Natalia Stambulova

Work area / area of expertise
Health and Sport

Expertise
Professor in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Teaching
Psychology/Sport Psychology

Research
Dr. Stambulova professional experiences in sport psychology refer to her work for about three decades as a teacher, researcher, and practitioner in the USSR/Russia and since 2001 in Sweden. She received her first PhD (1978) in developmental psychology at the Leningrad State University and the second one (1999) in sport psychology at the P. F. Lesgaft State University of Physical Culture. Her research and more than one hundred publications relate mainly to the athletic career topic with an emphasis on athletes’ career transitions and crises. In 2011 she was invited to be a member of the EU Ad-hoc Group of Experts on Athletes’ Dual Careers. Dr. Stambulova is member of the Editorial Boards of two major international sport psychology journals, such as Psychology of Sport and Exercise, and Sport Psychology in Action. She has been serving as a member of Managing Council of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) since 2001, and in 2009 she was elected as the ISSP vice-president.

Research environment:

CVHI - Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport

Links:

På svenska

Publications:

Registered publications in DiVA

Article in journal
Ryba, Tatiana V., Stambulova, Natalia, Si, Gangyan, Schinke, Robert J. (2013). ISSP Position Stand : Culturally competent research and practice in sport and exercise psychology. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, pp. 20 s. - . View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Stambulov, Alexander, Johnson, Urban (2012). ‘Believe in Yourself, Channel Energy, and Play Your Trumps’ : Olympic Preparation in Complex Coordination Sports. Psychology of Sport And Exercise, 13 (5), pp. 679 - 686. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Johnson, Urban, Stambulov, Alexander (2012). ‘Believe in Yourself, Channel Energy, and Play Your Trumps’ : Olympic Preparation in Complex Coordination Sports. Psychology of Sport And Exercise. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Franck, Alina, Weibull, Fredrik (2012). Assessment of the transition from junior to senior sports in Swedish athletes. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 10 (2), pp. 79 - 95. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2011). The mobilization model of counseling athletes in crisis-transitions : An educational intervention tool. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 2 (3), pp. 156 - 170. View detailed record in DiVA
Henriksen, Kristoffer, Stambulova, Natalia, Roessler, Kirsten Kaya (2011). Riding the wave of an expert : A successful talent development environment in kayaking. The Sport psychologist, 25 (3), pp. 341 - 362. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Johnson, Urban (2010). Novice consultants' experiences : Lessons learned by applied sport psychology students. Psychology of Sport And Exercise, 11 (4), pp. 295 - 303. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2010). Counseling athletes in career transitions : the five-step career planning strategy. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 1 (2), pp. 95 - 105. View detailed record in DiVA
Henriksen, Kristoffer, Stambulova, Natalia, Roessler, Kirsten Kaya (2010). Holistic approach to Athletic Talent Development Environments : A successful sailing milieu. Psychology of Sport And Exercise, 11 (3), pp. 212 - 222. View detailed record in DiVA
Henriksen, Kristoffer, Stambulova, Natalia, Roessler, Kirsten Kaya (2010). Successful talent development in track and field: Considering the role of environment. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 20 (Suppl.2), pp. 122 - 132. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Alfermann, Dorothee, Statler, Traci, Côté, Jean (2009). ISSP Position Stand: Career Development and Transitions of Athletes. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 7 (4), pp. 395 - 412. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Alfermann, Dorothee (2009). Putting culture into context : Cultural and cross-cultural perspectives in career development and transition research and practice. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 7 (3), pp. 292 - 308. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2009). European perspectives on career development and transition research and practice. Japanese Journal of Sport Psychology, 36 (1), pp. 57 - 60. View detailed record in DiVA
Ryba, Tatiana, Stambulova, Natalia, Wrisberg, Craig (2009). Forward to the Past : Puni’s Model of Volitional Preparation in Sport. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 7 (3), pp. 275 - 291. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia B., Stephan, Yannick, Järphag, Ulf (2007). Athletic retirement : a cross-national comparison of elite French and Swedish athletes. Psychology of Sport And Exercise, 8 (1), pp. 101 - 118. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia B., Wrisberg, Craig A., Ryba, Tatiana V. (2006). A tale of two traditions in applied sport psychology : the heyday of Soviet sport and wake-up calls for North America. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 18 (3), pp. 173 - 184. View detailed record in DiVA
Ryba, Tatiana, Stambulova, Natalia, Wrisberg, Craig (2005). The Russian Origins of Sport Psychology : A Translation of an Early Work of A. C.Puni. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 17 (2), pp. 157 - 169. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2001). Theoretical and applied issues of sports career. Ugdymas. Kuno kultura. Sportas (Education. Physical Training. Sport), 3, pp. 45 - 55. View detailed record in DiVA
Chapter in book
