Maria Kavussanu

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Maria’s main research interest is morality in sport. She has conducted research on this topic for the last 15 years. Some of the research questions Maria is trying to answer are: What are the personal and social factors that are associated with prosocial behaviours, such as helping and supporting one’s teammates, and playing by the rules? Why are some athletes inclined to cheat, be aggressive toward other players, and use illegal substances to enhance their performance? How can we create an environment where prosocial behaviours can flourish, and what are the consequences of prosocial and antisocial behaviours for the recipient? Dr Kavussanu’s second research interest is motivation in sport. She is interested in understanding the conditions that optimise athletes’ motivation in training and competition contexts. Finally, she is interested in anxiety and performance under pressure.

Dr Kavussanu has supervised or co-supervised 8 PhD students to completion, and most of them are now university lecturers.

Research activity per year

123 Article
21 Abstract
10 Paper
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2024

Antecedents and consequences of moral behavior in sport
Kavussanu, M., Boardley, I. & Stanger, N., Mar 2024, Social Psychology in Sport. Davis, L., Keegan, R. & Jowett, S. (eds.). 2nd ed. Human Kinetics
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Effects of task difficulty on performance and event-related bradycardia during preparation for action
Henderson, J., Kavussanu, M., Gallicchio, G. & Ring, C., Jan 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 70, 8 p., 102548.
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Mental health in athletes: Does authentic leadership matter?
Kavussanu, M., Zhang, S., Tang, Q., Cumming, J. & Mackman, T., Jul 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 73, 11 p., 102617.
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Some pressures are more equal than others: Effects of isolated pressure on performance  
Henderson, J., Kavussanu, M., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., May 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 72, 102592.
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Your Team Can Make You A Better Person: Team Cohesion Is Associated With Off-Field Prosocial Behaviour Intentions Via Fairplay Team Norms And Empathy In Rugby Union
Bisagno, E., Vitali, F., Di Bernardo, G. A., Livrieri, A. A., Cadamuro, A., Robazza, C., Kavussanu, M. & Vezzali, L., 11 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 34, 4, 14 p., e2852.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
A national anti-doping education programme reduces doping susceptibility in British athletes
Hurst, P., King, A., Massey, K., Kavussanu, M. & Ring, C., Nov 2023, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 69, 9 p., 102512.
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Are dietary supplement users more likely to dope than non-users? a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hurst, P., Schiphof-Godart, L., Kavussanu, M., Barkoukis, V., Petróczi, A. & Ring, C., Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 117, 12 p., 104077.
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Investigating the relationship between authentic leadership and athletes' commitment, positive affect, and perceived teammate prosocial behaviour via trust and team culture
Malloy, E., Yukhymenko-Lescroart, M. & Kavussanu, M., Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. 18, 4, p. 1082–1090 9 p.
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Ready, Steady, Go: Competition in Sport
Kavussanu, M., Cooke, A. & Jones, M., 22 Mar 2023, Oxford handbook on the psychology of competition. Garcia, S. M., Tor, A. & Elliot, A. J. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. C23P1–C23S18 (Oxford Library of Psychology).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Sport values, personal values and antisocial behavior in sport
Ring, C., Whitehead, J., Gurpinar, B. & Kavussanu, M., 18 May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
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The effects of authentic leadership on athlete outcomes: an experimental study
Malloy, E., Kavussanu, M. & Mackman, T., 2023, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 12, 1, p. 29-42 14 p.
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The role of moral identity and regret on cheating in sport
Hurst, P., Kavussanu, M., Swain, J. & Ring, C., 2023, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 21, 2, p. 230–248 19 p.
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2022
A psychological intervention reduces doping likelihood in British and Greek athletes: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Kavussanu, M., Barkoukis, V., Hurst, P., Yukhymenko-Lescroart, M., Skoufa, L., Chirico, A., Lucidi, F. & Ring, C., Jul 2022, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 61, 12 p., 102099.
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Changes in authentic leadership over a sport season predict changes in athlete outcomes
Malloy, E., Kavussanu, M. & Yukhymenko, M., 31 Aug 2022, In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 11, 3, p. 275–289 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Conscious processing and rowing: a field study
Sparks, K., Kavussanu, M., Masters, R. & Ring, C., 4 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 20, 2, p. 515-531 17 p.
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Effects of cooperation and competition on performance, emotion and effort: goal and means interdependence
Ring, C., Kavussanu, M. & Cooke, A., Apr 2022, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 44, 2, p. 86-93 8 p.
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Moral values and moral identity moderate the indirect relationship between sport supplement use and doping use via sport supplement beliefs
Hurst, P., Ring, C. & Kavussanu, M., 18 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 40, 10, p. 1160-1167 8 p.
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The rowing-specific reinvestment scale
Sparks, K., Kavussanu, M., Masters, RSW. & Ring, C., 2022, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 40, 1, p. 59-72
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
A comparison of authentic and transformational leadership in sport
Malloy, E. & Kavussanu, M., 5 May 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 51, 7, p. 636-646
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A moral intervention reduces doping likelihood in British and Greek athletes: evidence from a cluster randomised control trial
Kavussanu, M., Hurst, P., Yukhymenko-Lescroart, M., Galanis, E., King, A., Hatzigeorgiadis, A. & Ring, C., 1 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 43, 2, p. 125-139 15 p.
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Bracketed morality in adolescent football players: a tale of two contexts
Kavussanu, M. & Ring, C., Mar 2021, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 53, 101835.
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Ego orientation is related to doping likelihood via sport supplement use and sport supplement beliefs
Hurst, P., Ring, C. & Kavussanu, M., 18 Oct 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Sport Science.
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I’m worth more than you! Effects of reward interdependence on performance, cohesion, emotion and effort during team competition
Shi, X., Kavussanu, M., Cooke, A., McIntyre, D. & Ring, C., Jul 2021, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 55, 8 p., 101953.
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Mindfulness, reinvestment, and rowing under pressure: evidence for moderated moderation of the anxiety-performance relationship
Sparks, K., Kavussanu, M., Masters, RSW. & Ring, C., Sept 2021, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 56, 10 p., 101998.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effects of an authentic coaching intervention on athlete outcomes: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Malloy, E. & Kavussanu, M., Nov 2021, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 57, 9 p., 101957.
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“My teammates think it is alright to fight to protect friends”: collective moral disengagement in team sports
Danioni, F., Kavussanu, M., Regalia, C. & Barni, D., 4 Jul 2021, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 19, 4, p. 598-612 15 p.
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2020
An evaluation of UK Athletics’ Clean Sport Programme in preventing doping in junior elite athletes
Hurst, P., Ring, C. & Kavussanu, M., 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Performance Enhancement & Health. 7, 3-4, 100155.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Athletes using ergogenic and medical sport supplements report more favourable attitudes to doping than non-users
Hurst, P., Ring, C. & Kavussanu, M., 14 Sept 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Basic values predict doping likelihood
Ring, C., Kavussanu, M. & Gurpinar, B., 2020, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 38, 4, p. 357-365 9 p.
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Basic values predict unethical behavior in sport: the case of athletes’ doping likelihood
Ring, C., Kavussanu, M., Gurpinar, B., Whitehead, J. & Mortimer, H., 26 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ethics & Behavior.
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Getting published: suggestions and strategies from editors of sport and exercise psychology journals
Schinke, R. J., Mellalieu, S., Ntoumanis, N., Kavussanu, M., Standage, M., Strauss, B. & papaioannou, A., 18 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.
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Integrating moral and achievement variables to predict doping likelihood in football: a cross-cultural investigation
Kavussanu, M., Yukhymenko, M., Elbe, A. M. & Hatzigeorgiadis, A., Mar 2020, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 47, 9 p., 101518.
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Linking facets of pride with moral behaviour in sport: the mediating role of moral disengagement
Stanger, N., Kavussanu, M. & Ring, C., 1 Oct 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Moral functioning across training and competition in sport
van de Pol, P., Kavussanu, M. & Claessens, B., 2020, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
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The self-other divergence effect for doping likelihood: mediation by guilt and moderation by moral agency and values
Ring, C., Kavussanu, M. & Walters, B., 6 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 42, 5, p. 417-423
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Values and clean sport
Mortimer, H., Whitehead, J., Kavussanu, M., Gurpinar, B. & Ring, C., 22 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Sports Sciences.
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2 Citations (Scopus)

