Publications are listed in reverse chronological order. Student authors are underlined. Please contact me for an e-copy of any publications listed below.
Peer-Reviewed Papers
In Press
109. Law, , K. H., Dimmock, J. A., Thornton, A. L., Nicholas, J. C., Ho, G., Gucciardi, D. F., Guelfi, K. J., & Jackson, B. (in press). 'They deserve a treat': The nature and antecedents of parental licensing surrounding children's physical activity. Public Health Nutrition.
108. Kwasnicka, D., Ntoumanis, N., Hunt, K., Gray, C.M., Newton, R.U., Gucciardi, D.F., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Olson, J.L., McVeigh, J., Kerr, D.A., Wyke, S., Morgan, P.J., Robinson, S., Makata, M., & Quested, E. (in press). A gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living program for overweight and obsess men in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): A pilot randomised controlled trial. Plos Medicine. [pdf]
107. Brooke, L.E., Lin, A., Ntoumanis, N., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). The development of a sport-based life skills program for young people with first episode psychosis: An intervention mapping approach. Mental Health and Physical Activity. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100330 [pdf]
106. Lines, R.L.J., Ntoumanis, N., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., McVeigh, J., Ducker, K.J., Fletcher, D., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons of self-reported and device-assessed physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. [pdf]
105. Gucciardi, D.F., Lines, R.L.J., Ducker, K.J., Peeling, P., Chapman, M.T., & Temby, P.T. (in press). Mental toughness as a psychological determinant of behavioural perseverance in Special Forces selection. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. doi: 10.1037/spy0000208 [pdf]
104. Gucciardi, D.F., Weixian, J.C., Gibson, W., Ntoumanis, N., & Ng, L. (in press). Motivational climate in the classroom: Factorial and convergent validity evidence of the Need Support Behaviours Scale with health science students. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. [pdf]
103. Lines, R.L.J., Ducker, K.J., Ntoumanis, N., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Fletcher, D., McGarry, S., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Stress, physical activity, and resilience resources: Tests of direct and moderation effects in young adults. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. [pdf]
2020
102. Anthony, D.R., Gordon, S., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). A qualitative exploration of mentally tough behaviour in Australian football. Journal of Sports Sciences, 3, 308-319. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1698002 [pdf]
101. Bhavsar, N., Bartholomew, K.J., Quested, E., Gucciardi, D.F., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Reeve, J., Sarrazin, P., & Ntoumanis, N. (2020). Measuring psychological need states in sport: Theoretical considerations and a new measure. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47, 101617. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101617 [pdf]
100. Brooke, L.E., Gucciardi, D.F., Ntoumanis, N., & Lin, A. (2020). A qualitative investigation of perceived barriers to and enablers of sport participation for young people with first episode psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 14, 293-306. doi: 10.1111/eip.12854 [pdf]
99. Chan, D.K.C., Tang, C.W.T., Gucciardi, D.F., Ntoumanis, N., Dimmock, J.A., Donovan, R.J., Hardcastle, S.J., & Hagger, M.S. (2020). Psychological and behavioural factors of unintentional doping: A preliminary systematic review. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18, 273-295. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2018.1450095 [pdf]
98. Chapman, M.T., Lines, R.L.J., Crane, M., Ducker, K.J., Ntoumanis, N., Peeling, P., Parker, S.K., Quested, E., Temby, P., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Team resilience: A scoping review of conceptual and empirical work. Work and Stress, 34, 57-81. doi: 10.1080/02678373.2018.1529064 [pdf]
97. Donnelly, C., Jackson, B., Gucciardi, D., & Reinbolt, J. (2020). Biomechanically informed musculoskeletal training: The four pillars with behaviour change and motivation principles. Applied Sciences, 10, 4480. doi: 10.3390/app10134470. [open access]
96. Ducker, K.J., Lines, R.L.J., Chapman, M., Peeling, P., McKay, A.K.A., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). Validity and reliability evidence of a point of care assessment of salivary cortisol and a-amylase: A pre-registered study. PeerJ, 8: e8366. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8366 [open access]
95. Gucciardi, D.F., Law, K.H., Geurrero, M.D., Quested, E., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., & Jackson, B. (in press). Longitudinal relations between psychological distress and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: A latent change score approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47, 101490. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.02.005 [pdf]
