Publications David E. Conroy, Ph.D. References in appear in chronological order. Peer-reviewed publications are denoted by an asterisk. Underlined author names are or were students. In Press Conroy, D. E., & Coatsworth, J.D. (in press). Coaches. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adolescence. Conroy, D. E., & Hyde, A. L. (in press). Measurement of achievement motivation processes. In G. Tenenbaum, R. Eklund, & A. Kamata (Eds.), Handbook of measurement in sport & exercise psychology. Conroy, D. E. & Pincus, A. L. (in press). Interpersonal impact messages associated with different forms of achievement motivation. Journal of Personality. Wright, A. G. C., Lukowitsky, M. R., Pincus, A. L., & Conroy, D. E. (in press). The higherorder factor structure and gender invariance of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory. Assessment. 2010 Conroy, D. E., Hyde, A. L., Doerksen, S. E., & Ribeiro, N. F. (2010). Implicit attitudes and explicit motivation prospectively predict physical activity. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 39, 112-118. Elliot, A. J., Conroy, D. E., Barron, K. E., & Murayama, K. (2010). Achievement motives and goals: A developmental analysis. In R. Lerner, M. Lamb, & A. Freund (Eds.), Handbook of lifespan development, Vol. 2: Social and emotional development (pp. 474-510). New York: Wiley. Hyde, A. L., Doerksen, S. E., Ribeiro, N. F., & Conroy, D. E. (2010). The independence of implicit and explicit attitudes toward physical activity: Introspective access and attitudinal concordance. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 11, 387-393. 2009 *Coatsworth, J. D., & Conroy, D. E. (2009). The effects of autonomy-supportive coaching, need satisfaction, and self-perceptions on initiative and identity in youth swimmers. Developmental Psychology, 45, 320-328. 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 (pp. 382-399). 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, 77, 495-526. Lang, D. H., Conroy, D. E., Lionikas, A., Mack, H. A., Larsson, L., Vogler, G. P., Vandenbergh, D. J., Blizard, D. A., McClearn, G. E., & Sharkey, N. A. (2009). Bone, muscle, and physical activity: Structural equation modeling of relationships and genetic influence with age. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research, 24, 1608-1617. * Schantz, L. H., & Conroy, D. E. (2009). Achievement motivation and intraindividual affective variability during competence pursuits: A round of golf as a multilevel data structure. Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 472-481. Updated: 8/11/2010
Conroy Publications 2 * Wright, A. G. C., Pincus, A. L., Conroy, D. E., & Elliot, A. J. (2009). The pathoplastic relationship between interpersonal problems and fear of failure. Journal of Personality, 77, 997-1024. * Wright, A. G. C., Pincus, A. L., Conroy, D. E., & Hilsenroth, M. J. (2009). Integrating methods to optimize circumplex description and comparison of groups. Journal of Personality Assessment, 91, 311-322. 2008 *Conroy, D. E. (2008). Fear of failure in the context of competitive sport: A commentary. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 3, 179-183. *Conroy, D. E., Cassidy, C. M., & Elliot, A. J. (2008). Prospective relations between 2x2 achievement goals and the quality of sport training. International Review of Social Psychology, 21, 109-134. Conroy, D. E., Kaye, M. P., & Schantz, L. H. (2008). Quantitative research methodology. In T. Horn (Ed.), Advances in sport psychology (3 rd ed., pp. 15-30). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. *Kaye, M. P., Conroy, D. E., & Fifer, A. M. (2008). Individual differences in incompetence avoidance. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 30, 110-132. 2007 *Baker, L. B., Conroy, D. E., & Kenney, W. L. (2007). Dehydration impairs vigilance-related attention in basketball players. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, 39, 976-983. *Coatsworth, J. D., & Conroy, D. E. (2007). Youth sport as a component of organized afterschool programs. New Directions for Youth Development, 115, 57-74. *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., Coatsworth, J. D., & Kaye, M. P. (2007). Consistency of fear of failure score meanings among 8 18 year old female athletes. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 67, 300-310. 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., Kaye, M. P., & Fifer, A. M. (2007). Cognitive links between fear of failure and perfectionism. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 25, 237-253. Roberts, G. C., Treasure, D. C., & Conroy, D. E. (2007). The dynamics of motivation in sport: The influence of achievement goals on motivation processes. In G. Tenenbaum & R. C. Eklund (Eds.), Handbook of sport psychology (3 rd ed., pp. 3-30.). New York: Wiley. 2006 *Cassidy, C. M., & Conroy, D. E. (2006). Children s self-esteem related to school- and sportspecific perceptions of self and others. Journal of Sport Behavior, 29, 1-24.
