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Overview

Kent C. Kowalski is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada and has a research focus primarily within the field of psychology, with a total of 42 publications. The subfields to which Kowalski has contributed include Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their research covers various topics within psychology, emphasizing areas such as Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Sport Psychology and Performance, Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation, Resilience and Mental Health, and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of Kowalski's work:

  • "Self-compassion in sport: a scoping review," 2023, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • "Grit in sport: a scoping review," 2021, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • "The role of growth and maturation during adolescence on team-selection and short-term sports participation," 2020, Annals of Human Biology
  • "Self-compassion and body-related self-conscious emotions: Examining within- and between-person variation among adolescent girls in sport," 2021, Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • "'That's how I am dealing with it - that is dealing with it': exploring men athletes' self-compassion through the lens of masculinity," 2021, Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health

Kowalski frequently publishes in several academic venues. The most common publication venues include Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Annals of Human Biology, and the Journal of Happiness Studies.

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors throughout their career. Frequent co-authors include Leah J. Ferguson, Amber D. Mosewich, Danielle L. Cormier, Catherine M. Sabiston, and Nancy C. Gyurcsik.

Best Publications

  • Measuring general levels of physical activity: preliminary evidence for the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children.

    Peter R. E. Crocker;Donald A. Bailey;Robert A. Faulkner;Kent C. Kowalski

  • Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children

    Kent C. Kowalski;Peter R.E. Crocker;Robert A. Faulkner

  • Convergent Validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents

    Kent C. Kowalski;Peter R.E. Crocker;Nanette P. Kowalski

  • Self-Compassion: A Potential Resource for Young Women Athletes

    Amber D. Mosewich;Kent C. Kowalski;Catherine M. Sabiston;Whitney A. Sedgwick

  • Applying Self-Compassion in Sport: An Intervention With Women Athletes

    Amber D. Mosewich;Peter R.E. Crocker;Kent C. Kowalski;Anita DeLongis

  • Children's physical activity and physical self-perceptions

    Peter R.E. Crocker;Robert C. Eklund;Kent C. Kowalski

  • Exploring Self-Compassion and Eudaimonic Well-Being in Young Women Athletes

    Leah J Ferguson;Kent C Kowalski;Diane E Mack;Catherine M Sabiston

  • Self-compassion and women athletes' responses to emotionally difficult sport situations: An evaluation of a brief induction

    Nathan A. Reis;Kent C. Kowalski;Leah J. Ferguson;Catherine M. Sabiston

  • Gender differences in physical self-perceptions, global self-esteem and physical activity: evaluation of the physical self-perception profile model.

    Sean D. Hayes;Peter R. E. Crocker;Kent C. Kowalski

  • Self-compassion and Eudaimonic Well-Being During Emotionally Difficult Times in Sport

    Leah J. Ferguson;Kent C. Kowalski;Diane E. Mack;Catherine M. Sabiston

  • The Role of Self-compassion in Women's Self-determined Motives to Exercise and Exercise-related Outcomes

    Cathy M. R. Magnus;Kent C. Kowalski;Tara-Leigh F. McHugh

  • Self-compassion in the stress process in women athletes.

    Amber D. Mosewich;Catherine M. Sabiston;Kent C. Kowalski;Patrick Gaudreau

  • Development and Validation of the Coping Function Questionnaire for Adolescents in Sport

    Kent C. Kowalski;Peter R.E. Crocker

  • Longitudinal Assessment of the Relationship Between Physical Self-Concept and Health-Related Behavior and Emotion in Adolescent Girls

    Peter R. E. Crocker;Catherine M. Sabiston;Kent C. Kowalski;Meghan H. McDonough

  • Social Physique Anxiety in Adolescence: An Exploration of Influences, Coping Strategies, and Health Behaviors

    C. M. Sabiston;W. A. Sedgwick;P. R. E. Crocker;K. C. Kowalski

  • The role of body-related self-conscious emotions in motivating women's physical activity.

    Catherine M. Sabiston;Jennifer Brunet;Kent C. Kowalski;Philip M. Wilson

  • Relationship between carbonated and other low nutrient dense beverages and bone mineral content of adolescents

    Susan J Whiting;Adrienne Healey;Sheryl Psiuk;Robert Mirwald

  • An empirical phenomenology of young adult women exercisers' body self-compassion

    Katie‐Ann Berry;Kent C. Kowalski;Leah J. Ferguson;Tara‐Leigh F. McHugh

  • Predicting change in physical activity, dietary restraint, and physique anxiety in adolescent girls: examining covariance in physical self-perceptions.

    Peter Crocker;Catherine Sabiston;Shannon Forrestor;Nanette Kowalski

  • Coping with social physique anxiety in adolescence.

    Kent C. Kowalski;Diane E. Mack;Peter R.E. Crocker;Cory B. Niefer

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R.E. Crocker
Peter R.E. Crocker University of British Columbia
Catherine M. Sabiston
Catherine M. Sabiston University of Toronto
Philip M. Wilson
Philip M. Wilson Brock University
Patrick Gaudreau
Patrick Gaudreau University of Ottawa
Jessica L. Tracy
Jessica L. Tracy University of British Columbia
Sean P. Cumming
Sean P. Cumming University of Bath
Robert C. Eklund
Robert C. Eklund Florida State University
Anita DeLongis
Anita DeLongis University of British Columbia

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