Research Impact: Active transport to school (ATS) is an easy and sustainable way to integrate physical activity into daily life. We aimed to develop and test a model which conceptualized relationships between children’s ATS and […]
Category: Publications
Publication: Associations of self-reported PA & anxiety symptoms & status among 7,874 Irish adults: A DEDIPAC-study
Research Impact Summary: Physical activity guidelines were developed primarily based on established physical health benefits. Evidence for the mental health benefits of meeting the guidelines is growing, but benefits for anxiety remain understudied. The current […]
Publication: Physical Preparation Strategies of Professional Jockeys
Research Impact: The first study to investigate the physical preparation strategies of jockeys, the findings provide a unique insight into the lifestyle and training of professional jockeys. Jockeys are working an average 34 weekly hours […]
New Publication: Injury surveillance and prevention practices across Rugby schools in Ireland
Research Impact: Findings demonstrate that a small number of Rugby playing schools in Ireland are considered well-resourced in terms of physiotherapy provision and access to medical doctors and S&C coaches, yet consensus guidelines for injury […]
Publication: Responsibility and the roles undertaken in Sport Education
Research Impact: Results in this study convey students’ responsibility improvements for both personal and social responsibility during a season of Sport Education, finding that there are differences in students with low perceived responsibility depending on […]
Publication: Physical activity achievements of Irish children with disabilities during an adapted PA programme
Research Impact: The benefits of physical activity (PA) are widespread for all children, including those with disabilities. However, despite these benefits children with disabilities continue to be restricted in their participation, have lower levels of […]
Publication: Physical Activity Parenting in Ireland – A Qualitative Analysis
Research Impact Summary: Parents are important stakeholders in young children’s physical activity. Using the voices from parents and children from 117 families in the Growing Up in Ireland child cohort study, findings from this research […]
Publication: Effects of resistance exercise training among young adults with & without analogue generalized anxiety disorder: a protocol for pilot RCTs
Research Impact: Recent meta-analyses support the chronic anxiolytic effects of resistance exercise training (RET) among women with diagnosed Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD); however, the effects of RET among those with subclinical, or analogue, GAD (AGAD) […]
Publication: Injury in elite women’s soccer: a systematic review
Research Impact: Risk factors for injury in elite female soccer players are multifactorial, interwoven and complex. This review summarized several factors to inform injury screening in these athletes. Associations were identified between an increased injury […]
Publication: Injury in elite women’s soccer: A systematic review
Research Impact Summary: Risk factors for injury in elite female soccer players are multifactorial, interwoven and complex. This review summarized several factors to inform injury screening in these athletes. Associations were identified between an increased […]
