Lead me to train better: Transformational leadership moderates the negative relationship between athlete personality and training behaviours. (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, S., Beatie, S., Pitkethly, A., & Dempsey, C. (2019). Lead me to train better: Transformational leadership moderates the negative relationship between athlete personality and training behaviours. Sport Psychologist, 33(2), 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2018-0055

High-quality training environments are essential for athletic peak performance. However, recent research highlighted that athletes' personality characteristics could undermine effective training. The current set of studies aimed to examine whether sp... Read More about Lead me to train better: Transformational leadership moderates the negative relationship between athlete personality and training behaviours..

Do physical education teachers and general teachers differ in their implicit anti-fat bias? (2018)
Journal Article
Lau, P., Leung, B., Pitkethly, A., & Ransdell, L. (2018). Do physical education teachers and general teachers differ in their implicit anti-fat bias?. International Journal of Physical Education, 55(1), 27-37

The purpose of this study was to examine implicit attitudes of physical education (PE) and non-PE teachers towards overweight children stratified by gender, age, and body mass index. Two hundred school teachers (50% PE and 50% non-PE), aged 23-60 (me... Read More about Do physical education teachers and general teachers differ in their implicit anti-fat bias?.

Investigating the association of self-regulated learning skills and physical activity in Hong Kong Chinese and Scottish adolescents (2018)
Journal Article
Pitkethly, A. J., Lau, P. W. C., & Maddison, R. (2019). Investigating the association of self-regulated learning skills and physical activity in Hong Kong Chinese and Scottish adolescents. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 17(6), 670-684. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2018.1444077

Zimmerman's self-regulated learning (SRL) model focusses on how individuals are able to make improvements through a cyclical and systematic method of learning how to adapt to ever-changing environments; however, this model is not widely applied in a... Read More about Investigating the association of self-regulated learning skills and physical activity in Hong Kong Chinese and Scottish adolescents.

Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children * (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, J. J., Baranowski, T., Lau, W. C. P., Chen, T. A., & Pitkethly, A. J. (2016). Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children *. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 29(293), 177-186. https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2016.022

Objective This study initially validates the Chinese version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C), which has been identified as a potentially valid instrument to assess moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in chi... Read More about Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children *.

Reliability and validity of the short Hong Kong Chinese Self-Regulation of Learning Self-Report Scale (SRL-SRS-C) (2015)
Journal Article
Pitkethly, A. J., & Lau, P. W. C. (2016). Reliability and validity of the short Hong Kong Chinese Self-Regulation of Learning Self-Report Scale (SRL-SRS-C). International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 14(3), 210-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2015.1025810

Objectives: This study translated and shortened the original English, six-factor, Self-Regulated Learning Self-Report Scale (SRL-SRS). This version was subsequently assessed for its reliability and validity, for use in a Hong Kong Chinese adolescent... Read More about Reliability and validity of the short Hong Kong Chinese Self-Regulation of Learning Self-Report Scale (SRL-SRS-C).

Investigating the association of self-regulation of learning with adolescent leisure-time physical activity (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A., & Lau, P. W. C. (2014, November). Investigating the association of self-regulation of learning with adolescent leisure-time physical activity. Presented at British Association for Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), Burton-On-Trent, UK

Low levels of physical activity (PA) are associated with numerous health problems, and although a moderately active lifestyle can reduce these risks, levels of adolescent PA remain insufficient. To improve PA promotion, uptake and adherence, many psy... Read More about Investigating the association of self-regulation of learning with adolescent leisure-time physical activity.

Self-regulated learning and its association with self-report leisure-time physical activity among Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A., & Lau, P. W. (2014, May). Self-regulated learning and its association with self-report leisure-time physical activity among Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents. Poster presented at International Society for Behaviour, Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)

Introduction: Only 57.4% of 13-19 year old Hong Kong adolescents engage in three or more days of 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity weekly (Hong Kong Department of Health 2010). This study investigated 1) associations between self-regulated... Read More about Self-regulated learning and its association with self-report leisure-time physical activity among Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents..

Self-Regulation of Expert and Developing Racing Drivers. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A., & Richards, H. (2012, October). Self-Regulation of Expert and Developing Racing Drivers. Poster presented at International Conference on Youth, Technology and Health

Objectives: This study investigated self-regulation of expert and developing racing drivers testing a theoretical model from the literature and examining differences by ability level. Design and Method: A mixed method design was adopted with 2 groups... Read More about Self-Regulation of Expert and Developing Racing Drivers..