Louise C Mâsse
Biographic Data
| ID | 259582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louise C Mâsse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louise C |
| FAMILY NAME | Mâsse |
| SIGNATURE | MÂSSE L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2483-8791 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 49 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 488 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 49 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China
BACKGROUND: Gendered perceptions can shape parental beliefs, behaviours and practices relevant to childhood obesity prevention during the critical early life period from pregnancy to infancy. We explored how pregnant women, mothers and healthcare providers in maternal child health in Shanghai, China, perceive the influences of gender within an overweight and obesity prevention context. METHODS: We conducted a qualitative descriptive study integra…
Lifestyle trajectories of boys and girls during the transition to secondary school in British Columbia, Canada, before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
The transition to secondary school was associated with less healthy lifestyles, with variations by gender and pandemic exposure. To develop targeted interventions that promote positive habits during this critical life stage, it is necessary to identify the mechanisms driving these changes, as they may also reflect other developmental or environmental influences coinciding with the transition. Importantly, interventions should also address behavio…
Factor structure of food and physical activity parenting practices among US fathers by ethnicity and survey language: A cross sectional study
Parenting practices contribute to children’s eating and physical activity behaviors, and thereby their risk of obesity and associated medical conditions. Fathers may engage in different parenting practices than mothers. The objective of this study was therefore to establish psychometrically sound tools in English and Spanish for measuring Physical Activity Parenting Practices (PAPP) and Food Parenting Practices (FPP) for Hispanic and non-Hispanic…
Exploring profiles of fathers integrating food and physical activity parenting practices
Objective: This study aims to identify fathers’ profiles integrating food parenting practices (FPP) and physical activity parenting practices (PAPP). Design: We analysed cross-sectional data. The fathers completed the reduced FPP and PAPP item banks and socio-demographic and family dynamics (co-parenting and household responsibility) questionnaires. We identified fathers’ profiles via latent profile analysis. We explored the influence of social d…
Adolescents’ mental health is associated with food parenting practices among British Columbian families
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a developmental period marked by significant changes related to the body and food parenting practices. However, few studies have explored child-level psychological correlates of these practices during adolescence. Our study examined whether adolescents' weight status, weight concerns, self-esteem, and anxiety were associated with food parenting practices, and whether these associations significantly differed by adolesce…
Scaling up healthy eating in early childhood education and care: Evaluation of the Appetite to Play capacity-building intervention
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the dissemination of the healthy eating component of Appetite to Play at scale using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. Design: The Appetite to Play capacity-building intervention is a set of evidence-informed implementation strategies aimed at enhancing the adoption of recommended practices for promoting healthy eating and active play in early ye…
Implementing active play standards: A qualitative study with licensed childcare providers in British Columbia, Canada
With an increasing number of children attending regular early childhood education and care (ECEC), this setting presents an opportunity to develop physical activity habits and movement skills of children. These behaviours play an important role in the development and well-being of children. In 2017, an Active Play Standard was introduced in British Columbia, Canada, to mandate practices related to physical activity, screen time and movement skill…
Factors associated with physical activity policy and practice implementation in British Columbia’s childcare settings: A longitudinal study
A hierarchy of theoretically defined factors influenced childcare providers' implementation of the AP Standards in BC. Future research should test the feasibility of modifying these factors to improve the implementation of PA policy and practice interventions in this setting
I’m going to change the Wifi password if you don't go outside!”: A qualitative examination of changes in parenting practices over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic
Introduction Parenting practices are an important influence on the movement behaviours of children. Parenting practices are shaped by various contextual factors (e.g., culture, sociodemographic, community) and are susceptible to external pressures, such as health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Situated within the revised Family Ecological Model, the purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore changes in parenting practices over time in…
Covid-19 Vaccine Intentions and Perceptions Among Public School Staff of the Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, British Columbia, Canada
Background The purpose of this study was to explore factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine intentions among school staff as high vaccine uptake is essential to ensure schools return to normal activities. Methods Staff (e.g., teachers, administrators, student support workers) from three urban school districts in the Greater Vancouver Area of British Columbia, Canada completed a survey between February and June 2021 ( n = 2,393) on COVID-19 vacci…
Does an active play standard change childcare physical activity and healthy eating policies? A natural policy experiment
Approximately a year after the implementation of a governmental policy targeting PA supported by a capacity-building initiative, childcare centers reported positive changes in all 9 PA/sedentary policies examined, all 3 out of 7 PA/sedentary practices and 9 out of 11 HE policies evaluated at the center-level
Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living: Time for policies to support effective interventions in the context of responsive emotional support and early learning
Fostering the growth, development, health, and wellbeing of children is a global priority. The early childhood period presents a critical window to influence lifelong trajectories, however urgent multisectoral action is needed to ensure that families are adequately supported to nurture their children's growth and development. With a shared vision to give every child the best start in life, thus helping them reach their full developmental potentia…
Parental Autonomy Support in the Context of Parent–Child Negotiation for Children’s Independent Mobility: ‘I Always Feel Safer With My Parents’ to ‘Boom! Bust Down Those Walls!’
