Professor Owen Thomas
Professor of Performance Psychology
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Owen is a Reader in Sport Psychology and the REF Coordinator for the Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences (Sport) coordinating the School's submission to UoA 24. He has previously served as the Post Graduate Coordinator for Cardiff School od Sport and been the Programme Director for the MSc Sport Psychology (British Psychological Society accredited). Owen is an active researcher and lecturer within the Sport Psychology curricular and has previously sat on School's Management and Planning Team. He is a chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a registered practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council and consults with a range of client groups.
Research Publications
An Expert Understanding of the Single-Session Mindset
Porter, S., Pitt, T., Butt, J., Eubank, M. & Thomas, O., 10 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Systemic Therapies. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A longitudinal study combining the Double Diamond framework and Behavior Change Wheel to co-create a sedentary behavior intervention in police control rooms
Oliver, H., Thomas, O., Neil, R., Copeland, R. J., Moll, T., Chadd, K., Jukes, M. J. & Quartermaine, A., 3 May 2024, In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 46, 3, p. 419-429 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Single Session Thinking in Elite Sport Contexts: Considerations for a Practitioner’s Mindset
Porter, S., Pitt, T. & Thomas, O., 1 Jan 2024, Single Session Therapies: Why and How One-at-a-Time Mindsets Are Effective. Taylor and Francis, p. 93-106 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Brief and Single-Session Therapy
Pitt, T., Thomas, O., Hanton, S. & Cropley, B., 31 Jul 2023, Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology: a Comprehensive Guide for Students and Practitioners, Second Edition. Taylor and Francis, p. 145-153 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Stress and psychological wellbeing in british police force officers and staff
Oliver, H., Thomas, O., Neil, R., Moll, T. & Copeland, R. J., 16 Nov 2022, In: Current Psychology. 42, 33, p. 29291-29304 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Developing and Maintaining Sport-Confidence: Learning From Elite Athletes
Thrower, S. N. & Thomas, O., 18 Jul 2022, In: Frontiers for Young Minds.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Proof of concept and feasibility of the app-based ‘#SWPMoveMore Challenge’: Impacts on physical activity and well-being in a police population
Oliver, H., Thomas, O., Copeland, R. J., Hesketh, I., Jukes, M., Chadd, K. & Rocca, M., 24 Jun 2021, In: Police Journal. 95, 1, p. 170-189 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Framework of Single-Session Problem-Solving in Elite Sport: A Longitudinal, Multi-Study Investigation
Pitt, T., Thomas, O., Lindsay, P., Hanton, S. & Bawden, M., 20 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 566721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Types, Sources, and Debilitating Factors of Sport Confidence in Elite Early Adolescent Academy Soccer Players
Thomas, O., Thrower, S. N., Lane, A. & Thomas, J., 25 Jul 2019, In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 33, 2, p. 192-217 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effects of perfectionism in elite sport: Experiences of unhealthy perfectionists
Sellars, P. A., Evans, L. & Thomas, O., 2016, In: Sport Psychologist. 30, 3, p. 219-230 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review