The usefulness of the useless: How ritualized behavior improves self-control under competition pressure

Does pregame “compulsive action” truly help athletes? Ritualized behavior enhances physical self-control.

(2022) Dongting Yun et al.   Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology

Athletes’ Perspectives of Preparation Strategies in Open-Skill Sports

(2021) Devin Bonk et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

Work group rituals enhance the meaning of work

(2021) Tami Kim et al.   ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES

How ritual actions, symbolic meanings, and positive emotions enhance perceived control: A dual path way mechanism

(2021) Keli YIN et al.   Acta Psychologica Sinica

Examinations of change in inhibitory and initiatory Self-Control in the context of endurance running

(2020) Jennifer Shubert et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

Rituals decrease the neural response to performance failure

(2017) Nicholas M. Hobson et al.   PeerJ

Recognizing religion's dark side: Religious ritual increases antisociality and hinders self-control

(2016) Nicholas M. Hobson et al.   BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES

Effects of Anxiety on Spontaneous Ritualized Behavior

(2015) Martin Lang et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Neurophysiological responses to gun-shooting errors

(2015) Xiaowen Xu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Delayed monitoring of accuracy errors compared to commission errors in ACC

(2012) Benoit Bediou et al.   NEUROIMAGE

The essential role of ritual in the transmission and reinforcement of social norms.

(2012) Matt J. Rossano   PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN

Developing Effective Pre-performance Routines in Golf: Why Don't We Ask the Golfer?

(2010) Stewart T. Cotterill et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

A Comparison of Different Pre-Performance Routines as Possible Choking Interventions

(2010) Christopher Mesagno et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY