By Dr Levi Wade

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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