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Dr Nikos Ntoumanis (pronounced "Doumanis")

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology

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Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7981
Fax: +44 (0)121 414 4121
Email: N.Ntoumanis@Bham.ac.uk

Office hours: Monday 2 - 4pm

Publications (feel free to email me for a .pdf copy)

Book

Ntoumanis, N. (2001). A step-by-step guide to SPSS for sport and exercise studies. Routledge: London. ISBN: 0-415-24978-3.

Book Chapters

  1. Nicholls, A., & Ntoumanis, N. (in press). Methods of measuring coping: Moving beyond the traditional. In Nicholls, A. (Ed.) Coping in sport: Theory, methods, and related constructs. Nova Publishers.
  2. Edmunds, J., Ntoumanis, N., & Duda, J.L. (2007). Perceived autonomy support and psychological need satisfaction as key psychological constructs in the exercise domain. In M. Hagger & N.L.D. Chatzisarantis (Eds.) Self-determination in exercise and sport (pp. 35-51). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  3. Ntoumanis, N., Vazou, S., & Duda, J.L. (2006). Peer-created motivational climate . In S. Jowett & D. Lavallee (Eds.) Social psychology in sport (pp. 145-156). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  4. Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2005). After-school sport for children: Implications of a task-involving motivational climate. In J.L.Mahoney, R. Larson, & J. Eccles (Eds.), Organized activities as contexts of development: Extracurricular activities, after-school and community programs (pp. 311-330). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).

