By Dr Levi Wade

Book Chapters

Wade L; Jaakkola T; Saakslahti A; Lubans DR, 2025, 'Harnessing the Power of Group Dynamics to Increase Physical Activity in the School Setting', in Group Dynamics in Exercise and Sport Psychology New Perspectives Third Edition, pp. 164 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032649177-10

Journal articles

Cox ER; Beacroft S; Jansson AK; Wade L; Duncan MJ; Lubans DR; Robards SL; Leitner M; Gutberlet N; Plotnikoff RC, 2026, 'Effects of mHealth interventions to prescribe resistance training: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01868-8

Wade L; Eime R; Pankowiak A; Vella S; Robinson K; Kennedy S; Parkes R; Eather N, 2026, 'The impact of sports participation on psychological health and social outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review and update to the “Mental Health through Sport” conceptual model', Systematic Reviews, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-026-03104-1

Lubans DR; Blakemore T; Smith JJ; Rosenbaum S; Teychenne M; Morgan PJ; Walker FR; Vella S; Young MD; Eather N; Wade L; Owen K; Rak L; Nickson R; Beauchamp MR, 2026, 'Physical activity as a vehicle for addressing complex social issues: A call for impactful research and knowledge mobilisation', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2026.100797

BAO R; WADE L; LEAHY AA; BEAUCHAMP MR; DIALLO TMO; SMITH JJ; HILLMAN CH; LUBANS DR, 2026, 'Mediating Effects of Fitness and Motor Competence on Children’s Executive Functions: Findings from the Learning to Lead Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 58, pp. 1085 - 1096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003928

Wade L; Beauchamp MR; Nathan N; Smith JJ; Leahy AA; Bao R; Kennedy SG; Boyer J; Diallo TMO; Beacroft S; Lubans DR, 2026, 'Effects of a school-based leadership program on student leaders and their peers: The Learning to Lead cluster randomized controlled trial', Contemporary Educational Psychology, 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2026.102444

Regan CP; Morgan PJ; Hardacre SL; Wade L; Pagoto SL; Hunt K; Knox JM; Drew RJ; Young MD, 2026, 'Men's Representation in Behavioral Weight Loss Trials: A Systematic Review', Obesity Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.70170

Mavilidi MF; Vazou S; Lubans DR; Robinson K; Woods AJ; Benzing V; Anzeneder S; Owen KB; Álvarez-Bueno C; Wade L; Burley J; Thomas G; Okely AD; Pesce C, 2025, 'How Physical Activity Context Relates to Cognition Across the Lifespan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Psychological Bulletin, 151, pp. 544 - 579, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000478

Smith JJ; Beauchamp MR; Puterman E; Leahy AA; Valkenborghs SR; Wade L; Chen F; Lubans DR, 2025, 'Physical activity intensity and older adolescents’ stress: The ‘STress-Reactivity after Exercise in Senior Secondary EDucation’ (STRESSED) 3-arm randomised controlled trial', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102754

Bao R; Wade L; Leahy AA; Owen KB; Hillman CH; Jaakkola T; Lubans DR, 2024, 'Associations Between Motor Competence and Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Sports Medicine, 54, pp. 2141 - 2156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02040-1

Bao R; Leahy AA; Lubans DR; Diallo TMO; Beauchamp MR; Smith JJ; Hillman CH; Wade L, 2024, 'Mediators of the association between physical activity and executive functions in primary school children', Journal of Sports Sciences, 42, pp. 2029 - 2038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2422203

Eather N; Wade L; Pankowiak A; Eime R, 2023, 'The impact of sports participation on mental health and social outcomes in adults: a systematic review and the ‘Mental Health through Sport’ conceptual model', Systematic Reviews, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02264-8

Wade L; Beauchamp MR; Nathan N; Smith JJ; Leahy AA; Kennedy SG; Boyer J; Bao R; Diallo TMO; Vidal-Conti J; Lubans DR, 2023, 'Investigating the direct and indirect effects of a school-based leadership program for primary school students: Rationale and study protocol for the 'Learning to Lead' cluster randomised controlled trial', Plos One, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279661

Wade L; Leahy AA; Babic MJ; Beauchamp MR; Smith JJ; Kennedy SG; Boyer J; Nathan N; Robinson K; Lubans DR, 2022, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of the benefits of school-based, peer-led interventions for leaders', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25662-9

Mavilidi MF; Mason C; Leahy AA; Kennedy SG; Eather N; Hillman CH; Morgan PJ; Lonsdale C; Wade L; Riley N; Heemskerk C; Lubans DR, 2021, 'Effect of a Time-Efficient Physical Activity Intervention on Senior School Students’ On-Task Behaviour and Subjective Vitality: the ‘Burn 2 Learn’ Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial', Educational Psychology Review, 33, pp. 299 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09537-x

Wade L; Leahy A; Lubans DR; Smith JJ; Duncan MJ, 2020, 'A systematic review of cognitive assessment in physical activity research involving children and adolescents', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23, pp. 740 - 745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.12.020

Wade L; Lubans DR; Smith JJ; Duncan MJ, 2020, 'The impact of exercise environments on adolescents’ cognitive and psychological outcomes: A randomised controlled trial', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101707

Murawski B; Wade L; Plotnikoff RC; Lubans DR; Duncan MJ, 2018, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive and behavioral interventions to improve sleep health in adults without sleep disorders', Sleep Medicine Reviews, 40, pp. 160 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2017.12.003

Wade L; Smith JJ; Duncan MJ; Lubans DR, 2018, 'Mediators of aggression in a school-based physical activity intervention for low-income adolescent boys', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 14, pp. 39 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2017.12.006

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