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Research interests
My research falls mainly within the positive psychology domain with a particular emphasis on enhancing human performance in achievement settings (e.g., sport, education, business). I am especially interested in understanding how positive emotions influence motivation and attention in sport performers. My colleagues and I examine challenge and threat motivation in sport performers from a social and biological psychology perspective. I also explore sport psychologists' experiences, perceptions toward sport psychologists, and sport psychologists' effectiveness. Finally, I am currently exploring issues related to embodied cognition which is the notion that the mind is not only connected to the body but that the body influences the mind.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Set goals to get goals: sowing seeds for success with goal setting
McCarthy, P. J. & Gupta, S., 30 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers for Young Minds. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using a person-centred approach to facilitate a male amateur distance runner's personal growth
Davis, J. R. & McCarthy, P. J., 12 Apr 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A retrospective investigation of the perceived influence of coaches, parents and peers on talented football players' motivation during development
McCann, B., McCarthy, P. J., Cooper, K., Forbes-McKay, K. & Keegan, R. J., 1 Sep 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Shifting attributions, shaping behaviour: a brief intervention with youth tennis players
Moffat, Z. L., McCarthy, P. J. & McCann, B., 6 May 2021, In: Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology. 5, 1, p. 69–78 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sporting resilience during COVID-19: what is the nature of this adversity and how are competitive elite athletes adapting?
Gupta, S. & McCarthy, P. J., 3 Mar 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, p. 1-14 14 p., 611261.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Allianz & St Andrews Links Golf Academy
Paul McCarthy (Invited speaker)
9 Sep 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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British Psychological Society
Paul McCarthy (Invited speaker)
27 Feb 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Coaching the coaches: How to build confidence among youth football players.
Paul McCarthy (Speaker)
8 Dec 2013Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
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Developing Mental Fitness in Athletes
Paul McCarthy (Speaker)
27 Sep 2017Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
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How I work when working with elite athletes
Paul McCarthy (Speaker)
27 Nov 2014Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk