David Lavallee
Biographic Data
| ID | 3639922 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Lavallee |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Lavallee |
| SIGNATURE | LAVALLEE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stirling |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Design and evaluation of leadership development program using co-creation approaches for an athlete leadership group among elite high school rugby teams
These findings suggest that this program was feasible and acceptable. Brief delivery initiated meaningful insights and short-term behavioral change, while the sustained cycle produced broader impact within teams. Earlier-season, longer-duration implementation may further support youth rugby talent development and the cultivation of sustainable shared leadership structures
The Impact of the Closure and Reopening of Golf Courses in the United Kingdom on Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this multi-study was to assess what impact the closure and reopening of golf courses had on: personal competence; sense of belonging; enjoyment; self-esteem; self-confidence; resilience; social connections; wellbeing and life satisfaction (hereafter referred to collectively as "key variables of interest") during the COVID-19 pandemic. Golfers (Study 1: n = 298, Study 2: n = 124) ≥16 years old residing in the UK participated in this…
Data Report
DATA REPORT article Front. Sports Act. Living, 02 September 2020Sec. Movement Science and Sport Psychology Volume 2 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.00112
A Social Support Intervention to Reduce Intentions to Drop-out from Youth Sport
Research has highlighted that drop-out from youth sport has emerged to become a global trend with drop-out rates exceeding 30% in some countries. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a change in perceived support on intentions to drop out from youth sport at the end of a social support intervention. A pre-intervention examination of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in 2012 identified a 19.38% drop-out rate involving 3,491 participan…
The cultural transition of Indigenous Australian athletes’ into professional sport
This article reports on a study that inquired into the journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian athletes from their first touch of the footy to the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) that identified two distinct stages of their journeys. These were: (1) the development of expertize and of a distinctly Aboriginal style of play from their first touch of a footy to around the age of thirteen and, (2) a process of cultu…
Predictors of superstitious beliefs
This study investigated whether relationships exist among personal control, coping mechanism, primary control, secondary control and superstitious beliefs. The participants were 375 Ghanaian student athletes (females = 44%). They completed measures of self-reported superstitious beliefs, personal control, coping mechanisms, primary and secondary control strategies. The data were analysed to evaluate the correlates of both positive and negative su…
Family experiences of living with an eating disorder
Families are considered important in the management and treatment of eating disorders. Yet, rarely has research focused on family experiences of living with an eating disorder. Addressing this gap, this study explores the experiences of an elite 21-year-old triathlete with an eating disorder in conjunction with the experiences of her parents. Family members attended interviews individually on three separate occasions over the course of a year. In…
Athletes' career transition out of sport
The development of an Athlete Career Transition Support Programme
The aim of this study was to explore the development of an athlete career transition programme focusing on psychological intervention strategies. A case study method was used, and multiple sources of data (documents, individual interviews, and video files) were collected for 12 months. Interview transcripts were analysed by theoretically informed thematic analysis and previous literature was used to interpret findings from the original data. Resu…
The causes of career termination from sport and their relationship to post-retirement adjustment among elite-amateur athletes in Australia
Former athletes (N = 48) from a variety of sports provided information about the primary reason for their athletic retirement and the degree of adjustment required. Content analysis of reasons for retirement indicated that this sample of athletes retired from competitive sport for numerous reasons, including age, injury, deselection, and voluntary career termination. Subsequent comparisons between athletes who retired for voluntary and involuntar…
CCNY Budget Cuts
Family experiences of living with an eating disorder
Families are considered important in the management and treatment of eating disorders. Yet, rarely has research focused on family experiences of living with an eating disorder. Addressing this gap, this study explores the experiences of an elite 21-year-old triathlete with an eating disorder in conjunction with the experiences of her parents. Family members attended interviews individually on three separate occasions over the course of a year. In…
The causes of career termination from sport and their relationship to post-retirement adjustment among elite-amateur athletes in Australia
Former athletes (N = 48) from a variety of sports provided information about the primary reason for their athletic retirement and the degree of adjustment required. Content analysis of reasons for retirement indicated that this sample of athletes retired from competitive sport for numerous reasons, including age, injury, deselection, and voluntary career termination. Subsequent comparisons between athletes who retired for voluntary and involuntar…
Data Report
