Dr.  Attila  Szabo

BSc, MSc, PhD, PG Cert. Teaching HE, MA, ILTM

 

 

Professional Recognitions (National & International):

 

·         Accredited Teacher in Higher Education

·         Accredited Researcher by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)

·         Registered member of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

·         Honorary Reader, University of Pécs, Hungary

 

 

1.0        ADDRESSES

 

1.1        Home

 

            Budapest (Hungary)

 

            Mobile telephone number:           +36 70 243 7123

 

 

1.2        Work

 

National Institute for Sport Talent Care and Sports Services

Istvánmezei út 1-3, Budapest, Hungary, H-1146

 

            Telephone:                                +36 1 4223519 (direct line)

             

 

            E-mail:                                     drattilaszabo@yahoo.com

 

            Internet:           (Professional)             http://szabo.freeservers.com/abc

                                    (Web CV)                    http://szabo.freeservers.com

 

 

                                   

2.0        EDUCATION (in chronological order, most recent first)

 

 

2.1        1999 - 2000 Master of Arts (MA), Education,  Faculty of Education, The Nottingham

            Trent University (November 2000)

 

2.2        1997-1998 Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education

(PG Cert. THE), Department of Secondary and Tertiary Education, The

Nottingham Trent University (October 1998)

 

            1995-1996 - Postdoctoral training in Hungary (see section 2.6, below)

            1994-1994 - Postdoctoral training in Canada (see section 2.6. below)

 

2.3        1990-1993 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Sciences of Physical Activity

            (Sciences de l'activité physique), Département d’éducation physique,

            University of Montreal (May 1993)

 

 

2.3.1     PhD research areas:

 

·         Psychophysiological reactivity to mental stress

·         Methodological issues/control in stress research

·         The effects of exercise withdrawal on well being

·         Outside laboratory (in-situ) data acquisition

·         The role of aerobic fitness in stress-response

·         Combined (psychological and physical) stress

 

 

2.3.2          PhD Thesis title (1993): Studies on the relationship between physical

exercise and psychophysiological response to mental stress.

 

2.4        1987-1989 Master of Science (MSc), Biology, Department of Biology,

            Concordia University, Montreal (Degree conferred: May 1989)

 

2.5        1983-1986 Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychobiology, Department of

            Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, (Degree conferred: May 1986)

 

2.6        Postdoctoral training

 

2.6.1     April 1995 - April 1996

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Health Science & Sports Medicine, Hungarian University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary. Studied the effects of changes in the dose (volume) of running on anxiety and mood states of committed runners and worked on the implementation of research in Social Sciences on the Internet.

 

2.6.2     April 1994 - April 1995

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Studied the effects of exercise deprivation in marathon runners and habitual exercisers.

 

 

3.0        PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

Referee for:

 

·         Computers in Education

·         International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

·         Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

·         Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

·         Journal of Sport Sciences

·         Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

·         Health Psychology

·         Perceptual and Motor Skills

·         Psychology, Health and Medicine

·         Psychology of Sport and Exercise

·         The Sport Psychologist

 

External examiner for postgraduate students:

 

·         PhD thesis of Daniel Bishop (2007) Department of Sport Sciences, Brunel University, West London

·         PhD Thesis of David Wasley (2006) School of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

·         PhD Thesis of Ruth Hewston (2005) School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure, University of Wolverhampton

·         PhD Thesis of William Donkin (2004) School of Health, Natural and Social Sciences, University of Sunderland

·         PhD thesis of David Lee Priest (2003) Department of Sport Sciences, Brunel University, West London

 

Chairperson of the “Dimensions of Physical Activity” lecture series. The 4th National Conference in Educational Sciences, Budapest, Hungary (November 20, 2004)

 

External examiner in Information Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway (2002-2004)

 

Member of the International Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Conference on New Learning Paradigms and New Learning Tools (May10-12, 2004, Skiathos, Greece)

 

Member of the International Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Conference on Psychological Aspects of Information Technology (September 7-9, 2004, Cadiz, Spain)

 

Chairperson (oral discourse on developmental facets of sport psychology) at the 10th World Congress of Sport Psychology held in Skiathos, Greece (May, 30, 2001)

 

Member of the Organising Committee of the ‘Sport in the City 2000’ international conference, Indianapolis USA, (June 28 – July 1, 2000)

 

Invited collaborator of the Somerset Health Authority Consensus Project on “Physical

            Activity & Mental Health” UK (1998-2000)

 

International Scientific Advisor for the Department of Cardiology at the St-Francis Hospital, Budapest Hungary (2000 – date, Academic/Scholastic consultancy)

 

            International Consultant for IT development in Physical Education studies at the

            Hong Kong Institute of Education, HK (1998-1999)

           

Member of the Editorial Board of the "European Yearbook of Sport Psychology" 

            (1997-1999)

 

Editor of the “SPORTPSYC-Link” Internet resource site in Sport and Exercise Psychology at: http://szabo.freeservers.com/abc

 

 

 

4.0        WORK EXPERIENCE

 

 

4.1        Current Employment

 

