Publications

Journal Articles

In press

  1. Laborde, S., Zammit, N., Iskra, M., Mosley, E., Borges, U., Allen, M. S., & Javelle, F. (in press). The influence of breathing techniques on physical sport performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
  2. Allen, M. S., Robson, D. A., Mishra, M., & Laborde, S. (in press). A prospective and retrospective 10-year study of altruism and reproductive success. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences.
  3. Mishra, M., & Allen, M. S. (in press). Face, construct and criterion validity, and test-retest reliability, of the Adult Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire. European Journal of Psychological Assessment.

2024

  1. Craib, K., Patterson, S., Laborde, S., & Allen, M. S. (2024). The dark core of personality predicts mate poaching, jealousy, sociosexual orientation, ambivalent sexism, and attitudes toward sexual harassment. Personality and Individual Differences, 225, Article 112667.
2023
  1. Allen, M. S., Wood, A. M., & Sheffield, D. (2023). The psychology of erectile dysfunction. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 32(6), 487-493.
  2. Judd, L. J., Mills, J. G., & Allen, M. S. (2023). Altruism does not predict mating success in humans: A direct replication. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 17(4), 465-471.
  3. Allen, M. S. (2023). Altruism (still) does not predict mating success in the Judd et al. (2022) data: A response to Arnocky et al. (2023). Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 17(4), 489-498.
  4. Robson, D. A., Allen, M. S., & Laborde, S. (2023). Parent personality traits and problem behaviour in adolescence: The mediating role of adolescent personality. Journal of Adolescence, 95, 922-932.
  5. Allen, M. S., Robson, D. A., & Iliescu, D. (2023). Face validity: A critical but ignored component of scale construction in psychological assessment. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 39(3), 153-156.
  6. Mishra, M., & Allen, M. S. (2023). Rejection sensitivity and romantic relationships: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 208, Article 112186.
  7. Allen, M. S., & Tostes, R. C. (2023). Cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction: An updated review with a focus on pathophysiology, e-cigarettes, and smoking cessation. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 11(1), 61-73.
  8. Allen, M. S., Iliescu, D., & Greiff, S. (2023). Direct replication in psychological assessment research. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 39(1), 1-4.
  9. Baker, G., & Allen, M. S. (2023). Perceptions of candidate strength in job recruitment: Does candidate race moderate the attractiveness bias in White women? International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 31(1), 135-146.
2022
  1. Laborde, S., Allen, M. S., Borges, U., Dosseville, F., Hosang, T. J., Iskra, M., Mosley, E., Salvotti, C., Spolverato, L., Zammit, N., & Javelle, F. (2022). Effects of voluntary slow breathing on heart rate and heart rate variability: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobeahvioral Reviews, 138, 104711.
  2. Leslie-Evans, M., Bartschi, J. G., & Allen, M. S. (2022). Dark personality traits and sociosexual dynamics in Australian men and women: Two direct replications of Borráz-León & Rantala (2021). Personality and Individual Differences, 196, Article 111753.
  3. Allen, M. S., & Laborde, S. (2022). Parent personality traits and adolescent sexual behaviour: Cross-sectional findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Personality and Individual Differences, 195, Article 111682.
  4. Allen, M. S., Iliescu, D., & Greiff, S. (2022). Single item measures in psychological science: A call to action. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 38(1), 1-5.
  5. Laborde, S., Allen, M. S., Borges, U., Iskra, M., Zammit, N., You, M., Hosang, T., Mosley, E., & Dosseville, F. (2022). Psychophysiological effects of slow-paced breathing at six cycles per minute with or without heart rate variability biofeedback. Psychophysiology, 59(1), Article e13952.
  6. Laborde, S., Allen, M. S., Borges, U., Hosang, T., Furley, P., Mosley, E., & Dosseville, F. (2022). The influence of slow-paced breathing on executive function. Journal of Psychophysiology, 36(1), 13-27.
2021
  1. Allen, M. S., Mison, E. A., Robson, D. A., & Laborde, S. (2021). Extraversion in sport: A scoping review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 14(1), 229-259.
  2. Allen, M. S., Robson, D. A., Vella, S. A., & Laborde, S. (2021). Extraversion development in childhood, adolescence and adulthood: Testing the role of sport participation in three nationally-representative samples. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(19), 2258-2265.
  3. Allen, M. S., & Iliescu, D. (2021). Impact factor wars: Episode VI—Return of the meaningless metric. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 37(5), 341-343.
