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Overview

Adam R. Nicholls is affiliated with the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on social psychology, applied psychology, sociology and political science, developmental and educational psychology, and surgery as subfields.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Doping in Sports
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Ethics in Business and Education

Nicholls has contributed to a range of recent papers, such as:

  • "Coping tendencies and changes in athlete burnout over time," 2020, published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • "The effects of the iPlayClean education programme on doping attitudes and susceptibility to use banned substances among high-level adolescent athletes from the UK: A cluster-randomised controlled trial," 2020, published in International Journal of Drug Policy
  • "Mental health and psychological well-being among professional rugby league players from the UK," 2020, published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
  • "Snitches Get Stitches and End Up in Ditches: A Systematic Review of the Factors Associated With Whistleblowing Intentions," 2021, published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Stressors and coping strategies in esports: a systematic review," 2024, published in International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

The scholar frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • Emerging Trends in Drugs Addictions and Health

Frequent co-authors include:

  • John L. Perry
  • Lucas R W Fairs
  • John Toner
  • Sean Pymer
  • Amy E. Harwood

The cumulative work by Adam R. Nicholls reflects multidisciplinary intersections primarily at the nexus of psychology and medicine, with an emphasis on sports psychology, doping behaviors, and behavioral health interventions. Their research also intersects with topics on ethical considerations in education and business as well as clinical areas such as peripheral artery disease management.

Best Publications

  • Coping in sport: A systematic review.

    Adam R. Nicholls;Remco C. J. Polman

  • Mental toughness, optimism, pessimism, and coping among athletes

    Adam R. Nicholls;Remco C.J. Polman;Andrew R. Levy;Susan H. Backhouse

  • Mental toughness, stress, stress appraisal, coping and coping effectiveness in sport

    Mariana Kaiseler;Remco Polman;Adam Nicholls

  • Mental toughness in sport: Achievement level, gender, age, experience, and sport type differences

    Adam R. Nicholls;Remco C.J. Polman;Andrew R. Levy;Susan H. Backhouse

  • Assessing model fit: caveats and recommendations for confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling

    John L. Perry;Adam R. Nicholls;Peter J. Clough;Lee Crust

  • A path analysis of stress appraisals, emotions, coping, and performance satisfaction among athletes

    Adam R. Nicholls;Remco C.J. Polman;Andrew R. Levy

  • Stressors, coping, and coping effectiveness among professional rugby union players

    Adam R. Nicholls;Nicholas L. Holt;Remco C.J. Polman;Jonny Bloomfield

  • Type D personality, stress, and symptoms of burnout: The influence of avoidance coping and social support

    Remco Polman;Erika Borkoles;Adam R. Nicholls

  • Stressors, coping, and coping effectiveness: Gender, type of sport, and skill differences

    Adam R. Nicholls;Remco Polman;Andrew R. Levy;Jamie Taylor

  • A Phenomenological Analysis of Coping Effectiveness in Golf

    Adam R. Nicholls;Nicholas L. Holt;Remco C.J. Polman

  • Stress and Coping Among International Adolescent Golfers

    Adam R. Nicholls;Nicholas L. Holt;Remco C. J. Polman;D. Wil G. James

  • Effects of the Big Five personality dimensions on appraisal coping, and coping effectiveness in sport.

    Mariana Kaiseler;Remco C.J. Polman;Adam R. Nicholls

  • Stressors and Coping Strategies among Early and Middle Adolescent Premier League Academy Soccer Players: Differences According to Age

    Clive W. Reeves;Adam R. Nicholls;Jim McKenna

  • Mental toughness: managerial and age differences

    David C. Marchant;Remco C.J. Polman;Peter J. Clough;James G. Jackson

  • Coping self-efficacy, pre-competitive anxiety, and subjective performance among athletes

    Adam R. Nicholls;Remco Polman;Andrew R. Levy

  • Factorial validity of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire-48

    John L. Perry;Peter J. Clough;Lee Crust;Keith Earle

  • Acute sport-related stressors, coping, and emotion among professional rugby union players during training and matches

    Adam Nicholls;C. Jones;Remco Polman;Erika Borkoles

  • Think aloud: acute stress and coping strategies during golf performances

    Adam R Nicholls;Remco C J Polman

  • The Ups and Downs of Coping and Sport Achievement: An Episodic Process Analysis of Within-Person Associations

    Patrick Gaudreau;Adam Nicholls;Andrew R. Levy

  • Stressors and affective states among professional rugby union players.

    Adam Nicholls;Susan Backhouse;Remco Polman;Jim McKenna

  • Stressors, Coping, and CopingEffectiveness Among ProfessionalRugby Union Players

    Adam R. Nicholls;Nicholas L. Holt;Remco C.J. Polman;Jonny Bloomfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Remco Polman
Remco Polman Queensland University of Technology
Nicholas L. Holt
Nicholas L. Holt University of Alberta
Peter J. Clough
Peter J. Clough University of Huddersfield
Lee Crust
Lee Crust University of Lincoln
Jonathan A. Smith
Jonathan A. Smith Birkbeck, University of London
Patrick Gaudreau
Patrick Gaudreau University of Ottawa
Markus Gerber
Markus Gerber University of Basel
Lambros Lazuras
Lambros Lazuras University of Lincoln

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