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Behavioural Sports sciences research
current research
THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF ADOLESCENT SPORT FRIENDSHIP QUALITIES IN MANAGING STRESSFUL SPORT TRANSACTIONS
 This project is a SSHRC-funded program of research examining the role that peers play in providing support when adolescent athletes are coping with social and performance-related stress in sport. Specifically, the research aims to identify critical elements of relationships with friends and team mates that play a role in the stress and coping process in the sport context, to determine what kind of support adolescent athletes want and seek from their peers during stressful encounters in sport, and to examine how the support of peers contributes to the coping process and influences motivation to participate and affective experiences in sport. In addition, social maturity and gender are taken into account to examine how peer support processes may change over the course of development and how these processes may develop differently among male and female adolescents. These issues have direct implications for adolescents’ motivation to participate in sport, and their affective experiences and psychosocial adjustment in sport. The knowledge gained through this research can help inform researchers’ and practitioners’ efforts to better understand the nature of peer relationships in sport and develop means keep adolescents active in an effort to promote physical and psychosocial health.
The first project in this program of research was a qualitative study examining how peers provide support when coping with stressful situations pertaining to social goals in sport among adolescent athletes. Male and female provincial team level athletes between the ages of 14 and 18 were interviewed for this project. Close friends on the team, other teammates, and friends who are not on the team will provided different types and levels of support, and support from peers is associated with positive emotional experiences and enhanced motivation to participate in the sport activity. Preliminary results from this project were presented at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology in 2004. (View summary report)
The second project in this program of research was a qualitative study examining coping strategies used by aged-group elite swimmers while dealing with stressors before and after four major swim meets throughout the season 2005-2006 and the different roles peers played in coping with performance-related stress. Four male and four female national-level swimmers competing in different age groups (13-14 or 16-17) took part in nine semi-structured interviews. The interviews explored the changing thoughts and emotions using Lazarus’ framework and provided a more complete and accurate picture of how swimmers managed stress and how this process changed over the course of a season. Interviews were analyzed using an idiographic approach to look at changes in coping overtime intra- and inter-individuals. Preliminary results from this project were presented at the North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity in 2007. (View summary report)
TRANSFORMATIONAL TEACHING BEHAVIOURS AND SELF-DETERMINED MOTIVATION AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN
 The overall objective of this research program is to examine how transformational teaching behaviours predict motivational cognitions and positive physical activity behaviours amongst school-aged students. Transformational teaching involves behaviours that inspire, energize and intellectually stimulate, and a growing body of research conducted outside of exercise and physical activity contexts (i.e., organizational psychology), has found that transformational leaders are able to bring about important cognitive, affective, and behavioural outcomes amongst followers (e.g., quality of life, job satisfaction, motivation). However, to date little is known about the potential for transformational leadership to impact upon the health behaviours and social development of adolescents and children within physical activity settings. Phase 1 of this program of research (funded by SSHRC) involves interview and observation studies, as well as the development of a conceptually sound and psychometrically robust measure of transformational teaching. Research will examine the longitudinal effects of transformational teaching on the physical activity behaviours of adolescents within naturalistic settings. Furthermore, to investigate potential psychological mechanisms (e.g., motivation, self-regulatory cognitions) through which transformational teaching might influence student's physical activity behaviours, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) will examine the efficacy of an indirect teacher training intervention. This approach is novel to the field of health promotion.
Abreast In
A Boat
Abreast In A Boat, a dragon boating program for survivors of breast cancer, was started by Dr. Don McKenzie in the School of Human Kinetics at UBC as a research project to examine the effects of upper body exercise on breast cancer survivors. Dr. McKenzie (1998) found that the physical benefits of this program include improved physical fitness, without increases in lymphedema symptoms. His work also provided anecdotal evidence suggesting that participation in the program leads to mental health improvements, but there is little documented research that explores such effects in detail. The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of participating in Abreast In A Boat on participants' perceptions of their physical self, motivation to participate in sport and physical activities, and available social support resources. The first major study in this program of research began in the spring of 2003. This study consisted of two phases. In the first, novice participants were interviewed at the beginning and end of their first dragon boating season. In the second phase, veteran participants who had participated in at least one season prior to the current season were interviewed. Participants reported a variety of experiences, but overall most found a unique source of social support, enhanced physical self perceptions, and an atmosphere where they reported more positive perceptions of their bodies. More detailed results can be found in the summary report, and in abstracts and posters from presentations of this work at academic conferences. (View summary report)
Journal Article:
Sabiston, C.M. & McDounough, M.H. (2005). The role of dragon boat in facilitating post-traumatic growth among breast cancer survivors. Submitted to Psycho-Oncology.