  4. Schrödter, R., Laborde, S., & Allen, M. S. (2021). The dark core of personality and sexism in sport. Personality and Individual Differences, 183, Article 111119.
  5. Beecken, W-D., Kersting, M., Kunert, W., Blume, G., Bacharidis, N., Cohen, D. S., Shabeeh, H., & Allen, M. S. (2021). Thinking about pathomechanisms and current treatment of erectile dysfunction – “The Stanley Beamish problem”. Review, recommendations, and proposals. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 9, 445-463.
  6. Hurley, D., Allen, M. S., Swann, C., & Vella, S. A. (2021). A matched control trial of a mental health literacy intervention for parents in community sports clubs. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 52, 141-153.
  7. Iliescu, D., Greiff, S., Proyer, R., Ziegler, M., Allen, M. S., Claes, L., Fokkema, M., Hasking, P., Hiemstra, A., Maes, M., Mund, M., Nye, C., Scherer, R., Wetzel, E., & Zeinoun, P. (2021). Supporting academic freedom and living societal responsibility. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 37(2), 81-85.
2020
  1. Allen, M. S., & Robson, D. A. (2020). Personality and sexual orientation: New data and meta-analysis. The Journal of Sex Research, 57(8), 953-965.
  2. Allen, M. S., Robson, D. A., Martin, L. J., & Laborde, S. (2020). Systematic review and meta-analysis of self-serving attribution biases in the competitive context of organized sport. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(7) 1027-1043.
  3. Allen, M. S., & Laborde, S. (2020). A prospective study of personality and illicit drug use in Australian adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 163, Article 110048.
  4. Robson, D. A., Allen, M. S., & Howard, S. J. (2020). Self-regulation in childhood as a predictor of future outcomes: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, 146(4), 324-354.
  5. Allen, M. S., & Robson, D. A. (2020). Personality and body dissatisfaction: An updated systematic review with meta-analysis. Body Image, 33, 77-89.
  6. Hurley, D., Swann, C., Allen, M. S., Ferguson, H., & Vella, S. A. (2020). A systematic review of parent and caregiver mental health literacy. Community Mental Health Journal, 56(1), 2-21.
  7. Swann, C., Hooper, A., Schweickle, M. J., Peoples, G., Mullan, J., Hutto, D., Allen, M. S., & Vella S. A. (2020). Comparing the effects of goal types in a walking session with healthy adults: Preliminary evidence for open goals in physical activity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47, Article 101475.
  8. Allen, M. S., Robson, D. A., & Laborde, S. (2020). Normal variations in personality predict eating behavior, oral health, and partial syndrome bulimia nervosa in adolescent girls. Food Science & Nutrition, 8(3), 1423-1432.
  9. Hurley, D., Swann, C., Allen, M. S., & Vella, S. A. (2020). A qualitative evaluation of a mental health literacy intervention for parents delivered through community sport clubs. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47, Article 101635.
  10. You, M., Laborde, S., Dosseville, F., Salinas, A., & Allen, M. S. (2020). Associations of chronotype, big five, and emotional competences with perceived stress in university students. Chronobiology International, 37(7), 1090-1098.
  11. Laborde, S., Allen, M. S., Katschak, K., Mattonet, K., & Lachner, N. (2020). Trait personality in sport and exercise psychology: A mapping review and research agenda. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18(6), 701-716.
2019
  1. Allen, M. S. (2019). The role of personality in sexual and reproductive health. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 28(6), 581-586.
  2. Allen, M. S. (2019). Physical activity as an adjunct treatment for erectile dysfunction. Nature Reviews Urology, 16(9), 553-562.
  3. Allen, M. S., & Walter, E. (2019). Erectile dysfunction: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of risk factors, treatment, and prevalence outcomes. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16(4), 531-541.
  4. Allen, M. S., Walter, E. E., & Swann, C. (2019). Sedentary behaviour and risk of anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 242, 5-13.
  5. Spindler, D., Allen, M. S., Vella, S. A., & Swann, C. (2019). Motivational-general arousal imagery does not improve decision-making performance in elite endurance cyclists. Cognition & Emotion, 33(5), 1084-1093.
  6. Allen, M. S., McRae, K., & Walter, E. E. (2019). Anti-doping rule violations in sport: The attractive leniency effect and attributions of guilt and punishment. Body Image, 28, 76-80.
  7. Allen, M. S., Knipler, S. J., & Chan, A. Y. C. (2019). Happiness and counterfactual thinking at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(15), 1762-1769.
