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  1. Perfectionism and athletes’ mental health: The mediating role of self-compassion

    Article • Performance Enhancement & Health, July 2026, Elsevier

    Montse Ruiz

  2. The Role of Affective Experiences and Exercise Motivation as Predictors of Physical Activity Intentions Among Individuals With Overweight and Obesity

    Article • Obesity Science & Practice, March 2026, Wiley

    Montse Ruiz

  3. Exploring Mood Profile Clusters Across Physical Activity Level, Gender and Age in a Finnish Population

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, January 2026, Wiley

    Montse Ruiz

  4. More Than Just Steps: Harmonious Passion, Self-Confidence, and Emotion-Related Feelings in Female Amateur Dancers

    Article • Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, December 2025, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  5. It's in the water: A qualitative exploration of the perceived effects of outdoor open water swimming on swimmers' psychological well-being

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, July 2025, Elsevier

    Montse Ruiz

  6. MuSt Theory in Action for Self-Regulation: A Practical Guide and Case Study

    Article • Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, May 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  7. Validation of the 21-item Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS) among Finnish late adolescents

    Article • Psychology & Health, March 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Montse Ruiz

  8. Self-confidence, mental toughness, and psychobiosocial experiences in elite rugby players

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, March 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  9. Basic psychological needs satisfaction, coping functions, and emotional experiences in competitive athletes: a multi-states theory perspective

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Montse Ruiz

  10. Cognitive appraisals linking dispositional mindfulness to athletes' emotions: a multi-states theory approach

    Article • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, December 2024, Frontiers

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  11. Towards Sustainable Mental Health Using the Finnish Mood Scale

    Article • Sustainability, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Montse Ruiz

  12. A Web-Based Physical Activity Promotion Intervention for Inactive Parent-Child Dyads: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, March 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Jekaterina Schneider, Montse Ruiz

  13. Predicting performance of elite kickboxers using the multi‐states theory framework

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, March 2024, Wiley

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  14. Dietary restraint and emotional eating among elite/international combat sport athletes

    Article • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, January 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Tracey Devonport, Montse Ruiz

  15. It’s a MuSt Win: The Effects of Self-Talk to Enhance Passing Performance Under Pressure in Elite Football Players

    Article • The Sport Psychologist, January 2024, Human Kinetics

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  16. Perfection behind the whistle: Perfectionism and perceived performance in soccer referees

    Article • Heliyon, December 2023, Elsevier

    Montse Ruiz

  17. The Effects of Instructional Self-Talk on Quiet-Eye Duration and Golf-Putting Performance

    Article • The Sport Psychologist, September 2023, Human Kinetics

    Montse Ruiz

  18. Athletes’ basic psychological needs and emotions: the role of cognitive reappraisal

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, July 2023, Frontiers

    Montse Ruiz

  19. Passion in hiking guides affects their group management skills and functional psychobiosocial experiences

    Article • Heliyon, July 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  20. Brief emotional eating scale: A multinational study of factor structure, validity, and invariance

    Article • Appetite, June 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Tracey Devonport, Montse Ruiz

  21. Psychobiosocial Experiences in Physical Education: A Semantic Differential Scale

    Article • Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  22. Population physical activity legacy from major sports events: The contribution of behavior change science

    Article • Journal of Sport and Health Science, March 2023, Elsevier

    Montse Ruiz

  23. Why study emotions in sport?

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, July 2022, Elsevier

    Montse Ruiz

  24. Brief Remote Intervention to Manage Food Cravings and Emotions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, June 2022, Frontiers

    Montse Ruiz

  25. Sport Participation in Early and Middle Adolescence: The Interplay Between Self-Perception and Psychobiosocial Experiences in Predicting Burnout Symptoms

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, June 2022, Frontiers

    Montse Ruiz

  26. Perfectionism and performance-related psychobiosocial states: The mediating role of competition appraisals

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  27. Perceived motivational climate influences athletes’ emotion regulation strategies, emotions, and psychobiosocial experiences

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, March 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  28. Self-Regulation in High-Level Ice Hockey Players: An Application of the MuSt Theory

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  29. Psychobiosocial experiences in sport: Development and initial validation of a semantic differential scale

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, July 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  30. Correction: Ruiz et al. Social Environmental Antecedents of Athletes’ Emotions. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4997

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  31. Social Environmental Antecedents of Athletes’ Emotions

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  32. A Cross-Cultural Exploratory Study of Health Behaviors and Wellbeing During COVID-19

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, January 2021, Frontiers

    Montse Ruiz

  33. Emotional Intelligence and Psychobiosocial States: Mediating Effects of Intra-Team Communication and Role Ambiguity

    Article • Sustainability, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Montse Ruiz, Prof. Claudio Robazza