Based on the findings from the interviews, the second major project in this area is to quantify research findings from the interviews with a focus on developing and validating appropriate measures to study body image, physical self-perceptions, athletic identity, and key enduring stressors in breast cancer survivors using a post-traumatic growth framework (Tedeschi and Calhoun, 2004). Approximately 900 questionnaires were distributed to breast cancer survivors during an international dragon boat festival held in Vancouver during the summer 2005. Four hundred and sixty five women returned completed questionnaires. Data is currently being analyzed and some of the findings will be presented in upcoming conferences. (View summary report)
Reference:
McKenzie, D. C. (1998). Abreast in a Boat: A race against breast cancer. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 159, 376-378.
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EFFICACY BELIEFS WITHIN GROWTH PROMOTING RELATIONSHIPS
Efficacy beliefs represent cognitions that relate to a person's perceived capabilities. When people form close relationships with others (e.g., coach-athlete, counselor-client, mentor-student) they not only develop efficacy beliefs about their own capabilities but also beliefs about the significant other's (or partner's) capabilities. Research conducted by our group is new to the field of sport and exercise psychology. Future research will involve lab-based experimental protocols that will enable us to ascertain how such cognitions emerge and subsequently influence dyadic functioning in sport. This program of research has the potential to enhance our understanding of relationship development, maintenance, and even relational adjustment.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EXERCISE ADHERENCE AMONG OLDER ADULTS
 A large body of epidemiologic research has sought to understand some of the personal, social, and contextual factors that might be conducive to the initiation and maintenance of elevated levels of physical activity throughout the lifespan. One area of enquiry has focused on whether physical activity programs are best served by interventions directed at the individual-level (i.e., exercising alone) or at the group-level (i.e., exercising with others). Our group has conducted innovative research with older adults that centre on understanding group processes that may facilitate healthy psychological and physical functioning. This body of research draws from social psychology, and is new to the field of behavioural medicine.
Dragon Boat Intervention
 A physical activity intervention project was conducted during the Spring-Summer 2004, and data collection will conclude in December 2004. Nearly 80 women who reported BMI’s over 26 kg/m2 participated in a 12-week dragon boat activity intervention, which consisted of following an independent exercise protocol and attending 2 dragon boat sessions per week. Perceptions of body image, competence, social support, motivation, and exercise-related barriers were studied prior to and following the activity program, and a 3-month follow-up. Comparisons between a control group (who did not dragon boat but were asked to follow an independent exercise program) and the experimental group will be examined. The control group participated in the dragon boat program following the completion of the study. Dragon boating was selected as the intervention activity for overweight women because it is non-weight bearing, requires no previous knowledge or experience, is suitable for all skill levels, improves strength and endurance, and is a socially supportive environment. We would like to thank all of our participants for their dedication to the project, and congratulate them on successfully learning a new sport. (More pictures...)
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Social Physique Anxiety
 A collaborative SSHRC-funded project was conducted to further our understanding of adolescents’ experiences with social physique anxiety (SPA). The first study was a qualitative investigation of the antecedents and consequences of SPA, and the ways adolescent males and females cope with body-related anxiety using focus group methodology. Group discussions involved how adolescents feel about their bodies, situations that perpetuate physique anxiety, strategies used to deal with experiences of SPA, and the prevalence of SPA. Following this research, individual interviews were conducted with adolescent females to gather more detailed information pertaining to coping with body-related anxiety. The interview guide was grounded in social anxiety and stress and emotion theoretical frameworks. Preliminary results from both phases of the research have been presented at SCAPPS and the European Congress of Sport Psychology. (View summary report.)