March 2006-present

           

Scientific Advisor and Assistant to the Director – National Institute for Sport Talent Care – Budapest, Hungary, and Honorary Reader with teaching and consulting duties in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

 

Duties: - Teaching and workshop organisation dissertation supervision

                        - Research and postgraduate student supervision

                        - Data base handling and administration

 

April 2001 – July 2005

 

Reader in Sport and Exercise Psychology in the School of Science, at The Nottingham Trent University, UK

 

Duties: - Teaching and student dissertation supervision

                        - Research and postgraduate student supervision

                        - Module design and general administration

 

January 1997 – April 2001

 

Senior Lecturer in Sport Sciences in the Department of Life Sciences, at the Nottingham Trent University, UK

            Duties: Teaching, research, student supervision, and administration

 

 

4.2        Past Research Experience

 

April 1996 - November 1996 – External Research Consultant, Department of Health Science & Sports Medicine, Hungarian University of Physical Education

 

July 1992 - November 1992 - Principal Investigator in Psychophysiology, in the Department of Medicine at the Hungarian University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary - Studied the blood pressure and heart rate responses of adolescent judo athletes to mental stress.

 

May 1991 - August 1991- Research Assistant in Exercise Physiology and Psychophysiology, University of Montreal - Studied various aspects of sympathetic involvement in exercise and psychological stress response.

 

January 1990 - April 1990 - Research Assistant in Exercise Physiology, University of Montreal - Studied the influence of acute exercise on glucose metabolism.

 

January 1988 - April 1989 - Research Associate in a collaborative research-project between the University of Montreal and Concordia University - Studied the cardiovascular and sympathetic responses of healthy subjects to psychological and physical stress. Assignments involved the testing of the subjects, as well as all administrative duties.

 

September 1985 - April 1986 - Research Assistant in Health Psychology, Concordia University - Studied the role of aerobic fitness, in conjunction with mental stress-intensity, in the heart rate response to mental stress.

 

 

4.3        Current Research Interests

 

4.3.1     Health Sciences / Psychology of Sport and Exercise

 

·         The effects of exercise on subjective & behavioural anxiety

·         The effects of exercise withdrawal on mood and anxiety level

·         Addiction and commitment to running and other sport/exercise

·         Heart rate reactivity to stress and sport/exercise performance

·         Cardiovascular responses to environmental / smoking stress

·         The role of phenylethylamine in exercise and depression

 

4.3.2     Other General Research Areas

 

·         Cross-sectional or correlational data-gathering on the Internet

·         Behavioural & cognitive anxiety as predictors of health/disease

·         Psychophysiological components of cognitive stress-reactivity

 

 

 

4.4        Teaching

 

 

4.4.1          In the School of Biomedical and Natural Sciences at The Nottingham Trent University,

Module Leader and Lecturer (1997-2005)

 

 

·         Advanced Topics in Sport and Exercise Psychology

·         Motor Learning

·         Social Psychology of Sport

·         Sport and Exercise Psychology

·         Psychological Preparation for Sport

·         Sport Science Dissertations

·         Research Methods (1997-2000)

 

 

4.4.2     At Concordia University in Montreal [(1986-1989) and (1994-1995)]

 

·         Psychology of Leisure (PT Lecturer, Dept. of Psychology)

·         Health Science and Wellness (PT Lecturer, Dept. of Exercise Sciences)

·         Physiology and Histology (Teaching Assistant in Biology)

 

 

4.4.3     Student supervision:

 

            Postgraduate:

 

·         MA QUAL Psychology - Arcangelo Caputo, Mood effects of various exercises (completed)

·         PhD - Ester Cerin, Experience sampling of competitive anxiety (completed)

·         PhD - Róbert Járai, (University of Pécs) Motivation in Sport (completed)

·         PhD - Eric Tsang, Motivation for Sports in PE teachers (completed)

 

 

            Undergraduate:

 

1997-2005

 

More than 70 dissertations supervised to completion (1st classes representing » 70% of all 1st class dissertations in Sports Sciences at Nottingham Trent University).

 

 

4.4.4     Teacher Training Received

 

·         The Virtual Learning Portal (2004) – Staff development workshop, The Nottingham Trent University

·         Motivation: Leading with a vision (2003) – Training and Development Unit, E-learning short course, The Nottingham Trent University       

·         Motivation: Communicating (2003) – Training and Development Unit, E-learning short course, The Nottingham Trent University

·         Recruitment and selection (2002) – Training and Development Unit, workshop, The Nottingham Trent University

·         Appraisal of colleagues (2002) – Training and Development Unit, Workshop, The Nottingham Trent University

·         Project and report writing (2001) – Training and Development Unit, Workshop, The Nottingham Trent University

·         Becoming more effective (2001) – Training and Development Unit, Workshop, The Nottingham Trent University

·         Teaching in HE (1997) – Induction course, The Nottingham Trent University

·         Toward equity in classroom (1995) – Workshop, Concordia University, Montreal

·         Dealing with difficult problems in teaching (1995) – Workshop, Concordia University, Montreal

