Christopher Spray BA PhD CPsychol
Senior Lecturer
Contact details
Room: ZZ.1.09
Phone: +44 (0)1509 226339
Fax: +44 (0)1509 226301
Email: C.M.Spray@lboro.ac.uk
Background
Chris gained a BA (Hons) in Sport and Recreation Studies from North Staffordshire Polytechnic and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Loughborough University before embarking on a career as a teacher of physical education. In 1997, he completed a PhD at the University of Exeter specialising in psychology of physical education. Chris joined Loughborough in 1999 and is currently Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology. He is also a British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist.
Research Interests
Chris’ research interests focus on developmental aspects of young people’s motivation and self-perceptions in school- and leisure-time physical activity.
Recent Publications
- Braithwaite, R., Spray, C.M. & Warburton, V.E. (in press). Motivational climate interventions in physical education: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.
- Chan, D.K-C., Hagger, M.S. & Spray, C.M. (2011). Treatment motivation for rehabilitation after a sport injury: Application of the trans-contextual model. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, 83-92.
- McLachlan, S., Spray, C.M. & Hagger, M.S. (in press). The development of a scale measuring integrated regulation in exercise. British Journal of Health Psychology.
- Spray, C.M. (2011). Understanding young people’s motivation in physical education and youth sport. In K. Armour (Ed). Sport pedagogy: An introduction for teaching and coaching, (pp. 116-126). Harlow, England: Pearson.
- Spray, C.M. & Warburton, V.E. (in press). Temporal relations among multidimensional perceptions of competence and trichotomous achievement goals in physical education. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.
- Stebbings, J., Taylor, I.M. & Spray, C.M. (2011). Antecedents of perceived coach autonomy supportive and controlling behaviours: Coach psychological need satisfaction and well-being. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 33, 255-272.
- Taylor, I.M., Ntoumanis, N., Standage, M. & Spray, C.M. (2010). Motivational predictors of physical education students’ effort, exercise intentions, and leisure-time physical activity: A multilevel linear growth analysis. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 32, 99-120.
You can view a fuller publications list on the University Publications Database.
External Roles
- Member of the editorial board of Psychology of Sport and Exercise and International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- External Examiner: Northumbria University and University of Bath
Research Projects and Sources of Funding
- Nuffield Foundation 2010: The motivational environment in PE and its effects on children’s well-being and behaviour across the primary-secondary school transition (£14,915). Co-applicant Dr Ian Taylor (PI: Loughborough University)
- The British Academy 2007: Motivation in physical education across the primary-secondary school transition: Assessing the influence of perceived climate (£7,213)