Xihe Zhu
Biographic Data
| ID | 5857612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xihe Zhu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xihe |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhu |
| SIGNATURE | ZHU X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Old Dominion University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5048-3464 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
An intersectional examination of blind and visually impaired women’s physical activity experiences
Movement Behaviors and Mental Health of Catholic Priests in the Eastern United States
What is my value? Visually impaired student reflections about feeling valued in PE
This study explored visually impaired youths' perspectives toward feeling valued in integrated physical education. Situated in an experiential qualitative approach, this study utilized inclusion understood as an intersubjective experience broadly, and feeling valued specifically, as a conceptual lens to guide and inform methodological and data interpretation decisions. Eighteen visually impaired youth completed two interviews each using video con…
Predictors of Occupational Distress of Catholic Priests on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States
With ever-increasing demands placed upon active priests in the United States, insight into protecting their mental health may help strengthen vocational resilience for individual priests. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of individual variables, workplace characteristics, and physical activity participation with occupational distress levels among Catholic priests. A 22-question survey consisting of a demographic questionna…
Factors impacting turnover intention of Catholic priests in the Eastern region of the United States
Turnover intention is positively associated with actual turnover. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that impact turnover intention of Catholic priests. The participants (n = 333) were Catholic priest from the Eastern region of the United States who completed a demographic, Vocational intention, and Physical Symptoms Inventory. Frequency analysis and logistic regression analyses were conducted. A majority (85.3%) of Catholic pri…
Prevalence of Bullying Victimization and Perpetration Among Youth with Chronic Health Conditions in the United States
Why modify? Visually impaired students’ views on activity modifications in physical education
The purpose of this study was to explore the views of visually impaired youth about teacher-initiated activity modifications during integrated physical education. This experiential qualitative study included 18 visually impaired youth (ages 12–15 years; seven girls, 11 boys). Each participant completed two semi-structured interviews as data sources for this study. Four themes were constructed based on a reflexive thematic analysis of the intervie…
Mental Health, Bullying, and Victimization among Chinese Adolescents
The purpose of this study was to examine if adolescents who experience anxiety or depression have higher levels of reported bullying victimization or perpetration than those who do not. Based on the existing research, we hypothesized that those who experienced moderate or severe depression and anxiety would have higher rates of bullying victimization and perpetration when compared to those who experienced mild or no depression. This study used an…
Longitudinal Changes of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Performance in High School
This study aimed to model adolescents' cardiorespiratory fitness performance change trajectories longitudinally across high school years and its relation to school- and individual/student-level factors. We employed hierarchical linear modeling to examine longitudinal cardiorespiratory fitness performance changes, as measured by the progressive aerobic capacity endurance run (PACER), over the years, between sexes, and in association with the schoo…
Visually impaired students’ views on peer tutoring in integrated physical education
Academic Stress, Physical Activity, Sleep, and Mental Health among Chinese Adolescents
The results largely supported our hypotheses and supported the need to lessen academic stress experienced by Chinese adolescents, in effort to enhance mental health indices directly, and by allowing for engagement in health-related behaviors such as physical activity and sleep
Using Means-End of Recreation Scale (Mers) in outdoor recreation settings
Outdoor recreation is 400-billion-dollar industry, and therefore, understanding the attributes, consequences and values for why individuals participate is a necessity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Means-End of Recreation Scale (MERS) reflective of Gutman’s original Means-end theory conceptualization of attributes, consequences, and values. Data analyses were performed in three stages: (a) PCA, (b…
Movement in High School
The purposes of this study were (a) to examine the proportions of adolescents in China who partially or fully meet three 24-h movement guidelines on physical activity, screen-time, and sleep duration and (b) to examine whether there were gender differences in the proportion of boys and girls meeting these guidelines. The sample was made up of high school adolescents from an eastern province of China (N = 1338). The participants completed a self-r…
Physical Activity Among Children with Visual Impairments, Siblings, and Parents
The rest of the time I would just stand there and look stupid’
In recent years, research examining the perspectives of individuals with visual impairments toward the inclusiveness of their experiences in physical education has revealed that feelings associated with inclusion are largely unavailable. Notably, individuals with visual impairments have revealed feelings of frustration and disappointment with being discriminated against by their teachers, who may unknowingly contribute to peers’ understanding of …
