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2026

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130
Citations
85964
World Ranking
170
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Stuart J. H. Biddle is affiliated with the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily spans Medicine and Psychology, with a significant focus on Physiological aspects, Public Health, and Applied Clinical and General Health Professions. The scientist's work extensively covers the intersection of physical activity and health, behavioral health interventions, and related public health outcomes.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

Stuart J. H. Biddle's research has been published in multiple frequent venues, notably:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Preventive Medicine

Frequent collaborators in their studies include:

  • Charlotte L. Edwardson
  • Katrien De Cocker
  • Jason A. Bennie
  • Thomas Yates
  • Syed Afroz Keramat

Among the recent papers associated with or relevant to their field are:

  • World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour (2020), published in British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2024), published in BMJ
  • Advancing the global physical activity agenda: recommendations for future research by the 2020 WHO physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines development group (2020), published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • How Sedentary Are University Students? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2020), published in Prevention Science
  • New global guidelines on sedentary behaviour and health for adults: broadening the behavioural targets (2020), published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

The scientist's work demonstrates a consistent engagement with global physical activity guidelines and sedentary behavior research, alongside investigations into exercise as an intervention for mental health challenges such as depression. Their contributions are situated at the crossroads of behavioral science and public health, exploring mechanisms linking physical activity to broader health outcomes and disparities.

Best Publications

  • World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

    Fiona C. Bull;Salih S. Al-Ansari;Stuart Biddle;Katja Borodulin

  • Sedentary behavior research network (SBRN) - terminology consensus project process and outcome

    Mark S. Tremblay;Salomé Aubert;Joel D. Barnes;Travis J. Saunders

  • Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: a review of reviews

    Stuart J H Biddle;Mavis Asare

  • Psychology of Physical Activity: Determinants, Well-Being and Interventions

    Stuart J. H. Biddle;Nanette Mutrie

  • A Meta-Analytic Review of the Theories of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior in Physical Activity: Predictive Validity and the Contribution of Additional Variables

    Martin S. Hagger;Nikos L.D. Chatzisarantis;Stuart J.H. Biddle

  • Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Emma G Wilmot;Charlotte L Edwardson;Charlotte L Edwardson;Felix A Achana;Melanie J Davies;Melanie J Davies;Melanie J Davies

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

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

  • Relationships between media use, body fatness and physical activity in children and youth: A meta-analysis

    SJ Marshall;Stuart Biddle;T Gorely;N Cameron

  • Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being

    Stuart J H Biddle;Kenneth R Fox;Stephen H Boutcher

  • Health-enhancing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents

    Stuart J H Biddle;Trish Gorely;David J Stensel

  • Physical Activity for Cognitive and Mental Health in Youth: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms.

    David Lubans;Justin Richards;Charles H. Hillman;Guy Faulkner

  • Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: An updated review of reviews and an analysis of causality

    Stuart J.H. Biddle;Simone Ciaccioni;George Thomas;Ineke Vergeer

  • The transtheoretical model of behavior change: a meta-analysis of applications to physical activity and exercise.

    Simon J. Marshall;Stuart J. H. Biddle

  • Family correlates of fruit and vegetable consumption in children and adolescents: a systematic review.

    Natalie Pearson;Stuart J H Biddle;Trish Gorely

  • An assessment of self-reported physical activity instruments in young people for population surveillance: Project ALPHA

    Stuart Jh Biddle;Trish Gorely;Trish Gorely;Natalie Pearson;Natalie Pearson;Fiona C L Bull;Fiona C L Bull

  • Perceived locus of causality, goal orientations, and perceived competence in school physical education classes

    Marios Goudas;Stuart Biddle;Kenneth Fox

  • A review of motivational climate in physical activity

    Nikos Ntoumanis;Stuart J. H. Biddle

  • The Processes by Which Perceived Autonomy Support in Physical Education Promotes Leisure-Time Physical Activity Intentions and Behavior: A Trans-Contextual Model

    Martin S. Hagger;Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis;Trudi Culverhouse;Stuart J. H. Biddle

  • Sedentary behavior and dietary intake in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review

    Natalie Pearson;Stuart J.H. Biddle

  • Health Enhancing Physical Activity for Young People: Statement of the United Kingdom Expert Consensus Conference

    Nick Cavill;Stuart Biddle;James F. Sallis

  • Young and active? Young people and health-enhancing physical activity - evidence and implications

    Stuart Biddle;JF Sallis;N Cavill

Frequent Co-Authors

Melanie J. Davies
Melanie J. Davies University of Leicester
Martin S. Hagger
Martin S. Hagger University of California, Merced
Marios Goudas
Marios Goudas University Of Thessaly
Nikos Ntoumanis
Nikos Ntoumanis University of Southern Denmark
Christopher M. Spray
Christopher M. Spray Loughborough University
Philippe Sarrazin
Philippe Sarrazin Grenoble Alpes University
Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis
Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis University Of Thessaly
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Barbara E. Ainsworth Arizona State University
Emma Haycraft
Emma Haycraft Loughborough University

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