·         Computer-aided instruction (1994) – Workshop, Concordia University, Montreal

·         Principles of lecturing and explaining (1994) – Workshop, Concordia University, Montreal

·         Also: Postgraduate Certificate on Teaching in Higher Education (1998)

·         Also: Master of Arts (Classroom Research based) in Education (2000)

 

 

 

 

5.0             AWARDS & GRANTS

 

 

5.1        Scholarships and Fellowships

 

·       1994 Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada

·       (SSHRC) postdoctoral fellowship

·       1992 University of Montreal doctoral scholarship

·       1992 FCAR (Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et l'aide a la

·       recherche Québec) research-training program scholarship

·       1990 FCAR (Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et l'aide a la

·       recherche Québec) doctoral fellowship

 

 

5.2        Grants

 

·       1995 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (Research Grant)

·       1995 Government of the Canary Islands (Research Visit Grant)

·       1998 The Nottingham Trent University (Research Enhancement Fund)

·       1999 The Nottingham Trent University (Centre for Learning & Teaching)

·       2002 The Nottingham Trent University (Psychology Division Research Grant)

·       2004 The British Academy (Research Grant)

·       2004 The British Academy (Conference Attendance Grant)

·       2004 The British Academy (Visiting Professorship Grant for A. Voiskounsky)

·       2005 Nottingham Trent University (Research Grant / Alumni Fund Award)

 

 

6.0        PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

·         American Psychological Association (APA) - International Affiliate

·         British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences (BASES) – Accredited (in Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology) Member

·         Higher Education Academy / Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILT) – Registered Member of the Academy / Full Member

·         North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) – Full Member

           

 

7.0        HOBBIES AND PASTIME ACTIVITIES

 

            Recreational activities, including exercise and travelling

            Reading and writing for pleasure, going to theatre, dining

 

 

8.0     PUBLICATIONS

 

8.1         In Press

 

Mária Rendi, Attila Szabo, & Tamás Szabo (2007). Relationship between physical exercise workload, information processing speed, and affect. International Journal of Applied Sport Sciences (in press)

 

Gábor Andrássy & Attila Szabo (2007). Methadone induced QTc prolongation. Is it due to stereoselective block of hERG or to inappropriate QT interval correction? Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Letter – in press)

 

Mária Rendi, Attila Szabo, Tamás Szabo, Attila Velenczei, & Árpád Kovács (2007). Acute psychological benefits of aerobic exercise: A field study into the effects of exercise characteristics. Psychology, Health, & Medicine (in press).

 

Gábor Andrássy, Attila Szabo, Gyöngyvér Ferencz, Zsófia Trummer, Eszter Simon, & Ádám Tahy (2007). Mental stress may induce QT interval prolongation and T-wave notching. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology (in press).

 

Attila Szabo, & Katey L. Hopkinson (2007). Negative psychological effects of watching the news in the television: relaxation or another intervention may be needed to buffer them! International journal of Behavioral Medicine (in press)

 

Mária Rendi, Attila Szabo, & Tamás Szabo (2007). Exercise and Internet addiction: commonalities and differences between two problematic behaviours. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. (In press)

 

 

 

8.2         Published

 

Júlia Pápai, Tamás Szabó, Zsófia Tróznai & Attila Szabo (2007). Secular trend in maturation, body composition and physical performance. Humanbiologia Budapestinensis, 31, 123-131.

 

Attila Szabo & Tamás Szabó (2007). Evaluation of the impact of the Internet on sport and exercise psychology. Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 3 (1), 29-42.

 

Attila Szabo & Mark D. Griffiths (2007). Exercise addiction in British sport science students. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 5(1), 25-28.

 

Gábor Andrássy & Attila Szabo (2007). What is the cause of QTc prolongation in patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome? Swiss Medical Weekly, 137, 34 (Letter).

 

Attila Szabo (2006). Comparison of the psychological effects of exercise and humour. In Andrew M. Lane (Ed.). Mood and Human Performance: Conceptual, Measurement, and Applied Issues (Chapter 10, pp.201-216). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (peer reviewed BOOK CHAPTER).

 

Attila Velenczei, Tamás Szabó & Attila Szabo (2006). Az edzői stressz és kiégés okai, következményei (Causes and consequences of stress and burnout in coaching). Magyar Sporttudományi Szemle (Hungarian Review of Sport Science), 7(28), 13-19.

 

Gábor Andrássy, Zsófia Trummer, Gyöngyver Ferencz & Attila Szabo (2006). Is neuroticism really associated with increased arrhythmia risk? Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 61(6), 847 (Letter).

 

Attila Szabo, Sarah E. Ainsworth & Philippa K. Danks (2005). Experimental comparison of the psychological benefits of aerobic exercise, humour, and music. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research, 18(3), 235-246.

Eric C.K. Tsang, Attila Szabo, A., István Soos, & Pál Bute (2005). A study of cultural differences in motivational orientations towards sport participation of junior secondary school children in four cultures. Journal of Physical Education & Recreation (Hong Kong), 11(1),  44-50.

