Ian Taylor PhD
Lecturer
Contact details
Room: ZZ.0.10
Phone: +44 (0)1509 223274
Fax: +44 (0)1509 226301
Email: I.M.Taylor@lboro.ac.uk
Background
Ian joined the School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences at Loughborough University from Kingston University in February 2009. Prior to this he completed his PhD at the University of Birmingham exploring self-determination theory in Physical Education settings. Ian is an Associate Fellow and Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research Interests
Ian's primary research area aims to explore the essential psychological requirements for optimal performance and well-being in a range of contexts. In particular, he has an interest in school-based promotion of child physical activity, and environments that allow coaches and teachers to thrive and effectively support athletes and students. Ian would be delighted to hear from individuals who are considering PhD study in these areas.
Selected Publications
- Jackson, B., Myers, N. D., Taylor, I. M., & Beauchamp, M. R. (in press). Relational efficacy beliefs in physical activity classes: A test of the tripartite model. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology.
- Cowan, D. T., Taylor, I. M., McEwan, H., & Baker, J. S. (in press). Bridging the gap between self-determination theory and coaching soccer to disadvantaged youth. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.
- Taylor, I. M. & Bruner, M. W. (in press). The social environment and developmental experiences in elite youth soccer. Psychology of Sport & Exercise.
- Ntoumanis, N., Taylor, I. M., & Thogersen-Ntoumani, C. (2012). A longitudinal examination of coach and peer motivational climates in youth sport: Implications for moral attitudes, well-being, and behavioral investment. Developmental Psychology, 48, 213-223.
- Stebbings, J., Taylor, I. M., & Spray, C. M. (2011). Antecedents of perceived coach autonomy supportive and controlling behaviors: Coach psychological need satisfaction and well-being. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 33, 255-272.
- Lonsdale, C., Sabiston, C. M., Taylor, I. M., & Ntoumanis, N. (2011). Measuring student motivation for physical education: Examining the psychometric properties of the perceived locus of causality questionnaire and the situational motivation scale. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, 284-292.
- Ntoumanis, N., Taylor, I. M., & Standage, M. (2010). Testing a model of antecedents and consequences of defensive pessimism and self-handicapping in school physical education. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28, 1515-1525.
- Taylor, I. M. & Lonsdale, C. (2010). Cultural differences in the relationships among autonomy support, psychological need satisfaction, subjective vitality, and effort in British and Chinese physical education. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 32, 655-673.
- 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 and general physical self-concept in physical education: A multilevel linear growth analysis. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 32, 99-120.
- Taylor, I. M., Ntoumanis, N., & Smith, B. (2009). The social context as a determinant of teacher motivational strategies in physical education. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10, 235-243.
- Taylor, I. M. & Ntoumanis, N., & Standage, M. (2008). A self-determination theory approach to understanding antecedents of teachers’ motivational strategies in physical education. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 30, 75-94.
- Taylor, I. M. & Ntoumanis, N. (2007). Teacher motivational strategies and student self-determination in physical education. Journal of Educational Psychology, 99, 747-760.
You can view a fuller publications list on the University Publications Database.
Research Funding
- 2011: Nuffield Foundation (£14,900). The motivational environment in PE and its effects on children's well-being and behaviour across the primary-secondary school transition. Principal Investigator.
- 2011: School of Sport, Exercise, & Health Sciences Research Development Fund (£1,265). Coach behaviour and athlete well-being. Principal Investigator.
- 2009: Golf Foundation (£14,800). The development of life skills in children through golf: Phase 2 – Can we really develop ‘skills for life’? Co-investigator (PI: Prof. Stuart Biddle).
External Activities
- Review Editor for Pioneers in Movement Science and Sport Psychology
- Reviewer for several sport, social, educational, developmental, and applied journals
- External examiner for London Metropolitan University