Professor Sheldon Hanton, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)

BA (Anrh) Astudiaethau Symudiad Dynol

MSc Gwyddor Chwaraeon

PhD Seicoleg Chwaraeon

Cyn Gyfarwyddwr Rhaglen - MSc wedi'i hachredu gan Gymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain (BPS) Seicoleg Chwaraeon

Seicolegydd Ymarferydd HPCP

Seicolegydd Siartredig, BPS

Seicolegydd Cofrestredig BOA

Seicolegydd Cofrestredig USOC

Perfformwyr Elitaidd a pherfformwyr nad ydynt yn Elitaidd

Unigolion a Thimau Perfformiad Uchel

Hyfforddwyr, Rheolwyr a Sefydliadau

Cymrodoriaeth AASP

The Sport Psychologist - Prif Olygydd (2013 - presennol) http://journals.humankinetics.com/tsp ​

The Sport Psychologist  - Golygydd Ymarfer Proffesiynol (2003 - 2012)

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology (2005 - 2012)

Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity (2006 - presennol)

Ymchwil Ansoddol mewn Chwaraeon ac Ymarfer Corff (2008 - presennol)

Journal of Sports Science (2000 - presennol)

Aelod o Goleg Adolygu Cymheiriaid ESRC (2010 - 2014)

​Hanton, S. (2011). Mental toughness research and application: Implications for endurance performers. Anerchiad gwahoddedig a gyflwynwyd yn 28ain Cynhadledd Meddygaeth Marathon Llundain (Cymdeithas Feddygaeth Frenhinol). Llundain, Ebrill.

Hanton, S. (2011). Another decade of research and still the question remains: What is this thing called mental toughness? Prif anerchiad a gyflwynwyd yng Nghyngres Seicoleg Chwaraeon Ewrop (FEPSAC). Madeira, Gorffennaf.

Frank Abrahamsen, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences: Stress in Elite Sport: A Motivational

Perspective. Public viva defense July, 2007.

Christopher Larner, Victoria University: On Making Warriors out of Worriers: The Management of

Trait Anxiety in Competitive Sports.  Examination - March, 2008.

Daniel Gucciardi, University of Western Australia: Mental Toughness.  Examination - July, 2008.

Jonathan Smith, Loughborough University: Measurement Issues within Achievement Goal

Research.  Examination - September, 2010.

Elsa Kristiansen, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences: Organizational Stress and the Media.

Public viva defense June, 2011.

Allistair McRobert, Liverpool John Moores University: The Influence of Contextual Information on

Perceptual-Cognitive Processes During Skilled Performance.  Examination - June, 2012.

James Bell, Bangor University: Preliminary Evidence for a Neuro-Cognitive Model of Mental

Toughness.  Examination - October, 2012.

Stephanie Tibbert, Victoria University: Mental Toughness in Australian Rules Football.  Examination

- May, 2013.

Erik Hofseth, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences: A study of negative emotions, defensive

self-presentation strategies, and their relationship to skill and performance level. Public viva

defense June, 2016.

Owen Thomas: Thesis Title: The temporal patterning of intensity, frequency and direction dimensions of competitive anxiety. Student registered at Sheffield Hallam University and co-supervised by Professor Ian Maynard. Completed 2003. *Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) PhD Award.

Melanie Gregg: Thesis Title: Variables moderating imagery use by athletes. Student registered at the University of Western Ontario in Canada and supervised by Professor Craig Hall. Completed 2005. Programme advisor.

Gareth Irwin: Thesis Title:  A multidisciplinary analysis of skill development in elite gymnastics. Student registered at Bath University and supervised by Professor David Kerwin. Completed 2005. Programme advisor. 

Richard Neil: Thesis Title: ReConceptualising Competition Stress in Sports Performers.  Student registered at University of Wales, Swansea co-supervised by Dr. Stephen Mellalieu.  Completed 2007. 

Declan Connaughton: Thesis Title:  An examination and re-conceptualisation of mental toughness.  Student registered at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and co-supervised by Professor Graham Jones (Lane 4 Management Group). Completed 2008.

David Fletcher: Thesis Title:  An examination of organisational stress in elite sport. Student registered at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Completed 2008. *British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences Emerging Researcher Award.

Brendan Cropley: Understanding the determinants of effectiveness in professional practice.  Student registered at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and co-supervised by Dr. Andrew Miles. Completed 2009. 

Ross Wadey: Thesis Title: A temporal inquiry of hardiness pre and post sport injury.  Student registered at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and co-supervised by Dr. Lynne Evans. Completed  2009.  *Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) PhD Award.

Ian Mitchell: Thesis title: Social support and psychological responses in sport-injury rehabilitation. Student registered at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and supervised by Dr Lynne Evans. Completed 2009. Programme advisor. *British Psychological Society Annual PhD Award: Outstanding Thesis.

Andrea Faull: Thesis title: An investigation of motor performance under stress: The process goal paradox. Student registered at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and supervised by Dr Richard Mullen. Completed 2009. Programme advisor.

Christopher Wagstaff: Thesis Title: Positive organizational psychology in sport. Student registered at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Completed 2009.

 

Denise Hill:  Thesis Title: An in-depth examination of choking in sport. Student registered at the University of Gloucestershire and co-supervised by Professor Scott Fleming. Completed 2010. *British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences Emerging Researcher Award.

Lee Williams. Thesis Title: The role of mental toughness in customer relations management. Student registered at Manchester Business School (Doctor of Business Administration programme). Completed 2013. 

Harry Bowles. Thesis Title: An ethnographic approach to understanding and manipulating stress and emotions in academy cricketers. Student registered at Cardiff Metropolitan University and being co-supervised by Dr. Richard Neil and Professor Scott Fleming. Completed 2014.

Jane Barnett. Thesis Title: Efficient and effective management in higher education: An insider, action research perspective. Student registered at Cardiff Metropolitan University and being co-supervised by Dr. Brendan Cropley and Professor Scott Fleming. Completed 2014.

Ceri Bowley. Thesis Title: The reflective practitioner and elite coaching performance. Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship (European Social Fund, £70,000). Student registered at Cardiff Metropolitan University and being co-supervised by Dr. Rich Neil, Dr. Brendan Cropley and Dr. Ian Mitchell. Completed 2015.

Hamish Cox. Thesis Title: The effectiveness of a golf-related resiliency training programme on the mental and physiological health of adolescence. Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship (European Social Fund, £70,000). Student registered at Cardiff Metropolitan University and being co-supervised by Professor Rob Shave, Dr. Richard Neil and Dr. John Oliver. Completed 2015.

Gareth Picknell: Thesis Title: Developing performance through reflective interventions. Student registered at Swansea University, and being co-supervised by Dr. Brendan Cropley and Dr. Stephen Mellalieu. Completion due 2016. 

Tim Pitt. Thesis Title: Developing and applying 'nudges' in elite sport: Creating lasting change via brief interventions. English Institute of Sport and Cardiff School of Sport collaboration (£45,000). Student registered at Cardiff Metropolitan University and being co-supervised by Dr. Owen Thomas. Completion due 2016.

Matthew Johnson. Thesis Title. A re-examination of attitude in sport. Student registered at Southampton Solent University and being co-supervised by Dr. Owen Thomas. 

Completion due 2016.

Mellalieu, S.D., & Hanton, S. (Eds.) (2015). Contemporary reviews in sport psychology.Abingdon: Routledge.

Neil, R., Hanton, S., Fleming, S., & Wilson, K. (2014). The research process in sport, exercise and health: The experiences of active researchers.  Abingdon: Routledge.

Hanton, S., & Mellalieu, S.D. (Eds). (2012). Professional practice in sport psychology: A review. Abingdon: Routledge.

