Yin Chenxi

Thesis title: Meaningfulness within youth sport?

Biography

Background

I started my PhD in October 2021 after completing an MSc in Psychological Studies at the University of Glasgow.

During my undergraduate studies from 2015 to 2019 in China, I was a funded badminton student-athlete sponsored by X-TRM Sports Ltd. During this time, we achieved the Champion in the 2017 Hunan Province University Badminton competition (provincial level) and placed seventh in the 2018 Chinese University Badminton Competition (national level). Alongside, I have many years of coaching experience in community and entry-level performance clubs from 2016 to 2020. I also have working experience in a sports organisation, working for the city’s Badminton Association, responsible for coordinating volunteers and managing court official training programs (2016–2019). 

After moving to Beijing, from 2019 to 2020, I worked at the Institute of Psychology in China Academy of Sciences (CAS)  as a research assistant, responsible manage psychological research program titled the impact of physical activity and digital media on cognitive intervention for the ageing.

After September 2020, I moved to Scotland and completed a one-year postgraduate taught programme. I obtained an MSc (Merit), with a thesis in cognitive neuroscience, focusing on the identification of EEG-based neural markers of ageing and Alzheimer’s disease, which was awarded a grade of A4. I was also granted Graduate Membership (GMBPsS) of the British Psychological Society.

Recently, I am still working in the badminton field as a part-time coach, amateur player and as a certified court official volunteering in Badminton Scotland. And my research interest is in sports and education and open to diverse research methods, with qualitative and psychological methods.

Please feel free to contact me by email, Yin.Chenxi@ed.ac.uk. It is a pleasure to collaborate and further discuss around these field.

Qualifications

MSc, Psychological Studies (University of Glasgow)

Summer school in psychology and counselling (Peking University)

BSE, Forestry Engineering (Central south university of forestry and technology)

Responsibilities & affiliations

2016-2019 Changsha Yulin Sports Development Co., Ltd (Changsha, China)

2019-2020 China Agricultural University Badminton Club (Beijing, China)

2019-2020 Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences  (CAS) (Beijing, China)

Research summary

My PhD research is investigating "Meaningfulness in youth sport". 

Current research interests:

  • Lifelong Sport Participation and motivation. 
  • Meaningfulness in Youth Sports.
  • Badminton: Pedagogy, health benefits & performance analysis.  
  • Coach learning and development: Reflection and practice; AI-driven model.

Past project grants

Ageing Psychology and Health Lab (supervised by Dr Li Juan), Institute of Psychology, CAS, China. The impact of physical activity and digital media on cognitive intervention for the ageing. 2019-2020

Invited speaker

Yin, Chenxi. The Future of Teaching Badminton in School. Invited presentation at the BWF World Coaching Conference, Paris, France, 2025.

Papers delivered

Yin, C., Chen, X., & Lin, S. (2024). From Court to Wellness: A Systematic Review of the Health and Well-Being Benefits of Badminton for Children and Young People. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2-5 July 2024.

Yin, C., Chen, X., & Lin, S. (2024). Teaching Badminton for the Future: A Systematic Review of Teaching Methods in Badminton. Poster presented at the European Conference on Educational Research (EERA), Nicosia, Cyprus, 26-27 August 2024.

Yin, C., & Yin, F. (2024). Meaningfulness in China’s Physical Education (PE)? A Document Analysis of “The Study Achievement Assessment of PE” in Primary Schools. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research (EERA), Nicosia, Cyprus, 26-27 August 2024.

Yin, C., & Huang, W. (2024). A Comparative Analysis of Physical Education Teacher Training Programs: Validating a Chinese Theoretical Framework in Scotland and Australia. Poster presented at the 10th International Conference on Movement, Health and Exercise & 14th Asia Conference of Kinesiology and Sport Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10-12 September 2024.

Yin, Chenxi and Zheng Renchuan (2025). Exploring the Spirit of Sports: A Qualitative Study of Sportsmanship Among Chinese Student Athletes. Presentation at the conference of the International Organisation for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP) in Saint Petersburg, Florida 19-22 May 2025

Yin, C. (2024). NPCs in video games: a reflective resource for sports coaches and participant engagement. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1403829

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