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Gary S. Goldfield is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Canada. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a notable focus on Medicine, Psychology, and Social Sciences, encompassing 84, 84, and 52 publications respectively. Within these fields, their work extends into several subfields including Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Education, Sociology and Political Science, and Physiology.

The scientist's research topics include Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, the Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Child Development and Digital Technology, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Physical Activity and Health, as well as Sleep and related disorders.

Frequently publishing in various academic journals, Gary S. Goldfield has contributed to the Canadian Journal of Diabetes (5 publications), Frontiers in Public Health (4 publications), Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (4 publications), Psychology of Popular Media (2 publications), and Systematic Reviews (2 publications).

Their recent papers include:

  • Combinations of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration and their associations with depressive symptoms and other mental health problems in children and adolescents: a systematic review, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Reducing social media use improves appearance and weight esteem in youth with emotional distress., 2023, Psychology of Popular Media
  • Associations between screen time and cognitive development in preschoolers, 2021, Paediatrics & Child Health
  • 24-hour movement guidelines and suicidality among adolescents, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • 24-Hour Movement Behaviors and Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors Among Youth, 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health

Gary S. Goldfield collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Jean-Philippe Chaput (17 joint works), Hugues Sampasa-Kanyinga (12 joint works), Ian Colman (12 joint works), Justin J. Lang (11 joint works), and Ronald J. Sigal (11 joint works).

Best Publications

  • Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth

    Mark S. Tremblay;Allana G. LeBlanc;Michelle E Kho;Travis J. Saunders

  • Letter to the Editor: Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours"

    Joel Barnes;Timothy K. Behrens;Mark E. Benden;Stuart Biddle

  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years): An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep.

    Mark S. Tremblay;Jean-Philippe Chaput;Kristi B. Adamo;Salomé Aubert

  • Letter to the Editor: Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours"

    J Barnes;TK Behrens;ME Benden;S Biddle

  • Screen time is associated with depression and anxiety in Canadian youth.

    Danijela Maras;Martine F. Flament;Marisa Murray;Annick Buchholz

  • Overweight and obese teenagers: why is adolescence a critical period?

    A S Alberga;R J Sigal;G Goldfield;G Goldfield;D Prud'homme

  • Body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, depression, and weight status in adolescents.

    Gary S. Goldfield;Ceri Moore;Katherine Henderson;Annick Buchholz

  • Systematic review of the relationships between sedentary behaviour and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years).

    Veronica J. Poitras;Casey E. Gray;Xanne Janssen;Salome Aubert

  • Combinations of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration and their associations with depressive symptoms and other mental health problems in children and adolescents: a systematic review

    Hugues Sampasa-Kanyinga;Hugues Sampasa-Kanyinga;Ian Colman;Ian Colman;Gary S. Goldfield;Gary S. Goldfield;Ian Janssen

  • Physical Activity Promotion in the Preschool Years: A Critical Period to Intervene

    Gary S. Goldfield;Alysha Harvey;Kimberly Grattan;Kristi B. Adamo

  • Physical activity in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: current evidence and research issues.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Gary S. Goldfield

  • Associations between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study.

    Jeremy J Walsh;Joel D Barnes;Jameason D Cameron;Gary S Goldfield

  • How Much Activity Do Youth Get? A Quantitative Review of Heart-Rate Measured Activity

    Leonard H. Epstein;Rocco A. Paluch;Lisa E. Kalakanis;Gary S. Goldfield

  • Body image and steroid use in male bodybuilders.

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  • Cost-effectiveness of group and mixed family-based treatment for childhood obesity

    G S Goldfield;L H Epstein;C K Kilanowski;R A Paluch

  • Examining the bidirectional relationship between physical activity, screen time, and symptoms of anxiety and depression over time during adolescence.

    Katie E. Gunnell;Martine F. Flament;Annick Buchholz;Katherine A. Henderson

  • Internalization of the thin and muscular body ideal and disordered eating in adolescence: the mediation effects of body esteem.

    Martine F. Flament;Erin M. Hill;Annick Buchholz;Katherine Henderson

  • Effects of open-loop feedback on physical activity and television viewing in overweight and obese children: a randomized, controlled trial.

    Gary S Goldfield;Risa Mallory;Torrey Parker;Terrell Cunningham

  • Effects of aerobic training, resistance training, or both on percentage body fat and cardiometabolic risk markers in obese adolescents: the healthy eating aerobic and resistance training in youth randomized clinical trial

    Ronald J. Sigal;Angela S. Alberga;Angela S. Alberga;Gary S. Goldfield;Denis Prud’homme

  • Parental activity as a determinant of activity level and patterns of activity in obese children.

    Lisa E. Kalakanis;Gary S. Goldfield;Rocco A. Paluch;Leonard H. Epstein

  • Body image, binge eating, and bulimia nervosa in male bodybuilders.

    Gary S Goldfield;Gary S Goldfield;Arthur G Blouin;D Blake Woodside

Frequent Co-Authors

Hayley Hamilton
Hayley Hamilton Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Leonard H. Epstein
Leonard H. Epstein University at Buffalo, State University of New York
JianLi Wang
JianLi Wang University of Calgary
Linda S. Pagani
Linda S. Pagani University of Montreal
Stuart J. H. Biddle
Stuart J. H. Biddle University of Southern Queensland

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