Rui Gomes is an Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Minho, Portugal. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Minho. He has research interests on human adaptation to stress, leadership and team performance, and training life skills and human performance. He leads the research group “Adaptation, Performance and Human Development”, which was created in 2007 (www.ardh.pt). He leads the community and business intervention project “School of Life Skills”. As a sport psychologist, he consults athletes and their families, coaches, and sport managers.
Leadership and the training of leaders.
Adaptation to stress.
Training life skills.
Psychological factors in youth sport and high performance sports.
Psychological factors and exercise practice.
Selected publications
Gomes, A. R., & Teixeira, P. (2016). Stress, cognitive appraisal, and psychological health: Testing instruments for health professionals. Stress and Health, 32(2), 167-172. DOI
Mata, R. T., & Gomes, A. R. (2013). Winning or not winning: The influence on coach-athlete relationships and goal achievement. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 8(4), 986-995. DOI
Gomes, A. R., Faria, S., & Gonçalves, A. M. (2013). Cognitive appraisal as a mediator in the relationship between stress and burnout. Work & Stress, 27(4), 351-367. DOI
Gomes, A. R., & Marques, B. (2013). Life skills in educational contexts: Testing the effects of an intervention programme. Educational Studies, 39(2), 156-166. DOI
Gomes, A.R., Resende, R., & Albuquerque, A. (Eds.) (2014). Positive human functioning from a multidimensional perspective. New York: Nova Science. DOI
Other publications
Gomes, A. R., & Teixeira, P. (2016). Stress, cognitive appraisal, and psychological health: Testing instruments for health professionals. Stress and Health, 32(2), 167-172. DOI
Mata, R. T., & Gomes, A. R. (2013). Winning or not winning: The influence on coach-athlete relationships and goal achievement. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 8(4), 986-995. DOI
Gomes, A. R., Faria, S., & Gonçalves, A. M. (2013). Cognitive appraisal as a mediator in the relationship between stress and burnout. Work & Stress, 27(4), 351-367. DOI
Gomes, A. R., & Marques, B. (2013). Life skills in educational contexts: Testing the effects of an intervention programme. Educational Studies, 39(2), 156-166. DOI
Gomes, A.R., Resende, R., & Albuquerque, A. (Eds.) (2014). Positive human functioning from a multidimensional perspective. New York: Nova Science. DOI
2024/2025
Estudos Avançados em Psicologia
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