Mark D. Griffiths, Attila Szabo & Annabel Terry (2005). The exercise addiction inventory: a quick and easy screening tool for health practitioners. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 39, e30 (http://bjsportmed.com/cgi/content/full/39/6/e30)

Gábor Andrássy, Attila Szabo, Andrea Dunai, Eszter Simon & Ádám Tahy (2005). Heart rate correction of the QT interval during exercise. Cardiologia Hungarica, 35, 17-20.

Istvan Soos, Attila Szabo & Eric C.K. Tsang (2004). Self-determination, goal orientation, and students’ anxiety in secondary school sport clubs. Journal of Coimbra Network on Exercise Sciences, 1(1) 35-42.

Attila Szabo & Lorna Hoban (2004). Psychological Effects of Fast-and Slow-Tempo Music Played during Volleyball Training in a National League Team. International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 16(2), 39-48.

Attila Szabo & Jean Underwood (2004). Cybercheats: Is information and communication technology fuelling academic dishonesty? Active Learning In Higher Education, 5(2), 180-199.

Annabel Terry, Attila Szabo & Mark D. Griffiths (2004). The Exercise Addiction Inventory: A new brief screening tool. Addiction Research and Theory, 12, 489-499.

Attila Szabo (2003). Acute psychological effects of exercise performed at self-selected workloads: Implications for theory and practice. Journal of Sport Science and Medicine, 2, 77-87. (the full article in .HTML and .PDF format is available on the Internet at: http://www20.uludag.edu.tr/~hakan/sbtd/vol2/n3/2/v2n3-2.htm)

Eric C. K. Tsang, Attila Szabo & Annemarie Robinson (2003). Analytical comparison of three motivational components of exercise adherence in physically active Hong Kong and United Kingdom university students. Journal of Physical Education and Recreation (Hong Kong), 9(1), 31-35.

Gábor Andrássy, Attila Szabo, Andrea Dunai, Eszter Simon, Tímea Nagy, Zsófia Trummer,  Ádám Tahy & András Varro (2003). Acute effects of cigarette smoking on the QT interval of healthy smokers: Comparison of QT interval measurement methods. American Journal of Cardiology, 92, 489-492.

Jean Underwood & Attila Szabo (2003) Plagiarism: Is there a problem in tertiary education? JISC Plagiarism Advisory Service. November 2003. Located at: http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/faculties/art/information_studies/Imri/Jiscpas/docs/publications/UnderwoodTertiary.pdf

Jean Underwood & Attila Szabo (2003). Academic offences and e-learning: Individual propensities in cheating. British Journal of Educational Technology, 34, 467-477.

Attila Szabo (2003). The acute effects of humor and exercise on mood and anxiety. Journal of Leisure Research, 35(2), 152-162.

 

Elianne M. Trembath, Attila Szabo, & Michael J. Baxter (2002). Participation motives in leisure centre physical activities. Athletic Insight; The Online Journal of Sport Psychology, 4(3),  article available online at: http://www.athleticinsight.com/Vol4Iss3/LeisureCenterParticipationMotives.htm

 

Gábor Andrássy, Péter Biliczky, Csaba Lengyel & Attila Szabo (2002). Duration and dispersion of QT interval in smokers. American Journal of Cardiology, 89(2), 249-250.

           

Attila Szabo, Ellen Billett, & Jason Turner (2001). Phenylethylamine, a possible link to the antidepressant effects of exercise? British Journal of Sports Medicine, 35:342-343.

 

Attila Szabo (2001). Men versus women in the sports media: Fair play? In Ruskin, H. & Lämmer, M (Eds.). Fair Play: Violence in Sport and Society (Chapter 10; pp. 158-175). The Cossell Centre for Physical Education, Leisure and Health Promotion, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (peer-reviewed BOOK CHAPTER).

 

Attila Szabo & Anna M. Parkin (2001). The Psychological Impact of Training Deprivation in Martial Artists. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 2, 187-199.       

 

Ester Cerin, Attila Szabo, & Clive Williams (2001). Is the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) Appropriate for Studying Pre-competitive Emotions? Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 2, 27-45.

 

Attila Szabo (2000). Physical activity and psychological dysfunction. In Biddle, S., Fox, K., & Boutcher, S. (Eds.). Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being (Chapter 7). Routledge, London (peer reviewed BOOK CHAPTER).

 

Attila Szabo & Nigel Hastings (2000). Using IT in the classroom: Should we replace the blackboard with PowerPoint? Computers & Education, 35, 175-187.

 

          Ester Cerin, Attila Szabo, Nigel Hunt & Clive Williams (2000). Temporal patterning of Competitive Emotions: A Critical Review. Journal of Sport Sciences, 18, 605-626.    

 

Attila Szabo, Adam Small, and Martin Leigh (1999). The effects of slow-and fast-rhythm classical music on progressive cycling to voluntary physical exhaustion. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 39, 220-225.

 

          Attila Szabo & Mark Bak (1999) Exercise-induced affect during training & competition in collegiate soccer players. European Yearbook of Sport Psychology, 3, 91-104.

