Dr Sarah Mallinson-Howard

Teaching

My main teaching responsibilities lie in the areas of Sport and Exercise Psychology and Research Methods, having designed and delivered modules in these areas across all levels of undergraduate study and postgraduate study. I currently lecture across all BSc/MSci Sport programmes in the School of Science, Technology, and Health at York St John University and Module Direct Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Psychology and Introduction to Research Methods in Sport.

Research

My research expertise focuses on promoting positive participation experiences in achievement contexts, such as in sport, exercise, and education. Of special interest is how perfectionism influences and might best be managed by participants (e.g., youth athletes) and significant others (e.g., coaches) in such contexts. In this regard, I currently lead the 'Engagement' stand of the Motivation, Performance, and Wellbeing MPaW research group and have produced a profile of high-quality research outputs and presentations with staff and student collaborators at York St John University (e.g., Professor Andrew Hill), other UK universities (e.g., Dr Michael Grugan, Northumbria University), and universities abroad (e.g., Dr John Gotwals, Lakehead University).

My research has been supported by commissions and small grants and I have refereed grant applications. Recently, I was appointed to the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (IJSEP). I am also actively involved in schemes that enable students to co-collaborate on research (e.g., Students as Researchers, York St John University) and a lead supervisor for MSc by Research and Doctoral students. I am currently accepting new graduate students.

Professional Activities

Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications

Fleming, D., Hill, A.P., Madigan, D.J. & Mallinson-Howard, S.H. (2023). The 2 × 2 Model of Perfectionistic Pressure. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

Biggs, D. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Jowett, G. E. & Hall, H. K. (2022). Perfectionism and Exercise Dependence: The Role of Basic Psychological Needs and Introjected Regulation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

Grugan, M. C., Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Donachie, T. C., Olsson, L. F., Madigan, D. J. & Vaughan, R. (2021). Development and initial validation of the Perfectionistic Climate Questionnaire-Sport (PCQ-S). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 56, 101997.

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Madigan, D. J., & Jowett, G. E. (2020). A three-sample study of perfectionism and field test performance in athletes. European Journal of Sport Science, 1-9.

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Hill, A. P., & Hall, H. K. (2019). The 2 × 2 model of perfectionism and negative experiences in youth sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 45, 101581.

Madigan, D. J., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Grugan, M., & Hill, A. P. (2019). Perfectionism and Attitudes Towards Doping in Athletes: A Continuously Cumulating Meta-Analysis and Test of the 2 × 2 Model. European Journal of Sport Science, 1-10.

Grugan, M. C., Jowett, G. E., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Hall, H. K. (2019). The relationships between perfectionism, angry reactions, and antisocial behaviour in team sport. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 9, 543-557.

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Knight, C. J., Hill, A. P., & Hall, H. K. (2018). The 2 × 2 model of perfectionism and youth sport participation: A mixed-methods approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 36, 162-173.

Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Jowett, G. E. (2018). Multidimensional perfectionism in sport: A meta-analytical review. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 7, 235-270.  

Madigan, D. J., Hill, A. P., Anstiss, P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Kumar, S. (2018). Perfectionism and training distress in junior athletes: The mediating role of coping tendencies. European Journal of Sports Science, 18, 713-721.

Hill, A. P., Appleton, P. R., & Mallinson, S. H. (2016). Development and initial validation of the Performance Perfectionism Scale for Sport (PPS-S). The Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 34, 653-669.

Mallinson, S. H., Hill, A. P., Hall, H. K., & Gotwals, J. K. (2014). The 2 × 2 model of perfectionism and school- and community-based sport participation. Psychology in the Schools, 9, 972-985.

Curran, T., Hill, A. P., Jowett, G. E., & Mallinson, S. H. (2014). The relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and passion in junior athletes. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 45, 369-384.

Laver-Fawcett, A. J., & Mallinson, S. H. (2013). Development of the Activity Card Sort - United Kingdom Version (ACS-UK). OTJR – Occupation, Participation, and Health, 33, 134-145.

Mallinson, S. H. & Hill, A. P. (2011). The relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and psychological need thwarting in junior sports participants. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, 676-684.

Edited Book Chapters

Jowett, G. E., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Hill, A. P., & Madigan, D. J. (2023). An Update and Extension of the Independent Effects Approach to Perfectionism in Sport, Dance, and Exercise. In A. P. Hill (Ed.), The Psychology of Perfectionism in Sport, Dance, and Exercise (2nd Ed). London: Routledge.

Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Madigan, D. J., & Jowett, G. J. (2020). Perfectionism in sport, dance, and exercise: An extended review and reanalysis. In: G. Tenenbaum and R. C. Eklund. (Eds.), Handbook of Sport Psychology (4th Ed). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

Smith, E., Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Gustafsson, H. (2020). Stress, perfectionism and burnout in elite soccer. In J. Dixon et al. (Eds). The Psychology of Soccer. Routledge.

