Peter R E Crocker
Biographic Data
| ID | 309392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter R E Crocker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter R E |
| FAMILY NAME | Crocker |
| SIGNATURE | CROCKER P R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
What is an athlete's psychological well-being? Constructing concepts with Olympic and Paralympic athletes
Although psychological well-being (PWB) in athletes is receiving increased scrutiny, there is some confusion about what constitutes PWB in elite sport. Psychological well-being (eudaimonia) is associated with purpose, growth, and fulfilling one’s potentials (Aristotle, 4c BCE, 1985); however, there are limitations in the conceptual clarity of PWB, and in the context of elite sport global frameworks of PWB have been used to study context-specific …
‘You’re part of something bigger’: Interpersonal relationships and older Canadian men’s body image
OBJECTIVE: We examined older men's body image, with a focus on the role of interpersonal relationships in shaping their psychological adaptation to age-related body changes to appearance, function, and health. DESIGN: Qualitative narrative constructionist study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 men aged 65-83. Data were analysed using thematic narrative analysis; we identified and interpreted patterns in and …
Inescapable tensions: Performance and/or psychological well-being in Olympic and Paralympic athletes during sport disruption
Recently there has been a shift from exploring psychological distress to exploring psychological well-being (PWB) in the sport context (see Foskett & Longstaff, 2018; Gorczynski et al., 2017; McLou
Global and body-related self-conscious emotions: Exploring associations to positive and negative mental health
This study examined the relative relationships between global and body-related self-conscious emotions to indices of positive and negative mental health. North American adults (N = 520) completed an online questionnaire to assess global and body-related shame, guilt and pride, and mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, eating pathology, self-esteem, flourishing). Data were analyzed in three path models. Compared to global shame and guilt,…
From minding the gap to widening the gap: Paralympic athletes' experiences of wellbeing during the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 games
In March 2020, it was announced that the Tokyo Games would be postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While athletes commonly face challenges in sport such as injuries, the pandemic and rescheduling of the Games was an unexpected event that had serious potential to challenge the psychological wellbeing of athletes. Furthermore, it was an event that was simultaneously experienced by all athletes preparing for the Games. It provided a …
Associations between Physical Self-Concept and Anticipated Guilt and Shame: The Moderating Role of Gender
Negotiating (athletic) femininity: The body and identity in elite female basketball players
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of body perceptions in elite women basketball players’ negotiation of their athletic and feminine identities in and outside of sport. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six elite female basketball players and data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings revealed that some participants perceived their athletic and feminine selves to be separate entities. T…
Managing injury and other setbacks in sport: Experiences of (and resources for) high-performance women athletes
Regardless of the level of sport competition, setbacks are inevitable and can promote stress, requiring effective coping skills. Well-developed coping skills are required for athletes to not only reach their performance potential, but also to have healthy sport experiences. The purpose of the present study was to further explore setbacks and coping in sport experienced by a group of high-performance women athletes. Through exploration of their ex…
Narratives of young women athletes’ experiences of emotional pain and self-compassion
Self-compassion is a healthy way of relating to the self when experiencing emotional pain, personal failure and difficult life experiences. However, there is limited research to date in the area of self-compassion and sport even though recent investigation shows it might act as a potential buffer to painful emotions for athletes. The purpose of this study was to explore and present narratives of six young women athletes (15–24 years) from a varie…
‘It’s all about modifying your expectations’: Women’s experiences with physical activity during pregnancy
The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine women’s experiences with physical activity throughout the course of pregnancy. Nine pregnant women participated in two semi-structured interviews (total of 18 interviews) – between one and five months apart. The data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results revealed that participants felt the need to ‘slow down’ from their previous physical activity levels due to …
Invariance Testing of the SF-36 Health Survey in Women Breast Cancer Survivors: Do Personal and Cancer-related Variables Influence the Meaning of Quality of Life Items
Invariance test of the Multidimensional Body Self-Relations Questionnaire: Do women with breast cancer interpret this measure differently
Muscle Gains and Emotional Strains: Conflicting Experiences of Change Among Overweight Women Participating in an Exercise Intervention Program
