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Urban Johnson

Professor psychology and sport & exercise, Halmstad University, Sweden
Verified email at hh.se
Cited by 4821

Psychosocial factors and sport injuries: meta-analyses for prediction and prevention

A Ivarsson, U Johnson, MB Andersen, U Tranaeus… - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Several studies have suggested that psychosocial variables can increase the
risk of becoming injured during sport participation. Objectives The main objectives of these …

To adjust or not adjust: Nonparametric effect sizes, confidence intervals, and real-world meaning

A Ivarsson, MB Andersen, U Johnson… - Psychology of sport and …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The main objectives of this article are to:(a) investigate if there are any
meaningful differences between adjusted and unadjusted effect sizes (b) compare the …

[HTML][HTML] Drop-out from team sport among adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

J Back, U Johnson, P Svedberg, A McCall… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the last decades, an increased drop-out rate in adolescents' team sport participation
is observed. Given the potential adverse consequences of drop-out from team sport more …

Bayesian structural equation modeling in sport and exercise psychology

A Stenling, A Ivarsson… - Journal of Sport and …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Bayesian statistics is on the rise in mainstream psychology, but applications in sport and
exercise psychology research are scarce. In this article, the foundations of Bayesian …

Psychological predictors of sport injuries among junior soccer players

U Johnson, A Ivarsson - … journal of medicine & science in …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Previous researches have established models that specify psychological factors that could
predict sport injuries. One example is Williams and Andersen's stress–injury model stressing …

Psychological predictors of injury occurrence: a prospective investigation of professional Swedish soccer players

A Ivarsson, U Johnson… - Journal of sport …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
Context: Athletes participating in sport are exposed to a high injury risk. Previous research
has found a great number of risk factors (both physiological and psychological) that could …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological factors as predictors of injuries among senior soccer players. A prospective study

A Ivarsson, U Johnson - Journal of sports science & medicine, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It is reported that between 65-91% of elite soccer players in Sweden have at least one injury
per year. Several studies define different physiological and psychological factors affecting …

Injury prevention in Sweden: Helping soccer players at risk

U Johnson, J Ekengren… - Journal of sport and …, 2005 - journals.humankinetics.com
This study examined the effectiveness of a prevention intervention program to lower the
incidence of injury for soccer players with at-risk psychosocial profiles. The Sport Anxiety …

The predictive ability of the talent development environment on youth elite football players' well-being: A person-centered approach

A Ivarsson, A Stenling, J Fallby, U Johnson… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to examine the predictive ability of perceived talent
development environment (TDE) on the well-being of youth elite football players. Design A …

It pays to pay attention: A mindfulness-based program for injury prevention with soccer players

A Ivarsson, U Johnson, MB Andersen… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which a mindfulness-based program
could reduce the number of sport injuries in a sample of soccer players. A total of 41 junior …