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  1. Trajectories of sport exhaustion, cynicism and inadequacy among adolescent student-athletes: A three-year longitudinal study of social influences in the Finnish dual career context

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  2. Sleepless in Soccer: Exploring Sleep, Stress, and Mental Well-Being in an International Head Coach

    Article • The Sport Psychologist, December 2025, Human Kinetics

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  3. What Helps Emergency Workers Thrive in Dangerous Jobs?

    Article • Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology, August 2025, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Helene Vabø Wilsgaard, Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  4. Mapping academically gifted students’ relationship to physical activity: A scoping review

    Article • High Ability Studies, January 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  5. Ironic processes of concentration and suppression under pressure: A study on rifle shooting in Norwegian elite biathletes

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2024, Wiley

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  6. Burnout and overtraining in elite athletes: Unresolved issues and avenues for future research

    Article • Sports Psychiatry, February 2024, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  7. Five unsolved issues concerning burnout in athletes: An expert perspective

    Article • Sports Psychiatry, February 2024, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  8. Experiences of Participants with Spinal Cord Injury at an Active Rehabilitation Camp

    Article • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  9. Eras of Burnout Research: What Does the Past Tell Us About the Future of Burnout in Sport?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, December 2023, Human Kinetics

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  10. Interventions for improving mental health in athletes: a scoping review

    Article • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, November 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  11. Using motivational interviewing to promote teacher efficacy, autonomy-supportive teaching and students’ academic motivation

    Article • Cogent Education, June 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  12. A systematic review of ironic effects of motor task performance under pressure: The past 25 years

    Article • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  13. Reducing Burnout in Athletes

    Article • February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  14. Psychosocial Predictors of Drop-Out from Organised Sport: A Prospective Study in Adolescent Soccer

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Nikos Ntoumanis, Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  15. Can motivational interviewing be a helpful professional tool? Investigating teachers' experiences

    Article • Educational Research, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  16. An exploration of reciprocity between female athletes and their coach in elite junior swimming: a shared reality theory perspective

    Article • Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  17. Do Athletes Have More of a Cognitive Profile with ADHD Criteria than Non-Athletes?

    Article • Sports, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  18. Relating Competitive Golfers’ Perceived Emotions and Performance

    Article • Perceptual and Motor Skills, April 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  19. Coach Burnout in Relation to Perfectionistic Cognitions and Self-Presentation

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  20. Psychological risk factors for exercise dependence

    Article • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  21. Implicit and explicit attitudes towards sport among young elite athletes with high versus low burnout symptoms

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson, Sandrine Isoard-Gautheur

  22. Mindfulness and Athlete Burnout: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  23. Practitioners’ reflections of working with the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) approach in team sport settings

    Article • Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  24. Effects of stress and mental toughness on burnout and depressive symptoms: A prospective study with young elite athletes

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, December 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  25. Usefulness of the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ) as a screening tool for the detection of clinically relevant burnout symptoms among young elite athletes

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  26. Performance based self-esteem and athlete-identity in athlete burnout: A person-centered approach

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  27. Examining Perceptions of Teammates’ Burnout and Training Hours in Athlete Burnout

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, August 2018, Human Kinetics

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  28. Flotation REST as a Stress Reduction Method: The Effects on Anxiety, Muscle Tension, and Performance

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, June 2018, Human Kinetics

    Marcus Börjesson, Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  29. Motivational profiles and burnout in elite athletes: A person-centered approach

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  30. The role of coach-athlete relationship quality in team sport athletes’ psychophysiological exhaustion: implications for physical and cognitive performance

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  31. Understanding players' transition from youth to senior professional football environments: A coach perspective

    Article • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  32. The temporal relations across burnout dimensions in athletes

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  33. Motivational processes in the coach-athlete relationship: A multi-cultural self-determination approach

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  34. Athlete burnout: review and recommendations

    Article • Current Opinion in Psychology, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  35. Mindfulness Mechanisms in Sports: Mediating Effects of Rumination and Emotion Regulation on Sport-Specific Coping

    Article • Mindfulness, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  36. Fear of failure, psychological stress, and burnout among adolescent athletes competing in high level sport

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  37. Cognitive behavioral intervention in sport psychology: A case illustration of the exposure method with an elite athlete

    Article • Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, October 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  38. Conceptual Confusion and Potential Advances in Athlete Burnout Research

    Article • Perceptual and Motor Skills, September 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  39. Workaholism, Home–Work/Work–Home Interference, and Exhaustion Among Sports Coaches

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, September 2016, Human Kinetics

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  40. Swedish youth football players’ attitudes towards moral decision in sport as predicted by the parent-initiated motivational climate

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  41. Athlete Burnout and the Risk of Dropout Among Young Elite Handball Players

    Article • The Sport Psychologist, June 2016, Human Kinetics

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  42. Associations between the perceived quality of the coach–athlete relationship and athlete burnout: An examination of the mediating role of achievement goals

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  43. Profiles of perfectionism, parental climate, and burnout among competitive junior athletes

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  44. Mindfulness and Its Relationship With Perceived Stress, Affect, and Burnout in Elite Junior Athletes

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, September 2015, Human Kinetics

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  45. Need satisfaction, motivation, and engagement among high-performance youth athletes: A multiple mediation analysis

    Article • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  46. Participation in Organized Sport and Self-Esteem Across Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Perceived Sport Competence

    Article • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, December 2014, Human Kinetics

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  47. Describing citation structures in sport burnout literature: A citation network analysis

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  48. Psychosocial stress as a predictor of injury in elite junior soccer: A latent growth curve analysis

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  49. How to Measure Coach Burnout: An Evaluation of Three Burnout Measures

    Article • Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, June 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Erik Lundkvist, Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  50. Hope and athlete burnout: Stress and affect as mediators

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  51. Mindful Recovery: A Case Study of a Burned-Out Elite Shooter

    Article • The Sport Psychologist, March 2013, Human Kinetics

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  52. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of burnout and recovery in elite soccer coaches

    Article • Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health, November 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Erik Lundkvist, Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  53. The mediational role of perceived stress in the relation between optimism and burnout in competitive athletes

    Article • Anxiety Stress & Coping, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  54. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of how professional dance teachers implement psychological skills training in practice

    Article • Research in Dance Education, December 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  55. Are athletes burning out with passion?

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  56. Athlete burnout: an integrated model and future research directions

    Article • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, March 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  57. Exploring the relationship between hope and burnout in competitive sport

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  58. Peer motivational climate and burnout perceptions of adolescent athletes

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  59. A qualitative analysis of burnout in elite Swedish athletes

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  60. An elite endurance athlete's recovery from underperformance aided by a multidisciplinary sport science support team

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, September 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson

  61. Prevalence of Burnout in Competitive Adolescent Athletes

    Article • The Sport Psychologist, March 2007, Human Kinetics

    Dr Henrik Gustafsson