Journal Articles
Dissanayake, I, Haywood, D, Allen, A, Szuhany, KL, Castle, D, Fassnacht, DB, Ali, K, Stubbs, B, Rossell, SL, Smits, JAJ,
Kinnafick, F, Stoutenberg, M, Lederman, O (2026)
Integrating physical activity promotion into psychological practice: Clinical and ethical considerations,
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 85, 103097, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI:
10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103097.
Stubbs, B, Ma, R, Teychenne, M, Mossaheb, N,
Kinnafick, F, Korman, N, Trott, M, Rosenbaum, S, Schuch, F, Firth, J, Vancampfort, D (2026)
Integrating physical activity into routine psychiatric care: a review,
JAMA psychiatry, ISSN: 2168-622X.
Anthony, J, Breen, K, King, J, Papathomas, A,
Kinnafick, F (2026)
Co-development of the ‘Move More’ toolkit: A theoretically informed resource to support physical activity promotion and participation within secure psychiatric care,
Mental Health and Physical Activity, 30, 100754, ISSN: 1755-2966. DOI:
10.1016/j.mhpa.2026.100754.
Brenisin, K,
Kinnafick, F, King, J, Millard, L, Arya, D, Hodgson, E, Huggins, M, Simmons-Roberts, A, O'Dowd, M, Rayment, N, Shah, P, Breen, K (2025)
The Effect of Semaglutide With Lifestyle Intervention on the Physical Health of Patients Treated With Antipsychotic Drugs in a Secure Mental Health Setting: Protocol for an Uncontrolled Pretest-Posttest Pilot Mixed Methods Study,
JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e76013, ISSN: 1929-0748. DOI:
10.2196/76013.
Devoto, M, Spolverato, L, Bertan-Gracia, L,
Kinnafick, F, Kentta, G, kegelaers, J, Jordana, A, Ruffault, A, Raedts, E, Reguela, S, Torregrossa, M,
Kinnafick, F (2025)
The Mountaineering Expedition as a Mental Health Support Metaphor for European High-Performance Athletes,
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, ISSN: 1932-9261.
Keel, T, Machaczek, K, Howe, J, King, J, Breen, K,
Kinnafick, F (2025)
Physical activity services for inpatients in secure mental health settings: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why? A realist synthesis,
Mental Health and Physical Activity, 29, 100716, ISSN: 1755-2966. DOI:
10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100716.
Makawa, A, Baldwin, E, Witcomb, G, Jarvis, H,
Kinnafick, F (2025)
Understanding trauma-informed physical activity in practice: A qualitative exploration,
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 81, 102942, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI:
10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102942.
Rogers, E, Anthony, J, Papathomas, A, Breen, K,
Kinnafick, F (2025)
Educating staff on physical activity promotion in secure psychiatric care: the development of a self-determination theory informed intervention,
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 57, 151909, ISSN: 0883-9417. DOI:
10.1016/j.apnu.2025.151909.
Gardiner, PM,
Kinnafick, F, C. Breen, K, Hartescu, I (2025)
Physical activity as a tool to improve sleep quality for secure psychiatric inpatients: a feasibility study,
Journal of Sleep Research, 35(1), e70095, ISSN: 0962-1105. DOI:
10.1111/jsr.70095.
Kinnafick, F, J.L, A, Tweed, L (2024)
Potentials and pitfalls of peer support: Experiences and recommendations for peer supported physical activity programmes for mental health service users,
Mental Health and Physical Activity, 28, 100669, ISSN: 1755-2966. DOI:
10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100669.
Gardiner, P, Hartescu, I, C. Breen, K,
Kinnafick, F (2024)
Sleep quality in secure psychiatric healthcare: Inpatient & staff perspectives,
Sleep Medicine, 124, pp.453-461, ISSN: 1389-9457. DOI:
10.1016/j.sleep.2024.10.005.
Simmons, T, Brinkley, A, Quarmby, T, Horner, L, Sherar, L, Hooper, O,
Kinnafick, F (2024)
Sport and exercise-based interventions for young people in alternative provisions ‘what, where, how, and for who’: a realist review,
International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18(2), pp.849-879, ISSN: 1750-984X. DOI:
10.1080/1750984x.2024.2303773.
Keel, T, Machaczek, K, King, J, Breen, K, Stubbs, B,
Kinnafick, F (2023)
Physical activity interventions for inpatients in secure mental health settings: what works, for whom, in what circumstances and why? A protocol for a realist synthesis,
BMJ Open, 13(10), e073453, DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073453.
Vargas, MLFP, Papathomas, A,
Kinnafick, F, Rhodes, P (2023)
Stories of acceptance and resistance: illness identity construction in athletes (mis)diagnosed with a personality disorder,
Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 16(2), pp.117-133, ISSN: 2159-676X. DOI:
10.1080/2159676x.2023.2271014.
Klemmer, B,
Kinnafick, F, Spray, C, Chater, A (2023)
The effectiveness of structured sport and exercise interventions in enhancing the mental health of adolescents with mild to moderate mental health problems: a systematic review,
International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18(2), pp.623-646, ISSN: 1750-984X. DOI:
10.1080/1750984X.2023.2266823.
Morris, A, Bright, C, Cocks, M, Gibson, N, Goff, L, Greaves, C, Griffin, S, Jane, B,
Kinnafick, F, Robb, P, Roberts, M, Salman, D, Saxton, J, Taylor, A, West, D, Yates, T, Andrews, R, Gill, J (2023)
Recommendations from Diabetes UK’s 2022 diabetes and physical activity workshop,
Diabetic Medicine, 40(9), e15169, ISSN: 0742-3071. DOI:
10.1111/dme.15169.
Anthony, J, Papathomas, A, Annandale, A, Breen, K,
Kinnafick, F (2023)
Experiences of physical activity for adolescents in secure psychiatric care: Staff and patient perspectives,
Mental Health and Physical Activity, 24, 100506, ISSN: 1755-2966. DOI:
10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100506.
Gardiner, P,
Kinnafick, F, Breen, K, Girardi, A, Hartescu, I (2022)
Behavioural, medical & environmental interventions to improve sleep quality for mental health inpatients in secure settings: A systematic review & meta-analysis,
The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 33(5), pp.745-779, ISSN: 1478-9949. DOI:
10.1080/14789949.2022.2111320.
Anthony, J, Johnson, W, Papathomas, A, Breen, K,
Kinnafick, F (2022)
Differences in body mass index trajectories of adolescent psychiatric inpatients by sex, age, diagnosis and medication: an exploratory longitudinal, mixed effects analysis,
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 28(2), pp.318-326, ISSN: 1475-357X. DOI:
10.1111/camh.12575.
Brinkley, AJ, Sherar, L,
Kinnafick, F (2022)
A sports-based intervention for pupils excluded from mainstream education: A systems approach to intervention acceptability and feasibility,
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 61, 102217, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI:
10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102217.
Whittaker, EM, Levy, A, Matata, B,
Kinnafick, F, Midgley, A (2022)
Using behavior change interventions in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation: Perspectives from healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom,
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 1980, ISSN: 1660-4601. DOI:
10.3390/ijerph19041980.
Pereira-Vargas, M, Papathomas, A, Williams, T,
Kinnafick, F, Rhodes, P (2021)
Diverse paradigms and stories: mapping “mental illness” in athletes through meta-study,
International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 17(1), pp.343-369, ISSN: 1750-984X. DOI:
10.1080/1750984X.2021.2001840.
Hesketh, K, Jones, H,
Kinnafick, F, Shepherd, S, Wagenmakers, A, Strauss, J, Cocks, M (2021)
Home-based HIIT and traditional MICT prescriptions improve cardiorespiratory fitness to a similar extent within an exercise referral scheme for at-risk individuals,
Frontiers in Physiology, 12, 750283, DOI:
10.3389/fphys.2021.750283.
Kinnafick, F, Brinkley, A, Bailey, S, Adams, E (2021)
Is walking netball an effective, acceptable and feasible method to increase physical activity and improve health in middle- to older age women?: A RE-AIM evaluation,
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18, 136, DOI:
10.1186/s12966-021-01204-w.
Hesketh, K, Church, H,
Kinnafick, F, Shepherd, S, Wagenmakers, A, Cocks, M, Strauss, JA (2021)
Evidence-based vs. social media based high-intensity interval training protocols: physiological and perceptual responses,
PLoS One, 16(9), e0257685, ISSN: 1932-6203. DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0257685.
Tidmarsh, G,
Kinnafick, F, Johnston, J (2020)
The role of the motivational climate in female engagement in secondary school physical education: a dual study investigation,
Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 14(1), pp.68-83, ISSN: 2159-676X. DOI:
10.1080/2159676X.2020.1862290.
Anthony, J,
Kinnafick, F, Papathomas, A, Breen, K (2020)
Physical activity for adolescents with severe mental illness: a systematic scoping review,
International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16(1), pp.176-209, ISSN: 1750-984X. DOI:
10.1080/1750984X.2020.1833360.
Rogers, E, Papathomas, A,
Kinnafick, F (2020)
Inpatient perspectives on physical activity in a secure mental health setting,
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 52, 101827, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI:
10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101827.
Tweed, L, Rogers, E,
Kinnafick, F (2020)
Literature on peer-based community physical activity programmes for mental health service users: A scoping review,
Health Psychology Review, 15(2), pp.287-313, ISSN: 1743-7199. DOI:
10.1080/17437199.2020.1715812.
Rogers, E, Papathomas, A,
Kinnafick, F (2019)
Preparing for a physical activity intervention in a secure psychiatric hospital: reflexive insights on entering the field,
Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 13(2), pp.235-249, ISSN: 2159-676X. DOI:
10.1080/2159676X.2019.1685587.
Scott, SN, Shepherd, SO, Andrews, RC, Narendran, P, Purewal, TS,
Kinnafick, F, Cuthbertson, DJ, Atkinson-Goulding, S, Noon, T, Wagenmakers, AJM, Cocks, M (2019)
A multi-disciplinary evaluation of a virtually supervised home-based high-intensity interval training intervention in people with type 1 diabetes,
Diabetes Care, 42(9), dc190871, ISSN: 0149-5992. DOI:
10.2337/dc19-0871.