94. Lines, R.L.J., Crane, M., Ducker, K.J., Ntoumanis, N., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Fletcher, D., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). Profiles of adversity and resilience resources: A latent class analysis of two samples. British Journal of Psychology, 111, 174-199. [pdf]
93. Mattie, C.P., Guest, K., Bailey, S., Collins, & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). Development of a mental skills training intervention for the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command: An intervention mapping approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 50, 101720. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101720 [pdf]
92. Reubenson, A., Ng, L., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice provides informative assessments of clinical and professional dimensions of student performance in undergraduate placements: A longitudinal validity and reliability study. Journal of Physiotherapy, 66, 113-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.009 [open access]
91. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Quested, E., Smith, B. S., Nicholas, J., McVeigh, J. Fenton, S. A.M., Stamatakis, E., Parker, S., Pereira, G., Gucciardi, D,F., & Ntoumanis, N. (2020). Feasibility and preliminary effects of a peer-led motivationally-embellished workplace walking intervention: A pilot cluster randomized trial (the START Trial). Contemporary Clinical Trials, 91, 105969. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.105969 [pdf]
2019
90. Barkoukis, V., Brooke, L., Ntoumanis, N., Smith, B., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2019). A qualitative investigation of the role of athletes’ entourage on athletes’ doping-related decisions. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37, 2483-2491. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1643648
89. Bhavsar, N., Ntoumanis, N., Quested, E., Gucciardi, D.F., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ryan, R.M., Reeve, J., Sarrazin, P., & Bartholomew, K.J. (2019). Conceptualising and testing a new tripartite measure of coach interpersonal behaviours. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 44, 107-120. [pdf]
88. Boardley, I.D., Smith, A.L., Ntoumanis, N., Gucciardi, D.F., & Harris, T.S. (2019). Perceptions of coach doping confrontation efficacy and athlete susceptibility to intentional and inadvertent doping. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, , 29, 1647-1654. [open access]
87. Brooke, L.E., Lin, A., Ntoumanis, N., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2019). Is sport an untapped resource for recovery from first episode psychosis? A narrative review. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 13, 358-368. [pdf]
86. Carr, R.M., Prestwich, A., Kwasnicka, D., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Gucciardi, D.F., Quested, R., Hall, L.H., & Ntoumanis, N. (2019). Dyadic interviews to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 13, 91-109. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2018.1532312 [pdf]
85. Chan, D.K.C., Tang, T.C.W., Yung, P., Gucciardi, D.F., & Hagger, M.S. (2019). Is unintentional doping real, or just an excuse? British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53, 978-979. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097614
84. Crane, M.F., M.F., Boga, D., Karin, E., Gucciardi, D.F., Rapport, F., Callen, J., & Sinclair, L. (2019). Strengthening resilience in military officer cadets: A group-randomised controlled trial of coping and emotion regulatory self-reflection training. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87, 125-140. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000356 [pdf]
83. Crane, M.F., Rapport, F., Callen, J., Boga, D., Gucciardi, D.F., & Sinclair, L. (2019). Military police investigator perspectives of a new self-reflective approach to strengthening resilience: A qualitative study. Military Psychology, 31, 383-396. [pdf]
82. Hagger, M.S., Gucciardi, D.F., Turrell, A.S., & Hamilton, K. (2019). Self-control and health-related behaviour: The role of implicit self-control, trait self-control, and lay beliefs in self-control. British Journal of Health Psychology, 24, 764-786. [osf page]
81. Jones, M.J., Dawson, B., Gucciardi, D.F., Eastwood, P.R., Miller, J., Halson, S.L., Dunican, I.C., & Peeling, P. (2019). Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37, 864-870. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1531499 [pdf]
80. Law, K. H., Dimmock, J. A., Guelfi, K. J., Nguyen, T., Gucciardi, D. F., & Jackson, B. (2019). Stress, depressive symptoms, and maternal self-efficacy in first-time mothers: Modeling and predicting change across the first six months of motherhood. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 11, 126-147. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12147 [pdf]
79. Sawyer, A., Lewthwaite, H., Gucciardi, D.F., Hill, K., Jenkins, S., & Cavalheri, V. (2019). Behaviour change techniques to optimise participation in physical activity or exercise in adolescents and young adults with chronic cardiorespiratory conditions: A systematic review. Internal Medicine Journal, 49, 1209-1220. [pdf]
78. Waller, M.C., Kerr, D.A., Binne, M.J., Eaton, E., Wood, C., Stenvers, T., Gucciardi, D.F., Goodman, C., & Ducker, K.J. (2019). Supplement use and behaviours of athletes affiliated with an Australia state-based sports institute. International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, 29, 518-525. [pdf]
