Articles

Birch, P. D. J., Smith, M. J., Arumuham, A., Ortiz de Gortari, A. and Sharpe, B. T.et al (2024) The prevalence of mental ill health in elite Counter-Strike athletes. Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports. pp. 1-23. ISSN 2836-3523 (In Press)

Sharpe, B. T., Obine, E., Birch, P. D. J., Pocock, C. and Moore, L.et al (2023) Performance breakdown under pressure among esports competitors. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. pp. 1-22. ISSN 2157-3905

Runswick, O. R., Rawlinson, A., Allen, P. M., Sharpe, B. T., Pocock, C., Datson, N., Birch, P. D. J., Bruce, R. and Mann, D. L.et al (2023) The effects of simulated vision impairment on performance in football. Journal of Sports Sciences, 41 (14). pp. 1410-1422. ISSN 0264-0414

Monteiro Pereira, A., Bolling, C., Birch, P. D. J., Figueiredo, P., Verhagen, E. and Brito, J.et al (2023) Perspectives of efootball players and staff members regarding the effects of esports on health – a qualitative study. Sports Medicine - Open, 9:62 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 2198-9761 (In Press)

Welsh, M. R., Mosley, E., Laborde, S., Day, M. C., Sharpe, B. T., Burkill, R. A. and Birch, P. D. J.et al (2023) The use of heart rate variability in esports: a systematic review. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 69. pp. 1-38. ISSN 1469-0292

Birch, P. D. J., Greenlees, L. and Sharpe, B. T. (2023) An Exploratory Investigation of Personality in CS:GO. Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports. ISSN 2836-3523 (In Press)

Sharpe, B. T., Besombes, N., Welsh, M. R. and Birch, P. D. J.et al (2023) Indexing Esport Performance. Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2836-3523 (In Press)

Abbott, C., Watson, M. and Birch, P. D. J. (2023) Perceptions of Effective Training Practices in League of Legends: A Qualitative Exploration. Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports, 1 (1). pp. 1-11. (In Press)

Birch, P. D. J., Yeoman, B. and Whitehead, A. (2022) 'Think Aloud’ as a facilitator of self-regulation in golfers. The Sport Psychologist. pp. 1-10. ISSN 0888-4781 (In Press)

Smith, M. J., Runswick, O. R., Jewiss, M. and Birch, P. D. J.et al (2022) Examining the theory of challenge and threat states in athletes: do predictions extend to academic performance? Educational Psychology. pp. 1-18. ISSN 1469-5820

Smith, M. J., Sharpe, B. T., Arumuham, A. and Birch, P. D. J.et al (2022) Examining the Predictors of Mental Ill Health in Esport Competitors. Healthcare, 10 (4). ISSN 2227-9032

Leis, O., Franziska, L., Birch, P. D. J. and Elbe, A.-M.et al (2021) Stressors, perceived stress responses, and coping strategies in professional esports players: A qualitative study. International Journal of eSports. (In Press)

Shaw, M., Runswick, O. R. and Birch, P. D. J. (2020) An in-situ examination of cognitive processes in professional and amateur golfers during green reading. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. ISSN 2157-3905 (In Press)

Murphy, C. P., Wakefield, A., Birch, P. D. J. and North, J. S.et al (2020) Esport expertise benefits perceptual-cognitive skill in (traditional) sport. Journal of Expertise, 3 (4). pp. 227-237. ISSN 2573-2773

McGreary, M., Birch, P. D. J., Eubank, M. and Whitehead, A.et al (2020) Thinking Aloud. A qualitative analysis of stressors and coping responses in cricket bowlers during a competitive match. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2159-6778

Birch, P. D. J. and Whitehead, A. (2020) Investigating the Comparative Suitability of Traditional and Task-specific Think Aloud Training. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 127 (1). pp. 202-224. ISSN 0031-5125

Yeoman, B., Birch, P. D. J. and Runswick, O. R. (2019) The effects of smart phone video analysis on focus of attention and performance in practice and competition. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47. ISSN 1469-0292

Smith, M. J., Birch, P. D. J. and Bright, D. (2019) Identifying stressors and coping strategies of elite esports competitors. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations, 11 (2). pp. 22-39. ISSN 1942-3888

Batten, J., Jessop, T. and Birch, P. D. J. (2018) Doing what it says on the tin? A psychometric evaluation of the Assessment Experience Questionnaire. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 44 (2). pp. 309-320. ISSN 0260-2938

Birch, P. D. J., Crampton, S., Greenlees, I. A., Lowry, R. G. and Coffee, P.et al (2017) The Mental Toughness Questionniare-48: A Re-examination of Factorial Validity. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 48 (3). pp. 331-355. ISSN 0047-0767

Birch, P. D. J., Batten, J. and Batey, J. (2016) The influence of student gender on the assessment of undergraduate student work. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 41 (7). pp. 1065-1080. ISSN 0260-2938

Batten, J., Birch, P. D. J., Wright, J., Manley, A. J. and Smith, M. J.et al (2014) An exploratory investigation examining male and female students' initial impressions and expectancies of lecturers. Teaching in Higher Education, 19 (2). pp. 113-125. ISSN 1356-2517

Manley, A. J., Greenlees, I. A., Smith, M. J., Batten, J. and Birch, P. D. J.et al (2013) The influence of coach reputation on the behavioral responses of male soccer players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. ISSN 0905-7188

Birch, P. D. J., Batten, J., Manley, A. J. and Smith, M. J.et al (2013) An exploratory investigation examining the cues that students use to form initial impressions and expectancies of lecturers. Teaching in Higher Education, 17 (6). pp. 660-672. ISSN 1356-2517

Batten, J., Batey, J., Shafe, L., Gubby, L. and Birch, P. D. J.et al (2013) The influence of reputation information on the assessment of undergraduate student work. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 38 (4). pp. 417-435. ISSN 0260-2938

Book Sections

Smith, M. J., Birch, P. D. J. and Bright, D. (2020) Identifying Stressors and Coping Strategies of Elite Esports Competitors. In: Research Anthology on Business Strategies, Health Factors, and Ethical Implications in Sports and eSports. IGI Global, Hershey, PA, pp. 895-914. ISBN 9781799877073

Smith, M. J., Birch, P. D. J. and Bright, D. (2020) Identifying Stressors and Coping Strategies of Elite Esports Competitors. In: Research Anthology on Business Strategies, Health Factors, and Ethical Implications in Sports and eSports. IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, pp. 895-914. ISBN 9781799877073

Conference or Workshop Items

Birch, P. D. J. and Sharpe, B. T. (2023) Mental (ill) health and performance. In: International Federation of Esports Coaches Summit, 6 - 7 September 2023, University of Northampton (online).

Whitehead, A., McEwan, H., Vaughan, S., Swettenham, L., Birch, P. D. J. and Jackman, P.et al (2023) Applying Think Aloud to applied sport psychology practice. In: European College of Sport Science, 4 - 7 July 2023, Paris, France.

Birch, P. D. J., Sharpe, B. T., Ortiz de Gortari, A., Arumuham, A. and Smith, M. J.et al (2023) Mental ill health in professional esports athletes: prevalence and relationships. In: Annual Research Conference 2023, University of Chichester, 5 - 6 July 2023, Bognor Regis, England.

Sharpe, B. T., Obine, E., Birch, P. D. J., Pocock, C. and Moore, L.et al (2023) Stress influences gaze behaviour, quiet eye durations, and esport action performance. In: Annual Research Conference 2023, University of Chichester, 5 - 6 July 2023, Bognor Regis, England.

Welsh, M. R., Mosley, E., Laborde, S., Day, M. C., Sharpe, B. T., Burkill, R. A. and Birch, P. D. J.et al (2023) The use of heart rate variability in esports: a systematic review. In: Annual Research Conference 2023, University of Chichester, 5 - 6 July 2023, Bognor Regis, England.

Birch, P. D. J. (2023) Performance psychology in the arena of esports. In: British Association of Sport and Exercises Sciences (BASES) Student Conference, 24 - 25 April 2023, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, England.

Whitehead, A., McEwan, H., Vaughan, S., Swettenham, L., Jackman, P., Tod, D. and Birch, P. D. J.et al (2022) ‘If only I could know what they are thinking?’ Applying Think Aloud to applied sport psychology practice. In: British Psychological Society Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference, 29 - 30 November 2022, Swansea, Wales.

Birch, P. D. J., Sharpe, B. T., Ortiz de Gortari, A., Arumuham, A. and Smith, M. J.et al (2022) Mental ill health in professional esports athletes: Prevalence and relationships. In: ERNC 22: Esports Research Network Conference, 21 - 23 November 2022, Jönköping,Sweden.

Birch, P. D. J., Sharpe, B. T., Ortiz de Gortari, A., Arumuham, A. and Smith, M. J.et al (2022) Mental ill health in professional esports athletes: Prevalence and relationships. In: FEPSAC 2022, Padova: 16th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 11 - 16 July 2022, Padova, Italy.

Sharpe, B. T., Besombes, N., Welsh, M. R. and Birch, P. D. J.et al (2022) Psychological index of individualised esports performance. In: FEPSAC 2022, Padova: 16th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 11 - 16 July 2022, Padova, Italy.

McEwan, H., Whitehead, A., Tod, D., Jackman, P., Birch, P. D. J., Vaughan, S. and Swettenham, L.et al (2022) Storied practice: Narratives on think aloud. In: International Conference on Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise Durham, England., 26 - 28 July 2022, University of Durham.

Birch, P. D. J., Whitehead, A. and Dowrick, C. (2016) “Think Aloud” – Examining the suitability of traditional and task specific training for Think Aloud protocol. In: British Psychological Society, The Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology Conference, December 12-13, 2016, Cardiff.

Theses

Birch, P. D. J. (2014) THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE MENTAL TOUGHNESS IN SPORT. Doctoral thesis, University of Chichester.