In this study we explored the experiences of women who were classified as overweight while they participated in a physical activity intervention. In line with interpretative phenomenological analysis, eight women were interviewed prior to and following a 12-week dragon boat physical activity intervention. Data were transcribed verbatim and subjected to individual-level content analysis to explore change that informed group-level idiographic analy…
The Influence of Family and Culture on Physical Activity Among Female Adolescents From the Indian Diaspora
In this study we explored the role of personal, familial, and cultural attitudes and social norms for physical activity (PA) on actual PA behavior among female adolescents of the Indian diaspora. Six girls, 15 to 19 years of age, from a spiritual center participated in interviews and a focus group. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Participants were high in familism, and felt that PA was important for physical and mental health, and to s…
Young Women's Experiences of Social Physique Anxiety
It is well documented that young women's social physique anxiety is associated with a number of health-compromising behaviors. The bulk of this research has used the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS); however, the use of questionnaires in the body domain has been critiqued because of the assumption that women's experiences are singular and static. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to try to better understand young women's experiences of…
Tech Voices: Recollections of the Technical Teachers Association of Victoria
Social Physique Anxiety in Adolescence: An Exploration of Influences, Coping Strategies, and Health Behaviors
This study explored adolescent females’ experiences of social physique anxiety (SPA) and related coping strategies. A final sample of 31 adolescent females ages 13 to 18 years discussed dealing with SPA during individual semistructured interviews. Resultant themes pertaining to the transactional experiences of SPA were coded using content analysis. There were 107 unique coping strategies reported, which were coded into 10 subthemes. The main copi…
Predicting Change in Physical Activity, Dietary Restraint, and Physique Anxiety in Adolescent Girls: Examining Covariance in Physical Self-perceptions
Smoking Behaviour and Dietary Restraint in Young Adolescent Women: The Role of Physical Self-Perceptions
Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children
Two studies assessed the validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C), a 7-day recall that assesses general moderate to vigorous physical activity levels during the school year. The first study, involving 89 elementary school students in Grades 4–8, investigated convergent, divergent, and construct validity. The PAQ-C was moderately related to an activity rating ( r = .63), week summation of 24-hr moderate to vigorou…
Measuring general levels of physical activity: Preliminary evidence for the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children
This article reports three studies that investigated psychometric properties of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C). The PAQ-C is a guided self-administered 7-day recall measure designed to assess general physical activity levels during the school year for children in grades four and higher. Study one, with 215 students ranging in age from 9 to 15 yr, found the PAQ-C had acceptable item and test score characteristics su…
Convergent Validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents
This study assessed the convergent validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A). The PAQ-A is a modified version for high school students of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQC). The PAQ-A is a 7-day recall used to assess general physical activity levels during the school year. Eighty-five high school students in Grades 8 through 12 filled out the PAQ-A and other physical activity measures. The …
The Effect of Water Fluoridation on the Bone Mineral Density of Young Women
Social Physique Anxiety in Adolescence: An Exploration of Influences, Coping Strategies, and Health Behaviors
This study explored adolescent females’ experiences of social physique anxiety (SPA) and related coping strategies. A final sample of 31 adolescent females ages 13 to 18 years discussed dealing with SPA during individual semistructured interviews. Resultant themes pertaining to the transactional experiences of SPA were coded using content analysis. There were 107 unique coping strategies reported, which were coded into 10 subthemes. The main copi…
Muscle Gains and Emotional Strains: Conflicting Experiences of Change Among Overweight Women Participating in an Exercise Intervention Program
In this study we explored the experiences of women who were classified as overweight while they participated in a physical activity intervention. In line with interpretative phenomenological analysis, eight women were interviewed prior to and following a 12-week dragon boat physical activity intervention. Data were transcribed verbatim and subjected to individual-level content analysis to explore change that informed group-level idiographic analy…
Predicting Change in Physical Activity, Dietary Restraint, and Physique Anxiety in Adolescent Girls: Examining Covariance in Physical Self-perceptions
The Influence of Family and Culture on Physical Activity Among Female Adolescents From the Indian Diaspora
