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Characterizing physical activity patterns

  • Hunt, E., Brazendale, K., de Moraes, A. C. F., Malkani, R., Heredia, N., Pfledderer, C., Brown, D. M. Y., Hoelscher, D., Beets, M. & Weaver, R. G. (2024). Physical activity levels of U.S. adolescents before and during COVID-19: Findings from a nationally representative sample. AJPM Focus, 100253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2024.100253
  • Chen, S., Brown, D. M. Y., Parker, K. & Lee E-Y. (2024). Trends in adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among US adolescents from 2011 to 2019: Evidence from repeated cross-sectional cycles of the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34, e14609. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14609
  • Brown, D. M. Y., Summerville., B., Fairclough, S., Mielke, G. & Tyler, R. (2024). Associations between intersecting sociodemographic characteristics and device-measured physical activity among children and adolescents living in the United States. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Published online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-0360
  • Brown, M. Y., McPhee, P.G., Kwan, M. Y. & Timmons, B. W. (2021). Implications of disability severity on 24-hour movement guideline adherence among children with neurodevelopmental disorders in the United States. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 18, 1325-1331. doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2021-0282

Explaining physical activity behavior

  • Pfledderer, C. D., Brown, D. M. Y., Lanza, K., Hunt, E. T., Porter, C. D., Parker, H., Stoepker, P. & Brazendale, K. (2024). Participation in out-of-school and weekend organized activities and adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines among adolescents in the United States. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.08.016
  • Pfledderer, C. D., Brown, D. M. Y., Ranjit, N., Springer, A. E., Malkani, R. I., Salvo, D., & Hoelscher, D. M. (2024). Examining associations between physical activity context and children meeting daily physical activity guidelines: The role of outdoor play, sports, and other organized activities. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1352644
  • Porter, C., Groves, I., Huong, C. & Brown, D. M. Y. (2024). Predicting physical activity behavior among university students using the Multi-Process Action Control Framework. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 102716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102716
  • Harris, S., Brown, D. M. Y., King-Dowling, S., Cairney, J. & Kwan, M. (Accepted). Examining real-time physical activity in adolescents using the Multi-Process Action Control Model: An ecological momentary assessment study. Current Issues in Sport Sciences.
  • Jekauc, D., Gürdere, C., Englert, C., Strobach, T., Bottesi, G., Bray, S., Brown, D. M. Y., Fleig, L., Ghisi, M., Graham, J., Martinasek, M., Tamulevicius, N. & Pfeffer, I. (2024). The contribution and interplay of implicit and explicit processes on physical activity behavior: Empirical testing of the physical activity adoption and maintenance model (PAAM). BMC Public Health, 24, 1239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18589-5
  • Porter, C., Kwan, M. Y., Meca, A., Hale, W. & Brown, D. M. Y. (2024). Exercise identity and physical activity behavior during late adolescence: A four wave cross-lagged panel model. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 102641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102641
  • Haider, I., Brown D. M. Y., Bray, S. R., Dutta, P., Rhodes, R. E. & Kwan, M. Y. W. (2024) Understanding the intention-to-behavior relationship for adolescents: An application of the Multi-Process Action Control Model. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22, 52-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2022.2138496
  • Wilfred, A. M., Humphreys, C., Patterson, S., Brown, D. M. Y., Pohl, D., Moyes, C., Rosenbaum, P. & Ronen, G. (2022). Being physically active with epilepsy: Insights from young people and their parents. Epilepsy Research, 188, 107035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.107035
  • Kovacevic, D., Bray, S. R., Brown, D. M. Y., Kwan, M. Y. W. (2022). Understanding changes in adolescent physical activity behaviours and cognitions prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4, 895097. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.895097
  • Kwan, M. Y. W., Brown, D. M. Y., Dutta, P. Haider, I. Cairney, J. & Rhodes, R. E. (2021). Application of the multi-process action control model to predict physical activity during late adolescence. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 44, 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2021-0169

Integrative whole day approach to healthy development

  • Brown, D. M. Y., Burkart, S., Groves, C. I., Balbim, G. M., Pfledderer, C. D., Porter, C. D., St. Laurent, C., Johnson, E. K. & Kracht, C. L. (Accepted). A systematic review of research reporting practices in observational studies examining associations between 24-hour movement behaviors and indicators of health using compositional data analysis. Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors.
  • Brown D. M. Y., Lerner, I., Cairney, J. & Kwan, M. Y. W. (2024). Independent and joint associations of physical activity and sleep on mental health among 220,324 adults in 214 countries. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Published online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-024-10280-8
  • Groves, C., Huong, C., Porter, C., Summerville, B., Swafford, I., Witham, B., Hayward, M., Kwan, M. & Brown, D. M. Y. (2024). Associations between 24-hour movement behaviors and indicators of mental health across the lifespan: A systematic review. Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, 3, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44167-024-00048-6
  • Huong, C. & Brown, D. M. Y. (2024). Estimating treatment effects of physical activity on subcategories of mental health: A propensity score analysis among a global sample of 341,956 adults. Mental Health and Physical Activity. Published online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100586
  • Fairclough, S., Clifford, L., Brown D. M. Y. & Tyler, R. (2023). Characteristics of 24-hour movement behaviours and their associations with mental health in children and adolescents. Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, 2, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44167-023-00021-9
  • Porter, C., McPhee, P., Kwan, M., Timmons, B. & Brown, D. M. Y. (2023). 24-hour movement guideline adherence and mental health: A cross-sectional study of emerging adults with chronic health conditions and disabilities. Disability & Health Journal, 101476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2023.101476
  • Brown, D. M. Y., Porter, C., Hamilton, F., Almanza, F., Narvid, C., Pish, M. & Arizabalo, D. (2022). Interactive associations between physical activity and sleep duration in relation to adolescent academic achievement. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 15604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315604
  • Brown D. M. Y., Hill, R. M. & Wolf, J. K. (2022). Cross-sectional associations between 24-hour movement guideline adherence and suicidal thoughts among Canadian post-secondary students. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 23, 100484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2022.100484
  • Brown D. M. Y., Faulkner, G., Kwan, M. Y. W. (2022). Healthier movement behavior profiles are associated with higher psychological wellbeing among emerging adults attending post-secondary education. Journal of Affective Disorders, 319, 511-517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.111
  • Brown, D. M. Y., Kwan, M. Y., King-Dowling, S. & Cairney, J. (2021). Cross-sectional associations between wake-time movement compositions and mental health in preschool children with and without motor coordination problems. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, 752333. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.752333
  • Brown, D. M. Y. & Ronen, G. M. (2021). Associations between 24-hour movement guideline adherence and mental health disorders among young people with active and inactive epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108386
  • Brown, M. Y. & Kwan, M. Y. (2021). Movement behaviors and mental wellbeing: A cross-sectional isotemporal substitution analysis of Canadian adolescents. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 15, 736587. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.736587
  • Brown, M. Y., Cairney, J. & Kwan, M. Y. (2021). Adolescent movement behaviour profiles are associated with indicators of mental wellbeing. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 20, 100387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100387
  • Brown, D. M. Y., Kwan, M. Y., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K., & Cairney, J. (2021). Identifying patterns of movement behaviours in relation to depressive symptoms during adolescence: A latent profile analysis approach. Preventive Medicine, 143, 106352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106352