Dr Declan Connaughton
Academic Team Lead Applied Psychology
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Declan is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the Cardiff School of Sport. Declan joined the School in 2005, and has since made a significant contribution to the Sport & Exercise Sciences, particularly in the area of sport psychology.
Declan is a chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, and previously acted a Programme Director for the B.Sc. (Hons) Sport and Physical Education Degree. He is particularly involved in the delivery of Sport Psychology modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Research Publications
The development and maintenance of mental toughness in the world's best performers
Connaughton, D., Hanton, S. & Jones, G., Jun 2010, In: Sport Psychologist. 24, 2, p. 168-193 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mental toughness research: Key issues in this area
Connaughton, D., Hanton, S., Jones, G. & Wadey, R., Jul 2008, In: International Journal of Sport Psychology. 39, 3, p. 192-204 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The development and maintenance of mental toughness: Perceptions of elite performers
Connaughton, D., Wadey, R., Hanton, S. & Jones, G., 20 May 2008, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 26, 1, p. 83-95 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A framework of mental toughness in the world's best performers
Jones, G., Hanton, S. & Connaughton, D., Jun 2007, In: Sport Psychologist. 21, 2, p. 243-264 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Debilitative interpretations of competitive anxiety: A qualitative examination of elite performers
Hanton, S., Wadey, R. & Connaughton, D., Sept 2005, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 5, 3, p. 123-136 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
What is this thing called mental toughness? An investigation of elite sport performers
Jones, G., Hanton, S. & Connaughton, D., Sept 2002, In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 14, 3, p. 205-218 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Perceived control of anxiety and its relationship to self-confidence and performance
Hanton, S. & Connaughton, D., Mar 2002, In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 73, 1, p. 87-97 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review