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Overview

Ryan E. Rhodes is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and has a significant body of research primarily centered around psychology and medicine. Their work spans applied psychology, physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their subfields of research focus on:

  • Applied Psychology
  • Physiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • General Health Professions
  • Clinical Psychology

Ryan E. Rhodes's research interests cover a range of topics, including:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on health behaviors and physical activity. Selected publications include:

  • "Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey" (2020), published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults aged 18-64 years and Adults aged 65 years or older: an integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep" (2020), published in Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • "Sedentary behaviour and health in adults: an overview of systematic reviews" (2020), published in Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • "Personality and perceived stress during COVID-19 pandemic: Testing the mediating role of perceived threat and efficacy" (2020), published in Personality and Individual Differences
  • "Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth" (2020), published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Sam Liu
  • Guy Faulkner
  • Mark R. Beauchamp
  • Mark S. Tremblay
  • Leigh M. Vanderloo

Ryan E. Rhodes has published extensively in several academic venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • BMC Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychology

In addition to articles, the scientist has contributed to book publications including:

  • Essentials of exercise and sport psychology: An open access textbook (2021), published by Society for Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology eBooks
  • New Developments in the Intention-Behavior Gap for Physical Activity - Recent Trends, Controversies, and a Critical Outlook (2023), published by Frontiers Media

Best Publications

  • New Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines

    Mark S. TremblayM.S. Tremblay;Darren E.R. WarburtonD.E. Warburton;Ian JanssenI. Janssen;Donald H. PatersonD.H. Paterson

  • Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey.

    Sarah A. Moore;Sarah A. Moore;Guy Faulkner;Ryan E. Rhodes;Mariana Brussoni

  • Parental correlates of physical activity in children and early adolescents.

    Sabrina L. Gustafson;Ryan E. Rhodes

  • Physical activity: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Ian Janssen;Shannon S.D. Bredin;Darren E.R. Warburton

  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults aged 18-64 years and Adults aged 65 years or older: an integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep.

    Robert Ross;Jean-Philippe Chaput;Lora M Giangregorio;Ian Janssen

  • Personality Correlates of Physical Activity: A Review and Meta-analysis

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Nicole E.i. Smith

  • Can the Affective Response to Exercise Predict Future Motives and Physical Activity Behavior? A Systematic Review of Published Evidence

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Andrew Kates

  • Investigating multiple components of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived control: an examination of the theory of planned behaviour in the exercise domain.

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Kerry S. Courneya

  • How big is the physical activity intention–behaviour gap? A meta-analysis using the action control framework

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Gert-Jan de Bruijn

  • Evidence-informed physical activity guidelines for Canadian adults.

    Darren E. R. Warburton;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Ryan E. Rhodes;Roy J. Shephard

  • Adult sedentary behavior: a systematic review.

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Rachel S. Mark;Cara P. Temmel

  • Factors associated with exercise adherence among older adults. An individual perspective.

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Alan D. Martin;Jack E. Taunton;Edward C. Rhodes

  • Parental correlates in child and adolescent physical activity: a meta-analysis

    Christopher A Yao;Ryan E Rhodes

  • A birth of inactivity? A review of physical activity and parenthood.

    Kai H. Bellows-Riecken;Ryan E. Rhodes

  • A Review and Meta-Analysis of Affective Judgments and Physical Activity in Adult Populations

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Bonnie Fiala;Mark Conner

  • Sedentary behaviour and health in adults: an overview of systematic reviews.

    Travis J. Saunders;Travis McIsaac;Kevin Douillette;Nick Gaulton

  • Experimental evidence for the intention–behavior relationship in the physical activity domain: A meta-analysis.

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Leanne Dickau

  • Theories of physical activity behaviour change: A history and synthesis of approaches

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Desmond McEwan;Amanda L. Rebar

  • The confounded self-efficacy construct: conceptual analysis and recommendations for future research

    David M. Williams;Ryan E. Rhodes

  • The health benefits of interactive video game exercise

    Darren E.R. WarburtonD.E.R. Warburton;Shannon S.D. BredinS.S.D. Bredin;Shannon S.D. BredinS.S.D. Bredin;Leslie T.L. HoritaL.T.L. Horita;Leslie T.L. HoritaL.T.L. Horita;Dominik ZbogarD. Zbogar;Dominik ZbogarD. Zbogar

  • The group psychotherapy and home-based physical exercise (group-hope) trial in cancer survivors: physical fitness and quality of life outcomes.

    Kerry S. Courneya;Christine M. Friedenreich;Rami A. Sela;H. Arthur Quinney

  • Mediators of physical activity behaviour change among adult non-clinical populations: a review update.

    Ryan E Rhodes;Leila A Pfaeffli

  • Additional file 3 of Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey

    Sarah A. Moore;Guy Faulkner;Ryan E. Rhodes;Mariana Brussoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris M. Blanchard
Chris M. Blanchard Dalhousie University
Amy E. Latimer-Cheung
Amy E. Latimer-Cheung Queen's University
Tanya R. Berry
Tanya R. Berry University of Alberta
Mark R. Beauchamp
Mark R. Beauchamp University of British Columbia
Ronald C. Plotnikoff
Ronald C. Plotnikoff University of Newcastle Australia
Mark Conner
Mark Conner University of Leeds
Kerry R. McGannon
Kerry R. McGannon Laurentian University
Gert-Jan de Bruijn
Gert-Jan de Bruijn University of Amsterdam
Amanda L. Rebar
Amanda L. Rebar Central Queensland University
Holly Tuokko
Holly Tuokko University of Victoria

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