Dr Ross Roberts
Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology
Room 206, School of Sport, Health, and Exercise Sciences, George Building
Email: ross.roberts@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: 01248 388137
Bio:
I am a senior lecturer in sport & exercise psychology and a member of the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance. My research interests centre on personality in relation to performance and health, with a specific focus on narcissism. In recent years I have received research funding from a variety of sources including the MoD, Rugby Football Union, UK Sport, England and Wales Cricket Board, Sport Wales, and the European Social Fund. Much of my work is collaborative and involves organisations from the High Performance domain. I am also a chartered psychologist and associated fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Health Care Professions Council registered sport & exercise psychologist. I have over 15 years’ experience working with high level performers and coaches in sport and military settings on a variety of performance-related issues, and also supervise aspirant psychology practitioners.
Overview
I am a senior lecturer in sport & exercise psychology and a member of the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance. My research interests centre on personality in relation to performance and health, with a specific focus on narcissism. In recent years I have received research funding from a variety of sources including the MoD, Rugby Football Union, UK Sport, England and Wales Cricket Board, Sport Wales, and the European Social Fund. Much of my work is collaborative and involves organisations from the High Performance domain. Current and recent collaborators include the ECB, UK Sport, RFU, MoD, Mountain Training UK, and the Youth Justice Service. I am also a chartered psychologist and associated fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Health Care Professions Council registered sport & exercise psychologist. I have over 15 years’ experience working with high level performers and coaches in sport and military settings on a variety of performance-related issues, and also supervise aspirant psychology practitioners.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I am interested to hear from potential PhD candidates who wish to complete PhDs in relation to personality and performance
Personality and performance, especially narcissism
Publications
2020
- PublishedExercise behaviour, enjoyment and boredom: A test of the 2x2 model of perfectionism
Deck, S., Roberts, R., Hall, C. & Kouali, D., 1 Nov 2020, In : International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 18, 6, p. 779-793
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedI am great, but only when I also want to dominate: Maladaptive narcissism moderates the relationship between adaptive narcissism and performance under pressure
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Cooke, A. & Woodman, T., Aug 2020, In : Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 42, 4, p. 323-335
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - Accepted/In pressInfluence of Vitamin D Supplementation by Simulated Sunlight or Oral D3 on Respiratory Infection during Military Training
Harrison, S., Oliver, S., Kashi, D., Carswell, A., Edwards, J., Wentz, L., Roberts, R., Tang, J., Izard, R., Jackson, S., Allan, D., Rhodes, L., Fraser, W., Greeves, J. & Walsh, N., 23 Dec 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - E-pub ahead of printPsychological Resilience Interventions to Reduce Recidivism in Young People: A Systematic Review
Hodgkinson, R., Beattie, S., Roberts, R. & Hardy, L., 24 Jul 2020, In : Adolescent Research Review. 56 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedThe Effect of Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry on Speaking Performance
Manley, H., Paisarnsrisomsuk, N. & Roberts, R., 1 Feb 2020, In : Personality and Individual Differences. 154, 109624.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - E-pub ahead of printVitamin D and the hepatitis B vaccine response: A prospective cohort study and a randomized, placebo-controlled oral vitamin D3 and simulated sunlight supplementation trial in healthy adults
Kashi, D., Oliver, S., Wentz, L., Roberts, R., Carswell, A., Tang, J., Jackson, S., Izard, R. M., Allan, D., Rhodes, L., Fraser, W., Greeves, J. P. & Walsh, N., 10 May 2020, In : European Journal of Nutrition.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2019
- PublishedCoaches Coaching Psychological Skills – Why Not? A Framework and Questionnaire Development
Arthur, R., Roberts, R., Callow, N. & Glendinning, F., 30 Mar 2019, In : Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 41, 1, p. 10-23
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedDeveloping excellence in outdoor provision: Enhancing training pathways for outdoor qualifications: The Mountain Leader qualification
Hardy, W., Roberts, R. & Hardy, L., 25 Sep 2019, Prifysgol Bangor University.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - PublishedPreliminary Validation of the Athlete Development Formulation Survey (ADFS)
Dunn, E., Anderson, D., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Woodman, T., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Roberts, R. & Oliver, S., 18 Oct 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster - PublishedWhen the Going Gets Tough, Who Gets Going? An Examination of the Relationship Between Narcissism, Effort, and Performance
Roberts, R., Cooke, A., Woodman, T., Hupfeld, H., Barwood, C. & Manley, H., Feb 2019, In : Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 8, 1, p. 93-105
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2018
- UnpublishedA Prospective Study of The Developmental Biographies of Great British Pathway Athletes: Pathway to Podium
Dunn, E., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Oliver, S. & Roberts, R., 8 Jun 2018, (Unpublished).
