Publications The Sport, Media and Society (SMS) Research Lab

Selected Papers of the lab's members in international journals.

We aim to educate a quality academic human resource that will fit into the ever-growing sports and media industry.

2024


Levental and Galily, Y. (2024). A Place and a Name: An Examination of How Sporting Facilities Take on a Private or Collective Meaning for Fans in Israel. Israel Affairs.


PDF | Link | Galily, Y., Samuel-Azran, T. & Laor, T. (2024). The surprising role of marital status on sport second-screening: demographic influences during the 2022 world cup viewing in Israel. Frontiers in Sport and Active Living – Sport Psychology.


PDF | Link | Galily, Y. (2024). From Sport Psychology to Action Philosophy. Immanuel Kant and the case of video assisting referees (VAR). Behavioral Sciences.


PDF | Link | Samuel, RD, Galily, Y. Englert, C., & Basevitch, I. (2024). The Effects of VAR Interventions on Mental Fatigue and Self-Rated Performance of Football Referees. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport.


PDF | Link | Galily, Y., Pack, S. & Tamir, I (2024). Spectator sport and fan behavior: a sequel. Frontiers in Psychology.


PDF | Link | Samuel RD, Filoh, E. & Galily, Y. (2024). Attention Allocation in Elite Football Refereeing: conceptual, empirical, and applied considerations. Journal of Cognitive Psychology.


2023


PDF | Link | Hayat, T., Galily, Y & Samuel-Azran, T. (2023). Twitter following of the Beijing winter Olympics and the Russian Chinese fans alliance: a social network analysis. American Behavioral Scientist. XX-XX. [ISI Impact Factor 3.3 Q1 Social Sciences].


PDF | Link | Samuel-Azran, T, Hayat, T. & Galily, Y. (2023). Global sport protest is the act of liberals from the global north: a case study of #boycottqatar2022. American Behavioral Scientist. XX-XX. [ISI Impact Factor 3.3 Q1 Social Sciences].


PDF | Link | Levental., O., Laor, T. & and Galily, Y. (2023) The 21st century globetrotters’ fans: The case of Israeli transnational football supporters’ communities. American Behavioral Scientist. XX-XX. [ISI Impact Factor 3.3 Q1 Social Sciences].


PDF | Link | Galily, Y., Samuel-Azran, T & Hayat, T. (2023). Sport fanship at the age of the pandemic: preliminary thoughts in times of (global) change. American Behavioral Scientist. XX-XX. [ISI Impact Factor 3.3 Q1 Social Sciences].


PDF | Link | Galily, Y. Laor, T. & Samuel-Azran, T. (2023). It's the platform, stupid (-; the elitist nature of sport podcasts listeners. Online Information Review XX-XX. [ISI Impact Factor 3.1]. [Q1 Communications].


PDF | Link | Galily, Y., Tamir, I., Pack. S., Spaaij, R. (2023). Spectator Sport and Fan Behavior – A prologue. Frontiers in Psychology doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.564877 [Impact Factor 4.232- Q1 Psychology].


PDF | Link | Samuel, RD, Stamblova, N. Galily, Y. & Tenenbaum, G. (2023). Adaptation to Change: A meta-Model of Adaptation in Sport (MAS) and an Integrated Review of Career Change-Events. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 10.1080/1612197X.2021.2025139 [ISI Impact Factor 4.048].


2022


PDF | Link | Samuel, R., Pina, J., Galily, Y., Travassos, B., Hochman, G., Figueiredo, P & Tenenbaum, G. (2022). “The Effects of the 2020-2021 Coronavirus Pandemic Change-Event on Football Refereeing: Evidence from the Israeli and Portuguese Leagues”. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 10.1080/1612197X.2021.2025139 [ISI Impact Factor 4.048].


PDF | Link | Laor, T. and Galily, Y. (2022). "Why do religious people look shady?" ultra-orthodox representation in Israeli radio comedy and satire. Israel Affairs. 10.1080/13537121.2022.2041827 [ISI Impact Factor 0.384].


