Journal Articles

2021


Bruner, M.W., McLaren, C.D., Sutcliffe, J.T., Gardner, L.A., Lubans, D., Smith, J.J. & Vella, S.A. (2021). The effect of sport-based interventions on positive youth development: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. doi: 10.1080/1750984X.2021.1875496

 

Sutcliffe, J.T., Herbison, J.D., Martin, L.J., McLaren, C.D., Slatcher, R., Benson, A.J., Van Woezik, R., Boardley, I.D., Carré, J.M., Côté, J., & Bruner, M.W. (2021). Exploring parent-athlete communication with the electronically activated recorder (EAR). Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

 

Caron, J.G., Benson, A.J., Steins, R., McKenzie, L., & Bruner, M.W. (2021). The social dynamics involved in recovery and return to sport following a sport-related concussion: A study of three athlete-teammate-coach triads. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101824

 

Casto, K., Root, Z.L., Carré, J.M., Geniole, S.N., & Bruner, M.W. (in press). Social identity and testosterone reactivity to vicarious combat. Human Nature.

 

Hague, C., McGuire, C.S., Chen, J., Bruner, M.W., Côté, J., Turnnidge, J., & Martin, L.J. (2021). Exploring the influence of the coach on team dynamics in sport. Sports Coaching Review. doi: 10.1080/21640629.2021.187096

2020


Bruner, M.W., Eys, M. Carreau, J.M., McLaren, C., & Van Woezik, R. (2020). Utilizing the Team Environment AssessMent (TEAM) to enhance team building in sport. The Sport Psychologist, 34, 62-70. doi: 10.1123/tsp.2018-0174

 

Herbison, J.D., Martin, L.J., Slatcher, R.B., Boardley, I.D., Benson, A., Sutcliffe, J., McLaren, C., Carré, J.M., Côté, J., Coletti, J., Bruner, M.W. (2020). The Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR): A novel approach for examining social environments in youth sport. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. doi: 10.1080/1750984X.2020.1790025

 

Cascagnette, J.C.W., Benson, A.J., Cruwys, T., Haslam, S.A., Bruner, M.W. (2020). More than just another bib: group dynamics in an elite Nordic ski team. Journal of Sports Sciences. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1840040

 

Bruner, M.W., McLaren, C., Swann, C., Schweickle, M.J., Miller, A., Benson, A., Gardner, L., Sutcliffe, J., Vella, S.A. (2020). Exploring the relations between social support and social identity in adolescent male athletes. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2020.1737629

 

Vella, S.A., Benson, A., Sutcliffe, J., McLaren, C.D., Swann, C., Schweickle, M.J., Miller, A., Bruner, M. W. (2020). Self-determined motivation, social identification and the mental health of adolescent male team sport participants. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. doi: 10.1080/10413200.2019.1705432

 

Sutcliffe, J., McLaren, C.D., Benson, A.J., Martin, L.J., Arnocky, S., Shields, C., Law, B., Dorsch, T.E., & Bruner, M.W. (2020). Parents’ moral intentions towards antisocial parent behaviour: an identity approach in youth sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101699

 

Boardley, I., Matosic, D., & Bruner, M.W. (2020). A longitudinal examination of the relations between moral disengagement and antisocial behavior in sport. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 42, 123-131. https://doi/10.1123/jsep.2019-0127

 

Van Woezik, R., Benson, A., Bruner, M.W. (2020). Next one up! Exploring how coaches manage team dynamics following injury. The Sport Psychologist. doi: 10.1123/tsp.2019-0148

 

Herbison, J.D., Cowan, T.W., Martin, L.J., Root, Z., Bruner, M.W. (2020). Coach perceptions of social identity in youth sport: When athletes think and behave as “us”. International Sport Coaching Journal. doi: 10.1123/iscj.2019-0084

2019


Bruner, M.W., Lovelace, R., Hillier, S., Baillie, C., Bruner, B.G., Hare, K., Head, C., Paibomsai, A., Auksi, M., Peltier, K., Lévesque, L. (2019). Indigenous youth development through sport and physical activity: sharing voices, stories, and experiences. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 14, 220-250. doi: 10.32799/ijih.v14i2.31945

 

Sutcliffe, J., Benson, A., & Bruner, M.W.(2019). Parents value competence more than warmth in competitive youth hockey coaches: Evidence based on the innuendo effect. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 43, 82-89.

