Pope, Paige

Faculty

Kinesiology & Physical Education

Phone
(403) 332-4435
Email
paige.pope@uleth.ca

Kinesiology & Physical Education

Phone
(403) 332-4435
The Psychology for Active Living & Sport Lab
Phone
(403) 329-2737

About Me

Outside of work, I like to stay active and enjoy the outdoors with my family. My cup is full if I can spend the day on the lake, by the pool or the ski hill; camp with my family; or play yard games with friends or family. To hold onto my old competitive days - I really enjoy fun fitness competitions like rugged maniacs or the grit and grace competition in Lethbridge. I have two children and a husband in Lethbridge, and the rest of our family is in Ontario.

Biography

Dr. Pope is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. She completed a B.A. in Physical Education and a M.A. in Applied Health Sciences at Brock University, followed by a Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Western Ontario.

Courses:
KNES 2140 - Psychological Perspectives
KNES 3780 - Exercise Psychology
KNES 3680 - Sport Psychology
KNES 4680 - Advanced Exercise & Sport Psychology
KNES 4900 - Interdisciplinary Research Dialogues

Publications

Pope, J. P., Guertin, C., & Pelletier, L. (2021). Examining the role ones' stage of change tplays in understanding the relationship between motivation and physical activity. Physical tActivity & Health, 5(1), 120-132. http://doi.org/10.5334/paah.106
Link to article: https://paahjournal.com/articles/10.5334/paah.106/

Kouali, D., Hall, C., Divine, A., & Pope, P. (2021). Motivation and eudaimonic well-being in tathletes: A Self-Determination Theory perspective. Research Quarterly for Exercise and tSport. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2020.1864259.

Pope, J. P., & Pelletier, L. (2021). What messages do adults prefer? Understanding adults' perceptions of intrinsic and extrinsic physical activity messages. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science. DOI: 10.1037/cbs0000189
Link to article: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2021-38824-001.pdf

Heyland, D. K., Pope, J. P., Jiang, X., & Day, A. G. (2021). Determining the psychometric tttproperties of a novel questionnaire to measure "preparedness for the future" (Prep FQ). tttHealth Quality of Life Outcomes, 19(122), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-021-ttt01759-z

Voss, M. L., Pope, J. P., Larouche, R., & Copeland, J. P. (2020). Stand When you Can:tttt Development and pilot testing an intervention to reduce sitting time in assisted living. tttBMC Geriatrics, 20(277), 1-12. DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01647-z

Kouali, D., Hall, C., & Pope, J. P. (2020). Measuring eudaimonic well-being in sport: tValidation of the Eudaimonic Well-being in Sport Scale. International Journal of Well-tBeing, 10(1), 91-104. DOI: 10.5502/ijw.v19u1.776

Voss, M. L., Pope, J. P., & Copeland, J. L. (2020). Reducing sedentary time among older tttadults in assisted living: Perceptions, barriers, and motivators. International Journal of tttEnvironmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), 717. doi:ttt tt10.3390/ijerph17030717

Guertin, C., Pelletier, L., & Pope, P. (2020). The validation of the Healthy and Unhealthy tttEating Behavior Scale (HUEBS): Examining the interplay between stages ttttof change and motivation and their associations with healthy and unhealthy eating tttbehaviors and physical health. Appetite, 144(1). doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104487

Kouali, D., Hall, C., & Pope, P. (2018). Examining an adapted version of Ryff's Scales of tPsychological Well-Being in Sport. Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, 10t(4), 213-225. doi: 10.29359/BJHPA.10.4.20

Pope, J. P., Pelletier, L., & Guertin, C. (2017). Starting off on the best foot: A review of tmessage framing and message tailoring, and recommendations for the Comprehensive tMessaging Strategy for Sustained Behavior Change. Health Communications, 1-10. doi: t10.1080/10410236.2017.1331305
Link to article: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/q2QjKiCR4BDvzt3firjf/full

Pelletier, L. G., Guertin, C., Pope, J. P., & Rocchi, M. (2016). Homeostasis imbalance or tdistinct motivational processes? Comments on Marks (2015) "Homeostatic Theory of Obesity". Health Psychology Open, 1-4. doi: 10.1177/2055102915624512