  8. Vella, S. A., Gardner, L., Swann, C., & Allen, M. S. (2019). Trajectories and predictors of risk for mental health problems throughout childhood. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 24(2), 142-148.
  9. Vella, S. A., Gardner, L., Swann, C., & Allen, M. S. (2019). Sports participation and interventions to reduce risk of mental health problems during childhood: A response to Crowell (2018). Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 24(2), 152-153.
  10. Allen, M. S., Laborde, S., & Walter, E. E. (2019). Health-related behavior mediates the association between personality and memory performance in older adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 38(2), 232-252.
2018
  1. Allen, M. S., & Walter, E. E. (2018). Linking big five personality traits to sexuality and sexual health: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, 144(10), 1081-1110.
  2. Allen, M. S., & Robson, D. A. (2018). A 10-year prospective study of personality and reproductive success: Testing the mediating role of healthy living. Psychology & Health, 33(11), 1379-1395.
  3. Allen, M. S., & Walter, E. E. (2018). Health-related lifestyle factors and sexual dysfunction: A meta-analysis of population-based research. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 15(4), 458-475.
  4. Allen, M. S., & Walter, E. E. (2018). Personality stability and change between age 12 and 14 predicts relationships, sexual activity, and same-sex sexual attraction at age 14. Journal of Research in Personality, 74, 95-101.
  5. Laborde, S., Dosseville, F., Aloui, A., Ben Saad, H., Bertollo, M., Bortoli, L., … & Allen, M. S. (2018). Convergent and construct validity and test-retest reliability of the Caen Chronotype Questionnaire in six languages. Chronobiology International, 35(9), 1294-1304.
  6. Allen, M. S., Vella, S. A., Swann, C., & Laborde, S. (2018). Personality and the subjective experience of body mass in Australian adults. Journal of Research in Personality, 72, 73-79.
  7. Greiff, S., & Allen, M. S. (2018). EJPA introduces registered reports as new submission format. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 34(4), 217-219.
  8. Allen, M. S. (2018). Sexual activity and cognitive decline in older adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(6), 1711-1719.
  9. Spindler, D., Allen, M. S., Vella, S. A., & Swann, C. (2018). The psychology of elite cycling: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences, 36(17), 1943-1954.
  10. Turner, M. J., & Allen, M. S. (2018). Confirmatory factor analysis of the irrational performance beliefs inventory in a sample of amateur and semi-professional athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 35, 126-130.
  11. Turner, M. J., Allen, M. S., Slater, M. J., Barker, J. B., Woodcock, C., Harwood, C. G., & McFadyen, K. (2018). The development and initial validation of the Irrational Performance Beliefs Inventory (iPBI). European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 34(3), 174–180.
  12. Allen, M. S. (2018). Change in adolescent mental health between age 12 and 14 predicts sexual activity and sexual orientation at age 14. Mental Health & Prevention, 10, 9-12.
  13. Hurley, D., Allen, M. S., Swann, C., Okely, A. D., & Vella, S. A. (2018). The development, pilot, and process evaluation of a parent mental health literacy intervention through community sports clubs. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27, 2149-2160.
  14. Allen, M. S., & Celestino, S. (2018). Body image mediates an association between personality and mental health. Australian Journal of Psychology, 70, 179-185.
  15. Burnett, C. M., Allen, M. S., & Vella, S. A. (2018). Personality and sedentary behaviour in Australian adults. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16(3), 215-220.
2017
  1. Allen, M. S. (2017). Biomarkers of inflammation mediate an association between sexual activity and quality of life in older adulthood. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(5), 654-658.
  2. Laborde, S., Guillén, F., Watson, M., & Allen, M. S. (2017). The light quartet: Positive personality traits and approaches to coping in sport coaches. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 32, 67-73.
  3. Allen, M. S., Magee, C. A., Vella, S. A., & Laborde, S. (2017). Bidirectional associations between personality and physical activity in adulthood. Health Psychology, 36(4), 332-336.
  4. Allen, M. S., Walter, E. E., & McDermott, M. S. (2017). Personality and sedentary behavior: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 36(3), 255-263.
  5. Spindler, D., Allen, M. S., Vella, S. A., & Swann, C. (2017). Manipulating implicit beliefs about decision making ability affects decision making performance under sub-maximal physiological load. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 6(2), 179-187.
  6. Allen, M. S., & Desille, A. E. (2017). Personality and sexuality in older adults. Psychology & Health, 32(7), 843-859.
