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Philippe Sarrazin

Philippe Sarrazin

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Psychology

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Overview

Philippe Sarrazin is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France and has contributed extensively to research intersecting psychology and medicine, with a particular focus on sports and behavioral health.

The primary fields of study for Sarrazin include Psychology, with 62 publications, and Medicine, with 28 publications. Within Psychology, Sarrazin's work spans several subfields: Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, Physiology, Clinical Psychology, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Sarrazin's research addresses key topics such as:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Notable recent publications by Sarrazin include:

  • "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 the Journal of Sports Sciences
  • "Evolution of physical activity habits after a context change: The case of COVID-19 lockdown" (2021), published in the British Journal of Health Psychology
  • "Promoting Physical Activity during School Closures Imposed by the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Physical Education Teachers' Behaviors in France, Italy and Turkey" (2020), published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Early-Life Socioeconomic Circumstances and Physical Activity in Older Age: Women Pay the Price" (2022), published in Psychological Science
  • "Why people should run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits" (2022), published in the Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Sarrazin include:

  • Boris Cheval
  • Silvio Maltagliati
  • Aïna Chalabaëv
  • Sandrine Isoard-Gautheur
  • Layan Fessler

Sarrazin publishes often in these scientific venues:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Journal of Sports Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Motivation and dropout in female handballers: a 21‐month prospective study

    Philippe Sarrazin;Robert Vallerand;Emma Guillet;Luc Pelletier

  • The influence of sex stereotypes and gender roles on participation and performance in sport and exercise: review and future directions.

    Aïna Chalabaev;Philippe Sarrazin;Paul Fontayne;Julie Boiché

  • The Effect of an Intervention to Improve Newly Qualified Teachers' Interpersonal Style, Students Motivation and Psychological Need Satisfaction in Sport-Based Physical Education.

    Damien Tessier;Philippe Sarrazin;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Elementary Schoolchildren's Perceived Competence and Physical Activity Involvement: The Influence of Parents' Role Modelling Behaviours and Perceptions of their Child's Competence

    Julien E. Bois;Philippe G. Sarrazin;Robert J. Brustad;David O. Trouilloud

  • Relationships between changes in self-reported physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in France and Switzerland.

    Boris Cheval;Hamsini Sivaramakrishnan;Silvio Maltagliati;Layan Fessler

  • Students' Motivational Profiles and Achievement Outcomes in Physical Education: A Self-Determination Perspective

    Julie C. S. Boiché;Philippe G. Sarrazin;Frederick M. E. Grouzet;Luc G. Pelletier

  • Social Contagion of Motivation Between Teacher and Student: Analyzing Underlying Processes

    Rémi Radel;Philippe Sarrazin;Pascal Legrain;T. Cameron Wild

  • Explanatory style and resilience after sports failure

    Charles P Martin-Krumm;Philippe G Sarrazin;Christopher Peterson;Jean-Pierre Famose

  • Personal and situational factors influencing intrinsic interest of adolescent girls in school physical education: A structural equation modelling analysis.

    Francois Cury;Stuart Biddle;Jean-Pierre Famose;Marios Goudas

  • Development of scales to measure perceived physical education class climate: a cross‐national project

    Stuart Biddle;Francois Cury;Marios Goudas;Philippe Sarrazin

  • The trichotomous achievement goal model and intrinsic motivation: a sequential mediational analysis

    François Cury;Andrew Elliot;Philippe Sarrazin;David da Fonseca

  • The influence of teacher expectations on student achievement in physical education classes: Pygmalion revisited

    David O. Trouilloud;Philippe G. Sarrazin;Thomas J. Martinek;Emma Guillet

  • Do achievement goals mediate stereotype threat?: an investigation on females' soccer performance.

    Aïna Chalabaev;Philippe Sarrazin;Jeff Stone;François Cury

  • Goal orientations and conceptions of the nature of sport ability in children: A social cognitive approach

    Philippe Sarrazin;Stuart Biddle;Jean Pierre Famose;Francois Cury

  • Relation between teachers' early expectations and students' later perceived competence in physical education classes: Autonomy-supportive climate as a moderator.

    David Trouilloud;Philippe Sarrazin;Pascal Bressoux;Julien Bois

  • The Relationships of Perceived Motivational Climate to Cohesion and Collective Efficacy in Elite Female Teams

    Jean-Philippe Heuzé;Philippe Sarrazin;Manuel Masiero;Nicolas Raimbault

  • The effects of teachers’ expectations about students’ motivation on teachers’ autonomy‐supportive and controlling behaviors

    Philippe G. Sarrazin;Damien P. Tessier;Luc G. Pelletier;David O. Trouilloud

  • The effects of an experimental programme to support students' autonomy on the overt behaviours of physical education teachers.

    Damien Tessier;Philippe Sarrazin;Nikos Ntoumanis

  • Conceptualizing and testing a new tripartite measure of coach interpersonal behaviors

    Nikita Bhavsar;Nikolaos Ntoumanis;Eleanor Quested;Daniel F. Gucciardi

  • Climat motivationnel instauré par l’enseignant et implication des élèves en classe : l’état des recherches

    Philippe Sarrazin;Damien Tessier;David Trouilloud

Frequent Co-Authors

Boris Cheval
Boris Cheval École Normale Supérieure de Rennes
Luc G. Pelletier
Luc G. Pelletier University of Ottawa
Athanasios Papaioannou
Athanasios Papaioannou University Of Thessaly
Nikos Ntoumanis
Nikos Ntoumanis University of Southern Denmark
Joan L. Duda
Joan L. Duda University of Birmingham
Stuart J. H. Biddle
Stuart J. H. Biddle University of Southern Queensland
Yannick Stephan
Yannick Stephan University of Montpellier
Malte Friese
Malte Friese Saarland University
Bente Wold
Bente Wold University of Bergen
Brenda Major
Brenda Major University of California, Santa Barbara

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