Conroy Publications 3 Coatsworth, J. D., & Conroy, D. E. (2006). Athletics. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development (vol. 1, pp. 124-126). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. *Coatsworth, J. D., & Conroy, D. E. (2006). The effects of coach training on self-esteem in youth swimmers: Age and gender effects. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 7, 173-192. Conroy, D. E. (2006). On Walker, Kremer, & Moran. Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 2, 39-40. (invited commentary) *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. 2005 *Duley, A. R., Conroy, D. E., Morris, K., Wiley, J., & Janelle, C. M. (2005). Fear of failure biases affective and attentional responses to lexical and pictorial stimuli. Motivation and Emotion, 29, 1-17. *Conroy, D. E., Coatsworth, J. D., & Fifer, A. M. (2005). Testing dynamic relations between perceived competence and fear of failure in young athletes. European Review of Applied Psychology, 26, 99-110. *Elliot, A. J., & Conroy, D. E. (2005). Beyond the dichotomous model of achievement goals in sport and exercise psychology. Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 1, 17-25. 2004 *Conroy, D. E. (2004). The unique meaning of multidimensional fears of failing. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 26, 484-491. *Conroy, D. E., & Elliot, A. J. (2004). Fear of failure and achievement goals in sport: Addressing the issue of the chicken and the egg. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 17, 271-285. *Conroy, D. E., & Coatsworth, J. D. (2004). The effects of coach training on fear of failure in youth swimmers: A latent growth curve analysis from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 25, 193-214. *Conroy, D. E., & Metzler, J. N. (2004). Patterns of self-talk associated with various performance anxieties. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 26, 69-89. *Metzler, J. N., & Conroy, D. E. (2004). Structural validity of the Fear of Success Scale. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 8, 89-108. 2003 *Conroy, D. E., Elliot, A. J., & Hofer, S. M. (2003). A 2 2 achievement goals questionnaire for sport: Evidence for factorial invariance, temporal stability, and external validity. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 25, 456-476. *Conroy, D. E., & Metzler, J. N. (2003). Temporal stability of Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory items. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 7, 243-261. *Conroy, D. E. (2003). Representational models associated with fear of failure in adolescents and young adults. Journal of Personality, 71, 757-783.
Conroy Publications 4 *Conroy, D. E., Metzler, J. N., & Hofer, S. M. (2003). Factorial invariance and latent mean stability of performance failure appraisals. Structural Equation Modeling, 10, 401-422. *Conroy, D. E., & Motl, R. W. (2003). Modification, cross-validation, invariance, and latent mean structure of the Self-Presentation in Exercise Questionnaire. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 7, 1-18. 2002 *Anderson-Butcher, D., & Conroy, D. E. (2002). Factorial, convergent, and predictive validity of scores of a measure of belonging in youth development programs. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 62, 857-876. *Conroy, D. E., Willow, J. P., & Metzler, J. N. (2002). Multidimensional measurement of fear of failure: The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14, 76-90. *Poczwardowski, A., & Conroy, D. E. (2002). Coping responses to failure and success among elite athletes and performing artists. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14, 313-329. 2001 *Conroy, D. E. (2001). Progress in the development of a multidimensional measure of fear of failure: The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI). Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 14, 431-452. *Conroy, D. E. (2001). Fear of failure: An exemplar for social development research in sport. Quest, 53, 165-183. *Conroy, D. E., & Benjamin, L. S. (2001). Psychodynamics in sport performance enhancement consultation: Application of an interpersonal theory. The Sport Psychologist, 15, 103-117. *Conroy, D. E., Poczwardowski, A., & Henschen, K. P. (2001). Evaluative criteria and consequences associated with failure and success for elite athletes and performing artists. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 13, 300-322. *Conroy, D. E., Silva, J. M., Newcomer, R. R., Walker, B. W., & Johnson, M. S. (2001). Personal and participatory influences on the socialization of perceived legitimacy. Aggressive Behavior, 27, 405-418. *Motl, R. W., & Conroy, D. E. (2001). The Social Physique Anxiety Scale: Cross-validation, factorial invariance, and latent mean structure. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 5, 81-95. 2000 *Motl, R. W., Conroy, D. E., & Horan, P. M. (2000). The Social Physique Anxiety Scale: An example of the potential consequence of negatively worded items in factorial validity studies. Journal of Applied Measurement, 1, 327-345. *Motl, R. W., & Conroy, D. E. (2000). Validity and factorial invariance of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, 32, 1007-1017. *Motl, R. W., & Conroy, D. E. (2000). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Physical Self- Efficacy Scale with a college-aged sample of men and women. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 4, 13-27. *Conroy, D. E., Motl, R. W., & Hall, E. G. (2000). Progress toward construct validation of the Self-Presentation in Exercise Questionnaire (SPEQ). Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22, 21-38.
Conroy Publications 5 Pre-2000 *Silva, J. M., Conroy, D. E., & Zizzi, S. J. (1999). Critical issues confronting the advancement of applied sport psychology. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 11, 298-320. *Ogilvie, B. C., Toffler, I. R., Conroy, D. E., & Drell, M. J. (1998). Comprehending role conflicts in the coaching of children, adolescents, and young adults: Transference, countertransference, and achievement by proxy distortion paradigms. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 7, 879-890. *Cornelius, A. E., Silva, J. M., Conroy, D. E., and Petersen, G. (1997). The projectedperformance model of psychological momentum. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 84, 475-485. Silva, J. M., & Conroy, D. E. (1995). Understanding aggressive behavior and its effects upon athletic performance. In K. Henschen and W. Straub (Eds.), Sport psychology: An analysis of athlete behavior. Longmeadow, MA: Mouvement Publications.