Jennifer Robertson-Wilson, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Wilfrid Laurier University profile.

Latest papers

People who approve of one's physical activity vs. people who are influential: A randomized cross-over experiment to compare normative referent elicitation procedures.
Psychology of sport and exercise · 2025 · senior author
Injunctive norms as social pressures: Does autonomy support moderate the relationship between injunctive norms and autonomy satisfaction in physical activity?
Psychology & health · 2024 · senior author
Attraction toward physical activity as a moderator of socio-cognitive predictors of physical activity.
Psychology of sport and exercise · 2023 · senior author

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Opportunities for Moving More and Sitting Less: Exploring a Whole School Approach to Improve Children's 24-Hour Movement Patterns
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$504,900
Assessing teachers' implementation of memorandum no. 138 for daily physical activity in Ontario
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$59,333

All 2 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

People who approve of one's physical activity vs. people who are influential: A randomized cross-over experiment to compare normative referent elicitation procedures.

Kim J, Eys M, Robertson-Wilson J

Psychology of sport and exercise2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102795 PMID: 39647676

02

Injunctive norms as social pressures: Does autonomy support moderate the relationship between injunctive norms and autonomy satisfaction in physical activity?

Kim J, Eys M, Robertson-Wilson J

Psychology & health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2089885 PMID: 35757927

03

Attraction toward physical activity as a moderator of socio-cognitive predictors of physical activity.

Kim J, Eys M, Robertson-Wilson J

Psychology of sport and exercise2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102463 PMID: 37665905

04

Association of daily and time-segmented physical activity and sedentary behaviour with mental health of school children and adolescents from rural Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

da Costa BGG, Bruner B, Raymer GH, Benson SMS, Chaput JP, McGoey T, Rickwood G, Robertson-Wilson J, Saunders TJ, Law B

Frontiers in psychology2022

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1025444 PMID: 36389567

05

'If they do it, so can I': a test of a moderated serial mediation model of descriptive norms, self-efficacy, and perceived similarity for predicting physical activity.

Kim J, Eys M, Robertson-Wilson J

Psychology & health2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2020.1789641 PMID: 32620058

06

Can knowledge exchange support the implementation of a health-promoting schools approach? Perceived outcomes of knowledge exchange in the COMPASS study

Brown KM, Elliott SJ, Robertson-Wilson J, Vine MM, Leatherdale ST

BMC International Health and Human Rights201819 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5229-8

07

“Now What?” Perceived Factors Influencing Knowledge Exchange in School Health Research

Brown KM, Elliott SJ, Robertson-Wilson J, Vine MM, Leatherdale ST

Health Promotion Practice20186 citations

DOI: 10.1177/1524839917732037

08

Modified sprint interval training protocols: physiological and psychological responses to 4 weeks of training.

McKie GL, Islam H, Townsend LK, Robertson-Wilson J, Eys M, Hazell TJ

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2018

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2017-0595 PMID: 29268031

09

Commentary: Why sprint interval training is inappropriate for a largely sedentary population.

Robertson-Wilson J, Eys M, Hazell TJ

Frontiers in psychology2017First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01603 PMID: 28955289

10

Modified sprint interval training protocols. Part II. Psychological responses.

Townsend LK, Islam H, Dunn E, Eys M, Robertson-Wilson J, Hazell TJ

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2017

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0479 PMID: 28177741

Opportunities for Moving More and Sitting Less: Exploring a Whole School Approach to Improve Children's 24-Hour Movement Patterns

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Law, Barbara; Bruner, Brenda G

Keywords: Mental Health/Psychological Well-Being; Physical Activity; School-Aged Children; Sedentary Behaviour; Sleep

$504,900

Assessing teachers' implementation of memorandum no. 138 for daily physical activity in Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Robertson-Wilson, Jennifer E.

Keywords: physical activity; schools; daily physical activity; policy; teacher implementation

$59,333

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Social Relations
Earth, Environment & Society
Pediatrics
Human Kinetics
Other

Co-authors at Wilfrid Laurier University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Mark Eys

Social Relations

7 shared papers, latest 2025

Susan Elliott

Earth, Environment & Society

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Jean-Philippe Chaput

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Michelle Fortier

Human Kinetics

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Barbi Law

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Robertson-Wilson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "People who approve of one's physical activity vs. people who are influential: A randomized cross-over experiment to compare normative referent elicitation procedures." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]