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Overview

Raôul R. D. Oudejans is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research is primarily situated in the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a particular focus on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Rehabilitation, Music, and Social Psychology.

The main topics of Raôul R. D. Oudejans' work include:

  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Musicians' Health and Performance
  • Diverse Music Education Insights
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Diversity and Impact of Dance

Oudejans has published multiple papers in several scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Psychology of Music
  • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
  • Ergonomics
  • Journal of Criminal Justice

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on European police officers: Stress, demands, and coping resources" (2020), Journal of Criminal Justice
  • "Resilience and mental health issues in classical musicians: A preliminary study" (2020), Psychology of Music
  • "Police Training in Practice: Organization and Delivery According to European Law Enforcement Agencies" (2022), Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Mental Health in Elite-Level Coaches: Prevalence Rates and Associated Impact of Coach Stressors and Psychological Resilience" (2021), International Sport Coaching Journal
  • "Virtual reality training for police officers: a comparison of training responses in VR and real-life training" (2023), Police Practice and Research

Raôul R. D. Oudejans has worked alongside several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Vana Hutter
  • Jolan Kegelaers
  • Lisanne Kleygrewe
  • Matthijs Koedijk
  • Rogier M. van Rijn

Best Publications

  • The Relevance of Action in Perceiving Affordances: Perception of Catchableness of Fly Balls

    Raôul R. D. Oudejans;Claire F. Michaels;Frank C. Bakker;Michel A. Dolné

  • Anxiety and perceptual-motor performance: toward an integrated model of concepts, mechanisms, and processes

    Arne Nieuwenhuys;Raôul R. D. Oudejans

  • Visual information about time-to-collision between two objects.

    Reinoud J. Bootsma;Raôul R. D. Oudejans

  • Dieting and body image in aesthetic sports: A comparison of Dutch female gymnasts and non-aesthetic sport participants

    A.P. (Karin) de Bruin;Raôul R.D. Oudejans;Frank C. Bakker

  • Training with anxiety: short- and long-term effects on police officers’ shooting behavior under pressure

    Arne Nieuwenhuys;Raôul R. D. Oudejans

  • Errors in judging ‘offside’ in football

    Raôul R. D. Oudejans;Raymond Verheijen;Frank C. Bakker;Jeroen C. Gerrits

  • Effects of anxiety on handgun shooting behavior of police officers: a pilot study.

    Arne Nieuwenhuys;Raôul R D Oudejans

  • The Influence of Anxiety on Visual Attention in Climbing

    A. Nieuwenhuys;J.R. Pijpers;R.R.D. Oudejans;F.C. Bakker

  • Reality-based practice under pressure improves handgun shooting performance of police officers.

    R.R.D. Oudejans

  • Anxiety–performance relationships in climbing: a process-oriented approach

    J.R.(Rob) Pijpers;Raôul R.D Oudejans;Floris Holsheimer;Frank C Bakker

  • The Optics and Actions of Catching Fly Balls: Zeroing Out Optical Acceleration

    Claire F. Michaels;Raoul R.D. Oudejans

  • Training with anxiety has a positive effect on expert perceptual-motor performance under pressure

    Raôul R D Oudejans;J Rob Pijpers

  • Anxiety-induced changes in movement behaviour during the execution of a complex whole-body task.

    J R Pijpers;Raôul R D Oudejans;Frank C Bakker

  • Aiming at a far target under different viewing conditions: visual control in basketball jump shooting.

    Raôul R.D Oudejans;Rolf W van de Langenberg;R.I (Vana) Hutter

  • Training with mild anxiety may prevent choking under higher levels of anxiety

    Raôul R.D. Oudejans;J.R.(Rob) Pijpers

  • Thoughts and attention of athletes under pressure: skill-focus or performance worries?

    Raôul R.D. Oudejans;Wilma Kuijpers;Chris C. Kooijman;Frank C. Bakker

  • Shoot or don't shoot? Why police officers are more inclined to shoot when they are anxious

    Arne Nieuwenhuys;Geert J. P. Savelsbergh;Raôul R. D. Oudejans

  • Shedding some light on catching in the dark: perceptual mechanisms for catching fly balls.

    Raôul R. D. Oudejans;Claire F. Michaels;Frank C. Bakker;Keith Davids

  • Limited Coping Skills, Young Age, and High BMI Are Risk Factors for Injuries in Contemporary Dance: A 1-Year Prospective Study

    Diana van Winden;Diana van Winden;Rogier M. van Rijn;Geert J.P. Savelsbergh;Geert J.P. Savelsbergh;Raôul R.D. Oudejans;Raôul R.D. Oudejans

  • The role of anxiety in perceiving and realizing affordances

    J. R. (Rob) Pijpers;Raoul R. D. Oudejans;Frank C. Bakker;Peter J. Beek

  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on European police officers: Stress, demands and coping resources.

    Marie Ottilie Frenkel;Laura Giessing;Sebastian Egger-Lampl;Vana Hutter

Frequent Co-Authors

Geert J.P. Savelsbergh
Geert J.P. Savelsbergh Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
John van der Kamp
John van der Kamp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Markus Raab
Markus Raab German Sport University Cologne
Keith Davids
Keith Davids Sheffield Hallam University
Gün R. Semin
Gün R. Semin ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
A. Mark Williams
A. Mark Williams University of Utah
Rich S. W. Masters
Rich S. W. Masters University of Waikato

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