Research Impact: COVID-19 transformed how, where, and whether people work. It is intuitive that working from home (WFH) and employment loss influence mental health. Here, 2,301 US adults who were employed prior to COVID-19 self-reported […]
Category: Publications
Publication: The role of the critical friend in supporting and enhancing professional learning and development
Research Impact: We contend that the notion of critical friend is a legitimate consideration with respect to considering how to most effectively encourage professional relationships that support and enhance professional learning and development (PLD).The authors […]
Publication: Teachers’ preparedness to deliver remote adapted physical education from different European perspectives:
Research Impact: When schools were closed during COVID-19 restrictions, many students had difficulties in staying physically active. The environments changed, types of social interactions moved online and there were PE teachers who had to provide […]
Reflecting on PESS research performance and a look to the future – Dr. Brian Carson
As we embark on a new calendar year, it is a good time to reflect on what we have achieved, celebrate our successes and look to the future of research in the PESS department. In […]
Publication: Effects of acute exercise on craving, mood and anxiety in non-treatment seeking adults with alcohol use disorder: An exploratory study
Research Impact: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a significant public health problem, but most people with AUD never seek treatment. Exercise is increasingly used in AUD treatment, but less is known about short-term effects. Here, […]
Publication: Associations between change in outside time pre- and post-COVID-19 public health restrictions and mental health
Research Impact: We investigated the impact of acute COVID-19 public health restrictions on time spent outside in April 2020 and quantified the association between outside time and both stress and positive mental health using secondary […]
Publication: Physical activity and analogue anxiety disorders: mediating influence of social physique anxiety
Research Impact: We examined unstudied associations between subclinical anxiety disorder symptoms and status and potential mediating effects of social physique anxiety among 470 young adults (298 female). Symptoms and odds of Analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder […]
Publication: Customary physical activity and odds of depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 111 prospective cohort studies
Research Impact: Multi-level random effects meta-analysis of 111 studies of >3mil adults from showed that odds of incident cases or an increase in subclinical depressive symptoms were reduced after physical activity exposure by 21% in […]
Publication: The Relationship between Rowing Related Low Back Pain and Rowing Biomechanics: A Systematic Review
Summary: This systematic review examines the relationship between rowing related low back pain and rowing biomechanics involving the spine, pelvis and hips. It is one of five components which form part of a ‘2021 consensus […]
Editorial:Human-Nature Interactions: Perspectives on Conceptual and Methodological Issues.
Research Impact: The editorial is the first output from the GoGreenRoutes team -with partners and advisory board members including PESS graduate Dr Noel Brick at Ulster University. The special issue of 20 publications brought together […]
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