J Cairney
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 65590 |
|---|---|
| NOME | J Cairney |
| PRENOMES | J |
| SOBRENOME | Cairney |
| ASSINATURA | CAIRNEY J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2856-3967 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 89 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 171 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 89 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1997 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
A qualitative programme evaluation of New Era, a mentorship programme for women leaders in sport
Introduction: Despite the increase in women's participation in sport, women remain underrepresented in leadership roles across the global sport landscape. In response, governments and sport organisations have developed Women's Leadership Programs (WLPs) to foster women's development in sports leadership. Although these initiatives aim to strengthen women's confidence and leadership capabilities, existing evaluations often focus on programme struc…
Organizational culture and sport
In September 2025, the Brisbane Lions won an improbable second consecutive Grand Final of the Australian Football League—the Australian equivalent of a National Football League (NFL) Superbowl Championship or the English Football Association (FA) Cup. With a relatively inexperienced team and haunted by almost two decades of mediocrity, the sporting press and public immediately began searching for the secret to their success. For the Lions, the re…
Changing organizational culture in community sport
Introduction: Community sport organizations - encompassing grassroots, recreational, amateur and voluntary clubs and settings distinct from elite or professional sport - are increasingly positioned as sites for advancing social inclusion, health and wellbeing, yet the role of organizational culture in enabling or constraining these outcomes is not fully understood. While policy and practice increasingly call for culture change in community sport,…
Comorbid Developmental Coordination Disorder and ADHD
Both DCD and ADHD are recognised neurodevelopmental conditions, however, their co-occurrence and subsequent effects remain insufficiently explored. This paper aims to address this gap by examining the relationship between motor proficiency and ADHD symptoms in young children, and elucidating the combined impact on internalising and externalising symptoms. Data from the Coordination and Activity Tracking in CHildren (CATCH) study (n = 532) were an…
The Exploration of the Holistic and Complex Impacts of Creative Dance on Creative Potential Enhancement
Interest in nurturing individuals' creative potential is rising. Yet, the potential benefits of incorporating creative embodied activities have been neglected in both applied and research settings. To address this gap, this study examined the effects of a Creative Dance program on university students' creative self‐efficacy, emotional creativity, tolerance to ambiguity, and ideation behaviors. A total of 143 undergraduate students participated, e…
Reliability of field‐ and laboratory‐based assessments of health‐related fitness in preschool‐aged children
OBJECTIVES: Reliable measurements of health-related fitness-cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, body composition, and flexibility-are imperative for understanding and tracking health-related fitness from the preschool age. This study aimed to examine the test-retest reliability of field-based (i.e., sit and reach [standard and back-saver], standing long jump, grip strength); and laboratory-based (i.e., Bruce Protoc…
Response to letter to the editor
Toward a knowledge-synthesis heuristic for sport leaders
Sport management leadership research has predominantly focused on leadership behaviours, particularly transformative leadership, without fully acknowledging the complex, multifaceted nature of leadership within the sports context. This perspective overlooks the reality that sports leaders operate within complex organizations and varied contexts that significantly influence their behaviours. Leadership in sports demands core capabilities in decisi…
A conceptual model of an effective early childhood physical literacy pedagogue
Physical inactivity has become increasingly prevalent among young children in early childhood education and care settings. One promising way to intervene and promote physical activity in these settings is to develop children’s physical literacy. Where most children spend their weekday in early childhood settings in the care of early childhood educators, the educators are viewed as ‘change agents’ and become responsible for developing children’s p…
Cumulative Prenatal Risk Factors and Developmental Coordination Disorder in Young Children
A cross-sectional study of Canadian children's valuation of literacies across social contexts
BackgroundChildren, on average, do not engage in sufficient physical activity to reap the physical, mental, and social health benefits. Understanding the value that children place on movement across social contexts, and the relative ranking of this valuation, may help us to understand and intervene on activity levels.MethodThis exploratory study examined the valuation of reading/writing, math, and movement across three social contexts (school, ho…
The golden ratio in baseball
IntroductionThe golden section or golden ratio (61.8% or 0.618) is a mathematical phenomenon that appears in art, literature, music and nature with such ubiquity that it is thought to be a fundamental principle of aesthetic organisation. The golden ratio also manifests in sport, particularly as the proportion of wins to losses required to win a Major League Baseball championship. This study extends early work on the golden ratio in baseball by in…
Development of a self-report scale to assess children’s perceived physical literacy
Background: The construct of physical literacy is gaining traction internationally and yet measurement of physical literacy is in its infancy. This paper describes the development of a pictorial child report scale of perceived physical literacy based on the comprehensive Australian Physical Literacy Framework, which includes 30 elements within four domains (physical, psychological, cognitive and social).Methods: An expert reference committee with…