2018
77. Anthony, D.R., Gordon, S., Gucciardi, D.F., & Dawson, B. (2018). Adapting a behavioural coaching framework for mental toughness development. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 9, 32-50. doi: 10.1080/21520704.2017.1323058 [pdf]
76. Giles, B., Goods, P., Warner, D., Quain, D., Peeling, P., Ducker, K., Dawson, B., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2018). Mental toughness and behavioural perseverance: A conceptual replication and extension. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21, 640-645. [pdf]
75. Gucciardi, D.F., Crane, M., Ntoumanis, N., Parker, S.K., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ducker, K.J., Peeling, P., Chapman, M.T., Quested, E., & Temby, P. (2018). The emergence of team resilience: A multilevel conceptual model of facilitating factors. Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology, 91, 729-768. doi: 10.1111/joop.12237 [pdf]
74. Johnson, R.W., Williams, S.A., Gucciardi, D.F., Bear, N., & Gibson, N. (2018). Evaluating the effectiveness of home exercise programmes using an online exercise prescription tool in children with cerebral palsy: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8, e018316. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2017-018316 [pdf]
73. Myers, N.D., Ntoumanis, N., Gunnell, K.E., Gucciardi, D.F., & Lee, S. (2018). A review of some emergent quantitative analyses in sport and exercise psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 11, 77-100. [pdf]
72. Ntoumanis, N., Stenling, A., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Vlachopoulos, S., Lindwall, M., Gucciardi, D.F., & Tsakonitis, C. (2018). Longitudinal associations between exercise identity and exercise motivation: A multilevel growth curve model approach. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28, 746-753. doi: 10.1111/sms.12951
71. Ponnusamy, V., Lines, R.L.J., Zhang, C-Q., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2018). Latent profiles of elite Malaysian athletes’ use of psychological skills and techniques and relations with mental toughness. PeerJ, 6: e4778; doi: 10.7717/peerj.4778. [open access]
70. Quested, E., Kwasnicka, D., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Gucciardi, D.F., Kerr, D., Hunt, K., Robinson, S., Morgan, P., Newton, R., Gray, C., Wyke, S., McVeigh, J., Malacova, E., & Ntoumanis, N. (2018). Protocol for a gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for overweight and obese men delivered in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): A feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8, e022663. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022663 [pdf]
69. Stenling, A., Ivarsson, A., Lindwall, M., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2018). Exploring longitudinal measurement invariance and the continuum hypothesis in the Swedish version of the Behavioural Regulation in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ): An exploratory structural equation modelling approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 36, 187-196. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.03.002 [pdf]
68. Zabatiero, J., Smith, A., Hill, K., Hamdorf, J.M., Taylor, S.F., Hagger, M.S., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2018). Do factors related to participation in physical activity change following restrictive bariatric surgery? A qualitative study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 12, 307-316. [pdf]
2017
67. Ntoumanis, N., Gucciardi, D.F., Backhouse, S.H., Barkoukis, V., Quested, E., Patterson, L., Smith, B.J., Whitaker, L., Pavlidis, G., & Kaffe, S. (2017). An intervention to optimise coach motivational climates and reduce athlete willingness to dope (CoachMADE): Protocol for a cross-cultural cluster randomised control trial. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 2301. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02301 [pdf]
66. Gucciardi, D.F. (2017). Commentary: Mental toughness and individual differences in learning, educational and work performance, psychological well-being, and personality: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 2329. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02329 [pdf]
65. Hagger, M.S., Gucciardi, D.F., & Chatzisarantis, N.L.D. (2017). On nomological validity and auxiliary assumptions: The importance of simultaneously testing effects in social cognitive theories applied to health behaviour and some guidelines. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 1933: doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01933/full [pdf]
64. Ntoumanis, N., Barkoukis, V., Gucciardi, D.F., & Chan, D.K.C. (2017). Linking coach interpersonal style with athlete doping intentions and doping use: A prospective study. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 39, 188-198. [pdf]
63. Crane, M.F., Brabazon, G., Gucciardi, D.F., Loveday, T., & Wiggins, M. (2017). General self-efficacy and psychological resilience promote skill acquisition rate under psychological pressure. Australasian Journal of Organisational Psychology, 10(e3), 1-12.
