Publications are listed in reverse chronological order. Graduate students are underlined. Please contact me for an e-copy of any publications listed below.
Peer-Reviewed Papers
In Press
67. Ntoumanis, N., Stenling, A., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Vlachopoulos, S., Lindwall, M., Gucciardi, D.F., & Tsakonitis, C. (in press). Longitudinal associations between exercise identity and exercise motivation: A multilevel growth curve model approach. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.
66. Chan, D.K.C., Tang, T.C.W., Yung, P., Gucciardi, D.F., & Hagger, M.S. (in press). Is unintentional doping real, or just an excuse? British Journal of Sports Medicine. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097614
65. Ntoumanis, N., Barkoukis, V., Gucciardi, D.F., & Chan, D.K.C. (in press). Linking coach interpersonal style with athlete doping intentions and doping use: A prospective study. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. [pdf]
64. Myers, N.D., Ntoumanis, N., Gunnell, K.E., Gucciardi, D.F., & Lee, S. (in press). A review of some emergent quantitative analyses in sport and exercise psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. [pdf]
63. Anthony, D.R., Gordon, S., Gucciardi, D.F., & Dawson, B. (in press). Adapting a behavioural coaching framework for mental toughness development. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action. [pdf]
2017
62. Arnold, R., Ponnusamy, V., Zhang, C-Q., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2017). Cross cultural validity of the Organizational Stressor Indicator for Sport Performers (OSI-SP) across three countries. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 27, 895-903. [pdf]
61. Gucciardi, D.F. (2017). The psychosocial development of world class athletes: Additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity. Progress in Brain Research, 232, 127-132. doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2016.11.006
60. Gordon, S., Anthony, D.R., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2017). A case study of strengths-based coaching of mental toughness in cricket. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 48, 223-245. doi: 10.7352/IJSP 2017.48.223 [pdf]
59. Chan, D.K.C., Lee, A.S.Y., Tang, T.C.W., Gucciardi, D.F., Yung, P.S.H., & Hagger, M.S. (2017). Paper versus pixel: Can we use paper to measure athletes’ implicit doping attitude? Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 876. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00876 [pdf]
58. Hui, K.L., Hagger, M.S., Goh, V.H.H., Hart, W.G., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2017). Effects of a brief action and coping planning intervention on completion of preventive exercises prescribed by a physiotherapist among people with knee pain. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20, 723-728. [pdf]
57. Gucciardi, D.F., Stamatis, A., & Ntoumanis, N. (2017). Controlling coaching and athlete thriving in elite adolescent netballers: The buffering effect of athletes’ mental toughness. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20, 718-722. [pdf]
56. Gucciardi, D.F. (2017). Mental toughness: Progress and prospects. Current Opinion in Psychology, 16, 17-23. [pdf] [supp material 1] [supp material 2]
55. Gucciardi, D.F., Hanton, S., & Fleming, S. (2017). Are mental toughness and mental health contradictory concepts in elite sport? A narrative review of theory and evidence. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20, 307-311.
2016
54. Zhang, C-Q., Si, G., Chung, P-K., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2016). Mindfulness and burnout in elite junior athletes: The mediating role of experiential avoidance. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 28, 437-451. doi: 10.1080/10413200.2016.1162223
53. Gucciardi, D.F., Zhang, C-Q., Ponnusamy, V., Si, G., & Stenling, A. (2016). Cross-cultural invariance of the Mental Toughness Inventory among Australian, Chinese and Malaysian athletes: A Bayesian estimation approach. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 38, 187-202. [supplementary material]
52. Anthony, D.R., Gucciardi, D.F., & Gordon, S. (2016). A meta-study of qualitative research on mental toughness development. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 9, 160-190. doi: 10.1080/1750984X.2016.1146787
51. Chan, D.K.C., Ntoumanis, N., Gucciardi, D.F., Donovan, R.J., Dimmock, J.A., Hardcastle, S.J., & Hagger, M.S. (2016). What if it really was an accident? The psychology of unintentional doping. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50, 898-899.