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2019
Authentic leadership and task cohesion: the mediating role of trust and team sacrifice
Bandura, C., Kavussanu, M. & Ong, C. W., 26 Aug 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Group Dynamics. 23, 3-4, p. 185-194
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Effects of antisocial behaviour on opponent's anger, attention, and performance
Ring, C., Kavussanu, M., Al-yaaribi, A. S. A., Tenenbaum, G. & Stanger, N., 2019, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 37, 8, p. 871–877 7 p.
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Effects of personal and situational factors on self-referenced doping likelihood
Ring, C., Kavussanu, M., Lucidi, S. & Hurst, P., 1 Mar 2019, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 41, p. 29-35 7 p.
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Prosocial and antisocial behaviour in sport
Kavussanu, M. & Al-yaaribi, A. S. A., 25 Oct 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
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Self-other judgments of doping likelihood and anticipated guilt in hypothetical situations
Ring, C., Kavussanu, M. & Mazanov, J., Mar 2019, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 41, p. 46-53 8 p.
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5 Citations (Scopus)

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Sport supplement use predicts doping attitudes and likelihood via sport supplement beliefs
Hurst, P., Kavussanu, M., Boardley, I. & Ring, C., 3 Aug 2019, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 37, 15, p. 1734-1740 7 p.
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The relationship between moral climate of sports and the moral behavior of young athletes: a multilevel meta-analysis
Spruit, A., Kavussanu, M., Smit, T. & IJntema, M., 15 Feb 2019, In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 48, 2, p. 228-242 15 p.
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10 Citations (Scopus)

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Toward an understanding of transgressive behavior in sport: progress and prospects
Kavussanu, M., 1 May 2019, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 42, p. 33-39
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2018
Authentic leadership in sport: Its relationship with athletes’ enjoyment and commitment and the mediating role of autonomy and trust
Bandura, C. & Kavussanu, M., 4 Apr 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching.
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Consequences of prosocial and antisocial teammate behaviour in adolescent soccer players: The moderating role of motivational climate
Al-yaaribi, A. & Kavussanu, M., 1 Jul 2018, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 37, p. 91-99
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Effects of situational costs and benefits on projected doping likelihood
Ring, C., Kavussanu, M., Simms, M. & Mazanov, J., 1 Jan 2018, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 34, p. 88-94
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Self-regulation in sports learning and performance
Kitsantas, A., Kavussanu, M., Corbatto, D. & van de Pol, P., 2018, Handbook of self-regulation of learning and performance. Schunk, D. & Green, J. (eds.). 2nd ed. Routledge, p. 194-207 13 p.
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The Coach’s Role on Moral Behaviour in Sport
Kavussanu, M. & Hodge, K., Dec 2018, Professional Advances in Sports Coaching: Research and Practice. Thelwell, R. & Dicks, M. (eds.). Routledge
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
The Effects of Prosocial and Antisocial Behaviors on Emotion, Attention, and Performance During a Competitive Basketball Task
Al-yaaribi, A. S. A., Kavussanu, M. & Ring, C., 8 Oct 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
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