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. [pdf]
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.
Peer-Reviewed Papers
In Press
109. Law, , K. H., Dimmock, J. A., Thornton, A. L., Nicholas, J. C., Ho, G., Gucciardi, D. F., Guelfi, K. J., & Jackson, B. (in press). 'They deserve a treat': The nature and antecedents of parental licensing surrounding children's physical activity. Public Health Nutrition.
108. Kwasnicka, D., Ntoumanis, N., Hunt, K., Gray, C.M., Newton, R.U., Gucciardi, D.F., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Olson, J.L., McVeigh, J., Kerr, D.A., Wyke, S., Morgan, P.J., Robinson, S., Makata, M., & Quested, E. (in press). A gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living program for overweight and obsess men in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): A pilot randomised controlled trial. Plos Medicine. [pdf]
107. Brooke, L.E., Lin, A., Ntoumanis, N., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). The development of a sport-based life skills program for young people with first episode psychosis: An intervention mapping approach. Mental Health and Physical Activity. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100330 [pdf]
106. Lines, R.L.J., Ntoumanis, N., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., McVeigh, J., Ducker, K.J., Fletcher, D., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons of self-reported and device-assessed physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. [pdf]
105. Gucciardi, D.F., Lines, R.L.J., Ducker, K.J., Peeling, P., Chapman, M.T., & Temby, P.T. (in press). Mental toughness as a psychological determinant of behavioural perseverance in Special Forces selection. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. doi: 10.1037/spy0000208 [pdf]
104. Gucciardi, D.F., Weixian, J.C., Gibson, W., Ntoumanis, N., & Ng, L. (in press). Motivational climate in the classroom: Factorial and convergent validity evidence of the Need Support Behaviours Scale with health science students. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. [pdf]
103. Lines, R.L.J., Ducker, K.J., Ntoumanis, N., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Fletcher, D., McGarry, S., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Stress, physical activity, and resilience resources: Tests of direct and moderation effects in young adults. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. [pdf]
2020
102. Anthony, D.R., Gordon, S., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). A qualitative exploration of mentally tough behaviour in Australian football. Journal of Sports Sciences, 3, 308-319. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1698002 [pdf]
101. Bhavsar, N., Bartholomew, K.J., Quested, E., Gucciardi, D.F., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Reeve, J., Sarrazin, P., & Ntoumanis, N. (2020). Measuring psychological need states in sport: Theoretical considerations and a new measure. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47, 101617. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101617 [pdf]
100. Brooke, L.E., Gucciardi, D.F., Ntoumanis, N., & Lin, A. (2020). A qualitative investigation of perceived barriers to and enablers of sport participation for young people with first episode psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 14, 293-306. doi: 10.1111/eip.12854 [pdf]
99. Chan, D.K.C., Tang, C.W.T., Gucciardi, D.F., Ntoumanis, N., Dimmock, J.A., Donovan, R.J., Hardcastle, S.J., & Hagger, M.S. (2020). Psychological and behavioural factors of unintentional doping: A preliminary systematic review. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18, 273-295. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2018.1450095 [pdf]
98. Chapman, M.T., Lines, R.L.J., Crane, M., Ducker, K.J., Ntoumanis, N., Peeling, P., Parker, S.K., Quested, E., Temby, P., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Team resilience: A scoping review of conceptual and empirical work. Work and Stress, 34, 57-81. doi: 10.1080/02678373.2018.1529064 [pdf]
97. Donnelly, C., Jackson, B., Gucciardi, D., & Reinbolt, J. (2020). Biomechanically informed musculoskeletal training: The four pillars with behaviour change and motivation principles. Applied Sciences, 10, 4480. doi: 10.3390/app10134470. [open access]