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Physical Activity Instruments
The PAQ manual contains information on the administration and scoring of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) and the Physical Activity Instrument for Adolescents (PAQ-A). Further information is provided on validation studies and cites work by other researchers who have used these instruments. These questionnaires were developed by Dr Crocker, Dr Kowalski, and colleagues. (PAQ Manual pdf)
Student Projects
STRESS AND WELL-BEING IN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY, SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICS, CANCER-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELSn
 This is Val’s dissertation project. She examines the role of physical activity on stressors and perceptions of stress of breast cancer survivors post-treatment. Her research is based on the increasing evidence that physical activity and exercise can enhance a breast cancer survivor's quality of life. Val is using Lazarus’ Cognitive-Motivational-Relational theory of stress and emotions to examine the complex role that physical activity can have in the cancer survivor's life. Her research has several objectives. First, it examines the prevalence of stressors, how they are appraised, and their relationships with quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Furthermore, it highlights how personal characteristics directly influencing stress exposure and reactivity. Third, it investigates the role of physical activity in the stress process and its relationships with survivors’ quality of life. Fourth, it examines the effect of daily exercise on stress perception and affective states. In order to meet these objectives, 350-400 breast cancer survivors post-treatment were asked to fill out a mail-out survey. Survivors were recruited through the BC cancer registry. Questionnaires assessed prevalence of stressors, appraisal of stressors, quality of life, personality, physical activity behaviors, cancer-related characteristics, along with some demographic variables. The findings of this research could help understand chronic stressors and the role of physical activity in the adaptation process in breast cancer populations. Webpage: www.ubcactivebreastcancer.ca
THE INFLUENCE OF ANXIETY AND FEAR ON POSTURE AND BALANCE CONTROL AND FEAR OF FALLING
 Fear of falling is a disabling phenomenon common among patients with postural instability and gait disturbances (such as patients with Parkinson’s disease), and also in elderly people who have previously fallen. Recent evidences in postural studies have shown an increase in postural instability with increase in perceived anxiety in subjects. Most studies in the fear of falling literature have looked at induced anxiety using a height paradigm. However, there is reason to believe that social anxiety may play a role in daily dynamic tasks of posture and balance, as well as performing balance tasks in a clinician’s office. The excessive self-preoccupation that accompanies social anxiety can affect changes in the autonomic nervous system (such as heart rate, respiration), and cognitive processing in several ways. It decreases the person’s attention to environmental cues, affects how the person encodes and interprets information, and increase the probability of certain overt behaviors (such as dwelling on negative aspects of themselves, and having aversive feelings). In order to study the influence of social anxiety on posture and balance, young and old subjects will be recruited to carry out clinical posture and balance tasks under various conditions of perceived anxiety. Outcome measures include levels of state anxiety, fear, trunk sway, and center of pressure measures. Carolyn’s research on the influence of anxiety on posture and balance is currently ongoing in collaboration with Dr. Mark Carpenter’s Neural Control of Posture and Movement Lab at the University of British Columbia.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Campbell, K.L., Crocker, P.R.E., McKenzie, D.C. (2002). Field evaluation of energy expenditure in women using Tritrac accelerometers. Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, 34, 1667-1674.
Crocker, P.R.E., Eklund, R.C., & Graham, T.R. (2002). Evaluating the factorial structure of the revised causal dimension scale in adolescents. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 211-218.
Crocker, P.R.E., Eklund, R.C., & Kowalski, K.C. (2000). Children’s physical activity and physical self-perceptions. Journal of Sports Sciences, 18, 383-394.
Crocker, P.R.E. & Hadd, V. (2005). Stress. In D. Levinson & K. Christensen, Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport. Great Barrington, Massachusetts: Berkshire Publishing Group.
Crocker, P.R.E., Holowachuk, D.R., & Kowalski, K.C. (2001). Feasibility of using the Tritrac motion sensor over a 7-day trial with older children. Pediatric Exercise Science, 13, 70-81.