         

          Andy Roosen, Graham Compton, & Attila Szabo (1999). A device to measure choice reaction time in karate. Sports Engineering, 2, 49-54.

 

          Attila Szabo, Andrea Meskó, Arcangelo Caputo, & Éamonn Gill (1998). Examination of exercise-induced feeling states in four modes of exercise. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 29, 376-390.

 

          Attila Szabo (1998). Studying the psychological impact of exercise deprivation: Are experimental studies hopeless? Journal of Sport Behavior, 21(2), 139-147. (theoretical papertththeoretical paper)

 

          Erin E. Michalak and Attila Szabo (1998). Guidelines for Internet research: An update. European Psychologist, 3(1), 70-75. (theoretical paper)

 

          Ernest Dagrou and Attila Szabo (1998). Daily assessment of state anxiety and mood in African athletes: Psychological effects of training from a life-quality perspective. Ife Psychologia, 6(2), 1-12.

 

          Attila Szabo, Robert Frenkl, György Janek, László Kálmán and Dénes Lászay (1998). Runners anxiety and mood on running and non-running days: An in-situ daily monitoring study. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 3(2), 193-199.

 

          Peter Seraganian, Attila Szabo and Thomas G. Brown (1997). The effect of vocalization on the heart rate response to mental arithmetic. Physiology & Behavior, 62(2), 221-224

 

          Attila Szabo (1997). Cross sectional research on the Internet. Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, 10(1), 14-22

 

          Attila Szabo, Robert Frenkl, Arcangelo Caputo (1997). Relationships between addiction to running, commitment to running and deprivation from running: A study on the Internet. European Yearbook of Sport Psychology, 1, 130-147

 

          Manuel G. Calvo, Attila Szabo and Juan Capafons (1996). Anxiety and heart rate under psychological stress: The effects of exercise-training. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 9, 321-337

 

          Attila Szabo, Robert Frenkl and Arcangelo Caputo (1996). Deprivation feelings, anxiety, and commitment to various forms of physical activity: A cross-sectional study on the Internet. Psychologia, 39, 223-230

 

          Attila Szabo and Robert Frenkl (1996). Consideration of research on Internet: Guidelines and implications for human movement studies. Clinical Kinesiology, 50(3), 58-65 (theoretical paper)

 

          Robert Frenkl and Attila Szabo (1996). Az Internet-hálózat bevonulása a kutatásokba (Recruitment of the Internet in research - Hungarian). Testnevelés és Sporttudomány, (3), 28-34.

 

          John J. Furedy, Attila Szabo and Francois Péronnet (1996). Effects of psychological and physiological challenges on heart rate, T-wave amplitude, and pulse-transit time. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 22, 173-183.

 

          Attila Szabo (1995). The impact of exercise deprivation on well-being of habitual exercisers. The Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(3), 68-75. (review article)

 

          Attila Szabo, François Péronnet, Lise Gauvin, and John J. Furedy (1994). Mental challenge elicits additional increases in heart rate during low and moderate intensity cycling. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 17, 197-204.

 

          Attila Szabo, François Péronnet, Robert Frenkl, Anna Farkas, Máté‚ Petrekanits, János Mészáros, Antal Hetényi and Tamás Szabo (1994).  Blood pressure and heart rate reactivity to mental strain in adolescent judo athletes. Physiology and Behavior, 56, 219-224.

 

          Attila Szabo (1993). The combined effects of orthostatic and mental stress on heart rate, T-wave amplitude, and pulse transit time. European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, 67, 540-544.

 

          Attila Szabo, François Péronnet, Ghislain Boudreau, Lise Coté, Lise Gauvin and Peter Seraganian (1993). Psychophysiological profiles in response to various challenges during recovery from acute aerobic exercise. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 14, 285-294.

 

          Attila Szabo, Thomas G. Brown, Lise Gauvin and Peter Seraganian (1993). Aerobic fitness does not influence directly heart rate reactivity to mental challenge. Acta Physiologica Hungarica, 81, 229-237.

 

          François Péronnet and Attila Szabo (1993). Sympathetic response to psychosocial stressors in humans: Linkage to physical exercise and training. In P. Seraganian (Ed.), Exercise Psychology: The Influence of Physical Exercise On Psychological Processes. (pp.172-217). New York: John Wiley & Sons. (peer-reviewed BOOK CHAPTER)

 

          Attila Szabo (1992). Habitual exercise participation and personality. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 74, 978.

 

          Attila Szabo and Lise Gauvin (1992). Reactivity to written mental arithmetic: Effects of exercise lay-off and habituation. Physiology & Behavior, 51, 501-506.

 

          Attila Szabo and Lise Gauvin (1992). Mathematical performance before, during and following cycling at low and moderate intensity. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 75, 915-918.

 

          Lise Gauvin and Attila Szabo (1992). Application of the experience sampling method to the study of the effects of exercise withdrawal on well-being. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 14, 361-374.

