Our Research
Research Partners and Collaborators
R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Exercise and Pregnancy Laboratory (EPL), Western University
Psychology Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, Bangor University
Health Rehabilitation Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology
Musculoskeletal Injuries and Exercise, Auckland University of Technology
Population Physical Activity (Pop-PA) Lab, University of British Columbia
Exercise Psychology Group, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Department of Paediatrics, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Exercise Psychology Unit, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta
Publications
2021
- Validity of the occupational sitting and physical activity questionnaire (OSPAQ) for home-based office workers during tthe COVID-19 global pandemic: A secondary analysis
Dillon K, Hiemstra M, Mitchell M, Bartmann N, Rollo S, Gardiner P, Prapavessis H. Applied Ergonomics. 2021 (ahead of print). DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103551 - Exploring the relationship between adults' perceptions of sedentary behaviours and psychological stress: is your mindset stressing you out?
Sick K, Rollo S, Prapavessis H. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2021 (ahead of print). DOI: 10.1080/1612197x.2021.1948586 - A Combined Health Action Process Approach and mHealth Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in University Students - A Randomized Controlled Trial
Dillon K, Rollo S, Prapavessis H. Journal of American College Health. 2021 (ahead of print).DOI: 10.1080/080/08870446.2021.1900574 - Tobacco use among varsity athletes - why do they do it and how do we make it stop: A brief report
Deck S, Nagpal TS, Morava A, Farhat J, Prapavessis H. Journal of American College Health. 2021 (ahead of print).DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1897014 - Relationships between indices of sedentary behavior and hedonic well-being: A scoping review.
Sui W, Sui A, Prapavessis H. Psychology of Sport & Exercise. 2021 (ahead of print). Doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101920 - Too much sitting is bad for you - but some types are better than others
Sui W, Prapavessis H. The Conversation. 2021 Apr. - The Effect of an Acute Sedentary Behaviour Reducing Intervention on Subjective Well-Being among University Students: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Sui W, Prapavessis H. Health Psychology Bulletin. 2021 Mar; 5(1): 46-60.DOI: 10.5334/hpb.29 - Using Mixed-Method Feasibility Studies to Examine the Impact of a Mobile Standing Desk on Undergraduates' Sedentary Time.
Moulin MS, Prapavessis H, Tucker P, Irwin JD. Journal of American College Health. 2021 Feb. DOI: 10.108/07448481.2020.1865974
2020
- Adding Team-based financial incentives to Carrot Rewards physical activity app increases daily step counts in adults residing in three Canadian provinces: A 24-week quasi-experimental study.
Pearson E, Prapavessis H, Higgins C, Petrella R, White L, Mitchell MS. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2020 Nov; 17: 139. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-020-01043-1 - A Combined Health Action Process Approach and mHealth Intervention to Reduce Workplace Sitting Time in Office-Working Adults: A Secondary Analysis Examining Health-related Quality of Live and Work Performance Outcomes.
Rollo A, Prapavessis H. Psychology & Health. 2020 Oct. Doi: 10.1080/08870446.2020.1838522 - Bright spots, physical activity investments that (almost) worked: Carrot Rewards app, driving engagement with pennies a day
Rondina Li R, Pearson EK, Prapavessis H, White L, Richard S, Mitchell MS. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Aug; 54(15): 927-929. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100969 - Improving remote lifestyle intervention studies in children: Participant and caregiver feedback of the Smart Heart Study
Rombeek M, De Jesus S, Prapavessis H, Dempsey AA, Fraser D, Welisch E, Altamirano-Diaz L, Norozi K. Patient Education and Counselling. 2020 Jul; 103(7): 1326-1334. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.02.016 - REducing SEDENTary Behaviour Among Mild to Moderate Cognitively Impaired Assisted Living Residents: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RESEDENT Study)
Dillon K, Prapavessis H. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 2020 Jun:1-9. doi: 10.1123/japa.2019-0440 - Does self-compassion buffer the detrimental effect of body shame on depressive symptoms?
Sick K, Pila E, Nesbitt A, Sabiston CM. Body Image. 2020 Jun;34:175-183. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.05.012 - Can you move your fat ass off the baseline?” Exploring the sport experiences and dropout of adolescent girls with body image concerns
Vani M, DeJong M, Pila E, Krakus-Solomon S, Sabiston C. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health. 2020 Jun;1-19. doi: 10.1080/2159676X.2020.1771409 - What’s a coach to do? Exploring coaches’ perspectives of body image in female youth sport
Sabiston CM, Lucibello K, Kuzmocha-Wilks D, Koulanova A, Pila E, Sandmeyer-Graves A, Magin D. Psychol Sport & Exerc. 2020 May;48:101669. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101669 - Are pre-pregnancy weight fluctuations and adherence to nutrition and exercise recommendations related to excessive gestational weight gain?
