All Outputs (2)

Playing in the UEFA Europa League Does Not Adversely Affect English Premier League or La Liga Performance (2018)
Journal Article
Stephens, R., Bosworth, G., & Shepherd, T. A. (2018). Playing in the UEFA Europa League Does Not Adversely Affect English Premier League or La Liga Performance. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 4(1 (Special Issue Sport Psychology)), https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4010002

Purpose: This article presents data challenging the widely held but untested view that concurrently playing mid-week Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Europa League matches adversely affects domestic league performance. Method: Over... Read More about Playing in the UEFA Europa League Does Not Adversely Affect English Premier League or La Liga Performance.

Effect of swearing on strength and power performance (2018)
Journal Article
Stephens, R., Spierer, D., & Katehis, E. (2018). Effect of swearing on strength and power performance. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 111-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.11.014

Objectives: Swearing aloud increases pain tolerance. The hypothesis that this response may be owed to an increase in sympathetic drive raises the intriguing question as to whether swearing results in an improvement in strength and power. Design:... Read More about Effect of swearing on strength and power performance.