Barriers and facilitators to inclusion in integrated physical education
While movement toward the education of students with disabilities in integrated physical education has now become common internationally, it is not without concerns. Notably, scholars have questioned whether instruction in integrated physical education settings provides inclusive experiences for students with disabilities. The purpose of this exploratory study was to explore certified adapted physical educators’ (CAPEs’) perspectives on barriers …
Fitness testing experiences in integrated physical education as reflected by adults with visual impairments
The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of adults with visual impairments regarding fitness testing during their integrated physical education experiences. An interpretative phenomenological analysis research approach was used and 11 adults (ages 20–35 years) with visual impairments acted as participants. The primary sources of data were semi-structured audiotaped telephone interviews and reflective interview notes. Thematic dev…
Body image and physical education
The purpose of this study was to examine reflections of body image development experiences in school-based physical education and sport among individuals with visual impairments. This qualitative study utilized an interpretative phenomenological analysis. A purposive sample of 10 participants (ages 21–34; eight female, two male) residing in North America were included. Semi-structured, audiotaped telephone interviews and reflective interview note…
Barriers and facilitators of physical education participation for students with disabilities
The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to participation in physical education (PE) for students with disabilities (SWD) from the perspectives of in-service physical educators. A convenience sample of 168 physical educators (72% female, 94% Caucasian) from the United States completed a short questionnaire. After data collection was completed, data were compiled into a spreadsheet and the first and third authors inde…
The meaning of youth physical activity experiences among individuals with psoriasis
The purpose of this study was to examine the meaning that individuals with psoriasis ascribed to their youth physical activity experiences. This qualitative, retrospective inquiry was based on an interpretative phenomenological analysis. A purposive sample of six participants (ages 20–46; four female, two male) residing in the United States were included. Semi-structured, audio-taped telephone interviews and reflective field notes acted as source…
Improving students’ knowledge and values in physical education through Physical Best lessons
This study examined the effects of using Physical Best lessons to promote adolescent energy balance knowledge and task values. Seventh graders ( N = 90) were randomly assigned to the experiment and the comparison groups. The experiment group took 10 selected Physical Best lessons, while the comparison experienced 10 district lessons. Pre- and post-measurements of knowledge and task values were taken at the beginning and the end of the experiment.…
The meaning of physical education and sport among elite athletes with visual impairments
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the meaning that elite athletes with visual impairments ascribed to their school-based physical education (PE) and sport experiences. A convenience sample of four elite male goalball athletes with visual impairment voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured telephone interviews and reflective field notes, and an interpretive phenomenological analysis…
Student perspectives of grading in physical education
Recent state and federal legislations on educational accountability push evaluation and grading to the frontline. This study examined students’ perspectives of grading in physical education. The participants included students ( N = 39) from two middle schools. Data were collected through observation, student profile grading sheets and interviews. The grading sheet profiled athletic, participative, popular, knowledgeable and well-behaving students…
Enhancing energy balance education through physical education and self-monitoring technology
Schools are positioned to play a key role in nurturing students with knowledge and behaviours associated with healthful living. Our study examined the effects of an intervention on energy balance (EB) knowledge. Twelve 6th and 7th grade classrooms ( n = 140) were assigned to receive either two standardised lessons on EB or a combined intervention that featured the same EB lessons, integrated with self-monitoring technology. EB knowledge was pre- …
Physical activity and fitness knowledge learning in physical education
Motivation to learn is a disposition developed through exposure to learning opportunities. Guided by the expectancy-value theory of Eccles and Wigfield (1995), this study examined the extent to which expectancy belief and task value influenced elementary school students’ physical activity and knowledge learning in physical education (PE). Students ( N = 753) from 15 US public schools contributed student-level and class-level data. With a 2-level …
The meaning of physical education and sport among elite athletes with visual impairments
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the meaning that elite athletes with visual impairments ascribed to their school-based physical education (PE) and sport experiences. A convenience sample of four elite male goalball athletes with visual impairment voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured telephone interviews and reflective field notes, and an interpretive phenomenological analysis…