Nagpal T, Prapavessis H, Campbbeell CG, de Vrijer B, Giroux I, Mottola MF. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2020 May. doi: 10.1007/s10865-020-00156-z - A combined Health Action Process Approach and mHealth intervention to increase non-sedentary behaviours in office-working adults: A randomized controlled trial
Rollo S, Prapavessis H. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 2020 Apr. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12201 - Associations between physical self-concept and anticipated guilt and shame: The moderating role of sex
Gilchrist J, Solomon-Krakus S, Pila E, Crocker PRE, Sabiston C. Sex Roles. 2020 Mar. doi: 10.1007/s11199-020-01137-x -
The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 39 nations
Swami V, Tran US, Barron D, and 106 other authors including Pila E. Body Image. 2020 Mar;32:199-217. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.01.006 -
Fitness- and appearance-related self-conscious emotions and sport experiences: A prospective longitudinal investigation in adolescent girls
Pila E, Sabiston C, Mack D, Wilson P, Brunet J, Kowlaksi K, Crocker PRE. Psychol Sport & Exerc. 2020 Mar;47:101641. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101641 - Changes in body-related self-conscious emotions over time among youth female athletes
Sabiston C, Pila E, Crocker PRE, Mack D, Wilson P, Brunet J, Kowlaksi K. Body Image. 2020 Mar;32:14-23. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.11.001 - Vani M, Pila E, Wilson E, Sabiston CM. Body Image. 2020 Mar;32:14-23. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.10.007
- Physical activity and prenatal depression: going beyond statistical significance by assessing the impact of reliable and clinical significant change
Vargas-Terrones M, Nagpal T, Perales M, Prapavessis H, Mottola MF, Barakat R. Psychological Medicine. 2020 Feb: 1-6. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719003714 - Sedentary Behaviour and Diabetes Information as a Source of Motivation to Reduce Daily Sitting in Office Workers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Rollo S, Prapavessis H. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 2020 Jan;12(2). doi: 10.1111/aphw.12190
2019
- Weekly recall of sedentary time: validity of 2 weekly self-reported measures in university students
Moulin MS, Lee CJ, Tucker P, Prapavessis H, Irwin JD. Translational Sport Medicine. 2019 Nov; 3(2): 127-133. doi: 10.1002/tsm2.123 - The relationship between sport commitment and physical self-concept: Evidence for the self-enhancement hypothesis among adolescent females
deJonge M, Mackowiak R, Pila E, Crocker PR, Sabiston CM. J Sports Sci. 2019 Nov;37(21):2459-2466. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1641381 - Effects of caffeine and acute aerobic
deJonge M, Mackowiak R, Pila E, Crocker PR, Sabiston CM. J Sports Sci. 2019 Nov;37(21):2459-2466. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1641381 - Student and Faculty Perceptions of Standing and Dynamic Sitting in the University Classroom
Smith S, Deck S, Prapavessis H. Journal of Ergonomics. 2019 Dec; 9(4): 1-8. doi: 10.35248/2165-7556.19.9.256 - Reciprocal relationships between self-efficacy, outcome satisfaction, and attendance at an exercise programme
Selzler A, Rodgers W, Berry T, McFadden K, Husband C, Hall C. British Journal of Health Psychology. 2019 Oct;24(1):123-140. doi: 10/1111/bjhp.12343 - Standing and Dynamic Sitting: Effects on University Classroom Performance: A Pilot Study
Smith S, Fagan MJ, LeSarge JC, Prapavessis H. Journal of Ergonomics. 2019 Oct; 9(3): 1-8. doi: 10.35248/2165-7556.19.9.253 - Physical activity and prenatal depression: going beyond statistical significance by assessing the impact of reliable and clinical significant change
Vargas-Terrones M, Nagpal TS, Perales M, Prapavessis H, Mottola MF, Barakat R. Psychol Med. 2019 Sept; 1-6. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719003714 - Body image, physical activity, and sport: A scoping review
Sabiston C, Pila E, Vani M. Psychol Sport Exerc. 2019 May;42:48-57. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.12.010 - The acute effects of exercise on cravings and withdrawal symptoms
- Sui W, Rollo S, Prapavessis H. In Preedy VR (Ed) The Neuroscience of Nicotine - Mechanisms and Treatment. 2019 Mar; 26:205-211. Elsevier, Cambridge, UK. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813035-3.00055-1
- Exercise as a smoking cessation aid
Rollo S, Sui Y, Prapavessis H. In Preedy VR (Ed) The Neuroscience of Nicotine - Mechanisms and Treatment. 2019 Mar; 55:459-465. Elsevier, Cambridge, UK. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813035-3.00055-1 - Smoking zones versus smoke-free zones on Canadian post-secondary campuses: Which zone is more effective, adhered to and preferred?
