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The problem of a subjective authenticity and the articulation of belonging among the Irish in England-a psychosocial approach (pre-print version)
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
This paper presents the question of identity and authenticity as a problematic one, capable of investigation through a psychosocial lens. ‘Authenticity’, as explored by Erickson (1995) and Weigert (1988, 2009) may be ...
What else could have caused it? Counterfactuals, enablers and alternatives
(Science Foundation Ireland, 2010)
The aim of this study was to explore why people focus on enablers rather than causes in their counterfactual thinking (i.e., how people undo the past). We report the results of an experiment that compared causes and enablers ...
We must guarantee a genuine Irish welcome for our returning diaspora (Pre-published version)
(The Irish Times, 2012)
The applicability of self-regulation theories in sport: Goal adjustment capacities, stress appraisals, coping, and well-being among athletes (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2016)
Objectives: We examined a model, informed by self-regulation theories from the health psychology literature, which included goal adjustment capacities, appraisals of challenge and threat, coping, and well-being.
Design: ...
Emotional maturity, dispositional coping, and coping effectiveness among adolescent athletes (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2015)
Objectives: Although some scholars have suggested that coping is constrained by emotional maturity, little is known about the relationship between these constructs. In this paper we assessed a model that included emotional ...
Assessing model fit: Caveats and recommendations for confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling
(Routledge, 2015)
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is commonly used to assess measurement models in sport and exercise psychology. Frequently used as a yardstick for their adequacy, are specific cutoff values proposed by Hu and Bentler ...
Evidence for the reliability and validity, and some support for the practical utility of the two-factor consideration of future consequences scale-14 (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2016)
Researchers have proposed 1-factor, 2-factor, and bifactor solutions to the 12-item Consideration of Future Consequences Scale (CFCS-12). In order to overcome some measurement problems and to create a robust and conceptually ...
The factorial validity and reliability of three versions of the aggression questionnaire using confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modelling (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2016)
The Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) measures aggression in four domains: Anger, Hostility, Physical Aggression and Verbal Aggression. Moreover, a number of shorter versions of the AQ have emerged. The present study used a ...
Mental toughness in higher education: Relationships with achievement and profession in first-year university sports students (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2014)
Research into mental toughness has largely been confined to elite sport but should theoretically be important across other performance domains. We examined mental toughness in 161 first year sport students at a UK University ...
Measuring time perspective in adolescents: Can you get the right answer by asking the wrong questions? (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2015)
Time perspective continues to evolve as a psychological construct. The extant literature suggests that higher future orientation and lower present orientation are associated with better developmental outcomes. However, the ...