96. Ducker, K.J., Lines, R.L.J., Chapman, M., Peeling, P., McKay, A.K.A., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). Validity and reliability evidence of a point of care assessment of salivary cortisol and a-amylase: A pre-registered study. PeerJ, 8: e8366. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8366 [open access]
95. Gucciardi, D.F., Law, K.H., Geurrero, M.D., Quested, E., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., & Jackson, B. (in press). Longitudinal relations between psychological distress and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: A latent change score approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47, 101490. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.02.005 [pdf]
94. Lines, R.L.J., Crane, M., Ducker, K.J., Ntoumanis, N., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Fletcher, D., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). Profiles of adversity and resilience resources: A latent class analysis of two samples. British Journal of Psychology, 111, 174-199. [pdf]
93. Mattie, C.P., Guest, K., Bailey, S., Collins, & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). Development of a mental skills training intervention for the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command: An intervention mapping approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 50, 101720. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101720 [pdf]
92. Reubenson, A., Ng, L., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2020). The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice provides informative assessments of clinical and professional dimensions of student performance in undergraduate placements: A longitudinal validity and reliability study. Journal of Physiotherapy, 66, 113-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.009 [open access]
91. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Quested, E., Smith, B. S., Nicholas, J., McVeigh, J. Fenton, S. A.M., Stamatakis, E., Parker, S., Pereira, G., Gucciardi, D,F., & Ntoumanis, N. (2020). Feasibility and preliminary effects of a peer-led motivationally-embellished workplace walking intervention: A pilot cluster randomized trial (the START Trial). Contemporary Clinical Trials, 91, 105969. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.105969 [pdf]
2019
90. Barkoukis, V., Brooke, L., Ntoumanis, N., Smith, B., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2019). A qualitative investigation of the role of athletes’ entourage on athletes’ doping-related decisions. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37, 2483-2491. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1643648
89. Bhavsar, N., Ntoumanis, N., Quested, E., Gucciardi, D.F., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ryan, R.M., Reeve, J., Sarrazin, P., & Bartholomew, K.J. (2019). Conceptualising and testing a new tripartite measure of coach interpersonal behaviours. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 44, 107-120. [pdf]
88. Boardley, I.D., Smith, A.L., Ntoumanis, N., Gucciardi, D.F., & Harris, T.S. (2019). Perceptions of coach doping confrontation efficacy and athlete susceptibility to intentional and inadvertent doping. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, , 29, 1647-1654. [open access]
87. Brooke, L.E., Lin, A., Ntoumanis, N., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2019). Is sport an untapped resource for recovery from first episode psychosis? A narrative review. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 13, 358-368. [pdf]
86. Carr, R.M., Prestwich, A., Kwasnicka, D., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Gucciardi, D.F., Quested, R., Hall, L.H., & Ntoumanis, N. (2019). Dyadic interviews to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 13, 91-109. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2018.1532312 [pdf]
85. Chan, D.K.C., Tang, T.C.W., Yung, P., Gucciardi, D.F., & Hagger, M.S. (2019). Is unintentional doping real, or just an excuse? British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53, 978-979. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097614
84. Crane, M.F., M.F., Boga, D., Karin, E., Gucciardi, D.F., Rapport, F., Callen, J., & Sinclair, L. (2019). Strengthening resilience in military officer cadets: A group-randomised controlled trial of coping and emotion regulatory self-reflection training. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87, 125-140. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000356 [pdf]
