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The applicability of self-regulation theories in sport : goal adjustment capacities, stress appraisals, coping and well-being among athletes (2016)
Journal Article
Nicholls, A. R., Levy, A. R., Carson, F., Thompson, M. A., & Perry, J. L. (2016). The applicability of self-regulation theories in sport : goal adjustment capacities, stress appraisals, coping and well-being among athletes. Psychology of sport and exercise, 27, 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.07.011

Objectives: We examined a model, informed by self-regulation theories, which included goal adjustment capacities, appraisals of challenge and threat, coping, and well-being. Design: Prospective. Methods: Two hundred and twelve athletes from the Unite... Read More about The applicability of self-regulation theories in sport : goal adjustment capacities, stress appraisals, coping and well-being among athletes.

Dispositional coping, coping effectiveness, and cognitive social maturity among adolescent athletes (2013)
Journal Article
Nicholls, A. R., Perry, J. L., Jones, L., Morley, D., & Carson, F. (2013). Dispositional coping, coping effectiveness, and cognitive social maturity among adolescent athletes. Journal of sport & exercise psychology, 35(3), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.35.3.229

It is accepted among scholars that coping changes as people mature during adolescence, but little is known about the relationship between maturity and coping. The purpose of this paper was to assess a model, which included dispositional coping, copin... Read More about Dispositional coping, coping effectiveness, and cognitive social maturity among adolescent athletes.