Wesch, N., Callow, N., Hall, C., & Pope, J. P. (2016). Imagery and self-efficacy in the injury context. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 24, 72-81. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.12.007

Pope, J. P., Westlund, N., Law, B., Hall, C. R., Gregg, M., & Robertson, R. (2015). tKnowledge Transfer of Sport Psychology to Coaches: Coaches Use of Online Resources. tInternational Journal of Sport Science & Coaching, 10(6), 1055-1070. doi: t10.1260/1747-t9541.10.6.1055

Pope, J. P., & Hall, C. R. (2015). Understanding the relationship between coaches' basic tpsychological needs and identity prominence and their commitment, positive affect, tand intentions to persist. The Sport Psychologist, 29(2), 134-142. doi: 10.1123/tsp.2014-t0037

Pope, J. P., Wilson, P. M., Mack, D., & Deck, S. (2015). What is the role of perceived coach-athlete interactions in relation to markers of goal progress? An application of Self-tDetermination Theory. In The Psychology of Effective Coaching & Management.tHauppauge, NY: Nova Science.

Pope, J. P., & Hall, C. R. (2014). Initial development of the Coach Identity Prominence Scale: A role identity model perspective. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 36, 244-257. tdoi: 10.1123/jsep.2013-0039

Pope, J. P., & Hall, C. R. (2014). Further Validation of the Coach Identity Prominence Scale. Measurement in Physical Education & Exercise Science, 18(4), 286-298. doi: t10.1080/1091367X.2014.943841

Pope, J. P., & Wilson, P. M. (2014). Testing a sequence of relationships from interpersonal coaching styles to rugby performance, guided by the coach-athlete tmotivation model. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 13(3). doi: t10.1080/1612197X.2014.956325

Pope, J. P., & Hall, C. R., & Tobin, D. (2014). How do coaches identify with their role as a tcoach? Exploring coach identity through a role identity theory lens. Identity: tInternational Journal of Theory & Research, 14(2), 136-152. doi: t10/1080/15283488.2014.897951.

Westlund, N., Pope, J. P., & Tobin, D. (2012). Cognitive general imagery: The forgotten timagery function? Journal of Imagery Research in Sport & Physical Activity, 7(1), tArticle 1. doi:10.1515/1932-0191.1075

Pope, J. P., & Wilson, P. M. (2012). Understanding motivational processes in university rugby players: A test of the Hierarchical Model of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation at the tcontextual level. International Journal of Sport Science & Coaching, 7(1), 89-108.

Mack, D. E., Wilson, P. M., Sylvester, B. D., Gregson, J. P., Cheung, S., & Rimmer, S. (2010). The relationship between social physique anxiety and exercise behavior: Does the tfulfillment of basic psychological needs matter? In T. M. Robinson (Ed.) Social anxiety: tSymptoms, causes, and techniques (pp. 93-105). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science tPublishers.

Wilson, P. M., Gregson, J. P., & Mack, D. E. (2009). The importance of interpersonal style in competitive sport: A Self-Determination Theory approach. In C. H. Chang (Ed.), tHandbook of Sport Psychology (pp. 1-19). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Research Interests

Dr. Pope's research interests fall under the sport and exercise psychology umbrella with two specific programs of research. Her first area of research revolves around examining the effectiveness of health promotion messages that focus on facilitating the initiation and long-term engagement in physical activity. In particular, Dr. Pope is interested in applying the Comprehensive Messaging Strategy to Sustained Behavior Change which tailors information presented in messages to the recipients' stage of change while framing it to focus on intrinsic goals and self-determined motivation. Secondly, Dr. Pope is part of a multi-institutional team that developed and is currently managing the Sport Psychology for Coaches website. This website is a free evidence informed resource designed to provide coaches (as well as athletes or parents) with information about sport psychology skills, practical activities they can use, and opportunities to interact with other coaches and sport psychology experts. The website was launched in 2017 and will be a focus of Dr. Pope's research as her team explores the effectiveness of this resource to translate sport psychology information to the coaches and athletes that will use it.

Dr. Pope is currently accepting graduate students.