The rest of the time I would just stand there and look stupid’
In recent years, research examining the perspectives of individuals with visual impairments toward the inclusiveness of their experiences in physical education has revealed that feelings associated with inclusion are largely unavailable. Notably, individuals with visual impairments have revealed feelings of frustration and disappointment with being discriminated against by their teachers, who may unknowingly contribute to peers’ understanding of …
Barriers and facilitators to inclusion in integrated physical education
While movement toward the education of students with disabilities in integrated physical education has now become common internationally, it is not without concerns. Notably, scholars have questioned whether instruction in integrated physical education settings provides inclusive experiences for students with disabilities. The purpose of this exploratory study was to explore certified adapted physical educators’ (CAPEs’) perspectives on barriers …
Student perspectives of grading in physical education
Recent state and federal legislations on educational accountability push evaluation and grading to the frontline. This study examined students’ perspectives of grading in physical education. The participants included students ( N = 39) from two middle schools. Data were collected through observation, student profile grading sheets and interviews. The grading sheet profiled athletic, participative, popular, knowledgeable and well-behaving students…
High school students’ experiences in a Sport Education unit
This study examined high school students’ experiences in a Sport Education unit being implemented with smaller teams and fewer roles. The participants included one physical education teacher and her 70 ninth-grade students. Each week, we conducted two to three observations and four to six informal interviews with the participants for over eight weeks. We also conducted a structured interview with the teacher and four interviews with 12 students. …
Why modify? Visually impaired students’ views on activity modifications in physical education
The purpose of this study was to explore the views of visually impaired youth about teacher-initiated activity modifications during integrated physical education. This experiential qualitative study included 18 visually impaired youth (ages 12–15 years; seven girls, 11 boys). Each participant completed two semi-structured interviews as data sources for this study. Four themes were constructed based on a reflexive thematic analysis of the intervie…
Visually impaired students’ views on peer tutoring in integrated physical education
What is my value? Visually impaired student reflections about feeling valued in PE
This study explored visually impaired youths' perspectives toward feeling valued in integrated physical education. Situated in an experiential qualitative approach, this study utilized inclusion understood as an intersubjective experience broadly, and feeling valued specifically, as a conceptual lens to guide and inform methodological and data interpretation decisions. Eighteen visually impaired youth completed two interviews each using video con…
Using Means-End of Recreation Scale (Mers) in outdoor recreation settings
Outdoor recreation is 400-billion-dollar industry, and therefore, understanding the attributes, consequences and values for why individuals participate is a necessity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Means-End of Recreation Scale (MERS) reflective of Gutman’s original Means-end theory conceptualization of attributes, consequences, and values. Data analyses were performed in three stages: (a) PCA, (b…
Fitness testing experiences in integrated physical education as reflected by adults with visual impairments
The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of adults with visual impairments regarding fitness testing during their integrated physical education experiences. An interpretative phenomenological analysis research approach was used and 11 adults (ages 20–35 years) with visual impairments acted as participants. The primary sources of data were semi-structured audiotaped telephone interviews and reflective interview notes. Thematic dev…
Body image and physical education
The purpose of this study was to examine reflections of body image development experiences in school-based physical education and sport among individuals with visual impairments. This qualitative study utilized an interpretative phenomenological analysis. A purposive sample of 10 participants (ages 21–34; eight female, two male) residing in North America were included. Semi-structured, audiotaped telephone interviews and reflective interview note…
Barriers and facilitators of physical education participation for students with disabilities
The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to participation in physical education (PE) for students with disabilities (SWD) from the perspectives of in-service physical educators. A convenience sample of 168 physical educators (72% female, 94% Caucasian) from the United States completed a short questionnaire. After data collection was completed, data were compiled into a spreadsheet and the first and third authors inde…
Enhancing energy balance education through physical education and self-monitoring technology
Schools are positioned to play a key role in nurturing students with knowledge and behaviours associated with healthful living. Our study examined the effects of an intervention on energy balance (EB) knowledge. Twelve 6th and 7th grade classrooms ( n = 140) were assigned to receive either two standardised lessons on EB or a combined intervention that featured the same EB lessons, integrated with self-monitoring technology. EB knowledge was pre- …
