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Malgorzata Maria Slawinska

PhD

HLS_Malgorzata -Maria -Slawinska _Northumbra -University -Student _Sport -Exercise -and -Rehabilitation _255My research interests focus on experience of exercise and in particular on affective responses to exercise. I look at affect from a hedonic perspective, as an important source of information and an inherent aspect of exercise adherence.

To better understand how exercise experience is linked to adherence I look at memory and recall mechanisms. In my research I use experimental study designs and methods combining behavioral and physiological measures of affect. 

Research Themes and Scholary Interests:

  • Affective responses to exercise
  • Exercise adherence
  • Judgment and decision making
  • Motivation 

Key Publications:

Slawinska, M. M., Papaioannou, A. G., Chatzisarantis, N., Hatzigeorgiadis, A., & Davis, P. (2015). On the Relativistic Nature of Predicted and Real Physical Experiences: A Field Experiment. Psychology of Sport and Exercise 16, 106-111.

Slawinska, M. M. (2013). Self-Evaluation of Affective and Behavioral Responses to a Physical Task. Abstract In Proceedings of the 13th World Congress of Sport Psychology, ISSP, Beijing, China.

Slawinska, M. M., Haznadar, A., Hatzigeorgiadis, A., & Mroczkowska, H. (2010). Relationships between personality dimensions and locus of control in young elite athletes. Abstract In Proceedings of the 13th European Congress of Sport Psychology, FEPSAC, Madeira, Portugal.

Supervisors:

  • Dr. Paul Davis
  • Dr. Mark Wetherel

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