Félix Arbinaga Ibarzábal holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Seville (Spain). He is currently a lecturer in the area of Basic Psychology within the Department of Clinical and Experimental Psychology at the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Sciences of the University of Huelva. For over 20 years, he worked as a Specialist in Clinical Psychology. Today, his professional work focuses on teaching and research in the fields of exercise and health, exercise and placebo, expectations and performance in motor behavior, among others. In the context of dance, he has conducted research related to resilient behavior, eating habits, and sleep patterns among dance students. With over one hundred publications and as editor of several books on exercise and health, he also serves as a reviewer for various national and international journals.

• Psychology
• Sports Science
• Exercise and Health
• Exercise and Placebo
• Expectations and Performance in Motor Behavior
• Resilient Behavior
• Eating Habits
• Sleep Patterns Among Dance Students

• Arbinaga, F. (2017). Subjective quality of sleep and anger. International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science 7(1):41-48 DOI:10.5923/j.ijpbs.20170701.07.
• Vasconcelos-Raposo, J., Pinheiro, E., Pereira, S., Arbinaga,F., & Teixeira, C. M. (2017). Autoconceito, agressividade e perfecionismo em pessoal militar.PSIENCIA. Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencia Psicológica, 9,2, 1-14 doi: 10.5872/psiencia/9.2.23
• Vasconcelos-Raposo, J., Moreira, T., Arbinaga, F. e Teixeira, C.M. (2017). Satisfação sexual em pacientes com câncer. Acta Colombiana de Psicología.20,2 95-105. doi: 10.14718/ACP.2017.20.2.5.
• Galindo, A. y Arbinaga, F. (2018). Análisis bibliométrico de la Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología del Ejercicio y el Deporte (2006/2017). Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología del Ejercicio y el Deporte.13, 1:33-40.
• Arbinaga, F., Tornero-Quiñones, I., & Fernández-Ozcorta, E. (2018).Sleeping Position, Expression of Anger and Subjective Sleep Quality in University Students. Sleep and Hypnosis: A Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and Psychopathology. 20, (4): 267-274.doi.org/10.5350/Sleep.Hypn.2018.20.0161.
• Vela, D. y Arbinaga, F. (2018). Aplicación del Listado de Situaciones Estresantes para el Arbitraje (LISEA) en árbitros de fútbol. Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología del Ejercicio y el Deporte. 13, 2:281-287.
• Arbinaga, F. (2018). Self-Reported Perceptions of Sleep Quality and Resilience Among Dance Students. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 125,2:351-368 doi.org/10.1177/0031512518757352.
• Arbinaga, F., Fernández-Ozcorta, E., Sáenz-López, P. & Carmona-Márquez, J. (2018). The psychological effects of physical exercise: A controlled study of placebo effect. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 59(6), 644-652. DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12482-
• Ruiz-Juan, F., Zarauz, A., Jaenes, J. C., Arbinaga, F. y Flores-Allende, G. (2019). Variables predictoras de la dependencia al entrenamiento en corredores de fondo en ruta españoles y mexicanos.Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología del Ejercicio y el Deporte. 14, 1:18-23,
• Joaquín-Mingorance, M., Arbinaga, F., Carmona-Márquez, J. y Bayo-Calero, J. (2019). Coping strategies and self-esteem in women with breast cancer. Annals of Psychology. 35(2): 188-194. DOI:10.6018/analesps.35.2.336941
• Arbinaga, F., Joaquin-Mingorance, M. & Fernández-Cuenca, S. (2019). Expression of anger in university students according to perceived quality of sleep. Sleep Science. 12(1):28-34, DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20190058.
• Rodríguez, C.I., Castillo-Viera, E., y Arbinaga, F. (2019). Comparación del índice de masa corporal en escolares de Catamarca establecido por técnicas antropométricas, de autoinforme y test de figuras. Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría. 117(3):e218-e223. DOI:10.5546/aap.2019.eng.e318.
• Arbinaga, F., Fernández-Ozcorta, E.J., Herrera-Macías, P.P. y Vela-Calderon, D. (2019). Síndrome de burnout y resiliencia en árbitros de fútbol y baloncesto. Revista de Psicología del Deporte. 28(2):23-32.
• Arbinaga, F. (2019). Dependence on nicotine and subjective quality of sleep in dance students. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. 23(3): 97-103(7) DOI: 10.12678/1089-313X.23.3.97.
• Fernández-Ozcorta, E.J, Ferriz, R., Arbinaga, F., &García-Martínez, J. (2019). Physically active undergraduates: Motivational and emotional profiles. Journal of American College Health. 26(67). 706-716. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1506789.
