Martin Kjeøen Erikstad

Martin Kjeøen Erikstad
University of Agder | UIA · Department of Sport Science and Physical Education

PhD Sport Sciences

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Introduction
Martin Kjeøen Erikstad currently works at the Department of Public Health, Sport and Nutrition, Universitetet i Agder, Norway. Martin does research in Sport Psychology/Talent Development. Their current project is 'ASSIST-project'.

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Publications (24)
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The personal assets framework suggests that dynamic elements of (a) personal engagement in activities, (b) quality social dynamics, and (c) appropriate settings will influence an athlete’s long-term outcomes of performance, personal development, and continued participation in sport. The aim of the present study was to conduct a case study of a Norw...
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Objectives: With an overarching aim of investigating the importance of group perceptions on factors believed to underpin the quantity and quality of athletic practice, the purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between perceptions of group cohesion and elite youth soccer players’ basic psychological needs satisfaction and self...
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Childhood sport participation is argued to be important to understand differences in self-regulation and performance level in adolescence. This study sought to investigate if football-specific activities in childhood (6–12 years of age) is related to self-regulatory skills and national under 14- and 15-team selection in Norwegian elite youth footba...
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Past studies have indicated that multiple factors may influence sport referees' decisions, such as pressure from spectators and athletes' reputation. Grounded in the social impact theory framework, this study examined whether Norwegian Premier League (NPL) referees are biased by a team's success when awarding penalties. Using video footage (similar...
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In SJSEP we wish to provide an outlet for conceptual, theoretical and non-empirical contributions that are rigorous, cogent, transparent, systematically developed, and hold the potential to move our field forward. These papers play a vital role by offering fresh and innovative perspectives, challenging existing ideas, and shaping the discourse with...
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Transformational leadership in sports is generally associated with positive athlete outcomes. The Transformational Coaching Workshop was developed as a person-oriented workshop to enhance youth sport experiences. However, evidence of participants’ perceptions of the workshop and how it may be improved is lacking. This study investigated coaches' pe...
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One perspective on leadership that has recently gained increased attention in sport is identity leadership; however, research on elite sport teams is still in its infancy. Thus, the main purpose of this research is to investigate identity leadership in elite team sports in relation to task cohesion, and subsequently to explore the mediating role of...
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Research on coach leadership in sport has traditionally been aimed at positive aspects of coach leadership styles and behaviours. Ineffective coach leadership has primarily been linked to the absence of constructive leader behaviour, often labeled in the concept of laissez-faire leadership resulting in unsatisfactory performance for both athletes a...
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This study investigated the association between referee efficacy and self-reported coping with external stressors among elite handball and football referees. The participants were 224 Norwegian elite referees of handball (n = 111, m age = 35.3 years, 13.5% females) and football (113, m age = 30.8 years, 8% females) who had been referees for an aver...
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Introduction Referees’ self-efficacy (refficacy) is suggested to improve referees’ decision-making processes (see Samuel et al., 2020), and thus contributes to correct decisions and impartial refereeing in the face of external stressors. The relationship between refficacy and coping with external stressors remains unexplored and, therefore, the ai...
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There is a growing body of the literature highlighting the positive impact of transformational leadership behaviours across contexts, including sport. However, there is a lack of knowledge of this relationship within elite sport settings. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between elite youth athletes’ perception...
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Talent development at upper secondary school: A retrospective study of youth football players experience of combining school and football The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how young football players experience combining sports-related upper secondary education with being a player at a high national level. More specifically, this st...
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Soccer referees move freely on the pitch to place themselves in the best location for making decisions. While Football Association UK (FA) highlights that a referee should never be more than 20 m away from the playing situation, previous studies have been inconsistent in indicating appropriate distance to a situation for increasing the likelihood o...
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Motivational climate and coach-behaviour seem important to understand sport involvement and participation. However, less is known about the potential interaction between these facets, and how it relates to athlete satisfaction. This study's purpose is to examine the relationship between the perceived motivational climate, supportive coach-behaviour...
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Past studies have indicated that multiple factors may influence sport referees' decisions, such as pressure from spectators and athletes' reputation. Grounded in the social impact theory framework, this study examined whether Norwegian Premier League (NPL) referees are biased by a team's success when awarding penalties. Using video footage (similar...
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A B S T R AC T One common feature among the selected players in talent development programs are the well-known relative age effect (RAE), characterized by a skewed birth distribution among selected players with an over-representation of players born early in the selection year. The aim of the present study was to examine the coaches and players' pe...
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The aim of this study was to investigate characteristics of situations when top referees in soccer make an incorrect decision. Two expert panels, consisting of four top referees and four top players respectively, assessed 98 potential penalty shootout situations in Tippeligaen. The situations in which all the expert panels considered that the match...
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The psychological demands for excellent performance among soccer referees are substantially increasing (Slack et al., 2013). However, referees can and do make mistakes (Mascarenhas et al., 2009), and sometimes that may influence the match result (e.g., penalty situations). The aim of this study was to investigate characteristics of penalty situatio...
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Derived from Basic Psychological Needs Theory (BPNT) is the notion that the social environment may promote athletes’ basic psychological needs, which are considered important for positive development and optimal motivational functioning. The present study investigated the predictive value of perceived justice and coach feedback on basic needs satis...

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