Publications

In Preparation

Spence, J. C., & McGannon, K. R. (2003). The effect of exercise on physical self-worth: A meta-analysis. Manuscript in preparation.

In Submission

Spence, J. C., McGannon, K., & Poon, P. (2003). The effect of physical-activity participation on self-esteem: A quantitative review. Manuscript in preparation.

Spence, J. C., McGannon, K., Poon, P. L., & Carlson, M. (2003). Availability of physical activity programs in Alberta continuing care facilities. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Blanchard, C. M., McGannon, K. R., Rhodes, R. E., Spence, J. C., Nehl, E., & Cokkinides, V. (2003). Determinants of physical activity in normal weight, overweight, and obese individuals differing by socioeconomic status and urban/rural location. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Fein, A., Plotnikoff, R., Wild, C., & Spence, J. C. (2002). An examination of adolescent’s perceptions of the school environment related to physical activity. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Mandigo, J. L., Spence, J. C., Thompson, L., Melnychuk, N., Schwartz, M., Causgrove Dunn, J., & Marshall, D. (2002). A descriptive profile of physical education teachers. Manuscript in submission.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Spence, J. C. (1999). When a note of caution is not enough: A comment on Hausenblas, Carron, and Mack and theory testing in meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 21, 376-381.

Spence, J. C., & Blanchard, C. M. (2001). Effect of pretesting on feeling states and self-efficacy in acute exercise. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 72, 310-314.

Spence, J. C., & Blanchard, C. M. (2001). Publication bias in sport and exercise psychology research: The games we play. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 32, 386-399.

Spence, J. C., & Gauvin, L. (1996). Drug and alcohol use by Canadian University athletes: A national survey. Journal of Drug Education, 26, 275-287.

Spence, J. C., & Lee, R. E. (2003). Toward a comprehensive model of physical activity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 4, 7-24.

Spence, J. C., Mandigo, J. L., Poon, P., & Mummery, W. K. (2001). A survey of physical education enrolment at the secondary level in Alberta. AVANTE, 7, 97-106.

Spence, J. C., Plotnikoff, R. C., & Mummery, W. K (2002). The awareness and use of Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 93, 394-396.

Abrami, P. C., Lou, Y., Chambers, B., Poulsen, C., & Spence, J. C. (2000). Why should we group students within-class for learning?. Educational Research and Evaluation, 6, 158-179.

Abrami, P. C., Lou, Y., Chambers, B., Poulsen, C., & Spence, J. C. (1999, July). Within-class grouping: Evidence versus conjecture. National Institute Economic Review, no. 169, 105-108.

Blanchard, C. M., Rodgers, W. M, Courneya, K. S., & Spence, J. C. (2002). Moderators of the exercise/ feeling state relationship: The influence of self-efficacy, baseline and in-task feeling states at moderate and high intensity exercise. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 1379-1395.

Blanchard, C. M., Rodgers, W. M, Spence, J. C., & Courneya, K. S. (2001). Feeling state responses to acute exercise of high and low intensity. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 4, 30-38.

Dryden, D. M., Francescutti, L. H., Rowe, B. H., Spence, J. C., & Voaklander, D. C. (2000). Personal risk factors associated with injury among female recreational ice hockey players. Journal of Science and Medicince in Sport, 3(2), 140-149.

Dryden, D. M., Francescutti, L. H., Rowe, B. H., Spence, J. C., & Voaklander, D. C. (2000). Epidemiology of women’s recreational ice hockey injuries. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32, 1378-1383.

Gauvin, L., & Spence, J. C. (1996). Physical activity and psychological well-being: Knowledge base, current issues and caveats. Nutrition Reviews, 54, S53-S65.

Gauvin, L., & Spence, J. C. (1995). Psychological research on exercise and fitness: Current research trends and future challenges. The Sport Psychologist, 9, 434-448.

Lou, Y., Abrami, P. C., & Spence, J. C. (2000). Effects of within-class grouping on student achievement: An exploratory model. Journal of Educational Research, 94, 101-112.

Lou, Y., Abrami, P. C., Spence, J. C., Poulsen, C., Chambers, B., & d'Apollonia, S. (1996). Within-class grouping: A meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 66, 423-458.

Mandigo, J. L., Spence, J. C., Thompson, L., Melnychuk, N., Schwartz, M., Marshall, D., & Causgrove Dunn, J. (in press). What’s going on in physical education? An Alberta example. Avante.

Mummery, W. K., Schofield, G., & Spence, J. C. (2002). The epidemiology of medically attended sport and recreational injuries in Queensland. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 5, 307-320.

Mummery, W. K., & Spence, J. C. (1998). Stages of physical activity in the Alberta population. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 89, 421-423.

Mummery, W. K., Spence, J. C., & Hudec, J. C. (2000). Understanding physical activity intention in Canadian school children and youth: An application of the theory of planned behavior. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 71, 116-124.

Mummery, W. K., Spence, J. C., Vincenten, J. A., & Voaklander, D. C. (1998). A descriptive epidemiology of sport and recreation injuries in a population-based sample: Results from the Alberta Sport and Recreation Injury Survey (ASRIS). Canadian Journal of Public Health, 89, 53-56.

Letters to the Editor

Spence, J. C. (2001). The paradox of statistical power and publication bias [Letter to the editor]. Health Psychology, 20, 393.

Book Chapters

Gauvin, L., & Spence, J. C. (1998). The measurement of exercise-related affect. In J. Duda (Ed.), Advances in sport and exercise psychology measurement (pp. 325-336). Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.

Gauvin, L., Spence, J. C., & Anderson, S. (1999). Exercise and psychological well-being in the adult population: Reality or wishful thinking?. In J. M. Rippe (Ed.), Lifestyle medicine (pp. 957-966). Malden, MA: Blackwell Science.

Lou, Y., Abrami, P. C., Spence, J. C., Chambers, B., Poulsen, C., Chambers, B., & d'Apollonia, S. (1997). Within-class grouping: A meta-analysis. In E. Dubinsky, D. Mathews, et al. (Eds.), Readings in cooperative learning for undergraduate mathematics (pp. 109-131). Washington, DC: The Mathematical Association of America.

Voaklander, D. C., Dryden, D. M., Francescutti, L. H, Spence, J. C., & Rowe, B. H. (in press). Injuries in women’s recreational ice hocky: Frequency, nature, and follow-up. Safety in Ice Hockey.

Book Reviews

Abrami, P. C., & Spence, J. C. (1993). Meta-analysis for explanation: A case(book) for caution [Review of the book Meta-analysis for explanation: A casebook]. Educational Researcher, 22(5), 31-33.

Reports

Spence, J. C., Shephard, R. J., Craig, C., & McGannon, K. R. (2001). Compilation of Evidence of Effective Active Living Interventions: A Case Study Approach. A report submitted to Health Canada on behalf of the Canadian Consortium of Health Promotion Research, Ottawa, ON.