Zachary T. Root

Zachary T. Root's work centers on youth sport psychology, especially how young athletes' sense of team identity ('us-ness') shapes moral behavior—both helpful (prosocial) and harmful (antisocial) actions—toward teammates and opponents. Studies use methods like coach interviews and 'stimulated recall' (having athletes review video of their own games) to understand these dynamics, particularly in youth ice hockey. Some publications in the record appear to involve unrelated medical topics (sinusitis, hormone levels in exercise), which may reflect co-authored or misattributed works rather than a core focus.

Publication output has been uneven but shows an increase in recent years, rising from occasional single papers earlier in the decade to multiple publications per year by 2023-2024.

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