Stambulova, Natalia, Wylleman, Paul (2013). Athletes' career development and transitions. Fundamental concepts in sport and exercise psychology. Routledge, London. . View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Ryba, Tatiana (2013). Setting the bar : Towards Cultural Praxis of Athletes’ Careers. Athletes' careers across cultures. Routledge, London. P. 235 - 254. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Johnson, Urban, Linnér, Lukas (2013). Insights from Sweden : Halmstad Applied Sport Psychology Supervision model.. Becoming a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional : International perspectives. Routledge, NY. . View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Johnson, Urban (2013). Athletes’ careers in Sweden : Facilitating socialization into sports and re-socialization upon retirement. Athletes' careers across cultures. Routledge, London. P. 197 - 208. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Hvatskaya, Elena (2013). Athletes’ Careers in Russia : From 1980 Moscow to 2014 Sochi Olympics. Athletes' careers across cultures. Routledge, London. P. 160 - 172. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2013). Career transitions. Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Sage Publications, Los Angeles, CA. . View detailed record in DiVA
Ryba, Tatiana, Stambulova, Natalia (2013). Turn to a culturally informed career research and assistance in sport psychology. Athletes' careers across cultures. Routledge, London. P. 1 - 16. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2012). Working with Athletes in Career Transitions. Professional practice in sport psychology : a review. Routledge, New York. . View detailed record in DiVA
Ryba, Tatiana V., Schinke, Robert J., Stambulova, Natalia B. (2012). Cultural Sport Psychology : Special Measurement Considerations. Measurement in sport and exercise psychology. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. P. 143 - 152. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2010). Professional Culture of Career Assistance to Athletes : A Look through Contrasting Lenses of Career Metaphors. The cultural turn in sport psychology. Fitness Information Technology, Morgantown, WV, USA. P. 285 - 312. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2010). Karriärvägar i idrott i relation till hälsa och livsstil. Hälsa och Livsstil : Forskning och praktiska tillämpningar. Studentlitteratur, Lund. P. 275 - 287. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Johnson, Urban, Stambulov, Alexander (2009). Sport psychology consulting in Russia and Sweden. Cultural sport psychology. Human Kinetics, Champaign. P. 125 - 140. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2009). Talent Development in Sport : The Perspective of Career Transitions. Psychology of Sport Excellence. Fitness Information Technology, Morgantown, WV. P. 63 - 74. View detailed record in DiVA
Alfermann, Dorothee, Stambulova, Natalia (2007). Career transitions and career termination. Handbook of sport psychology. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, N.J.. P. 712 - 733. View detailed record in DiVA
Hanin, Yuri L., Stambulova, Natalia B. (2004). Sport Psychology, Overview. Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology. Elsevier. P. 463 - 477. View detailed record in DiVA
Fallby, Johan, Stambulova, Natalia, Johnson, Urban (2004). Rådgivarens roll i Sverige och världen. Guiden till idrottspsykologisk rådgivning. SISU idrottsböcker, Stockholm. P. 68 - 91. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2000). Sports career and women's personality. Women and sport. Czech Olympic Committee, Prague. P. 16 - 20. View detailed record in DiVA
Zervas, Yannis, Stambulova, Natalia (1999). Physical activity and cognitive functioning. Psychology for physical educators. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. P. 135 - 154. View detailed record in DiVA
Collection (editor)
Stambulova, Natalia., Ryba, Tatiana. (2013) (eds.). Athletes' careers across cultures. Routledge, London. View detailed record in DiVA
Conference paper
Stambulova, Natalia, Ryba, Tatiana (2013). Towards cultural praxis of athletes’ careers.. Harmony and Excellence in Sport and Life : Proceedings of the ISSP 13th World Congress of Sport Psychology.. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2013). Athletes’ Careers through the Lens of Different Research Methodologies. Harmony and Excellence in Sport and Life: Proceedings of the ISSP 13th World Congress of Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2013). Athletes’ careers across cultures : The ISSP project.. Harmony and excellence in sport and life : Proceedings of the ISSP 13th World Congress of Sport Psychology.. View detailed record in DiVA
Ryba, Tatiana, Stambulova, Natalia (2013). The wind has changed: Culture in athletes’ career research.. Harmony and Excellence for Sport and Life : Proceedings of the ISSP 13th World Congress of Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Hvatskaya, Elena (2012). Athletes’ Careers in Russia : Between Olympic Games in Moscow and Sochi. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology . P. 118. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Engström, Cecilia, Franck, Alina, Linner, Lukas (2012). Swedish athletes' transition and adaptation during the first year at national elite sport schools. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. P. 133- 134. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2012). Athletes' dual careers : From European Guidelines to national dual career models. Abstract book of the 6th Conference for Youth Sport. P. 44. View detailed record in DiVA
Ryba, Tatiana, Stambulova, Natalia (2012). Athletes' careers across cultures : Symposium introduction. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. P. 117. View detailed record in DiVA
