A5018472992- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Sports Performance and Training
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Sex work and related issues
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Western University
2017-2025
Children’s Health Research Institute
2021-2025
Lawson Health Research Institute
2021-2024
Seabrook
2021
Athabasca University
2021
University of Nottingham
2021
Brescia University
2021
Western University of Health Sciences
2021
Food & Nutrition
2021
<h3>Background:</h3> Qualitative research is lacking on the mental well-being of adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic. The aim this study was to explore feelings and emotions experienced first wave pandemic coping strategies they identified employed manage those emotions. <h3>Methods:</h3> Participants living in Canada aged 13–19 years were recruited through social media platforms youth-serving organizations. data gathered from 2 open-ended questions included a youth-informed cross-sectional...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Youth vaping remains a pressing public health issue in Canada, with rates increasing since 2017 and rebounding after temporary decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. As youth engagement traditional warnings declines, innovative strategies are needed. Visually compelling, youth-driven digital content, such as interactive infographics, may help bridge knowledge gaps, enhance risk perception, support more informed decision-making. Despite this potential, limited...
Even though regular engagement in physical activity (PA) among children can support their development and encourage the adoption of healthy lifelong habits, most do not achieve recommended guidelines. Active travel (AT), or any form human-powered (e.g., walking), be a relatively accessible, manageable, sustainable way to promote children's PA. One common barrier AT, however, is reported lack education training. To participation this paper presents comprehensive 4-module online road safety...
Sport psychology has become widely applied in coaching practices to assist athletic success. Despite the increased use, there is a lack of evidence-based sport information available coaches form informal sources. The aim this study was conduct pilot test explore coaches’ perceptions and use an website. Eight participated semi-structured interviews. Based on engagement, five data analyzed using thematic analysis their experiences revealed two main themes, website enhancements. remaining three...
The inclusion of youth voices in research relating to their own daily environments, wellbeing, and development is increasingly recognized as essential ensuring rigor success mobilizing community change. Few studies have qualitatively examined youths’ experiences perceptions participatory roles. This paper presents insights lessons learned from a capacity-building program designed delivered part project, Teens Talk Vaping. Vaping took by-youth-for-youth approach co-produce about teen vaping...
With the abundance of literature focusing on parental influence in sport, it is important to identify family dynamics that extend beyond parents include siblings. In this study, sibling was explored through retrospective interviews with former elite youth female athletes (N = 4) and their (n same sex who participated sport. The purpose discover how siblings high performance sport participation. Two categories emerged from data: positive experiences participating (e.g. growth relationship,...
Biofeedback is among the various self-regulation techniques that mental performance consultants can utilize in their practice with athletes. produces psychophysiological assessments real time to enhance awareness of thoughts and emotions. Quantitatively, research shows biofeedback facilitate self-regulation, allowing an athlete gain control over responses could be detrimental performance. With technology becoming a widespread tool monitoring states, exploration consultants’ use biofeedback,...
The study aimed to determine whether athletes who practice biofeedback are able self-regulate by reaching resonance frequency and gaining physiological control quicker than if time integrates imagery or a rest period. Intervention effectiveness (e.g., intervention length, spent training) was also explored. Twenty-seven university were assigned one of three groups: (a) (i.e., continuous training), (b) biofeedback/imagery interspersed with imagery), (c) biofeedback/rest period). Five sessions...
• Increasing youth vaping is a serious public health concern. Teens Talk Vaping project aimed to co-produce research about teen with teens. Teen co-researchers facilitated 7 online focus groups teens across Canada. Analysis generated five themes revealing how experienced as 'everywhere'. prevention efforts must be equity-centred and youth-driven.
<ns5:p><ns5:bold>Background:</ns5:bold> Deliberate practice research has consistently shown that intense, concentrated, goal-oriented in a focused domain, such as medicine, can improve skill development and performance. To date, little is known about how surgical residents approach their training, they evaluate current weaknesses, plan to transition from one milestone another. Without knowledge of residents’ role development, educators miss the opportunity optimize progression these lifelong...
Population Medicine considers the following types of articles:• Research Papers -reports data from original research or secondary dataset analyses.• Review -comprehensive, authoritative, reviews within journal's scope.These include both systematic and narrative reviews.• Short Reports -brief reports research.• Policy Case Studies articles on policy development at a regional national level.• Study Protocols -articles describing protocol study.• Methodology -papers that present different...
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mental health and stress levels warrants urgent attention. In Canada, as elsewhere in world, public measures early stages dramatically transformed everyday geographies young people. hyper-localisation life, surrounding neighbourhood features like parks food-related stores may have provided only outlets for physical activity, social interaction, relaxation outside home. We examine how health-related behaviours, features, demographic factors relate...
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background:</ns4:bold> Research in the area of deliberate practice has consistently shown that intense, concentrated, goal-oriented a focused domain, such as medicine, can improve both skill development and performance to attain progressively higher standard excellence. In theory, utilizing medical context could result improved surgical training turn better patient outcomes. Therefore, purpose this study was gain understanding how residents approach their from perspective...
As most Canadian children are not attaining the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity, it is imperative that affordable and accessible programs implemented to help become more physically active. Specifically, community-based free easy access have shown be advantageous for promoting beneficial health behaviours at a population level. The Grade 5 ACT-i-Pass (G5AP) activity program in mid-sized city London, Ontario offers programming all grade (ages 9–11 years) various recreational...