50. Waters, S., Edmondston, S.J., Yates, P.J., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2016). Identification of factors influencing patient satisfaction with orthopaedic outpatient clinic consultation: A qualitative study. Manual Therapy, 25, 48-55.
49. Zabatiero, J., Hill, K., Gucciardi, D.F., Hamdorf, J.M., Taylor, S.F., Hagger, M.S., & Smith, A. (2016). Beliefs, barriers and facilitators to physical activity in bariatric surgery candidates. Obesity Surgery, 26, 1097-1109.
48. Gucciardi, D.F. (2016). Mental toughness as a moderator of the intention-behaviour gap in the rehabilitation of knee pain. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19, 454-458.
47. Cavalheri, V., Straker, L., Gucciardi, D.F., Gardiner, P.A., & Hill, K. (in press). Changing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respirology, 21, 419-426.
46. Coulter, T.J., Mallett, C.J., Singer, R., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2016). Personality in sport and exercise psychology: Integrating a whole person perspective. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 14, 23-41.
45. Mahoney, J.W., Ntoumanis, N., Gucciardi, D.F., Mallett, C.J., & Stebbings, J. (2016). Implementing an autonomy-supportive intervention to develop mental toughness in adolescent rowers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 28, 199-215.
44. Mahoney, J.W., Quested, E., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2016). Validating a measure of life satisfaction in older adolescents and testing invariance across time and gender. Personality and Individual Differences, 99, 217-224.
43. Meggs, J., Golby, J., Mallett, C., Gucciardi, D., & Polman, R. (2016). The association between cortisol awakening response and resilience in national level swimmers. International Journal of Sport Medicine, 37, 169-174.
42. Gucciardi, D.F., Peeling, P., Ducker, K.J., & Dawson, B. (2016). When the going gets tough: Mental toughness and its relationship with behavioural perseverance. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19, 81-86.
41. Zhang, C-Q., Chung, P-K., Si, G., Gucciardi, D.F. (2016). Measuring decentering as a undimensional construct: The development and initial validation of the Decentering Scale for Sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 24, 147-158.
2015
40. Gucciardi, D.F., Jackson, B., Hodge, K., Anthony, D.R., & Brooke, L.E. (2015). Implicit theories of mental toughness: Relations with cognitive, motivational and behavioral correlates. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 4, 100-112.
39. Gucciardi, D.F., Hanton, S., Gordon, S., Mallett, C. J., & Temby, P. (2015). The concept of mental toughness: Tests of dimensionality, nomological network and traitness. Journal of Personality, 83, 26-44.
38. Gucciardi, D.F., & Jackson, B. (2015). Understanding sport continuation: An integration of the Theories of Planned Behaviour and Basic Psychological Needs. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18, 31-36.
37. Gucciardi, D.F., Jackson, B., Hanton, S., & Reid, M. (2015). Motivational correlates of mentally tough behaviours in tennis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18, 67-71.
36. Hodge, K., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2015). Antisocial and prosocial behaviour in sport: The role of motivational climate, basic psychological needs, and moral disengagement. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 37, 257-273.
2014
35. Jackson, B., Gucciardi, D. F., Lonsdale, C., Whipp, P. R., & Dimmock, J. A. (2014). “I think they believe in me”: The predictive effects of teammate- and classmate-focused relation-inferred self-efficacy in sport and physical activity settings. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 36, 486-505.
34. Jackson, B., Gucciardi, D.F., & Dimmock, J.A. (2014). Toward a multidimensional model of athletes’ commitment to coach-athlete relationships and interdependent teams: A substantive-methodological synergy. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 36, 52-68.
33. Jones, R.A., Mahoney, J.W., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2014). On the transition into elite rugby league: Perceptions of players and coaching staff. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 3, 28-45.
32. Mahoney, J.W., Gucciardi, D.F., Mallett, C.J., & Ntoumanis, N. (2014). Adolescent performers’ perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the bioecological model. The Sport Psychologist, 28, 233-244.