Hill, A. P., Madigan, D. J., Smith, M. M., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Donachie, T. C. (2020). Perfectionism. In R. J. Schinke & D. Hackfort (Eds.), The Routledge international encyclopaedia of sport and exercise psychology. Volume 1: Theoretical and methodological concepts. International perspectives on key issues in sport and exercise psychology (pp. 405-413). Routledge.

Madigan, D., Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Curran, T., & Jowett, G. E. (2018). Perfectionism and Performance in Sport, Education, and the Workplace. In E. Acevedo (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Psychology. Oxford University Press.

Hill, A. P., Jowett, G. J., & Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (2017). Perfectionism in Sport, Dance, and Exercise. In: J. Stoeber (Ed.), The Psychology of Perfectionism: Theory, Research, Applications (pp. 154-174). London: Routledge.

Jowett, G. E., Mallinson, S. H., & Hill, A. P. (2016). An Independent Effects Approach to Perfectionism in Sport, Dance, and Exercise. In A. P. Hill (Ed.), The Psychology of Perfectionism in Sport, Dance, and Exercise (pp. 85-149). London: Routledge.

Conferences

Conference, presentations and invited symposiums

Dargue, E., Johnston, J., Sarkar, M., & Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (July 2022) An investigation into the stress process of female national level swimmers. 16th European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology (FEPSAC) Congress, Padova, Italy.

Fleming, D. J. M., Olsson, L. F., Mallinson-Howard, S. H. & Dorsch, T. E. (May 2022) Does perfectionism predict sport performance? North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Annual Conference, Kona, Hawaii.

Fleming, D. J. M., Madigan, D. J. & Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (June 2020). The 2 × 2 Model of Pressure to be Perfect and the Development of Perfectionism in Youth Sport. NASPSPA Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Virtual Delivery).

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Madigan, D. J., & Grugan, M. C. (July 2019). A meta-analytic review of perfectionism and Achievement Goal Theory. Invited Symposium. International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID) Biennial Conference, Florence, Italy.  

Jones, A., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Noret, N., & Smith, M. M. (July 2019). Dark gaming: The relationship between perfectionism, the Dark Triad, and anti-social online gaming behaviours. International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID) Biennial Conference, Florence, Italy. (Poster)  

Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (July 2019). The 2 × 2 model of perfectionism: An overview and review of research in sport, dance, and exercise. Invited Symposium. European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) Congress, Münster, Germany.

Grugan, M., Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Donachie, T., Olsson, L., Madigan, D. J., & Vaughan, R. (July 2019) Initial development of the Perfectionistic Climate Questionnaire-Sport (PCQ-S). European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) Congress, Münster, Germany.

Hill, A.P., Madigan, D. J., & Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (June 2019). Recent work from the MPaW research group. The 3rd Northern Research and Applied Practice Showcase, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Madigan, D. J., Hill, A. P., & Jowett, G. E. (November 2018). For better or worse?: The relationship between perfectionism and sports-related performance. The British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Annual Conference, Harrogate Convention Centre, Harrogate, UK.

Hill, A. P., Madigan, D. J., Jowett, G. E., & Mallinson-Howard, S. H., (November 2018). Perfectionism and athlete engagement: A multi-sample test of the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism. The British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Annual Conference, Harrogate Convention Centre, Harrogate, UK.

Fenwick, L., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Noret, N. (November 2018). The relationship between perfectionism and peer-victimisation in youth sport. The British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Annual Conference, Harrogate Convention Centre, Harrogate, UK. (Poster)

Madigan, D. J., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Smith, M. M. (July 2018). Perfectionism in sport and beyond. The 2nd Northern Research and Applied Practice Showcase, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.

Grugan, M. C., Jowett, G. E., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Hall, H. K., & Madigan, D. J. (July 2018). Perfectionism and antisocial behaviour in competitive male team sport athletes. British Society for Personality and Individual Differences Annual Conference, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. (Poster)

Grugan, M. C., Hall, H. K., Jowett, G. E. & Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (December 2017). Multidimensional Perfectionism and Antisocial Behaviour in Team Sports: The Mediating Role of Angry Reactions to Poor Teammate Performance. Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference, Radisson Blu, Glasgow, UK. (Poster)

Donachie, T., Hill, A. P., Hall, H. K., & Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (December 2017) A longitudinal study of perfectionism and pre-match emotions in youth footballers Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference, Radisson Blu, Glasgow, UK.

Donachie, T, Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Hall, H. K., & Madigan, D. J. (October 2017) Perfectionism and overthinking in athletes. National Undergraduate Sport and Exercise Medicine Conference, Edinburgh, UK.

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Hill, A. P. (July 2017). The 2 × 2 model of perfectionism and self-criticism in athletes. Invited symposium. 14th ISSP World Congress of Sports Psychology, Seville, Spain.

Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Jowett, G. E. (July 2017). The 2 × 2 model of perfectionism in sport, dance, and exercise: A review and reanalysis. Invited symposium. 14th ISSP World Congress of Sports Psychology, Seville, Spain.

Jowett, G. E., Hill, A. P., & Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (July 2017). The 2 × 2 model of perfectionism and athletic performance. Invited symposium. 14th ISSP World Congress of Sports Psychology, Seville, Spain.