 

Benson, A.J., Jeschke, J., Jordan, C., Bruner, M.W., Arnocky, S (2019). Will they stay or will they go? Narcissistic admiration and rivalry predict ingroup affiliation and devaluation. Journal of Personality, 87, 871-888. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12441.

 

Bailey, B., Benson, A., & Bruner, M.W. (2019). Investigating the organizational culture of Cross-Fit. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 17, 197-211. doi:10.1080/1612197X.2017.1329223

2018


Bruner, M.W., & Benson, A.J. (2018). Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Social Identity Questionnaire for Sport (SIQS). Psychology of Sport and Exercise. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.12.006

 

 Benson, A.J., & Bruner, M.W. (2018). How teammate behaviours relate to athlete affect, cognition, and behaviours: A daily dairy approach within youth sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.10.008

 

 Cairney, J., Clark, H., Kwan, M., Bruner, M.W., Tamminen, K. (2018). Measuring sport experiences in children and youth to better understand the impact of sport on health and positive youth development: designing a brief measure for population health surveys. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5325-9

 

Vierimaa, M., Bruner, M. W., & Côté, J. (2018). Positive youth development and observed athlete behaviour in recreational sport. PLoS ONE13 (1),e0191936. 0. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191936

2017


Bruner, M.W., Boardley, I., Forrest, C., Buckham, S., Root, Z., Allen, V.  & Côté, J. (2017). Examining social identity and intrateam moral behaviours in competitive youth ice hockey using stimulated recall. Journal of Sport Sciences, 35(20), 1963-1974. doi:10.1080/02640414.2016.1243797

 

Bruner, M.W., Boardley, I.D., Benson, A.J., Wilson, K.S., Root, Z, Turnnidge, J., Sutcliffe, J., & Côté, J. (2017). Disentangling the relations between social identity and prosocial and antisocial behavior in competitive  youth sport. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. doi:10.1007/s10964-017-0769-2

 

Bruner, M. W., Balish, S. M., Forrest, C., Brown, S., Webber, K., Gray, E., McGuckin, M., Keats, M.R., Rehman, L. & Shields, C. A. (2017). Ties that bond: youth sport as a vehicle for social identity and positive youth development. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 88(2), 209-214. doi:10.1080/02701367.2017.1296100

 

Bruner, M.W., Boardley, I., Allen, V., Forrest, C., Root, Z., & Côté, J. (2017). Understanding social identity and intrateam moral behavior in competitive youth ice hockey: A Narrative Perspective. The Sport Psychologist, 31, 173-186. doi:10.1123/tsp.2015-0117

 

Benson, A., Bruner, M.W., & Eys, M. (2017). A social identity approach to understanding the conditions associated with antisocial behaviours among teammates in female teams. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 6(2), 129-142. doi:10.1037/spy0000090

 

Martin, L. J., Balderson, D., Hawkins, M., Wilson, K., & Bruner, M. W. (2017). Groupness and leadership perceptions in relation to social identity in youth sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 29(3), 367-374. doi:10.1080/10413200.2016.1238414

 

Martin, L. J., Balderson, D., Hawkins, M., Wilson, K., & Bruner, M. W. (2017). The influence of social identity on self-worth, commitment, and effort in school-based youth sport. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1-7. doi:10.1080/02640414.2017.1306091

 

Forrest, C. & Bruner, M.W. (2017). Evaluating social media as a platform for delivering a team building exercise intervention: a pilot study. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15(2), 190-206. doi:10.1080/1612197X.2015.1069879

 

Vierimaa, M., Turnnidge, J., Bruner, M., & Côté, J. (2017). Just for the fun of it: coaches’ perceptions of an exemplary community youth sport program. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 1-15. doi:10.1080/17408989.2017.1341473

 

Bailey, B., Benson, A., & Bruner, M.W. (2017). Investigating the organizational culture of Cross-Fit. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 1-15. doi:10.1080/1612197X.2017.1329223

 

2016


Bruner, M.W., Hillier, S., Baillie, C.P.T., Lavallée, L.F., Bruner, B.G., Hare, K., Lovelace, R., & Lévesque, L. (2016). Positive youth development in Aboriginal sport and physical Activity: a systematic review. Adolescent Research Review, 1(3), 257-269. doi 10.1007/s40894-015-0021-9

 

