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Overview

Jack T. Harvey is affiliated with Federation University Australia and has contributed extensively to research spanning medicine, psychology, and social sciences. Their work covers several focused subfields, including social psychology, sociology and political science, physiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, as well as developmental and educational psychology.

The researcher's work addresses numerous topics related to physical activity, health, and social dimensions of sport and recreation. Key topics of their publications include:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development

Harvey's recent papers reflect a concentration on sport participation trends, community-level engagement strategies, and issues around violence in sport contexts. Notable publications include:

  • Longitudinal Trends in Sport Participation and Retention of Women and Girls, 2020, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • Five-Year Changes in Community-Level Sport Participation, and the Role of Gender Strategies, 2021, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Violence Against Children in Australian Community Sport: Frequency, Perpetrator, and Victim Characteristics, 2022, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Sport participation settings: where and 'how' do Australians play sport?, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • Irrational beliefs and choking under pressure: A preliminary investigation, 2020, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Their research has appeared frequently in several publication venues, including:

  • BMC Public Health
  • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Collaboration plays a significant role in Harvey's scholarly activities, with frequent co-authors including Rochelle Eime, Hans Westerbeek, Melanie Charity, Aurélie Pankowiak, and Christopher Mesagno.

Best Publications

  • A systematic review of the psychological and social benefits of participation in sport for children and adolescents: informing development of a conceptual model of health through sport

    Rochelle M Eime;Rochelle M Eime;Janet A Young;Jack T Harvey;Melanie J Charity;Melanie J Charity

  • A systematic review of the psychological and social benefits of participation in sport for adults: informing development of a conceptual model of health through sport

    Rochelle M Eime;Rochelle M Eime;Janet A Young;Jack T Harvey;Melanie J Charity;Melanie J Charity

  • DSM-IV AD/HD: Confirmatory Factor Models, Prevalence, and Gender and Age Differences Based on Parent and Teacher Ratings of Australian Primary School Children

    R. Gomez;J. Harvey;C. Quick;I. Scharer

  • Using a Socioecological Approach to Examine Participation in Sport and Physical Activity Among Rural Adolescent Girls

    Meghan M. Casey;Rochelle M. Eime;Warren R. Payne;Jack T. Harvey

  • Does sports club participation contribute to health-related quality of life?

    Rochelle M Eime;Jack T Harvey;Wendy J Brown;Warren R Payne

  • Participation in sport and physical activity: associations with socio-economic status and geographical remoteness

    Rochelle M Eime;Rochelle M Eime;Melanie J Charity;Melanie J Charity;Jack T Harvey;Warren R Payne

  • Estimating census district populations from satellite imagery: Some approaches and limitations

    J. T. Harvey

  • Family support and ease of access link socio-economic status and sports club membership in adolescent girls: a mediation study

    Rochelle M Eime;Rochelle M Eime;Jack T Harvey;Melinda J Craike;Caroline M Symons

  • Choking under pressure: The role of fear of negative evaluation

    Christopher Mesagno;Jack T. Harvey;Christopher M. Janelle

  • Genome-wide sperm DNA methylation changes after 3 months of exercise training in humans.

    Joshua Denham;Brendan J O'Brien;Jack T Harvey;Fadi J Charchar

  • Transition in participation in sport and unstructured physical activity for rural living adolescent girls

    Rochelle Eime;Warren Payne;Meghan Casey;Jack Harvey

  • Age profiles of sport participants

    Rochelle M. Eime;Jack T. Harvey;Jack T. Harvey;Melanie J. Charity;Melanie J. Charity;Meghan M. Casey

  • Cognitive behavior therapy for older adults with insomnia and depression: a randomized controlled trial in community mental health services.

    Paul Sadler;Suzanne McLaren;Suzanne McLaren;Britt Klein;Britt Klein;Jack Harvey;Jack Harvey

  • POPULATION ESTIMATION MODELS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL TM PIXELS

    Jack T. Harvey

  • A framework for the design and development of physical employment tests and standards.

    Warren Payne;John Harvey

  • Integrating public health and sport management: Sport participation trends 2001–2010

    Rochelle Eime;Rochelle Eime;N Sawyer;N Sawyer;John Harvey;MM Casey

  • Understanding the contexts of adolescent female participation in sport and physical activity.

    Rochelle M. Eime;Jack T. Harvey;Neroli A. Sawyer;Melinda Jane Craike

  • Socioecological factors potentially associated with participation in physical activity and sport: A longitudinal study of adolescent girls

    Rochelle M. Eime;Rochelle M. Eime;Meghan M. Casey;Jack T. Harvey;Neroli A. Sawyer;Neroli A. Sawyer

  • Making sporting clubs healthy and welcoming environments: a strategy to increase participation.

    Rochelle M. Eime;Warren R. Payne;Jack T. Harvey

  • Men's sheds in Australia: learning through community contexts

    Barry Golding;Mike Brown;Annette Foley;Jack Harvey

Frequent Co-Authors

Rochelle Eime
Rochelle Eime Federation University Australia
Stuart J. H. Biddle
Stuart J. H. Biddle University of Southern Queensland
Remco Polman
Remco Polman Queensland University of Technology
Britt Klein
Britt Klein Federation University Australia
John Smyth
John Smyth University of Huddersfield
Christopher M. Janelle
Christopher M. Janelle University of Florida
Rapson Gomez
Rapson Gomez Federation University Australia
Marilyn J. Davidson
Marilyn J. Davidson University of Manchester
Christopher P. Nelson
Christopher P. Nelson University of Leicester
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester

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