Full-Paper Publications in Refereed Journals

  1. Ntoumanis, N., & Thøgersen, E.C., & Smith, A. (in press). Achievement goals, self-handicapping and performance: A 2 x 2 achievement goal perspective. Journal of Sports Sciences.
  2. Bartholomew, K., Ntoumanis, N., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (in press). A review of controlling motivational strategies from a Self-Determination Theory perspective: Implications for sports coaches. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
  3. Smith, A.L., & Ntoumanis, N., & Duda, J.L. (in press). Goal striving and well-being in sport: A prospective investigation of the role of goal motives and implementation intentions. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.
  4. Edmunds, J., Ntoumanis, N., & Duda, J.L. (in press). Psychological Needs and the Prediction of Exercise-Related Cognitions and Affect among an Ethnically Diverse Cohort of Adult Women. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
  5. Vlachopoulos, S., Ntoumanis, N., & Smith, A.L. (in press). The Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale: Translation and evidence for cross-cultural validity. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
  6. Barkoukis, V., Ntoumanis, N., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (in press). Developmental changes in achievement motivation and affect in physical education: growth trajectories and demographic differences. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.
  7. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., & Nikitaras, N. (in press). Unhealthy weight control behaviours in adolescent girls: A process model based on Self-Determination Theory. Psychology and Health.
  8. Ntoumanis, N., & Standage, M. (in press). Prosocial and antisocial behavior in sport: A Self-Determination Theory perspective. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.
  9. Ntoumanis, N., Barkoukis, V., & Thøgersen, E.C. (2009). Developmental trajectories of motivation in physical education: course, demographic differences and antecedents. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101, 717-728.
  10. Ntoumanis, N., & Standage, M. (2009). Motivation in physical education classes: A Self-determination theory perspective. (Invited for a special issue on “Applying self-determination theory to education: Philosophy, social contexts, and practice”). Journal of Research and Theory in Education, 7, 194-202.
  11. Jolly, K., Duda, J.L., Daley, A., Eves F.F., Mutrie, N., Ntoumanis, N., Rouse, P.C, Lodhia, R., Williams, G.C. (2009). Evaluation of a standard provision versus an autonomy promotive exercise referral programme: Rationale and study design. BMC Public Health, 9, 176, 1-9.
  12. Edmunds, J. Ntoumanis, N., & Duda, J.L.D. (2009). Helping your clients and patients take ownership over their exercise: Fostering exercise adoption, adherence and associated well-being. ACSM’s Health and Fitness Journal. (Invited paper), 13, 20-25.
  13. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Barkoukis, V., Ntoumanis, N., & Spray, C. (2009). The role of motivation to eat in the prediction of weight control behaviors in female and  male adolescents. Journal of Eating Behaviors, 10, 107-114.
  14. Ntoumanis, N., Edmunds, J., & Duda, J.L. (2009). Understanding the coping process from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective. British Journal of Health Psychology (Invited paper for the special issue on Theoretical Integration in Health Psychology: Unifying Ideas and Complimentary Explanations), 14, 249-260.
  15. Taylor, I., & Ntoumanis, N., & Smith, B. (2009). The social context as a determinant of teacher motivational strategies in physical education. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10, 235-243.
  16. Adie, J., Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2008). Autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and the optimal functioning of adult male and female sport participants: A test of basic needs theory. Motivation and Emotion, 32, 189-199.
  17. Tessier, D., Sarrazin, P., & Ntoumanis, N. (2008). The effect of an experimental program to support students’ autonomy on the overt behaviours of physical education teachers. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 23, 239-253.
  18. Thøgersen, E.C., Ntoumanis, N., & Nikitaras, N. (2008). Typologies of Greek inactive older adults based on reasons for abstaining from exercise and conditions for change. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, 1341-1350.
  19. Vallerand, R.J., Ntoumanis, N., Philippe, F., Lavigne, G., Carbonneau, N., Bonneville, A., & Lagacé-Labonté, C. (2008). On being a sport fan: The role of passion and a look at the 2006 World Soccer Cup. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, 1279-1293.
  20. Lee, M.J., Whitehead, J., Ntoumanis, N., & Hatzigeorgiadis, A. (2008). Relationships between values, achievement orientations, and attitudes in youth sport. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 30, 588-610.
  21. Adie, J., Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2008). Achievement goals, competition appraisals and the psychological and emotional welfare of team-sport athletes: A multiple-goal approach. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 30, 302-322.
  22. Edmunds, J., Ntoumanis, N. & Duda, J.L.D. (2008). Testing a self-determination theory based teaching style in the exercise domain. European Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 375-388.
  23. Taylor, I., Ntoumanis, N., & Standage, M. (2008). A self-determination theory approach to understanding antecedents of teachers’ motivational strategies in physical education. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 30, 75-94.
  24. Taylor, I., & Ntoumanis, N. (2007). Teacher motivational strategies and student self-determination in physical education. Journal of Educational Psychology, 99, 747-760. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  25. Smith, A.L., Ntoumanis, N., & Duda, J.L. (2007). Goal striving, goal attainment, and well-being: An adaptation of the Self-Concordance Model in sport. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 29, 763-782. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  26. Barkoukis, V., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. Ntoumanis, N., & Nikitaras-N. (2007). Achievement goals in physical education: Examining the predictive ability of five different dimensions of motivational climate. European Physical Education Review, 13, 267-285. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  27. Barkoukis, V., & Ntoumanis, N., Nikitaras, N. (2007). Comparing dichotomous and trichotomous approaches to Achievement Goal Theory: An example using motivational regulations as outcome variables. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 77, 683-702. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  28. Edmunds, J., Ntoumanis, N. & Duda, J.L.D (2007). Adherence and well-being in overweight and obese patients referred to an exercise on prescription scheme: A self-determination theory perspective. Psychology of Sport and Exercise (Invited paper for the Special issue on the application of self-determination theory to sport and physical activity), 8, 722-740. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  29. Lee, M.J., Whitehead, J. & Ntoumanis, N. (2007). Development of the Attitudes to Moral Decisions in Youth Sport Questionnaire. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 8, 369-392. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  30. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Ntoumanis, N. (2007). A self-determination theory approach to the study of body image concerns, self-presentation and self-perceptions in aerobic instructors. Journal of Health Psychology, 12, 301-315. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  31. Burke, S. M., Carron, A. V., Eys, M. A., Ntoumanis, N., & Estabrooks, P. A. (2006). Group versus individual approach? A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity. Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 2, 19-35.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  32. Edmunds, J., Ntoumanis, N. & Duda, J.L.D. (2006). Examining exercise dependence symptomatology from a self-determination perspective. Journal of Health Psychology, 11, 887-903.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  33. Edmunds, J., Ntoumanis, N. & Duda, J.L.D. (2006). A test of self-determination theory in the exercise domain. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 2240-2265.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  34. Standage, M., Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2006). Students’ motivational processes and their relationship to teacher ratings in school physical education: A self-determination theory approach. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 77, 100-110.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  35. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Ntoumanis, N. (2006). The role of self-determined motivation to the understanding of exercise-related behaviours, cognitions and physical self-evaluations. Journal of Sports Sciences, 24, 393-404.