Coaching HER® Publications
Scholarly publications resulting from the Coaching HER® digital platform
Coaching HER® Scholarly Publications
(Systematic review) Matheson, E. L., Schneider, J., Gentili, C., Tinoco, A., Silva-Breen, H., White, P., LaVoi, N. M., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2023). A
systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions that target the intersection of body image and movement among girls and women.
International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Access article here
(Focus groups with girls) Matheson, E. L., Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., Silva-Breen, H., LaVoi, N. M., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2023). How can we help you?
A global investigation into girls’ body image experiences in sport and intervention preferences. Body Image, 46, 265–279.
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(Focus groups with coaches) Schneider, J., Matheson, E. L., Tinoco, A., Silva-Breen, H., Diedrichs, P.C., & LaVoi, N. M. (2023). A six-country study
of coaches’ perspectives of girls’ body image concerns in sport and intervention preferences: Template analysis of survey and focus group
data. Body Image, 46, 300–312.Access article here
(Focus groups with girls and coaches in Mexico) Tinoco, A., Schneider, J., Haywood, S., & Matheson, E. L. (2023). “They are men, they will be
looking even if you put on pants or a sweatshirt”: Athletes’ and coaches’ experiences of body image in Mexico City sport settings. Body Image,
46, 73–83. Access article here
(Focus groups with girls and coaches in India) Budhraja, M., Khanna, P., Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., Matheson, E. L. (2024). “Change needs to start
at home”: A thematic analysis of athletes’ and coaches’ experiences of body image in New Delhi, India. Psychology of Sport and Exercise,
102774.Access article here
(Scale development & validation) Silva-Breen, H., Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., Matheson, E. L., & LaVoi, N. M. (2022). Development and preliminary
validation of the Coach Self-Efficacy Body Image Scale (CSEBIS). Body Image, 43, 408–419.Access article here
(BCA protocol & pilot results) Matheson, E. L., Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., Gentili, C., Silva-Breen, H., LaVoi, N. M., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. C.
(2023). The co-creation, initial piloting, and protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a coach-led positive body image intervention
for girls in sport. BMC Public Health, 1467.Access article here
(BCC pilot results) Schneider, J., Matheson, E. L., Tinoco, A., Gentili, C., White, P., Boucher, C., Silva-Breen, H., Goorevich, A., Diedrichs, P.C., &
LaVoi, N. M. (2023). Body Confident Coaching: A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the acceptability of a web-based body image
intervention for coaches of adolescent girls. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 1–26. Access article here
Zipp, S., Mwambwa, L., & Goorevich, A. (2023). Gender - Sport, development and gender: Expanding the vision of what we can be and do. In
N. Schulenkorf, J. Welty Peachey, R. Spaaij, & H. Collison-Randall (Eds.), Handbook of Sport and International Development (pp. 95–109).
Edward Elgar Publishing. Access article here
(Research with coaches) Goorevich, A., & LaVoi, N. M. (2024). Essentially Different or Completely the Same: Uncovering Sport Coach
Discourses About Coaching Girls. Sports Coaching Review. Access article here
(Research with athletes) Goorevich, A., & Zipp, S. (2024). “They Seem to Only Know About Bleeding and Cramps”: Menstruation, Gendered
Experiences, and Coach–Athlete Relationships. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 32(S1). Access article here
(Scale development & validation) Goorevich, A., Schneider, J., Boucher, C., & LaVoi, N. M. (2025). Assessing gender essentialist beliefs towards
youth athletes: Development and preliminary validation of the Gender Essentialist Beliefs Towards Girls in Sport Scale (GEGS). International
Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 20(2), 540-553.Access article here
(BCA RCT results) Matheson, E. L., Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., White, P., Toher, D., LaVoi, N. M., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2025). A randomized controlled
trial of a body image intervention for girl athletes. Health Psychology. Advance online publication. Access article here
(Book) Goorevich, A. (2025). Mediated Narratives of Health at the 2023 World Cup. In Beissel, A. et al. (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA
Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, and Controversies. Routledge.
BCA = Body Confident Athletes, BCC = Body Confident Coaching, RCT = Randomized Control Trial