Fagan MJ, Nagpal TS, Fitzgeorge L, Smith WJ, Rosaasen J, Prapavessis H.Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 2019 Apr;5(13). doi: 10.18332/tpc/105678 - An examination of changes in exercise identity during a mental imagery intervention for female exercise initiates
Cook LM, Duncan LR, Deck SJ, Hall CR. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychlogy. 2019 Mar;18(4):534-550. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2019.1593216 - Exercise behaviour, enjoyment and boredom: A test of 2x2 model of perfectionism
Deck S, Roberts R, Hall C, Kouali D. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychlogy. 2019 Feb: 1-15. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2019.1581830 - Facebook, relatedness and exercise motivation in university students: A mixed methods investigation
Divine A, Watson P, Baker S, Hall, C. Computers in Human Behavior. 2019 Feb;91:138-150. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.09.037 - Sequential or simultaneous introduction of nutrition and exercise behaviors during pregnancy - Which strategy improvees program adherence? A randomized controlled trial
Nagpal TS, Prapavessis H, Campbell CG, de Vrijer B, Bgeginski R, Hosein K, Paplinskie S, Manley M, Mottola M. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2019 Feb; 27(1): 108-118. doi: 10.1007/s12529-019-09840-0 - Effects of Caffeine and Acute Aerobic Exercise on Working Memory and Caffeine Withdrawal
Morava A, Fagan MJ, Prapavessis H. Scientific Reports-Nature. 2019 Feb; 9(1): 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56251-y - Reciprocal relations between dietary restraint and negative affect in adolescents receiving treatment for anorexia nervosa
Pila E, Murray SB, Le Grange D, Sawyer S, Hughes E. J Abnorm Psychol. 2019 Feb;128(2):129-139. doi: 10.1037/abn0000402 - The effects of sedentary behavior interventions on work-related productivity and performance outcomes in real and simulated office work: A systematic review
Sui W, Smith S, Fagan MJ, Rollo S, Prapavessis H. Appl Ergon. 2019 Feb;75:27-73. doi: 10/1016/j.apergo.2018.09.002
2018
- Revisiting the exercise imagery and exercise-dependence relationship
Divine A, Roberts R, Hall C. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2018 Apr;16(2):191-202. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.1177105 - The Relationship of Explicit-Implicit Evaluative Discrepancy to Exercise Dropout in Middle-Aged Adults
Berry TR, Rodgers WM, Divine A, Hall C. J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2018 Apr;40(2):92-100. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2017-0267 - The effects of classroom-based dynamic seating interventions on academic outcomes in youth: A systematic review
Rollo, S., Crutchlow, L., Nagpal, T.S., Sui, W., & Prapavessis, H. (2018). Learning Environments Research. Online first, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-018-9271-3 - Informing population-specific smoking policy development for college campuses: An observational study
Fitzgeorge, L., Tritter, A., Fagan, M. J., Nagpal, T. S., & Prapavessis, H. (2018). Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 4(July), 26. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/92482 - Standing up for student health: An application of the Health Action Process Approach for reducing sedentary behavior—Randomized control pilot trial
Sui, Y., & Prapavessis, H. (2018). Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being, 10(1), 87-107. DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12105 - Smoking behaviour and sensations during the pre-quit period of an exercise-aided smoking cessation intervention
De Jesus, S., & Prapavessis, H. (2018). Addictive Behaviors, 81, 143-149. DOI. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.01.035 - Cortisol and affect mechanisms through which acute exercise attenuates cigarette cravings during a temporary quit attempt
De Jesus, S., & Prapavessis, H. (2018). Addictive Behaviors, 80, 82-88. DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.01.007 - Informing population-specific smoking policy development for college campuses: An observational study
Fitzgeorge, L., Fagan, M.J., Nagpal, T.S., Tritter, M., & Prapavessis, H (2018). Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 4(July):26. DOI: org./10/18322/tpc/92482 - Anthropometric and body composition changes in smokers vs abstainers following an exercise-aided pharmacotherapy smoking cessation trial for women
Prapavessis, H., De Jesus, S., Fitzgeorge, L., & Rollo, S (2018). Addictive Behaviors, 85, 125-130. DOI: org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.06.003
2017
- Do you want your students to pay more attention in class? Try dynamic seating
Rollo, S., Smith, S., & Prapavessis, H. (2017). Journal of Ergonomics, 7: 6. 1000217. DOI: 104172/2165-7556.1000217 - Effects of a Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Intervention on Athletes Psychological Responses Following Injury: A Pilot Study
Rollo, S., Tracey, J., & Prapavessis, H (2017). International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 3(6). DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510081 - Remote lifestyle counseling influences cardiovascular health outcomes in youth with overweight or obesity and congenital heart disease
Altamirano-Diaz, L., Rombeek, M., De Jesus, S., Welisch, E., Prapavessis, H., Dempsey, A., Fraser, D., Miller, M., & Norozi, K (2017). Frontiers in Pediatrics, 5(269). DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00269 - The use of smartphones to influence lifestyle changes in overweight and obese youth with congenital heart disease: Smart Heart Pilot Study
Rombeek, M., De Jesus, S., Altamirano-Diaz, L., Welisch, E., Prapavessis, H., Seabrook, J.A., & Norozi, K (2017). BMC Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 3:59.DOI 10.1186/s40814-017-0207-y - Call to Action: Enhancing 'Exercise is Medicine' from the Perspective of Fitness Professionals
Nagpal, T., Stathokostas, L., Prapavessis, H., & Mottola, M (2017). International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 3(4):070. Doi: 10.23937/2469-5718/1510070 - Treatment options for smoking cessation in pregnant women: A narrative review
Nagpal, T., Fagan, M., & Prapavessis, H (2017). Medical Research Archives, 5(7) - Measuring adherence to a nutrition and exercise lifestyle intervention: Is program adherence related to excessive gestational weight gain?