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Knight, C. J., Hill, A. P., & Hall, H. K. (December 2016). The 2 × 2 model of perfectionism and the meaning of youth sport involvement. Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference, Mercure Hotel, Cardiff, UK.

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Hill, A. P., & Hall, H. K. (July 2016). Perfectionism and youth sport experiences: The moderating role of the perceived motivational climate. The 3rd International Network Meeting for Perfectionism Research, The University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. (Poster)

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Hill, A. P., & Hall, H. K. (December 2015). Perceived motivational climate, the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism, and experiences in youth sport. Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference, The Queen’s Hotel, Leeds, UK.

Mallinson, S. H., Hill, A. P., & Hall, H. K. (July 2014). Perfectionism and negative youth sport experiences: A further test of the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism. 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Palais des Congrés de Paris, France.

Jowett, G. E., Curran, T., Hill, A. P., & Mallinson, S. H. (July 2014). The relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and passion in junior athletes. 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Palais des Congrés de Paris, France.

Laver-Fawcett, A. J. & Mallinson, S. H. (June 2014). The development of the Activity Card Sort - United Kingdom (ACS-UK): Content validity, item generation and selection. 16th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists in collaboration with the 48th Japanese Occupational Therapy Congress and Expo, Yokohama, Japan.  

Mallinson, S. H., Hill, A. P., & Hall, H. K. (May 2014). Perfectionism and the experiences of youth sport participants. Performing Under Pressure – International and Interdisciplinary Symposium: 46th Annual ASP Conference & Art in Motion, University of Music and Performing Arts, Munich, Germany.

Hall, H. K., Smith, E., Jowett, G. E., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Hill, A. P.  (May 2014). Perfectionism in Sport: A critical antecedent of athlete burnout. Performing Under Pressure – International and Interdisciplinary Symposium: 46th Annual ASP Conference & Art in Motion, University of Music and Performing Arts, Munich, Germany.

Mallinson, S. H., Hill, A. P., & Hall, H. K. (September 2013). Perfectionism and positive youth sport experiences: A test of the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism. BASES Annual Conference, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

Coxon, M., Sanders, R., & Mallinson, S. H. (April 2013) Brooders are more susceptible to false memory illusions: Some preliminary evidence. British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, UK. (Poster)

Mallinson, S. H. & Hill, A. P. (July 2012). Perfectionism and junior athletes' experiences at a sports event. The 2nd International Network Meeting for Perfectionism Research, York St John University, York, UK.

Mallinson, S. H. & Hill, A. P. (July 2012). The relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and junior athletes' experiences at a sports event. ICSEMIS Convention/BASES Annual Conference, The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, UK. 

Human Kinetics student oral presentation award

Mallinson, S. H. & Hill, A. P. (September 2011). Perfectionism and psychological need thwarting in junior sports participants. BASES Annual Conference, The University of Essex, Colchester, UK.

Public engagement

Public Engagement

Hill, A. P., Madigan, D. J., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., & Vaughan, R. (2022) ‘The impact of body image on mental and physical health’ (IBI0018) [Written evidence for MPs: UK Parliament Health and Social Care Committee]

Justice, N. (2021). Quest for perfection adds anxiety, worry. The Gazette, Iowa. https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-prep-sports/quest-for-perfection-adds-anxiety-worry/ [Newspaper article featuring Mallinson-Howard, S. H. research]

Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (2021). Parenting a perfectionist athlete. Working with Parents in Sport (WWPIS). https://t.co/lo6T40OnZb?amp=1 [Blog for practitioners]

Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (2020) Being a perfectionist in sport. Sport New Zealand. https://balanceisbetter.org.nz/being-a-perfectionist-in-sport/ [Blog for practitioners]

Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (2020) Being a perfectionist in sport. Sport Parent EU. [Blog for practitioners]

Smith, M. M. & Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (2019) Could striving for perfection damage your health? [Video]

Hill, A. P., Madigan, D. J., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., &Smith, M. M. (2019) Perfectionism worksheets. York St John University. [Practitioner resource]

Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Smith, M. M., & Madigan, D. J. (2018) The Perils of Perfectionism.[Video]

Hill, A. P., Mallinson-Howard, S. H.,Madigan, D. J., & Smith, M. M. (2018) Perfectionism fact sheets. York St John University. [Practitioner resource]

Mallinson-Howard, S. H., Madigan, D. J., & Smith, E. (5th April 2017). Perfectionism in an imperfect world. Café Scientifique, City Screen, York, UK. [Invited talk]

Mallinson-Howard, S. H. (13th January 2017). A good year for YSJ sport. YSJMedia, York, UK. [Audio interview]

Mallinson-Howard, S. H.(2016) Discover research: Coach resource two. Perfectionism and youth sport experiences. York St John University. [Practitioner resource]

Mallinson, S. H. (7th May 2015). Promoting positive participation in youth sport. North Yorkshire County Netball, Ramada Hotel, Wetherby, UK. [Invited talk]