• Arbinaga, F., Fernández-Cuenca, S.,Fernández-Ozcorta, E.J., Toscano-Hermoso, M.D.& Joaquin-Mingorance, M.(2019). Level of physical activity and sleep characteristics in university students.Sleep Science. 12(4):265-271.DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20190092
• Arbinaga, F., Fernández-Cuenca, S., & Joaquin-Mingorance, M., (2019). The relationship between subjective sleep quality and smoking in university students. Sleep and Hypnosis: A Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and Psychopathology, 21(4), 309-320. DOI:10.37133/Sleep.Hypn.2019.21.0200
• Sánchez-Gómez, J., Castillo-Viera, E., Fernández-Espínola, C., Arbinaga, F. y Serrat-Reyes, S. (2019). Acoso laboral en el arbitraje de fútbol.Revista de Psicología Aplicada al Deporte y al Ejercicio Físico. 4,e-18, 1-9. DOI:10.5093/rpadef2019a17.
• Toscano-Hermoso, M.D., Arbinaga, F., Fernández-Ozcorta, E.J., Gómez-Salgado, J., & Ruiz-Frutos, C. (2020). Influence of sleeping patterns in health and academic performance among university students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(8), 2760; DOI:10.3390/ijerph17082760.
• Bohórquez Gómez-Millán, R., & Arbinaga, F. (2020). In Memoriam de José Carlos Caracuel Tubío. Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte, 20(2), III. doi:10.6018/cpd.426531
• Arbinaga, F., Romero-Pérez, N., Torres-Rosado, L., Fernández-Ozcorta, E.J. & Mendoza-Sierra, M.I. (2020).Influence of music on closed motor skills: a controlled study with novice female dart-throwers.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.17(11), 4146;DOI:10.3390/ijerph17114146.
• Godoy-Izquierdo, D., González, J., Tadeo-Rodríguez, A., Lara, R., Ogallar, A., Navarrón, E., Ramírez, M.J. & Arbinaga, F. (2020). Body Satisfaction, Weight Stigma, Positivity and Happiness Among Overweight and Obese Spanish Adults: A Preliminary Analysis.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(12), 4186; DOI:10.3390/ijerph17124186.
• Godoy-Izquierdo, D., González, J., Lara, R., Rodríguez, A., Ramírez, M.J., Navarrón, E., Ogallar, A. & Arbinaga, F. (2020). Considering BMI, Body Image and Desired Weight Change for Suitable Obesity Management Options.The Spanish Journal of Psychology,23, E35. doi:10.1017/SJP.2020.36.
• Carmona-Márquez, J., Sierra-Robles, Á., Sánchez-García, M., García-Rodríguez, P., Muñoz-Silva, A., Arbinaga, F., & Tornero-Quiñones, I. (2021). Anti-fat bias in secondary school teachers: Are physical education teachers more biased than mathematics teachers?European Physical Education Review, 27(1),168-184. DOI:10.1177/1356336x20932187
• Arbinaga, F., Mendoza-Sierra, M.I., Bohórquez, M.R., Verjano-Cuellar, M.I., Torres-Rosado, L. & Romero-Pérez, N. (2021). Spirituality, Religiosity and Coping Strategies Among Spanish People Diagnosed with Cancer. Journal of Religion and Health,60(4),2830-2848. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01247-0.
• Godoy-Izquierdo, D., Ogallar, A., Lara, R., Rodríguez-Tadeo, A. & Arbinaga, F. (2021). Association of a Mediterranean diet and fruit and vegetable consumption with subjective well-being among adults with overweight and obesity. Nutrients. 13(4) 1342. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13041342
• Arbinaga, F., Torres-Rosado, L., Romero-Pérez, N., Mendoza-Sierra, M.I. y Carrasco-Rodriguez, Y. (2021). Autoeficacia y optimismo en estudiantes universitarios según su espiritualidad y religiosidad. Informació Psicológica. 121, 29-41. https://doi.org/dx.medra.org/10.14635/IPSIC.2021.121.2
• Godoy-Izquierdo, D., Lara, R., Ogallar, A., Rodríguez-Tadeo, A., Ramírez, M.J., Navarrón, E. & Arbinaga, F. (2021). Psychosocial and diet-related lifestyle clusters in overweight and obesity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 6461. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126461
• Gago-Valiente, F.J., Mendoza-Sierra, M.I., Moreno-Sánchez, E., Arbinaga, F. & Segura-Camacho, A. (2021). Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization and Mental Health in Nurses from Huelva: A Cross-Sectional Study during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(15), 7860; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157860.
• Arbinaga, F., Mendoza-Sierra, M.I., Caraballo-Aguilar, B.M., Buiza-Calzadilla, I., Torres-Rosado, L., Bernal-López, M., García-Martínez, J. & Fernández-Ozcorta, E.J. (2021). Jealousy, violence, and sexual ambivalence in adolescent students according to emotional dependency in the couple relationship. Children, 8(11), 993. https://doi.org/10.3390/children.