83. Crane, M.F., Rapport, F., Callen, J., Boga, D., Gucciardi, D.F., & Sinclair, L. (2019). Military police investigator perspectives of a new self-reflective approach to strengthening resilience: A qualitative study. Military Psychology, 31, 383-396. [pdf]
82. Hagger, M.S., Gucciardi, D.F., Turrell, A.S., & Hamilton, K. (2019). Self-control and health-related behaviour: The role of implicit self-control, trait self-control, and lay beliefs in self-control. British Journal of Health Psychology, 24, 764-786. [osf page]
81. Jones, M.J., Dawson, B., Gucciardi, D.F., Eastwood, P.R., Miller, J., Halson, S.L., Dunican, I.C., & Peeling, P. (2019). Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37, 864-870. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1531499 [pdf]
80. Law, K. H., Dimmock, J. A., Guelfi, K. J., Nguyen, T., Gucciardi, D. F., & Jackson, B. (2019). Stress, depressive symptoms, and maternal self-efficacy in first-time mothers: Modeling and predicting change across the first six months of motherhood. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 11, 126-147. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12147 [pdf]
79. Sawyer, A., Lewthwaite, H., Gucciardi, D.F., Hill, K., Jenkins, S., & Cavalheri, V. (2019). Behaviour change techniques to optimise participation in physical activity or exercise in adolescents and young adults with chronic cardiorespiratory conditions: A systematic review. Internal Medicine Journal, 49, 1209-1220. [pdf]
78. Waller, M.C., Kerr, D.A., Binne, M.J., Eaton, E., Wood, C., Stenvers, T., Gucciardi, D.F., Goodman, C., & Ducker, K.J. (2019). Supplement use and behaviours of athletes affiliated with an Australia state-based sports institute. International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, 29, 518-525. [pdf]
2018
77. Anthony, D.R., Gordon, S., Gucciardi, D.F., & Dawson, B. (2018). Adapting a behavioural coaching framework for mental toughness development. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 9, 32-50. doi: 10.1080/21520704.2017.1323058 [pdf]
76. Giles, B., Goods, P., Warner, D., Quain, D., Peeling, P., Ducker, K., Dawson, B., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2018). Mental toughness and behavioural perseverance: A conceptual replication and extension. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21, 640-645. [pdf]
75. Gucciardi, D.F., Crane, M., Ntoumanis, N., Parker, S.K., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ducker, K.J., Peeling, P., Chapman, M.T., Quested, E., & Temby, P. (2018). The emergence of team resilience: A multilevel conceptual model of facilitating factors. Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology, 91, 729-768. doi: 10.1111/joop.12237 [pdf]
74. Johnson, R.W., Williams, S.A., Gucciardi, D.F., Bear, N., & Gibson, N. (2018). Evaluating the effectiveness of home exercise programmes using an online exercise prescription tool in children with cerebral palsy: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8, e018316. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2017-018316 [pdf]
73. Myers, N.D., Ntoumanis, N., Gunnell, K.E., Gucciardi, D.F., & Lee, S. (2018). A review of some emergent quantitative analyses in sport and exercise psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 11, 77-100. [pdf]
72. Ntoumanis, N., Stenling, A., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Vlachopoulos, S., Lindwall, M., Gucciardi, D.F., & Tsakonitis, C. (2018). Longitudinal associations between exercise identity and exercise motivation: A multilevel growth curve model approach. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28, 746-753. doi: 10.1111/sms.12951
71. Ponnusamy, V., Lines, R.L.J., Zhang, C-Q., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2018). Latent profiles of elite Malaysian athletes’ use of psychological skills and techniques and relations with mental toughness. PeerJ, 6: e4778; doi: 10.7717/peerj.4778. [open access]
70. Quested, E., Kwasnicka, D., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Gucciardi, D.F., Kerr, D., Hunt, K., Robinson, S., Morgan, P., Newton, R., Gray, C., Wyke, S., McVeigh, J., Malacova, E., & Ntoumanis, N. (2018). Protocol for a gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for overweight and obese men delivered in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): A feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8, e022663. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022663 [pdf]
