L M Lower-Hoppe
Biographic Data
| ID | 50851 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L M Lower-Hoppe |
| GIVEN NAMES | L M |
| FAMILY NAME | Lower-Hoppe |
| SIGNATURE | LOWER-HOPPE L M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8221-0762 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Implementation fidelity of a sport-based positive youth development program designed to teach sport and social skills
BACKGROUND: Sport-based positive youth development (SBPYD) programs leverage sport as a context in communities to help youth build competencies and developmental assets, reduce risk factors, and transfer skills learned to other social settings. However, many programs do not fully achieve their objectives due to challenges with implementation fidelity. The purpose of this process evaluation was to (a) examine the implementation fidelity of a SBPYD…
Exploring the factors that influence college students’ participation in group fitness
Since the onset of COVID-19, college students have faced challenges such as housing insecurity, food insecurity, social isolation, financial struggles, and increased family obligations, contributing to poor physical and mental health. Non-traditional students have been disproportionately affected due to their unique circumstances. Group fitness programming can support student well-being but has seen declining participation since COVID-19. This st…
Skating to Legitimacy: Institutional Work Practices within Collegiate Club Hockey
This study explores how serious leisure pursuits, in the form of sport clubs within the American collegiate setting, can realise sustainability through maintaining their legitimacy in a setting that includes a multitude of opportunities to experience leisure. Collegiate sport clubs often compete with similar programmes that have superior resources and infrastructure for participants and other stakeholders, threatening clubs’ organisational viabil…
The Unique Lived Experiences of LGBQ Athletes: A Collegiate Women's Rugby Club Team as an Inclusive & Empowering Community
There is ongoing debate regarding the culture of competitive women's sports. On one hand, women who participate in sports are viewed as adhering to and reinforcing heteronormative stereotypes and hegemonic masculinity. Conversely, women's sports are viewed as an inherently supportive environment for those involved. The current study explored the latter phenomena, specifically related to factors that promote an inclusive and empowering community f…
Healthy masculinity construction: The influence of race, faith and athletics
Due to structural racism, young men living in urban cities—particularly Black and other youth of colour—are at risk for developing hegemonic, toxic masculine identities. However, through a positive youth development approach, sport can be used to promote healthy masculinity. This study explored the importance and meaning of masculinity, as well as influences of masculinity construction among 14 urban male youth who participated in a faith‐based s…
Intention–behaviour relationship within community running clubs: Examining the moderating influence of leisure constraints and facilitators within the environment
While intention is considered the proximal determinant of behaviour, scholars point to an intention–behaviour gap, calling for research that accounts for the environmental moderators that constrain or facilitate the intention–behaviour relationship. Adopting an ecological perspective, the study examined the potential moderating influence of five leisure constraints and facilitators on the running intention–behaviour relationship within the contex…
Investigating the Social Network Structure of Physical Literacy Scholars to Advance a Paradigm for Physical Activity Promotion
PurposePhysical literacy has quickly gained global attention as a holistic approach to combat physical inactivity and obesity. However, research silos may limit the growth and application of the physical literacy paradigm for effective physical activity promotion. The purpose of this study was to measure the underlying network structure of scholars publishing on physical literacy (focusing on empirical research) through co-authorship analysis.Met…
Examining the social cognitive determinants of collegiate recreational sport involvement and outcomes
Sedentary behavior and health concerns are rising among young adults, making it necessary to understand antecedents of physical activity to promote health programming. This study integrates multiple theoretical frameworks to holistically test antecedents (self-efficacy, achievement goals) and consequences (social, intellectual, fitness benefits) of recreational sport involvement. Questionnaire responses from collegiate recreational sport (CRS) pa…
Social-Emotional Learning Interventions in Youth Sport: What Matters in Design
Youth identity formation: (Mis)alignment between urban male youth and sport coaches
Communication and Team Performance: A Case Study of Division I Football Captains
Performance excellence is a core value in athletic teams. A team’s intraorganizational network has been considered an important determinant of team performance. However, the role of sport-team captains is often overlooked in lieu of the coaching staff. The purpose of this case study was to explore the relationship between team captains’ intrateam ego network and team-performance indicators. The researchers video recorded the intrateam communicati…
The influence of organizational climate and process on youth outcomes: A case study of a community youth sport organization
Given the environmental risks that impede positive youth development, community youth sport organizations serving vulnerable youth are critical. Organizational behaviour theory postulates there is an indirect effect of an organization’s processes on performance through organizational climate, while there is no direct effect of an organization’s processes on performance in the presence of the indirect effect. The current study tests this theoretic…
Collegiate sport club structure and function
