Full Bibliography.

Academic sources underpinning the Five Theories of the Barna Method and the club's own research. Sociology, neuroscience, economics, basketball and gender.

General theoretical framework

Sociology of sport, gender and economics.

Akerlof, G. A. (1970). The Market for "Lemons": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 84(3), 488-500. [T1 · Invisible Market]
Eagly, A. H., & Carli, L. L. (2007).Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders. Harvard Business School Press. [T2 · Recognition Ladder]
Schein, E. H. (1992).Organizational Culture and Leadership (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass. [T3 · Cultural Irreversibility]
Mannheim, K. (1952). The Problem of Generations. In Essays on the Sociology of Knowledge. Routledge. [T4 · Generational Lag]
Holt, D. B. (2004).How Brands Become Icons: The Principles of Cultural Branding. Harvard Business School Press. [T5 · Productive Authenticity]
Bourdieu, P. (1979).La distinction. Critique sociale du jugement. Éditions de Minuit.
Connell, R. W. (1987).Gender and Power: Society, the Person and Sexual Politics. Stanford University Press.

Neuroscience and adolescence

Why the Method works at the brain level.

Steinberg, L. (2008). A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent risk-taking. Developmental Review, 28(1), 78-106.
Bandura, A. (1977).Social Learning Theory. Prentice Hall.
Basso, J. C., & Suzuki, W. A. (2016). The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemical Pathways. Brain Plasticity, 2(2), 127-152.
Singh, A. S., et al. (2018). Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children and adolescents. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(10).
Bidzan-Bluma, I., & Lipowska, M. (2018). Physical Activity and Cognitive Functioning of Children: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4), 800.

Basketball, gender and dropout

Applied research on basketball and women's sport.

Ogden, J. (2025). "You're Basically Naked": interviews with 20 former athletes on uniforms and adolescent sport dropout.
Howard, R. (2024). Doctoral research · Durham University. Sports uniform design as a factor in female dropout during puberty.
Korellis Reuther, K. (2024). Harvard SEAS panel, November 2024. Shrink it and pink it: from insulting to deadly.
Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD). Survey of Sport Habits in Spain 2024-25. Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte.
Federación Española de Baloncesto (FEB). Federated licence report 2023-2024. Madrid.
Federació Catalana de Basquetbol (FCBQ). Activity report 2024-25. Barcelona.

CB Grup Barna's own documents