  7. Coffee, P., Freeman, P., & Allen, M. S. (2017). The TASS-Q: The team-referent availability of social support questionnaire. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 33, 55-65.
  8. Allen, M. S., & Laborde, S. (2017). Five factor personality traits and inflammatory biomarkers in the English longitudinal study of aging. Personality and Individual Differences, 111, 205-210.
  9. Swann, C., Crust, L., Jackman, P., Vella, S. A., Allen, M. S., & Keegan, R. (2017). Performing under pressure: Exploring the psychological state underlying clutch performance in sport. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(23), 2272-2280.
  10. Swann, C., Crust, L., Jackman, P., Vella, S. A., Allen, M. S., & Keegan, R. (2017). Psychological states underlying excellent performance in sport: Towards an integrated model of flow and clutch states. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 29(4), 375-401.
  11. Allen, M. S., & Desille, A. E. (2017). Health-related lifestyle factors and sexual functioning and behaviour in older adults. International Journal of Sexual Health, 29(3), 273-277.
  12. Vella, S. A., Swann, C., Allen, M. S., Schweickle, M., & Magee, C. A. (2017). Bidirectional associations between sport involvement and mental health in adolescence. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49(4), 687-694.
  13. Allen, M. S., El-Cheikh, S., & Turner, M. J. (2017). A longitudinal investigation of irrational beliefs, hedonic balance and academic achievement. Learning and Individual Differences, 58, 41-45.
  14. Rowan, A. A., McDermott, M. S., & Allen, M. S. (2017). Intention stability assessed using residual change scores moderates the intention-behaviour association: A prospective cohort study. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 22(10), 1256-1261.
  15. Laborde, S., Allen, M. S., Göhring, N., & Dosseville, F. (2017). The effect of slow paced breathing on stress management in adolescents with intellectually disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(6), 560-567.
  16. Hurley, D., Swann, C., Allen, M. S., Okely, A. D., & Vella, S. A. (2017). The role of community sports clubs in adolescent mental health: The perspectives of adolescent males’ parents. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, & Health, 9(3), 372-388.
2016
  1. Allen, M. S., Magee, C. A., & Vella, S. A. (2016). Personality, hedonic balance, and the quality and quantity of sleep in adulthood. Psychology & Health, 31(9), 1091-1107.
  2. Laborde, S., & Allen, M. S. (2016). Measurement and the interpretation of trait EI research. Emotion Review, 8(4), 342-344.
  3. Allen, M. S., & Walter, E. E. (2016). Personality and body image: A systematic review. Body Image, 19, 79-88.
  4. Laborde, S., Allen, M. S., & Guillén, F. (2016). Construct and concurrent validity of the short- and long-form versions of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 232-235.
  5. Allen, M. S., & Vella, S. A. (2016). Personality and body-mass-index in school-age children: An exploration of mediating and moderating variables. PLOS One, 11(8), e0158353.
  6. Laborde, S., Dosseville, F., & Allen, M. S. (2016). Emotional intelligence in sport and exercise: A systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 26(8), 862-874.
  7. Allen, M. S., & McCarthy, P. J. (2016). Be happy in your work: The role of positive psychology in working with change and performance. Journal of Change Management, 16(1), 55-74.
  8. Schaefer, J., Vella, S. A., Allen, M. S., & Magee, C. A. (2016). Competition anxiety, motivation and mental toughness in golf. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 28(3), 309-320.
2015
  1. Allen, M. S., Vella, S. A., & Laborde, S. (2015). Health-related behaviour and personality trait development in adulthood. Journal of Research in Personality, 59, 104-110.
  2. Allen, M. S., & Vella, S. A. (2015). Screen-based sedentary behaviour and psychosocial well-being in childhood: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 9, 41-47.
  3. Allen, M. S., Vella, S. A., & Laborde, S. (2015). Sport participation, screen time, and personality trait development during childhood. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 33(3), 375-390.
  4. Laborde, S., Lautenbach, F., & Allen, M. S. (2015). The contribution of coping-related variables and heart rate variability to visual search performance under pressure. Physiology & Behavior, 139, 532-540.
  5. Allen, M. S., & Vella, S. A. (2015). Longitudinal determinants of walking, moderate, and vigorous physical activity in Australian adults. Preventive Medicine, 78, 101-104.
  6. Laborde, S., Guillén, F., Dosseville, F., & Allen, M. S. (2015). Chronotype, sport participation, and positive personality-trait-like individual differences. Chronobiology International, 32(7), 942-951.
  7. Allen, M. S., & Vella, S. A. (2015). Are the correlates of sport participation similar to those of screen time? Preventive Medicine Reports, 2, 114-117.
