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Journal Articles

Prior, E, Papathomas, A, Rhind, D (2024) Navigating athlete mental health: Perspectives from performance directors within elite sport, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 73, 102661, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102661.

Vargas, MLFP, Papathomas, A, Kinnafick, F, Rhodes, P (2023) Stories of acceptance and resistance: illness identity construction in athletes (mis)diagnosed with a personality disorder, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 16(2), pp.117-133, ISSN: 2159-676X. DOI: 10.1080/2159676x.2023.2271014.

Malcolm, D, Papathomas, A, Warden, C (2023) Concussion in professional wrestling: agency, structure and cultural change, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 15(5), pp.585-600, ISSN: 2159-676X. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2023.2175898.

Anthony, J, Papathomas, A, Annandale, A, Breen, K, Kinnafick, F (2023) Experiences of physical activity for adolescents in secure psychiatric care: Staff and patient perspectives, Mental Health and Physical Activity, 24, 100506, ISSN: 1755-2966. DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100506.

Olson, JL, Papathomas, A, Kritz, M, Ntoumanis, N, Quested, E, Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C (2022) Challenges to Engaging Older Adults in a Group-Based Walking Intervention: Lessons From the Residents in Action Trial, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 30(5), pp.788-798, ISSN: 1063-8652. DOI: 10.1123/japa.2021-0009.

Prior, E, Papathomas, A, Rhind, D (2022) A systematic scoping review of athlete mental health within competitive sport: interventions, recommendations, and policy, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, ISSN: 1750-984X. DOI: 10.1080/1750984x.2022.2095659.

Anthony, J, Johnson, W, Papathomas, A, Breen, K, Kinnafick, F (2022) Differences in body mass index trajectories of adolescent psychiatric inpatients by sex, age, diagnosis and medication: an exploratory longitudinal, mixed effects analysis, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 28(2), pp.318-326, ISSN: 1475-357X. DOI: 10.1111/camh.12575.

Pereira-Vargas, M, Papathomas, A, Williams, T, Kinnafick, F, Rhodes, P (2021) Diverse paradigms and stories: mapping “mental illness” in athletes through meta-study, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, ISSN: 1750-984X. DOI: 10.1080/1750984X.2021.2001840.

Hall, L, Rhodes, P, Papathomas, A (2021) Embodied experiences of injured endurance runners: a qualitative meta-synthesis, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 14(4), pp.628-647, ISSN: 2159-676X. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2021.1989020.

Anthony, J, Kinnafick, F, Papathomas, A, Breen, K (2020) Physical activity for adolescents with severe mental illness: a systematic scoping review, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16(1), pp.176-209, ISSN: 1750-984X. DOI: 10.1080/1750984X.2020.1833360.

Rogers, E, Papathomas, A, Kinnafick, F (2020) Inpatient perspectives on physical activity in a secure mental health setting, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 52, 101827, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101827.

Rogers, E, Papathomas, A, Kinnafick, F (2019) Preparing for a physical activity intervention in a secure psychiatric hospital: reflexive insights on entering the field, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 13(2), pp.235-249, ISSN: 2159-676X. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2019.1685587.

Hunt, E and Papathomas, A (2019) Being physically active through chronic illness: life experiences of people with arthritis, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 12(2), pp.242-255, ISSN: 1939-845X. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2019.1601637.

Rogers, E, Kinnafick, F, Papathomas, A (2018) Physical activity in secure settings: A scoping review of methods, theory and practise, Mental Health and Physical Activity, ISSN: 1878-0199. DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2018.11.004.

Williams, TL, Smith, BM, Papathomas, A (2018) Physical activity promotion for people with spinal cord injury: Physiotherapists’ beliefs and actions, Disability and Rehabilitation, ISSN: 1464-5165. DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1242176.

Thogersen-Ntoumani, C, Papathomas, A, Foster, J, Quested, E, Ntoumanis, N (2018) Shall we dance? Older adults’ perspectives on the feasibility of a dance intervention for cognitive function, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, ISSN: 1063-8652. DOI: 10.1123/japa.2017-0203.

Kinnafick, F, Papathomas, A, Regoczi, D (2018) Promoting exercise behaviour in a secure mental health setting: health care assistant perspectives, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, ISSN: 1445-8330. DOI: 10.1111/inm.12484.

Williams, TL, Hunt, E, Papathomas, A, Smith, BM (2017) Exercise is medicine? Most of the time for most; but not always for all, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 10(4), pp.441-456, ISSN: 2159-676X. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2017.1405363.

Richardson, EV, Smith, B, Papathomas, A (2017) Crossing boundaries: The perceived impact of disabled fitness instructors in the gym, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 29, pp.84-92, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.12.006.

Plateau, C, Petrie, TA, Papathomas, A (2017) Exercise attitudes and behaviours among retired female collegiate athletes, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 29, pp.111-115, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.01.001.

Ginis, KAM, Papathomas, A, Perrier, M-J, Smith, BM, Group, S-SR (2017) Psychosocial factors associated with physical activity in ambulatory and manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury: a mixed-methods study, Disability and Rehabilitation, pp.1-6, ISSN: 0963-8288. DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1045991.

Papathomas, A, Richardson, EV, Smith, BM (2017) Collective stories of exercise: making sense of gym experiences with disabled peers, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, ISSN: 0736-5829.