In this study we explored the role of personal, familial, and cultural attitudes and social norms for physical activity (PA) on actual PA behavior among female adolescents of the Indian diaspora. Six girls, 15 to 19 years of age, from a spiritual center participated in interviews and a focus group. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Participants were high in familism, and felt that PA was important for physical and mental health, and to s…
Smoking Behaviour and Dietary Restraint in Young Adolescent Women: The Role of Physical Self-Perceptions
Associations between Physical Self-Concept and Anticipated Guilt and Shame: The Moderating Role of Gender
From minding the gap to widening the gap: Paralympic athletes' experiences of wellbeing during the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 games
In March 2020, it was announced that the Tokyo Games would be postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While athletes commonly face challenges in sport such as injuries, the pandemic and rescheduling of the Games was an unexpected event that had serious potential to challenge the psychological wellbeing of athletes. Furthermore, it was an event that was simultaneously experienced by all athletes preparing for the Games. It provided a …
Invariance Testing of the SF-36 Health Survey in Women Breast Cancer Survivors: Do Personal and Cancer-related Variables Influence the Meaning of Quality of Life Items
Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children
Two studies assessed the validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C), a 7-day recall that assesses general moderate to vigorous physical activity levels during the school year. The first study, involving 89 elementary school students in Grades 4–8, investigated convergent, divergent, and construct validity. The PAQ-C was moderately related to an activity rating ( r = .63), week summation of 24-hr moderate to vigorou…
Measuring general levels of physical activity: Preliminary evidence for the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children
This article reports three studies that investigated psychometric properties of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C). The PAQ-C is a guided self-administered 7-day recall measure designed to assess general physical activity levels during the school year for children in grades four and higher. Study one, with 215 students ranging in age from 9 to 15 yr, found the PAQ-C had acceptable item and test score characteristics su…
Convergent Validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents
This study assessed the convergent validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A). The PAQ-A is a modified version for high school students of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQC). The PAQ-A is a 7-day recall used to assess general physical activity levels during the school year. Eighty-five high school students in Grades 8 through 12 filled out the PAQ-A and other physical activity measures. The …
The Effect of Water Fluoridation on the Bone Mineral Density of Young Women
Smoking Behaviour and Dietary Restraint in Young Adolescent Women: The Role of Physical Self-Perceptions
Predicting Change in Physical Activity, Dietary Restraint, and Physique Anxiety in Adolescent Girls: Examining Covariance in Physical Self-perceptions
Social Physique Anxiety in Adolescence: An Exploration of Influences, Coping Strategies, and Health Behaviors
This study explored adolescent females’ experiences of social physique anxiety (SPA) and related coping strategies. A final sample of 31 adolescent females ages 13 to 18 years discussed dealing with SPA during individual semistructured interviews. Resultant themes pertaining to the transactional experiences of SPA were coded using content analysis. There were 107 unique coping strategies reported, which were coded into 10 subthemes. The main copi…
Tech Voices: Recollections of the Technical Teachers Association of Victoria
Young Women's Experiences of Social Physique Anxiety
It is well documented that young women's social physique anxiety is associated with a number of health-compromising behaviors. The bulk of this research has used the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS); however, the use of questionnaires in the body domain has been critiqued because of the assumption that women's experiences are singular and static. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to try to better understand young women's experiences of…
Muscle Gains and Emotional Strains: Conflicting Experiences of Change Among Overweight Women Participating in an Exercise Intervention Program
In this study we explored the experiences of women who were classified as overweight while they participated in a physical activity intervention. In line with interpretative phenomenological analysis, eight women were interviewed prior to and following a 12-week dragon boat physical activity intervention. Data were transcribed verbatim and subjected to individual-level content analysis to explore change that informed group-level idiographic analy…
The Influence of Family and Culture on Physical Activity Among Female Adolescents From the Indian Diaspora
In this study we explored the role of personal, familial, and cultural attitudes and social norms for physical activity (PA) on actual PA behavior among female adolescents of the Indian diaspora. Six girls, 15 to 19 years of age, from a spiritual center participated in interviews and a focus group. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Participants were high in familism, and felt that PA was important for physical and mental health, and to s…
