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: Research
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 […]
The Implementation of an Injury Surveillance web-based system into School Rugby – Therese Leahy
Unfortunately, 2020 was not the year for sport! However, as I reflect on my last 3 years as a PhD researcher on the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) project, I would like to share some […]
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 […]
Survey: Supplement Use in Inter-county GAA Athletes
Final Year Research Project Supplement Use in Inter-county GAA Athletes – Athlete Survey Our names are Keela Spillane and Cian Maher and we are 4th Year Students in the SES programme in UL. Currently, we […]
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 […]
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