Stewart A. Vella

8.5k total citations
162 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Stewart A. Vella is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Stewart A. Vella has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Social Psychology, 65 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 54 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Stewart A. Vella's work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (63 papers), Youth Development and Social Support (54 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (43 papers). Stewart A. Vella is often cited by papers focused on Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (63 papers), Youth Development and Social Support (54 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (43 papers). Stewart A. Vella collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Stewart A. Vella's co-authors include Christian Swann, Dylan P. Cliff, Chris Magee, Mark S. Allen, Anthony D. Okely, Trevor P. Crowe, Lindsay G. Oades, Matthew J. Schweickle, Steven J. Howard and Lauren A. Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Stewart A. Vella

158 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stewart A. Vella Australia	46	2.2k	2.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	162	5.5k
Yngvar Ommundsen Norway	41	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	474 0.4×	779 0.7×	122	4.2k
Rochelle Eime Australia	38	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	891 0.8×	2.1k 2.0×	124	6.0k
Alan L. Smith United States	36	2.5k 1.1×	3.0k 1.4×	413 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	360 0.3×	99	4.9k
Isabel Castillo Spain	31	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	485 0.4×	494 0.5×	607 0.6×	164	4.1k
Charles B. Corbin United States	37	2.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	2.6k 2.3×	351 0.3×	2.1k 2.0×	143	6.4k
Jim McKenna United Kingdom	39	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	218 0.2×	1.4k 1.4×	179	4.8k
Diane L. Gill United States	35	1.8k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	358 0.3×	447 0.4×	480 0.5×	166	4.9k
Bente Wold Norway	39	710 0.3×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	547 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	111	5.8k
Steven R. Bray Canada	45	1.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	195 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	127	6.0k
Zan Gao United States	39	2.1k 1.0×	858 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	191 0.2×	1.3k 1.3×	192	5.0k

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Swann, Christian, et al.. (2026). Goal Setting in Exercise and Physical Activity: An Expert Statement on Behalf of Exercise and Sports Science Australia. Sports Medicine. 56(3). 619–636. 1 indexed citations

Vella, Stewart A., Scott Pierce, Martin Camiré, et al.. (2025). What is quality youth sport programming? A Delphi study of international scholar perspectives. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 37(6). 722–740. 2 indexed citations

Vella, Stewart A., et al.. (2025). Rising to the occasion: A qualitative investigation of clutch moments in sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 1–22.

Santos, Fernando, Martin Camiré, Scott Pierce, et al.. (2024). Using Social Learning Spaces to Think Beyond and Innovate Conventional Conferencing Formats. Kinesiology Review. 13(3). 468–476.

White, Rhiannon, Stewart A. Vella, Stuart Biddle, et al.. (2024). Physical activity and mental health: a systematic review and best-evidence synthesis of mediation and moderation studies. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 21(1). 134–134. 32 indexed citations

Jackman, Patricia C., et al.. (2024). Loneliness in sport: A systematic mixed studies review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 1–27. 3 indexed citations

Liddelow, Caitlin, et al.. (2024). Exploring a mother's engagement in team sport: An application of an extended theory of planned behaviour. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 27(11). 786–792. 1 indexed citations

Camiré, Martin, Fernando Santos, Tarkington J. Newman, et al.. (2023). Positive youth development as a guiding framework in sport research: Is it time to plan for a transition?. Psychology of sport and exercise. 69. 102505–102505. 22 indexed citations

Vella, Stewart A., et al.. (2023). A qualitative exploration of coaches’ perceptions of performance under pressure in sport.. Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology. 12(4). 274–289. 2 indexed citations

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Schweickle, Matthew J., et al.. (2022). The effects of open, do-your-best, and specific goals on commitment and cognitive performance.. Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology. 11(3). 382–395. 3 indexed citations

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Jackman, Patricia C., et al.. (2021). The event-focused interview: what is it, why is it useful, and how is it used?. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health. 14(2). 167–180. 25 indexed citations

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Vella, Stewart A., Christian Swann, Marijka Batterham, et al.. (2020). An Intervention for Mental Health Literacy and Resilience in Organized Sports. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 53(1). 139–149. 80 indexed citations

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Hurley, Diarmuid, Mark S. Allen, Christian Swann, & Stewart A. Vella. (2020). A Matched Control Trial of a Mental Health Literacy Intervention for Parents in Community Sports Clubs. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 52(1). 141–153. 28 indexed citations

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Vella, Stewart A., Christian Swann, Katherine Boydell, et al.. (2019). Sports-based mental health promotion in Australia: Formative evaluation. Psychology of sport and exercise. 45. 101560–101560. 19 indexed citations

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Hurley, Diarmuid, et al.. (2019). A Systematic Review of Parent and Caregiver Mental Health Literacy. Community Mental Health Journal. 56(1). 2–21. 64 indexed citations

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Vella, Stewart A., Christian Swann, Marijka Batterham, et al.. (2018). Ahead of the game protocol: a multi-component, community sport-based program targeting prevention, promotion and early intervention for mental health among adolescent males. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 390–390. 51 indexed citations

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Hurley, Diarmuid, Christian Swann, Mark S. Allen, Anthony D. Okely, & Stewart A. Vella. (2017). The role of community sports clubs in adolescent mental health: the perspectives of adolescent males’ parents. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health. 9(3). 372–388. 40 indexed citations

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Gardner, Lauren A., Stewart A. Vella, & Chris Magee. (2016). A motivational model to understand youth sport dropout and enjoyment. International journal of sport psychology. 47(3). 203–223. 3 indexed citations

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Parrish, Anne‐Maree, Stewart A. Vella, Anthony D. Okely, & Dylan P. Cliff. (2014). Physical activity and sedentary guidelines; What are the similarities and differences across the globe?. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 1 indexed citations

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Vella, Stewart A., Lindsay G. Oades, & Trevor P. Crowe. (2011). The Role of the Coach in Facilitating Positive Youth Development: Moving from Theory to Practice. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 23(1). 33–48. 143 indexed citations

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