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster - PublishedAnxiety and Fear in Sport and Performance
Zhang, S., Woodman, T. & Roberts, R., 2018, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford University Press
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - PublishedAnxiety and perceived psychological stress play an important role in the immune response after exercise
Edwards, J., Walsh, N., Diment, B. & Roberts, R., 31 Jan 2018, In : Exercise Immunology Review. 24
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedHigh heart rate reactors display greater decreases in tear SIgA concentration following a novel acute stressor
Hanstock, H., Edwards, J., Roberts, R. & Walsh, N., Mar 2018, In : Biological Psychology. 133, March, p. 85-88
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedInfluence of vitamin D supplementation by sunlight or oral D3 on exercise performance
Carswell, A. T., Oliver, S. J., Wentz, L. M., Kashi, D. S., Roberts, R., Tang, J. C., Izard, R. M., Jackson, S., Allan, D., Rhodes, L. E., Fraser, W. D., Greeves, J. P. & Walsh, N. P., Dec 2018, In : Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 50, 12, p. 2555-2564
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedI’ll get there because I’m great, or am I? Narcissistic Vulnerability Moderates the Narcissistic Grandiosity – Goal Persistence Relationship
Manley, H., Roberts, R., Beattie, S. & Woodman, T., Jan 2018, In : Personality and Individual Differences. 120, 1, p. 65-74
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedStructural validation of three German versions of behavioral and motivational scales in high-risk sports
Frühauf, A., Hardy, W. A. S., Roberts, R., Niedermeier, M. & Kopp, M., Dec 2018, In : German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. 48, 4, p. 467-477
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedThe Benefit of Punishment Sensitivity On Motor Performance Under Pressure
Manley, H., Beattie, S., Roberts, R., Lawrence, G. & Hardy, L., Jun 2018, In : Journal of Personality. 86, 3, p. 339-352
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2017
- PublishedI am great and I want to dominate: Narcissism and performance under stress
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Cooke, A. & Woodman, T., 2017, Journal of Sports Sciences. sup1 ed. Vol. 35. p. s12
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - PublishedKinesthetic imagery provides additive benefits to internal visual imagery on slalom task performance
Callow, N., Jiang, D., Roberts, R. & Edwards, M., Feb 2017, In : Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 39, 1, p. 81-86
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedPass Me the ball: Narcissism in performance settings
Roberts, R., Woodman, T. & Sedikides, C., 25 Jan 2017, In : International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedPsychological skills and “the Paras”: The indirect effects of psychological skills on endurance
Arthur, R., Fitzwater, J., Roberts, R., Hardy, J. & Arthur, C., Oct 2017, In : Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 29, 4, p. 449-465
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedThe darker side of personality: Narcissism predicts moral disengagement and antisocial behavior in sport
Jones, B., Woodman, T., Barlow, M. & Roberts, R., 30 Jun 2017, In : Sport Psychologist. 31, 2, p. 109-116
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedThe moderating role of narcissism on the reciprocal relationship between self-efficacy and performance
Beattie, S., Dempsey, C., Roberts, R., Woodman, T. & Cooke, A., May 2017, In : Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 6, 2, p. 199-214
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2016
- PublishedNarcissism and performance under stress : Every piece of narcissism matters
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Woodman, T. & Hardy, L., 2016, 21st Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Sciences. p. 20-21
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - PublishedPersonality and group functioning: Managing a Narcissist's ego (Chapter 6)
Dempsey, C., Ong, C. W., Woodman, T. & Roberts, R. J., 17 Jun 2016, Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies. Cotterill, S., Weston, N. & Breslin, G. (eds.). 2016 ed. Wiley
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - PublishedRevisiting the Exercise Imagery and Exercise Dependence Relationship
Divine, A., Roberts, R. & Hall, C., 27 Apr 2016, In : International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedThe Leader Ship is Sinking: A Temporal Investigation of Narcissistic Leadership
Ong, C. W., Roberts, R., Arthur, C., Woodman, T. & Akehurst, S., Apr 2016, In : Journal of Personality. 84, 2, p. 237-247
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2015
- PublishedContemporary personality perspectives in sport psychology
Woodman, T. & Roberts, R. J., 9 Mar 2015, Contemporary Advances in Sport Psychology: A Review. Mellalieu, S. & Hanton, S. (eds.). 2015 ed. Routledge, p. 1-27
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2014
- PublishedNot all players are equally motivated: The role of narcissism.
Roberts, R. J., Woodman, T., Lofthouse, S. & Williams, L., 15 Dec 2014, In : European Journal of Sport Science. 15, 6, p. 536-542
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedPersonality and performance: Beyone the Big 5
Roberts, R. J., Woodman, T., Schinke, R. J. (ed.), McGannon, K. R. (ed.) & Smith, B. (ed.), 19 Nov 2014, International handbook of sport psychology. 2016 ed. Routledge
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2013
- PublishedPerfectionism and the 'Yips': An Initial Investigation
Roberts, R. J., Rotherham, M., Maynard, I., Thomas, O. & Woodman, T., 1 Mar 2013, In : Sport Psychologist. 27, 1, p. 53-61
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedPerformance improvements from imagery: evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance
Callow, N., Roberts, R. J., Hardy, L. J., Jiang, D. & Edwards, M. G., 21 Oct 2013, In : Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedWatch me if you can: imagery ability moderates observational learning effectiveness
Roberts, R. J., Lawrence, G. P., Callow, N. & Roberts, R., 5 Sep 2013, In : Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2012
- PublishedPhysiological and Psychological Illness Symptoms at High Altitude and Their Relationship With Acute Mountain Sickness: A Prospective Cohort Study
Hardy, L. J., Arthur, C. A., Roberts, R. J., Oliver, S. J., Sanders, S. J., Williams, C. J., Smith, Z. A., Lloyd-Davies E.*, N. V., Roberts, R., Arthur, C., Hardy, L. & Macdonald, J. H., 1 Jul 2012, In : Journal of Travel Medicine. 19, 4, p. 210-219
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedPsychological Skills Do Not Always Help Performance: The Moderating Role of Narcissism
Roberts, R. J., Woodman, T., Hardy, L. J., Davis, L. & Wallace, H. M., 2 Oct 2012, In : Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 25, 3, p. 316-325
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedVisual imagery perspectives and preference: Conceptualization and measurement
Roberts, R. J., Callow, N. & Roberts, R., 1 Jan 2012, In : Journal of Mental Imagery. 36, p. 31-39
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2011
- PublishedThere Is an “I“ in TEAM: Narcissism and Social Loafing
Woodman, T., Roberts, R. J., Hardy, L. J., Callow, N. & Rogers, C. H., 1 Jun 2011, In : Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 82, 2, p. 285-290
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2010
- PublishedCoach education related to the delivery of imagery: two interventions.
Roberts, R. J., Callow, N., Roberts, R., Bringer, J. & Langan, E., 1 Sep 2010, In : Sport Psychologist. 24, 3, p. 277-299
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedImagery research: an investigation of three issues.
Roberts, R. J., Callow, N. & Roberts, R., 1 Jul 2010, In : Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 11, 4, p. 325-329
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedInteractive effects of different visual imagery perspectives and narcissism on motor performance.
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R., Callow, N., Hardy, L. J., Woodman, T. & Thomas, L., 1 Aug 2010, In : Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 32, 4, p. 499-517
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedPutts that get missed on the right: Investigating lateralized attentional biases and the nature of putting errors in golf.
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R. & Turnbull, O. H., 12 Feb 2010, In : Journal of Sports Sciences. 28, 4, p. 369-374
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedTest performance strategies (TOPS): Instrument refinement using confirmatory factor analysis.
