University of Valencia

University of Valencia

The Research Group of Sport Psychology at the University of Valencia is an interdisciplinary group composed of specialists in social psychology, clinical and health psychology and physical education. The PAPA-research team members are all part of the UIPD. This group has extensive experience in the study of health behaviours in adolescents, psychosocial processes in sport and educational settings, as well as in the promotion of positive, adaptive climates in sport and in other social contexts.

Team
Professor Isabel Balaguer
Dr Isabel Castillo
Dr Juan Merce
Professor Marisa Garcia Merita

 
Papa News
PAPA Main Trial Gets Underway in Norway

The delivery of all workshops for the main trial phase of the PAPA Project has now been completed in Norway. In total 17 workshops were conducted by the seven selected Coach Educators throughout three different regions in the country.

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First Greek PAPA team meeting with the CEs

The first Greek PAPA team meeting with the CEs was held in the University of Thessaly. Head coaches (Aleksiou V., Patronis N., Keramidas P., Sigalas V., Voutiritsas T., Stefanis E., Loutsos G., Masouras A., Karagiannis T., Gioti G., & Kalogiannis P.) of youth football teams from all over the Greece visited the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences to discuss the key elements and future planning of the PAPA project.

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