Mellalieu, S.D., & Hanton, S. (Eds.). (2009). A competitive anxiety review: Recent directions in sport psychology research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.

Mellalieu, S.D., & Hanton, S. (Eds.). (2009). Advances in applied sport psychology: A Review. London: Routledge.

Hanton, S., & Mellalieu, S.D. (Eds.) (2006). Literature reviews in sport psychology. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.

Wagstaff, C. R. D., & Hanton, S. (forthcoming, 2016). Emotions in sport organizations. In C. R. D. Wagstaff (Ed.), The organizational psychology of sport. Abingdon: Routledge.

Gucciardi, D.F., & Hanton, S. (2016). Mental toughness: Critical reflections and future considerations. In R. Schinke, K. McGannon, & B. Smith (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Sport Psychology (pp.439-448). Abingdon: Routledge.

Hanton, S., Mellalieu, S.D., & Williams, J.M. (2015). Understanding and managing stress in sport. In J. Williams & V. Krane (Eds.), Applied sport psychology: Personal growth to peak performance (7th Edition) (pp. 207-239). New York: McGraw Hill.

Picknell, G., Cropley, B., Hanton, S., & Mellalieu, S. D. (2014). Where’s the evidence? Empirical reflective practice interventions with different populations in sport. In Z. Knowles,D. Gilbourne, B. Cropley, & L. Dugdill (Eds.), Reflective practice in the sport and exercise sciences: Contemporary issues (pp28-38). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Cropley, B., & Hanton, S. (2012). The role of reflective practice in applied sport psychology: Contemporary issues for professional practice. In S. Hanton & S. D. Mellalieu (Eds.). Professional practice in sport psychology: A review (pp. 307-335). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Hanton, S., Neil, R., & Mellalieu, S. D. (2012). Competitive anxiety and sporting performance. In. T. Morris & P. Terry (Eds.). The new port and exercise psychology companion (pp. 89-104). West Virginia: Fitness Information Technology.

Connaughton, D., Thelwell, R. & Hanton, S. (2011). Mental toughness development: issues, practical implications and future directions. In D. Gucciardi & S. Gordon (Eds.). Mental toughness in sport: Developments in research and theory (pp.135 - 162). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Wagstaff, C.R.D., Neil, R., Mellalieu, S.D. & Hanton, S. (2011). Key movements in directional research in competitive anxiety. In J. Thatcher, M. M. Jones & D. Lavallee (Eds.). Coping and emotion in sport (pp.143-166). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Hanton, S., Thomas O. & Mellalieu, S.D. (2009). Management of competitive stress in elite sport. In B. Brewer (Ed.). International Olympic Committee sport psychology handbook (pp. 30-42). Blackwell Publishing.

Connaughton, D. & Hanton, S. (2009). Mental toughness in sport: Conceptual and practical Issues. In S.D. Mellalieu & S. Hanton (Eds.). (2008). Advances in applied sport psychology: A review (pp.317-346). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Thomas, O., Mellalieu, S.D. & Hanton, S. (2009). Stress management in sport: A critical review and synthesis. In. S.D. Mellalieu & S. Hanton (Eds.). Advances in applied sport psychology: A review (pp.124, 161). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Mellalieu, S.D. & Hanton, S. (2008). Facilitating anxiety: Myth or mislabeled? The relationship between interpretations of competitive anxiety symptoms and positive affective states In. M.P Simmons & L.A. Foster (Eds.). Sport and exercise psychology research advances (pp. 53-83). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.

Mellalieu, S.D., Hanton, S. & Fletcher, D. (2006). A competitive anxiety review: Recent directions in sport psychology research. In S. Hanton & S.D. Mellalieu, (Eds.). Literature reviews in sport psychology (pp. 1-45). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.

Fletcher, D., Hanton, S., & Mellalieu, S.D. (2006). An organizational stress review: Conceptual and theoretical issues in competitive sport. In S. Hanton & S.D. Mellalieu, (Eds.). Literature reviews in sport psychology (pp. 321-373). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.