Poczwardowski, Artur, Haberl, Peter, Diehl, Robert, Stambulova, Natalia, O'Neil, Adam (2012). Transitions of Young Swedish Athletes and American Olympians to Elite Training Settings. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology . P. 132- 133. View detailed record in DiVA
Minniti, Antoinette, Stambulova, Natalia (2012). Life Skills for Junior Soccer Players. Prpceedings of the 2nd Dubai International Symposium of Sport Psychology.. P. 28. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Wylleman, Paul, Torregrosa, Miquel (2011). Career development and transition topic in sport psychology. Proceedings of the 13th European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal. FEPSAC on-line publication. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Wylleman, Paul (2011). Talent development and career development topics in sport psychology : Two liquids in one bottle or the same liquid in two bottles?. Proceedings of the 13th European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal. FEPSAC on-line publication. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Wylleman, Paul (2011). New trends in the career transition research. Sport and Exercise Psychology: Human Performance, Well-being and Health : Proceedings of the 13th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psyhology, 12th-17th July, Madeira Island, Portugal. P. 213. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Ryba, Tatiana (2011). Athletes’ careers across cultures : new directions in career research and praxis. Sport and Exercise Psychology: Human Performance, Well-being and Health : Proceedings of the 13th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psyhology, 12th-17th July, Madeira Island, Portugal. P. 137. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Johnson, Urban (2011). How to manage the dual roles of teacher and supervisor : Halmstad supervision model. Sport and Exercise Psychology: Human Performance, Well-being and Health : Proceedings of the 13th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psyhology, 12th-17th July, Madeira Island, Portugal. P. 147. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2011). Major trends in the career transition topic : A meta-review. Sport and Exercise Psychology: Human Performance, Well-being and Health : Proceedings of the 13th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psyhology, 12th-17th July, Madeira Island, Portugal. P. 213. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2011). From a meta-review to the conceptual model for assistance in career transitions. Sport and Exercise Psychology: Human Performance, Well-being and Health : Proceedings of the 13th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psyhology, 12th-17th July, Madeira Island, Portugal. P. 232. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2011). Conceptual model for assistance in career transitions : Basic tenets and application.. Proceedings of the 6th ASPASP Congress. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2011). Conceptual model for assistance in career transitions. Program and Proceedings of the Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust International Scientific Symposium. P. 19. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Balague, Gloria, Petitpas, Albert, Fink, Cristina, Wylleman, Paul (2010). Helping athletes in career transitions : Perspectives of American and European consultants. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of AASP. P. 136. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2010). Career transition interventions : Are they theoretically grounded and culturally informed?. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of AASP, Providence, RI: AASP Publication.. P. 136. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2009). From national to cultural studies of athletes' career developmnet and transitions. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress of Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2009). New tool for career assistance: the five-step career planning strategy. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress of Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2009). Career assistance to athletes : a look through contrasting lenses of career metaphors. Proceedings of the International Congress of Sport Psychology organized by INSEP. View detailed record in DiVA
Henriksen, Kristoffer, Stambulova, Natalia (2009). Holistic perspective in analysing a successful athletic talent development environment : a case study. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress of Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Henriksen, Kristoffer, Stambulova, Natalia (2009). From general to adapted frameworks in investigating athletic talent development environments. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress of Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2008). Perceived health and sport/exercise participation : a summary of the 3-year Halmstad project. Proceedings of the Nordic Conference "Health, Participation and Effects of Sport and Exercise". P. 20. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2008). Call for "cultural mindset" in career development research and career assistance. 2008 Conference Proceedings / 23rd Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Henriksen, Kristoffer, Roessler, Kaya, Stambulova, Natalia (2008). Athletic talent development environments : An explorative case study. Proceedings of the Nordic Conference "Health, Participation and Effects of Sport and Exercise". View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Alfermann, Dorothee, Statler, Traci, Cote, Jean (2007). Career development and transitions of athletes. Book of abstracts. P. 153. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2007). Career planning strategy bridging an athlete's past, present, and perceived future. 2007 Conference Proceedings. P. 77. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2007). Athletic career transitions in the historical and cultural context of Russian sport psychology. Book of abstracts. P. 103- 106. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2007). The transition from junior to senior sports : A summary of six Swedish studies. Book of abstracts. P. 126- 127. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2007). Career planning strategy : How to balance the past, the present and the future?. Book of abstracts. P. 131. View detailed record in DiVA