High school students’ experiences in a Sport Education unit
This study examined high school students’ experiences in a Sport Education unit being implemented with smaller teams and fewer roles. The participants included one physical education teacher and her 70 ninth-grade students. Each week, we conducted two to three observations and four to six informal interviews with the participants for over eight weeks. We also conducted a structured interview with the teacher and four interviews with 12 students. …
Physical activity and fitness knowledge learning in physical education
Motivation to learn is a disposition developed through exposure to learning opportunities. Guided by the expectancy-value theory of Eccles and Wigfield (1995), this study examined the extent to which expectancy belief and task value influenced elementary school students’ physical activity and knowledge learning in physical education (PE). Students ( N = 753) from 15 US public schools contributed student-level and class-level data. With a 2-level …
Student perspectives of grading in physical education
Recent state and federal legislations on educational accountability push evaluation and grading to the frontline. This study examined students’ perspectives of grading in physical education. The participants included students ( N = 39) from two middle schools. Data were collected through observation, student profile grading sheets and interviews. The grading sheet profiled athletic, participative, popular, knowledgeable and well-behaving students…
Enhancing energy balance education through physical education and self-monitoring technology
Schools are positioned to play a key role in nurturing students with knowledge and behaviours associated with healthful living. Our study examined the effects of an intervention on energy balance (EB) knowledge. Twelve 6th and 7th grade classrooms ( n = 140) were assigned to receive either two standardised lessons on EB or a combined intervention that featured the same EB lessons, integrated with self-monitoring technology. EB knowledge was pre- …
Improving students’ knowledge and values in physical education through Physical Best lessons
This study examined the effects of using Physical Best lessons to promote adolescent energy balance knowledge and task values. Seventh graders ( N = 90) were randomly assigned to the experiment and the comparison groups. The experiment group took 10 selected Physical Best lessons, while the comparison experienced 10 district lessons. Pre- and post-measurements of knowledge and task values were taken at the beginning and the end of the experiment.…
The meaning of physical education and sport among elite athletes with visual impairments
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the meaning that elite athletes with visual impairments ascribed to their school-based physical education (PE) and sport experiences. A convenience sample of four elite male goalball athletes with visual impairment voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured telephone interviews and reflective field notes, and an interpretive phenomenological analysis…
Barriers and facilitators of physical education participation for students with disabilities
The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to participation in physical education (PE) for students with disabilities (SWD) from the perspectives of in-service physical educators. A convenience sample of 168 physical educators (72% female, 94% Caucasian) from the United States completed a short questionnaire. After data collection was completed, data were compiled into a spreadsheet and the first and third authors inde…
The meaning of youth physical activity experiences among individuals with psoriasis
The purpose of this study was to examine the meaning that individuals with psoriasis ascribed to their youth physical activity experiences. This qualitative, retrospective inquiry was based on an interpretative phenomenological analysis. A purposive sample of six participants (ages 20–46; four female, two male) residing in the United States were included. Semi-structured, audio-taped telephone interviews and reflective field notes acted as source…
Body image and physical education
The purpose of this study was to examine reflections of body image development experiences in school-based physical education and sport among individuals with visual impairments. This qualitative study utilized an interpretative phenomenological analysis. A purposive sample of 10 participants (ages 21–34; eight female, two male) residing in North America were included. Semi-structured, audiotaped telephone interviews and reflective interview note…
Fitness testing experiences in integrated physical education as reflected by adults with visual impairments
The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of adults with visual impairments regarding fitness testing during their integrated physical education experiences. An interpretative phenomenological analysis research approach was used and 11 adults (ages 20–35 years) with visual impairments acted as participants. The primary sources of data were semi-structured audiotaped telephone interviews and reflective interview notes. Thematic dev…
Movement in High School
The purposes of this study were (a) to examine the proportions of adolescents in China who partially or fully meet three 24-h movement guidelines on physical activity, screen-time, and sleep duration and (b) to examine whether there were gender differences in the proportion of boys and girls meeting these guidelines. The sample was made up of high school adolescents from an eastern province of China (N = 1338). The participants completed a self-r…