Nagpal, T.S., Prapavessis, H., Campbell, C., & Mottola M.F. (online first, 2017). Behavior Analysis in Practice. DOI 10.1007/s40617-017-0189-5 - Economic evaluation of an exercise counseling intervention to enhance smoking cessation outcomes: The Fit2Quit trial
Leung, W., Roberts, V., Gordon, L., McRobbie, H., Bullen, H., Prapavessis, H., Glover, M., Jiang, Y., & Maddison, R. (2017). BMC Tobacco Induced Diseases, 15:21. DOI: 10.1186/s12971-017-0126-y - Implementation of clinical research trials using web-based and mobile devices: Challenges and solutions
Eagleson R, McInnis A, Welisch E, Altamirano-Diaz L, De Jesus S, Prapavessis H, Lalonde D, Rombeek M, Seabrook JA, Norozi K. (2017). BMC Medical Research Methodology, 17:43. DOI:10.1186/s12874-017-0324-6 - Standing up for students: Effects on classroom performance
Smith, S., & Prapavessis, H (2017). International Journal of Ergonomics, 7(1), 1-6. - Feasibility of an exercise intervention for fatigued breast cancer patients at a community-based cardiac rehabilitation
De Jesus, D., Fitzgeorge, L., Unsworth, K., Massel, D., Suskin, N., Prapavessis, H., & Sanatani (2017). Cancer Management and Research, 9, 29-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S117703
2016
- Moderators of implicit-explicit exercise cognition concordance
Berry TR, Rodgers WM, Markland D, Hall CR. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2016 Nov;38(6):597-589. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2016-0174 - Imagine that: Examining the influence of Exercise Imagery on Cigarettte Cravings and Withdrawal Symptoms
Cook L, Fitzgeorge L, Hall C, Prapavessis H. Journal of Smoking Cessation. 2016 Mar;11(1):28-36. doi: 10.1017/jsc.2014.13 - Cognitive and motivational factors associated with sedentary behavior: A systematic review
Rollo. S., Gaston, A., & Prapavessis, H. (2016). AIMS Public Health, 3(4): 956-984. doi:10.3934/publichealth.2016.4.956 - Increasing nonsedentary behaviors in university students using text messages: Randomized control trial
Cotten, E., & Prapavessis, H. (2016). Journal of Medical Internet Research-mHealth and uHealth. 4(3); e99. doi:10.2196/mhealth.5411 - I sit because I have fun when I do so! Using self-determination theory to understand sedentary behavior motivation
Gaston, A., De Jesus, S., Markland, D., & Prapavessis, H. (2016). Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 4(1), 138-154. doi:10.1080/21642850.2016.1170605 - Effects of a structured exercise program on physical activity and fitness in colon cancer survivors: One year feasibility results from the CHALLENGE Trial
Courneya, K.S., Vardy, J.L., O’Callaghan, C.J., Friedenreich, C.M., Campbell, K.L., Prapavessis, H.,Crawford, J.J., O’Brien, P., Dhillon, H.M., Jonker, D.J., Chua, N.S., Lupichuk, S., Sanatani, M.S., Gill, S., Meyer, R.M., Begbie, S., Bonaventura, T., Burge, M.E., Turner, J., Tu, D., & Booth, C.M. (2016). Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 25(6), 969-977. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1267. - The Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing Physical Activity in Adolescents: A validation study using doubly labeled water
Campbell, N., Gaston, A., Gray, C., Rush, E., Maddison, R., & Prapavessis, H. (2016). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 13, 154-158. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2015-0031 - The utility of a protection motivation theory framework for understanding sedentary behavior
Wong, T.S., Gaston, A., DeJesus, S., & Prapavessis, H. (2016). Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 4, 29-48. doi:10.1080/21642850.2015.1128333 - Exercise to enhance smoking cessation: The Getting Physical on Cigarettes randomized control trial
Prapavessis, H., De Jesus, S., Fitzgeorge, L., Faulkner, G., Maddison, R., & Batten, S (2016). Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50, 358-369. doi 10.1007/s12160-015-9761-9
2015
- The effects of an imagery intervention on implicit and explicit exercise attitudes
Markland D, Hall C, Duncan LR, Jacqueline S. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 2015 Mar;17:24-31. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.11.007 - A domain-specific approach for assessing physical activity efficacy in adolescents: From scale conception to predictive validity
Campbell, N., Gray, C., Foley, L., Maddison, R., & Prapavessis, H. (2015). Psychology of Sport and Exercise. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.05.002 - The ACT-i-Pass study protocol: How does free access to recreation opportunities impact children's physical activity levels?
