Allen, B., 13 Feb 2015, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 37, 1, p. 83-96

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Women’s greater fear of pain is mediated by neuroticism

    Courbalay, A., Deroche, T. & Woodman, T., Jun 2016, In: Psychologie Française. 61, 2, p. 153-162

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Written Emotional Disclosure Can Promote Athletes’ Mental Health and Performance Readiness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Davies, P. A., Gustafsson, H., Callow, N. & Woodman, T., 27 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 599925.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Letter › Research › Peer-reviewed
  16. Published

    Authors’ reply to Hill: Comment on ‘‘The Great British Medallists project: A review of current knowledge on the development of the World’s best sporting talent’’

    Rees, T., Hardy, L. & Woodman, T., Jan 2018, In: Sports Medicine. 48, 1, p. 239-240 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

  17. Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  18. Published

    Contemporary personality perspectives in sport psychology

    Woodman, T. & Roberts, R. J., 9 Mar 2015, Contemporary Advances in Sport Psychology: A Review. Mellalieu, S. & Hanton, S. (eds.). 2015 ed. Routledge, p. 1-27

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  19. Published

    Le stress organisationnel dans le sport de haut niveau

    Woodman, T. & Le Scanff, C. (ed.), 1 Jan 2003, Le Manuel de Psychologie du Sport: L'intervention en Psychologie du Sport. 2003 ed. Unknown, p. 357-375

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  20. 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

  21. Published

    Personality and group functioning: Managing a Narcissist's ego (Chapter 6)

    Dempsey, C., Ong, C. W., Woodman, T. & Roberts, R. J., 17 Jun 2016, Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies. Cotterill, S., Weston, N. & Breslin, G. (eds.). 2016 ed. Wiley

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
  26. Published

    Anxiety and Fear in Sport and Performance

    Zhang, S., Woodman, T. & Roberts, R., 2018, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford University Press

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  27. Published

    Great British medallists: Psychosocial biographies of Super-Elite and Elite athletes from Olympic sports

    Hardy, L., Barlow, M., Evans, L., Rees, T., Woodman, T. & Warr, C., 26 Jun 2017, Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning. Wilson, M., Walsh, V. & Parkin, B. (eds.). Academic Press, (Progress in Brain Research).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  28. Published

    Performance anxiety, arousal, and coping in sport

    Neil, R. & Woodman, T., Mar 2018, Advances in Sport and Exercise Psychology . Horn, T. & Smith, A. (eds.). 4 ed. Human Kinetics, Chapter 12

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  29. Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Research › Peer-reviewed
  30. Published

    Risk-taking

    Hardy, W. & Woodman, T., 7 Feb 2019, Dictionary of Sport Psychology. Hackfort, D., Schinke, R. & Bernd, S. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 251-252

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingEntry for encyclopedia/dictionarypeer-review