Autonomy - acting volitionally with a sense of choice - is a crucial right for children. Given parents' pivotal position in their child's autonomy development, we examined how parental autonomy support and children's need for autonomy were negotiated and manifested in the context of children's independent mobility - children's ability to play, walk or cycle unsupervised. We interviewed 105 Canadian children between 10 and 13-years-old and their p…
The Impact of Financial and Psychological Wellbeing on Children’s Physical Activity and Screen-Based Activities during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the public health measures to combat it, have strained the finances of many families. While parents transitioned to working from home, children transitioned to learning virtually, limiting their organized social and physical activities. Families also reduced the frequency and size of gatherings, impacting psychological wellbeing. This study sought to understand the influence of financial wellbeing on children's physical…
Recreation Facility Food and Beverage Environments in Ontario, Canada: An Appeal for Policy
Canadian, municipally funded recreation/sport facilities typically have unhealthy food environments. Ontario, unlike some provinces, lacks a voluntary recreation facility nutrition policy. This study assessed the healthfulness of food environments and vending sales in 16 Ontario recreation/sport facilities and, secondarily, compared data from facilities within municipalities that banned versus permitted plastic bottled-water sales (water-ban, n =…
Are fathers’ and mothers’ food parenting practices differentially associated with children’s eating behaviors
Gender plays a role in adolescents’ dietary behaviors as they transition to secondary school
Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth
Implementing Appetite to Play at scale in British Columbia: Evaluation of a Capacity-Building Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the Early Years
Childcare is a critical target for promoting children's physical activity (PA) and physical literacy (PL). With emerging evidence about the efficacy of policy and capacity-building strategies, more information about how to bring these strategies to scale is needed. This paper describes implementation at scale of Appetite to Play (ATP), a capacity-building intervention for childcare providers, and examines the implementation and impact on early ye…
Prevalence and Relationships among Physical Activity Policy, Environment, and Practices in Licensed Childcare Centers from a Manager and Staff Perspective
Physical activity (PA) is critical to early childhood health and development, and childcare is a key setting for establishing physically active play. In British Columbia (BC), a provincial standard for active play in childcare was enacted, identified here as the Active Play (AP) standard. Pragmatic constraints limit real-world data collection for evaluating policy impact. We explored whether information about policies, practices, and the environm…
Individual and Environmental Factors Associated with Participation in Physical Activity as Adolescents Transition to Secondary School: A Qualitative Inquiry
The transition from elementary to secondary school is an emotionally and socially complex time when adverse behaviors appear, such as decreased levels of physical activity (PA). Behavioral and environmental factors that influence PA during this time are poorly understood. Therefore, we aimed to identify factors that influence PA as adolescents transition to secondary school. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a sample of 27 ethnically div…
Baseline results from the Eat, Play, Live trial: A randomized controlled trial within a natural experiment examining the role of nutrition policy and capacity building in improving food environments i…
The Association between Perceived Adequacy and Capacity for School Food Policy Implementation with Food Availability and Policy Adherence in Nova Scotia, Canada
Supporting the implementation of school food and nutrition policies is an international priority to encourage healthier eating among children and youth. Schools are an important intervention setting to promote childhood nutrition, and many jurisdictions have adopted policies, guidelines, and programs to modify the school nutrition environment and promote healthier eating. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between perceived …
Familial Environment and Overweight/Obese Adolescents’ Physical Activity
(1) Background: Family environments can impact obesity risk among adolescents. Little is known about the mechanisms by which parents can influence obesity-related adolescent health behaviours and specifically how parenting practices (e.g., rules or routines) and/or their own health behaviours relate to their adolescent's behaviours. The primary aim of the study explored, in a sample of overweight/obese adolescents, how parenting practices and/or …
Roaming the Neighbourhood: Influences of Independent Mobility Parenting Practices and Parental Perceived Environment on Children’s Territorial Range
Children's independent mobility (IM), their freedom to move about their neighbourhood without supervision by adults, has been in steady decline in recent decades. Previous research has linked perceptions of the environment with various measures of IM, but recently concerns have been raised regarding inconsistency in measuring IM. This study used various measures of IM and aimed to address how parental perceptions of the neighbourhood environment …
The Structure of Ethnic Identity of Young Adolescents from Diverse Ethnocultural Groups
The purpose for this study was to examine the structure and construct validity of a measure of ethnic identity among young adolescents from diverse ethnic groups. Students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades (N = 5,423) from diverse ethnic groups completed the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM), measures of psychological well-being and a measure of salience of ethnicity. Factor analyses of data for the three largest ethnic groups (Europea…
Are fathers’ and mothers’ food parenting practices differentially associated with children’s eating behaviors