  8. Coffee, P., Greenlees, I., & Allen, M. S. (2015). The TRAMS: The team-referent attributions measure in sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 16(3), 150-159.
2009-2014
  1. Allen, M. S., & Laborde, S. (2014). The role of personality in sport and physical activity. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(6), 460-465.
  2. Frings, D., Rycroft, N., Allen, M. S., & Fenn, R. (2014). Watching for gains and losses: The effects of motivational challenge and threat on attention allocation during a visual search task. Motivation and Emotion, 38(4), 513-522.
  3. Allen, M. S., & Jones, M. V. (2014). The “home advantage” in athletic competitions. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(1), 48-53.
  4. Allen, M. S., Greenlees, I., & Jones, M. V. (2014). Personality, counterfactual thinking, and negative emotional reactivity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15(2), 147-154.
  5. Laborde, S., Lautenbach, F., Allen, M. S., Herbert, C., & Achtzehn, S. (2014). The role of trait emotional intelligence in emotion regulation and performance under pressure. Personality and Individual Differences, 57(1), 43-47.
  6. Allen, M. S., & Jones, M. V. (2014). The home advantage over the first 20 seasons of the English Premier League: Effects of shirt colour, team ability and time trends. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 12, 10-18.
  7. Allen, M. S., Greenlees, I., & Jones, M. V. (2013). Personality in sport: A comprehensive review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6, 184-208.
  8. Meijen, C., Jones, M., McCarthy, P. J., Sheffield, D., & Allen, M. S. (2013). Cognitive and affective components of challenge and threat states. Journal of Sports Sciences, 31(8), 847-855.
  9. Allen, M. S., Jones, M. V., McCarthy, P. J., Sheehan-Mansfield, S., & Sheffield, D. (2013). Emotions correlate with perceived mental effort and concentration disruption in adult sport performers. European Journal of Sport Science, 13(6), 697-706.
  10. McCarthy, P. J., Allen, M. S., & Jones, M. V. (2013). Emotions, cognitive interference, and concentration disruption in youth sport. Journal of Sports Sciences, 31(5), 505-515.
  11. Allen, M. S., Frings, D., & Hunter, S. (2012). Personality, coping, and challenge and threat states in athletes. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 10(4), 264-275.
  12. Allen, M. S., Coffee, P., & Greenlees, I. (2012). A theoretical framework and research agenda for studying team attributions in sport. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 5(2), 121-144.
  13. Allen, M. S. (2012). A systematic review of content themes in sport attribution research: 1954 – 2011. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 10(1), 1-8.
  14. Allen, M. S., Greenlees, I., & Jones, M. V. (2011). An investigation of the five factor model of personality and coping behaviour in sport. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(8), 841-850.
  15. Allen, M. S., Jones, M. V., & Sheffield, D. (2011). Are the causes assigned to unsatisfactory performance related to the intensity of emotions experienced after competition? Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 7(1), 3-10.
  16. Allen, M. S., Jones, M. V., & Sheffield, D. (2010). The influence of positive reflection on attributions, emotions, and self-efficacy. The Sport Psychologist, 24(2), 211-226.
  17. Allen, M. S. (2010). On the temporal dynamics of causal attribution in competitive sport. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3(1), 3-23.
  18. Allen, M. S., Jones, M. V., & Sheffield, D. (2009). Attribution, emotion and collective efficacy in sport teams. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 13(3), 205-217.
  19. Allen, M. S., Jones, M. V., & Sheffield, D. (2009). Causal attribution and emotion in the days following competition. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27(5), 461-468.

Book Chapters

  1. Laborde, S., & Allen, M. S. (2016). Personality-trait-like individual differences: much more than noise in the background for sport and exercise psychology. In M. Raab, P. Wylleman, R. Seiler, A. M. Elbe, & A. Hatzigeorgiadis (eds.), Sport and Exercise Psychology Research (pp. 201–210). Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Elsevier.
  2. Dosseville, F., Laborde, S., & Allen, M. S. (2016). L’intelligence émotionnelle dans le sport (Emotional intelligence in sport). In M. Campo & B. Louvet (Eds.), Les émotions en sport et en EPS: Apprentissage, performance et santé. (Emotions in sport and physical education: Learning, performance and health) (pp. 235-251). Paris: De Boeck.

Books

Sport Psychology

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Allen, M. S., & McCarthy, P. J. (2014). Psychology express: Sport psychology (undergraduate revision guide). Essex, UK: Pearson.