  34. Gender-Typed Sport Practice, Physical Self-Perceptions, and Performance-Related Emotions in Adolescent Girls

    Article • Sustainability, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Montse Ruiz, Prof. Claudio Robazza

  35. Feelings in Sport

    Article • September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Montse Ruiz

  36. Mindfulness and Emotions in Sport

    Article • September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Montse Ruiz

  37. The Multi-States (MuSt) Theory for Emotion- and Action-regulation in Sports

    Article • September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Montse Ruiz

  38. Physical Activity and Physical Competence in Overweight and Obese Children: An Intervention Study

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

    Montse Ruiz, Prof. Claudio Robazza

  39. Psychobiosocial States as Mediators of the Effects of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction on Burnout Symptoms in Youth Sport

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

    Montse Ruiz, Prof. Claudio Robazza

  40. Actual and perceived motor competence: Are children accurate in their perceptions?

    Article • PLOS One, May 2020, PLOS

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  41. Changes in Physical Activity, Motor Performance, and Psychosocial Determinants of Active Behavior in Children: A Pilot School-Based Obesity Program

    Article • Sustainability, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Montse Ruiz, Prof. Claudio Robazza

  42. The Psychobiosocial States (PBS-S) Scale

    Article • European Journal of Psychological Assessment, September 2019, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Montse Ruiz

  43. Self-efficacy and enjoyment of physical activity in children: factorial validity of two pictorial scales

    Article • PeerJ, July 2019, PeerJ

    Montse Ruiz

  44. Reactions to a career-ending sport injury

    Article • April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Montse Ruiz

  45. Coach-Created Motivational Climate and Athletes’ Adaptation to Psychological Stress: Temporal Motivation-Emotion Interplay

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, March 2019, Frontiers

    Montse Ruiz

  46. Initial Validation of the Psychobiosocial States in Physical Education (PBS-SPE) Scale

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, December 2018, Frontiers

    Montse Ruiz

  47. Coaches’ Perceptions of Athletes’ Psychobiosocial States: The Case of Three Tennis Coach-Athlete Dyads

    Article • International Sport Coaching Journal, May 2018, Human Kinetics

    Montse Ruiz

  48. Psychophysiological responses of junior orienteers under competitive pressure

    Article • PLOS One, April 2018, PLOS

    Montse Ruiz, Prof. Claudio Robazza

  49. Student Intention to Engage in Physical Activity

    Article • European Physical Education Review, April 2018, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Claudio Robazza, Montse Ruiz

  50. Cross validation of hard-copy and web-based formats of the Sport Imagery Ability Measure

    Article • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Montse Ruiz

  51. Coach–Athlete Perceived Congruence Between Actual and Desired Emotions in Karate Competition and Training

    Article • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Montse Ruiz, Alan M Nevill

  52. Emotional Self-Regulation in Sport and Performance

    Article • September 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Montse Ruiz

  53. Regulating Preperformance Psychobiosocial States with Music

    Article • The Sport Psychologist, September 2017, Human Kinetics

    Montse Ruiz, Dr Thierry Robert Frederic Middleton

  54. I Symposium of Elite Performance in Combat Sports

    Article • Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, July 2017, University of Leon

    Montse Ruiz

  55. Transitioning Out of Professional Sport: The Psychosocial Impact of Career-Ending Injuries Among Elite Irish Rugby Football Union Players

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, March 2017, Human Kinetics

    Montse Ruiz

  56. Measuring Psychobiosocial States in Sport: Initial Validation of a Trait Measure

    Article • PLOS One, December 2016, PLOS

    Montse Ruiz, Prof. Claudio Robazza

  57. Assessment of Performance-Related Experiences: An Individualized Approach

    Article • The Sport Psychologist, September 2016, Human Kinetics

    Montse Ruiz

  58. Predicting athletes’ functional and dysfunctional emotions: The role of the motivational climate and motivation regulations

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, August 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Montse Ruiz

  59. Psychobiosocial States Scale; Trait Version--Italian Version

    Article • January 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Montse Ruiz

  60. Individualized Profiling of Psychobiosocial States

    Article • January 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Montse Ruiz

  61. The individual zones of optimal functioning (IZOF) model (1978–2014): Historical overview of its development and use

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

    Montse Ruiz

  62. Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of the Sport Imagery Questionnaire

    Article • Psicothema, May 2014, Grupo Editorial Psicofundación

    Montse Ruiz

  63. Sport Imagery Questionnaire--Spanish Version

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Montse Ruiz

  64. Translation and Reliability of the Preliminary Spanish Version of the Sport Imagery Questionnaire

    Article • Advances in Physical Education, January 2012, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Montse Ruiz

  65. Perceived impact of anger on performance of skilled karate athletes

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, June 2011, Elsevier

    Montse Ruiz

  66. Metaphoric Description and Individualized Emotion Profiling of Performance States in Top Karate Athletes

    Article • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, September 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Montse Ruiz