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The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): International consensus statement and user guide (2021)
Journal Article
Williamson, C., Baker, G., Tomasone, J. R., Bauman, A., Mutrie, N., Niven, A., …Kelly, P. (2021). The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): International consensus statement and user guide. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18(1), Article 164. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01230-8

Effective physical activity messaging plays an important role in the pathway towards changing physical activity behaviour at a population level. The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC) are outputs from a recent modified... Read More about The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): International consensus statement and user guide.

Making sense of humour among men in a weight-loss program: A dialogical narrative approach (2021)
Journal Article
Budden, T., Dimmock, J. A., Smith, B., Rosenberg, M., Beauchamp, M. R., & Jackson, B. (2022). Making sense of humour among men in a weight-loss program: A dialogical narrative approach. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 14(7), 1098-1112. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2021.1979635

Humour appears to be an important aspect of health-promoting efforts for some men. A better understanding of the role humour plays in men’s health contexts may provide insight into the optimal design of health interventions for men. In this study, we... Read More about Making sense of humour among men in a weight-loss program: A dialogical narrative approach.

Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective (2021)
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Martin Ginis, K. A., van der Ploeg, H. P., Foster, C., Lai, B., McBride, C. B., Ng, K., …Heath, G. W. (2021). Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective. The Lancet, 398(10298), 443-455. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2821%2901164-8

Approximately 1·5 billion people worldwide live with a physical, mental, sensory, or intellectual disability, about 80% of which are in low-income and middle-income countries. This Series paper provides a global overview of the prevalence, benefits,... Read More about Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective.

Critical appraisal (2021)
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Tod, D., Booth, A., & Smith, B. (2022). Critical appraisal. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15(1), 52-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984x.2021.1952471

The purpose of the current article is to define critical appraisal, identify its benefits, discuss conceptual issues influencing the adequacy of a critical appraisal, and detail procedures to help reviewers undertake critical appraisals. A critical a... Read More about Critical appraisal.

Training Healthcare Professionals on How to Promote Physical Activity in the UK: A Scoping Review of Current Trends and Future Opportunities (2021)
Journal Article
Netherway, J., Smith, B., & Monforte, J. (2021). Training Healthcare Professionals on How to Promote Physical Activity in the UK: A Scoping Review of Current Trends and Future Opportunities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136701

What physical activity (PA) training do current and future healthcare professionals (HCPs) receive in the UK? How is PA training delivered to them? The present scoping review looks at existing evidence to respond these questions. Seven databases were... Read More about Training Healthcare Professionals on How to Promote Physical Activity in the UK: A Scoping Review of Current Trends and Future Opportunities.

Assembling the sense of home in emigrant elite athletes: Cultural transitions, narrative and materiality (2021)
Journal Article
Prato, L., Torregrossa, M., Ramis, Y., Alcaraz, S., & Smith, B. (2021). Assembling the sense of home in emigrant elite athletes: Cultural transitions, narrative and materiality. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 55, Article 101959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101959

Objective Despite a growing body of literature on cultural transitions, little is known regarding how emigrant elite athletes experience and intra-act with the non-human environment in the host country, and how this affects their sense of home. This... Read More about Assembling the sense of home in emigrant elite athletes: Cultural transitions, narrative and materiality.

Considerations for making informed choices about engaging in open qualitative research (2021)
Journal Article
Tamminen, K. A., Bundon, A., Smith, B., McDonough, M., Poucher, Z., & Atkinson, M. (2021). Considerations for making informed choices about engaging in open qualitative research. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 13(5), 864-886. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2021.1901138

There is currently little guidance that exists for researchers in the sport and exercise sciences on open qualitative research practices. The purpose of paper is to provide researchers with guidance regarding the considerations necessary for making i... Read More about Considerations for making informed choices about engaging in open qualitative research.

Introducing postqualitative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology (2021)
Journal Article
Monforte, J., & Smith, B. (2023). Introducing postqualitative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984x.2021.1881805

In recent years, qualitative research has gained popularity and legitimacy in sport and exercise psychology. However, this scientific discipline has not yet paid attention to postqualitative inquiry (PQI), despite the possibilities it offers for prod... Read More about Introducing postqualitative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology.