Scientific Writing

Curran, T. & Hill, A. P. (2019). Perfectionism is increasing over time: A meta-analysis of birth cohort differences from 1989 to 2016. Psychological Bulletin, 145, 410-429. Open access, available: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bul-bul0000138.pdf

Hill, A. P., & Curran, T. (2016). Multidimensional Perfectionism and Burnout: A Meta-Analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 20, 269-288. Pre-print available https://psyarxiv.com/wzber/.

Curran, T. & Hill, A. P. (2018). A test of perfectionistic vulnerability following competitive failure among college athletes. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Pre-print available https://psyarxiv.com/te2a3/.

Journal Articles

Curran, T., Hill, A. P., Madigan, D. J., & Stornæs, A. V. (2020). A test of social learning and parent socialization perspectives on the development of perfectionism. Personality and Individual Differences, 160, 109925.

Blain, D. O., Curran, T., & Standage, M. (2020). Psychological and Behavioral Correlates of Early Adolescents’ Physical Literacy. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1(aop), 1-9.

Madigan, D. J., Curran, T., Stoeber, J. Hill, A. P., Smith, M., & Passfiled, L. (2019). Development of Perfectionism in Junior Athletes: A Three-Sample Study of Coach and Parental Pressure. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 41, 167-175.

McEwan, D., Boudreau, P., Curran, T., & Rhodes, R. E. (2019). Personality Traits of High-Risk Sport Participants: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Research in Personality, 79, 83-93.

Hill, A. P. & Curran, T. (2019). A case for multiple pathways to increasing perfectionism: A response to Soenens and Vansteenkiste (2018). Psychological Bulletin, 145, 433-435.

Curran, T. (2018). Parental conditional regard and the development of perfectionism in adolescent athletes: The mediating role of competence contingent self-worth. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 7, 284-296.

Sylvester, B. D., Curran, T., Standage, M., Sabiston, C. M. & Beauchamp, M. R. (2018). Predicting exercise motivation and exercise behavior: A moderated mediation model testing the interaction between perceived variety and basic psychological needs satisfaction in exercise. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 36, 50-56.

Curran, T., Hill, A. P., & Williams, L. J. (2017). The relationships between parental conditional regard and adolescents’ self-critical and narcissistic perfectionism. Personality and Individual Differences, 109, 17-22.

Jowett, G. E., Hill, A. P., Hall, H. K., & Curran, T. (2016). Perfectionism, burnout and engagement in youth sport: The mediating role of basic psychological needs. Psychology of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 24, 18-26.

Curran, T., Hill, A. P., Ntoumanis, N., Hall, H. K., & Jowett, G. E. (2016). A three-wave longitudinal test of self-determination theory’s mediation model of engagement and disaffection in youth sport. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 38, 15-29.

Van Rens, F., Borkoles, E., Farrow, D., Curran, T., & Polman, R. (2016). Development and Initial Validation of the Role Strain Questionnaire for Junior Athletes (RSQ-JA). Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 24, 168-178.

Curran, T., Hill, A. P., Appleton, P. R., Vallerand, R. J. & Standage, M. (2015). The psychology of passion: A meta-analytical review of a decade of research on intrapersonal outcomes. Motivation and Emotion, 39, 631-655.

Robertson, I. T., Cooper, C. L., Sarkar, M. & Curran, T. (2015). Resilience training in the workplace from 2003 to 2014: A systematic review. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 88, 533-562.

Stenseng, F., Forest, J. & Curran, T. (2015). Passion and positive emotion in adult sport: The mediating role of belongingness. Journal of Happiness Studies, 15, 1117-1129.

Curran, T., Hill, A. P., Hall, H. K. & Jowett, G. E. (2015). Relationships between the coach-created motivational climate and athlete engagement in youth sport. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 37, 193-198.

Jowett, G. E., Hill, A. P., Hall, H. K., & Curran, T. (2013). Perfectionism and Junior Athlete Burnout: The Mediating Role of Autonomous and Controlled Motivation. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 2, 48-61.

Curran, T., Appleton P. R., Hill, A. P., & Hall, H. K., (2013). The mediating role of psychological need satisfaction in relationships between types of passion for sport and athlete burnout. Journal of Sport Sciences, 31, 597-606.

Curran, T., Hill, A. P., & Niemiec, C. P. (2013). A conditional process model of children’s behavioural engagement and behavioural disaffection in sport based on self-determination theory. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 35, 30-43.

Curran, T., Appleton, P. R., Hill, A. P. & Hall, H. K. (2011) Passion and burnout in elite junior soccer players: The mediating role of self-determined motivation. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, 655-661.

Invited Special Issue Articles

Curran, T., & Standage, M. (2017). Psychological Needs and the Quality of Student Engagement in Physical Education: Teachers as Key Facilitators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education: Special Issue on Student Motivation, 36, 262-276.

*Curran, T., Hill, A. P., Jowett, G. E. & Mallinson, S. H. (2014). The relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and passion in junior athletes. International Journal of Sport Psychology: Special Issue on Perfectionism in Sport and Dance, 45, 369-384.

*Curran, T., Hill, A. P., Hall, H.K., & Jowett, G. E. (2014). Perceived coach behaviours and athletes’ engagement and disaffection in youth sport: The mediating role of the psychological needs. International Journal of Sport Psychology: Special Issue on Building Bridges between Motivation and Self-Regulation in Sport, Exercise and Physical Education, 45, 559-580.

Book Chapters

Curran, T. & Williams, T. L. (in press). Meta-Analysis and Meta-Synthesis. In D. Hackfort & Schinke, R. (Eds.), International Encyclopaedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology. London: Routledge.

Curran, T. & Sabiston, C. M. (section Eds., in press). Measurement and Evaluation. In D. Hackfort & Schinke, R. (Eds.), International Encyclopaedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology. London: Routledge.

Madigan, D. J., Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Curran, T., & Jowett, G. E. (in press). Perfectionism in sport and performance. In E. Acevedo (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopaedia, Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Standage, M., Curran, T., & Rouse, P. C. (2018). Self-Determination-Based Theories of Sport, Exercise, and Physical Activity Motivation. In Horn, T. S., & Smith, A. L. (Eds.), Advances in Sport and Exercise Psychology (4th Edition). Champaign: Human Kinetics.

Appleton, P. R. & Curran, T. (2016). The origins of perfectionism in sport, dance, and exercise: an introduction to the conceptual model of perfectionism development. In Hill, A. P. (Ed.), The Psychology of Perfectionism in Sport, Dance and Exercise (pp. 57-82). London: Routledge.

Lay Articles

Curran T. & Hill, A. P. (January, 2018). Perfectionism is increasing and that’s not good news. Harvard Business Review. Available https://hbr.org/2018/01/perfectionism-is-increasing-and-thats-not-good-news.

Curran T. & Hill, A. P. (January, 2018). The rise of perfectionism is negatively affecting young people. The World Economic Forum. Available https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/perfectionism-has-become-a-hidden-epidemic-among-young-people.

Curran, T. (January, 2018). The desire to be flawless: helping students cope with perfectionism. Times Higher Education. Available https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/desire-be-flawless-helping-students-cope-perfectionism.

Curran, T. & Hill, A. P. (January, 2018). How perfectionism became a hidden epidemic among young people. The Conversation. Available https://theconversation.com/how-perfectionism-became-a-hidden-epidemic-among-young-people-89405.

Curran, T. & Hill, A. P. (July, 2015). Perfectionism and burn-out are close friends – best avoid them. The Conversation. Available https://theconversation.com/perfectionism-and-burn-out-are-close-friends-best-avoid-them-44727.