Paula M Watson
Biographic Data
| ID | 7187747 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paula M Watson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paula M |
| FAMILY NAME | Watson |
| SIGNATURE | WATSON P M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Liverpool John Moores University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1575-246X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Participant experiences of an exercise referral scheme in England
Background: Exercise referral schemes are widely perceived to generate health and wellbeing benefits for individuals with, or at risk of, health problems. Understanding the social value of exercise referral schemes – in terms of factors that influence service user engagement and experiences of attending an exercise referral scheme – is important to foster positive change and improve decision-making. Methods: A social value approach was adopted to…
Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the HealthyWEY E-Learning Toolkit for Promoting Healthy Weight in the Early Years
Despite being well-positioned to promote healthy lifestyles in young children, early years practitioners often face barriers to supporting child weight management. This mixed-methods study aimed to assess the preliminary effectiveness and acceptability of an e-learning toolkit (HealthyWEY) designed to upskill and support multi-agency professionals to promote healthy weight in early childhood. A total of 54 health visitors/community nursery nurses…
Remote physical activity intervention to promote physical activity and health in adolescent girls (the HERizon project)
Results suggest perceived competence increased across all intervention arms, while the PA programme group enhanced autonomous motivation in the short term. Intervention arms with behaviour change support appear most promising in improving muscular endurance. However, a larger scale trial is needed for a better understanding of between-group differences and the impact of intervention arms on MVPA and fitness, given the small sample size and short-…
Assessing the motivational climates in early physical education curricula underpinned by motor learning theory
Background: Traditionally, Physical Education (PE) has adopted a multi-skills approach, where children generally engage in decontextualised practice of sport techniques to develop specific movement skills and facilitate sports participation. This approach has been critiqued for having a weak conceptual and philosophical justification, and a lack of empirical proof of its educational value. The SAMPLE-PE research project set out to challenge this …
Critical consumers
Fitness content on social media (FSM) is now ubiquitous across society. Despite its potential to improve the low levels of physical activity (PA) often seen in young women, FSM can have negative effects on mental wellbeing (particularly around heightening body concerns) and be a source of misinformation. Yet for some young women, engaging with FSM appears not to be detrimental to their wellbeing. We purposely recruited 9 young women who were freq…
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on co-production
Discerning the perspectives and working practices of those who deliver and receive a health service makes for a sensible step towards improving it. The Liverpool Co-PARS project was a four-year iterative process in which a physical activity referral scheme for inactive patients with health conditions was developed, refined, and evaluated. The aim of the present study was to explore multidisciplinary stakeholder perspectives of those involved in t…
What Happened in ‘The HERizon Project’?—Process Evaluation of a Multi-Arm Remote Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls
This mixed-methods process evaluation examines the reach, recruitment, fidelity, adherence, acceptability, mechanisms of impact, and context of remote 12-week physical activity (PA) interventions for adolescent girls named The HERizon Project. The study was comprised of four arms-a PA programme group, a behaviour change support group, a combined group, and a comparison group. Data sources included intervention deliverer and participant logbooks (…
Formative Evaluation of a Home-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls—The HERizon Project
Although no change in PA was observed, HERizon resulted in improved physical fitness and psychosocial outcomes. These preliminary findings, alongside positive findings for feasibility and acceptability, highlight potential benefits from the home-based intervention, thus further investigation is warranted
Girls Aren’t Meant to Exercise”
Although many adolescent girls enjoy PA, their experiences appear to be limited by a fear of judgement and an overarching sense of gender inequality. Future interventions, such as the HERizon Project, should address influences at intrapersonal, interpersonal and organizational levels to promote positive PA experiences for adolescent girls
You’ve Got to Pick Your Battles”
One in four people say they would be more active if advised by a general practitioner (GP), yet 72% of GPs do not discuss physical activity (PA) with patients and 80% of GPs are unaware of the PA guidelines. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate GP perspectives on PA counselling and referral and interpret these within the context of the socio-ecological model (SEM). Fifty-six GPs completed an online survey to investigate factors infl…
Facilitators and challenges in delivering a peer-support physical activity intervention for older adults
Peer volunteers can provide an additional support mechanism alongside qualified instructors for increasing social interaction within PA interventions. For optimal intervention delivery, consideration needs to be given to equipment and space, safety and accountability and consistency of practice
Educator perspectives on factors influencing children’s school-based physical activity
Formative research is an important first step in the design and development of children’s school-based physical activity (PA) interventions. Exploration of educator [headteacher and physical education (PE)-co-ordinator] perceptions toward the promotion of school-based PA, including PE delivery has however been limited. This study took a socio-ecological approach to explore the barriers and facilitators of children’s school-based PA from the persp…
Systematic review of the methods used in economic evaluations of targeted physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions
Parental views of children’s physical activity
Guidelines recommend children and young people participate in at least 60 min of physical activity (PA) every day, however, findings from UK studies show PA levels of children vary across ethnic groups. Since parents play an instrumental role in determining children’s PA levels, this article aims to explore parental views of children’s PA in a multi-ethnic sample living in a large city in the North-West of England. Six single-ethnic focus groups …
A whole family approach to childhood obesity management (Goals)
The results showed a strong positive association between adult BMI change and child BMI SDS change, particularly during the post-intervention period where therapeutic contact was minimal. The findings suggest active involvement of adult family members in the weight loss process improves child treatment outcomes
Stability of Iq of Immigrant and Non‐immigrant Slow‐learning Pupils
S ummary . From the West Indian immigrant children entering a city over a period of 16 months, those suspected by teachers as being possible slow learners were seen by a psychologist. The 14 who obtained Verbal WISC scores of less than 80 were retested after a period of about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 years. A control group of non‐immigrant pupils of similar ability was reassessed after a similar period. In the case of every immigrant there was a rise in sc…
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Stability of Iq of Immigrant and Non‐immigrant Slow‐learning Pupils
S ummary . From the West Indian immigrant children entering a city over a period of 16 months, those suspected by teachers as being possible slow learners were seen by a psychologist. The 14 who obtained Verbal WISC scores of less than 80 were retested after a period of about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 years. A control group of non‐immigrant pupils of similar ability was reassessed after a similar period. In the case of every immigrant there was a rise in sc…
A whole family approach to childhood obesity management (Goals)
The results showed a strong positive association between adult BMI change and child BMI SDS change, particularly during the post-intervention period where therapeutic contact was minimal. The findings suggest active involvement of adult family members in the weight loss process improves child treatment outcomes
Parental views of children’s physical activity
Guidelines recommend children and young people participate in at least 60 min of physical activity (PA) every day, however, findings from UK studies show PA levels of children vary across ethnic groups. Since parents play an instrumental role in determining children’s PA levels, this article aims to explore parental views of children’s PA in a multi-ethnic sample living in a large city in the North-West of England. Six single-ethnic focus groups …
Educator perspectives on factors influencing children’s school-based physical activity
Formative research is an important first step in the design and development of children’s school-based physical activity (PA) interventions. Exploration of educator [headteacher and physical education (PE)-co-ordinator] perceptions toward the promotion of school-based PA, including PE delivery has however been limited. This study took a socio-ecological approach to explore the barriers and facilitators of children’s school-based PA from the persp…
Systematic review of the methods used in economic evaluations of targeted physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions
You’ve Got to Pick Your Battles”
One in four people say they would be more active if advised by a general practitioner (GP), yet 72% of GPs do not discuss physical activity (PA) with patients and 80% of GPs are unaware of the PA guidelines. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate GP perspectives on PA counselling and referral and interpret these within the context of the socio-ecological model (SEM). Fifty-six GPs completed an online survey to investigate factors infl…
Facilitators and challenges in delivering a peer-support physical activity intervention for older adults
Peer volunteers can provide an additional support mechanism alongside qualified instructors for increasing social interaction within PA interventions. For optimal intervention delivery, consideration needs to be given to equipment and space, safety and accountability and consistency of practice
Formative Evaluation of a Home-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls—The HERizon Project
Although no change in PA was observed, HERizon resulted in improved physical fitness and psychosocial outcomes. These preliminary findings, alongside positive findings for feasibility and acceptability, highlight potential benefits from the home-based intervention, thus further investigation is warranted
Girls Aren’t Meant to Exercise”
Although many adolescent girls enjoy PA, their experiences appear to be limited by a fear of judgement and an overarching sense of gender inequality. Future interventions, such as the HERizon Project, should address influences at intrapersonal, interpersonal and organizational levels to promote positive PA experiences for adolescent girls
What Happened in ‘The HERizon Project’?—Process Evaluation of a Multi-Arm Remote Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls
This mixed-methods process evaluation examines the reach, recruitment, fidelity, adherence, acceptability, mechanisms of impact, and context of remote 12-week physical activity (PA) interventions for adolescent girls named The HERizon Project. The study was comprised of four arms-a PA programme group, a behaviour change support group, a combined group, and a comparison group. Data sources included intervention deliverer and participant logbooks (…
Assessing the motivational climates in early physical education curricula underpinned by motor learning theory
Background: Traditionally, Physical Education (PE) has adopted a multi-skills approach, where children generally engage in decontextualised practice of sport techniques to develop specific movement skills and facilitate sports participation. This approach has been critiqued for having a weak conceptual and philosophical justification, and a lack of empirical proof of its educational value. The SAMPLE-PE research project set out to challenge this …
Critical consumers
Fitness content on social media (FSM) is now ubiquitous across society. Despite its potential to improve the low levels of physical activity (PA) often seen in young women, FSM can have negative effects on mental wellbeing (particularly around heightening body concerns) and be a source of misinformation. Yet for some young women, engaging with FSM appears not to be detrimental to their wellbeing. We purposely recruited 9 young women who were freq…
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on co-production
Discerning the perspectives and working practices of those who deliver and receive a health service makes for a sensible step towards improving it. The Liverpool Co-PARS project was a four-year iterative process in which a physical activity referral scheme for inactive patients with health conditions was developed, refined, and evaluated. The aim of the present study was to explore multidisciplinary stakeholder perspectives of those involved in t…
Remote physical activity intervention to promote physical activity and health in adolescent girls (the HERizon project)
Results suggest perceived competence increased across all intervention arms, while the PA programme group enhanced autonomous motivation in the short term. Intervention arms with behaviour change support appear most promising in improving muscular endurance. However, a larger scale trial is needed for a better understanding of between-group differences and the impact of intervention arms on MVPA and fitness, given the small sample size and short-…
Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the HealthyWEY E-Learning Toolkit for Promoting Healthy Weight in the Early Years
Despite being well-positioned to promote healthy lifestyles in young children, early years practitioners often face barriers to supporting child weight management. This mixed-methods study aimed to assess the preliminary effectiveness and acceptability of an e-learning toolkit (HealthyWEY) designed to upskill and support multi-agency professionals to promote healthy weight in early childhood. A total of 54 health visitors/community nursery nurses…
Participant experiences of an exercise referral scheme in England
Background: Exercise referral schemes are widely perceived to generate health and wellbeing benefits for individuals with, or at risk of, health problems. Understanding the social value of exercise referral schemes – in terms of factors that influence service user engagement and experiences of attending an exercise referral scheme – is important to foster positive change and improve decision-making. Methods: A social value approach was adopted to…
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Physical Activity and Health (8 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Children's Physical and Motor Development (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Intervention (counseling (5 works) · Psychological intervention (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works)