by Julie Dufresne | Sep 8, 2025 | MATCH, Résultats
In this episode of Sports Intelligence: The Canadian Perspective, host Kim Gutler from the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) talks with researcher and co-director of the IMPACTS Lab Mathieu Belanger about MATCH, one of Canada’s largest studies on youth participation in sport! Together, they explore the underlying reasons why young people stop playing sports.
Listen now on your favorite platform, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, or at sirc.ca (French only) 👉 https://spoti.fi/4laYYyb
by Julie Dufresne | Jan 7, 2025 | MATCH, Résultats, Students
Congratulations to our colleague Véronique Thibault, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis on December 6th. Entitled ‘Attitudes et conséquences associées aux intentions liées au contrôle du poids de l’adolescence à l’âge adulte’, Véronique’s thesis, supervised by Pr Mathieu Bélanger, aims to better understand what influences weight-related intentions and the impact of weight-related intentions on lifestyle habits and weight.
The study shows that emotions and concerns about weight are associated with weight control intentions and therefore with both positive and negative behaviours. A positive or neutral approach to weight control is recommended, along with the implementation of strategies to promote mental health and self-acceptance.
To find out more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523003893?via%3Dihub= and https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X23003300?via%3Dihub=