McGoey, T., Root, Z., Bruner, M. W., & Law, B. (2016). Evaluation of physical activity interventions in children via the reach, efficacy/effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework: A systematic review of randomized and non-randomized trials. Preventive Medicine82, 8-19. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.11.004

 

Baillie, C.P.T., Galaviz, K.I., Bruner, B.G., Bruner, M.W., & Lévesque, L.  (2016). Physical activity interventions to promote positive youth development among Indigenous youth: a RE-AIM review. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7(1), 43-51. doi:10.1007/s13142-016-0428-2

 

McGuckin, M.,, Law, B., McAuliffe, J., & Rickwood, G. & Bruner, M.W. (2016). Social influences on return to play following concussion in female competitive ice hockey players. Journal of Sport Behavior, 39(4), 426-445.

 

Stewart, K.L.N., Carreau, J.M., Bruner, M.W. (2016). Team building using a challenge rope course experience in youth sport. Physical and Health Education Nexus Journal, 7(3).

 

2015


Bruner, M.W., Eys, M.A., Evans, B., & Wilson, K.S. (2015). Interdependence and social identity in youth sport teams. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 27, 351-358. doi:10.1080/10413200.2015.1010661

 

Evans, B.M., McGuckin, M., Gainforth, H., Bruner, M. W., & Côte, J. (2015). Informing programs to improve interpersonal coach behaviours: a systematic review using the RE-AIM framework. The British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49, 871-877. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-094634

 

McGoey, T., Root, Z., Bruner, M.W., & Law, B. (2015). Evaluation of physical activity interventions in youth via the reach, efficacy/effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework: a systematic review of randomised and non-randomised trials. Preventive Medicine, 76, 58-67. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.04.006

 

2014


Bruner, M.W., Boardley, I., & Côté, J. (2014). Social identity and prosocial and antisocial  behavior in youth sport.  Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15, 56-64. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.09.003

 

Bruner, M.W., Eys, M.A., Wilson, K.S., & Côté, J. (2014). Group cohesion and positive youth development in team sport athletes. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 3(4), 219-227. doi:10.1037/spy0000017

 

Bruner, M.W., Carreau, J., Wilson, K.S., & Penney, M. (2014). Group norms in youth sport: Role of personal and social factors. The Sport Psychologist, 28, 323-333. doi:10.1123/tsp.2013-0029

 

Martin, L., Bruner, M.W., Eys, M.A., & Spink, K.S. (2014). Group dynamics in sport: New developments and future directions. International Review of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 7(1), 87-105. doi:10.1080/1750984X.2014.885553

 

Lawson, J.A., Janssen, I., Bruner, M.W., Hossain, A., & Pickett, W. (2014). Asthma incidence in a national longitudinal sample of adolescent Canadians: A prospective cohort study.  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 14 (51), 1-9. doi:10.1186/1471-2466-14-51

 

2013


Bruner, M.W., Eys, M.A., Beauchamp, M. & Côté, J. (2013). Examining the origins of team building in sport: A citation network and genealogical approach. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 17(1), 30-42. doi:10.1037/a0030114

 

Eys, M. A., Jewitt, E., Evans, M. B., Wolf, S., Bruner, M. W., & Loughead, T. M. (2013). Coach initiated motivational climate and cohesion in youth sport. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 84(3), 373-383. doi:10.1080/02701367.2013.814909

 

George, M., Eys, M. A., Oddson, B., Roy-Charland, A., Schinke, R. J., & Bruner, M.W. (2013). The role of self-determination in the relationship between social support and physical activity intentions. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 1333-1341. doi:10.1111/jasp.12142

 

2012


Taylor, I., & Bruner, M.W. (2012). The social environment and developmental experiences in elite youth soccer. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 13, 390-396. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.01.008

 

Evans, M.B., Eys, M.A., & Bruner, M.W. (2012). Seeing the ‘we’ in ‘me’ sports: The need to consider individual sport team  environments. Canadian Psychology, 53(4), 301-308. doi:10.1037/a0030202

 

Surya, M., Bruner, M.W., MacDonald, D.J., & Côté, J. (2012). Comparison of developmental activities of elite athletes born in large and small cities. Physical and Health Education Nexus Journal, 4(1), 1-8.

