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Overview

Robert Weinberg is affiliated with Miami University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Psychology, Medicine, and Health Professions. Their research primarily focuses on Sport Psychology and Performance, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, and Physical Education and Pedagogy. Additional areas of study include Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Sports Injuries and Prevention, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, as well as Behavioral Health and Interventions.

Their subfields of study encompass Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Clinical Psychology, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

Robert Weinberg has authored several recent papers, including:

  • What does it mean to be "mentally tough" as a NCAA division I collegiate coach? (2020), published in Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
  • Mindfulness in Sport: An Intervention for a Choking-Susceptible Athlete (2020), published in Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Psychometric properties of the Burnout Inventory for Referees (BIR) for Brazilian Basketball Referees (2021), published in Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte
  • The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion on the Relationship Between Goal Orientation and Sport-Confidence (2022), published in The Sport Psychologist

Their frequent co-authors include Joanne Butt, Arash Assar, Robin S. Vealey, Jenna Kaitlin Hussey, and Valeria J. Freysinger. These collaborations suggest a multidisciplinary approach within their research domains.

Robert Weinberg's work appears in various publication venues, notably:

  • Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
  • The Sport Psychologist
  • Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte

Best Publications

  • Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

    Robert Stephen Weinberg;Daniel Gould

  • Expectations and Performance: An Empirical Test of Bandura's Self-efficacy Theory

    Robert S. Weinberg;Daniel Gould;Allen Jackson

  • Fundamentos de Psicología del Deporte y del Ejercicio Físico

    Robert S. Weinberg;Daniel Gould

  • The Effects of Motivational versus Instructional Self-Talk on Improving Motor Performance

    Yannis Theodorakis;Robert Weinberg;Petros Natsis;Irini Douma

  • The Four Ws of Imagery Use: Where, When, Why, and What

    Krista J. Munroe;Peter Giacobbi;Craig R. Hall;Robert S. Weinberg

  • Psychological Characteristics of Successful and Nonsuccessful Big Ten Wrestlers

    Daniel Gould;Maureen Weiss;Robert Weinberg

  • Antecedents Of, Temporal Changes In, and Relationships between CSAI-2 Subcomponents

    Daniel Gould;Linda Petlichkoff;Robert S. Weinberg

  • Does Imagery Work? Effects on Performance and Mental Skills

    Robert Weinberg

  • Foundations of exercise psychology.

    Bonnie G. Berger;David Pargman;Robert S. Weinberg

  • The Effect of Preexisting and Manipulated Self-efficacy on a Competitive Muscular Endurance Task

    Robert S. Weinberg;Daniel Gould;David Yukelson;Allen Jackson

  • Effects of Visuo-motor Behavior Rehearsal, Relaxation, and Imagery on Karate Performance

    Robert S. Weinberg;Thomas G. Seabourne;Allen W. Jackson

  • Burnout in sport: A review and critique

    Judy Dale;Robert S. Weinberg

  • Motivation for youth participation in sport and physical activity: relationships to culture, self-reported activity levels, and gender.

    Robert Weinberg;Gershon Tenenbaum;Alex McKenzie;Susan Jackson

  • The Mental Advantage: Developing Your Psychological Skills in Tennis

    Robert S. Weinberg

  • A Multidimensional Group Cohesion Instrument for Intercollegiate Basketball Teams

    Dave Yukelson;Robert Weinberg;Allen W. Jackson

  • Strategies for building self-efficacy in tennis players: A comparative analysis of Australian and American coaches

    Robert Weinberg;J. Robert Grove;Allen W. Jackson

  • The Relationship Between Mental Preparation Strategies and Motor Performance: A Review and Critique

    Robert S. Weinberg

  • Effect of association, dissociation and positive self-talk strategies on endurance performance.

    R. S. Weinberg;J. Smith;Allen Jackson;Daniel Gould

  • Relationships among Athletic Identity, Coping Skills, Social Support, and the Psychological Impact of Injury in Recreational Participants

    Scott L. Green;Robert S. Weinberg

  • Foundations of sport and exercise psychology, 6th ed.

    Robert S. Weinberg;Daniel Gould

  • Foundations of sport and exercise psychology, 4th ed.

    Robert S. Weinberg;Daniel Gould

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Gould
Daniel Gould Michigan State University
Gershon Tenenbaum
Gershon Tenenbaum Reichman University
Michael Bar-Eli
Michael Bar-Eli Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Thelma S. Horn
Thelma S. Horn Miami University
Peter R. Giacobbi
Peter R. Giacobbi West Virginia University
Craig R. Hall
Craig R. Hall University of Western Ontario
Yannis Theodorakis
Yannis Theodorakis University Of Thessaly
Christian Swann
Christian Swann Southern Cross University
J. Robert Grove
J. Robert Grove University of Western Australia
Maureen R. Weiss
Maureen R. Weiss University of Minnesota

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