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Laura C. Healy
Researcher at Nottingham Trent University
Publications - 17
Citations - 567
Laura C. Healy is an academic researcher from Nottingham Trent University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Goal orientation. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 14 publications receiving 218 citations. Previous affiliations of Laura C. Healy include University of Birmingham & Newman University.
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Mental health and movement behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in UK university students: Prospective cohort study
Matthew J. Savage,Ruth M. James,Daniele Magistro,James Donaldson,Laura C. Healy,Mary E. Nevill,Philip J. Hennis +6 more
TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting the mental health and movement behaviour of UK university students, though no association between these constructs was identified.
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Mental Health and Movement Behaviour During the COVID-19 Pandemic in UK University Students: Prospective Cohort Study
Matthew J. Savage,Ruth M. James,Daniele Magistro,James Donaldson,Laura C. Healy,Mary E. Nevill,Philip J. Hennis +6 more
TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic is having detrimental effects on the mental health and movement behaviour of university students in the UK, however, these two constructs seem to be changing independently of one another.
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When the going gets tough: the "why" of goal striving matters.
Nikos Ntoumanis,Laura C. Healy,Constantine Sedikides,Joan L. Duda,Brandon D. Stewart,Alison L. Smith,Johanna Bond +6 more
TL;DR: This research examined the role of self-reported and primed autonomous and controlled motives in predicting objectively assessed persistence during the pursuit of an increasingly difficult goal and underscores the importance of autonomous motivation for behavioral investment in the face of increased goal difficulty.
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Self-Regulatory Responses to Unattainable Goals: The Role of Goal Motives
TL;DR: Autonomous motives positively predicted the cognitive ease of reengagement with an alternative goal when the current goal was perceived as unattainable, especially when participants realized goal unattainability relatively early during goal striving.
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Goal striving and well-being in sport: The role of contextual and personal motivation
TL;DR: This investigation sought to clarify mixed results in the literature exploring coach behaviors, basic psychological needs, goal motivation, and well- and ill-being, and found that coach behaviors were related to needs satisfaction and thwarting, which wererelated to autonomous and controlled goal motives respectively.