megan mcdonough - Publications

Journal Articles

McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (in press). Testing self-determined motivation as a mediator of the relationship between psychological needs and affective and behavioral outcomes. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology.

Hadd, V., Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007). The influence of types of treatment on sources of stress in breast cancer survivors involved in dragon boat. Manuscript submitted to American Journal of Public Health.

Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (in press). Psycho-social experiences of breast cancer survivors involved in a dragon boat program: Exploring links to positive psychological growth. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Crocker, P.R.E., Sabiston, C.M., Kowalski, K.C, McDonough, M.H., & Kowalski, N. (2006). Longitudinal assessment of the relationship between physical self-concept and health related behaviour and emotion in adolescent girls. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 18(3), 185-200.

McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005). Sport participation motivation in young adolescent girls: The role of friendship quality and self-concept. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76, 456-467.

Farrell, R.J., Crocker, P.R.E., McDonough, M.H., Sedgwick, W.A. (2004). The driving force: Motivation in Special Olympians. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 21, 153-166.

Crocker, P., Sabiston, C., Forrestor, S., Kowalski, N., Kowalski, K., McDonough, M. (2003). Predicting change in physical activity, dietary restraint, and physique anxiety in adolescent girls: Examining covariance in physical self-perceptions. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 94, 332-37.

Book Chapters

Paskevich, D.M., Dorsch, K.D., McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (in press). Motivation in sport. In P.R.E. Crocker (Ed.). Introduction to sport psychology: A Canadian perspective. Pearson Education Canada: Toronto, ON.

Crocker, P.R.E., Kowalski, K., Hoar, S., & McDonough, M.H. (2004) Emotions in sport across adulthood. In M. Weiss (Ed.), Developmental sport and exercise psychology: A lifespan perspective (pp.333-356). Morgan Town WV: Fitness Information Technology

Crocker, P.R.E., Hoar, S., & McDonough, M.H., Kowalski, K., & Niefer, C.B. (2004). Emotional Experience in Youth Sport. In M. Weiss (Ed.), Developmental sport and exercise psychology: A lifespan perspective (pp.197-222). Morgan Town WV: Fitness Information Technology

Conference Presentations and Published Abstracts

McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., Sedgwick, W.A., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007, June). Examining perceived barriers to exercise among overweight women: What is missing in our measures? Presented at the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Ottawa, ON.

McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007, June). Examining changes in psychological needs and self-determined motivation among adult dragon boat participants. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 29, S185.

Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., Sedgwick, W.A., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007, June). Muscle gains, emotional strains, and social deigns? Conflicting experiences of change among overweight women participating in an exercise intervention program. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 29, S200.

Hadd, V., McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007, June). Managing stressful sport transactions: Adolescents’ coping behaviours pre-, during, and post-races throughout a swim season. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 29, S166.

McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, November). The role of relatedness in physical activity motivation, behaviour, and affective experiences: A self-determination theory perspective. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Halifax, NS.

Sabiston, C.M., Hadd, V., McDonough, M.H., Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, November). Exploring physical self-perceptions, body image, and athletic identity with physically active breast cancer survivors: Do age, BMI, or treatment characteristics matter? Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Halifax, NS.

Hadd, V., McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, November). A multidimensional assessment of stress among breast cancer survivors: Development of a new instrument. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Halifax, NS.

McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, June). Predictors and outcomes of relatedness among adult dragon boat paddlers: Examining age and gender as moderators. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 28, S130-S131.

Hadd, V., McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, June). A multidimensional measure of stress among breast cancer survivors: An initial test of a new instrument. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 28, S77.

McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., Hadd, V., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, May). Relationships between body image and positive psychological growth among breast cancer survivors. Paper presented at the Canadian Association for Psychosocial Oncology conference, Montreal, PQ.

Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., Hadd, V.N., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, March). Paddling forward: Psycho-social experiences of breast cancer survivor dragon boaters. Paper presented at The Second International Cancer Rehabilitation Conference. Survivorship: Moving Forward After Treatment, Vancouver, BC.

McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005, November). The role of dragon boat paddling in facilitating post-traumatic growth among breast cancer survivors. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Niagara Falls, ON.

Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., Hadd, V., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005, November). Paddling through waves of challenges and threats: Examining enduring stressors unique to breast cancer survivors involved in a dragon boat program. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Niagara Falls, ON.

McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005, October). Peer relationships among elite adolescent athletes: Comparing sport friends, non-sport friends, and team-mate relationships. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, BC.

Farres, L.G., Muscat, A.C., MacNeill, K., Sedgewick, W.A., McDonough, M.H., Queree, M., & Stodel, E.J. (2005, October). Ethics and Sport Psychology Consulting: Finding Guidelines that Work in the Sport Context. Colloquium presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, BC.

McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.S., Crocker, P.R.E., Sedgwick, W.A. (2005). Changes in intrinsic motivation and physical activity during a 12-week dragon boat intervention with overweight women. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 27, S105.

Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., Sedgwick, W.A., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005). Body image and social support relationships and change during a 12-week dragon boat intervention with overweight women. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 27, S132.

McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.S., Crocker, P.R.E. (2004, October). Paddling abreast: Social support types, networks, and change among novice breast cancer survivor dragon boaters. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Saskatoon, SK.

Sabiston, C.S., McDonough, M.H., Crocker, P.R.E. (2004, October). Body related concerns in breast cancer survivors involved in dragon boat activity. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Saskatoon, SK.

Sabiston, C.S., McDonough, M.H., McKenzie, D., Jesperson, D., Crocker, P.R.E. (2004, October). Physiological and psychological change during a novice season of dragon boat paddling among breast cancer survivors. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) conference, Saskatoon, SK.

McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2004, September). The role of peers in managing interpersonal stress in elite youth sport. Paper presented at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) conference, Minneapolis, MN.

McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.S, McKenzie, D., Jespersen, D., and Crocker, P.R.E. (2004). Changes in physical self-perceptions and physical characteristics among novice Abreast in a Boat participants [Abstract]. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 26, S132.

McDonough, M.H. (2004). Using Ordinal Logistic Regression to Analyze Skewed Ordinal Data: An Example from the Youth Sport Motivation Research. Developments in the Theories and Applications of Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology Across the Disciplines Volume 2.

Crocker, P., Hoar, S., McDonough, M. (2003). Assessing stress and coping in adolescent athletes: have we done it all wrong? In R. Stelter (ed.), XI European Congress of Sport Psychology-Proceedings: New Approaches to Exercise and Sport Psychology: Theories, Methods and Applications (p. 46).

McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2003, June). Comparing two models of sport participation motivation among young adolescent female sport participants. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 25, S98.