Recent Publications
Kwan, M., King-Dowling, S., Veldhuizen, S., Ceccacci, A., & Cairney, J. (2021). Examining Device-Assessed Physical Activity During the Transition Into Emerging Adulthood: Results From the MovingU Study. Journal of Adolescent Health.
James, M. E., King-Dowling, S., Graham, J. D., Missiuna, C., Timmons, B. W., & Cairney, J. (2021). Effects of Comorbid Developmental Coordination Disorder and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on Physical Activity in Children Aged 4–5 Years. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 1-11.
Brown, D. M., Cairney, J., & Kwan, M. Y. (2021). Adolescent movement behaviour profiles are associated with indicators of mental wellbeing. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 20, 100387.
Rosa, D., Sabiston, C. M., Kuzmocha-Wilks, D., Cairney, J., & Darnell, S. C. (2021). Group differences and associations among stress, emotional well-being, and physical activity in international and domestic university students. Journal of American College Health, 1-7.
Brown, D. M., Kwan, M. Y., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P., & Cairney, J. (2021). Identifying patterns of movement behaviours in relation to depressive symptoms during adolescence: A latent profile analysis approach. Preventive Medicine, 143, 106352.
Kwan, M. Y., Dutta, P., Bray, S. R., Brown, D. M., Cairney, J., Dunton, G. F., ... & Rhodes, R. E. (2020). Methods and design for the ADAPT study: Application of integrateD Approaches to understanding Physical activity during the Transition to emerging adulthood. BMC public health, 20, 1-8.
Graham, J. D., Bremer, E., Bedard, C., Dutta, P., Ogrodnik, M., & Cairney, J. (2020). Acute Effects of an Afterschool Running and Reading Program on Executive Functioning in Children: An Exploratory Study. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 770.
Kwan, M. Y., Ceccacci, A., Paolucci, N., & Rebar, A. (2020). Physical Activity and Internalizing Symptoms During the Transition from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Systematic Review of Prospective and Longitudinal Studies. Adolescent Research Review, 1-15.
Kwan, M. Y., Graham, J. D., Healey, C., Paolucci, N., & Brown, D. M. (2020). Stopping the Drop: Examining the Impact of a Pilot Physical Literacy-Based Intervention Program on Physical Activity Behaviours and Fitness during the Transition into University. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(16), 5832.
CATCH Study Publications
King-Dowling S, Fortnum K, Chirico D, Le T, Kwan MYW, Timmons BW, Cairney J. (2023). Reliability of field- and laboratory-based assessments of health-related fitness in preschool-aged children. American Journal of Human Biology. 36(2): e23987. http://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23987
Veldhuizen S, Bedard C, King-Dowling S, Barratt J, Kwan M, Cairney J. (2022). Stability of M-ABC-2 measured motor functioning in early childhood: evidence from a large prospective cohort. Human Movement Science. 87:103037. doi:10.1016/j.humov.2022.103037
James ME, Graham JD, Chirico D, King-Dowling S, Cairney J. (2022) Investigating the Mediating Role of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems on Physical Fitness in Children at risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 47(5):575-81. doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2021-0369
James ME, King-Dowling S, Graham JD, Missiuna C, Timmons BW, Cairney J. (2022) Effects of Comorbid Developmental Coordination Disorder and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on Physical Activity in Children Aged 4-5 Years. Child Psychiatry & Human Development; 53(4):786-796 doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01155-0.
Li, YC, Kwan, MYW, King-Dowling S, Rodriguez C, Cairney. (2020). Does physical activity and body mass index mediate the association between Developmental Coordination Disorder and internalizing problems in early childhood? A partial test of the Environmental Stress Hypothesis. Human Movement Science. 75:102744, 10.1016/j.humov.2020.102744.
Bulten R, Brown D, Rodriguez C, Cairney J. (2020). Association of sedentary behaviour on internalizing problems in children with and without motor coordination problems. Mental Health and Physical Activity; 18. doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100325.
Le T, Graham JD, King-Dowling S, Cairney J. (2020). Perceptions of ability mediate the effect of motor coordination on aerobic and musculoskeletal exercise performance in young children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. 42(5):407-16 10.1123/jsep.2019-0155
Cairney J, Veldhuizen S, Rodriguez C, King-Dowling S, Kwan MYW, Price D, Missiuna C, Timmons BW. (2019). Cohort profile: The Canadian Coordination and Activity Tracking in Children (CATCH) longitudinal cohort. BMJ Open; 9:e029784. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029784
King-Dowling S, Kwan MYW, Rodriguez C, Missiuna C, Timmons BW, Cairney J. (2019). Physical activity in young children at risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology; 61(11):1302-1308.
Bulten R, King-Dowling S, Cairney J. (2019). Assessing the validity of standing long jump to predict muscle power in children with and without motor delays. Pediatric Exercise Science; 31(4): 432-437. DOI: 10.1123/pes.2018-0277
King-Dowling S, Rodriguez C, Missiuna C, Timmons BW, Cairney J. (2018). Health-related fitness in preschool children with and without motor delays. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise; 50(7):1442-48, 2018 DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001590
Cairney J, Missiuna C, Timmons BW, Rodriguez MC, Veldhuizen S, King-Dowling S, Wellman S, Le T. (2015). The Coordination and Activity Tracking in CHildren (CATCH) study: rationale and design. BMC Public Health; 15(1):1266. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2582-8