All are equal, but some are more equal than others
Informed by the theory of intersectionality, findings of this study have shown that intersections of gender, racial identity and socioeconomic position of the Brazilian society strongly influence leisure time physical activity at the individual level. Targeted interventions to increase leisure time physical activity should address the complexities of social status intersections
Physical literacy
Pedagogical constraints of physical literacy based on cognitive load theory
A longitudinal examination of enjoyment of physical education in children with developmental coordination disorder through a physical literacy lens
Inferior Auditory Time Perception in Children With Motor Difficulties
Accurate time perception is crucial for hearing (speech, music) and action (walking, catching). Motor brain regions are recruited during auditory time perception. Therefore, the hypothesis was tested that children (age 6–7) at risk for developmental coordination disorder (rDCD), a neurodevelopmental disorder involving motor difficulties, would show nonmotor auditory time perception deficits. Psychophysical tasks confirmed that children with rDCD …
Policy Rogue or Policy Entrepreneur? The Forms and Impacts of “Joined-Up Governance” for Child Health
Joined-up governance (JUG) approaches have gained attention as mechanisms for tackling wicked policy problems, particularly in intersectoral areas such as child health, where multiple ministries that deliver health and social services must collaborate if they are to be effective. Growing attention to the need to invest in early childhood to improve health and developmental trajectories, including through developmental screening, illustrate the ch…
Association between Physical Activity and Fundamental Movement Skills in Preschool-Aged Children
Our results showed evidence of reciprocal pathways between actual FMS and MVPA, reinforcing the need to simultaneously target both domains as part of broader developmental strategies, initiated in early childhood. Unlike emergent adolescence, perceptions of movement skill competence do not play a significant role in influencing the relationship between actual FMS proficiency and MVPA in this developmental period
Effects of Comorbid Developmental Coordination Disorder and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on Physical Activity in Children Aged 4–5 Years
Acute Effects of an Afterschool Running and Reading Program on Executive Functioning in Children
Objective: Emerging research within school settings suggests acute forms of physical activity and exercise lead to improvements in executive functioning among children. However, research pertaining to these effects within the afterschool setting remains limited. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the acute effects of a community-based afterschool running and reading program on executive functioning in 8-12-year-old children. Met…
Discapacidad, actividad física y salud
base terica para ser efectiva. Entre otras cosas, los profesionales deben tomar decisiones informadas sobre qu modelos conceptuales de la discapacidad y la salud adoptar, ya que estos tendrn una gran influencia sobre cmo se disean, implementan y evalan los programas de promocin. El presente trabajo expone tres modelos conceptuales de la discapacidad: el mdico, el social y el social-relacional. Se describen sus caractersticas bsicas y la concepcin…
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Predict Increased Arterial Stiffness from Childhood to Early Adulthood
Outcomes and Feasibility of a 12-Week Physical Literacy Intervention for Children in an Afterschool Program
Children ( N = 90) from eight afterschool programs ( n = 4 experimental sites with 47 children; n = 4 control sites with 43 children), along with the program leaders ( N = 7) from the experimental sites, participated in a 12-week physical literacy intervention. Children were assessed on their physical literacy (movement competence, affect, confidence, and motivation) pre- and post-intervention using a suite of assessment tools that included the P…
Home ownership, mortgages and psychological distress
Although many studies have established that owning a home is associated with a variety of health benefits (lower mortality and morbidity rates), important gaps in our understanding of the relationship between housing tenure and health remain. In particular, previous research has tended to rely upon single, binary measures of housing tenure (home owners versus renters). These broad categories do not capture the heterogeneity that exists within hou…
Self-esteem and the intersection of age, class, and gender
Age and Depression in a Nationally Representative Sample of Canadians
Time Since Immigration and Excess Body Weight
Children’s Participation in Organized Sport and Physical Activities and Active Free Play
This study examines the associations among socioeconomic status (SES), aging, gender and sport and physical activity participation from late childhood into adolescence. Drawing from previous research, we test three hypotheses regarding the impact of aging on SES and sport participation using longitudinal data. The data come from a prospective cohort study of children, all of whom were enrolled in grade 4 (at baseline) in the public school system …
Month Prevalence of Depression Among Single and Married Mothers in the 1994 National Population Health Survey
The Social Distribution of Psychological Distress and Depression in Older Adults
Our findings suggest that key social factors are related to mental health in late life, because one's position in the social structure shapes the stressors they encounter and the resources they have at their disposal to cope with them
Exploring the social determinants of mental health service use using intersectionality theory and Cart analysis
BACKGROUND: Fewer than half of individuals with a mental disorder seek formal care in a given year. Much research has been conducted on the factors that influence service use in this population, but the methods generally used cannot easily identify the complex interactions that are thought to exist. In this paper, we examine predictors of subsequent service use among respondents to a population health survey who met criteria for a past-year mood,…