Neil, R., Bowles, H., Hanton, S., & Fleming, S. (in press). The experience of competition stress and emotion within cricket. The Sport Psychologist. 

Gucciardi, D.F., Hanton, S., Gordon, S., Mallett, C. J., & Temby, P. (2015). The concept of mental toughness: Tests of dimensionality, nomological network and traitness. Journal of Personality, 83, 26-44.

Gucciardi, D.F., Jackson, B., Hanton, S., & Reid, M. (2015). Motivational correlates of mentally tough behaviours in tennis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18, 67-71. 

Pitt, T., Thomas, O., Lindsay, P., Bawden, M., & Hanton, S. (2015). Doing sport psychology briefly: A critical review of single session their relevance to sport psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 8, 1-31. 

Pitt, T., Lindsay, P., Thomas, O., Bawden, M., Goodwill, S., & Hanton, S. (2015). A perspective on consultancy teams and technology in applied sport psychology. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 16, 35-44.

Hanton, S., Neil, R., & Evans, L. (2013). Hardiness and anxiety interpretation: An investigation into coping usage and effectiveness. European Journal of Sports Sciences, 13, 96-104.

Gucciardi, D.F., Hanton, S., & Mallett, C.J. (2013). Progressing measurement in mental toughness: A response to Clough, Earle, Perry, & Crust. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 2, 157-172.

Hanton, S., Neil, R., & Evans, L. (2013). Hardiness and anxiety interpretation: An investigation into coping usage and effectiveness. European Journal of Sports Sciences, 13, 96-104.

Gucciardi, D.F., Hanton, S., & Mallett, C.J. (2013). Progressing measurement in mental toughness: A response to Clough, Earle, Perry, & Crust. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 2, 157-172.

Neil, R., Hanton, S., & Mellalieu, S. D. (2013). Seeing things in a different light: Assessing the effects of a cognitive-behavioural intervention upon the further appraisals of golfers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 25, 106-130.

Wagstaff, C. R. D., Hanton, S., & Fletcher, D. (2013). Developing emotion abilities and regulation strategies in a sport organization: An action research Intervention. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 14, 476-487.

Barnett, J., Cropley, B., Hanton, S., & Fleming, S. (2013). Taking the plunge: Reflections on the decision to register for a doctorate. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 13, 123-131.

Peel. J., Cropley, B., Hanton, S., & Fleming, S (2013). Learning through reflection: Values, conflicts, and role interactions of a youth sport coach. Reflective Practice, 14, 729-742.

Wadey, R., Evans, L., Hanton, S., & Neil, R. (2013). The effect of dispositional optimism pre- and post-injury. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 45, 387-394.

Neil, R., Bayston, P., Hanton, S., & Wilson, K. (2013). The influence of stress and emotions on soccer referee decision-making. Sport & Exercise Psychology Reviews, 9, 22-41.

Hanton, S., Wagstaff, C. R. D., & Fletcher, D. (2012). Cognitive appraisals of stressors encountered in sport organizations. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 10, 276-289.

Fletcher, D., Hanton, S., Mellalieu, S.D., & Neil, R. (2012). A conceptual framework for organizational stressors in sport performers. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 22, 545-557.

Gucciardi, D.F., Hanton, S., & Mallett, C.J. (2012). Progressing measurement in mental toughness: A case example of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire-48. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 1, 194-214.

Wadey, R., Evans, L., Hanton, S., & Neil, R. (2012). An examination of hardiness throughout the sport injury process: A qualitative follow-up study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 17, 872-893.

Wadey, R., Evans, L., Hanton, S., & Neil, R. (2012). An examination of hardiness throughout the sport injury process. British Journal of Health Psychology, 17, 103-128.

Wagstaff, C. R. D., Fletcher, D., & Hanton, S. (2012). Exploring emotion abilities and regulation strategies in sport organizations. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 1, 268-282.