Rogers, E,
Kinnafick, F, Papathomas, A (2018)
Physical activity in secure settings: A scoping review of methods, theory and practise,
Mental Health and Physical Activity, ISSN: 1878-0199. DOI:
10.1016/j.mhpa.2018.11.004.
Stubbs, B, Vancampfort, D, Hallgren, M, Firth, J, Veronese, N, Solmi, M, Brand, S, Cordes, J, Malchow, B, Gerber, M, Schmitt, A, Correll, CU, De Hert, M, Gaughran, F, Schneider, F,
Kinnafick, F, Falkai, P, Moller, H-J, Kahl, KG (2018)
EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH),
European Psychiatry, 54, pp.124-144, ISSN: 0924-9338. DOI:
10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.07.004.
Sánchez-Oliva, D, Kinnafick, FE, Smith, N, Stenling, A (Accepted for publication) Assessing perceived need support and need satisfaction in physical education: adaptation and validation with English students, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, pp.1-11, ISSN: 1091-367X. DOI: 10.1080/1091367X.2018.1461627.
Kinnafick, F, Thogersen-Ntoumani, C, Shepherd, SO, Wilson, OJ, Wagenmakers, AJ, Shaw, CS (2018)
In it together: A qualitative evaluation of participant experiences of a 10-week, group-based, workplace HIIT program for insufficiently active adults,
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, ISSN: 0895-2779. DOI:
10.1123/jsep.2017-0306.
Kinnafick, F, Papathomas, A, Regoczi, D (2018)
Promoting exercise behaviour in a secure mental health setting: health care assistant perspectives,
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, ISSN: 1445-8330. DOI:
10.1111/inm.12484.
Smith, N,
Kinnafick, F, Saunders, B (2017)
Coping Strategies Used During an Extreme Antarctic Expedition,
Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments, 13(1), DOI:
10.7771/2327-2937.1078.
Smith, N,
Kinnafick, F, Cooley, SJ, Sandal, GM (2016)
Reported Growth Following Mountaineering Expeditions: The Role of Personality and Perceived Stress,
Environment and Behavior, ISSN: 0013-9165. DOI:
10.1177/0013916516670447.
Kinnafick, F, Thogersen-Ntoumani, C, Duda, JL (2016)
The effect of need supportive text messages on motivation and physical activity behaviour,
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39(4), pp.574-586, ISSN: 0160-7715. DOI:
10.1007/s10865-016-9722-1.
Thogersen-Ntoumani, C, Loughren, EA,
Kinnafick, F, Taylor, I, Duda, JL, Fox, KR (2015)
Changes in work affect in response to lunchtime walking in previously physically inactive employees: a randomized trial,
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, ISSN: 0905-7188. DOI:
10.1111/sms.12398.
Kinnafick, F-E, Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C, Duda, JL (2014)
Physical Activity Adoption to Adherence, Lapse, and Dropout,
Qualitative Health Research, 24(5), pp.706-718, ISSN: 1049-7323. DOI:
10.1177/1049732314528811.
Sanchez-Oliva, D, Sanchez-Miguel, PA, Leo, FM,
Kinnafick, F-E, García-Calvo, T (2014)
Physical Education Lessons and Physical Activity Intentions Within Spanish Secondary Schools: A Self-Determination Perspective,
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 33(2), pp.232-249, ISSN: 0273-5024. DOI:
10.1123/jtpe.2013-0043.
Kinnafick, F-E and Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C (2014)
The effect of the physical environment and levels of activity on affective states,
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 38, pp.241-251, ISSN: 0272-4944. DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.02.007.
Kinnafick, F-E, Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C, Duda, JL, Taylor, I (2014)
Sources of autonomy support, subjective vitality and physical activity behaviour associated with participation in a lunchtime walking intervention for physically inactive adults,
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15(2), pp.190-197, ISSN: 1469-0292. DOI:
10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.10.009.
Pulsford, RM, Cortina-Borja, M, Rich, C,
Kinnafick, F-E, Dezateux, C, Griffiths, LJ (2011)
Actigraph Accelerometer-Defined Boundaries for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Intensities in 7 Year Old Children,
PLoS ONE, 6(8), pp.e21822-e21822, DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0021822.
Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C, Loughren, EA, Duda, JL, Fox, KR,
Kinnafick, F-E (2010)
"Step by Step". A feasibility study of a lunchtime walking intervention designed to increase walking, improve mental well-being and work performance in sedentary employees: Rationale and study design,
BMC Public Health, 10(1), 578, DOI:
10.1186/1471-2458-10-578.
Pearce, A, Li, L, Abbas, J, Ferguson, B, Graham, H, Law, C (2010)
Does childcare influence socioeconomic inequalities in unintentional injury? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study,
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64(2), pp.161-166, ISSN: 0143-005X. DOI:
10.1136/jech.2009.092643.
