Paul R. Appleton

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Paul R. Appleton is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul R. Appleton has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Social Psychology, 25 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 22 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Paul R. Appleton's work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (43 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (22 papers) and Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies (21 papers). Paul R. Appleton is often cited by papers focused on Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (43 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (22 papers) and Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies (21 papers). Paul R. Appleton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Australia. Paul R. Appleton's co-authors include Andrew P. Hill, Howard Hall, Joan L. Duda, Thomas Curran, Eleanor Quested, Robert J. Vallerand, Martyn Standage, Stephen A. Kozub, Nathan Smith and Nikos Ntoumanis and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Oncogene and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

Paul R. Appleton

52 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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The psychology of passion: A meta-analytical review of a decade of research on intrapersonal outcomes

2015 303 citations Thomas Curran, Andrew P. Hill et al. Motivation and Emotion profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul R. Appleton United Kingdom	25	1.4k	815	771	449	379	54	2.0k
Iain Greenlees United Kingdom	26	1.4k 0.9×	343 0.4×	1.3k 1.6×	251 0.6×	339 0.9×	74	2.2k
Ying Hwa Kee Singapore	20	812 0.6×	524 0.6×	411 0.5×	243 0.5×	166 0.4×	61	1.4k
Pierre‐Nicolas Lemyre Norway	18	932 0.6×	244 0.3×	650 0.8×	141 0.3×	235 0.6×	30	1.3k
Sung Hyeon Cheon South Korea	22	2.1k 1.4×	393 0.5×	773 1.0×	529 1.2×	359 0.9×	68	2.7k
Garry E. Richards Australia	16	1.5k 1.1×	421 0.5×	356 0.5×	342 0.8×	286 0.8×	33	2.2k
Noémie Carbonneau Canada	18	1.0k 0.7×	608 0.7×	292 0.4×	181 0.4×	386 1.0×	50	1.6k
David González‐Cutre Spain	31	2.1k 1.4×	325 0.4×	1.0k 1.3×	293 0.7×	709 1.9×	112	2.9k
Anthony J. Amorose United States	29	1.7k 1.2×	263 0.3×	1.2k 1.5×	187 0.4×	442 1.2×	50	2.4k
Jamie B. Barker United Kingdom	24	795 0.5×	562 0.7×	743 1.0×	70 0.2×	342 0.9×	79	1.5k
Vello Hein Estonia	25	1.8k 1.2×	241 0.3×	736 1.0×	244 0.5×	809 2.1×	51	2.4k

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Appleton, Paul R., et al.. (2025). Examining the mediating role of motivation in the relationships between teacher-created motivational climates and quality of engagement in secondary school physical education. PLoS ONE. 20(1). e0316729–e0316729. 5 indexed citations

Appleton, Paul R., et al.. (2025). Promoting a more empowering motivational climate in physical education: a mixed-methods study on the impact of a theory-based professional development programme. Frontiers in Psychology. 16. 1564671–1564671. 1 indexed citations

Bryant, Anna, et al.. (2025). Using the Principles from Community of Practice: Developing Sustainable Professional Development Programmes in Physical Education. Education Sciences. 15(6). 713–713. 1 indexed citations

Sarrazin, Philippe, Αθανάσιος Παπαϊωάννου, Erica Gobbi, et al.. (2024). Economic status as a predictor of motivational and affective experiences in physical education and physical activity intentions: a cross-sectional study in six European countries. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 1–23.

Nielsen, Glen, Johan Michael Wikman, Paul R. Appleton, Peter Bentsen, & Peter Elsborg. (2024). Predicting adolescents' continuation in club sports: A prospective cohort study of the importance of personal and contextual motivational factors in five sports in Denmark. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34(4). e14616–e14616. 5 indexed citations

Appleton, Paul R., Carme Viladrich, Eleanor Quested, et al.. (2023). Measurement invariance of the empowering and disempowering motivational climate questionnaire-coach in youth sport. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 958444–958444. 8 indexed citations

Ruiz, Montse C., Paul R. Appleton, Joan L. Duda, Laura Bortoli, & Claudio Robazza. (2022). Perfectionism and performance‐related psychobiosocial states: The mediating role of competition appraisals. European Journal of Sport Science. 23(5). 797–808. 6 indexed citations

Ruiz, Montse C., Paul R. Appleton, Joan L. Duda, Laura Bortoli, & Claudio Robazza. (2021). Correction: Ruiz et al. Social Environmental Antecedents of Athletes’ Emotions. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4997. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(13). 6756–6756. 1 indexed citations

Ruiz, Montse C., Paul R. Appleton, Joan L. Duda, Laura Bortoli, & Claudio Robazza. (2021). Social Environmental Antecedents of Athletes’ Emotions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(9). 4997–4997. 20 indexed citations

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Nelissen, Rob G. H. H., et al.. (2021). Perceptions of Motivational Climate and Association with Musculoskeletal Injuries in Ballet Dancers. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 36(3). 187–198. 1 indexed citations

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Appleton, Paul R., et al.. (2017). Both the “What” and “Why” of Youth Sports Participation Matter; a Conditional Process Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. 8. 659–659. 11 indexed citations

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Smith, Nathan, Eleanor Quested, Paul R. Appleton, & Joan L. Duda. (2016). Observing the coach-created motivational environment across training and competition in youth sport. Journal of Sports Sciences. 35(2). 149–158. 49 indexed citations

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Fenton, Sally A. M., Joan L. Duda, Paul R. Appleton, & Timothy Barrett. (2016). Empowering youth sport environments: Implications for daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and adiposity. Journal of sport and health science. 6(4). 423–433. 41 indexed citations

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Curran, Thomas, Andrew P. Hill, Paul R. Appleton, Robert J. Vallerand, & Martyn Standage. (2015). The psychology of passion: A meta-analytical review of a decade of research on intrapersonal outcomes. Motivation and Emotion. 39(5). 631–655. 303 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hill, Andrew P. & Paul R. Appleton. (2011). The predictive ability of the frequency of perfectionistic cognitions, self-oriented perfectionism, and socially prescribed perfectionism in relation to symptoms of burnout in youth rugby players. Journal of Sports Sciences. 29(7). 695–703. 44 indexed citations

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Hill, Andrew P., Howard Hall, Joan L. Duda, & Paul R. Appleton. (2011). The cognitive, affective and behavioural responses of self-oriented perfectionists following successive failure on a muscular endurance task. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 9(2). 189–207. 31 indexed citations

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Radulescu, Sorina, Rachel A. Ridgway, Paul R. Appleton, et al.. (2010). Defining the role of APC in the mitotic spindle checkpoint in vivo: APC-deficient cells are resistant to Taxol. Oncogene. 29(49). 6418–6427. 24 indexed citations

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Hill, Andrew P., Howard Hall, & Paul R. Appleton. (2010). The relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and contingencies of self-worth. Personality and Individual Differences. 50(2). 238–242. 39 indexed citations

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Appleton, Paul R., Howard Hall, & Andrew P. Hill. (2009). Relations between multidimensional perfectionism and burnout in junior-elite male athletes. Psychology of sport and exercise. 10(4). 457–465. 110 indexed citations

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Hill, Andrew P., Howard Hall, Paul R. Appleton, & Stephen A. Kozub. (2007). Perfectionism and burnout in junior elite soccer players: The mediating influence of unconditional self-acceptance. Psychology of sport and exercise. 9(5). 630–644. 144 indexed citations

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