Wagstaff, C. R. D., Fletcher, D., & Hanton, S. (2012). Positive organizational psychology in sport: an ethnography of organizational functioning in a national sport organization. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 24, 26-47.

Neil, R., Wilson, K., Mellalieu, S. D., Hanton, S. & Taylor, J. (2012). Competitive anxiety intensity and interpretation: A two-study investigation into their relationship with performance. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 10, 96-111.

Wagstaff, C. R. D., Neil, R., Mellalieu, S. D., & Hanton, S. (2012). Key movements in directional research in competitive anxiety. Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games [Special Edition], 53, 143-166.

Fletcher, D., Hanton, S., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2012). Performers' responses to stressors encountered in sport organisations. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30, 349-358.

Wadey, R., Evans, L., Hanton, S. & Neil, R. (2012). Examining hardiness throughout the sport injury process. British Journal of Health Psychology, 17, 103-128.

Wagstaff, C.R.D. Fletcher, D., & Hanton, S. (2012). Positive organizational psychology in sport: An ethnography of organizational functioning in a national sport organization. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 24, 26-47.

Hill, D., Hanton, S., Matthews, N., & Fleming, S. (2011). Alleviation of choking under pressure in elite golf: An action research study. The Sport Psychologist, 25, 465-488.

Neil, R., Hanton, S., Mellallieu, S.D., & Fletcher, D. (2011). Competition stress and emotions in sport performers: The role of further appraisals. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 12, 460-470.

Thomas, O., Picknell, G., & Hanton, S. (2011). Recall agreement between actual and retrospective reports of competitive anxiety: A comparison of intensity and frequency dimensions. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29, 495-508.

Wagstaff, C. R. D., Fletcher, D., & Hanton, S. (2011). Positive organizational psychology in sport. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 24, 26-47.

Cropley, B., Hanton, S., Miles, A., & Niven, A. (2010). Exploring the relationship between effective and reflective practice in applied sport psychology. The Sport Psychologist. 24, 521 - 541

Cropley, B., Hanton, S., Miles, A., & Niven, A (2010). The value of reflective practice in professional development: An applied sport psychology review. Sports Science Review. XIX, 3 - 4, 179 - 208.

Connaughton, D., Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (2010). The development and maintenance of mental toughness in the World’s best performers. The Sport Psychologist, 24, 168-193.

Hill, D., Hanton, S., Matthews, N., & Fleming, S. (2010). A qualitative exploration of choking in elite golf. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 4, 221 - 240

Hill, D., Hanton, S., Fleming, S. & Matthews, N. (2010). Choking under pressure: A review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3, 24-39.

Hanton, S., Cropley, B., & Lee, S. (2009). Reflective Practice, experience, and the interpretation of anxiety symptoms. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27, 517.

Hill, D., Hanton, S., Fleming, S., & Matthews, N. (2009). A re-examination of choking in sport. European Journal of Sports Science, 9, 203-212.

Mellalieu, S.D., Hanton, S., & Thomas, O. (2009). The effects of a motivational general-arousal imagery intervention upon preperformance symptoms in male rugby union players. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10, 175-185.

Mellalieu, S.D., Neil, R., Hanton, S., & Fletcher, D. (2009). Competition stress in sport performers: Stressors experienced in the competition environment. Journal of Sports Sciences. 27, 729-744.

Neil, R., Mellalieu, S.D. & Hanton, S. (2009). The contribution of qualitative inquiry towards understanding competitive anxiety and competition stress. Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, 1, 191-205.

O'Brien, M., Mellalieu, S.D. & Hanton, S., (2009). Goal setting effects in elite and non-elite boxers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 21, 293 - 306.

Hanton, S., Mellalieu, S.D., Neil., R., & Fletcher, D. (2008). Competitive experience and performance status: An investigation into multidimensional anxiety and coping. European Journal of Sport Science, 8, 143-152.

Hanton, S., Neil, R., & Mellalieu, S.D. (2008). Recent developments in competitive anxiety direction and competition stress research. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1, 45-57.

