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Overview

David Tod is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and has an extensive publication record focused primarily on psychology and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including developmental and educational psychology, social psychology, orthopedics and sports medicine, clinical psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main topics of David Tod's work cover:

  • Sport psychology and performance
  • Motivation and self-concept in sports
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Physical activity and health
  • Sports, gender, and society
  • Behavioral health and interventions
  • Physical education and pedagogy

David Tod has contributed to a number of academic venues throughout their career, with frequent publications in:

  • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • The Sport Psychologist
  • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health
  • Chronobiology International

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David Tod include:

  • Critical appraisal, 2021, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life During the Confinement Induced by COVID-19 Outbreak: A Pilot Study in Tunisia, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • The efficacy of psychological skills training for enhancing performance in sport: a review of reviews, 2023, International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Questions and answers about conducting systematic reviews in sport and exercise psychology, 2020, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Redox Homeostasis and Inflammation Responses to Training in Adolescent Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 2020, Sports Medicine - Open

David Tod frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Hayley McEwan
  • Moira Lafferty
  • Samuel A. Pullinger
  • Martin Eubank
  • Maamer Slimani

Best Publications

  • Athletes' career transition out of sport: a systematic review

    Sunghee Park;David Lavallee;David Tod

  • Effects of self-talk: A systematic review.

    David Adrian Tod;James Hardy;Emily Jane Oliver

  • A framework for the study and application of self-talk within sport.

    James Hardy;Emily Oliver;David Tod

  • Muscle dysmorphia: current insights.

    David Tod;Christian Edwards;Ieuan Cranswick

  • Monitoring different types of resistance training using session rating of perceived exertion.

    Favil Singh;Carl Foster;David Tod;Michael R. McGuigan

  • Effects of Mental Imagery on Muscular Strength in Healthy and Patient Participants: A Systematic Review

    Maamer Slimani;David Tod;Helmi Chaabene;Bianca Miarka

  • Exploring the retirement from sport decision-making process based on the transtheoretical model

    Sunghee Park;David Tod;David Lavallee

  • Moral reasoning and achievement motivation in sport: a qualitative inquiry.

    David A Tod;K Hodge

  • A systematic review of the drive for muscularity research area

    Christian Edwards;David Adrian Tod;Gyozo Molnar

  • Effects and Dose-Response Relationships of Motor Imagery Practice on Strength Development in Healthy Adult Populations: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Armin H. Paravlic;Maamer Slimani;David Tod;Uros Marusic;Uros Marusic

  • The long and winding road: Professional development in sport psychology

    David A Tod

  • 'Psyching-up' and muscular force production.

    David Tod;Fiona Iredale;Nicholas Gill

  • Self-talk influences vertical jump performance and kinematics in male rugby union players

    Christian Edwards;David Tod;Michael McGuigan

  • An Analysis of Organizational Structure and Transition Outcomes in the Youth-to-Senior Professional Soccer Transition

    Robert Morris;David Tod;Emily Oliver

  • Do cognitive training strategies improve motor and positive psychological skills development in soccer players? Insights from a systematic review

    Maamer Slimani;Nicola Luigi Bragazzi;David Tod;Alexandre Dellal

  • From youth team to first team: An investigation into the transition experiences of young professional athletes in soccer

    Robert Morris;David Tod;Martin Eubank

  • A longitudinal examination of neophyte applied sport psychologists' development.

    David Adrian Tod;Mark B. Anderson;Daryl B. Marchant

  • The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life During the Confinement Induced by COVID-19 Outbreak: A Pilot Study in Tunisia

    Maamer Slimani;Armin Paravlic;Faten Mbarek;Nicola L. Bragazzi;Nicola L. Bragazzi

  • Effects of instructional and motivational self-talk on the vertical jump

    David Adrian Tod;Rhys Thatcher;Michael McGuigan;Joanne Thatcher

  • Effect of Taekwondo Practice on Cognitive Function in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Abdelmotaleb Kadri;Maamer Slimani;Nicola Luigi Bragazzi;David Tod

  • Learning Experiences Contributing to Service-Delivery Competence

    David Tod;Daryl Marchant;Mark B. Andersen

  • Introducing Systematic Reviews

    David Tod

Frequent Co-Authors

David Lavallee
David Lavallee Abertay University
Mark B. Andersen
Mark B. Andersen Halmstad University
Todd G. Morrison
Todd G. Morrison University of Saskatchewan
Tatiana V. Ryba
Tatiana V. Ryba University of Jyväskylä
James Hardy
James Hardy Bangor University
Ken Hodge
Ken Hodge University of Otago
Natalia Stambulova
Natalia Stambulova Halmstad University
David Markland
David Markland Bangor University

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