Ryba, Tatiana, Stambulova, Natalia, Gucciardi, Daniel, Gordon, Sandy (2007). Will we know mental toughness when we see it?. 2007 Conference Proceedings. P. 3. View detailed record in DiVA
Henriksen, Kristoffer, Roessler, Kirsten Kaya, Stambulova, Natalia (2007). Talent development environment in sport : An explorative case study based on the system's theory framework. Book of abstracts. P. 192- 192. View detailed record in DiVA
Johnson, Urban, Stambulova, Natalia (2006). Performance Enhancement Issues in Sport Psychology Consulting : Seventeen Cases Summary. 11th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 05-08 July, LAUSANNE 2006 - Switzerland, BOOK OF ABSTRACTS. P. 440. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Stephan, Yannick (2005). Athletic retirement of elite Swedish and French athletes. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Alfermann, Dorothee (2005). Career transitions of athletes : research and applications. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2005). Reflections on implementation of the "Mobilization" model of counseling athletes in crisis-transitions. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2004). Athletes' crisis-transitions : "dead ends" or "cross-roads"?. Proceedings of the 1st International Congress of Sport Psychology in Africa. P. 221- 223. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2004). First competition as a career transition. Sport science through the ages : 2004 pre-olympic congress : proceedings : 6-11 August 2004, Thessaloniki - Hellas, Aristotle University Campus. P. 57- 58. View detailed record in DiVA
Järphag, Ulf, Stambulova, Natalia (2003). Psychological aspects of athletic retirement among elite Swedish athletes. New Approaches to Exercise and Sport Psychology : Proceedings of the 11th European Congress of Sport Psychology. P. 81. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (2001). Sports career termination of Russian athletes : Readiness to the transition. International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) 10th World Congress of Sport Psychology : Organized by Democritus University of Thrace, University of Thessaly, Hellenic Society of Sport Psychology : in the dawn of the new millennium : May 28-June 2, 2001, Skiathos, Hellas : programme and proceedings. P. 29- 31. View detailed record in DiVA
Alfermann, Dorothee, Stambulova, Natalia, Zemaityte, Aiste (2001). Causes and consequences of career termination : A comparison of German, Russian and Lithuanian athletes. International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) 10th World Congress of Sport Psychology : organized by Democritus University of Thrace, University of Thessaly, Hellenic Society of Sport Psychology : in the dawn of the new millennium : May 28-June 2, 2001, Skiathos, Hellas : programme and proceedings: vol. 4. P. 26- 28. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia, Lukiyanov, Vladimir (2000). Post-sports career adaptation of Russian athletes. Proceedings of the 5th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Sciences. P. 701. View detailed record in DiVA
Wylleman, Paul, Stambulova, Natalia, Biddle, Stuart (1999). Career transitions in sport: Research and interventions. Proceedings of the 10th European Congress of Sport Psychology. P. 301- 303. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (1998). The sports career effects. Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress of Sport Psychology. P. 12- 14. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (1997). Sociological: Sports career transitions. Book of Abstracts of the 2nd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science in Copenhagen, Denmark from 20-23 July 1997. P. 88- 89. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (1997). Sports career psychological models and their applications. Innovations in sport psychology : linking theory and practice : proceedings. P. 658- 660. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (1997). Transitional period of Russian athletes following sports career termination. Innovations in sport psychology : linking theory and practice : proceedings. P. 655- 657. View detailed record in DiVA
Hvatskaya, Elena, Stambulova, Natalia (1997). Perception of the first competition: Retrospective analysis made by elite athletes. Innovations in sport psychology: linking theory and practice : proceedings. P. 321- 323. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (1996). The dynamics of motivation throughout the sports career. The annual congress of the European college of sport science : Proceedings. P. 62- 63. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (1995). Sports career satisfaction of Russian athletes. Integrating laboratory and field studies : proceedings of the IXth European Congress on Sport Psychology 4-9 July, 1995 (Pt. II). P. 526- 532. View detailed record in DiVA
Stambulova, Natalia (1995). Sports career transitions of Russian athletes. Proceedings of the 9th European Congress of Sport Psychology. P. 867- 872. View detailed record in DiVA
Conference proceedings (editor)
Carlsson, Björn A.., Johnson, Urban., Josefsson, Karin A.., Stambulova, Natalia. (2008) (eds.). Proceedings of the Nordic Conference 2008 : Health, Participation and Effects of Sport and Exercise. Halmstad University, Halmstad. 67 p. View detailed record in DiVA [ Download fulltext ]