Hanton, S., Wadey, R., & Mellalieu, S.D. (2008). Advanced psychological strategies and competitive anxiety responses in sport. The Sport Psychologist. 22, 472- 490.

Connaughton, D., Hanton, S., Jones, G., & Wadey, R. (2008). Mental toughness research: Key issues in this area. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 39, 192-204.

Mellalieu, S.D., & Hanton, S. (2008). Hearts in the fire, heads in the fridge: A qualitative investigation into the temporal patterning of the precompetitive psychological response in elite performers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26,811-824.

Wadey, R., & Hanton, S. (2008). Basic psychological skill usage and competitive anxiety responses: Perceived underlying mechanisms. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 79, 363-373.

Connaughton, D., Wadey, R., Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (2008). The development and maintenance of mental toughness: A qualitative examination of elite sports performers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, 83-95.

Mullen, R., Lane, A., & Hanton, S. (2008). Anxiety Symptom Interpretation in High-Anxious, Defensive High-Anxious, Low-Anxious and Repressor Sport Performers. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping: An International Journal, 16, 167-184.

Hanton, S., Cropley, B., Miles, A., Mellalieu, S.D., & Neil, R. (2007). An in-depth examination of experience in sport. Competitive experience and the relationship with competitive anxiety. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 5, 28-53.

Cropley, B., Hanton, S., Miles, A., & Anderson, A. (2007). Improving the delivery of applied sport psychology support through reflective practice. The Sport Psychologist, 21, 475-494.

Jones, G., Hanton, S., & Connaughton, D. (2007). Mental Toughness: An examination of Olympic and world champion performers. The Sport Psychologist, 21, 243-264.

Thomas, O., Hanton, S., & Maynard, I. (2007). A qualitative investigation of the temporal patterning of athletes’ precompetitive symptoms and their use of preperformance strategies: The role of facilitative and debilitative anxiety. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 19, 379-397.

Gregg, M., Hall, C., & Hanton, S. (2007). Perceived effectiveness of heptathletes’ mental imagery. Journal of Sport Behavior, 30, 398-414.

Neil, R., Fletcher, D., Hanton, S. and Mellalieu, S.D. (2007). Reconceptualising Competition Stress in Sports Performers. Sport & Exercise Psychology Reviews, 3, 23-31.

Thomas, O., Maynard, I., & Hanton, S. (2007). The effects on performance of a multimodal temporal intervention program with athletes debilitated by their preperformance symptoms. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology,19, 398-418.

Mellalieu, S.D., Hanton, S., & O’Brien, M. (2006). Performance behaviour modification as a function of goal setting strategies: A single-case design. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39, 257-261.

Neil, R., Mellalieu, S.D., & Hanton, S. (2006). Psychological skills usage and the competitive anxiety response as a function of skill level in rugby union. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 5, 415-423.

Mellalieu, S. D., Neil, R., & Hanton, S. (2006). An investigation of the mediating effects of self-confidence between anxiety intensity and direction. Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, 77, 263-270.

Kingston, K., Horrocks, C., & Hanton, S. (2006). Do multidimensional intrinsic and extrinsic motivation profiles discriminate between athletic scholarship status? European Journal of Sport Science. 6, 53-63.

Hanton, S., & Fletcher, D. (2005). Organizational stress in competitive sport: More than we bargained for? International Journal of Sport Psychology, 36, 273-283.

Hanton, S., Fletcher, D., & Coughlan, G. (2005). Stress in elite sports performers: A qualitative investigation of competition and organizational stressors. Journal of Sports Sciences, 10, 1129-1141. I

Hanton, S., Wadey, R., & Connaughton, D. (2005). Debilitative interpretations of competitive anxiety: A qualitative examination of elite performers. European Journal of Sport Science, 5, 123-136.

Irwin, G., Hanton, S., & Kerwin, D. (2005). The conceptual process of skill progression in artistic gymnastics. Journal of Sports Sciences, 10, 1089-1099.