Gilliland, J., Clark, A.F., Tucker, P., Prapavessis, H., Avison, W., & Wilk, P (2015). BMC Public Health, 15, 1286. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2637-x - The expression of executive control in situational context: Effects of facilitating versus restraining cues on snack food consumption
Hall, P., Lowe, C., Vincent, C., Mourtzakis, M., Roy, E., Liu-Ambrose, T., Prapavessis, H., & Gidron, Y (2015). Health Psychology, 34(5), 539-546. doi: 10.1037/hea0000134 - A systematic review and analysis of data reduction techniques for the CReSS smoking topography device
De Jesus, S., Hsin., A, Faulkner, G., & Prapavessis, H. (2015). Journal of Smoking Cessation, 10, 12-28. doi:10.1017/jsc.2013.31 - Using the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate a Community-based Summer Camp for Children with Obesity: A Prospective Feasibility Study
Burke, S., Shapiro, S., Petrella, R.J., Irwin, J.D., Jackman, M., Pearson, S.E., Prapavessis, H., & Shoemaker, K. (2015). BMC Obesity. 2.21. Full text online: doi.org/10.1186/s40608-015-0050-8 - Public health guidelines for physical activity: Is there an app for that? A review of android and apple app stores
Knight, E., Stuckey, M.I., Prapavessis, H., & Petrella, R. (2015). Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth and uHealth. Vol. 3 (2), e43, p 1-9. Full-text online: http://mhealth.jmir.org/2015/2/e43/ doi: 10.2196/mhealth.4003 - The effect of acute exercise on cigarette cravings while using a nicotine lozenge
Tritter, A., Fitzgeorge, L., & Prapavessis, H. (2015). Psychopharmacology, 232, 2531-2539. doi:10.1007/s00213-015-3887-0. - The Theory of Planned Behavior as a model for understanding sedentary behavior.
Prapavessis, H., Gaston, A., & De Jesus, S. (2015). Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 19, 23-32. doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.02.001
2014
- Effects of a comprehensive, intensive lifestyle intervention combined with metformin extended release in obese adolescents
Clarson, C., Brown, H., De Jesus, S., Jackman, M., Mahmud, F.H., Prapavessis, H., Robinson, T., Shoemaker, K., Watson, M., Wilson, J., and Hill, D.J (2014). International Scholarly Research Notices. doi.org/10.1155/2014/659410 - The effect of exercise on cigarette cravings and ad libitum smoking following concurrent stressors
Fong, A.J., De Jesus, S., Bray, S., & Prapavessis, H. (2014). Addictive Behaviors, 39, 1516-1521. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.05.027 - Imagine that: Examining the influence of exercise imagery on cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptoms
Cooke, L.M., Fitzgeorge, L., Hall, C.R., & Prapavessis, H. (2014, online first). Journal of Smoking Cessation. doi:10.1017/jsc.2014.13 - Update on the Colon Health and Life-Long Exercise Change (CHALLENGE) Trial: A phase III study of the impact on disease-free survival in colon cancer survivors
Courneya, K.S., Vardy, J., Gill, S., Jonker, D., O’Brien, P., Friedenreich, C.M., Dhillon, H., Wong, R.K.S., Meyer, R.M., Crawford, J.J., Campbell, K.L., Prapavessis, H., O’Callaghan, C., Turner, J., Spencer, L., van der Ploeg, H. P., Tu, D., & Booth, C.M. (2014, online first). Current Colorectal Cancer Reports. doi:10.1007/s1888-014-0231-8 - Using a combined Protection Motivation Theory and Health Action Process Approach intervention to promote exercise during pregnancy
Gaston, A., & Prapavessis, H. (2014). Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37, 173-184. doi 10.1007/s10865-012-9477-2 - Credibility beliefs towards nicotine replacement therapy and exercise as smoking cessation aids
Tritter, A., Fitzgeorge, L., De Jesus, S., & Prapavessis, H. (2014). International Journal of Psychological Studies, 6(2), 11-18. ISSN 1918-7211. E-ISSN 198-722X. Doi: 10.5539/ijps.v6n2p11 - Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on vascular mechanics in young women
Nielson, C.A., Frances, M.F., Fitzgeorge, L., Prapavessis, H., Zamir, M., & Shoemaker, J.K. (2014). Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 39(5): 572-80. Doi: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0272 - The effect of active video games by ethnicity, sex, body composition and fitness: subgroup analysis from a randomised controlled trial
Foley, L., Jiang, Y., Ni Mhurchu, C., Jull, A., Prapavessis, H., Rogers, A., & Maddison, R (2014).International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physic al Activity. 11:46. - Exercise Counseling to Enhance Smoking Cessation Outcomes: The Fit2Quit Randomized Controlled Trial
Maddison, R., Roberts, V., McRobbie, H., Bullen, C., Prapavessis, H., Glover, M., Jiang, Y., Brown, P., Leung, W., Taylor, S., & Tsai, M. (2014). Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Doi 10.1007/s12160-014-9588-9 - The effects of acute exercise on cravings and withdrawal symptoms in temporary abstinent pregnant smokers
Prapavessis, H., De Jesus, S., Harper, T., Cramp, A., Fitzgeorge, L., Mottola, M., Ussher, M., Faulkner, G., & Selby, P (2014). Addictive Behaviors, 39(3), 703-8. Doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.10.034 - The effect of acute exercise on smoking topography: No evidence for cutting down one puff at a time
Schneider, T., De Jesus, S., & Prapavessis, H (firstview, Feb, 2014). Journal of Smoking Cessation. Doi: 10.1017/jsc.2014.2
2013
- The effects of a peer modeling intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness parameters and self-efficacy in obese adolescents