Roberts, R. J., Hardy, L. J., Hardy, L., Roberts, R., Thomas, P. R. & Murphy, S. M., 1 Jan 2010, In : Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 11, 1, p. 27-35
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2009
- PublishedAwareness and Motivation to Change Negative Self-Talk.
Hardy, J. T., Hardy, L. J., Roberts, R. J., Hardy, J., Roberts, R. & Hardy, L., 1 Dec 2009, In : Sport Psychologist. 23, 4, p. 435-450
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedCoaches’ use of imagery with their athletes: Two interventions
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R., Callow, N., Bringer, J. & Langan, E., 1 Jan 2009.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedExamining the (potential) role of imagery in the pseudoneglect-motor performance relationship.
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R., Turnbull, O. H. & Brett, R., 1 Jan 2009.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedInteractive effects of different visual imagery perspectives and narcissism on motor performance.
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R. & Thomas, L., 1 Jan 2009.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2008
- PublishedImagery perspectives and modalities: An investigation of three issues
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R. & Callow, N., 1 Jul 2008.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedImagery research 2003-2007: Bangor and SCW collaborations
Roberts, R. J. & Roberts, R., 13 Feb 2008.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedMovement imagery ability: Development and assessment of a revised version of the vividness of movement imagery questionnaire.
Roberts, R. J., Callow, N., Hardy, L., Markland, D. A. & Bringer, J., 1 Apr 2008, In : Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 30, 2, p. 200-221
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedVisual imagery perspective issues: An update
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R. & Callow, N., 1 Jan 2008.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2007
- PublishedInteractive effects of different visual imagery perspectives and narcissism on motor performance
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R., Callow, N., Hardy, L. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2007.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedInvestigating the role of personality in the effects of different visual imagery perspectives on performance
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R., Callow, N. & Hardy, L., 1 Jan 2007.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedMovement imagery ability: Measurement, Perspectives and modalities
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R., Callow, N., Hardy, L., Markland, D. & Bringer, J., 1 Jan 2007.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2006
- PublishedEffects of dynamic and static imagery on vividness of imagery, skiing performance and confidence.
Roberts, R. J., Callow, N., Roberts, R. & Fawkes, J. Z., 1 Feb 2006, In : Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity. 1, 1, p. Article 2
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - PublishedMeasuring imagery ability: The vividness of movement imagery questionnaire – 2
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R., Callow, N., Markland, D., Hardy, L. & Bringer, J., 1 Jan 2006.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2005
- PublishedEffects of different visual imagery perspectives on the performance of tasks where line is important
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R., Callow, N. & Hardy, L., 1 Jan 2005.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedThe relationship between imagery, anxiety, and performance in Gaelic footballers
Roberts, R. J., Callow, N., Roberts, R. & Davis, J. P., 1 Jan 2005.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2003
- PublishedThe effects of motivational imagery on physical performance and RPE in a controlled sport setting
Roberts, R. J., Roberts, R. & Callow, N., 1 Jan 2003.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Activities
2020
- EDP GB Hockey feedback session 1
Pathway2Podium Feedback session 1. Present: Head of Talent, Head EDP Coaches, Head of GB Support, EDP S&C coach, EIS Pathways Senior Scientist and SSHES Senior Lecturer (GL).
27 Jan 2020
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
2019
- Canoe Slalom Pathway to Podium Project Quarter 2 Feedback
Presentation of findings from the second quarter of the Pathway to Podium project.
29 Jul 2019
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Canoe Sprint Pathway to Podium Project Quarter 1 Feedback
Presentation of findings from first quarter of the Pathway to Podium project.
10 May 2019
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Canoe Slalom Pathway to Podium Project Quarter 1 Feedback Session
Presentation of findings from first quarter of the Pathway to Podium project.
10 Apr 2019
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
Projects
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KESS II MRes with The Outdoor Partnership- BUK2153
01/07/2018 – 28/02/2020 (Finished)
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Review of culture in elite sport
01/03/2017 – 31/08/2017 (Finished)
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KESS II Phd with Mountain Training UK Inc Ltd- BUK269
01/10/2016 – 01/09/2020 (Finished)
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14/07/2015 – 28/02/2022 (Active)
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Biomedical vacation scholarship 2009
01/06/2009 – 31/12/2010 (Finished)
Personal
When not working I can usually be found running in the mountains of North Wales