We are happy to share a few of the many peer-reviewed publications from past and current members of our lab. Below is a list of the some of the recent and relevant publications from the TIE Lab. The publications are listed under the associated research streams conducted in the lab.
Stream One: Adaptive Physical Activity
2024
- Liska, T.M., Pastore, O.L., Bedard, G.D., Ceh, C., Freilich, L., Desjourdy, R., & Sweet, S.N. (2024). Evaluating an adapted physical activity program for university students and staff living with a physical disability and/or chronic condition through a self-determination theory lens. Disabilities, 4(2), 368-383. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities4020024
2023
- Bremer, E., Liska, T. M., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P., Best, K. L., & Sweet, S. N. (2023). Examining long-term motivational and behavioral outcomes of two physical activity interventions. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 46, 807-817. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2022.2033935
- Herbison, J., Osborne, M., Anderson, J., Lepage, P., Pagé, V., Levasseur, C., Beckers, M., Gainforth, H.L., Lamontagne, M-E., & Sweet, S.N. (2023). Strategies to Improve Access to Physical Activity Opportunities for People with Physical Disabilities. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13, 486-500.https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac119
- Kaushik, N., Allan, V., Koch, J., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., & Sweet, S. N. (2023). Exploring the leisure time physical activity (LTPA) experiences of women with a physical disability in India. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 15(5),714-728. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2023.2185280
- Rocchi, M., Wilson, P. M., Sylvester, B., Guerin, E., Shi, Z., & Sweet, S. N. (2023). Towards brief tools assessing motivation for exercise: Rationale and development of a 6-item and 12-item version of the Behavioural Regulation in Exercise (BREQ) Questionnaire. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 12, 205-227.
2022
- Koch, L. C.*, Sweet, S. N., Man, K., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P., Orr, K., Bundon, A., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., & Tomasone, J. R. (2022). Exploring the relationship between quality and quantity of participation in community-based exercise programs for persons with physical disabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 39(4), 380-398. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0168
2021
- Sweet, S. N., Shi, Z., Rocchi, M., Ramsay, J., Pagé, V., Lamontagne, M.-E., & Gainforth, H. L. (2021). A longitudinal examination of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), participation, and social inclusion upon joining a community-based LTPA program for adults with physical disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 102, 1746 - 1754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2021.02.025
- Bonnell, K., Michalovic, E., Koch, J., Pagé, V., Ramsay, J., Gainforth, H. L., Lamontagne, M.-E. & Sweet, S.N.(2021). Physical activity for individuals living with a physical disability in Quebec: Issues and opportunities of access. Disability and Health Journal, 14, 101089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101089
- Michalovic, E. M., Sweet, S. N., & Jensen, D. (2021). Research and healthcare priorities of individuals living with COPD. COPD: The Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 18(2), 133-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/15412555.2021.1901271
Stream Two: Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentorship
2024
- Pastore, O.L., Fortier, M.S., Maffin, J., McBride, C.B., Aslam, L., & Sweet, S.N. (2024) Protocol for a tailored self-compassion program for peer mentors within Canadian Spinal Cord Injury community service organizations. Discovery Psychology, 4, 108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00224-4
- Shi, Z., Caron, J. G., Comeau, J., Lepage, P., & Sweet, S. N. (2024). Creative non-fiction approach to explore peer mentoring relationships between individuals living with spinal cord injury. Rehabilitation Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000542
- Sweet, S. N., Shi, Z., Pastore, O., Shaw, R.B., Comeau, J., Gainforth H. L., McBride, C. B., Noonan, V. K., Scott, L., Flaro, H., Casemore, S., Aslam, L.b, Clarke, R., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2024). The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Peer Support Evaluation Tool: The development of a tool to assess outcomes of peer support programs within SCI community-based organizations. Spinal Cord. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-024-01033-1
2023
- Pastore, O.L., & Ferguson, L.J, Fortier, M., & Sweet, S.N. (2023). Evolving conceptualizations: A commentary on the varying perspectives of self-compassion in western psychology. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 8. doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2304061.
- Shi, Z., Michalovic, E., McKay, R., Gainforth, H. L., McBride, C. B., Clarke, T., Casemore, S., Sweet, S. N. (2023). Outcomes of Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentorship: A community-based Delphi consensus approach. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 66(1), 1877-0657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2022.101678
- Shi, Z., Comeau, J., Bloom, G. A., Gainforth, H., Thomas A., & Sweet, S. N. (2023). Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 4, 1296505.
2022
- Alexander, D., Caron, J. G., Comeau, J., & Sweet, S. N. (2022). An exploration of the roles and experiences of SCI peer mentors using creative non-fiction. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(22), 6824-6832.https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1977395
- Rocchi, M. A., Shi, Z., Shaw, R. B., McBride, C. B., & Sweet, S. N. (2022). Identifying the outcomes of participating in peer mentorship for adults living with spinal cord injury: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Psychology and Health,37(4), 523-544, https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1890729
2021
- Sweet, S. N., Hennig, L., Shi, Z., Clarke, T., Flaro, H., Hawley, S., Schaefer, L, & Gainforth, H. L. (2021). Outcomes of peer mentorship for people living with spinal cord injury: Perspectives from members of Canadian SCI community-based organizations. Spinal Cord, 58, 1301-1308. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00725-2
- Sweet, S. N., Hennig, L., Pastore, O., Hawley, S., Clarke, T., Flaro, H., Schaefer, L, & Gainforth, H. L. (2021). Understanding peer mentorship programs delivered by Canadian SCI community-based organizations: Perspectives on mentors and organizational considerations. Spinal Cord, I59, 1285-1293. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00721-6
- Gainforth, H. L., Hoekstra, F., McKay, R., McBride, C. B., Sweet, S. N., Martin Ginis, K. A., Anderson, K., Chernesky, J., Clarke, T., Forwell, S., Maffin, J., McPhail, L.T., Morteson, B., Scarrow, G., Schaefer, L., Sibley, K.M., Athanasopoulos, P., & Willms, R. (2021). The integrated knowledge translation (IKT) guiding principles for conducting and disseminating spinal cord injury research in partnership. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 102, 656-663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.09.393