Scientific publications in Sport Science and Physical Education
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Part II of a two-step mixed-methods approach in developing the Growth Talent Mindsets for Sports Coaches Intervention 2.0: The coaches’ perceptions of delivery and possible psychological processes of change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The current study follows up on the first-time implementation of the GrowTMindS Intervention described in Part I, with an overall aim of improving sports coaches’ beliefs in their talent as a coach (coach talent mindset, ... -
Part I of a two-step mixed-methods approach in developing the Growth Talent Mindsets for Sports Coaches Intervention: The design and targeting of the intervention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The overall aim of this two-part study was to develop an intervention targeting sports coaches’ mindsets about their talent as a coach (coach talent mindset, C-TM) and their athletes’ talent (athlete talent mindset, A-TM), ... -
Development and Evaluation of the FUEL Program : A Sports Nutrition Intervention for Female Endurance Athletes at Risk of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 531, Doctoral thesis, 2025)Det kan være utfordrende for kvinnelige utholdenhetsutøvere å få i seg nok energi fra mat til å støtte deres helse og prestasjon, noe som kan føre til en tilstand kjent som relativ energimangel i idrett (REDs). Denne ... -
High-level military and sport leaders’ everyday challenges and psychological skills: A cross-contextual repeated measures study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Research shows that high-level military and sport leaders share a high-stress and high-stakes leader role due to similar experiences of demanding conditions mainly manifested in psychological burden. This raises research ... -
In or out of reach? Long-term trends in the reach of health assessments in the Swedish occupational setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objectives This study aimed to investigate the reach of a large-scale health assessment delivered by the occupational health service in Sweden for almost 30 years. Methods A total of 418 286 individuals who participated ... -
A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase Youth Ice Hockey Coaches’ Beliefs and Use of Need-Supportive Styles
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Few educational programs to nurture coach need-supportive behaviors have been delivered by sport governing bodies (Evans et al., 2015). Consequently, the potential for such programs to meaningfully change coaches’ interpersonal ... -
Physical Activity Volume, Intensity, and Mortality: Harmonized Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction It is unclear whether moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is associated with a lower mortality risk, over and above its contribution to total physical activity volume. Methods 46,682 adults (mean ... -
Using artificial intelligence for exercise prescription in personalised health promotion: A critical evaluation of OpenAI’s GPT-4 model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare provides new possibilities for personalized health management. AI-based fitness applications are becoming more common, facilitating the opportunity for ... -
DE-PASS best evidence statement (BESt): determinants of adolescents’ device-based physical activity and sedentary behaviour in settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Although physical activity (PA) is associated with significant health benefits, only a small percentage of adolescents meet recommended PA levels. This systematic review with meta-analysis explored the modifiable ... -
Effects of increasing fitness through exercise training on language comprehension in monolingual and bilingual older adults: a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Exercise training has been proposed to counteract age-related cognitive decline through improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF hypothesis). Research has focused on cognitive domains like attention and processing ... -
Dropout from exercise trials among cancer survivors—An individual patient data meta-analysis from the POLARIS study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction The number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effects of exercise among cancer survivors has increased in recent years; however, participants dropping out of the trials are rarely ... -
Training Session Models in Endurance Sports: A Norwegian Perspective on Best Practice Recommendations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Our scientific understanding of the mechanistic and practical connections between training session prescriptions, their execution by athletes, and adaptations over time in elite endurance sports remains limited. ... -
International norms for adult handgrip strength: A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)Background: Muscular strength is a powerful marker of current health status and robust predictor of age-related disease and disability. Handgrip strength (HGS) using isometric dynamometry is a convenient, feasible, and ... -
Scanning is associated with better performance in professional ice hockey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Although active exploration of environmental information is essential for specifying one’s action opportunities in team sports, knowledge about the relationship between visual exploratory behaviour and successful actions ... -
Enhancing Teamgym Performance with Power Training
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Previous studies have highlighted a strong relationship between mechanical lower limb muscle function and TeamGym performance, specifically in terms of difficulty scores in trampette and tumbling disciplines. To date, no ... -
DE-PASS Best Evidence Statement (BESt): Determinants of self-report physical activity and sedentary behaviours in children in settings: A systematic review and meta-analyses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Previous physical activity interventions for children (5-12yrs) have aimed to change determinants associated with self-report physical activity behaviour (PAB) and/or sedentary behaviour (SB), however, the associations ... -
Family Car Ownership: Driving Inactivity in Young People? Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses in the International Children's Accelerometry Database
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Ubiquitous car ownership may affect children’s activity and health. We assessed the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between household car ownership and children’s daily time spent sedentary (SED) ... -
Cost-effectiveness of different exercise intensities during oncological treatment in the Phys-Can RCT
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Cost-effectiveness is important in the prioritisation between interventions in health care. Exercise is cost-effective compared to usual care during oncological treatment; however, the significance of exercise ... -
Need-supportive leadership behaviors and sickness absence among employees: The mediating role of basic psychological need satisfaction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Research exploring relationships between leadership behaviors and sickness absence is scarce. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), the present study examined: (i) the relationship between need-supportive leadership ... -
Effect of a personalized intensive dietary intervention on base excision repair (BER) in colorectal cancer patients: Results from a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)DNA repair is essential to maintain genomic integrity and may affect colorectal cancer (CRC) patients’ risk of secondary cancers, treatment efficiency, and susceptibility to various comorbidities. Bioactive compounds ...
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