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The Sport Psychologist, Volume 39, 2025, Issue 4 | Competing and Working in Performance Sport: A Special Issue on Mental Well-Being, Part 2

TSP is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. The Forum Editor’s choice from the current issue: A Case Study Situating a Self-Regulated Learning Survey in Consultation Between an Elite Athlete and a Sport Psychology Practitioner by Malgorzata Siekanska, Stuart G. Wilson, Jan Blecharz, Bradley W. Young.

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Volume 37, 2025, Issue 6

The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology is a refereed journal designed to advance thought, theory, and research on applied aspects of sport and exercise psychology. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: To you, to me, myself and I: Interactive effects of narcissism and first/second-person pronoun oriented self-talk by Behrouz Abdoli, Shima Taherkhani, Ebrahim Moteshareie & James Hardy.

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Volume 37, 2025, Issue 5

The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology is a refereed journal designed to advance thought, theory, and research on applied aspects of sport and exercise psychology. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Special Olympics athletes’ experiences of mental health and help-seeking by Jeemin Kim, Chloe Ellard, Katherine A. Tamminen & Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos (open access).

Lediga platser | Doktorander i idrottsvetenskap med inriktning samhällsvetenskap och humaniora | Sök senast 2026-01-20

Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap vid Malmö universitet söker doktorander i idrottsvetenskap med inriktning samhällsvetenskap och humaniora. Vi önskar få in ansökningar inom något av följande två områden: Idrottspsykologi med inriktning mot mindfulness, samt Idrottspedagogik med inriktning idrottsdidaktik och praktiknära forskning avseende undervisning och lärande i förskola, skola eller lärarutbildning.

The Sport Psychologist, Volume 39, 2025, Issue 3

TSP is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. The Forum Editor’s choice from the current issue: Transitioning Out of Elite Sport: The Experience of Integrated Support-Team Members by Paula M. Mazur, Jimena E. Lopez Lamas, Marni Wesner, Taran Schubert, Brea McLaughlin, Amber D. Mosewich.

Public defense of doctoral thesis | Understanding Ironic Performance Breakdown Under Pressure. Unwanted thoughts, cognitive task load, and shooting performance: Implications for elite athletes by Khalifa Bartura, Norwegian School...

Even the most skilled athletes can falter under pressure, not because they lack skill, but because their own thoughts become their worst enemy. Ironically, trying not to make a mess makes mistake more likely—a phenomenon known as an ironic error. Yet despite its real-world consequences, little research examines whether elite performers—those who train relentlessly for high-stakes moments—succumb to these mental traps. The bottom line? Under pressure, ditch the “don’ts.” Train the brain to focus on what to do, not what to avoid—because where attention goes, performance follows.

Call for Papers | Coaching, Kindness, and Culture: Psychology, Sports, the Arts, Leadership…& Ted Lasso. A Transdisciplinary conference | Richmond, London & Online, November 15–16, 2025. Call ends September...

This conference invites scholars, practitioners, coaches, creatives, psychologists, cultural critics, and sports researchers to explore Ted Lasso as a springboard for wider questions about how we lead, learn, care, and create connection — both on screen and beyond it. This conference welcomes 15-minute academic and/or creative presentations, performance, and multimedia work. We invite perspectives from media studies, psychology, sports studies, arts-based research, cultural theory, performance, pedagogy, and beyond.

The Sport Psychologist, Volume 39, 2025, Issue 2 | Competing and Working in Performance Sport: A Special Issue on Mental Well-Being, Part 1

TSP is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. The Forum Editor’s choice from the current issue: Wearing a “Self-Compassion Suit” May Offer a Performance Edge: A Qualitative Study of Serial-Winning High-Performance Coaches by Karin Hägglund, Göran Kenttä, Marte Bentzen, Christopher R. D. Wagstaff (open access).

Sport Scholar Profile | Raed Abdulameer Abbas Al-Mashhadi | University of Babylon

Raed Abdulameer Abbas Al-Mashhadi is a Professor of Sport Psychology at the University of Babylon in Iraq.

The Sport Psychologist, Volume 39, 2025, Issue 1

TSP is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. The Forum Editor’s choice from the current issue: A Coach Perspective on a Mastery Motivational Climate in the Competitive Youth Soccer Context by Siv Gjesdal.