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Dr Dijana Cocic

Lecturer

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

Dijana Cocic

Key Publications

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Grit subcomponents are differentially associated with practice trajectories underlying expertise development, Cocic, D., DeCouto, B., Fawver, B., Cowan, R., Hendry, D., Williams, A., Bilalic, M. 23 Sep 2025, In: Scientific Reports
  • How Small Differences Grow over Time – The Snowball Effect of Grit on Practice in Sport, Cocic, D., Larkin, P., Hendry, D., Williams, A., O’Connor, D., Bilalic, M. 29 Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Gritting One’s Way to Success – Grit Explains Skill in Elite Youth Soccer Players Beyond (Deliberate) Practice, Larkin, P., Cocic, D., Hendry, D., Williams, A., O’Connor, D., Bilalic, M. 1 Jan 2023, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Reading the Future from Body Movements –Anticipation in Handball, Cocić, D., Vaci, N., Prieger, R., Bilalić, M. 4 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Motor Behavior
  • Large data and Bayesian modeling—aging curves of NBA players, Vaci, N., Cocić, D., Gula, B., Bilalić, M. 1 Aug 2019, In: Behavior Research Methods

Qualifications

Psychology PhD January 23 2023

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