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Overview

Chris Lonsdale is affiliated with the Australian Catholic University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a significant concentration in subfields such as Physiology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include Physical Activity and Health, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Children's Physical and Motor Development, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, and Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport.

Frequent publication venues for Chris Lonsdale include:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Review of Educational Research
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Motivation Science

Recent papers by Chris Lonsdale and their respective publication years and venues include:

  • A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health - 2020, Health Psychology Review
  • A classification of motivation and behavior change techniques used in self-determination theory-based interventions in health contexts - 2020, Motivation Science
  • Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials - 2024, BMJ
  • A classification system for teachers' motivational behaviors recommended in self-determination theory interventions - 2023, Journal of Educational Psychology
  • Video Improves Learning in Higher Education: A Systematic Review - 2021, Review of Educational Research

Chris Lonsdale frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Michael Noetel
  • Taren Sanders
  • Philip D. Parker
  • David R. Lubans
  • Borja del Pozo Cruz

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health

    Nikos Ntoumanis;Johan Y.Y. Ng;Andrew Prestwich;Eleanor Quested

  • The Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ): Instrument Development and Initial Validity Evidence

    Christopher Sean Lonsdale;Ken Hodge;Elaine A. Rose

  • Physical activity and physical self-concept in youth: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Mark J. Babic;Philip J. Morgan;Ronald C. Plotnikoff;Chris Lonsdale

  • Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Meta-analysis.

    Rhiannon Lee White;Mark J. Babic;Philip D. Parker;David R. Lubans

  • Athlete burnout in elite sport: a self-determination perspective.

    Christopher Sean Lonsdale;Ken Hodge;Elaine A. Rose

  • Self-determination theory applied to physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Diego Vasconcellos;Philip D. Parker;Toni Hilland;Renata Cinelli

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in school physical education lessons

    Chris Lonsdale;Richard R. Rosenkranz;Richard R. Rosenkranz;Louisa R. Peralta;Andrew Bennie

  • Self-determined motivation and physical activity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Katherine B. Owen;Jordan Smith;David R. Lubans;Johan Y.Y. Ng

  • A Classification of Motivation and Behavior Change Techniques Used in Self-Determination Theory-Based Interventions in Health Contexts

    Pedro J. Teixeira;Marta M. Marques;Marlene N. Silva;Jennifer Brunet

  • Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior in Sport: The Role of Coaching Style, Autonomous vs. Controlled Motivation, and Moral Disengagement

    K Hodge;Christopher Lonsdale

  • The Effect of Mindfulness Training on Athletes’ Flow: An Initial Investigation

    Cian Aherne;Aidan P. Moran;Chris Lonsdale

  • Scaling-up an efficacious school-based physical activity intervention: Study protocol for the 'Internet-based Professional Learning to help teachers support Activity in Youth' (iPLAY) cluster randomized controlled trial and scale-up implementation evaluation

    Christopher Sean Lonsdale;Taren Grant Sanders;Kristen E. Cohen;Philip Parker

  • The Basic Needs Satisfaction in Sport Scale (BNSSS) : instrument development and initial validity evidence

    Johan Y.Y. Ng;Chris Lonsdale;Ken Hodge

  • Athlete Engagement in Elite Sport: An Exploratory Investigation of Antecedents and Consequences

    Ken Hodge;Christopher Sean Lonsdale;Susan A. Jackson

  • Self-determined motivation and students' physical activity during structured physical education lessons and free choice periods.

    Christopher Sean Lonsdale;Catherine M. Sabiston;Thomas D. Raedeke;Amy S.C. Ha

  • Burnout in elite rugby: relationships with basic psychological needs fulfilment.

    Ken Hodge;Christopher Sean Lonsdale;Johan Y.Y. Ng

  • Video Improves Learning in Higher Education: A Systematic Review:

    Michael Noetel;Shantell Griffith;Oscar Delaney;Oscar Delaney;Taren Sanders

  • Job pressure and ill-health in physical education teachers : The mediating role of psychological need thwarting

    Kimberley Jane Bartholomew;Nikos Ntoumanis;Ricardo Cuevas;Chris Lonsdale

  • Effect of an office worksite-based yoga program on heart rate variability: outcomes of a randomized controlled trial

    Birinder S Cheema;Angelique Houridis;Lisa Busch;Verena Raschke-Cheema

  • Physical activity and physical self-concept in youth: Systematic review and meta-analysis

    M. Babic;P. Morgan;R. Plotnikoff;D. Lubans

  • The Behavioral Regulation in SportQuestionnaire (BRSQ): InstrumentDevelopment and Initial Validity Evidence

    Chris Lonsdale;Ken Hodge;Elaine A. Rose

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip D. Parker
Philip D. Parker Australian Catholic University
Ken Hodge
Ken Hodge University of Otago
Ronald C. Plotnikoff
Ronald C. Plotnikoff University of Newcastle Australia
Nikos Ntoumanis
Nikos Ntoumanis University of Southern Denmark
Charles H. Hillman
Charles H. Hillman Northeastern University
Suzanne Guerin
Suzanne Guerin University College Dublin
Alexandre J. S. Morin
Alexandre J. S. Morin Concordia University
James A. Dimmock
James A. Dimmock University of Western Australia
Joseph Ciarrochi
Joseph Ciarrochi Australian Catholic University
Jo Salmon
Jo Salmon Deakin University

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