Physical Activity Among Children with Visual Impairments, Siblings, and Parents
The rest of the time I would just stand there and look stupid’
In recent years, research examining the perspectives of individuals with visual impairments toward the inclusiveness of their experiences in physical education has revealed that feelings associated with inclusion are largely unavailable. Notably, individuals with visual impairments have revealed feelings of frustration and disappointment with being discriminated against by their teachers, who may unknowingly contribute to peers’ understanding of …
Barriers and facilitators to inclusion in integrated physical education
While movement toward the education of students with disabilities in integrated physical education has now become common internationally, it is not without concerns. Notably, scholars have questioned whether instruction in integrated physical education settings provides inclusive experiences for students with disabilities. The purpose of this exploratory study was to explore certified adapted physical educators’ (CAPEs’) perspectives on barriers …
Academic Stress, Physical Activity, Sleep, and Mental Health among Chinese Adolescents
The results largely supported our hypotheses and supported the need to lessen academic stress experienced by Chinese adolescents, in effort to enhance mental health indices directly, and by allowing for engagement in health-related behaviors such as physical activity and sleep
Using Means-End of Recreation Scale (Mers) in outdoor recreation settings
Outdoor recreation is 400-billion-dollar industry, and therefore, understanding the attributes, consequences and values for why individuals participate is a necessity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Means-End of Recreation Scale (MERS) reflective of Gutman’s original Means-end theory conceptualization of attributes, consequences, and values. Data analyses were performed in three stages: (a) PCA, (b…
Mental Health, Bullying, and Victimization among Chinese Adolescents
The purpose of this study was to examine if adolescents who experience anxiety or depression have higher levels of reported bullying victimization or perpetration than those who do not. Based on the existing research, we hypothesized that those who experienced moderate or severe depression and anxiety would have higher rates of bullying victimization and perpetration when compared to those who experienced mild or no depression. This study used an…
Longitudinal Changes of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Performance in High School
This study aimed to model adolescents' cardiorespiratory fitness performance change trajectories longitudinally across high school years and its relation to school- and individual/student-level factors. We employed hierarchical linear modeling to examine longitudinal cardiorespiratory fitness performance changes, as measured by the progressive aerobic capacity endurance run (PACER), over the years, between sexes, and in association with the schoo…
Visually impaired students’ views on peer tutoring in integrated physical education
Factors impacting turnover intention of Catholic priests in the Eastern region of the United States
Turnover intention is positively associated with actual turnover. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that impact turnover intention of Catholic priests. The participants (n = 333) were Catholic priest from the Eastern region of the United States who completed a demographic, Vocational intention, and Physical Symptoms Inventory. Frequency analysis and logistic regression analyses were conducted. A majority (85.3%) of Catholic pri…
Prevalence of Bullying Victimization and Perpetration Among Youth with Chronic Health Conditions in the United States
Why modify? Visually impaired students’ views on activity modifications in physical education
The purpose of this study was to explore the views of visually impaired youth about teacher-initiated activity modifications during integrated physical education. This experiential qualitative study included 18 visually impaired youth (ages 12–15 years; seven girls, 11 boys). Each participant completed two semi-structured interviews as data sources for this study. Four themes were constructed based on a reflexive thematic analysis of the intervie…
Movement Behaviors and Mental Health of Catholic Priests in the Eastern United States
What is my value? Visually impaired student reflections about feeling valued in PE
This study explored visually impaired youths' perspectives toward feeling valued in integrated physical education. Situated in an experiential qualitative approach, this study utilized inclusion understood as an intersubjective experience broadly, and feeling valued specifically, as a conceptual lens to guide and inform methodological and data interpretation decisions. Eighteen visually impaired youth completed two interviews each using video con…
Predictors of Occupational Distress of Catholic Priests on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States
With ever-increasing demands placed upon active priests in the United States, insight into protecting their mental health may help strengthen vocational resilience for individual priests. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of individual variables, workplace characteristics, and physical activity participation with occupational distress levels among Catholic priests. A 22-question survey consisting of a demographic questionna…
Psychology (25 works) · Medicine (15 works) · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (14 works) · Physical education (13 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Pedagogy (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Mathematics education (8 works) · Qualitative research (8 works)