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Dr Ian Boardley

Lecturer in Sport Psychology & Education

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Dr Ian Boardley

Contact details

Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8399

Email i.d.boardley@bham.ac.uk

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

About

Ian’s career in sport education was stimulated through lifelong sport participation. His sport activities have included experience as an athlete and as a coach in sports such as hockey and endurance running. It was experiences such as these that led to him initiating a career that incorporated sport within it. A particular interest in sport psychology that developed during undergraduate studies for a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Science at the University of Leeds led to subsequent study for a PhD in Sport Psychology at the University of Birmingham. Here Ian focussed on his main research interest which centres on the investigation of prosocial and antisocial behaviour in sport, and the psychological processes involved in promoting such behaviours.

Currently a member of the Sport Pedagogy Department within the School of Education, Ian has further research interests in coaches’ perceptions of their own efficacy and athletes’ perceptions of their coach’s effectiveness and the role these constructs play in affecting athlete-level outcomes such as motivation and enjoyment. More recently, Ian has developed a keen interest in the use of illegal drugs in sport and is conducting research aimed at establishing whether the psychological processes that promote antisocial conduct also facilitate doping in sport.

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Qualifications

PhD in Sport Psychology, 2008, University of Birmingham
BSc (Hons) in Sport Science (1st Class), 2005, University of Leeds

Teaching

Ian’s teaching is currently focused around the undergraduate AGMS and SPECS degrees, and the Advanced Certificate in Golf Coaching. His role involves being module leader for the Advanced Psychology of Golf module on the AGMS programme, and for the Movement in Sport Science module on the SPECS programme, as well as delivering lectures and supervising students on the Advanced Certificate in Golf Coaching programme.

Postgraduate supervision

Ian is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas:

Psychosocial influences of moral behaviours (prosocial and antisocial behaviour, doping, gambling) in sport
Moral disengagement in sport
Coaches’ confidence and athletes’ perceptions of their coach’s effectiveness
Positive youth development through sport

If you are interesting in studying any of these subject areas please contact Ian on the contact details above, or for any general doctoral research enquiries, please email: dr@contacts.bham.ac.uk or call +44 (0)121 414 5005.

Research

Research Interests

Prosocial and antisocial behaviour in sport
Moral disengagement in sport
Psychosocial influences of doping in sport
Coaching efficacy and effectiveness in sport
Sport as a vehicle for positive youth development

Knowledge Exchange and impact

Many of Ian’s research endeavours centre on research areas that have the potential to have impact. His published research aims to guide educational practices in sport that increase prosocial and decrease antisocial behaviour, increase coaching effectiveness, and decrease the use of illegal substances.

Publications

Selected Publications

Sagar, S. S., Boardley, I. D., & Kavussanu, M. (2011). Fear of Failure and Students’ Interpersonal Antisocial Behaviour in Education and Sport. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 81, pp391-408 DOI:10.1348/2044-8279.002001

Cooke, A., Kavussanu, M., McIntyre, D., Boardley, I. D., & Ring, C. (2011). Effects of Competitive Pressure on Expert Performance: Underlying Psychological, Physiological and Kinematic Mechanisms. Psychophysiology. 48(8) pp1146-1156 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01175.x

Kavussanu, M. & Boardley, I. D. (2010). Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior in Sport. In G. Tenenbaum, R.Eklund, & A. Kamata (Eds.). Handbook of measurement in sport and exercise psychology. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Boardley, I. D. & Kavussanu, M. (2010). Effects of Goal Orientation and Perceived Value of Toughness on Antisocial Behavior in Soccer: The Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 32, 176-192.

Boardley, I. D. & Kavussanu, M. (2009). The influence of social variables and moral disengagement on prosocial and antisocial behaviours in field hockey and netball. Journal of Sport Sciences, 27, 843-854.

Kavussanu, M. & Boardley, I. D. (2009). The Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior in Sport Scale. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 31, 97-117.

Boardley, I. D., Kavussanu, M. & Ring, C. (2008). Athletes’ perceptions of coaching effectiveness and athlete-related outcomes in rugby union: An investigation based on the coaching efficacy model. The Sport Psychologist, 22, 269-287.

Kavussanu, M., Boardley, I. D., Jutkiewicz, N., Vincent, S., & Ring, C. (2008). Coaching efficacy and coaching effectiveness: examining their predictors and comparing coaches' and athletes' reports. The Sport Psychologist, 22, 4, 383‐404

Publications 2007 - present (PDF 282KB, opens new window)