The purpose of this study was to explore the goals and missions of collegiate sport clubs and study how the clubs’ organisational structure and operations helped in their achievement through qualitative enquiry. Using current collegiate sport club executive board members and professional staff at a large, public post-secondary institution in the Midwest region of the United States, 38 sport club officers representing 13 distinct sport clubs were …
Validity and Reliability of the Teamwork Scale for Youth
The teamwork life skill is a critical outcome desired in many positive youth development interventions; however, limited versatile, user-friendly measures of this construct exist. Purpose: This study examines the psychometric properties of the Teamwork Scale for Youth, an assessment designed to measure youths’ perceptions of their teamwork competency. Methods: The Teamwork Scale for Youth was administered to a sample of 460 youths. Confirmatory f…
The Case for the Perceived Social Competence Scale II
Objective: This study examines the psychometric properties of the revised Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS), a brief, user-friendly tool used to assess social competence among youth. Method: Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) examined the factor structure and invariance of an enhanced scale (PSCS-II), among a sample of 420 youth. Correlations between PSCS-II and self-reported social skill scores were examined. A longitudinal CFA tested th…
The Unique Lived Experiences of LGBQ Athletes: A Collegiate Women's Rugby Club Team as an Inclusive & Empowering Community
There is ongoing debate regarding the culture of competitive women's sports. On one hand, women who participate in sports are viewed as adhering to and reinforcing heteronormative stereotypes and hegemonic masculinity. Conversely, women's sports are viewed as an inherently supportive environment for those involved. The current study explored the latter phenomena, specifically related to factors that promote an inclusive and empowering community f…
The Case for the Perceived Social Competence Scale II
Objective: This study examines the psychometric properties of the revised Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS), a brief, user-friendly tool used to assess social competence among youth. Method: Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) examined the factor structure and invariance of an enhanced scale (PSCS-II), among a sample of 420 youth. Correlations between PSCS-II and self-reported social skill scores were examined. A longitudinal CFA tested th…
Validity and Reliability of the Teamwork Scale for Youth
The teamwork life skill is a critical outcome desired in many positive youth development interventions; however, limited versatile, user-friendly measures of this construct exist. Purpose: This study examines the psychometric properties of the Teamwork Scale for Youth, an assessment designed to measure youths’ perceptions of their teamwork competency. Methods: The Teamwork Scale for Youth was administered to a sample of 460 youths. Confirmatory f…
Investigating the Social Network Structure of Physical Literacy Scholars to Advance a Paradigm for Physical Activity Promotion
PurposePhysical literacy has quickly gained global attention as a holistic approach to combat physical inactivity and obesity. However, research silos may limit the growth and application of the physical literacy paradigm for effective physical activity promotion. The purpose of this study was to measure the underlying network structure of scholars publishing on physical literacy (focusing on empirical research) through co-authorship analysis.Met…
Skating to Legitimacy: Institutional Work Practices within Collegiate Club Hockey
This study explores how serious leisure pursuits, in the form of sport clubs within the American collegiate setting, can realise sustainability through maintaining their legitimacy in a setting that includes a multitude of opportunities to experience leisure. Collegiate sport clubs often compete with similar programmes that have superior resources and infrastructure for participants and other stakeholders, threatening clubs’ organisational viabil…
Intention–behaviour relationship within community running clubs: Examining the moderating influence of leisure constraints and facilitators within the environment
While intention is considered the proximal determinant of behaviour, scholars point to an intention–behaviour gap, calling for research that accounts for the environmental moderators that constrain or facilitate the intention–behaviour relationship. Adopting an ecological perspective, the study examined the potential moderating influence of five leisure constraints and facilitators on the running intention–behaviour relationship within the contex…
The Case for the Perceived Social Competence Scale II
Objective: This study examines the psychometric properties of the revised Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS), a brief, user-friendly tool used to assess social competence among youth. Method: Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) examined the factor structure and invariance of an enhanced scale (PSCS-II), among a sample of 420 youth. Correlations between PSCS-II and self-reported social skill scores were examined. A longitudinal CFA tested th…
Validity and Reliability of the Teamwork Scale for Youth
The teamwork life skill is a critical outcome desired in many positive youth development interventions; however, limited versatile, user-friendly measures of this construct exist. Purpose: This study examines the psychometric properties of the Teamwork Scale for Youth, an assessment designed to measure youths’ perceptions of their teamwork competency. Methods: The Teamwork Scale for Youth was administered to a sample of 460 youths. Confirmatory f…
Collegiate sport club structure and function
The purpose of this study was to explore the goals and missions of collegiate sport clubs and study how the clubs’ organisational structure and operations helped in their achievement through qualitative enquiry. Using current collegiate sport club executive board members and professional staff at a large, public post-secondary institution in the Midwest region of the United States, 38 sport club officers representing 13 distinct sport clubs were …
