Outputs (10)

Foresee the glory and train better: Narcissism, goal-setting and athlete training (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, S., Roberts, R., Woodman, T., Pitkethly, A., English, C., & Nightingale, D. (2021). Foresee the glory and train better: Narcissism, goal-setting and athlete training. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 10(3), 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000264

Grandiose narcissism may be debilitative to athlete training because the opportunity for self-enhancement that motivates narcissists to strive is normally absent in training environments. However, this view ignores the divergent influences of the sel... Read More about Foresee the glory and train better: Narcissism, goal-setting and athlete training.

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..

The intervention effect of SMS delivery on Chinese adolescent's physical activity. (2019)
Journal Article
Lau, P. W. C., Pitkethly, A. J., Leung, B. W. C., Lau, E. Y., & Wang, J.-J. (2019). The intervention effect of SMS delivery on Chinese adolescent's physical activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(5), 787. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050787

To examine the effects of short messaging service (SMS) frequency and timing on the 13 efficacy of an SMS-intervention for Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. Sixty nine students aged 14 between 12 and 16 (mean age 13.75±.90) were recruited from five scho... Read More about The intervention effect of SMS delivery on Chinese adolescent's physical activity..

Providing pupils autonomous use of sit-stand desks; behaviour changes and teacher and pupil opinion following an 8 week intervention (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fowler, S., Pitkethly, A., Booth, J., Sproule, J., & Hutson, D. (2018, October). Providing pupils autonomous use of sit-stand desks; behaviour changes and teacher and pupil opinion following an 8 week intervention. Presented at 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, London, UK

Parallel oral session : Wednesday 17th October

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.

Teachers’ and young adolescents’ qualitative opinions of an eight-week, feasibility/pilot, sit-stand desk intervention (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A., Campbell, A., Sproule, J., Booth, J., Fawkner, S., & Hutson, D. (2017, November). Teachers’ and young adolescents’ qualitative opinions of an eight-week, feasibility/pilot, sit-stand desk intervention. Poster presented at Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections 2017, University of Edinburgh

Aim: Nine sit-stand desks were installed in an Edinburgh Primary 7 class to determine the feasibility of their use and the effects on sedentary, activity, learning outcome variables. This abstract details the qualitative aspect of this study to disco... Read More about Teachers’ and young adolescents’ qualitative opinions of an eight-week, feasibility/pilot, sit-stand desk intervention.

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.

A review of the literature: Self-regulation and physical activity interventions with children and adolescents. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A., & Lau, P. W. (2012, November). A review of the literature: Self-regulation and physical activity interventions with children and adolescents. Poster presented at 11th Annual Conference of the Society of Chinese Scholars on Exercise Physiology and Fitness., Shanghai, China

No abstract available.

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..