Invariance test of the Multidimensional Body Self-Relations Questionnaire: Do women with breast cancer interpret this measure differently
Invariance Testing of the SF-36 Health Survey in Women Breast Cancer Survivors: Do Personal and Cancer-related Variables Influence the Meaning of Quality of Life Items
‘It’s all about modifying your expectations’: Women’s experiences with physical activity during pregnancy
The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine women’s experiences with physical activity throughout the course of pregnancy. Nine pregnant women participated in two semi-structured interviews (total of 18 interviews) – between one and five months apart. The data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results revealed that participants felt the need to ‘slow down’ from their previous physical activity levels due to …
Managing injury and other setbacks in sport: Experiences of (and resources for) high-performance women athletes
Regardless of the level of sport competition, setbacks are inevitable and can promote stress, requiring effective coping skills. Well-developed coping skills are required for athletes to not only reach their performance potential, but also to have healthy sport experiences. The purpose of the present study was to further explore setbacks and coping in sport experienced by a group of high-performance women athletes. Through exploration of their ex…
Narratives of young women athletes’ experiences of emotional pain and self-compassion
Self-compassion is a healthy way of relating to the self when experiencing emotional pain, personal failure and difficult life experiences. However, there is limited research to date in the area of self-compassion and sport even though recent investigation shows it might act as a potential buffer to painful emotions for athletes. The purpose of this study was to explore and present narratives of six young women athletes (15–24 years) from a varie…
Negotiating (athletic) femininity: The body and identity in elite female basketball players
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of body perceptions in elite women basketball players’ negotiation of their athletic and feminine identities in and outside of sport. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six elite female basketball players and data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings revealed that some participants perceived their athletic and feminine selves to be separate entities. T…
Associations between Physical Self-Concept and Anticipated Guilt and Shame: The Moderating Role of Gender
From minding the gap to widening the gap: Paralympic athletes' experiences of wellbeing during the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 games
In March 2020, it was announced that the Tokyo Games would be postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While athletes commonly face challenges in sport such as injuries, the pandemic and rescheduling of the Games was an unexpected event that had serious potential to challenge the psychological wellbeing of athletes. Furthermore, it was an event that was simultaneously experienced by all athletes preparing for the Games. It provided a …
‘You’re part of something bigger’: Interpersonal relationships and older Canadian men’s body image
OBJECTIVE: We examined older men's body image, with a focus on the role of interpersonal relationships in shaping their psychological adaptation to age-related body changes to appearance, function, and health. DESIGN: Qualitative narrative constructionist study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 men aged 65-83. Data were analysed using thematic narrative analysis; we identified and interpreted patterns in and …
Inescapable tensions: Performance and/or psychological well-being in Olympic and Paralympic athletes during sport disruption
Recently there has been a shift from exploring psychological distress to exploring psychological well-being (PWB) in the sport context (see Foskett & Longstaff, 2018; Gorczynski et al., 2017; McLou
Global and body-related self-conscious emotions: Exploring associations to positive and negative mental health
This study examined the relative relationships between global and body-related self-conscious emotions to indices of positive and negative mental health. North American adults (N = 520) completed an online questionnaire to assess global and body-related shame, guilt and pride, and mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, eating pathology, self-esteem, flourishing). Data were analyzed in three path models. Compared to global shame and guilt,…
What is an athlete's psychological well-being? Constructing concepts with Olympic and Paralympic athletes
Although psychological well-being (PWB) in athletes is receiving increased scrutiny, there is some confusion about what constitutes PWB in elite sport. Psychological well-being (eudaimonia) is associated with purpose, growth, and fulfilling one’s potentials (Aristotle, 4c BCE, 1985); however, there are limitations in the conceptual clarity of PWB, and in the context of elite sport global frameworks of PWB have been used to study context-specific …
Psychology (22 works) · Medicine (17 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (9 works) · Physical therapy (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works)