Communication and Team Performance: A Case Study of Division I Football Captains
Performance excellence is a core value in athletic teams. A team’s intraorganizational network has been considered an important determinant of team performance. However, the role of sport-team captains is often overlooked in lieu of the coaching staff. The purpose of this case study was to explore the relationship between team captains’ intrateam ego network and team-performance indicators. The researchers video recorded the intrateam communicati…
The influence of organizational climate and process on youth outcomes: A case study of a community youth sport organization
Given the environmental risks that impede positive youth development, community youth sport organizations serving vulnerable youth are critical. Organizational behaviour theory postulates there is an indirect effect of an organization’s processes on performance through organizational climate, while there is no direct effect of an organization’s processes on performance in the presence of the indirect effect. The current study tests this theoretic…
Examining the social cognitive determinants of collegiate recreational sport involvement and outcomes
Sedentary behavior and health concerns are rising among young adults, making it necessary to understand antecedents of physical activity to promote health programming. This study integrates multiple theoretical frameworks to holistically test antecedents (self-efficacy, achievement goals) and consequences (social, intellectual, fitness benefits) of recreational sport involvement. Questionnaire responses from collegiate recreational sport (CRS) pa…
Social-Emotional Learning Interventions in Youth Sport: What Matters in Design
Youth identity formation: (Mis)alignment between urban male youth and sport coaches
Intention–behaviour relationship within community running clubs: Examining the moderating influence of leisure constraints and facilitators within the environment
While intention is considered the proximal determinant of behaviour, scholars point to an intention–behaviour gap, calling for research that accounts for the environmental moderators that constrain or facilitate the intention–behaviour relationship. Adopting an ecological perspective, the study examined the potential moderating influence of five leisure constraints and facilitators on the running intention–behaviour relationship within the contex…
Investigating the Social Network Structure of Physical Literacy Scholars to Advance a Paradigm for Physical Activity Promotion
PurposePhysical literacy has quickly gained global attention as a holistic approach to combat physical inactivity and obesity. However, research silos may limit the growth and application of the physical literacy paradigm for effective physical activity promotion. The purpose of this study was to measure the underlying network structure of scholars publishing on physical literacy (focusing on empirical research) through co-authorship analysis.Met…
Healthy masculinity construction: The influence of race, faith and athletics
Due to structural racism, young men living in urban cities—particularly Black and other youth of colour—are at risk for developing hegemonic, toxic masculine identities. However, through a positive youth development approach, sport can be used to promote healthy masculinity. This study explored the importance and meaning of masculinity, as well as influences of masculinity construction among 14 urban male youth who participated in a faith‐based s…
Skating to Legitimacy: Institutional Work Practices within Collegiate Club Hockey
This study explores how serious leisure pursuits, in the form of sport clubs within the American collegiate setting, can realise sustainability through maintaining their legitimacy in a setting that includes a multitude of opportunities to experience leisure. Collegiate sport clubs often compete with similar programmes that have superior resources and infrastructure for participants and other stakeholders, threatening clubs’ organisational viabil…
The Unique Lived Experiences of LGBQ Athletes: A Collegiate Women's Rugby Club Team as an Inclusive & Empowering Community
There is ongoing debate regarding the culture of competitive women's sports. On one hand, women who participate in sports are viewed as adhering to and reinforcing heteronormative stereotypes and hegemonic masculinity. Conversely, women's sports are viewed as an inherently supportive environment for those involved. The current study explored the latter phenomena, specifically related to factors that promote an inclusive and empowering community f…
Exploring the factors that influence college students’ participation in group fitness
Since the onset of COVID-19, college students have faced challenges such as housing insecurity, food insecurity, social isolation, financial struggles, and increased family obligations, contributing to poor physical and mental health. Non-traditional students have been disproportionately affected due to their unique circumstances. Group fitness programming can support student well-being but has seen declining participation since COVID-19. This st…
Implementation fidelity of a sport-based positive youth development program designed to teach sport and social skills
BACKGROUND: Sport-based positive youth development (SBPYD) programs leverage sport as a context in communities to help youth build competencies and developmental assets, reduce risk factors, and transfer skills learned to other social settings. However, many programs do not fully achieve their objectives due to challenges with implementation fidelity. The purpose of this process evaluation was to (a) examine the implementation fidelity of a SBPYD…
Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (7 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 works) · Applied Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Club (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works)