PDF | Link | Lev, A., Eldadi, O., Broitman, T., Friedman, O., Sharbani, M., Tenenbaum, G. & Galily, Y. (2022). “In Your Face”: The Transition from Physical to Symbolic Violence among NBA Players. PLoSOne [IF= 3.754]. [Q1 Multidisciplinary]. Google Scholar Citations = X


PDF | Link | Galily, Y. (2022). ‘We can only trust ourselves’: Operation Wrath of God in perspective. Israel Affairs, 28(4), 589–596. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2022.2088123


PDF | Link | Galily, Y., & Tamir, I. (2022). Back to the future: contemporary thoughts and views on sport and terrorism from a global perspective. Israel Affairs, 28(4), 531–535. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2022.2087995


PDF | Link | Laor, T. & Galily, Y. (2022). Who’s clicking on on-demand? Media consumption patterns of generations Y & Z. Technology & Society. xx-xx [Impact Factor 9.2]. [Q1 Social Sciences]


PDF | Link | Laor, T. & Galily, Y. (2022). In Waze we trust? GPS-based navigation application users’ behavior and patterns of dependency. PLoSOne. 10.1371/journal.pone.0276449. [IF= 3.754]. [Q1 Multidisciplinary].


2021


PDF | Link | Samuel, R., Eldadi, O, Galily, Y., & Tenenbaum, G. (2021) Mobility and Migration Experiences of Transnational Coaches within Israeli Handball context. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 53, 101853


PDF | Link | Galily, Y. (2021). The covid-19 pandemic as a game changer: when NBA players forced America to think. Again. Frontiers in Psychology


PDF | Link | Pack, S.M., Galily, Y., Yarchi, M., Tamir, I. (2021). A tug of war: The Israeli sports press during the Second Lebanon War. Journal of Sports Media, 16(1), 49-69.


PDF | Link | Galily, Y., Samuel RD, Filoh, E. & Tenenbaum, G. (2021). The Psychology of Sport, Performance and Ethics: Local and Global Reflections. Frontiers in Psychology.


PDF | Link | Nadel Harony, T., Einav, G., & Galily, Y. (2021). Let’s WhatsApp! Generation X couples’ online and offline relationship patterns in the digital age. New Media & Society.


2020


Link | Laor, T and Galily, Y. (2020). Offline vs online: attitude and behavior of journalists in social media era. Technology & Society. 61, 101231.


Link | Morgulev, E.* Azar, O., Galily, Y. and Bar-Eli, M. (2020). The Impact of Initial Success in Competitive Environment: An Analysis of Early Lead Effect in NBA Overtimes. 1. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.


Link | Samuel, R. Tenenbaum, G. & Galily, Y. (2020). Sequential Decision-Making in Soccer Refereeing: A Conceptual Framework. XX-XX. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 15 (2), 118-130.


Link | Feiss, R., Kostrna, J., Scruggs, J. W., Pangelinan, M., & Tenenbaum, G. (2020). Effects of music tempo on perceived exertion, attention, affect, heart rate, and performance during isometric strength exercise. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1-9.‏


Link | Sharon-David, H., Siekanska, M., & Tenenbaum, G. (2020). Are gyms fit for all? A scoping review of the barriers and facilitators to gym-based exercise participation experienced by people with physical disabilities. Performance Enhancement & Health, 100170.‏


Link | Basevitch, I., Tenenbaum, G., Razon, S., Boiangin, N., & Ward, P. (2020). Anticipation and Situation-Assessment Skills in Soccer Under Varying Degrees of Informational Constraint. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1(aop), 1-11.‏


Link | Lev, A., Galily, Y., Eldadi, O*., & Tenenbaum, G. (2020). Deconstructing Celebratory Acts Following Goal Scoring Among Elite Professional Football Players. PLoSOne. [ISI Impact Factor 2.74].


Link | Samuel, RD, Tenenbaum, G & Galily, Y. (2020). The 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic as a Change-Event in Sport Performers’ Careers: Conceptual and Applied Practice Considerations. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.567966


Link | Samuel, RD, Galily, Y., Filoh, E. & Tenenbaum, G. (2020). Implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) as a Career Change-Event: The Israeli Premier League Case Study. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.564855.


PDF | Link | Galily, Y and Samuel-Azran, T. (2020). The changing face of fandom: the case of Israeli football supporters. Israel Affairs. 26(4) 515-526.


