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Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey by Moore, Sarah A, Faulkner, Guy, Rhodes, Ryan E, Brussoni, Mariana, Chulak-Bozzer, Tala, Ferguson, Leah J, Mitra, Raktim, O'Reilly, Norm, Spence, John C, Vanderloo, Leigh M, Tremblay, Mark S

“…Healthy childhood development is fostered through sufficient physical activity (PA; including time outdoors), limiting sedentary behaviours (SB), and adequate…”
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Re-assessing the social climate of physical (in)activity in Canada by Fagan, Matthew James, Vanderloo, Leigh M, Banerjee, Ananya, Ferguson, Leah J, Lee, Eun-Young, O'Reilly, Norman, Rhodes, Ryan E, Spence, John C, Tremblay, Mark S, Faulkner, Guy

“…Social-ecological models suggest that a strategy for increasing population physical activity participation is to reconstruct the "social climate" through…”
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The role of growth and maturation during adolescence on team-selection and short-term sports participation by Baxter-Jones, Adam D. G., Barbour-Tuck, Erin N., Dale, Donovan, Sherar, Lauren B., Knight, Camilla J., Cumming, Sean P., Ferguson, Leah J., Kowalski, Kent C., Humbert, M. Louise

“…During adolescence, deselection from sport occurs during team try-outs when month of birth, stage of growth and maturation may influence selection. The purpose…”
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A pilot and feasibility study of a randomized clinical trial testing a self-compassion intervention aimed to increase physical activity behaviour among people with prediabetes by Signore, Alana K, Jung, Mary E, Semenchuk, Brittany, Kullman, Sasha M, Tefft, Olivia, Webber, Sandra, Ferguson, Leah J, Kowalski, Kent, Fortier, Michelle, McGavock, Jon, Ahmed, Rashid, Orr, Marion, Strachan, Shaelyn

“…Seventy-five per cent of individuals with prediabetes will eventually be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Physical activity is a cornerstone in reducing type 2…”
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The Associations Among Self-Compassion, Self-Esteem, Self-Criticism, and Concern Over Mistakes in Response to Biomechanical Feedback in Athletes by Alipour Ataabadi, Yasamin, Cormier, Danielle L, Kowalski, Kent C, Oates, Alison R, Ferguson, Leah J, Lanovaz, Joel L

“…Athletes regularly face the possibility of failing to meet expectations in training and competition, and it is essential that they are equipped with strategies…”
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Grit in sport: a scoping review by Cormier, Danielle L., Ferguson, Leah J., Gyurcsik, Nancy C., Briere, Jennifer L., Dunn, John G. H., Kowalski, Kent C.

“…Understanding the personality characteristics that help and/or hinder competitive success in sport is of great interest to many sport psychology researchers…”
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Exploring self-compassion and eudaimonic well-being in young women athletes by Ferguson, Leah J, Kowalski, Kent C, Mack, Diane E, Sabiston, Catherine M

“…Using a mixed methods research design, we explored self-compassion and eudaimonic well-being in young women athletes. In a quantitative study (n = 83), we…”
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"Know That You're Not Just Settling": Exploring Women Athletes' Self-Compassion, Sport Performance Perceptions, and Well-Being Around Important Competitive Events by Adam, Margo E K, Eke, Abimbola O, Ferguson, Leah J

“…Self-compassion, an adaptive self-attitude, is a resource that women athletes use during emotionally difficult times and as a way to reach their potential. The…”
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Self-compassion and Eudaimonic Well-Being During Emotionally Difficult Times in Sport by Ferguson, Leah J., Kowalski, Kent C., Mack, Diane E., Sabiston, Catherine M.