A qualitative study exploring how school and community environments shape the food choices of adolescents with overweight/obesity
Moderating effects of family environment on overweight/obese adolescents’ dietary behaviours
BACKGROUND: The familial environment can influence adolescents' risk for obesity. However, we do not fully understand the mechanisms through which parents can influence overweight/obese adolescents' dietary behaviours, specifically whether parenting practices (e.g., rules or routines) and/or their own dietary behaviours are associated with their overweight/obese adolescent's dietary quality. OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether parenting pract…
The Evaluation of Large Research Initiatives: A Participatory Integrative Mixed-Methods Approach
Over the past few decades there has been a rise in the number of federally funded large scientific research initiatives, with increased calls to evaluate their processes and outcomes. This article describes efforts to evaluate such initiatives in one agency within the U.S. federal government. The authors introduce the Evaluation of Large Initiatives (ELI) project, a preliminary effort to explore how to accomplish such evaluation. They describe a …
Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living: Time for policies to support effective interventions in the context of responsive emotional support and early learning
Fostering the growth, development, health, and wellbeing of children is a global priority. The early childhood period presents a critical window to influence lifelong trajectories, however urgent multisectoral action is needed to ensure that families are adequately supported to nurture their children's growth and development. With a shared vision to give every child the best start in life, thus helping them reach their full developmental potentia…
Development of an item bank for food parenting practices based on published instruments and reports from Canadian and US parents
Exploring the mediating roles of physical activity and television time on the relationship between the neighbourhood environment and childhood obesity
Parental Autonomy Support in the Context of Parent–Child Negotiation for Children’s Independent Mobility: ‘I Always Feel Safer With My Parents’ to ‘Boom! Bust Down Those Walls!’
Autonomy - acting volitionally with a sense of choice - is a crucial right for children. Given parents' pivotal position in their child's autonomy development, we examined how parental autonomy support and children's need for autonomy were negotiated and manifested in the context of children's independent mobility - children's ability to play, walk or cycle unsupervised. We interviewed 105 Canadian children between 10 and 13-years-old and their p…
Creating a collective impact on childhood obesity: Lessons from the SCOPE initiative
Gender plays a role in adolescents’ dietary behaviors as they transition to secondary school
School factors associated with the provision of physical education and levels of physical activity among elementary school students in Ontario
Is Access to Workplace Amenities Associated With Leisure-time Physical Activity Among Canadian Adults
The Relationship Between Income and Weight Control Strategies Among Canadian Adults
Assessing physical activity among minority women: Focus group results
The Structure of Ethnic Identity of Young Adolescents from Diverse Ethnocultural Groups
The purpose for this study was to examine the structure and construct validity of a measure of ethnic identity among young adolescents from diverse ethnic groups. Students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades (N = 5,423) from diverse ethnic groups completed the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM), measures of psychological well-being and a measure of salience of ethnicity. Factor analyses of data for the three largest ethnic groups (Europea…
Assessing Differential Item Validity of the Aids-Related Social Skills Questionnaire among African Adolescents
Physical Activity in the United States Measured by Accelerometer
PURPOSE: To describe physical activity levels of children (6-11 yr), adolescents (12-19 yr), and adults (20+ yr), using objective data obtained with accelerometers from a representative sample of the U.S. population. METHODS: These results were obtained from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES), a cross-sectional study of a complex, multistage probability sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. popul…
The Evaluation of Large Research Initiatives: A Participatory Integrative Mixed-Methods Approach
Over the past few decades there has been a rise in the number of federally funded large scientific research initiatives, with increased calls to evaluate their processes and outcomes. This article describes efforts to evaluate such initiatives in one agency within the U.S. federal government. The authors introduce the Evaluation of Large Initiatives (ELI) project, a preliminary effort to explore how to accomplish such evaluation. They describe a …
The Centre for Healthy Weights—Shapedown BC: A Family-Centered, Multidisciplinary Program that Reduces Weight Gain in Obese Children over the Short-Term
The objective was to conduct a program evaluation of the Centre for Healthy Weights-Shapedown BC (CHW-SB), a family-centered, multidisciplinary program for obese children, by assessing the change in weight trajectories from program intake to completion. Secondary outcomes included changes in clinical, biochemical and psychological parameters, and in physical activity (PA) levels. The CHW-SB program was evaluated over 10 weeks. Data collection inc…
The Association of State Law to Physical Education Time Allocation in US Public Schools
Objectives. We examined whether public schools in states with specific and stringent physical education (PE) laws, as assessed by the Physical Education–Related State Policy Classification System (PERSPCS), available on the Classification of Laws Associated with School Students (C.L.A.S.S.) Web site, reported more weekly PE time in the most recent School Health Policies and Programs Survey (SHPPS). Methods. Schools (n = 410) were grouped by their…
The Relationship Between Income and Weight Control Strategies Among Canadian Adults
