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Daniel F. Gucciardi

Daniel F. Gucciardi

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Psychology

D-Index
49
Citations
10053
World Ranking
5665
National Ranking
326

Overview

Daniel F. Gucciardi is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia. Their research spans primarily the fields of psychology and medicine, with significant contributions in clinical psychology, applied psychology, physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and social psychology. The breadth of study areas reflects a multidisciplinary approach to behavioral and physical health issues.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics including behavioral health and interventions, physical activity and health, resilience and mental health, sport psychology and performance, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, motivation and self-concept in sports, and issues related to obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Research Screener: a machine learning tool to semi-automate abstract screening for systematic reviews," 2021, Systematic Reviews
  • "Handling effect size dependency in meta-analysis," 2021, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • "A gender-sensitised weight-loss and healthy living program for men with overweight and obesity in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): A pilot randomised controlled trial," 2020, PLoS Medicine
  • "Mental toughness as a psychological determinant of behavioral perseverance in special forces selection," 2020, Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology
  • "An intervention to optimise coach-created motivational climates and reduce athlete willingness to dope (CoachMADE): a three-country cluster randomised controlled trial," 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine

The scientist has coauthored extensively with several frequent collaborators, namely:

  • Nikos Ntoumanis (32 joint publications)
  • Monique F. Crane (20 joint publications)
  • Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani (19 joint publications)
  • Eleanor Quested (16 joint publications)
  • Kylie Hill (13 joint publications)

Publication venues frequently featuring their work include:

  • Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology (7 publications)
  • Anxiety Stress & Coping (4 publications)
  • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology (3 publications)
  • Psychology and Health (3 publications)
  • Stress and Health (3 publications)

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has contributed to book literature, including a 2024 publication titled "Pain education research: Advances, innovations, and challenges" released by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Towards an Understanding of Mental Toughness in Australian Football

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Sandy Gordon;James A. Dimmock

  • The concept of mental toughness: Tests of dimensionality, nomological network and traitness

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Daniel F. Gucciardi;Sheldon Hanton;Sandy Gordon;Clifford J. Mallett

  • Understanding mental toughness in Australian soccer: Perceptions of players, parents, and coaches

    Tristan J. Coulter;Clifford J. Mallett;Daniel F. Gucciardi

  • Advancing mental toughness research and theory using personal construct psychology

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Sandy Gordon;James A. Dimmock

  • Evaluation of a Mental Toughness Training Program for Youth-Aged Australian Footballers: I. A Quantitative Analysis

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Sandy Gordon;James A. Dimmock

  • The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Ben Jackson;Tristan J. Coulter;Clifford J. Mallett

  • Motivational correlates of mentally tough behaviours in tennis

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Daniel F. Gucciardi;Ben Jackson;Sheldon Hanton;Machar Reid

  • Choking under pressure in sensorimotor skills: Conscious processing or depleted attentional resources?

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;James A. Dimmock

  • Development and preliminary validation of a mental toughness inventory for Australian football

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Sandy Gordon;James A. Dimmock

  • Mental toughness in sport: motivational antecedents and associations with performance and psychological health.

    John William Mahoney;Daniel F. Gucciardi;Nikos Ntoumanis;Cliff J. Mallett

  • Mental toughness: progress and prospects.

    Daniel F Gucciardi

  • Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior in Sport: The Role of Motivational Climate, Basic Psychological Needs, and Moral Disengagement

    Ken Hodge;Daniel F. Gucciardi

  • Development and preliminary validation of the Cricket Mental Toughness Inventory (CMTI).

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Sandy Gordon

  • Conceptualizing and testing a new tripartite measure of coach interpersonal behaviors

    Nikita Bhavsar;Nikolaos Ntoumanis;Eleanor Quested;Daniel F. Gucciardi

  • Progressing measurement in mental toughness: A case example of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire 48.

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Sheldon Hanton;Clifford J. Mallett

  • Understanding the coach’s role in the development of mental toughness: Perspectives of elite Australian football coaches

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Sandy Gordon;James A. Dimmock;Clifford J. Mallett

  • Are mental toughness and mental health contradictory concepts in elite sport? A narrative review of theory and evidence

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Sheldon Hanton;Scott Fleming

  • Experienced golfers' perspectives on choking under pressure.

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Jay Lee Longbottom;Ben Jackson;James A. Dimmock

  • The emergence of team resilience: A multilevel conceptual model of facilitating factors

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Monique Crane;Nikos Ntoumanis;Sharon K. Parker

  • Linking coach interpersonal style with Athlete doping intentions and doping use: A prospective study

    Nikos Ntoumanis;Vassilis Barkoukis;Daniel F. Gucciardi;Derwin King Chung Chan

  • Dyadic interventions to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour: systematic review and meta-analysis

    R. Carr;A. Prestwich;Dominika Kwasnicka;Cecilie Thogersen-Ntoumani

  • Beyond optimal performance: mental toughness profiles and developmental success in adolescent cricketers

    Daniel F. Gucciardi;Martin Ian Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikos Ntoumanis
Nikos Ntoumanis University of Southern Denmark
James A. Dimmock
James A. Dimmock University of Western Australia
Clifford J. Mallett
Clifford J. Mallett University of Queensland
Martin S. Hagger
Martin S. Hagger University of California, Merced
Sheldon Hanton
Sheldon Hanton Cardiff Metropolitan University
Ashleigh Lin
Ashleigh Lin Telethon Kids Institute
Ken Hodge
Ken Hodge University of Otago
Vassilis Barkoukis
Vassilis Barkoukis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
J. Robert Grove
J. Robert Grove University of Western Australia

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