31. Mahoney, J.W., Gucciardi, D.F., Ntoumanis, N., & Mallett, C.J. (2014). Mental toughness in sport: Motivational antecedents and associations with performance and health. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 36, 281-292.
30. Mahoney, J., Ntoumanis, N., Mallett, C., & Gucciardi, D. (2014). The motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: A Self-Determination Theory perspective. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1, 184-197.
2013
29. Gucciardi, D.F., Hanton, S., & Mallett, C.J. (2013). Progressing measurement in mental toughness: A response to Clough, Perry, Earle and Crust. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 2, 157-172.
2012
28. Gucciardi, D.F. (2012). Measuring mental toughness in sport: A psychometric examination of the Psychological Performance Inventory-A and its predecessor. Journal of Personality Assessment, 94, 393-403.
27. Gucciardi, D.F., Hanton, S., & Mallett, C.J. (2012). Progressing measurement in mental toughness: A case example of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire 48. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 1, 194-214.
26. Gucciardi, D.F., & Jones, M. (2012). Beyond optimal performance: Mental toughness profiles and indicators of developmental success in adolescent cricketers. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 34, 16-36.
25. Gucciardi, D.F., Mahoney, J., Jalleh, G., & Donovan, R.J., & Parkes, J. (2012). Perfectionistic profiles among elite athletes and differences in their motivational orientations. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 34, 159-183.
2011
24. Gucciardi, D.F. (2011). The relationship between developmental experiences and mental toughness in adolescent cricketers. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 33, 370-393.
23. Gucciardi, D.F., Jackson, B., Coulter, T.J., & Mallett, C.J. (2011). The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, 423-433.
22. Gucciardi, D.F., Jalleh, G., & Donovan, R.J. (2011). An examination of the Sport Drug Control Model with elite Australian athletes. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 14, 469-476.
21. Gordon, S., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2011). A strengths-based approach to coaching mental toughness. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 2, 143-155.
20. Jackson, B., Dimmock, J.A., Gucciardi, D.F., & Grove, J.R. (2011). Personality traits and relationship perceptions in coach-athlete dyads: Do opposites really attract? Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, 222-230.
19.Jackson, B., Gucciardi, D.F., & Dimmock, J.A. (2011). Tripartite efficacy profiles: A cluster analytic investigation of athletes’ perceptions of their relationship with their coach. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 33, 394-415.
2010
18. Coulter, T., Mallett, C.J., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2010). Understanding mental toughness in Australian soccer: Perceptions of players, parents, and coaches. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28, 699-716.
17. Gucciardi, D.F. (2010). Mental toughness profiles and their relations with achievement goals and sport motivation in adolescent Australian footballers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28, 615-625.
16. Gucciardi, D.F., Jalleh, G., & Donovan, R. (2010). Does social desirability influence the relationship between doping attitudes and doping susceptibility in athletes? Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 11, 479-486.
15. Gucciardi, D.F., Longbottom, J.L., Jackson, B., & Dimmock, J.A. (2010). Experienced golfers’ perceptions on choking under pressure. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 32, 61-83.
14. Jackson, B., Dimmock, J.A., Gucciardi, D.F., & Grove, J.R. (2010). Relationship commitment in athletic dyads: Actor and partner effects for big five self- and other-ratings. Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 641-648.
2009
13. Gucciardi, D.F. (2009). Do developmental differences in mental toughness exist between specialised and invested Australian footballers? Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 985-989.
12. Gucciardi, D.F., & Gordon, S. (2009a). Construing the athlete and exerciser: Research and applied perspectives from personal construct psychology. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 21 (Supp1), S17-S33.
11. Gucciardi, D.F., & Gordon, S. (2009b). Development and preliminary validation of the Cricket Mental Toughness Inventory. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27, 1293-1310.
10. Gucciardi, D.F., & Gordon, S. (2009c). Revisiting the performance profile technique: Theoretical underpinnings and application. The Sport Psychologist, 23, 93-117.
9. Gucciardi, D.F., Gordon, S., & Dimmock, J.A. (2009a). Advancing mental toughness research and theory using personal construct psychology. International Review of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 2, 54-72.