O’Brien, M., Hanton, S., & Mellalieu, S.D. (2005). Intensity and direction of competitive anxiety as a function of perceived control and competition goal generation. Journal for Science & Medicine in Sport, 8, 418-427.

Hanton, S., Mellalieu, S.D., & Hall, R. (2004). Self-confidence and anxiety interpretation: A qualitative investigation. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 5, 477-495.

Hanton, S., Thomas, O., & Maynard, I. (2004). Competitive anxiety responses in the week leading up to competition: The role of intensity, direction and frequency dimensions. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 15, 169-181.

Irwin, G., Hanton, S., & Kerwin, D. (2004). Reflective practice and the origins of elite coaching knowledge. Reflective Practice, 5, 119-136.

Mellalieu, S.D., Hanton, S., & O’Brien, M. (2004). Intensity and direction dimensions of competitive anxiety as a function of sport type and experience. Scandinavian Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport, 14, 326-334.

Thomas, O., Maynard, I., & Hanton, S. (2004). Temporal aspects of competitive anxiety and self-confidence as a function of anxiety perceptions. The Sport Psychologist, 18, 172-187.

Hanton, S., Evans, L., & Neil, R. (2003). Hardiness and the competitive trait anxiety response. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping: An International Journal, 16, 167-184.

Hanton, S., O' Brien, M., & Mellalieu, S.D. (2003). Individual differences, perceived control and competitive trait anxiety. Journal of Sport Behavior, 26, 39-55.

Fletcher, D., & Hanton, S. (2003). Sources of organizational stress in elite sports performers. The Sport Psychologist, 17, 175-195.

Mellalieu, S.D., Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (2003). Emotional labelling and competitive anxiety in preparation and competition. The Sport Psychologist, 17, 157-174.

Hanton, S., & Connaughton, D. (2002). Perceived control of anxiety and its relationship with self-confidence performance: A qualitative explanation. Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, 73, 87-97.

Hanton, S., Mellalieu, S.D., & Hall, R. (2002). Re-examining the competitive anxiety trait-state relationship. Personality & Individual Differences, 33, 1125-1136.

Hanton, S., Mellalieu, S.D., & Young, S. (2002). A qualitative investigation into temporal patterning of the precompetitive anxiety response and its effects on performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 20, 911-928.

Jones, G., Hanton, S., & Connaughton, D. (2002). What is this thing called Mental Toughness?: An investigation with elite performers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14, 211-224.

Thomas, O., Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (2002). An alternative approach to short-form self-report assessment of competitive anxiety. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 33, 325-336.

Fletcher, D., & Hanton, S. (2001). The relationship between psychological skills usage and competitive anxiety responses. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 2, 89-101.

Jones, G., & Hanton, S. (2001). Pre-competition feeling states and directional anxiety interpretations. Journal of Sports Sciences, 19, 385-395.

Hanton, S., Jones, G., & Mullen, R. (2000). Intensity and direction of competitive anxiety as interpreted by rugby players and rifle shooters. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 90, 513-521.

Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (1999a). The acquisition and development of cognitive skills and strategies. I: Making the butterflies fly in formation. The Sport Psychologist, 13, 1-21.

Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (1999b). The effects of a multimodal intervention program on performers. II: Training the butterflies to fly in formation. The Sport Psychologist, 13, 22-41.

Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (1997). Antecedents of competitive state anxiety as a function of skill level. Psychological Reports, 81, 1139-1147.

Jones, G., & Hanton, S. (1996). Interpretation of anxiety symptoms and goal attainment expectations. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 18, 144-158.

Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (1995). Antecedents of multidimensional state anxiety in elite competitive swimmers. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 26, 512-523.

Jones, G., Hanton, S., & Swain, A.B.J. (1994). Intensity and interpretation of anxiety symptoms in elite and non-elite sports performers. Personality & Individual Differences, 17, 657-663.