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8473
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Trent A. Petrie is affiliated with the University of North Texas in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, notably clinical psychology, developmental and educational psychology, social psychology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and orthopedics and sports medicine. The main focus areas of their work include sport psychology and performance, eating disorders and behaviors, cardiovascular effects of exercise, sports injuries and prevention, behavioral health and interventions, motivation and self-concept in sports, and sports, gender, and society.

Petrie's publication record includes articles in several well-known academic venues. Frequent venues of publication include:

  • Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
  • Journal of American College Health
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • The Sport Psychologist
  • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Their recent papers reflect an emphasis on collegiate athletes' psychological experiences and health, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key works include:

  • "College Student-athletes' COVID-19 Worry and Psychological Distress Differed by Gender, Race, and Exposure to COVID-19-related Events" (2022, Journal of Adolescent Health)
  • "Collegiate Student-Athlete Psychological Distress and Counseling Utilization During COVID-19" (2022, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology)
  • ""My body loves me, so I should love it back": A qualitative evaluation of the bodies in motion program with female collegiate athletes." (2020, Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology)
  • "Transitioning from sport: Life satisfaction, depressive symptomatology, and body satisfaction among retired female collegiate athletes" (2021, Psychology of Sport and Exercise)
  • "National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletic Departments' Mental Health Screening Practices: Who, What, When, and How" (2021, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology)

Their scholarly collaborations include frequent coauthors such as E. Whitney G. Moore, Tess Palmateer, Tsz Lun Chu, Lindsey E. Slavin, and Kyla A. Petrie. These partnerships encompass multiple projects, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

In recognition of their professional contributions, Trent A. Petrie was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2014. This designation acknowledges their professional standing within the field of psychology.

Best Publications

  • Female Collegiate Athletes: Prevalence of Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Behaviors

    Christy Greenleaf;Trent A. Petrie;Jennifer Carter;Justine J. Reel

  • Psychosocial antecedents of athletic injury: the effects of life stress and social support on female collegiate gymnasts.

    Trent A. Petrie

  • Coping Skills, Competitive Trait Anxiety, and Playing States: Moderating Effects an the Life Stress-Injury Relationship

    Trent A. Petrie

  • Body dissatisfaction, ethnic identity, and disordered eating among African American women

    Nikel A. Rogers Wood;Trent A. Petrie

  • Peers, parents, and coaches, oh my! The relation of the motivational climate to boys' intention to continue in sport.

    Matthew R. Atkins;Dustin M. Johnson;Erica C. Force;Trent A. Petrie

  • Disordered Eating in Female Collegiate Gymnasts: Prevalence and Personality/Attitudinal Correlates

    Trent A. Petrie

  • Prevalence of Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Male Collegiate Athletes

    Trent A. Petrie;Christy Greenleaf;Justine J. Reel;Jennifer Carter

  • Academic adjustment of college students: Assessment and counseling.

    Richard K. Russell;Trent A. Petrie

  • Factorial and Construct Validity of the Body Parts Satisfaction Scale-Revised: An Examination of Minority and Nonminority Women:

    Trent A. Petrie;Margaret M. Tripp;Pejcharat Harvey

  • Meeting physical activity guidelines and health-related fitness in youth.

    James R. Morrow;Jacob S. Tucker;Allen W. Jackson;Scott B. Martin

  • Differences between male and female college lean sport athletes, nonlean sport athletes, and nonathletes on behavioral and psychological indices of eating disorders

    Trent A. Petrie

  • Relationship of Weight-Based Teasing and Adolescents' Psychological Well-Being and Physical Health.

    Christy Greenleaf;Trent A. Petrie;Scott B. Martin

  • Cognitive Appraisals, Stress, and Coping: Preinjury and Postinjury Factors Influencing Psychological Adjustment to Sport Injury

    Courtney B. Albinson;Trent A. Petrie

  • Love me Tinder: Body image and psychosocial functioning among men and women

    Jessica Strubel;Trent A. Petrie

  • Eating Disorders in Sport: From Theory to Research to Intervention

    Trent A. Petrie;Christy A. Greenleaf

  • The moderating effects of social support and playing status on the life stress-injury relationship

    Trent A. Petrie

  • Prevalence of Disordered Eating and Pathogenic Weight Control Behaviors Among NCAA Division I Female Collegiate Gymnasts and Swimmers

    Carlin Anderson;Trent A. Petrie

  • Moderators of the Body Dissatisfaction-Eating Disorder Symptomatology Relationship: Replication and Extension.

    Megan E. Brannan;Trent A. Petrie

  • Prevalence of disordered eating and pathogenic weight control behaviors among male collegiate athletes.

    Justine M Chatterton;Trent A Petrie

  • Personality and psychological factors as predictors of disordered eating among female collegiate athletes.

    Trent A. Petrie;Christy Greenleaf;Justine Reel;Jennifer Carter

  • High School Sport Participation and Subsequent Psychological Well-Being and Physical Activity: The Mediating Influences of Body Image, Physical Competence, and Instrumentality

    Christy Greenleaf;Elizabeth M. Boyer;Trent A. Petrie

  • Issues in training effective supervisors

    Richard K. Russell;Trent Petrie

Frequent Co-Authors

Christy Greenleaf
Christy Greenleaf University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Scott B. Martin
Scott B. Martin University of North Texas
C. Edward Watkins
C. Edward Watkins University of North Texas
Bert Hayslip
Bert Hayslip University of North Texas
Craig S. Neumann
Craig S. Neumann University of North Texas
Camilo J. Ruggero
Camilo J. Ruggero University of North Texas
Daniel J. Taylor
Daniel J. Taylor University of Arizona
Britton W. Brewer
Britton W. Brewer Springfield College
Daniel Gould
Daniel Gould Michigan State University

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