DeJesus, S., & Prapavessis, H. (2013). Behavioral Medicine, 39(4), 129-137. doi:10.1080/08964289.2013.813436. - Self-efficacy and affect responses to Sprint Interval Training
Tritter, M., Fitzgeorge, L., Cramp, A., Valiulus, P. & Prapavessis, H. (2013). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14, 886-890. Doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.08.002. - Relationships between Birth Weight and Metabolic Status in Obese Adolescents
Hill, J.D., Prapavessis, H., Shoemaker, K., Jackman, M., Mahmud, F., & Clarson, C. (2013). ISRN Obesity. doi:dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/490923. - Developing Physical Activity Interventions for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury. Part 2: Motivational Counseling and Peer-Mediated Interventions for People Intending to be Active
Latimer-Cheung, A. E., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P., Brawley, L. R., Gray, C., Wilson, A. J., Prapavessis, H., Tomasone, J. R., Wolfe, D., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2013). Rehabilitation Psychology, 58(3), 307-315. doi:10.1037/a0032816. - Domain-specificity in perfectionism: Variations across domains of life
Haase, A.M., Prapavessis, H., & Owens, R. G. (2013). Personality and Individual Differences, 55, 711-715. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.05.025 - Examining body image and its relationship to exercise motivation: An 18-week cardiovascular program for female initiates with overweight and obesity
Pearson, E. S., & Hall, C. R. (2013). Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, 5, 121-131. - Too much of a good thing? Examining the relationship between passion for exercise and exercise dependence
Paradis, K. F., Cooke, L. M., Martin, L. J., & Hall, C. R. (2013). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14, 493-500. - Tired, moody and pregnant? Exercise may be the answer
Gaston, A., & Prapavessis, H. (2013). Psychology & Health, doi: 10.1080/08870446.2013.809084. - Are treatment expectations related to reductions in craving and withdrawal symptoms following an acute bout of exercise?
Harper, T., Fitzgeorge, L., Tritter, A., & Prapavessis, H. (2013). Mental Health and Physical Activity, 6, 83-86. - Comparing the Lower Limb Tasks Questionnaire to the WOMAC: Agreement, responsiveness, and convergence with physical performance for knee osteoarthritis patients
McKay, C., Prapavessis H., & McNair, P. (2013). Archives of Physical Rehabilitation and Medicine, 94, 474-479. doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2012.09.013. - Understanding physical activity behavior and cognitions in pregnant women: An application of self-determination theory
Gaston, A., Wilson, P., Mack, D., Elliot, S., & Prapavessis, H. (2013). Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 14, 405-412. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.12.009.
2012
- Physical activity and body composition relations: accurate and objective assessment of physical activity matters
DeJesus, S., Fitzgeorge, L., McGowan, E., & Prapavessis, H. (2012). International Journal of Body Composition Research, 10(3), 73-78. - The use of a mental imagery intervention to enhance integrated regulation for exercise among women commencing an exercise program
Duncan, L. R., Hall, C. R., Wilson, P. M., & Rodgers, W. M. (2012). Motivation & Emotion, 36, 452-464. doi: 10.1007/s11031-011-9271-4. - Acute exercise effects on craving and withdrawal symptoms among women attempting to quit smoking using nicotine replacement therapy
Harper, T., Fitzgeorge, L., Tritter, A., & Prapavessis, H. (2012). Journal of Smoking Cessation, 1-8. doi:10.1017/jsc.2012.15. - The Actiheart in adolescents: A doubly-water validation
Campbell, N., Prapavessis, H., Gray, C., McGowan, E., Rush., E., & Maddison, R. (2012). Pediatric Exercise Science, 24, 589-602. - The effect of a prehabilitation exercise program on quadriceps strength for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A randomized control pilot study
McKay, C., Prapavessis, H., & Doherty, R. (2012). Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 4, 647-656. doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.04.012. - The acute effects of exercise on cigarette cravings, withdrawal symptoms, affect and smoking behaviour: systematic review update and meta-analysis
Roberts, V., Maddison, R., Simpson, C., Bullen, C., & Prapavessis, H. (2012). Psychopharmacology, 222, 1-15. doi:10.1007/s00213-012-2731-z. - Active video games: The mediating effect of physical fitness on body composition
Maddison, R., Mhurchu, C.N., Jull, A., Prapavessis, H., Foley, L., & Jiang, Y (2012). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9:54. doi:10.1186/1479-5868-9-54. - Pregnancy—Should Women Put Up Their Feet or Lace Up Their Running Shoes?: Self-Presentation and the Exercise Stereotype Phenomenon During Pregnancy
Gaston, A., Cramp, A., & Prapavessis, H. (2012). Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 34, 223-237. - Enhancing self-efficacy and exercise readiness in pregnant women
Gaston, A., Cramp, A., & Prapavessis, H. (2012). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 13, 550-557. - Effects of a group-based exercise and self-regulatory intervention on obese adolescents’ physical activity, social cognitions, body composition and strength: A randomized feasibility study
Wilson, A.J., Jung, M.E., Cramp, A., Simatovic, J., Prapavessis, H., & Clarson, C. (2012). Journal of Health Psychology, 17(8), 1233-1237. doi: 10:1177/1359105311434050.
