• The design, development, implementation and evaluation of the Gaelic4Girls intervention 

  Farmer, Orlagh (University College Cork, 2020-06-26)

  Background: It is widely reported that girls are less physically active than boys throughout childhood, and the age-related decline in physical activity (PA) participation, particularly from early adolescence onwards, is ...
• The refinement and development of the Project FLAME intervention 

  Donovan, Brian (University College Cork, 2020-10-01)

  Introduction: Recent research in Ireland has shown that adolescents display poor motor competence levels across both fundamental movement skills and functional movement patterns. Physical Education (PE)-based ...
• The acute effects of multiple components in a whole-school physical activity policy on executive functions of primary level students 

  Kingston, Úna; Adamakis, Manolis; Costa, Joao (Revista de Psicologia del Deporte, 2020)

  A growing body of literature examines the relationship between physical activity (PA) with executive functions (EF) and academic achievement in children and adolescents. The present study aimed at examining how multiple ...
• The design, development, implementation and evaluation of Project FLAME: a multi-component, school-based, motor competence intervention for adolescent youth in Ireland 

  Lester, Diarmuid (University College Cork, 2020)

  Background: Recent research has shown that Irish adolescent youth are insufficiently active and fail to reach basic levels of fundamental movement skills (FMS) and functional movement. Schools and the engagement of relevant ...
• State of Mind Ireland: the design and evaluation of a positive mental health intervention among higher education students 

  O'Brien, Niamh (University College Cork, 2020)

  Young adults are recognised as a vulnerable age group who carry the burden of mental health problems worldwide. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) observe that many students are experiencing mental health issues. HEIs, ...

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