DATA REPORT article Front. Sports Act. Living, 02 September 2020Sec. Movement Science and Sport Psychology Volume 2 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.00112
The Impact of the Closure and Reopening of Golf Courses in the United Kingdom on Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this multi-study was to assess what impact the closure and reopening of golf courses had on: personal competence; sense of belonging; enjoyment; self-esteem; self-confidence; resilience; social connections; wellbeing and life satisfaction (hereafter referred to collectively as "key variables of interest") during the COVID-19 pandemic. Golfers (Study 1: n = 298, Study 2: n = 124) ≥16 years old residing in the UK participated in this…
The cultural transition of Indigenous Australian athletes’ into professional sport
This article reports on a study that inquired into the journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian athletes from their first touch of the footy to the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) that identified two distinct stages of their journeys. These were: (1) the development of expertize and of a distinctly Aboriginal style of play from their first touch of a footy to around the age of thirteen and, (2) a process of cultu…
CCNY Budget Cuts
The causes of career termination from sport and their relationship to post-retirement adjustment among elite-amateur athletes in Australia
Former athletes (N = 48) from a variety of sports provided information about the primary reason for their athletic retirement and the degree of adjustment required. Content analysis of reasons for retirement indicated that this sample of athletes retired from competitive sport for numerous reasons, including age, injury, deselection, and voluntary career termination. Subsequent comparisons between athletes who retired for voluntary and involuntar…
The development of an Athlete Career Transition Support Programme
The aim of this study was to explore the development of an athlete career transition programme focusing on psychological intervention strategies. A case study method was used, and multiple sources of data (documents, individual interviews, and video files) were collected for 12 months. Interview transcripts were analysed by theoretically informed thematic analysis and previous literature was used to interpret findings from the original data. Resu…
Athletes' career transition out of sport
Family experiences of living with an eating disorder
Families are considered important in the management and treatment of eating disorders. Yet, rarely has research focused on family experiences of living with an eating disorder. Addressing this gap, this study explores the experiences of an elite 21-year-old triathlete with an eating disorder in conjunction with the experiences of her parents. Family members attended interviews individually on three separate occasions over the course of a year. In…
Predictors of superstitious beliefs
This study investigated whether relationships exist among personal control, coping mechanism, primary control, secondary control and superstitious beliefs. The participants were 375 Ghanaian student athletes (females = 44%). They completed measures of self-reported superstitious beliefs, personal control, coping mechanisms, primary and secondary control strategies. The data were analysed to evaluate the correlates of both positive and negative su…
The cultural transition of Indigenous Australian athletes’ into professional sport
This article reports on a study that inquired into the journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian athletes from their first touch of the footy to the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) that identified two distinct stages of their journeys. These were: (1) the development of expertize and of a distinctly Aboriginal style of play from their first touch of a footy to around the age of thirteen and, (2) a process of cultu…
A Social Support Intervention to Reduce Intentions to Drop-out from Youth Sport
Research has highlighted that drop-out from youth sport has emerged to become a global trend with drop-out rates exceeding 30% in some countries. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a change in perceived support on intentions to drop out from youth sport at the end of a social support intervention. A pre-intervention examination of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in 2012 identified a 19.38% drop-out rate involving 3,491 participan…
Data Report
DATA REPORT article Front. Sports Act. Living, 02 September 2020Sec. Movement Science and Sport Psychology Volume 2 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.00112
The Impact of the Closure and Reopening of Golf Courses in the United Kingdom on Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this multi-study was to assess what impact the closure and reopening of golf courses had on: personal competence; sense of belonging; enjoyment; self-esteem; self-confidence; resilience; social connections; wellbeing and life satisfaction (hereafter referred to collectively as "key variables of interest") during the COVID-19 pandemic. Golfers (Study 1: n = 298, Study 2: n = 124) ≥16 years old residing in the UK participated in this…
Design and evaluation of leadership development program using co-creation approaches for an athlete leadership group among elite high school rugby teams
These findings suggest that this program was feasible and acceptable. Brief delivery initiated meaningful insights and short-term behavioral change, while the sustained cycle produced broader impact within teams. Earlier-season, longer-duration implementation may further support youth rugby talent development and the cultivation of sustainable shared leadership structures
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Sport Psychology and Performance (4 works) · Athletes (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Physical therapy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)