2011
- Cancer risk-Are we well behaved?
Cramp, A., Fitzgeorge, L., & Prapavessis, H. (2011). Current Oncology, 18(6), 259-261. Full-text PDF. - The effect of a multifaceted efficacy intervention on exercise adherence in relatives of colon cancer patients
McGowan, E., Prapavessis, H., Podolinksy, N., Gray, C., & Elkayam, J. (2011). International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. doi:10.1007/s12529-011-9191-4. - Examining predictors of physical activity among low-active adults: An application of the health action process approach
Barg, C.J., Latimer, A.E., Pomery, E., Prapavessis, H., & Salovey, P. (2011). Psychology and Health. doi:10.1080/08870446.2011.609595. - Self-efficacy, imagery use, and adherence during injury rehabilitation
Wesch, N., Hall, C., Prapavessis, H., Maddison, R., Bassett, S. Foley, L., Brooks, S., & Forwell, L. (2011). Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01304.x. - Guided imagery to improve functional outcomes post-anterior cruciate ligament repair: andomized-controlled pilot trial
Maddison, R., Prapavessis, H., Clatworthy, M., Hall, C., Foley, L., Harper, T., Cupal, D., Brewer, B. (2011). Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01325.x. - Capacity-building and Participatory Research Development of a Community-based Nutrition and Exercise Lifestyle Intervention Program (NELIP) for Pregnant and Postpartum Aboriginal Women:Information Gathered from Talking Circles
Mottola, M., Sopper, M., Doxtator, L., Big-Canoe, K., & Prapavessis, H. (2011). The International Indigenous Policy Journal: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol2/iss1/8. - Effects of active video games on body composition: a randomized controlled trial
Maddison, R., Foley, L., Ni Mhurchu, C., Jiang, Y., Jull, A., Prapavessis, H., Hohepa, M., & Rodgers, A. (2011). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.009142. - Using imagery to enhance three types of exercise self-efficacy among sedentary women
Duncan, L. R., Rodgers, W. M., Hall, C. R., & Wilson, P. M. (2011). Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being, 3, 107-126. - Exercise during pregnancy: A review of patterns and determinants
Gaston, A., & Cramp, A. (2011). Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 14, 299-305.
2010
- Colon cancer information as a source of exercise motivation for first- and second-degree relatives of colon cancer patients
McGowan, E., & Prapavessis, H. (2010). Psychology Health & Medicine, 15(6), 729-741. Doi: 10.1080/13548506.2010.50771. - A test of an adherence-enhancing adjunct to physiotherapy steeped in the Protection Motivation Theory
Bassett, S., & Prapavessis, H. (2010). Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Early Online, 1-13. DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2010.507238. - Design and conduct of a pragmatic randomized control trial to enhance smoking cessation outcomes with exercise: the Fit2Quit study
Maddison, R., Roberts, V., Bullen, C., McRobbie, H., Jiang, Y., Prapavessis, H., Glover, M., Taylor, S., & Brown, P. (2010). Mental Health and Physical Activity, 3, 92-101. - Becoming a regular exerciser: Examining change in behavioral regulations among exercise initiates
Rodgers, W. M., Hall, C. R., Duncan, L. R., Pearson, E., & Milne, M. I. (2010). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 11, 378-386. - Adolescent physical activity: Does implementation intention have a role?
Roberts, V., Maddison, R., Magnusson, J., & Prapavessis, H. (2010). Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 7, 497-507. - The Getting Physical on Cigarettes trial: Rationale and methods
Jung, M. E., Fitzgeorge, L., Prapavessis, H., Faulkner, G., & Maddison, R (2010). Mental Health and Physical Activity, 1, 10. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2010.02.002. - Exercise motivation: A corss-sectional analysis examining its relationships with frequency, intensity, and duration of exercise
Duncan, L. R., Hall, C. R., Wilson, P. M., & O, J. (2010). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7, http:/www.ijbnpa.org/content/7/1/7. - Imagery use and self-determined motivations in a community sample of exercisers and non-exercisers
Hall, C. R., Rodgers, W. M., Wilson, P. M., & Norman, P. (2010). Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 40, 135-152.