Papathomas, A, Petrie, TA, Plateau, C (2017) Changes in body image perceptions upon leaving elite sport: The retired female athlete paradox, Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, ISSN: 2157-3905. DOI: 10.1037/spy0000111.

Plateau, C, Petrie, TA, Papathomas, A (2017) Learning to eat again: intuitive eating practices among retired female collegiate athletes, Eating Disorders, ISSN: 1064-0266. DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2016.1219185.

Richardson, EV, Papathomas, A, Smith, BM, Goosey-Tolfrey, V (2017) The psychosocial impact of wheelchair tennis on participants from developing countries, Disability and Rehabilitation, ISSN: 0963-8288. DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1073372.

Richardson, EV, Smith, BM, Papathomas, A (2016) Disability and the gym: experiences, barriers and facilitators of gym use for individuals with physical disabilities, Disability and Rehabilitation, ISSN: 1464-5165. DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1213893.

Fernandez-Bustos, JG, Gonzalez-Marti, I, Jordan, ORC, Papathomas, A (2016) Understanding the relationship between physical activity and physical self-perception in adolescent females: the role of body image, International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, ISSN: 0047-0767.

Papathomas, A, Williams, TL, Smith, BM (2015) Understanding physical activity participation in spinal cord injured populations: three narrative types for consideration, International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 10, ISSN: 1748-2623. DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v10.27295.

Papathomas, A, Smith, BM, Lavallee, D (2015) Family experiences of living with an eating disorder: a narrative analysis, JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 20(3), pp.313-325, ISSN: 1359-1053. DOI: 10.1177/1359105314566608.

Williams, TL, Smith, B, Papathomas, A (2014) The barriers, benefits and facilitators of leisure time physical activity among people with spinal cord injury: a meta-synthesis of qualitative findings, Health Psychology Review, ISSN: 1743-7199. DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2014.898406.

Papathomas, A and Petrie, TA (2014) Editorial: towards a more sophisticated approach to eating disorders in sport research, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15(6), pp.675-679, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.06.006.

Smith, B, Papathomas, A, Martin Ginis, KA, Latimer-Cheung, AE (2013) Understanding physical activity in spinal cord injury rehabilitation: Translating and communicating research through stories, Disability and Rehabilitation, 35(24), pp.2046-2055, ISSN: 0963-8288. DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2013.805821.

Papathomas, A and Lavallee, D (Accepted for publication) Self-starvation and the performance narrative in competitive sport, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.10.014.

Papathomas, A and Lavallee, D (2012) Narrative constructions of anorexia and abuse: An athlete's search for meaning in trauma, Journal of Loss and Trauma, 17(4), pp.293-318, ISSN: 1532-5024. DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2011.616740.

Papathomas, A and Lavallee, D (2012) EATING DISORDERS IN SPORT: A CALL FOR METHODOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, REVISTA DE PSICOLOGIA DEL DEPORTE, 21(2), pp.387-392, ISSN: 1132-239X.

Papathomas, A (2010) Athlete experiences of disordered eating in sport, Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, 2(3), pp.354-370, DOI: 10.1080/19398441.2010.517042.

(2010) 10.1007/s11176-008-1031-0, CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs, ISSN: 0000-0000. DOI: 10.1007/s11176-008-1031-0.

Papathomas, A and Lavallee, D (2006) A life history analysis of a male athlete with an eating disorder, Journal of Loss and Trauma, 11(2), pp.143-179, ISSN: 1532-5024. DOI: 10.1080/15325020500409192.



Conferences

Olson, JL, Papathomas, A, Kritz, M, Ntoumanis, N, Quested, E, Thogersen-Ntoumani, C (2022) THE RECEPTIVENESS OF OLDER ADULTS TO GROUP-BASED WALKING INTERVENTIONS IN RETIREMENT VILLAGE SETTINGS. In , ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, pp.S641-S641.



Books

Schinke, RJ, McGannon, KR, Smith, B (ed) (2016) Routledge International Handbook of Sport Psychology, Routledge, DOI: 10.4324/9781315777054.



Chapters

Papathomas, A, Vargas, MLP, Prior, E (2024) Embracing trauma-informed practices in athlete disordered eating research. In Trauma-Informed Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health: Qualitative Methods, pp.106-122, DOI: 10.4324/9781003332909-9.

Papathomas, A, Pereira Vargas, MLF, Prior, E (2022) Disordered Eating in Child and Youth Sport: The Role of the Coach. In Routledge Handbook of Coaching Children in Sport, Routledge, pp.156-164, DOI: 10.4324/9781003199359-18.

Papathomas, A and Smith, B (2019) Psychology of disability sport: Participation and performance. In Anshel, M, Petrie, T, Steinfeldt, J (ed) APA Handbook of Sport and Exercise Psychology, American Psychological Association, pp.385-398, ISBN: 9781433830396.

Papathomas, A (2018) Disordered eating in sport: Legitimized and stigmatized. In Research in the Sociology of Sport, pp.97-109, DOI: 10.1108/S1476-285420180000011007.

Papathomas, A (2015) A few good men: Male athlete eating disorders, medical supremacy and the silencing of a sporting minority. In Schinke, R and McGannon, K (ed) The psychology of sub-culture in sport and physical activity: A critical approach, Routledge, pp.107-120.

Smith, B and Papathomas, A (2014) Disability, Sport and Exercising Bodies. In Swain, J, French, S, Barnes, C, Thomas, C (ed) Disabling Barriers Enabling Environments, Sage, pp.222-228.



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