PDF | Link | Tamir, I & Galily, Y. (2020) Older than the state: ninety years of Israeli football through the looking glass. Israel Affairs. 26(4) 497-500.


PDF | Link | Betzer-Tayar, M., Lev, A. & Galily, Y. (2020). Exploration of gendered discourses – an alternative theoretical perception of the Israeli sports realm. The International Journal of Sport and Society. 12(1) 17-31.


PDF | Link | Laor, T., & Galily, Y. (2020). The annual music charts: the communal musical taste mix in Israel. Israel Affairs, 26(6), 928-959.‏


2019


Link | Liu, S., Boiangin, N., Meir, G., Shaffer, K. A., Lebeau, J. C., Basevitch, I., & Tenenbaum, G. (2019). Ironic and overcompensating processes under avoidance instructions in motor tasks: An attention imbalance model with golf-putting evidence. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance.


Link | Ring, C., Kavussanu, M., Al-Yaaribi, A., Tenenbaum, G., & Stanger, N. (2019). Effects of antisocial behaviour on opponent's anger, attention, and performance. Journal of sports sciences, 37(8), 871-877.‏


Link | Galily, Y. (2019). “Shut up and dribble!”? Athletes activism in the age of twittersphere: the case of LeBron James. Technology in Society, XX-XX.


Link | Morgulev, E. and Galily, Y. (2019). Unethical Behavior of High-Profile Agents in the Field: The Case of Time-Wasting in English Premier League Football Matches. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.


Link | Samuel, R., Galily, Y., R. Sharoni, E., Guy, O. & (2019). Sequential Decision-Making in Soccer Referees: From a Conceptual Framework to a Training Simulator. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching.


Link | Hayat, T., Galily, Y., & Samuel-Azran, T. (2019). Can celebrity athletes burst the echo chamber bubble? The case of LeBron James and Lady Gaga. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 1012690219855913.‏


Link | Monfared, S. S., Tenenbaum, G., & Folstein, J. (2019). Error detection in sharp shooting: Complexity of cognitive structures in estimation of performance error. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 101555.‏


Link | Lev, A. (2019). Becoming a long-distance runner–deriving pleasure and contentment in times of pain and bodily distress. Leisure Studies, 1-14.‏


Link | Hertzog, E., & Lev, A. (2019). Male Dominance under Threat: Machoism Confronts Female Defiance in Israeli Gyms. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography.


2018


Link | Morgulev, E. & Galily, Y. (2018). Choking or Delivering under pressure? The Case of Elimination Games in NBA Playoffs. Frontiers in psychology, 9:979. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00979.


Link | Morgulev, E., Azar, O. H., & Bar-Eli, M. (2018). Does a “comeback” create momentum in overtime? Analysis of NBA tied games. Journal of Economic Psychology.‏


Link | Galily, Y. (2018). From terror to public diplomacy: Jibril Rajoub and the Palestinian authorities uses of sport in fragmentary Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Middle Eastern Studies, XX-XX.


Link | Galily, Y. (2018). Artificial intelligence and sports journalism: is it a sweeping change? Technology in Society, 54. 47-51.


Link | Goldschmied, N. ,Galily, Y. & Kenneth, K. (2018). The Underdog as a Hero: Cross-Cultural Support for the Lesser is motivated by Fairness and Competence Assessment. Frontiers in Psychology.


Link | Lev, A., & Zach, S. (2018). Running between the raindrops: Running marathons and the potential to put marriage in jeopardy. International Review for the Sociology of Sport.


2017


Link | Lev, A., & Hertzog, E. (2017). Typology of gender resistance and defiance in Israeli gyms. Sport in Society, 1-16.


Link | Samuel, R., Galily, Y. & Tenenbaum, G. (2017). Who Are You Ref? Defining the Soccer Referee's Career using a Change-Based Perspective. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15 (2), 118-130.


Link | Goldschmied, N., Sheptock, M. Kim, K. and Galily, Y. (2017). Appraising Loftus and Palmer (1974) Post-Event Information vs. Concurrent Commentary in the Context of Sport. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70(11) 2347-2356.