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  36. Vazou, S., Ntoumanis, N., & Duda, J.L. (2006). Predicting young athletes’ motivational indices as a function of their perceptions of the coach- and peer-created climate. Psychology of Sport & Exercise (Invited paper for the special issue on Interpersonal Relationships in Sport), 7, 215-233.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  37. Ntoumanis, N. (2005). A prospective study of participation in optional school physical education based on self-determination theory. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97, 444-453. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  38. Ntoumanis, N., & Vazou, S. (2005). Peer motivational climate in youth sport: Measurement development. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 27, 432-455. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  39. Standage, M., Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2005). A test of self-determination theory in school physical education. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 75, 411-433. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  40. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Fox, K.R., & Ntoumanis, N. (2005). Relationships between exercise and three components of mental well-being in corporate employees. Psychology of Sport & Exercise ,6, 609-627. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  41. Vazou, S., Ntoumanis, N., & Duda, J.L. (2005). Peer motivational climate in youth sport: A qualitative inquiry. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 6, 497-516. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  42. Jowett, S., & Ntoumanis, N. (2004). The Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire (CART-Q): development and initial validation. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport, 14, 245-257.  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  43. Ntoumanis, N., & Aggelonidis, Y. (2004). A psychometric evaluation of the group environment questionnaire in a sample of elite and regional level greek volleyball players. European Physical Education Review, 10, 261-278.  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  44. Ntoumanis, N., Pensgaard, A.M., Martin, C. & Pipe, K. (2004). An ideographic analysis of amotivation in compulsory school physical education. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 26, 197-214.  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  45. Polman, P., Pieter, W., Bercades, L. T., & Ntoumanis, N. (2004). Relationship between psychological and biological factors and physical activity and exercise behavior in Filipino students. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2, 81-97.  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  46. Reinboth, M., Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2004). Dimensions of coaching behavior, need satisfaction, and the psychological and physical welfare of young athletes. Motivation and Emotion, 28, 297-313.  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  47. Wallhead, T., & Ntoumanis, N. (2004). Effects of a sport education intervention on students’ motivational responses in physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 23, 4-18.  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  48. Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2003). Correlates of achievement goal orientations in physical education. International Journal of Educational Research, 39, 415-436 (Invited paper for the special Issue on Goal Orientation in Education).  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  49. Jowett, S & Ntoumanis, N. (2003) The Greek Coach - Athlete Relationship Questionnaire (GrCART-Q): Scale development and validation. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 34, 101-124.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  50. Kavussanu, M., & Ntoumanis, N. (2003). Participation in sport and moral functioning: Does ego orientation mediate the relationship? Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 25, 501-518.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  51. Kim, M., Duda, J. L., & Ntoumanis (2003).Examination of the Validity and Reliability of the Korean Approach to Coping in Sport. International Journal of Applied Sports Science, 15, 36-55.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  52. Nikitaras, N., & Ntoumanis, N. (2003). Criteria of personal, boys’, and girls’ popularity as ranked by Greek adolescents. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 97, 281-288.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  53. Ntoumanis, N., & Blaymires, G. (2003). Contextual and situational motivation in education: A test of the specificity hypothesis. European Physical Education Review, 9, 5-22.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  54. Standage, M., Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2003). A model of contextual motivation in physical education: Using constructs and tenets from self-determination and goal perspective theories to predict leisure-time exercise intentions. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 97-110.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  55. Standage, M., Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2003). Predicting motivational regulations in physical education: the interplay between dispositional goal orientations, motivational climate and perceived competence. Journal of Sports Sciences, 21, 631-647.  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  56. Kavussanu, M., & Roberts, G., & Ntoumanis, N. (2002). Contextual influences on moral functioning of college basketball players. The Sport Psychologist, 16, 347-367.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  57. Ntoumanis, N. (2002). Motivational clusters in a sample of British physical education classes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 3, 177-194.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  58. Thøgersen, C., Fox, K.R., & Ntoumanis, N. (2002). Testing the mediating role of physical acceptance in the relationship between physical activity and self-esteem: An empirical study with Danish public servants. European Journal of Sports Sciences, 2, 1-10.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  59. Bond, K., Biddle, S.J.H., & Ntoumanis, N. (2001). Self-efficacy and causal attribution in female golfers. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 32, 243-256.  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  60. Ntoumanis, N (2001). A self-determination approach to the understanding of motivation in physical education. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 71, 225-242.  Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  61. Ntoumanis, N. (2001). Empirical links between achievement goal theory and self-determination theory in sport. Journal of Sports Sciences, 19, 397-409.   Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  62. Charalambous, M., & Ntoumanis, N. (2000). Goal orientations and flow states in female volleyball players. Αθλητική Ψυχολογία (Sport Psychology), 11, 55-76. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  63. Ntoumanis, N., & Biddle, S.J.H. (2000). Relationship of intensity and direction of competitive anxiety with coping strategies. The Sport Psychologist, 14, 360-371. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  64. Ntoumanis, N., & Biddle, S.J.H. (1999). A review of motivational climate in physical activity. Journal of Sport Sciences, 17, 643-665. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  65. Ntoumanis, N., & Biddle, S.J.H. (1999). Affect and achievement goals in physical activity: A meta-analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport, 9, 315-332. (Invited paper for the special Issue: European Perspectives in Sport Motivation Research). Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  66. Ntoumanis, N., &. Biddle, S.J.H., & Haddock, G. (1999). The mediating role of coping strategies on the relationship between achievement motivation and affect in sport. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 12, 299-327. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  67. Ntoumanis, N., &. Biddle, S.J.H. (1998). The relationship between achievement goal profile groups and perceptions of motivational climates in sport. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport, 8, 120-124. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  68. Ntoumanis, N., &. Biddle, S.J.H. (1998). The relationship between competitive anxiety, achievement goals, and motivational climates. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 69, 176-187. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  69. Ntoumanis, N., &. Biddle, S.J.H. (1998). The relationship of coping and its perceived effectiveness to positive and negative affect in sport. Personality and Individual Differences, 24, 773-788. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).
  70. Ntoumanis, N., & Jones, G. (1998). Interpretation of competitive trait anxiety symptoms as a function of locus of control beliefs. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 29, 99-114. Download a .pdf copy (personal use only).