David Conroy

David Conroy

David Conroy is a researcher and first author of the 2002 paper introducing the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory.

Who they are

David Conroy is a researcher and first author of the 2002 paper introducing the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory. On this site the name is tied to Fear of Failure.

Key papers

Conroy, D. E., Willow, J. P., & Metzler, J. N. (2002). Multidimensional fear of failure measurement: The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14(2), 76-90.

Key ideas

Fear of Failure: A lasting tendency to expect failing to be costly and to steer away from tasks where it looks likely, measured through the consequences a person expects.

Sources

  1. Conroy, D. E., Willow, J. P., & Metzler, J. N. (2002). Multidimensional fear of failure measurement: The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14(2), 76-90.