 

          Attila Szabo, Sylvia M. Ruby, Frank Rogan and Zalman Amit (1991). Changes in brain dopamine levels, oocyte growth and spermato-genesis in sexually maturing rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, following sublethal cyanide exposure. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 21, 152-157.

 

          Thomas G. Brown, Attila Szabo  and Peter Seraganian (1988). Physical versus psychological determinants of heart rate reactivity to mental arithmetic. Psychophysiology, 25, 532-537.

 

          Internal articles (peer-reviewed at The Nottingham Trent University):

 

Attila Szabo (2000). PowerPoint Lecturing: Students like it but does it enhance performance? Innovation: Learning and Teaching Journal (published by Centre for Academic Practice (CAP), Vol. 4, 107-111.

 

Attila Szabo (1999). Equity in the classroom: Theoretical and data based issues. Innovation: Learning and Teaching Journal (published by Centre for Academic Practice (CAP), Vol. 3, 1-4.

 

 

8.3          Abstracts and Conference Presentations

 

Gabor Andrassy, Attila Szabo, & Robert Spooner (2006). Active mental stress induces QT-interval prolongation: Individualized QT-interval correction. Annual Conference of the Hungarian Society of Cardiologists. Balatonfüred, Hungary – Oral Presentation

Gyongyver Ferencz, Attila Szabo, Robert Spooner, & Gabor Andrassy (2006). QT-interval changes during active and passive mental stress. Annual Conference of the Hungarian Society of Cardiologists. Balatonfüred, Hungary – Oral Presentation

Gabor Andrassy, Attila Szabo, Robert Spooner & Gyöngyver Ferencz (2006). Different types of mental stress elicit different QT responses. World Congress of Cardiology, 2 - 6 September 2006, Barcelona Spain - Poster; European Heart Journal, 27 (Abstract, Supplement) 321.

Attila Szabo, Marc Griffiths, & Eric C.K. Tsang (2005), Are sport science students at greater risk of exercise addiction than the general exercising population? 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology, 15 - 19 August 2005, Sydney, Australia – Oral presentation

Eric C.K. Tsang & Attila Szabo (2005), A study of perceived sport competence and motivational orientations on Hong Kong junior secondary school children towards sport participation. 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology, 15 - 19 August 2005, Sydney, Australia - Poster

Attila Szabo, Caroline L. Barber,  Eric C.K. Tsang, & Istvan Soos (2005), Psychological effects of pre-event massage before and after running. 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology, 15 - 19 August 2005, Sydney, Australia - Poster

Attila Szabo (2005), Acute psychological benefits of aerobic exercise: Does the workload and the form of exercise make a difference? 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology, 15 - 19 August 2005, Sydney, Australia - Poster

Attila Szabo, Istvan Soos, & Lucy Elliott (2004). Leisurely physical activity and wellness: Acute psychological benefits of horse riding. IV. National Conference in Educational Sciences, 20-22 October 2004, Budapest, Hungary – Oral presentation

Istvan Soos, Attila Szabo,  & Laszlo Debreczeni (2004). The effectiveness of the Petho Method on the mental and physical development of disabled children through sports. IV. National Conference in Educational Sciences, 20-22 October 2004, Budapest, Hungary – Oral presentation

Katalin Kudar & Attila Szabo (2004). Knowledge at risk: Sport Science students’ attitudes toward scholastic plagiarism using the Internet. IV. National Conference in Educational Sciences, 20-22 October 2004, Budapest, Hungary – Oral presentation

Attila Szabo, Eric C.K. Tsang, István Karsai, István Soós, & Annemarie Robinson (2004). Exercising for health reasons is linked to greater frequency of weekly exercise than exercising for any other reason in physically active undergraduates. XXVIII International Congress of Psychology, 8-13 August, 2004, Beijing, China - Poster

Attila Szabo, Eric. C.K. Tsang, & Katey L. Hopkinson (2004). Bad news: Television newscast triggers anxiety and negative affect that could be buffered by relaxation but not distraction. XXVIII International Congress of Psychology, 8-13 August, 2004. Beijing, China – Poster

Eric C.K. Tsang and Attila Szabo (2004). Gender and cultural differences in sport participation-related psychological profiles of secondary school children in four nations. XXVIII International Congress of Psychology, 8-13 August, 2004, Beijing, China – Oral presentation

Attila Szabo (2004). Could 'Preferred Intensity' Exercise Buffer the Negative Psychological Effect of Passive Stress? Annual conference of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, June 2004, Vancouver, Canada – Oral presentation

István Soós, Attila Szabo, & Eric C.K. Tsang (2004). Relationships between Sport Competitive Anxiety and Sport Motivation Profiles: A Study in Hungarian Secondary Schools before joining the European Union. 9th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 3-6 July, 2004, Clermont-Ferrand, France – Poster

 

Gábor Andrássy, Attila Szabo, Andrea Dunai, Eszter Simon, Ádám Tahy, & István Karsai (2004). Measurement of the QT interval during exercise: Which correction formula to use? 9th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 3-6 July, 2004, Clermont-Ferrand, France – Poster