 

Rangeon, S., Gilbert, W., & Bruner, M.W. (2012). Mapping the world of coaching science: A citation network analysis. Journal of Coach Education, 5(1), 83-108. doi: 10.1123/jce.5.1.83

 

2011


Bruner, M.W. & Spink, K.S. (2011). Team building and adherence in youth exercise participants. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 15(2), 161-172. doi:10.1037/a0021257

 

Bruner, M.W., & Spink, K.S. (2011). Team building and perceived effort in an exercise setting: Gender effects.  Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 14(2), 159-161. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2010.09.004

 

Bruner, M.W., Hall, J., & Côté, J. (2011). The influence of sport type and interdependence on the developmental experiences of young athletes. European Journal of Sport Science, 11(2), 131-142. doi:10.1080/17461391.2010.499969

 

Murphy-Mills, J., Bruner, M.W., Erickson, K., & Côté, J. (2011). The utility of state space grid analysis for studying peer experiences in youth sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 23, 159-174. doi:10.1080/10413200.2010.545101

 

Bruner, M.W., MacDonald, D.J., Pickett, W., & Côté, J. (2011). Examination of birthplace and birthdate in world junior ice hockey players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(12), 1337-1334. doi:10.1080/02640414.2011.597419

 

Lawson, J.A., Janssen, I., Bruner, M.W., Madani, K., Pickett, W. (2011). Urban-rural differences in asthma prevalence among Canadian adolescents: the possible roles of health behaviours and obesity. Annals of Allergy, Asthmas & Immunology, 107(3), 220-228. doi:10.1016/j.anai.2011.06.014

 

Bray, S. R., Beauchamp, M. R., Latimer, A. E., Hoar, S. D., Shields, C. A., & Bruner, M. W. (2011). Effects of a print-mediated intervention on physical activity during transition to the first year of university. Behavioral Medicine, 37 (2), 60-69. doi:10.1080/08964289.2011.571306

 

2010


Bruner, M.W., & Spink, K.S. (2010). Evaluating a team building intervention in a youth exercise setting. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 14(4), 304-317. doi:10.1037/a0018296

 

Bruner, M.W., Erickson, K., Wilson, B., & Côté, J. (2010). An appraisal of athlete development models through citation network analysis. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 11, 133-139. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.05.008

 

2009


Bruner, M.W., Côté, J., Erickson, K., & McFadden, K. (2009). Tracing the origins of athlete development models in sport: A citation-genealogical approach. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2, 23-37. doi:10.1080/17509840802687631

 

Bruner, M.W., Chad, K.E., Verrall, T.C., Vu, L., Beattie- Flath, J.A., Humbert, M.L., &  Muhajarine, N. (2009). Examination of physical activity in adolescents over the school year. Pediatric Exercise Science, 21(4), 421-435. doi: 10.1123/pes.21.4.421

 

2008


Bruner, M.W., Lawson, J., Pickett, W., Boyce, W., & Janssen, I. (2008). Rural Canadian adolescents are more likely to be obese compared with urban adolescents. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 3, 205-211. doi:10.1080/17477160802158477

 

Erickson, K., Bruner, M.W., MacDonald, D., & Côté, J. (2008). Gaining insight into actual and preferred sources of coaching knowledge. International Journal of Sport Science and Coaching, 3, 523-534. doi:10.1260/174795408787186468

 

Bruner, M.W., Munroe-Chandler, K.J.,&  Spink, K.S. (2008). Entry into elite sport: A preliminary investigation into the transition experiences of rookie athletes. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 20(2), 236-252. doi:10.101080/10413200701867745

 

Humbert, M.L., Chad, K.E., Bruner, M.W., Spink, K.S., Muhajarine, N., Anderson, K., Girolami, T., Odnokon, P., & Gryba, C. (2008). Using a naturalistic ecological approach to examine the factors influencing youth’s physical activity across grades 7 to 12. Health Education and Behavior, 35, 158-173. doi:10.1177/1090198106287451

 

2007


Sherar, L.B., Bruner, M.W., Munroe-Chandler, K.J., & Baxter-Jones, A.D.G. (2007). Relative age and fast tracking of elite major junior ice hockey players. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 104, 702-706. doi:10.2466/pms.104.3.702-706

 

2006


Humbert, M.L., Chad, K.E., Spink, K.S., Muhajarine, N., Anderson, K., Bruner, M.W., Girolami, T., Odnokon, P., & Gryba, C. (2006). Designing a youth physical activity program: Factors that influence participation among high and low SES youth. Qualitative Health Research, 16, 467-483. doi:10.1177/1049732305286051