| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: An updated review of reviews and an analysis of causality | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2019 | 569 |
| 2 | Defining elite athletes: Issues in the study of expert performance in sport psychology | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2015 | 567 |
| 3 | The ecological dynamics of decision making in sport | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2006 | 538 |
| 4 | Toward a comprehensive model of physical activity | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2003 | 491 |
| 5 | Acute affective response to a moderate-intensity exercise stimulus predicts physical activity participation 6 and 12 months later | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2008 | 481 |
| 6 | Do perceived autonomy-supportive and controlling teaching relate to physical education students' motivational experiences through unique pathways? Distinguishing between the bright and dark side of motivation | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2015 | 481 |
| 7 | Judging the quality of qualitative inquiry: Criteriology and relativism in action | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2009 | 452 |
| 8 | A grounded theory of psychological resilience in Olympic champions | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2012 | 414 |
| 9 | Exercise dependence: a systematic review | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2002 | 412 |
| 10 | The effect of acute aerobic exercise on positive activated affect: A meta-analysis | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2006 | 405 |
| 11 | Construct validity of the Profile of Mood States — Adolescents for use with adults | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2003 | 392 |
| 12 | The influence of crowd noise and experience upon refereeing decisions in football | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2002 | 384 |
| 13 | Perceived motivational climate, need satisfaction and indices of well-being in team sports: A longitudinal perspective | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2006 | 315 |
| 14 | Parental influences on different types and intensities of physical activity in youth: A systematic review | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2010 | 294 |
| 15 | Olympic medallists’ perspective of the althlete–coach relationship | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2003 | 283 |
| 16 | Passion and performance attainment in sport | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2008 | 273 |
| 17 | The influence of sex stereotypes and gender roles on participation and performance in sport and exercise: Review and future directions | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2013 | 273 |
| 18 | Career transitions in sport: European perspectives | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2004 | 272 |
| 19 | Holistic approach to athletic talent development environments: A successful sailing milieu | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2010 | 272 |
| 20 | Validation of the revised sport motivation scale (SMS-II) | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2013 | 270 |
| 21 | Relationship of fundamental movement skills and physical activity in children and adolescents: A systematic review | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2014 | 265 |
| 22 | Theories of physical activity behaviour change: A history and synthesis of approaches | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2019 | 254 |
| 23 | Twenty years of “hot hand” research: Review and critique | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2006 | 247 |
| 24 | Peer relationships in physical activity contexts: a road less traveled in youth sport and exercise psychology research | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2003 | 242 |
| 25 | Speaking clearly: A critical review of the self-talk literature | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2006 | 240 |
| 26 | Autonomy-supportive coaching and self-determined motivation in high school and college athletes: A test of self-determination theory | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2007 | 237 |
| 27 | Narrative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology: What can it mean, and why might we do it? | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2009 | 236 |
| 28 | Perceived coach-autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and the well- and ill-being of elite youth soccer players: A longitudinal investigation | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2012 | 235 |
| 29 | Does the outdoor environment matter for psychological restoration gained through running? | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2003 | 230 |
| 30 | Spontaneous and experimentally induced action planning and coping planning for physical activity: A meta-analysis | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2013 | 229 |
| 31 | A systematic review of the intrapersonal correlates of motivational climate perceptions in sport and physical activity | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2015 | 225 |
| 32 | Understanding dropout and prolonged engagement in adolescent competitive sport | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2008 | 216 |
| 33 | Relations among exercise type, self-objectification, and body image in the fitness centre environment: The role of reasons for exercise | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2008 | 210 |
| 34 | A self-determination process model of physical activity adoption in the context of a randomized controlled trial | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2007 | 209 |
| 35 | Influence of coaches' autonomy support on athletes' motivation and sport performance: A test of the hierarchical model of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2010 | 209 |
| 36 | Narrative analysis and sport and exercise psychology: Understanding lives in diverse ways | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2009 | 206 |
| 37 | Habit and physical activity: Theoretical advances, practical implications, and agenda for future research | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2019 | 204 |
| 38 | A systematic review of the experience, occurrence, and controllability of flow states in elite sport | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2012 | 203 |
| 39 | Defining and characterizing team resilience in elite sport | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2013 | 200 |
| 40 | A primer on investigating the after effects of acute bouts of physical activity on cognition | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2019 | 199 |
| 41 | Organizational psychology in elite sport: Its emergence, application and future | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2009 | 194 |
| 42 | The relationship between perceived autonomy support, exercise regulations and behavioral intentions in women | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2004 | 193 |
| 43 | Elicitation studies and the theory of planned behavior: a systematic review of exercise beliefs | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2005 | 192 |
| 44 | Psychological need satisfaction and thwarting: A test of Basic Psychological Needs Theory in physical activity contexts | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2013 | 188 |
| 45 | Adherence and well-being in overweight and obese patients referred to an exercise on prescription scheme: A self-determination theory perspective | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2007 | 187 |
| 46 | A qualitative analysis of burnout in elite Swedish athletes | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2008 | 186 |
| 47 | Psychometric properties and concurrent validity of two exercise addiction measures: A population wide study | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2012 | 186 |
| 48 | The perceived autonomy support scale for exercise settings (PASSES): Development, validity, and cross-cultural invariance in young people | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2007 | 185 |
| 49 | FEPSAC position statement: Mental health disorders in elite athletes and models of service provision | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2018 | 184 |
| 50 | Analysis of the affect measurement conundrum in exercise psychology: IV. A conceptual case for the affect circumplex | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2002 | 177 |
