Research Impact: This is the first systematic review to narratively synthesize available evidence from 28 studies of post-primary school-based suicide prevention (PSSP) on suicidal thoughts and behaviors among 47,000 participants. Findings showed significant improvements, poor […]
Research Impact: This meta-ethnography protocol outlines methods to synthesize adolescents’ perspectives on engaging with post-primary school-based suicide prevention (PSSP) interventions, as participants/end-users, intervention advisors, facilitators, and co-designers and co-researchers. Identified full texts will be reviewed […]
Research Impact: This paper explores the European fitness landscape for children and adolescents. It provides the most up to date reference values, fitness maps and country ranking based on nearly 8 million test results from […]
Research Impact Summary: The relationship between typical school provision of physical education, physical activity and sports was found to be multifaceted. In the context of physical education, the provision of regular physical education class, extension […]
Research Impact: Approximately 15% of the world’s population have disabilities. In this paper, policies that focused on physical activity for children and adolescents with disabilities are highlighted and using data from the recent round of […]
Research Impact: The Global Matrix 4.0 brought forth evidence from 57 countries or jurisdictions from around the world in a harmonised methodology to make comparisons over time and between countries. The Global Matix typically did […]
Research Impact: Research has shown separate positive and negative associations between physical activity and screen-time with depressive symptoms. Research is needed to determine the interrelationship between ST and PA with depressive symptoms and the influence […]
The 2022 Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents was produced as part of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and is part of the Global Matrix 4.0, which includes 57 countries. As […]
Schools, and specifically Physical Education programmes, have been identified as the most suitable vehicle to promote active and healthy lifestyles among young people (Pate et al., 2006). Resistance Exercise (RE) is in top five most […]
Research Impact: Children with disabilities are subject to victimisation in and out of school setting. The Finnish anti-bully programme – KiVa has been around for over a decade, and was considered so successful that it […]
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