Crocker, P.R.E., Kowalski, K., & Hadd, V. The role of self and identity in physical (in)activity. In A. Smith & S.J. Biddle (Ed.). Youth Physical Activity and Inactivity: Challenges and Solutions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Crocker, P.R.E., Kowalski, K.C., & Graham, T.R. (1998). Measurement of coping strategies in sport. In J.L. Duda (ed.), Advances in Sport and Exercise Psychology Measurement (pp. 149-161). Fitness Information Technology: Morgantown, WV.
Crocker, P.R.E., Kowalski, N., Kowalski, K., Chad, K., Humbert, L., & Forrester, S. (2001). Smoking behaviour and dietary restraint in young adolescent women: The role of physical self-perceptions. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 92, 428-432.
Crocker, P.R.E., Kowalski, K., Hoar, S., & McDonough, M.H. (2004) Emotions in sport across adulthood. In M. Weiss (Ed.), Developmental sport and exercise psychology: A lifespan perspective (pp.333-356). Morgan Town WV: Fitness Information Technology.
Crocker, P.R.E., Hoar, S., & McDonough, M.H., Kowalski, K., & Niefer, C.B. (2004). Emotional Experience in Youth Sport. In M. Weiss (Ed.), Developmental sport and exercise psychology: A lifespan perspective (pp.197-222). Morgan Town WV: Fitness Information Technology.
Crocker PRE, Sabiston CM, Forrester S, Kowalski N, Kowalski KC, McDonough MH. (2003). Examining change in physical activity, dietary restraint, BMI, social physique anxiety and physical self-perceptions in adolescent girls. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 94, 332-337.
Crocker PRE, Sabiston CM, Kowalski KC, McDonough MH, Kowalski N (2006). Longitudinal assessment of the relationship between physical self-concept and health related behaviour and emotion in adolescent girls. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 18, 185-200.
Graham, T.R., Kowalski, K.C., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2002). The contributions of goal characteristics and causal attributions to emotional experience in youth sport participants. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 3, 273-291.
Hadd, V. & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007). The effect of stress-related factors on post-performance affect in competitive adolescent swimmers. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 5(2), 142-157.
Hayes, S.D., Crocker, P.R.E., & Kowalski, K.C. (1999). Gender differences in physical self-perceptions, global self-esteem and physical activity: Evaluation of the physical self-perception profile model. Journal of Sport Behavior, 22, 1-14.
Hoar, S.D., Kowalski, K.C., Gadreau, P., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005). A review of coping in sport. In S. Hanton, & S. Mallalieu (Eds.), Literature reviews in sport psychology. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Farrell, R.J., Crocker, P.R.E., McDonough, M.H., Sedgwick, W.A. (2004). The driving force: Motivation in Special Olympians. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 21, 153-166.
Kowalski, K. C., Crocker, P. R. E., Hoar, S. D., & Niefer, C. B. (in press). Adolescents’ control beliefs and coping with stress in sport. International Journal of Sport Psychology.
Kowalski, N.P., Crocker, P.R.E., & Kowalski, K.C. (2001). Physical self and physical activity relationships in college women: Does social physique anxiety moderate effects? Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 72, 55-62.
McDonough, M.H. (in press). Using Ordinal Logistic Regression to Analyze Skewed Ordinal Data: An Example from the Youth Sport Motivation Research. Developments in the Theories and Applications of Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology Across the Disciplines Volume 2.
McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (in press). Testing self-determined motivation as a mediator of the relationship between psychological needs and affective and behavioral outcomes. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology.
McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005). Sport participation motivation in young adolescent girls: The role of friendship quality and self-concept. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76, 456-467.
Paskevich, D.M., Dorsch, K.D., McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007). Motivation in sport. In P.R.E. Crocker (Ed.). Introduction to sport psychology: A Canadian perspective. Pearson Education Canada: Toronto, ON.
Sabiston, CM, Chandler KJ, Crocker PC. (2005). Examining current-ideal discrepancies and reasons for exercise as predictors of social physiqueArticles\16.pdf anxiety. Journal of Sport Behavior, 28, 668-685.
