Niels Mertens

KU Leuven — Belgium

Psychology · Social Sciences

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Research Topics

Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports(17), Sport Psychology and Performance(14), Sports, Gender, and Society(6), Behavioral Health and Interventions(5), Youth Development and Social Support(2)

Publications21 total

More than sport: A social-identity intervention to support transitions out of elite sport
Psychology of sport and exercise·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
“I’m more than my sport”: Exploring the dynamic processes of identity change in athletic retirement
Psychology of sport and exercise·2024· 25 citedOpen Access
Unlocking the power of ‘us’: Longitudinal evidence that identity leadership predicts team functioning and athlete well-being
Journal of Sports Sciences·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
Identity leadership and social identification within sport teams over a season: A social network analysis
Psychology of sport and exercise·2021· 34 citedOpen Access
When the final whistle blows: Social identity pathways support mental health and life satisfaction after retirement from competitive sport
Psychology of sport and exercise·2021· 39 citedOpen Access
Harnessing the power of ‘us’: A randomized wait-list controlled trial of the 5R shared leadership development program (5RS) in basketball teams
Psychology of sport and exercise·2021· 34 citedOpen Access
Building 'us' from within: A feasibility study to explore athlete and coach experiences of a peer-led social identity intervention in youth sport
Estudios Gerenciales (Universidad ICESI)·2021Open Access
Will the real leaders please stand up? The emergence of shared leadership in semi-professional soccer teams
Journal of science and medicine in sport·2020· 18 citedOpen Access
All for us and us for all: Introducing the 5R Shared Leadership Program
Psychology of sport and exercise·2020· 81 citedOpen Access
Leading together towards a stronger ‘us’: An experimental test of the effectiveness of the 5R Shared Leadership Program (5RS) in basketball teams
Journal of science and medicine in sport·2020· 45 citedOpen Access
From Autocracy to Empowerment: Teams with Shared Leadership Perceive their Coaches to be Better Leaders
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology·2019· 44 citedOpen Access
The Power of Shared Leadership
2019
An experiment on the impact of coaches’ and athlete leaders’ competence support on athletes’ motivation and performance
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports·2018· 31 citedOpen Access
Naar gedeeld leiderschap in de zorg
2018
The power of competence support: The impact of coaches and athlete leaders on intrinsic motivation and performance
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports·2017· 94 citedOpen Access
The power of competence support by coaches and athlete leaders
2017
Why Are Athletes in Teams Sports Selected as Formal Leader? Social-Psychological Reasons Underlying the Choice of the Captain by Coaches in Soccer and Volleyball
2017
Implementing a structure of shared leadership: Testing the effectiveness of Shared Leadership Mapping and the 5R-Shared Leadership Development Program
2017
“Yes, we can!” review on team confidence in sports
Current Opinion in Psychology·2017· 23 citedOpen Access
Shared leadership in sports teams: Research overview & Future research avenues
2017
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Frequent Co-authors

Katrien Fransen(19), Filip Boen(15), S. Alexander Haslam(9), Niklas K. Steffens(9), Gert Vande Broek(4), Clifford J. Mallett(4), Mark W. Bruner(4), Maarten Vansteenkiste(3), Catherine Haslam(3), Tegan Cruwys(3), Colin D. McLaren(3), Stewart T. Cotterill(2), Chloe McAulay(2), Dean Cooper(2), Pete Coffee(2), Chris Hartley(2), Tarli Young(2), Sarah V. Bentley(2), Matthew McGregor(2), David Williams(2)