Department of Kinesiology

 

       John Gotwals

          Since 2007          

          Assistant Professor

         

          Office phone: (817) 257-6866

          Email:  john.gotwals@tcu.edu

          Educational Background

          Ph.D. University of Alberta, 2006

          M.A. Northern Arizona University, 1999

          B.S. Furman University, 1996

          Teaching Responsibilities

   

          Undergraduate: Foundations of Kinesiology, Exercise Psychology, and

                                     Individual & Dual Sports

     

         Publications

         

          Dunn, J. G. H., Gotwals, J. K., Causgrove, Dunn J., & Syrotuik, D. G. (2006). Examining the

          relationship between perfectionism and trait anger in competitive sport. International Journal of

          Sport and Exercise Psychology, 4, 7-24.

          Dunn, J. G. H., Causgrove, Dunn. J., Gotwals, J. K., Vallance, J. K. H., Craft, J. M., & Syrotuik, D. G.

          (2006). Establishing construct validity evidence for the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale.

          Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 7, 57-79.

          Dunn, J. G. H., Gotwals, J. K., & Causprove, Dunn J. (2005). An examination of the domain specificity

          of perfectionism among intercollegiate student-athletes. Personality and Individual Differences, 38,

          1439-1448.

          Gotwals, J. K., Dunn, J. G. H., & Wayment, H. A. (2003). An examination of perfectionism and self-

          esteem in intercollegiate athletes. Journal of Sport Behavior, 26, 17-37. Erratum. Journal of Sport

          Behavior, 26, 189.

          Gotwals, J. K., & Wayment, H. A. (2002). Evaluation strategies, self-esteem, and athletic performance.

          Current Research in Social Psychology, 8(6), 84-100. Retrieved November 21, 2005, from

          http://www.uiowa.edu/~grpproc/crisp/crisp.8.6.html

 

        Recent Presentations

         Gotwals, J. K., & Dunn, J. G. H. (November, 2007). A Multi-Method Multi-Analytic Approach to

         Establishing Internal Construct Validity Evidence: The Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism

         Scale 2. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning

         and Sport Psychology, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

          Gotwals, J. K., & Dunn, J. G. H. (June, 2007). An Examination of the Relationship Between

         Sport-Based Perfectionism and Competitive Trait Anxiety Among Male Intercollegiate Ice Hockey

         Players. Paper presented at the annual conference of the North American Society for the Psychology

         of  Sport and Physical Activity, San Diego, CA.

         Gotwals, J. K. (April, 2007). Sport psychology as applied to cycling: An introduction to mental

         skills. A 90-minute workshop presented to 20 cycling coaches during the Alberta provincial coaches'

         coaches' conference at the invitation of Andy Holmwood (director of the Alberta Bicycle Association).

         Gotwals, J. K., & Dunn, J. G. H. (September, 2006). Establishing external validity evidence for

         the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale 2. Poster presented at the annual conference of the

         Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL.

          Dunn, J. G. H., & Gotwals, J. K. (September, 2006). Perfectionism, self-acceptance, and

          self-esteem in collegiate athletes. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for the

          Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL.

          Gotwals, J. K., & Dunn, J. G. H. (October, 2005). Assessing the latent dimensionality of a revised

          version of the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Poster presented at the annual

          conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, BC.

          Dunn, J. G. H., & Gotwals, J. K. (October, 2005). Perfectionism and self-acceptance among

          intercollegiate athletes. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for the

          advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, BC.

           Gotwals, J. K., Dunn, J. G. H., & Causgrove Dunn, J. (June, 2005). Toward a domain-specific

          conceptualization of perfectionism in sport. Paper presented at the annual conference of the North

          American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, St. Petersburg, FL.

          Gotwals, J. K., Dunn, J. G. H., & Causgrove Dunn, J. (March, 2005). An investigation of the

          domain-specific nature of perfectionism. Paper presented during the University of Alberta Faculty

          of Physical Education and Recreation’s Speaker Series, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.