Sabiston CM & Crocker PRE. (In Press). Examining an integrative model of physical activity and healthy eating behaviors among adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health
Sabiston CM & Crocker PRE. (In Press). Exploring a model of self-perceptions and social influences in the prediction of adolescent leisure-time physical activity. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology.
Sabiston CM, McDonough MH, Crocker PRE. (In Press). An Interpretive Phenomenological Examination of Psychosocial Changes among Breast Cancer Survivors in their First Season of Dragon Boating. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.
Sabiston CM, McDonough MH, Crocker PRE. (2007). Psycho-social experiences of breast cancer survivors involved in a dragon boat program: Exploring links to positive psychological growth. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 29, 419-438.
Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., & Hadd, V. Instructor’s Manuel. In P. Crocker (Ed.). Introduction to Sport Psychology: A Canadian Perspective. Toronto: Pearson Education Publishers (scheduled for May, 2006 release).
Sabiston CM, Sedgwick WA, Crocker PRE, Kowalski KC, & Stevens D. (2007). Social physique anxiety in adolescents: an examination of influences, coping strategies and health behaviours. Journal of Adolescent Research, 22, 78-101.
Sabiston CM, Sedgwick WA, Farrell RJ, Crocker PRE, Kowalski KC, & Stevens D. Body-related anxiety and coping strategies used by Canadian female adolescents. In R. Stelter (Ed.) New approaches to exercise and sport psychology: Theories, methods and applications, 4 pgs.
Sabiston CM, Wilson, B. (2006). Britney, the body, and the blurring of popular cultures. A case study of music videos, gender, a transcendent celebrity, and health issues (pp 199-210). In L. Fuller (Ed.) Sexual Sports Rhetoric: Teaming up gender with the language of sport. New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.
Sedgwick, W.A. & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007). Personality in sport. In P.R.E. Crocker (Ed.), Introduction to sport psychology: A Canadian perspective. Toronto: Pearson.
JOURNAL ARTICLES - SUBMITTED
Hadd, V., Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007). The influence of types of treatment on sources of stress in breast cancer survivors involved in dragon boat. Manuscript submitted to American Journal of Public Health.
Morton, K. L., Biddle, S. J. H., & Beauchamp, M. R. (2007). Changes in self-determination during an exercise referral scheme. Manuscript submitted to Public Health.
Conference Presentations and Published Abstracts
Augaitis, L. & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005). The sport commitment model: Commitment and outcome behaviours of age-grouped triathletes. Paper presented at Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology. Niagara Falls, ON.
Crocker, P., Hoar, S., McDonough, M. (2003). Assessing stress and coping in adolescent athletes: have we done it all wrong [Abstract]? In R. Stelter (ed.), XI European Congress of Sport Psychology-Proceedings: New Approaches to Exercise and Sport Psychology: Theories, Methods and Applications (p. 46). (Abstract of a paper presented at the XI European Congress of Sport Psychology, Copenhagen, Denmark).
Crocker, P.R.E., Kowalski, N., Forrestor, S. Kowalski, K., McDonough, M.H., Chad, K. & Humbert, L. (2002). Dietary restraint is linked to body perceptions in adolescent women: A three-year longitudinal investigation. [Abstract]. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 24, S49. (Abstract of a paper presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) conference, Baltimore, MD.)
Crocker, P., McDonough, M. Kowalski, K., Chad, K. & Humbert, L. (2001, November). Will I ever change? A three-year investigation of physical self and social physique anxiety in adolescent women. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Montreal, Quebec.
Crocker, P.R.E. and Ramanathan, S. (2007, September). Social Relationships and the Physical Self in Sport and Exercise: Intersections with Culture. Paper accepted for presentation at the 12th European Congress of Sport Psychology, Halkidiki, Greece.
Farres, L.G., Muscat, A.C., MacNeill, K., Sedgewick, W.A., McDonough, M.H., Queree, M., & Stodel, E.J. (2005, October). Ethics and Sport Psychology Consulting: Finding Guidelines that Work in the Sport Context. Colloquium presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, BC.