• Arbinaga, F. & Bernal-López, M. (2023). Pain catastrophizing in dance students in relation to their resilient behavior and self-reported injuries. Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 38(2):80-88. https://do.org/10.21091/mppa.203.2010
• Moreno-Domínguez, R., Bernal-López, M., Carrasco-Rodríguez, Y. y Arbinaga, F. (2023). Síntomas de psicopatología e inflexibilidad psicológica en atletas recreacionales. Revista de Psicología Aplicada al Deporte y el Ejercicio Físico, 8(1),e6,1-13. https://doi.org/10.5093/rpadef2023a7.
• Arbinaga, F. (2023). Resilient Behaviors in Music Students: Relationship with Perfectionism and Self-Efficacy. Behavioral Sciences, 13(9), 722; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13090722.
• Bernal-López, M., Fernández-Ozcorta, E.J., Duran-Andrada, J., Khattabi-Elyahmidi, S., Fernández-Macías, M.A., Carrasco-Rodríguez, Y., Tejedor-Benítez, R. y Arbinaga F. (2023). Nivel de actividad física saludable y características del sueño en adultos. Revista de Psicología Aplicada al Deporte y al Ejercicio Físico, 8(2), e12, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.5093/rpadef2023a11
• Arbinaga, F., Mendoza-Sierra, M.I. & Fernández-Acosta, G. (2024). Index of Healthy Eating and Emotional Eating in Relation to Psychological Inflexibility in Dance Students. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11:146 https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02663-9
• Arbinaga F., Mendoza-Sierra, M.I., & Moreno-San-Pedro, E. (2024). Psychological Inflexibility in Spanish Adults: Characteristics of Emotional Eating and the Healthy Eating Index. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 14(2):155-166. https://doi.org/10.5455/PBS.20240331062223
• Arbinaga, F., Fernández-Ozcorta, E.J., Checa, I., García-Robles, A. & Godoy-Izquierdo, D. (2024). Differential performance on a motor task according to the preference for task-irrelevant elements that are chosen or assigned: a randomized controlled study. Human Movement Science, 96,103253 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2024.103253
• Fernández-Ozcorta, E.J., Arbinaga, F., Checa, I., Romero-Pérez, N., Cano-Manzano, P., & Godoy-Izquierdo, D. (2024). Short-term effect of attributional versus non-attributional negative normative feedback on motor tasks: A double-blind study. Applied Sciences, 14, 9865. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14219865.
• Cano-Manzano, P., Moreno-San-Pedro, E., Durán-Andrada, J., Tejedor-Benítez, R., Carrasco-Rodríguez, Y., Fernández-Macías, M. A. y Arbinaga, F. (2024). Inteligencia emocional y relaciones con la (in)flexibilidad psicológica en esgrimistas. Revista de Psicología Aplicada al Deporte y al Ejercicio Físico, 9(2), Artículo e11. https://doi.org/10.5093/rpadef2024a11
• Arbinaga, F., Mendoza-Sierra, M.I., & Fernández-Acosta, G. (2025). Sleep characteristics in dance students related to psychological inflexibility. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 29(1):3-12 https://doi.org/10.1177/1089313X241263651 Q3,FI.1.6(2024). Arbinaga, F. (2025). Self-efficacy and perfectionism as a function of resilient behaviour in dance students. Research in Dance Education, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647893.2025.2465455.
• Arbinaga, F. (2025). Pain catastrophizing related to psychological inflexibility, self-reported injuries and perfectionism in soccer referees. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise,7(1):84-96 Q3,FI.1.3(2024).https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-023-00234-z. Díaz-Ceballos, I., Díaz-Rodríguez, J., Arbinaga, F. & Gutiérrez-Fernández, J.N. (2025). Percepción informada de entrenadores y entrenadoras de voleibol sobre la salud mental en el deporte: un análisis cualitativo. Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte, 25(1):80-93. https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.630351
• Arbinaga, F., Díaz-Rodríguez, J., Gutiérrez-Fernández, J.N., Moreno-San-Pedro, E. & Díaz-Ceballos, I. (2025). Psychopathological symptoms in volleyball coaches: An approximation of their relationships with coping strategies and psychological inflexibility. International Sport Coaching Journal. https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2025-0001.
• Duran-Andrada, J., Khudhair, M.A. y Arbinaga, F. (2025). Síntomas psicopatológicos en árbitras de fútbol: un estudio piloto. Revista de Psicología Aplicada al Deporte y el Ejercicio Físico, 10,(1)e5,1-10- https://doi.org/10.5093/rpadef2025a5-
• Khudhair, M.A. & Arbinaga, F. (2025). The Effect of Using an Electronic Program with Supplementary Tools on the Development of Futsal Officiating Performance Among Female Students of the College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences. Modern Sport, 24(1):27-35, https://doi.org/10.54702/2708-3454.1003
• Khudhair, M.A., Salman, M.M., & Arbinaga, F. (2025). The Effect of Using Competitive Challenge Games in Improving the Performance of Some Complex Offensive Skills at the Ages of (10-12) Years, Modern Sport, 24(1), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.54702/2708-3454.1008

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