 

Attila Szabo, Eric C.K. Tsang, István Soós, & Dawn Cooper (2004). Gender differences in perceived athletic competence, competitive anxiety, and sport motivational orientations in English secondary school students. 9th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 3-6 July, 2004, Clermont-Ferrand, France – Poster

 

Attila Szabo & Eric C.K. Tsang (2003). Motivation for increased self-selected exercise intensity following psychological distress: Laboratory based evidence for catharsis? 17th World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine, 23-28 August, 2003, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA – Oral presentation

Eric C.K. Tsang & Attila Szabo (2003). Relationship between perceived sports competence and motivational orientations in Hong Kong secondary school context. The 4th Asian-South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology Congress in Sport Psychology, 29 June-02 July, 2003, Seoul, Korea – Oral presentation

Attila Szabo* & Eric C.K. Tsang (2003). Why do children participate in physical education in East and West? 4th World Congress of the International Society for Mental Training and Excellence (ISMTE), 5-10 July, 2003 St-Petersburg, Russia – Poster & Oral presentation

Attila Szabo (2003). Comparison of the duration of the mood benefits of acute exercise and humour: Stepping out from the lab. 11th  European Congress of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), 22-27 July, 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark – Oral presentation

Attila Szabo & Lena Fung (2003). The "Iceberg Profile" in exercising versus non-exercising university staff. 11th  European Congress of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), 22-27 July, 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark - Poster

Attila Szabo (2003). Information processing time decreases as exercise intensity increases but the (expected) affective benefits are absent. 11th  European Congress of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), 22-27 July, 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark - Poster

Attila Szabo & Teresa A. Davies (2003). Acute psychological effects of aerobic exercise performed at self-selected workloads in a field and a laboratory experiment. 11th  European Congress of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), 22-27 July, 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark - Poster

Eric C.K. Tsang, Attila Szabo & Annemarie Robinson (2003). A cross-cultural examination of motivational components of exercise adherence in sports and exercise. 11th  European Congress of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), 22-27 July, 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark - Poster

G. Andrássy, Attila Szabo, Z. Trummer, V. Gyozo, A. Tahy & A. Varro (2003) The application of mental stress to detect impaired myocardial repolarization reserve. European Society of Cardiology Congress 2003, 30 August-02 September, 2003, Vienna- Austria - POSTER. Citation: European Heart Journal, 24, (Abstract, Supplement), 283.

 

G. Andrássy, A. Dunai, E. Simon, T. Nagy, Z Trummer, A. Tahy, A. Varo, & A. Szabo (2002). Immediate effect of cigarette smoking on the QT-interval in habitual smokers. Poster presented at the  European Society of Cardiology Congress 2002, Berlin, Germany - Poster

 

Attila Szabo, C.K. Tsang, L.P.Y. Chow, J-A Lennard, & I. Soos (2002). The impact of attentional focus on endurance. Poster presented at the 11th World Congress of Psychophysiology, Montreal, Canada - Poster

 

Attila Szabo & Louise Griffiths (2002). Evaluation of the motivational quality of music played during exercise at two fitness centres by using the Brunel Music Rating Inventory (BMRI). Poster presented at the 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom - Poster

 

Attila Szabo & Lorna J. Hoban (2002). Training to music in a national league volleyball team: Psychological responses, rated exertion and preference. Paper presented at the 6th International Scientific Congress: Modern Olympic Sports and Sport for All, Warsaw, Poland – Oral presentation

 

Attila Szabo (2001). Exhaustive exercise, music, and negative emotions. Presented at the 6th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Cologne, Germany – Oral presentation

 

Attila Szabo (2001). The dark side of sports and exercise: Research dilemmas. Paper presented at the 10th World Congress of Sport Psychology, Skiathos, Greece – Oral presentation

 

Attila Szabo (2000). Men versus women in the sports media: Fair play? Paper  presented at the 6th European Fair Play Congress, Jerusalem, Israel – Book Chapter

 

Attila Szabo, John Snowball, & Samantha Rawlings (2000). Comparison of the psychological effects of aerobic exercise and humour. Paper presented (by Dr. Mark Andersen) at the Sport Psychology Conference in the New Millennium, Halmstad, Sweden – Oral presentation

         

          István Soós, Attila Szabo, & Miklós Vas (2000). Kutatások a sportmotiváció és az egészségnevelés köréböl – Egy hazai vizsgálat elemzése a nemzetközi modellek tükrében. (Research in the area of motivation in sport and health education – The analysis of a national inquiry in light of international models. – in Hungarian) Paper presented at the 14th National Conference in Psychology, Budapest Hungary – Oral presentation

         

Attila Szabo, Laura Worringham, & John Whetton (1999). Differences in exercise-induced affect between co-acting and interacting exercisers. Paper and Poster presented at the 10th Congress of the European Federation of Sport Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic - Poster

 

          Attila Szabo and Tamsin Mason (1999). Sexism in the British sports media: A heritage of the past? Paper presented at the 6th International Congress of the Society of History of Sports and Physical Activity, Budapest, Hungary – Oral presentation