Hadd, V., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2004, October). The Influence of Self-Efficacy on Coping Behaviors, Performance, and Emotions in Youth Swimmers. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference.
Hadd, V., McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E.. (2007, June). Managing stressful sport transactions: Adolescents’ coping behaviours pre-, during, and post-races throughout a swim season. Paper presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) conference, San Diego, CA.
Hadd, V., McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, November). A Multidimensional Assessment of Stress among Breast Cancer Survivors: Development of a New Instrument. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Halifax, NS.
Hadd, V., McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, June). A multidimensional measure of stress among breast cancer survivors: An initial test of a new instrument. Paper accepted for presentation at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.
Hadd, V., Sabiston, C.M., Sedgwick, W.A., Crocker, P.R.E., Kowalski, K., & Stevens, D. (2005). Is ethnicity an important discriminator of experiences of social physique anxiety among adolescent girls? Presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Ste-Catherines, ON.
Hoar, S.D., Hadd, V., Gaudreau, P. (2007, November). Adolescent Athletes’ Coping During Competition and Test Taking: The Effect of Context and Cognitive Appraisal. Paper to be presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Windsor, ON.
McDonough, M.H. (2004, February). Using ordinal logistic regression to analyze skewed ordinal data: An example from the youth sport motivation research. Paper presented at the Conry Conference in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methods, Vancouver, BC.
McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007, June). Examining changes in psychological needs and self-determined motivation among adult dragon boat participants. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 29, S185.
McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, November). The role of relatedness in physical activity motivation, behaviour, and affective experiences: A self-determination theory perspective. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Halifax, NS.
McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, June). Predictors and outcomes of relatedness among adult dragon boat paddlers: Examining age and gender as moderators. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 28, S130-S131.
McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005, October). Peer relationships among elite adolescent athletes: Comparing sport friends, non-sport friends, and team-mate relationships. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, BC.
McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2004, September). The role of peers in managing interpersonal stress in elite youth sport. Paper presented at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) conference, Minneapolis, MN.
McDonough, M.H., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2003, June). Comparing two models of sport participation motivation among young adolescent female sport participants. [Abstract]. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 25, S98. (Abstract of a poster presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) conference, Savannah, GA.)
McDonough, M.H., Crocker, P.R.E. (2002, October). Predicting self-worth among early adolescent female sport participants: The role of friendship quality and physical self-perceptions. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Vancouver, BC.
McDonough MM, Sabiston CM, Crocker PRE. (2005). The role of dragon boat paddling in facilitating post-traumatic growth among breast cancer survivors. Presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology conference, Ste-Catherines, ON.
McDonough MH, Sabiston CM, Crocker PRE, Sedgwick, WA. (2005). Changes in intrinsic motivation and physical activity during a 12-week dragon boat intervention with overweight women. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 27, S105. Paper presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity conference, St. Petersberg, Florida.
McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., Crocker, P.R.E. (2004, October). Paddling abreast: Social support types, networks, and change among novice breast cancer survivor dragon boaters. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Saskatoon, SK.
McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., Hadd, V., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, May). Relationships between body image and positive psychological growth among breast cancer survivors. Paper accepted for presentation at the Canadian Association for Psychosocial Oncology conference, Montreal, PQ.
McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M, McKenzie, D., Jespersen, D., and Crocker, P.R.E. (2004). Changes in physical self-perceptions and physical characteristics among novice Abreast in a Boat participants [Abstract]. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 26, S132. (Abstract of a poster presented at the meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), Vancouver, BC.)
McDonough, M.H., Sabiston, C.M., Sedgwick, W.A., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007, June). Examining perceived barriers to exercise among overweight women: What is missing in our measures? Presented at the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Ottawa, ON.
Morton, K. L., Biddle, S. J. H., & Beauchamp, M. R. (2006). Change in self-determination during an exercise referral scheme. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Halifax, NS.
