Gordon B. Spence

ORCID: 0000-0002-1440-7149
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Research Areas
  • Coaching Methods and Impact
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Ego Development and Educational Practices
  • Child Therapy and Development
  • Psychological Treatments and Assessments
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
  • Education Systems and Policy
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Educational Leadership and Innovation
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Engineering Technology and Methodologies
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Higher Education and Employability
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance
  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Health Policy Implementation Science

University of Wollongong
2004-2020

Kyowa Kirin International (United Kingdom)
2017

The University of Sydney
1971-2013

Australian Institute of Business
2011

Stollery Children's Hospital
2010

Orthopaedic Research
2009

University of Cambridge
2009

Few studies have investigated the impact of life coaching on self-regulated behavior and well-being. A limitation past has been their reliance peer rather than professional coaches. The present randomized controlled study compared with over a 10-week period 63 participants. Results indicated that, to coachees controls, coaches were more engaged in process, had greater goal commitment progression, well-being terms environmental mastery; other facets did not change. results suggest that...

10.1080/17439760701228896 article EN The Journal of Positive Psychology 2007-07-01

This article explores the concept of a ‘positive university’. Whilst positive education is becoming better known concept, particularly applied to secondary schools, and organizational scholarship further assisting understanding institutions, it useful examine university as special institution, in its entirety beyond circumscribed focus on student academics (e.g. motivation) or well-being medical students). In this article, we will sample relevant evidence date from psychology apply five key...

10.1080/17439760.2011.634828 article EN The Journal of Positive Psychology 2011-11-01

Abstract Coaching has attracted much attention from health professionals interested in collaborative, person-centred approaches to motivating behaviour change. Whilst initial research supports the efficacy of coaching contexts, more theoretical and empirical work is needed. Based on recent demonstrating important role that mindfulness plays self-regulation, it was hypothesised could be enhanced through inclusion Mindfulness Training (MT). To test this, 45 adult were randomly assigned three...

10.1080/17521880802328178 article EN Coaching An International Journal of Theory Research and Practice 2008-09-01

Solution-focused coaching and solution-focused therapy are strengths-based approaches which emphasize people's resources resilience how these can be used in the pursuit of purposeful, positive change. The Inventory (SFI) is a 12-item scale with three subscales: Problem Disengagement, Goal Orientation Resource Activation. Three studies this article provide support for validity SFI as measure thinking. negatively correlated psychopathology positively measures well-being, perspective taking....

10.1080/17439760.2012.697184 article EN The Journal of Positive Psychology 2012-06-27

Public and private sector interest in employee wellbeing has grown steadily the past 20 years.Arguably most visible manifestation of this is workplace health promotion (WorkWell) programs, which can be found various guises within many contemporary organisations.Despite their recent proliferation, research area focused mainly on how participation these programs impacts upon a narrow range factors related to finance (e.g.health care costs) productivity (e.g.absenteeism).Whilst focus invariably...

10.5502/ijw.v5i2.7 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Wellbeing 2015-06-20

As the demand for an evidence-based approach to coaching grows, so does need rigourous outcome measures. However, despite fact that is a goal-focused process, there has been little discussion in literature about different approaches measuring goal attainment. Given attainment represents key dependent variable interventions, it important this gap be addressed. This paper seeks stimulate issue by describing measurement of outcomes, Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), and discussing strengths...

10.53841/bpsicpr.2007.2.2.155 article EN International Coaching Psychology Review 2007-07-01

Although several authors have argued for the development of an evidence-based approach to coaching practice, few attempts been made draw support these arguments by examining events recent past. This paper seeks learn some lessons from history exploring surrounding rise and fall human potential movement (HPM), which occurred between 1940s 1970s. The demise HPM is relevance industry because it powerfully illustrates how promise innovative practices can be easily lost when its practitioners...

10.1080/00050060701648142 article EN Australian Psychologist 2007-10-26

Little has been reported about the skills, experience and training of coaches in Australian context, yet these are critical factors ethical practice coaching. Previous research suggests that formal coach varies considerably terms curricula quality. At same time, data is emerging a significant number coaching clients may be using as socially-acceptable form meeting therapeutic needs. This raises questions duty care owe to their safeguarding mental health well-being. Similarly, it degree which...

10.53841/bpsicpr.2006.1.1.71 article EN International Coaching Psychology Review 2006-04-01

Scholarly interest in mindfulness has increased dramatically over the past 15 years and its relevance to coaching been widely acknowledged. However, much of this empirical work narrowly focused on perspectives drawn from Eastern contemplative traditions, rather than broader body psychological science. This study sought examine efficacy three different approaches training based an perspective (meditation), a cognitive-attentional (attention training) socio-cognitive (mindful creativity)....

10.53841/bpsicpr.2019.14.2.24 article EN International Coaching Psychology Review 2019-01-01

Little empirical attention has been directed towards learning as an aspect of the coaching process. Given its deeply reflective nature, it seems likely that is not always immediately secured psychologically by clients or successfully translated into behaviour. However, delayed effects have yet to be explicitly studied in outcome research. To examine this, a pilot study was conducted investigate prevalence and progression such following participation 10-week leadership programme....

10.1080/17521882.2019.1574308 article EN Coaching An International Journal of Theory Research and Practice 2019-01-31
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