Public Health and Sport Sciences: Recent submissions
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The role of prediction and visual tracking strategies during manual interception: An exploration of individual differences.
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 6 June 2024)The interception (or avoidance) of moving objects is a common component of various daily living tasks; however, it remains unclear whether precise alignment of foveal vision with a target is important for motor performance. ... -
An online training resource for clinicians to optimise exercise prescription for persistent low back pain: Design, development and usability testing
(Wiley, 14 June 2024)Background: Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide. A recent realist review identified the behavioural mechanisms of trust, motivation, and confidence as key to optimising exercise prescription ... -
Parents’ Perception of Risk in Play: Associations with Parent and Child Gender
(Springer, 7 June 2024)Allowing children the opportunity to take risks in their play may provide learning experiences that benefit children’s health and well-being. Parents’ perception of risk in children’s play may affect their behaviour and, ... -
More play and fewer screens: a way to improve preschoolers' mental health? Cross-sectional findings from the British Preschool-children's Play Survey
(Elsevier, 23 November 2023)BACKGROUND: Children increasingly engage in more screentime and less play. Concurrently, 10% of UK children now have a diagnosable mental health condition. Adventurous play (ie, thrilling and exciting play, likely inducing ... -
Gender Differences in Caregivers' Attitudes to Risky Child Play in Britain: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Human Kinetics, 22 January 2024)BACKGROUND: This study examines gender differences in parental attitudes toward risky play for 5- to 11-year-old boys and girls in Britain. METHODS: Analyses use data from the cross-sectional, nationally representative ...