Centre staff
Dr Joanne Butt
Sport psychologist, Cpsychol
Phone 0114 225 2317
E-mail j.butt@shu.ac.uk
Research interests/current work
Research interests focus on the areas of competitive anxiety, mental toughness, youth sport and talent development.
Background
Joanne graduated from the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (BA Hons Sport and Human Movement Studies, PGCE) before completing her MSc and Ph.D at Miami University, Ohio (USA).
Joanne is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and consults with both elite and development athletes.
Selected publications
Butt, J., Weinberg, R.S., and Culp, B. Exploring mental toughness in NCAA athletes. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport (In press).
Weinberg, R.S, Butt, J. and Culp, B. Coaches' views of mental toughness and how it is built. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (In press).
Butt, J., Weinberg, R.S., Breckon, J., and Claytor, R. Adolescent physical activity participation and motivational determinants across gender, age and race. Journal of Physical Activity and Health (In press)
Olusoga, P., Butt, J., Hays, K., and Maynard, I.W. (2010). Stress and coping: A study of world class coaches. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 22, 274-293.
Butt, J., and Molnar, G. (2009). Involuntary career termination in sport: A case study of the process of structurally induced failure. Sport in Society, 12, 2, 240-257.
Olusoga, P., Butt, J., Maynard, I.W., and Hays, K. (2009). Stress in elite sports coaching: Identifying stressors, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 21, 442-459.
Weinberg, R.S. and Butt, J. (2005). Goal Setting in sport and exercise domains: The theory and practice of effective goal setting. In Hackfort, D., Duda, L., and Lidor, R. (Eds.) Handbook of Research in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology: International Perspectives (pp. 129-146).
Butt, J., Weinberg, R.S., Horn, T.S. (2003). The Intensity and Directional Interpretation of Anxiety: Fluctuations Throughout Competition and Relationship to Performance. The Sport Psychologist, 17. p.35-54.
Ingham. A.G., Chase, M., and Butt, J. (2003) From the performance principle to the developmental principle: Every kid a winner. Quest, 54 (4). P. 308-331.
Weinberg, R.S., Butt, J., Knight, B., Burke, K. (2003). The relationship between the use and effectiveness of Imagery: An explanatory study. The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 15.P. 26-40.
Weinberg, R.S., Butt, J. and Knight, J. (2001). High School Coaches' Perceptions of the Process of Goal Setting: A Qualitative Investigation. The Sport Psychologist, 15. p.20-47.
Weinberg, R.S., Butt, J. and Knight, J., Perritt, N. (2001). Collegiate Coaches' Perceptions of Their Goal Setting Practices: A Qualitative Investigation. The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 13, (4). p. 374-398.
Recent presentations
Butt, J., Forrest, K., Maynard, I.W., and Nicholson, B. (2010). Preparing for the OSCE: Examination of a stress management training intervention. Ottawa Medical Education Conference (Miami, Florida, May).
Butt, J., Maynard, I., Olusoga, P., and Douglas, G. (2009). Olympic talent development: Academy athletes' perceptions of their sport experiences and support networks. Association for Applied Sport Psychology (Salt Lake City, Utah, September).
Douglas, G., Butt, J., Maynard, I.W., and Weinberg, R.S. (2009). Athletes' experiences of the investment years of sport and coping strategies. Association for Applied Sport Psychology (Salt Lake City, Utah, September).
Butt., J., Weinberg, R.S., and Evers, J. (2008). Sources of anxiety and coping strategies prior to and during competition. Association for Applied Sport Psychology (St. Louis, MO. September).
Weinberg, R., Butt. J, and Culp, B. (2008). Coaches' and athletes' perspectives on building mental toughness. Association for Applied Sport Psychology (St. Louis, MO. September).
