David E. Conroy
Ph.D., 2000, Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
and Human Development & Family Studies
Contact Information
267R Recreation Building
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-3451
Fax: (814) 865-1275
dec9@psu.edu
http://www.personal.psu.edu/dec9/
Research Interests
Achievement motivation – development in early and middle childhood, and consequences across the lifespan. For more details, please see my Kinesiology Faculty Research Form poster
Selected Publications
Conroy, D. E., Elliot, A. J., &, Thrash, T. M. (in press). Achievement motivation. In M. R. Leary & R. H. Hoyle (Eds.), Handbook of individual differences in social behavior. New York: Guilford Press.
Conroy, D. E., Elliot, A. J., &, Pincus, A. L. (in press). The expression of achievement motives in interpersonal problems. Journal of Personality.
Conroy, D. E., & Coatsworth, J. D. (2007). Assessing autonomy-supportive coaching strategies in youth sport. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 8, 671-684.
Conroy, D. E., & Coatsworth, J. D. (2007). Coaching behaviors associated with changes in fear of failure: Changes in self-talk and need satisfaction as potential mechanisms. Journal of Personality, 75, 384-419.
Conroy, D. E., Elliot, A. J., & Coatsworth, J. D. (2007). Competence motivation in sport: Links between the hierarchical model of achievement motivation and self-determination theory. In M. Hagger & N. Chatzisarantis (Eds.), Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in exercise and sport (pp. 181-192). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Conroy, D. E., & Coatsworth, J. D. (2006). Coach training as a strategy for promoting youth social development. The Sport Psychologist, 20, 128-144.
Conroy, D. E., Kaye, M. P., & Coatsworth, J. D. (2006). Coaching climate and the destructive effects of mastery-avoidance goals on situational motivation. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 28 , 69-92.
Conroy, D. E., & Pincus, A. L. (2006). A comparison of mean partialling and dual-hypothesis testing to evaluate stereotype effects when assessing profile similarity. Journal of Personality Assessment, 86, 142-149.