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Overview

Stewart A. Vella is affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia. Their research mainly spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine with a particular emphasis on subfields such as Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Safety Research, Physiology, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

Their scholarly work focuses on topics including:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Frequent publication venues for Stewart A. Vella include:

  • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Health Psychology Review

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated extensively are:

  • Christian Swann
  • Matthew J. Schweickle
  • Jordan Sutcliffe
  • Scott G. Goddard
  • Caitlin Liddelow

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Stewart A. Vella include:

  • Updating goal-setting theory in physical activity promotion: a critical conceptual review, 2020, Health Psychology Review
  • Adolescent Sport Participation and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • The effect of sport-based interventions on positive youth development: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Comparing and assessing physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents: a systematic literature review and analysis, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • An Intervention for Mental Health Literacy and Resilience in Organized Sports, 2020, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Best Publications

  • The Relationship between Coach Leadership, the Coach-Athlete Relationship, Team Success, and the Positive Developmental Experiences of Adolescent Soccer Players.

    Stewart A. Vella;Lindsay G. Oades;Trevor P. Crowe

  • Objectively measured sedentary behaviour and health and development in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Dylan P Cliff;Dylan P Cliff;Kylie Hesketh;Stewart A Vella;Stewart A Vella;Trina Hinkley

  • The role of the coach in facilitating positive youth development: moving from theory to practice.

    Stewart Vella;Lindsay G Oades;Trevor P Crowe

  • Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years and associations with social-cognitive development among Australian preschool children

    Dylan P. Cliff;Dylan P. Cliff;Jade McNeill;Jade McNeill;Stewart A. Vella;Steven J. Howard

  • Socio-ecological predictors of participation and dropout in organised sports during childhood

    S. Vella;D. Cliff;A. Okely

  • Bidirectional Relationships Between Sleep Duration and Screen Time in Early Childhood

    Christopher A. Magee;Jeong Kyu Lee;Stewart A. Vella

  • Updating goal-setting theory in physical activity promotion: a critical conceptual review

    Christian Swann;Simon Rosenbaum;Simon Rosenbaum;Alex Lawrence;Stewart A Vella

  • Sports Participation and Parent-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: Longitudinal Associations

    Stewart A. Vella;Dylan P. Cliff;Christopher A. Magee;Anthony D. Okely

  • Associations between sports participation and psychological difficulties during childhood: a two-year follow up

    Stewart A. Vella;Dylan P. Cliff;Christopher A. Magee;Anthony D. Okely

  • Bidirectional Associations between Sport Involvement and Mental Health in Adolescence

    Stewart A Vella;Christian Swann;Mark S Allen;Matthew J Schweickle

  • Psychological States Underlying Excellent Performance in Sport: Toward an Integrated Model of Flow and Clutch States

    Christian F Swann;Lee Crust;Patricia C Jackman;Stewart A Vella

  • The application of coach leadership models to coaching practice: Current state and future directions

    Stewart A. Vella;Lindsay G. Oades;Trevor P. Crowe

  • Adolescent sport participation and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Michael J. Panza;Scott Graupensperger;Jennifer P. Agans;Isabelle Doré

  • Youth sport as a context for supporting mental health: Adolescent male perspectives

    Christian F Swann;Joanne Telenta;Georgia Draper;Sarah Liddle

  • Longitudinal Associations of Electronic Application Use and Media Program Viewing with Cognitive and Psychosocial Development in Preschoolers.

    Jade McNeill;Steven J. Howard;Stewart A. Vella;Dylan P. Cliff

  • A pilot test of transformational leadership training for sports coaches: Impact on the developmental experiences of adolescent athletes

    Stewart A. Vella;Lindsay G. Oades;Trevor P. Crowe

  • Enjoyment and Behavioral Intention Predict Organized Youth Sport Participation and Dropout

    Lauren A Gardner;Christopher A Magee;Stewart A Vella

  • Defining Physical Literacy for Application in Australia: A Modified Delphi Method

    Richard J. Keegan;Lisa M. Barnett;Dean A. Dudley;Richard D. Telford

  • Optimising the effects of physical activity on mental health and wellbeing: A joint consensus statement from Sports Medicine Australia and the Australian Psychological Society.

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  • Comparing and assessing physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents: a systematic literature review and analysis

    Anne-Maree Parrish;Anne-Maree Parrish;Mark S. Tremblay;Stephanie Carson;Sanne L. C. Veldman

  • Associations between sports participation, adiposity and obesity-related health behaviors in Australian adolescents.

    Stewart A Vella;Dylan P Cliff;Anthony D Okely;Maree L Scully

  • Longitudinal associations between sports participation, body composition and physical activity from childhood to adolescence

    Laura Basterfield;Jessica K. Reilly;Mark S. Pearce;Kathryn N. Parkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Swann
Christian Swann Southern Cross University
Christopher A. Magee
Christopher A. Magee University of Wollongong
Lindsay G. Oades
Lindsay G. Oades University of Melbourne
Frank P. Deane
Frank P. Deane University of Wollongong
Sylvain Laborde
Sylvain Laborde German Sport University Cologne
Mark W. Bruner
Mark W. Bruner Nipissing University
Edward Melhuish
Edward Melhuish University of Oxford
Lisa M. Barnett
Lisa M. Barnett Deakin University
Chris Lonsdale
Chris Lonsdale Australian Catholic University
Jo Salmon
Jo Salmon Deakin University

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