Single mothers and the use of professionals for mental health care reasons
The Effect of Sociodemographics, Social Stressors, Health Status and Psychosocial Resources on the Age-Depression Relationship
Factors Associated with Use of Mental Health Services for Depressed and/or Suicidal Youth Aged 15–24
Negative Life Events and Age-Related Decline in Mastery
The findings from this study suggest that exposure to life events is an important, yet overlooked, determinant of age-related decline in control. Loss of personal and social resources may be the reason older adults appear more vulnerable to the negative effects of stress
Socioeconomic Position, Lifestyle and Health Among Canadians Aged 18 to 64
Self-rated health and mental health of lone fathers compared with lone mothers and partnered fathers
BACKGROUND: Lone parenthood is associated with poorer health; however, the vast majority of previous studies have examined lone mothers and only a few have focused on lone fathers. We aimed to examine the self-rated health and mental health status among a large population-based cross-sectional sample of Canadian lone fathers compared with both partnered fathers and lone mothers. METHODS: We investigated differences in self-rated health and mental…
Does Greater Frequency of Contact With General Physicians Reduce Feelings of Mastery in Older Adults
In this study, we test one aspect of Rodin's hypothesis concerning age-related decline in mastery: The effect of frequent contact with the health care sector on mastery. We conducted cross-sectional and longitudinal multiple regression analyses to examine the effect of general physician (GP) visits on mastery. In the cross-sectional analyses, a higher number of GP visits is associated with lower mastery, but this relationship is substantially wea…
Smoking on Campus
A cross-sectional study of Canadian children's valuation of literacies across social contexts
BackgroundChildren, on average, do not engage in sufficient physical activity to reap the physical, mental, and social health benefits. Understanding the value that children place on movement across social contexts, and the relative ranking of this valuation, may help us to understand and intervene on activity levels.MethodThis exploratory study examined the valuation of reading/writing, math, and movement across three social contexts (school, ho…
Examining the Effectiveness of a Pilot Physical Literacy-Based Intervention Targeting First-Year University Students
The transition into university is often considered the first major life transition and is associated with significant declines in physical activity (PA). It remains, however, unclear how to best prevent or attenuate these declines. The concept of physical literacy (PL) and the enhancement of PL may hold some promise, as it is considered foundational for lifelong PA engagement. Specifically, it targets the motivation, confidence, physical competen…
Developmental coordination disorder and reported enjoyment of physical education in children
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are less likely to enjoy participating in physical education (PE) than children without motor coordination difficulties. However, no studies have attempted to quantify this relationship or examine potentially modifiable mediating variables. Using a large sample ( N = 590) of children (aged 9 to 14), we examine differences in the enjoyment of PE classes between children with DCD and those wit…
Youth at Risk of Homelessness in an Affluent Toronto Suburb
Correlates of Dysphoria in Canadian Seniors
Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Depression Among Canadian Adolescents
A conceptual model of an effective early childhood physical literacy pedagogue
Physical inactivity has become increasingly prevalent among young children in early childhood education and care settings. One promising way to intervene and promote physical activity in these settings is to develop children’s physical literacy. Where most children spend their weekday in early childhood settings in the care of early childhood educators, the educators are viewed as ‘change agents’ and become responsible for developing children’s p…
The golden ratio in baseball
IntroductionThe golden section or golden ratio (61.8% or 0.618) is a mathematical phenomenon that appears in art, literature, music and nature with such ubiquity that it is thought to be a fundamental principle of aesthetic organisation. The golden ratio also manifests in sport, particularly as the proportion of wins to losses required to win a Major League Baseball championship. This study extends early work on the golden ratio in baseball by in…
Associations between family eating behaviours and body composition measures in peri-adolescents
Age and Depression in a Nationally Representative Sample of Canadians
Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Depression Among Canadian Adolescents
Socioeconomic Position, Lifestyle and Health Among Canadians Aged 18 to 64
Reducing Economic Disparity to Achieve Better Health
Month Prevalence of Depression Among Single and Married Mothers in the 1994 National Population Health Survey
Time Since Immigration and Excess Body Weight
Correlates of Dysphoria in Canadian Seniors
The Effect of Sociodemographics, Social Stressors, Health Status and Psychosocial Resources on the Age-Depression Relationship
Emergence of Gender Differences in Depression During Adolescence
Smoking on Campus
Stress, social support and depression in single and married mothers
Self-esteem and the intersection of age, class, and gender
The Interaction of Birth Order and Parental Age on Sexual Orientation
A birth order and sexual orientation relationship has been demonstrated numerous times in men, but a related variable, parental age (i.e. age of parents when the participant was born), has been less studied and has demonstrated contradictory results. In this research, the relations among birth order, parental age and sexual orientation were examined in a national probability sample of the US (Kessler, 1994; Kessler et al. , 1994) and in a Canadia…
A Descriptive Epidemiology of Lifetime Trauma and the Physical Health Status of Older Adults.