2009
- Lifestyle modification and metformin as long-term treatment options for obese adolescents: Study protocal
Wilson, A. J., Prapavessis, H., Jung, M. E., Cramp, A. G., Vascotto, J., Lenhardt, L., Shoemaker, J. K.,Watson, M., Robinson, T., & Clarson, C. L. (2009). BMC Public Health, 9, 434. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-434. - Maternal-fetal disease information as a source of exercise motivation during pregnancy
Gaston, A., & Prapavessis, H. (2009). Health Psychology, 28, 726-733. doi: 10.1037/a0016702 - The use of group dynamics strategies to enhance cohesion in a lifestyle intervention program for obese children
Martin, L. J., Burke, S. M., Shapiro, S., Carron, A. V., Irwin, J. D., Petrella, R., Prapavessis, H., & Shoemaker, K. (2009). BMC Public Health, 9, 277. doi: 10.1186/147-2458-9277 - Do nonexercisers also share the positive exerciser stereotype?: An elicitation and comparison of beliefs about exercise
Rodgers, W. M., Hall, C. R., Wilson, P. M., & Berry, T. R. (2009). Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 31, 3-17. - Feasibility, design, and conduct of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to reduce overweight and obesity in children: The Electronic Games to Aid Motivation to Exercise (eGAME) study
Maddison, R., Foley, L., Ni Mhurchu, C., Jull, A., Jiang, Y, Prapavessis, H., Rogers, A., Vander Hoorn, S., Hohepa, M., & Schaaf, D. (2009). BMC Public Health, 9, 146. doi: 10.1 186/1471-2458-9-146
2008
- An examination of potential mechanisms for exercise as a treatment for depression: A pilot study
Foley, L. S., Prapavessis, H., Osuch, E. A., DePace, J., Murphy, B. A., Podolinsky, N. S. (2008). Mental Health and Physical Activity, 1, 69-73. - Predicting physical activity intention and behavior in school-aged children
Foley, L. S., Prapavessis, H., Maddison, R., Burke, S., McGowan, E., Gillanders, L. (2008). Pediatric Exercise Science, 20, 342-356. - A modeling intervention in heart failure
Maddison, R., Prapavessis, H., Armstrong, G., & Hill, C. (2008). Annals of Behavioral Medicine. doi 10.1007/s12160-008-9050-y - Starting up or starting over: The role of intentions to increase and maintain the behavior of exercise initiates
Milne, M. I., Rodgers, W. M., Hall, C. R., & Wilson, P. M. (2008). Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 30, 285-301. - Evidence for a multidimensional self-efficacy for exercise scale
Rodgers, W. M., Wilson, P. M., Hall, C. R., Fraser, S. N., & Murray, T. C. (2008). Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 79, 222-234. - The effects of physique-salient and physique non-salient exercise videos on women's body image, self-presentational concerns, and exercise motivation
Martin Ginnis, K. A., Prapavessis, H., & Haase, A. M. (2008). Body Image, 5, 164-172. - Couch potatoes to jumping beans: A pilot study of the effect of active video games on physical activity in children
Ni Mhurchu, C., Maddison, R., Jiang, Y., Jull, A., Prapavessis, H., & Rogers, A. (2008). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 5:8 doi:10.1186?1479-5868-5-8.
2007
- Comparison of home-based physiotherapy with adherence enhancing strategies versus clinic-based physiotherapy rehabilitation for patients with ankle sprains
Bassett, S.F., & Prapavessis, H. (2007). Physical Therapy, 87, 1132-1143. - The MIQ-RS: A suitable option for examining movement imagery ability
Gregg, M., Hall, C., & Butler, A. (2007). Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/nem170v1. - Effects of smoking cessation on seven inflammatory markers associated with cardiovascular risk
Hammett, C.J.K., Prapavessis, H., Baldi, J.C., Schoenbeck, U., Varo, N., Ameratunga, R., French, J.K., White, H.D., & Stewart, R.A.H. (2007). Preventive Cardiology, 10, 68-75. - Energy expended playing video console games: An opportunity to increase children's physical activity?
Maddison, R., Ni Mhurchu, C., Jull, A., Jiang, Y., Prapavessis, H., & Rogers, A. (2007). Pediatric Exercise Science, 19, 334-343. - The Lower Limb Task Questionnaire: An assessment of validity, reliability, responsiveness, and important clinical differences
McNair, P.J., Prapavessis, H., Collier, J., Bassett, S., Bryant, A., & Larmer, P. (2007). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88, 993-1001. - The effects of exercise and nicotine replacement therapy on smoking rates in women
Prapavessis, H., Cameron, L., Baldi, J., Robinson, S, Borrie, K., Harper, T., & Grove, J. R. (2007). Addictive Behaviors, 32, 1416-1432.
2006
- Imagery use by injured athletes: A qualitative analysis
Driediger, M., Hall, C., & Callow, N. (2006). Journal of Sports, Sciences, 24, 261-271. - Colon cancer as a source of exercise motivation
Graham, S., Prapavessis, H., & Cameron, L. (2006). Psychology & Health, 21, 739-755. - Effects of exercise training on 5 inflammatory markers associated with cardiovascular risk
Hammett CJK, Prapavessis H, Baldi JC, Varo N, Schoenbeck U, Ameratunga R, French JK, White HD, Stewart RAH. (2006). American Heart Journal, 151, 367e7-367e16. - A longitudinal examination of exercise behavior among New Zealand adolescents: A test of the Transtheoretical Model
Maddison, R., & Prapavessis, H. (2006). Pediatric Exercise Science, 18, 351-363. - Modeling and rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Maddison, R., Prapavessis, H., & Clatworthy, M. (2006). Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 89-98. - Comparing the imagery use of older and younger adult exercisers
Milne, M. I., Burke, S. M., Hall, C., Nederhoff, E., & Gammage, K. L. (2006). Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 25, 59-67. - Self-efficacy and imagery use in older adult exercisers
Wesch, N. N., Milne, M. I., Burke, S. M., & Hall, C. R. (2006). European Journal of Sport Science, 6, 197-203.