Current interests

I am interested in the social and psychological factors that influence participation in sport and physical activity. I am particularly interested in strategies aimed at increasing the participation of sedentary groups within society, including disabled, ethnic minority groups and the elderly.

Email: a.pappous@kent.ac.uk

Research

One of my research lines focuses on sport participation legacies after big sport mega events, such as the Olympics. Do the Olympic Games increase grass root sport participation? I have tried to answer this question by looking at previous Games. I am also working with the Social Psychology department to identify interventions to change attitudes towards sport for those with different physical abilities.

Publications

Pappous, A. (In press). Sustainability and Sport. In J. Savery & K. Gilbert (Eds.) Chicago: Common Ground Publishing.

Recours R., Pappous, A., Griffet, J. (2011). “I am not your fan”: The role of projection and identification processes in the depreciation of public sports figures. Journal of Media and Communication Studies, 3:2, 58-70.

Pappous, A., Marcellini, A., de Leseleuc, E.  (2011). From Sydney to Beijing: the evolution of the photographic coverage of Paralympic Games in five European countries. Sport in Society, 14: 3, 345–354.

Pappous, A., Jeyacheya, J., (2011).  The 2012 Cultural Olympiad and Paralympic Games:  an opportunity to challenge the archetypal, stereotypes of disability for good?. ICSSPE Bulletin No.61. Published online: http://www.icsspe.org/

Pappous, A., de Leseleuc, E.. Marcellini, A. (2011, in press). Current and Future Directions for Research on the Media Coverage of Female Paralympic Athletes in the Global Sport Arena: A Review. Sport in Society.

de Leseleuc, E., Pappous, A., Marcellini, A. (2010). The media coverage of female athletes with disability. Analysis of the daily press of four European countries during the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. European Journal for Sport and Society, 7:3, 283-296.

Ferez, S.,  Pappous, A., Ruffié, S. (2010). Activité physique et sportive des PVVIH :de l’intérêt de la pratique à l’accès à la pratique (revue de littérature). Retos. Nuevas tendencias en Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, 18, 77-83.

Lebel, E., Marcellini, A., Pappous, A. (2010). Regards croisés sur une photographie sportive. Photojournalisme sportif et athlètes handicapés : mise en scène du corps et production de sens. Alter - European Journal of Disability research, 4 :1, 18-33

Garcia, MP., Cruz, F., Muñoz, A., Montoya, R., Prados., PAPPOUS, A., Botella, M. (2010). The influence of health care providers’ emotions on clinical judgment regarding diagnosis of the terminally ill. Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 10, 57-73.

Ruiz, F., Gómez, M., Pappous, A., Alacid, F., Flores, G. (2010). Dispositional Goal Orientation, Beliefs about the Causes of Success and Intrinsic Satisfaction in Young Elite Paddlers. Journal of Human Kinetics . 26, 123-136

López-Walle, A., Pappous, A., Tristán, J. (2009). Propiedades psicometricas del inventario de habilidades psicologicas para el deporte (PSIS R-5) con atletas mexicanos. Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio Físico FOB, 5 (2), 19-36.

Schmidt J, García MP, Montoya R, Prados D, Muñoz A, Pappous A, Cruz F. (2009). Bad news for the patient and the family? The worst thing for the health care professional.Journal of Palliative Care, 25:3, 191-196

Pappous, A., Marcellini, A., de Leseleuc, E.. (2009).
La representación mediática del Deporte adaptado a la discapacidad en los medios de comunicación. Revista el Ágora para la Educación Física, 9, 31-42.

Leseleuc de E., Pappous, A., Marcellini A. (2009). The Mediatisation of Sports Women with Disability. Newspapers Analysis from Four European Countries during the Sydney’s 2000 Paralympics Games, Apunts. Educacion Fisica y deporte, 97, 80-88.

Pappous, A., Godoy, J., Cruz., Lopez, J. (2008). Progress in the psychometrical properties of an instrument aimed to assess attitudes, motivation and self-efficacy of people practising physical activity. International Journal of Sport and Health Science, 6, 72-77.

Pappous, A. (2008). Paralympic Games and Media. In "People with Disabilities and Mass Media" (pp. 110-120). Athens : Hellenic Republic.

Pappous, A., Cruz F., De Leseleuc, E., García M., Muñoz, A., Schmidt, J., Marcellini, A. (2007). La visibilidad de la deportista paralimpica en la prensa española. Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio Físico FOB, 3 (2), 12-32.

Pappous, A. (2007). Inclusion and integration in Europe. Towards and adapted physical activity. In E.D. Eusse (Eds.). Educación Física y Discapacidad: practicas corporales

Pappous A., Cruz F., Leseleuc de E., Marcellini A., Recours R., Schmidt J., (2006). Attitudes of the elderly toward physical activity and exercise. Adaptation of the Older Person’s Attitudes Toward Physical Activity and Exercise Questionnaire in Spain. Studies in Physical Culture and Tourism, 13 (1). 69-77.

Pappous, A. , Cruz, F.Q. & Godoy, J. G. (2006). Measuring socio-cognitive factors in exercise participation: initial steps in developing and validating the Sp-AMSQEP. Motricidad- European Journal of Human Movement, 16, 19-30.

Schmidt, J., Cruz, F., Villaverde, C., Prados, D., García, MP., Muñoz, A. & Pappous A. (2006). Adherencia terapéutica en hipertensos: estudio cualitativo. Index de Enfermería, 54, 25-29

De Leseleuc, E., Marcellini, A., Pappous A. (2005).Femmes/Hommes : la mise en scène des différences dans la couverture médiatique des Jeux Paralympiques. Sciences de l'homme et sociétés, 73, 45-47.