Change in School Nutrition–Related Laws From 2003 to 2008: Evidence From the School Nutrition–Environment State Policy Classification System
Objectives. We examined state laws affecting the school food environment and changes in these laws between 2003 to 2008. Methods. We used the Westlaw legal database to identify state-codified laws, with scoring derived from the updated School Nutrition–Environment State Policy Classification System, obtained from the Classification of Laws Associated With School Students Web site. Results. States significantly changed their school nutrition laws …
Is Access to Workplace Amenities Associated With Leisure-time Physical Activity Among Canadian Adults
Experiences of overweight/obese adolescents in navigating their home food environment
Objective To explore perceived factors that impede or facilitate healthful eating within the home environment among overweight/obese adolescents. Design In the present qualitative photovoice study, participants were instructed to take photographs of things that made it easier or harder to make healthful food choices at home. Digital photographs were reviewed and semi-structured interviews were conducted to promote discussion of the photographs. D…
A qualitative study exploring how school and community environments shape the food choices of adolescents with overweight/obesity
School factors associated with the provision of physical education and levels of physical activity among elementary school students in Ontario
Creating a collective impact on childhood obesity: Lessons from the SCOPE initiative
Assessment of Capacity to Consent by Nurses Who Deliver Health Care to Patients Who Misuse Substances
This qualitative study explored the current practice that nurses use to assess capacity to consent to health care (CTC-HC) in street outreach settings. Key informant interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of nurses from each of British Columbia's five regional health authorities, allowing nurses to describe their lived experiences with assessing CTC-HC. Content analysis was used to summarize information captured in the data. A total of…
A mixed-methods exploration of implementation of a comprehensive school healthy eating model one year after scale-up
Objective To study the implementation of a school-based healthy eating (HE) model one year after scale-up in British Columbia (BC). Specifically, to examine implementation of Action Schools! BC (AS! BC) and its influence on implementation of classroom HE activities, and to explore factors associated with implementation. Design Diffusion of Innovations, Social Cognitive and Organizational Change theories guided our approach. We used a mixed-method…
Development of an item bank for food parenting practices based on published instruments and reports from Canadian and US parents
Exploring the mediating roles of physical activity and television time on the relationship between the neighbourhood environment and childhood obesity
Conceptualizing physical activity parenting practices using expert informed concept mapping analysis
The concept mapping analysis provided a useful process to engage experts in re-conceptualizing physical activity parenting practices and identified key constructs to include in measures of physical activity parenting. While the constructs identified ought to be included in measures of physical activity parenting practices, it will be important to collect data among parents to further validate the content of these constructs. In conclusion, the me…
What do US and Canadian parents do to encourage or discourage physical activity among their 5-12 Year old children
Parents most often encouraged physical activity through structure and emotional support and discouraged physical activity through lack of structure and control. Understanding how parents influence their child's physical activity may help improve intervention strategies. The current results will inform the development of a physical activity parenting practices instrument
Does parental and adolescent participation in an e-health lifestyle modification intervention improve weight outcomes
Developing strategies for engaging and promoting supportive interactions between adolescents and parents are needed in the e-health context. Findings demonstrate that improving adolescents' adherence to e-health lifestyle intervention can effectively alter the weight trajectory of overweight/obese adolescents
A population-based analysis of life satisfaction and social support among children of diverse backgrounds in British Columbia, Canada
The Association between Perceived Adequacy and Capacity for School Food Policy Implementation with Food Availability and Policy Adherence in Nova Scotia, Canada
Supporting the implementation of school food and nutrition policies is an international priority to encourage healthier eating among children and youth. Schools are an important intervention setting to promote childhood nutrition, and many jurisdictions have adopted policies, guidelines, and programs to modify the school nutrition environment and promote healthier eating. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between perceived …
Familial Environment and Overweight/Obese Adolescents’ Physical Activity
(1) Background: Family environments can impact obesity risk among adolescents. Little is known about the mechanisms by which parents can influence obesity-related adolescent health behaviours and specifically how parenting practices (e.g., rules or routines) and/or their own health behaviours relate to their adolescent's behaviours. The primary aim of the study explored, in a sample of overweight/obese adolescents, how parenting practices and/or …
Roaming the Neighbourhood: Influences of Independent Mobility Parenting Practices and Parental Perceived Environment on Children’s Territorial Range
Children's independent mobility (IM), their freedom to move about their neighbourhood without supervision by adults, has been in steady decline in recent decades. Previous research has linked perceptions of the environment with various measures of IM, but recently concerns have been raised regarding inconsistency in measuring IM. This study used various measures of IM and aimed to address how parental perceptions of the neighbourhood environment …
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