dr. P.K.C. van de Pol (Pepijn)

Dr. Pepijn van de Pol is a teacher and researcher at the department of Work and Organizational Psychology and Behavioural Science Institute.

Research Profile:
Pepijn's research area is sport- and performance psychology and focuses on the investigation of motivation, learning and performance within and across achievement settings with emphasis on applications of contemporary theories of motivation, and particularly Achievement Goal Theory and Self-Determination Theory.

Specific research expertise and topics of interest:
• Personal and contextual factors that can promote people’s motivation for sustainable behavioral change in achieving a healthy lifestyle and improved well-being.
• Self-regulated motivation, learning and performance in sport and exercise.
• Antecedents and consequences of achievement goals and perceived motivational climate in sport.
• Coaching efficacy and its influence on athlete’s motivation and performance in sport.
• Morality in sport: Antecedents and consequences of prosocial and antisocial behaviour in sport.