8. Gucciardi, D.F., Gordon, S., & Dimmock, J.A. (2009b). Development and preliminary validation of a mental toughness inventory for Australian football. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10, 201-209.
7. Gucciardi, D.F., Gordon, S., & Dimmock, J.A. (2009c). Evaluation of a mental toughness training program for youth-aged Australian footballers: I. A quantitative analysis. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 21, 307-323.
6. Gucciardi, D.F., Gordon, S., & Dimmock, J.A. (2009d). Evaluation of a mental toughness training program for youth-aged Australian footballers: II. A qualitative analysis. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 21, 324-339.
5. Gucciardi, D.F., Gordon, S., Dimmock, J.A., & Mallett, C.J. (2009). Understanding the coach’s role in the development of mental toughness: Perspectives of elite Australian football coaches. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27, 1483-1496.
2008
4. Dimmock, J.A., & Gucciardi D.F. (2008). The utility of modern theories of intergroup bias for research on antecedents to team identification. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 9, 284-300.
3. Gucciardi, D.F., & Dimmock, J.A. (2008). Choking under pressure in sensorimotor skills: Conscious processing or depleted attentional resources? Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 9, 45-59.
2. Gucciardi, D.F., & Gordon, S. (2008). Personal construct psychology and the research interview: The example of mental toughness in sport. Personal Construct Theory & Practice, 5, 118-129.
1. Gucciardi, D.F., Gordon, S., & Dimmock, J.A. (2008). Towards an understanding of mental toughness in Australian football. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 20, 261-281.
Book Chapters
13. Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Mental toughness. In D. Hackfort, R. Schinke, & B. Strauss (Eds.), Dictionary of Sport Psychology. Elsevier.
12. Jackson, B., Gucciardi, D.F., Hodge, K., & Dimmock, J.A. (2017). Commitment in sport and exercise: Implications for individual, group, and organisational functioning (pp. 11-32). In C. Wagstaff (Ed.), The organisational psychology of sport: Key issues and practical applications. Routledge.
11.Mahoney, J.W., Gucciardi, D.F., Gordon, S., & Ntoumanis, N. (2017). Training a coach to be autonomy-supportive: An avenue for nurturing mental toughness. In S.T. Cotterill, G. Breslin, & N. Weston (Eds.), Sport and exercise psychology: Practitioner case studies (pp. 193-213). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley.
10. Gucciardi, D.F., & Zyphur, M.J. (2016). Exploratory structural equation modelling and Bayesian estimation. In N. Ntoumanis & N.D. Myers (Eds.), An introduction to intermediate and advanced statistical analyses for sport and exercise scientists (pp. 172-194). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley.
9. Gucciardi, D.F., & Hanton, S. (2016). Mental toughness: Critical reflections and future considerations (pp. 439-448). In R. Schinke, K. McGannon, & B. Smith (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Sport Psychology. New York, NY: Routledge.
8. Gucciardi, D.F., Jalleh, G., & Donovan, R.J. (2016). Substantive and methodological considerations of social desirability for doping in sport. In. V. Barkoukis, L. Lazuras, & H. Tsorbatzoudis (Eds.), The psychology of doping in sport (pp.78-92). New York, NY: Routledge.
7. Gucciardi, D.F. (2014a). Mental toughness. In R.C. Eklund & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology (pp. 435-437). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
6. Gucciardi, D.F. (2014b). Resilience. In R.C. Eklund & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology (pp. 591-593). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
5. Hanrahan, S.J., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2013). Sharpening mental skills. In F. Pyke (Ed.), Coaching excellence (pp. 185-200). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
4. Gucciardi, D.F., & Gordon, S. (2011). Mental toughness in sport: Past, present, and future. In D.F. Gucciardi & S. Gordon (Eds.), Mental toughness in sport: Developments in research and theory (pp. 233-251). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
3. Gucciardi, D.F., Mallett, C.J., Hanrahan, S.J., & Gordon, S. (2011). Measuring mental toughness in sport: Current status and future directions. In D.F. Gucciardi & S. Gordon (Eds.), Mental toughness in sport: Developments in research and theory (pp. 108-132). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
2. Gucciardi, D.F., & Mallett, C.J. (2010). Understanding mental toughness and its development in sport. In S.J. Hanrahan & M.B. Andersen (Eds.), Routledge handbook of applied sport psychology (pp. 547-556). Routledge.
