@MatthewBourkePA

Research Fellow | 360-Kids Community Network | The Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation | University of Queensland

 Brisbane, Queensland
Joined November 2018
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Exploring the clustering of health behaviours rather than individual factors, our new findings indicate how different positive health behaviours (e.g. exercise, diet, substance avoidance, sleep) may act collectively to improve mental health outcomes: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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📉Spending more time sleeping and engaged in MVPA relative to other behaviors is associated with lower adiposity 📈Spending more time SB and engaging in LPA was associated with higher adiposity. doi.org/10.1111/obr.13884 @MatthewBourkePA 👍
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The pleasure of moving: A compositional data analysis of the association between replacing sedentary time with physical activity on affective valence in daily life sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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❗️Just Accepted❗️ Effect of #Accelerometer Cut-Points on Preschoolers’ #PhysicalActivity and Sedentary Time: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Abstract available here👇 @SophMPhillips @KimberlyClev @trish_tucker2 @lmvanderloo @briannebruijns @Aidan_loh @MatthewBourkePA
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New 📄 by @MatthewBourkePA, @briannebruijns, @trish_tucker2 in @BMC_series #PublicHealth suggests that interventions could enhance educators' effectiveness in fostering physical activity #westernuOT @WesternU 🔓 doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-1…

Effect of capacity building interventions on classroom teacher and early childhood educator...

BMC Public Health - Capacity building may play an important role in improving classroom teachers’ and early childhood educators’ (ECE) capacity to implement physical activity and FMS...

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New 📄 by @briannebruijns, @MatthewBourkePA, @trish_tucker2 in @BMC_series Pediatrics: ‘Movement behaviour education for parents in prenatal, postnatal, and pediatric care in Canada: A needs assessment’ 🔓 buff.ly/4cJ3wIv
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New 📄 co-authored by @MatthewBourkePA, @monika_szpunar, @trish_tucker2 in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport examines effectiveness of physical activity policies in center-based childcare settings 🔒 doi.org/10.1080/02701367.202…
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Fresh off the presses 📰 @SophMPhillips and I examined the context and time specific association between sedentary behaviours and affect in adolescents. Have a read! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Can self-compassion impact your diet? 🤔 New #BIHresearch uncovers intriguing links between self-compassion, body emotions, & dietary restraint. Discover how understanding these connections could aid eating disorder prevention. 🍽️ Read more: doi.org/10.1002/eat.24049
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Associations between type and timing of sedentary behaviour and affect in adolescents: An ecological momentary assessment study sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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New study alert! 🏃‍♂️🏋️‍♀️ How does body-related shame & guilt affect physical activity? Exciting new #BIHresearch using ecological momentary assessment & accelerometers. Findings suggest body-related guilt influences time spent in physical activity! Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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A great time at #ISBNPA2023 for the @childhealthPA lab! Thank you, Uppsala!
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Congratulations to @MatthewBourkePA for delivering a stellar presentation at #ISBNPA2023!!!
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New 📄 by @MatthewBourkePA, @epila3 in the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology looks at men’s goal-oriented motives, physical activity experiences, and body-related perceptions #westernuOT 🔒 doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.202…

Men’s goal-oriented motives, physical activity experiences and body-related perceptions: a latent...

Goal-oriented exercise motives are important predictors of men’s physical activity behaviours and experiences, and body-related perceptions. To date, men’s exercise goal motives have been studied p...

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Nous recrutons des parents 🇨🇦 avec des enfants de moins de 5 ans pour notre étude de recherche ! Aidez-nous à mieux comprendre comment vous aider à élever des enfants sains et actifs ! childpalab.ca/participant-re…
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📢Calling all 🇨🇦 parents of kids <5 years - we need your help! Complete our brief online survey to help us better understand how we can support you in promoting healthy 🤸🧘‍♀️😴 among your young children!
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New 📄 by @MatthewBourkePA, @trish_tucker2 in @IJBNPA: ‘Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged children’ #westernuOT @VPRWesternU @WesternU 🔓 doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-0…

Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged...

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that preschool-aged children should engage in 180 min of total physical...

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Our new systematic review and meta analysis of studies examining adherence to physical activity recommendations in preschool aged children using accelerometers in now available to read in @IJBNPA. ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/art… (1/6)

Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged...

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that preschool-aged children should engage in 180 min of total physical...

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Also, we found that boys were significantly more likely to engage in 60 mins of MVPA a day and adhere to the WHO recommendation than girls. Gender disparities in PA start from a very young age. (5/6)
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These results are a first step in tracking physical activity in preschool aged children. However, there is a clear need for more large studies on nationally representative samples of young children. (6/6)
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