69. Stenling, A., Ivarsson, A., Lindwall, M., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2018). Exploring longitudinal measurement invariance and the continuum hypothesis in the Swedish version of the Behavioural Regulation in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ): An exploratory structural equation modelling approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 36, 187-196. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.03.002 [pdf]
68. Zabatiero, J., Smith, A., Hill, K., Hamdorf, J.M., Taylor, S.F., Hagger, M.S., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2018). Do factors related to participation in physical activity change following restrictive bariatric surgery? A qualitative study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 12, 307-316. [pdf]
2017
67. Ntoumanis, N., Gucciardi, D.F., Backhouse, S.H., Barkoukis, V., Quested, E., Patterson, L., Smith, B.J., Whitaker, L., Pavlidis, G., & Kaffe, S. (2017). An intervention to optimise coach motivational climates and reduce athlete willingness to dope (CoachMADE): Protocol for a cross-cultural cluster randomised control trial. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 2301. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02301 [pdf]
66. Gucciardi, D.F. (2017). Commentary: Mental toughness and individual differences in learning, educational and work performance, psychological well-being, and personality: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 2329. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02329 [pdf]
65. Hagger, M.S., Gucciardi, D.F., & Chatzisarantis, N.L.D. (2017). On nomological validity and auxiliary assumptions: The importance of simultaneously testing effects in social cognitive theories applied to health behaviour and some guidelines. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 1933: doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01933/full [pdf]
64. Ntoumanis, N., Barkoukis, V., Gucciardi, D.F., & Chan, D.K.C. (2017). Linking coach interpersonal style with athlete doping intentions and doping use: A prospective study. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 39, 188-198. [pdf]
63. Crane, M.F., Brabazon, G., Gucciardi, D.F., Loveday, T., & Wiggins, M. (2017). General self-efficacy and psychological resilience promote skill acquisition rate under psychological pressure. Australasian Journal of Organisational Psychology, 10(e3), 1-12.
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. [pdf]
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
17. Hill, K., McKeough, Z., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Sedentarism and light exercise in COPD. In C.F. Donner, N. Ambrosisino, & R. Goldstein (Ed.), Pulmonary rehabilitation (2nd ed.). CRC Press.
16. Chapman, M.T., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Can adverse experiences promote team functioning? In R. Wadey, M. Day, & K. Howells (Eds.), Growth following adversity in sport. Routledge.
15. Beattie, S., Hardy, L., Cooke, A., & Gucciardi, D. (2020). Mental toughness training (pp. 255-270). In N. Hodges & A.M. Williams (Eds.), Skill acquisition in sport: Research, theory and practice (3rd ed.). Routledge.
14. Gucciardi, D. F. (2020). Mental toughness: Taking stock and considering new horizons (pp. 101-120). In G. Tenenbaum & R. C. Eklund (Eds.), Handbook of sport psychology (4th ed.). Wiley.
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.
17. Hill, K., McKeough, Z., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Sedentarism and light exercise in COPD. In C.F. Donner, N. Ambrosisino, & R. Goldstein (Ed.), Pulmonary rehabilitation (2nd ed.). CRC Press.
16. Chapman, M.T., & Gucciardi, D.F. (in press). Can adverse experiences promote team functioning? In R. Wadey, M. Day, & K. Howells (Eds.), Growth following adversity in sport. Routledge.
15. Beattie, S., Hardy, L., Cooke, A., & Gucciardi, D. (2020). Mental toughness training (pp. 255-270). In N. Hodges & A.M. Williams (Eds.), Skill acquisition in sport: Research, theory and practice (3rd ed.). Routledge.
14. Gucciardi, D. F. (2020). Mental toughness: Taking stock and considering new horizons (pp. 101-120). In G. Tenenbaum & R. C. Eklund (Eds.), Handbook of sport psychology (4th ed.). Wiley.
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.