Deirdre Brennan
Ulster University
22 Papers
99 Citations
Deirdre Brennan is an academic researcher from Ulster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Physical education & Quality of life (healthcare). The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 22 publications.
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Papers
The effect of a healthy lifestyle programme on 8–9 year olds from social disadvantage
TL;DR: The programme was effective in increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour, however no significant changes in screen time behaviour and attitude to nutrition, with the exception of non-core foods, were observed.
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Mentoring as a profession-building process in physical education teacher education
Fiona C. Chambers,Kathleen Armour,Sinead Luttrell,Walter Bleakley,Deirdre Brennan,Frank Herold +5 more
TL;DR: The role of physical education teachers as mentors to new members of the PE teaching profession was examined in a one-year collaborative research project funded by the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS) as discussed by the authors.
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Testing the psychometric properties of Kidscreen-27 with Irish children of low socio-economic status.
TL;DR: CFA found that the hypothesised 5-factor model was an unacceptable fit, however, the modified 7-Factor model was supported and should apply with children of low socio-economic status.
Physical activity and wellbeing of 8–9 year old children from social disadvantage: An all-Ireland approach to health
Gavin Breslin,Ben Fitzpatrick,Deirdre Brennan,Stephen Shannon,Ruth Rafferty,Wesley O'Brien,Sarahjane Belton,Fiona C. Chambers,Tandy Haughey,Darryl McCullagh,Richard Gormley,Donncha Hanna +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between physical activity and wellbeing in children for the first time across Ireland and explored potential differences by gender, jurisdiction (Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) and region of Ireland.
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Relationship between gender, physical activity, screen time, body mass index and wellbeing in Irish children from social-disadvantage
Wesley O'Brien,Sarahjane Belton,Ben Fitzpatrick,Stephen Shannon,Deirdre Brennan,Fiona C. Chambers,Karol O'Donovan,Gavin Breslin +7 more
TL;DR: Research has shown that childhood physical activity participation has a positive relationship with markers of wellbeing, such as self-esteem and quality of life, and physical activity activity participation is associated with self-confidence and self-worth as mentioned in this paper.
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