Three issues are evaluated in this study. The 1st involves examining the relationship between exposure to trauma over the life course and physical health status in old age. The 2nd has to do with seeing whether the relationship between trauma and health varies across 3 cohorts of older adults: the young-old (ages 65-74), the old-old (ages 75-84), and the oldest old (age 85 and over). The 3rd issue involves seeing whether the age at which a trauma…
Home ownership, mortgages and psychological distress
Although many studies have established that owning a home is associated with a variety of health benefits (lower mortality and morbidity rates), important gaps in our understanding of the relationship between housing tenure and health remain. In particular, previous research has tended to rely upon single, binary measures of housing tenure (home owners versus renters). These broad categories do not capture the heterogeneity that exists within hou…
Youth at Risk of Homelessness in an Affluent Toronto Suburb
Single mothers and the use of professionals for mental health care reasons
The Social Distribution of Psychological Distress and Depression in Older Adults
Our findings suggest that key social factors are related to mental health in late life, because one's position in the social structure shapes the stressors they encounter and the resources they have at their disposal to cope with them
Developmental coordination disorder and aerobic fitness
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is characterized by motor inproficiency, resulting in significant impairments in social and/or academic functioning. About 5–9% of all school‐age children are affected. Previous research has shown that children with DCD have lower aerobic fitness levels than children without the disorder, although the reasons for this have not been tested in the literature. A potential explanation may lie in perceived ade…
Evaluation of 2 Measures of Psychological Distress as Screeners for Depression in the General Population
OBJECTIVE: Structured diagnostic interviews are very time-consuming and therefore increase both the expense and the respondent burden in epidemiologic surveys. A 2-staged interview that screens potential cases before the full diagnostic instrument is administered has the potential to greatly reduce the average interview length. In this paper, we evaluate 2 measures of psychological distress (the Kessler 6- and 10-Item Psychological Distress Scale…
Developmental coordination disorder and reported enjoyment of physical education in children
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are less likely to enjoy participating in physical education (PE) than children without motor coordination difficulties. However, no studies have attempted to quantify this relationship or examine potentially modifiable mediating variables. Using a large sample ( N = 590) of children (aged 9 to 14), we examine differences in the enjoyment of PE classes between children with DCD and those wit…
Does Greater Frequency of Contact With General Physicians Reduce Feelings of Mastery in Older Adults
In this study, we test one aspect of Rodin's hypothesis concerning age-related decline in mastery: The effect of frequent contact with the health care sector on mastery. We conducted cross-sectional and longitudinal multiple regression analyses to examine the effect of general physician (GP) visits on mastery. In the cross-sectional analyses, a higher number of GP visits is associated with lower mastery, but this relationship is substantially wea…
Comparison of Anthropometry and Parent-reported Height and Weight Among Nine Year Olds
Generalized self‐efficacy and performance on the 20‐metre shuttle run in children
It has been argued that motivation significantly affects the measurement of aerobic capacity when using field tests with children. In this study, the impact of generalized self‐efficacy on performance (Stage Completed) in the Léger shuttle run is examined in a cohort of children ( N = 2,245, 9.38 ± 0.52 years old) in Grade 4 from 75 elementary schools. Children completed the Children's Self‐perceptions of Adequacy in and Predilection for Physical…
Negative Life Events and Age-Related Decline in Mastery
The findings from this study suggest that exposure to life events is an important, yet overlooked, determinant of age-related decline in control. Loss of personal and social resources may be the reason older adults appear more vulnerable to the negative effects of stress
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