“…Evidence is emerging for the potential usefulness of self-compassion (Neff in Self Identity 2:223–250, 2003a ) in young women athletes’ sport experiences…”
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A quantitative assessment of the predictive utility of grit in sport by Cormier, Danielle L, Ferguson, Leah J, Gyurcsik, Nancy C, Briere, Jennifer L, Mosewich, Amber D, Kowalski, Kent C

“…In high-performance sport, an athlete's ability to overcome setbacks and sustain their pursuit of long-term goals is essential for success. Grit (i.e., passion…”
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"That's too stereotypical … I don't want that to be how I identify": Identity and body-related sport experiences of racialized young women athletes in Canada by Eke, Abimbola O, Erlandson, Marta C, Humbert, M Louise, Johnson, Karissa L, Martin, Stephanie L, Ferguson, Leah J

“…There is minimal research on the sport experiences of racialized young women athletes in Canada. When studying racialized groups, an inclusive and meaningful…”
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Associations of Cultural Characteristics with Sedentary Behaviour and Screen Time Among Indigenous Adults in Saskatchewan by Ironside, Avery, Ferguson, Leah J., Katapally, Tarun R., Johnson, Shara R., Foulds, Heather J. A.

“…Background Indigenous Peoples: First Nations, Métis and Inuit, have experienced significant disruptions of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and…”
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"That's What the Program Is All about… Building Relationships": Exploring Experiences in an Urban Offering of the Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program in Canada by Ferguson, Leah J, Girolami, Tammy, Thorstad, Reed, Rodgers, Carol D, Humbert, M Louise

“…Peer mentorship is an effective approach for delivering health promotion programs that may be particularly useful among underrepresented populations. Advancing…”
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Exploring the emotional experiences of young women with chronic pain: The potential role of self-compassion by Barnes, Alexandra, Adam, Margo EK, Eke, Abimbola O, Ferguson, Leah J

“…Chronic pain is multidimensional and includes an emotional dimension in addition to the physical and cognitive dimensions. Self-compassion, being touched by…”
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Self-compassion and women athletes' responses to emotionally difficult sport situations: An evaluation of a brief induction by Reis, Nathan A., Kowalski, Kent C., Ferguson, Leah J., Sabiston, Catherine M., Sedgwick, Whitney A., Crocker, Peter R.E.

“…To examine self-compassion as a way to promote healthy responses in women athletes when faced with emotionally difficult sport-specific situations. Phase I,…”
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Women Athletes' Self-Compassion, Self-Criticism, and Perceived Sport Performance by Killham, Margo E., Mosewich, Amber D., Mack, Diane E., Gunnell, Katie E., Ferguson, Leah J.

“…Many difficult and painful sport experiences for young women athletes are at least partially due to their harsh self-criticism and negative performance…”
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Self-Compassion or Self-Criticism? Predicting Women Athletes’ Psychological Flourishing in Sport in Canada by Ferguson, Leah J., Adam, Margo E. K., Gunnell, Katie E., Kowalski, Kent C., Mack, Diane E., Mosewich, Amber D., Murphy, Noreen

“…Some women athletes have expressed the perceived need to be self-critical to flourish in sport; however, women athletes with higher self-compassion levels tend…”
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Social determinants associated with physical activity among Indigenous adults at the University of Saskatchewan by Ironside, Avery, Ferguson, Leah J, Katapally, Tarun R, Hedayat, Lila M, Johnson, Shara R, Foulds, Heather J A

“…Colonization impacts Indigenous Peoples' way of life, culture, language, community structure and social networks. Links between social determinants of health…”
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Exploring the Effectiveness of an Integrated Physical Activity and Psychosocial Program Targeting At-Risk Adolescent Girls: Protocol for the Girls United and on the Move (GUM) Intervention Study by Caperchione, Cristina M, Hargreaves, Nicole, Sabiston, Catherine M, Berg, Stephen, Kowalski, Kent C, Ferguson, Leah J

“…Adolescents are highly susceptible to negative self-perceptions, likely due to their social cues and environment. The presence of these negative…”
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Women's Health-Enhancing Physical Activity and Eudaimonic Well Being by Ferguson, Leah J., Kowalski, Kent C., Mack, Diane E., Wilson, Philip M., Crocker, Peter R. E.

“…In this study, we explored the role of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA; Miilunpalo, 2001) in women's eudaimonic well being (i.e., psychological…”
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