Ramanathan, S. and Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, November). The Influence of Cultural Values on Physical Activity among Female Adolescents from the Indian Diaspora. Presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Ramanathan, S. and Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, June). The Influence of Cultural Beliefs on Adolescent Physical Activity in India. Presented at the annual conference of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Denver, Colorado.
Ramanathan, S. and Millington, B. (2006, May). Talking with Youth: Focus Groups, Interviews and the Challenges of Qualitative Research. Presented at the University of British Columbia Human Kinetics Research Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Ramanathan, S. (2005, May). How Culture Shapes Adolescents’ Attitudes Towards Physical Activity. Presented at the University of Toronto Researching the Moving Body Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Sabiston, C. M., Brunet, J., Crocker, P. R. E. (October 2007). Do physical activity characteristics influence adolescent smoking behaviours? The National Conference for Tobacco or Health conference proceedings, Edmonton, AB.
Sabiston CM, Crocker PRE. (July 2006). Exploring adolescent eating behaviours: the role of parents, peers, and self-perceptions. The International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity conference proceedings, Boston, MA.
Sabiston CM, Crocker PRE. (2006). Testing a model of social influences, self-perceptions, and adolescent physical activity behaviour Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 28, 158.
Sabiston CM, Crocker PRE. (2005). Examining adolescents’ physical activity and eating behaviours using a comprehensive framework. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology conference. Vancouver, B.C.
Sabiston CM & Crocker PRE. (2005). Examining correlates of physical activity among adolescents: An expectancy-value perspective. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 27, S132. Paper presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity conference, St. Petersberg, Florida.
Sabiston, C.M., Hadd, V., McDonough, M.H., Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, November). Exploring physical self-perceptions, body image, and athletic identity with breast cancer survivors: Do age, BMI, or treatment characteristics matter? Paper accepted to be presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Halifax, NS.
Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., Crocker, P.R.E. (2004, October). Body related concerns in breast cancer survivors involved in dragon boat activity. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Saskatoon, SK.
Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., Hadd, V.N., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2006, March). Paddling forward: Psycho-social experiences of breast cancer survivor dragon boaters. Paper presented at The Second International Cancer Rehabilitation Conference. Survivorship: Moving Forward After Treatment, Vancouver, BC.
Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., Sedgwick, W.A., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2007, June). Muscle gains, emotional strains, and social deigns? Conflicting experiences of change among overweight women participating in an exercise intervention program. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 29, S200.
Sabiston CM, McDonough MH, Sedgwick WA, & Crocker PRE. (2005). Body image and social support relationships and change during a 12-week dragon boat intervention with overweight women. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 27, S131. Paper presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity conference, St. Petersberg, Florida.
Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., Hadd, V., & Crocker, P.R.E. (2005). Paddling through waves of challenges and threats: Examining enduring stressors unique to breast cancer survivors involved in a dragon boat program. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) conference, Ste-Catherines, ON.
Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., McKenzie, D., Jesperson, D., Crocker, P.R.E. (2004, October). Physiological and psychological change during a novice season of dragon boat paddling among breast cancer survivors. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) conference, Saskatoon, SK.
Sabiston CM, Munroe KJ, Crocker PRE. (2003). Examining predictors of social physique anxiety in females. [Abstract]. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 25, S114. (Poster presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity: Savannah, GA.)
Sabiston CM, Sedgwick WA, Crocker PRE, Kowalski KC, & Stevens D. (2005). Social physique anxiety in adolescents: a comprehensive examination of influences, coping strategies and health behaviours. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology conference. Vancouver, B.C.
Sabiston CM, Sedgwick WA, Farrell RJ, Crocker PRE, Kowalski KC, & Stevens D. (2003, July). Body-related anxiety and coping strategies used by Canadian female adolescents. Paper presented at the XI European Congress of Sport Psychology Conference, Denmark.
Sabiston CM, Sedgwick WA, & Crocker, PRE. (2003, October). Examining physique concerns among male adolescents using focus group methodology. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology conference: Hamilton, ON.
Sabiston CM, Farrell R, Crocker P, Kowalski K, Stevens D. (2002, October). Coping with body-related anxiety: Preliminary adolescent female perspectives. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology conference: Vancouver, BC.
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