David E. Conroy
Ph.D., 2000, Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah
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.
Selected Publications
Conroy, D. E., Elliot, A. J., &, Thrash, T. M. (2009). 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. (2009). 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.
