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Anthony J. Amorose is affiliated with Illinois State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychology and social sciences, with a strong emphasis on youth development and sports-related domains. The main fields of their work include Psychology and Social Sciences, while subfields cover Social Psychology, Safety Research, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's research topics encompass several areas, notably:

  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Physical Education and Pedagogy
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Physical Activity and Health

Their recent publications include:

  • Student-athletes' dual commitment to school and sport: Compatible or conflicting? (2020), published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Social-Emotional Learning Interventions in Youth Sport: What Matters in Design? (2021), published in Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
  • Autonomy support and control within mother-father parenting structures: A person-centered approach in youth sport (2020), published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • What Keeps Kids Coming Back? Retention in a Sport-Based Positive Youth Development Program (2022), published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • Social Skill Transfer from a Sport-Based Positive Youth Development Program to the School Setting (2022), published in Sport Social Work Journal

The venues where Anthony J. Amorose frequently publishes include:

  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
  • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • Sport Social Work Journal

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Dawn Anderson-Butcher
  • Samantha Bates
  • Liam O'Neil
  • Scott Pierce
  • Travis R. Scheadler

Best Publications

  • Motivational orientations and sport behavior

    Maureen R. Weiss;A. J. Amorose

  • Intrinsic Motivation: Relationships with Collegiate Athletes’ Gender, Scholarship Status, and Perceptions of Their Coaches’ Behavior

    Anthony J. Amorose;Thelma S. Horn

  • Autonomy-supportive coaching and self-determined motivation in high school and college athletes: A test of self-determination theory

    Anthony J. Amorose;Dawn Anderson-Butcher

  • Perceived Coaching Behaviors and College Athletes' Intrinsic Motivation: A Test of Self-Determination Theory

    Jill Hollembeak;Anthony J. Amorose

  • Pre- to Post-Season Changes in the Intrinsic Motivation of First Year College Athletes: Relationships with Coaching Behavior and Scholarship Status

    Anthony J. Amorose;Thelma S. Horn

  • Students’ Perceptions of Teacher Feedback and Physical Competence in Physical Education Classes: Gender Effects

    Virginie Nicaise;Genevieve Cogerino;Julien E. Bois;Anthony J. Amorose

  • The relative roles of physical education teachers and parents in adolescents' leisure-time physical activity motivation and behavior

    Lindley McDavid;Anne E. Cox;Anthony J. Amorose

  • Measuring interprofessional team collaboration in expanded school mental health: Model refinement and scale development.

    Elizabeth A. Mellin;Laura Bronstein;Dawn Anderson-Butcher;Anthony J. Amorose

  • Girls' and boys' perceptions of physical education teachers' feedback: Effects on performance and psychological responses

    Virginie Nicaise;Julien E. Bois;Stuart J. Fairclough;Anthony J. Amorose

  • Children's Self-Perceptions in the Physical Domain: Between- and Within-Age Variability in Level, Accuracy, and Sources of Perceived Competence.

    Maureen R. Weiss;Anthony J. Amorose

  • The development of the Perceived School Experiences Scale.

    Dawn Anderson-Butcher;Anthony Amorose;Aidyn Iachini;Annahita Ball

  • Exploring the independent and interactive effects of autonomy-supportive and controlling coaching behaviors on adolescent athletes’ motivation for sport.

    Anthony J. Amorose;Dawn Anderson-Butcher

  • Predicting Changes in Athletes' Well Being from Changes in Need Satisfaction over the Course of a Competitive Season.

    Anthony J. Amorose;Dawn Anderson-Butcher;Jillian Cooper

  • Initial Reliability and Validity of the Perceived Social Competence Scale

    Dawn Anderson-Butcher;Aidyn L. Iachini;Anthony J. Amorose

  • Coaching Behaviors, Motivational Climate, and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Female Adolescent Athletes

    Maureen R. Weiss;Anthony J. Amorose;Anna Marie Wilko

  • Maximizing Youth Experiences in Community Sport Settings: The Design and Impact of the LiFE Sports Camp

    Dawn Anderson-Butcher;Allison Riley;Anthony Amorose;Aidyn Iachini

  • Coaching feedback as a source of information about perceptions of ability: A developmental examination

    Anthony J. Amorose;Maureen R. Weiss

  • Perceived Motivational Climate and Self-Determined Motivation in Female High School Athletes

    Lindsay Kipp;Anthony J. Amorose

  • Reflected appraisals and perceived importance of significant others' appraisals as predictors of college athletes' self-perceptions of competence.

    Anthony J. Amorose

  • High school athletes’ self-determined motivation: The independent and interactive effects of coach, father, and mother autonomy support

    Anthony J. Amorose;Dawn Anderson-Butcher;Tarkington J. Newman;Mickey Fraina

Frequent Co-Authors

Maureen R. Weiss
Maureen R. Weiss University of Minnesota
Thelma S. Horn
Thelma S. Horn Miami University
Alan L. Smith
Alan L. Smith Michigan State University

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