What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Self-esteem
His primary scientific interests are in Social psychology, Perception, Athletes, Goal theory and Perspective.
In general Social psychology, his work in Goal setting and Sport psychology is often linked to Multivariate analysis of variance linking many areas of study.
His work deals with themes such as Goal orientation and Competence, which intersect with Perception.
His Goal orientation research incorporates themes from Mathematics education and Academic achievement.
His Athletes research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Developmental psychology and Burnout.
His Goal theory research focuses on Physical education and how it relates to Deception.
His most cited work include:
- Motivation in sport and exercise. (445 citations)
- Advances in motivation in sport and exercise (440 citations)
- Achievement goals in sport : The development and validation of the Perception of Success Questionnaire (296 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Perception, Goal theory and Athletes are his primary areas of study.
His Social psychology study combines topics in areas such as Task and Applied psychology.
His work investigates the relationship between Developmental psychology and topics such as Id, ego and super-ego that intersect with problems in Orientation.
The concepts of his Perception study are interwoven with issues in Situational ethics, Salience and Goal orientation.
His Athletes study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Perfectionism, Affect and Burnout.
Glyn C. Roberts has researched Sport psychology in several fields, including Cognitive psychology and Morality.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (51.81%)
- Developmental psychology (27.71%)
- Perception (26.51%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2019)?
- Goal theory (16.87%)
- Social psychology (51.81%)
- Applied psychology (15.66%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Goal theory, Social psychology, Applied psychology, Goal setting and Perception.
His work focuses on many connections between Goal theory and other disciplines, such as Dynamics, that overlap with his field of interest in Cognitive psychology and Sport psychology.
Glyn C. Roberts interconnects Maladaptive coping and Social system in the investigation of issues within Social psychology.
In his research, Achievement Orientation, Athletes and Need for achievement is intimately related to Goal orientation, which falls under the overarching field of Goal setting.
The various areas that Glyn C. Roberts examines in his Perception study include Situational ethics, Salience and Clinical psychology.
His research in Mathematics education intersects with topics in Pedagogy and Behavior change.
Between 2007 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- Understanding the Dynamics of Motivation in Sport and Physical Activity: An Achievement Goal Interpretation (133 citations)
- Achievement goals and gender effects on multidimensional anxiety in national elite sport (67 citations)
- Achieving success at work: development and validation of the Motivational Climate at Work Questionnaire (MCWQ) (36 citations)
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