1. Gordon, S., Gucciardi, D., & Chambers, T. (2007). A personal construct psychology perspective on sport and exercise psychology research: The example of mental toughness. In T. Morris, P. Terry & S. Gordon (Eds.), Sport and exercise psychology: International perspectives (pp. 43-55). Morgantown, MV: Fitness Information Technology.
13. Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Mental toughness. In D. Hackfort, R. Schinke, & B. Strauss (Eds.), Dictionary of Sport Psychology. Elsevier.
12. Jackson, B., Gucciardi, D.F., Hodge, K., & Dimmock, J.A. (2017). Commitment in sport and exercise: Implications for individual, group, and organisational functioning (pp. 11-32). In C. Wagstaff (Ed.), The organisational psychology of sport: Key issues and practical applications. Routledge.
11.Mahoney, J.W., Gucciardi, D.F., Gordon, S., & Ntoumanis, N. (2017). Training a coach to be autonomy-supportive: An avenue for nurturing mental toughness. In S.T. Cotterill, G. Breslin, & N. Weston (Eds.), Sport and exercise psychology: Practitioner case studies (pp. 193-213). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley.
10. Gucciardi, D.F., & Zyphur, M.J. (2016). Exploratory structural equation modelling and Bayesian estimation. In N. Ntoumanis & N.D. Myers (Eds.), An introduction to intermediate and advanced statistical analyses for sport and exercise scientists (pp. 172-194). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley.
9. Gucciardi, D.F., & Hanton, S. (2016). Mental toughness: Critical reflections and future considerations (pp. 439-448). In R. Schinke, K. McGannon, & B. Smith (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Sport Psychology. New York, NY: Routledge.
8. Gucciardi, D.F., Jalleh, G., & Donovan, R.J. (2016). Substantive and methodological considerations of social desirability for doping in sport. In. V. Barkoukis, L. Lazuras, & H. Tsorbatzoudis (Eds.), The psychology of doping in sport (pp.78-92). New York, NY: Routledge.
7. Gucciardi, D.F. (2014a). Mental toughness. In R.C. Eklund & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology (pp. 435-437). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
6. Gucciardi, D.F. (2014b). Resilience. In R.C. Eklund & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology (pp. 591-593). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
5. Hanrahan, S.J., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2013). Sharpening mental skills. In F. Pyke (Ed.), Coaching excellence (pp. 185-200). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
4. Gucciardi, D.F., & Gordon, S. (2011). Mental toughness in sport: Past, present, and future. In D.F. Gucciardi & S. Gordon (Eds.), Mental toughness in sport: Developments in research and theory (pp. 233-251). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
3. Gucciardi, D.F., Mallett, C.J., Hanrahan, S.J., & Gordon, S. (2011). Measuring mental toughness in sport: Current status and future directions. In D.F. Gucciardi & S. Gordon (Eds.), Mental toughness in sport: Developments in research and theory (pp. 108-132). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
2. Gucciardi, D.F., & Mallett, C.J. (2010). Understanding mental toughness and its development in sport. In S.J. Hanrahan & M.B. Andersen (Eds.), Routledge handbook of applied sport psychology (pp. 547-556). Routledge.
1. Gordon, S., Gucciardi, D., & Chambers, T. (2007). A personal construct psychology perspective on sport and exercise psychology research: The example of mental toughness. In T. Morris, P. Terry & S. Gordon (Eds.), Sport and exercise psychology: International perspectives (pp. 43-55). Morgantown, MV: Fitness Information Technology.
1. Gucciardi, D.F., & Gordon, S. (Eds.) (2011). Mental toughness in sport: Developments in research and theory. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