 

          Attila Szabo and Simon Roach (1999). Heart rate profile of soccer fans during televised matches. Poster presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied sport Psychology, Banff, Canada - Poster

 

          Attila Szabo (1998). Breaking the ice: research on the Internet in Social Sciences. Paper presented at the Second International Conference “Crossroads in Cultural Studies”, Tampere, Finland – Oral presentation

         

          John Snowball and Attila Szabo (1998). Anxiety, affect and exercise: preliminary evidence lends support to the “Distraction Hypothesis”. Presented as free communication at the Annual Conference of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Worcester, UK - Poster

 

          Attila Szabo and Neil A. A. Macfarlane (1997). Cross sectional research on the Internet: Opportunities for Psychology. Paper presented at the MEDNET97, The World Congress on the Internet in Medicine, Brighton, UK – Oral presentation

 

          Attila Szabo and Ernest Dagrou (1997). Sprinters report low anxiety and positive affect on their training days. Paper presented at the 9th European Congress of Sports Medicine, Porto, Portugal - Poster

 

          Attila Szabo, Robert Frenkl and Gábor Káli (1996). Posting scientific studies on the Usenet: Control dilemmas and ethical issues. Paper presented at the MEDNET96, European Congress of the Internet in Medicine, Brighton, UK – Oral presentation

 

          Attila Szabo, Peter Seraganian, Thomas G. Brown (1995). Heart rate reactivity to mental challenge: Segregating two possibly distinct processes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 17, S117. Abs. Presented at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, California, USA - Poster

 

          Attila Szabo and François Péronnet (1994) Mild mental effort intensifies the autonomic response during light and moderate exercise. Presented at the 1994 Annual Meeting of the New England Chapter of the American College of Sport Medicine, Boxborough, Massachusetts, USA - Poster

 

          Sylvia M. Ruby, Attila Szabo, David R. Idler and Ying Peng So (1990). Relationships between the gonads, pituitary and thyroid in sexually maturing rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss following exposure to sublethal cyanide. Bulletin of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, 21, (2), 85. Abs. Presented at the 1989 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, Victoria, BC, Canada - Poster

 

          Attila Szabo, Peter Seraganian, Francois Péronnet, Ghislain Boudreau, Lise Cote, Guy Brisson and Jacques de Champlain (1990). Reactivity to mental stress following physical exercise. Psychosomatic Medicine, 52, 230. Abs. Presented at the 1990 Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Poster

         

          Ghislain Boudreau, François Péronnet, Peter Seraganian, Attila Szabo, Lise Cote, Guy Brisson and Jacques de Champlain (1988). Effect of acute moderate exercise on blood pressure and sympathetic activity in normotensive subjects. Canadian Journal of Sports Sciences, 13, (3),P47-48. Abs. - Poster

 

 

 

 

8.4          Keynotes and Invited Lectures/Seminars

 

 

International Congress “Active Nation & Healthy Society” International Congress held at University of Pécs, Hungary (April 4-5, 2007), Invited Keynote: Sport and Exercise Psychology on the WWW

 

University of Nottingham, Medical School, Department of Sports Medicine (May 04, 2004). Invited Lecture: Exercise dependence

 

University of Nottingham, Medical School, Department of Sports Medicine (January 20 2004). Invited Lecture: Dealing with stress and worry in sporting performance

 

University of Sunderland, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences (November 24, 2003). Invited Lecture: Understanding stress and anxiety in sport

 

University of Nottingham, Medical School, Department of Sports Medicine (February 20 2003). Invited Lecture: Stress and worry in sporting performance                         

The Nottingham Trent University, Division of Psychology (February 19, 2003). Invited Seminar: Exercise is good for you but so is humour

 

University of Birmingham, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences (November 29, 2002). Invited Seminar: The acute psychological effects of humour and exercise

 

The Nottingham Trent University, Department of Life Sciences (October 5, 2001). Readership Inaugural Lecture: I want to feel good tonight: Should I sweat or should I laugh?

 

Loughborough University, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (May 17, 2001). Invited Seminar: Acute effects of exercise on mood and anxiety: More evidence for the 'Distraction Hypothesis'

 

Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, National seminar on physical activity and dance (March 13, 1999). Invited Keynote: Computer aided teaching: The learners’ perspective

 

Fifth International Cardiovascular Seminar, Budapest, Hungary (November 12, 1999). Invited Keynote: Reducing the risk of coronary heart disease through physical activity: Prescription and adherence issues

 

 

9.0 ACCREDITATION

 

          2000 Accreditation / Membership in Teaching in Higher Education by the Institute of Learning and teaching (ILT) – Now: Higher Education Academy (HEA)

 

1999 Accreditation and re-accreditation until 2009 in Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), hence: Accredited Researcher in Sport and Exercise Psychology

 

1998 Accreditation in Teaching in Higher Education by the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), hence: Accredited Teacher in Higher Education


 

 

10.0       REFERENCES – available upon request