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2026

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Denmark Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Nikos Ntoumanis is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with particular emphasis on social psychology, applied psychology, physiology, clinical psychology, and developmental and educational psychology.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics including behavioral health and interventions, motivation and self-concept in sports, physical activity and health, sport psychology and performance, youth development and social support, obesity, physical activity and diet, as well as eating disorders and behaviors.

Recent publications highlight contributions to the understanding of motivation and health behavior change, as well as physical activity contexts. Notable papers include:

  • A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health (2020) published in Health Psychology Review
  • A classification of motivation and behavior change techniques used in self-determination theory-based interventions in health contexts (2020) published in Motivation Science
  • Relationships between changes in self-reported physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in France and Switzerland (2020) published in Journal of Sports Sciences
  • A classification system for teachers' motivational behaviors recommended in self-determination theory interventions (2023) published in Journal of Educational Psychology
  • Self-determination theory interventions for health behavior change: Meta-analysis and meta-analytic structural equation modeling of randomized controlled trials (2020) published in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Frequent collaborators include Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Daniel F. Gucciardi, Eleanor Quested, Hugh Riddell, and Malte Nejst Larsen. Their work often appears in journals such as Motivation Science, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Psychology and Health, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, and International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Their book contributions include the open access textbook titled Essentials of exercise and sport psychology: An open access textbook (2021), published by the Society for Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology eBooks.

In recognition of their academic contributions, they hold the distinction of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Self-determination theory applied to health contexts: A meta-analysis.

    Johan Y. Y. Ng;Nikos Ntoumanis;Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani;Edward L. Deci

  • A self-determination approach to the understanding of motivation in physical education

    Nikos Ntoumanis

  • A test of self-determination theory in school physical education

    Martyn Standage;Joan Duda;Nikolaos Ntoumanis

  • A model of contextual motivation in physical education: Using constructs from self-determination and achievement goal theories to predict physical activity intentions.

    Martyn Standage;Joan L. Duda;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Self-Determination Theory and Diminished Functioning The Role of Interpersonal Control and Psychological Need Thwarting

    Kimberley J. Bartholomew;Nikos Ntoumanis;Richard M. Ryan;Jos A. Bosch

  • A Prospective Study of Participation in Optional School Physical Education Using a Self-Determination Theory Framework.

    Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Psychological Need Thwarting in the Sport Context: Assessing the Darker Side of Athletic Experience

    Kimberley J. Bartholomew;Nikos Ntoumanis;Richard M. Ryan;Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani

  • Dimensions of Coaching Behavior, Need Satisfaction, and the Psychological and Physical Welfare of Young Athletes

    Michael Reinboth;Joan Duda;Nikolaos Ntoumanis

  • A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health

    Nikos Ntoumanis;Johan Y.Y. Ng;Andrew Prestwich;Eleanor Quested

  • A review of motivational climate in physical activity

    Nikos Ntoumanis;Stuart J. H. Biddle

  • The Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire (CART-Q): development and initial validation.

    Sophia Jowett;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and the optimal functioning of adult male and female sport participants: A test of basic needs theory

    James W. Adie;Joan L. Duda;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • A test of self-determination theory in the exercise domain

    Jemma Edmunds;Nikolaos Ntoumanis;Joan Duda

  • The Controlling Interpersonal Style in a Coaching Context: Development and Initial Validation of a Psychometric Scale

    Kimberley Bartholomew;Nikolaos Ntoumanis;Cecilie Thogersen-Ntoumani

  • Students' motivational processes and their relationship to teacher ratings in school physical education: a self-determination theory approach.

    Martyn Standage;Joan L. Duda;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Self-determination theory applied to physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Diego Vasconcellos;Philip D. Parker;Toni Hilland;Renata Cinelli

  • The role of self-determined motivation in the understanding of exercise-related behaviours, cognitions and physical self-evaluations

    Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Perceived coach-autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and the well- and ill-being of elite youth soccer players: A longitudinal investigation

    James W. Adie;Joan L. Duda;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Testing a self‐determination theory‐based teaching style intervention in the exercise domain

    Jemma Edmunds;Nikolaos Ntoumanis;Joan Duda

  • Teacher motivational strategies and student self-determination in physical education

    Ian M. Taylor;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Effects of a Sport Education Intervention on Students’ Motivational Responses in Physical Education

    Tristan L. Wallhead;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Evaluation of a standard provision versus an autonomy promotive exercise referral programme: rationale and study design

    Kate Jolly;Joan L Duda;Amanda Daley;Frank F Eves

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan L. Duda
Joan L. Duda University of Birmingham
Daniel F. Gucciardi
Daniel F. Gucciardi Curtin University
Vassilis Barkoukis
Vassilis Barkoukis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Martyn Standage
Martyn Standage University of Bath
Richard M. Ryan
Richard M. Ryan Australian Catholic University
Stuart J. H. Biddle
Stuart J. H. Biddle University of Southern Queensland
Martin S. Hagger
Martin S. Hagger University of California, Merced
Chris Lonsdale
Chris Lonsdale Australian Catholic University

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