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Isabel Castillo

Isabel Castillo

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Psychology

D-Index
36
Citations
5565
World Ranking
9510
National Ranking
115

Overview

Isabel Castillo is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain and specializes in research within the field of psychology, with a focus on social psychology, developmental and educational psychology, clinical psychology, safety research, and applied psychology. Their body of work spans numerous topics related to motivation, self-concept in sports, youth development, behavioral health interventions, sport psychology, children's physical and motor development, procrastination, and anxiety studies.

Their research topics include:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Physical Education and Pedagogy

Frequent co-authors with whom Isabel Castillo has collaborated include:

  • Octavio Álvarez
  • Inês Tomás
  • Isaac Estevan
  • Javier Molina-García
  • Cristina Menescardi

Their publications have appeared in a range of journals, predominantly:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Sustainability
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Isabel Castillo include:

  • Transformational Teaching in Physical Education and Students' Leisure-Time Physical Activity: The Mediating Role of Learning Climate, Passion and Self-Determined Motivation, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Examining early adolescents' motivation for physical education: associations with actual and perceived motor competence, 2020, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
  • Young University Students' Academic Self-Regulation Profiles and Their Associated Procrastination: Autonomous Functioning Requires Self-Regulated Operations, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Grit, Self-Efficacy, Motivation and the Readiness to Change Index Toward Exercise in the Adult Population, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Preventing Procrastination Behaviours: Teaching Styles and Competence in University Students, 2020, Sustainability

The distribution of publications shows a strong emphasis on psychological aspects related to physical education, motivation in sports, and behavioral interventions. By exploring these areas, Isabel Castillo's work addresses factors influencing motivation, procrastination, and self-regulation among youth and adults, with an interdisciplinary approach combining psychology and physical education.

Best Publications

  • Apoyo a la autonomía, satisfacción de las necesidades, motivación y bienestar en deportistas de competición: un análisis de la teoría de la autodeterminación

    Isabel Balaguer;Isabel Castillo;Joan L. Duda

  • Coaches' interpersonal style, basic psychological needs and the well- and ill-being of young soccer players: A longitudinal analysis

    Isabel Balaguer;Lorena González;Priscila Fabra;Isabel Castillo

  • Coach autonomy support and quality of sport engagement in young soccer players.

    María Sol Álvarez;Isabel Balaguer;Isabel Castillo;Joan L. Duda

  • Influence of the distance in a roundhouse kick's execution time and impact force in Taekwondo.

    Coral Falco;Octavio Alvarez;Isabel Castillo;Isaac Estevan

  • The Coach-Created Motivational Climate, Young Athletes' Well-Being, and Intentions to Continue Participation

    María Sol Alvarez;Isabel Balaguer;Isabel Castillo;Joan L. Duda

  • Las orientaciones de meta y los motivos de práctica deportiva en los jóvenes deportistas valencianos escolarizados

    Isabel Castillo;Isabel Balaguer;Joan L. Duda

  • Efecto de la práctica de actividad física y de la participación deportiva sobre el estilo de vida saludable en la adolescencia en función del género

    Isabel Castillo;Isabel Balaguer;Marisa García-Merita

  • Bienestar psicológico y práctica deportiva en universitarios

    J. Molina-García;I. Castillo;C. Pablos;Vicente Mártir

  • Propiedades psicométricas de la escala de motivación deportiva en deportistas españoles

    Isabel Balaguer;Isabel Castillo;Joan L. Duda

  • Leisure-time physical activity and psychological well-being in university students.

    J. Molina-García;I. Castillo;A. Queralt

  • Estilos de liderazgo en la Selección Española de Taekwondo

    Octavio Álvarez;Isabel Castillo;Coral Falcó

  • Autonomy support, basic psychological needs and well-being in Mexican athletes.

    Jeanette López-Walle;Isabel Balaguer;Isabel Castillo;José Tristán

  • Factores psicosociales asociados con la participación deportiva en la adolescencia

    Isabel Castillo;Isabel Balaguer;Joan L Duda;María Isabel García-Merita

  • Análisis de las propiedades psicométricas de la versión española del cuestionario de clima en el deporte

    Isabel Balaguer;Isabel Castillo;Joan L. Duda;Inés Tomás

  • Psychosocial and environmental correlates of active commuting for university students.

    Javier Molina-García;Isabel Castillo;James F. Sallis

  • Las teorías personales sobre el logro académico y su relación con la alienación escolar

    Isabel Castillo;Isabel Balaguer;Joan L. Duda

  • Bicycling to university: evaluation of a bicycle-sharing program in Spain

    Javier Molina-García;Isabel Castillo;Ana Queralt;James F. Sallis

  • Las perspectivas de meta de los adolescentes en el contexto deportivo

    Isabel Castillo;Isabel Balaguer;Joan L. Duda

  • Promoting Adolescent health through an intervention aimed at improving the quality of their participation in Physical Activity (PAPA): Background to the project and main trial protocol

    Joan L. Duda;Eleanor Quested;Ellen Haug;Oddrun Samdal

  • Perspectivas de meta de los adolescentes en el contexto académico

    Isabel Castillo;Isabel Balaguer;Joan L. Duda

  • Determinants of Leisure-time Physical Activity and Future Intention to Practice in Spanish College Students

    Javier Molina-García;Isabel Castillo;Carlos Pablos

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabel Balaguer
Isabel Balaguer University of Valencia
Joan L. Duda
Joan L. Duda University of Birmingham
Lisa M. Barnett
Lisa M. Barnett Deakin University
Howard Hall
Howard Hall York St John University
Yngvar Ommundsen
Yngvar Ommundsen Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Nikos Ntoumanis
Nikos Ntoumanis University of Southern Denmark
Bente Wold
Bente Wold University of Bergen
Athanasios Papaioannou
Athanasios Papaioannou University Of Thessaly
Marisol Lila
Marisol Lila University of Valencia
Philippe Sarrazin
Philippe Sarrazin Grenoble Alpes University

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