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Area of academic expertise - outline
Sport Psychology: Athlete use of psychological skills and strategies, decision making under pressure.
Exercise Psychology: School-based child health interventions, parental engagement in exercise interventions.
Sport coaching: the development of coaching expertise, coach behaviour change interventions, the coaching of psychological skills.
Experienced in statistical analyses of psychometric data: familiar with SPSS, PROCESS, MPLUS, can conduct measurement validation using factor analyses, mediation, moderation and multi-level analyses.
Experienced in qualitative approaches to intervention evaluation and phenomenological investigation.
Area of academic expertise - outline
Current Postgraduate Research Projects:
PhD studentship (Samantha Donnelly): Systemic approaches to improving children’s health and well-being: Investigating parent and school partnerships (start 2016)
PhD studentship (Gillian McClellan): The effects of a school-based lifestyle intervention upon indicators of physical and psychological well-being in youth (start 2016)
PhD studentship (Jordan Donnelly): Coaching for life skill development in socio-economically disadvantaged individuals (start 2016)
PhD studentship (Kim Ludwig): The development and evaluation of a mobile health intervention to deliver automated text-messaging to promote healthy behaviours in adolescents. (start 2017)
PhD Studentship (Gary Mcewan): Psycho-physiological approaches to referee development. (start 2017)
Other Current research projects:
A psycho-biological investigation of self-regulation in high intensity exercise.
Coach behaviour change and processes of effective coach education delivery; increasing the coaching of psychological skills
The coaching of psychological skills scales: measurement development and validation
The impact of walking football on psychological well-being
Children's dietary knowledge assessment: measurement development and validation
Evaluation of the school-based health intervention 'the daily mile'.
Previously Funded research:
A pilot study to investigate the impact of Walking Football on Health and Wellbeing' on behalf of the charity, Paths for All.
Completed Post-graduate research projects:
MRes Studentship (Samantha Donnelly 2015-2017) Improving school-based health interventions and activities; qualitative investigations with teachers and parents.
Desired research direction
To establish PHERC (Pediatric Health and Exercise Research Centre) as a leading force within obesity prevention and progress a systemic approach to childhood health interventions.
To develop of a more refined understanding of the nature and impact of psychological strategies during exercise and athletic performance by taking a psych-biological approach to investigation.
To generate further understanding of professional behaviour change within sport and how coach education can be optimised.
Target collaborative companies
Coach Logic
Target collaborative organisations
Sport Scotland
Sport Coach UK
NHS
Other areas of expertise available for knowledge exchange
Intervention and programme evaluation (both statistical and qualitative analysis)
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Research Output 2013 2018
An insight into mothers' involvement in Scottish Primary School Health Education activities: 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
Donnelly, S., Buchan, D., Gibson, A-M. & Arthur, R. 15 Oct 2018Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Interval running with self-selected recovery: physiology, performance and perception
McEwan, G., Arthur, R., Phillips, S., Gibson, N. & Easton, C. 29 May 2018 In : European Journal of Sport Science. 18, 8, p. 1058-1067 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prior knowledge of the grading criteria increases Functional Movement Screen scores in youth soccer players
Bryson, A., Arthur, R. & Easton, C. 17 Jul 2018 In : The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Recruiting older men to walking football: a pilot feasibility study
McEwan, G., Buchan, D., Cowan, D., Arthur, R., Sanderson, M. & Macrae, E. 11 Dec 2018 In : Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Segmented sedentary time and physical activity patterns throughout the week from wrist-worn ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometers in 7-12 year old children
McLellan, G., Arthur, R., Donnelly, S. & Buchan, D. S. 15 Nov 2018 (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Sport and Health Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prizes
Draper's Silver Medal: Outstanding contribution to Bangor University
Rosemary Arthur (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities 2014 2017
Invited Talk -The Impact of Walking Football on Health and Wellbeing
Macrae, E. (Speaker), Cowan, D. (Participant), Arthur, R. (Participant), Buchan, D. (Participant), Sanderson, M. (Participant)Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
Scottish Physical Activity Research Conference
Arthur, R. (Participant)Activity: Participation in conference
The British Psychological Society Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology Conference
Arthur, R. (Speaker)Activity: Participation in conference
BASES Student Conference
Arthur, R. (Invited speaker)Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology: DSEP Scottish Network
Arthur, R. (Member)Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation