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Maureen R. Weiss is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their work spans several subfields including social psychology, safety research, education, developmental and educational psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main research topics addressed in Weiss's publications include motivation and self-concept in sports, youth development and social support, early childhood education and development, children's physical and motor development, sport psychology and performance, behavioral health and interventions, and gender roles and identity studies.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • Motor Skill Development and Youth Physical Activity: A Social Psychological Perspective, 2020, Journal of Motor Learning and Development
  • Evaluating Girls on the Run in Promoting Positive Youth Development: Group Comparisons on Life Skills Transfer and Social Processes, 2020, Pediatric Exercise Science
  • A united front: Coach and teammate motivational climate and team cohesion among female adolescent athletes, 2021, International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
  • "A Piece of Sanity in the Midst of Insane Times": Girls on the Run Programming to Promote Physical Activity and Psychosocial Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021, Frontiers in Public Health
  • Inspiring IDEA: Girls on the Run's developmental approach to and assessment of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access programming, 2023, Frontiers in Psychology

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Weiss include Sibyl Wickersheimer, Lindsay E. Kipp, Allison Riley, Hailee J Moehnke, and Alison Phillips Reichter.

Weiss has published across a variety of scholarly venues, including:

  • Journal of Motor Learning and Development
  • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
  • Pediatric Exercise Science
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychology

In addition to journal articles, Weiss has contributed to book publications, with at least one title published by Focal Press eBooks. The book titled Sceneshift was released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Motivational orientations and sport behavior

    Maureen R. Weiss;A. J. Amorose

  • Predictors of Intrinsic Motivation among Adolescent Students in Physical Education

    Emilio Ferrer-Caja;Maureen R. Weiss

  • Motives for participating in competitive youth swimming

    Daniel Gould;Deborah Feltz;Maureen Weiss

  • The Relationship Among Perceived Coaching Behaviors, Perceptions of Ability, and Motivation In Competitive Age-Group Swimmers

    S. Jill Black;Maureen R. Weiss

  • Perceived Competence and Motives for Participating in Youth Sports: A Test of Harter's Competence Motivation Theory

    Kimberley A. Klint;Maureen R. Weiss

  • Motivational Climate, Psychological Responses, and Motor Skill Development in Children’s Sport: A Field-Based Intervention Study

    Marc Theeboom;Paul De Knop;Maureen R. Weiss

  • The Influence of Leader Behaviors, Coach Attributes, and Institutional Variables on Performance and Satisfaction of Collegiate Basketball Teams

    Maureen R. Weiss;Warren D. Friedrichs

  • The Relationship between Perceived Coaching Behaviors and Group Cohesion in High School Football Teams

    Kirk R. Westre;Maureen R. Weiss

  • Psychological Characteristics of Successful and Nonsuccessful Big Ten Wrestlers

    Daniel Gould;Maureen Weiss;Robert Weinberg

  • Motivating Kids in Physical Activity.

    Maureen R. Weiss

  • Parental Influence on Children’s Cognitive and Affective Responses to Competitive Soccer Participation

    Megan L. Babkes;Maureen R. Weiss

  • Fair Play for Kids: effects on the moral development of children in physical education.

    Sandra L. Gibbons;Vicki Ebbeck;Maureen R. Weiss

  • Children's motivation for participation in and attrition from sport: Identifying the missing links

    Maureen R. Weiss;Linda M. Petlichkoff

  • Reasons for attrition in competitive youth swimming.

    Daniel Gould;Deborah Feltz;Thelma Horn;Maureen R. Weiss

  • A Developmental Analysis of Children’s Self-Ability Judgments in the Physical Domain

    Thelma S. Horn;Maureen R. Weiss

  • The relationship between physical competence and peer acceptance in the context of children's sports participation

    Maureen R. Weiss;Susan C. Duncan

  • Friendship quality in youth sport: relationship to age, gender, and motivation variables.

    Maureen R. Weiss;Alan L. Smith

  • "That's what friends are for": children's and teenagers' perceptions of peer relationships in the sport domain.

    Maureen R. Weiss;Alan L. Smith;Marc Theeboom

  • The Relationship of Sport Involvement with Children's Moral Reasoning and Aggression Tendencies

    Brenda J. Bredemeier;Maureen R. Weiss;David L. Shields;Bruce A. Cooper

  • Dropping in and dropping out: participation motives of current and former youth gymnasts.

    K. A. Klint;Maureen R. Weiss

  • Developmental sport and exercise psychology: A lifespan perspective

    Maureen R. Weiss

  • Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance

    Maureen R. Weiss

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Amorose
Anthony J. Amorose Illinois State University
Alan L. Smith
Alan L. Smith Michigan State University
Daniel Gould
Daniel Gould Michigan State University
Deborah L. Feltz
Deborah L. Feltz Michigan State University
Thelma S. Horn
Thelma S. Horn Miami University
Joan L. Duda
Joan L. Duda University of Birmingham
Kevin S. Spink
Kevin S. Spink University of Saskatchewan
Charles H. Hillman
Charles H. Hillman Northeastern University
Susan C. Duncan
Susan C. Duncan Oregon Research Institute
Edward McAuley
Edward McAuley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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