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Biography
Dr Victoria Warburton is an Associate Professor in Psychology of Physical Education and Sport. She joined EDU in 2008 following the completion of her PhD in Sport & Exercise Psychology at Loughborough University and she is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Victoria is currently the Chair of the School of Education and Lifelong Learning Ethics Committee. She teaches and supervises across several programmes in the school at UG, PGT, and PGR levels.
Key Research Interests
Victoria’s primary research focus is on understanding the dynamics of motivation through examining its antecedents, consequences, and development in Sport, Health, and Education contexts. She has published widely on aspects such as the growth mindset, achievement goals, and psychological needs. Her work examines both individual differences and contextual influences on motivation across key transitions and transfer points.
In pursuing this research area, she draws on a range of perspectives from social and developmental psychology. Key theoretical interests lie in Achievement Goal Theory, Self-Theories of Ability (Mindsets), and Self-Determination Theory.
Victoria’s methodological expertise lies within the quantitative field, particularly longitudinal research design and data analysis, including multi-level modelling, structural equation modelling, and individual-change analyses. She also has expertise in person-centred approaches to analysis.
Her expertise in longitudinal research and data analysis provide the foundation for her current research interests, which include, the contextual cues that influence shifts in mindsets, the developmental aspects of motivation and health, the antecedents of and the effects of changes in motivation and relationship quality on learning and health, and the association between physical activity, sleep, and sedentary behaviour and educational outcomes.
Her research has been funded by organisations such as the British Academy and Sport England and she completes research consultancy in the areas of sport, health, and education.
Teaching Interests
Victoria is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and teaches across several Sport and Exercise Psychology modules on the Bsc Physical Education, Sport, and Health degree programme. She contributes to research methods and ethics teaching and research supervision at UG, PGT, and PGR levels.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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A longitudinal study of the influence of peer and teacher climates in physical education
1/08/10 → 30/11/11
Project: Research
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Characteristics of combined movement behavior interventions in children and adolescents: A scoping review
Maloney, C. M. C., Atkin, A. J., Beaumont, L. C., Budzynski-Seymour, E. & Warburton, V. E., 4 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Obesity Reviews. e13943.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Embedding lifestyle sports into a 21st century physical education curriculum: A motivational perspective and challenges of integration
Warburton, V. E. & Beaumont, L. C., 11 Feb 2025, Teaching and Coaching Lifestyle Sports: Research and Practice. Leeder, T. M. & Beaumont, L. C. (eds.). Routledge, p. 83-95 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Mindsets Research in Physical Education: Past, Present and Future
Spray, C. M. & Warburton, V., 12 Jun 2025, Motivation in Physical Education. García-González, L., De Cocker, K. & González-Cutre, D. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 93-114 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Students' perspectives on the organization of health in physical education
Beaumont, L. C. & Warburton, V. E., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 44, 3, p. 528–536 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Motivational processes in sport, exercise and physical activity
Wang, C. K. J., Spray, C. M. & Warburton, V. E., Sept 2023, In: Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 3, 2, p. 63-64 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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