Current Research

Determinants of physical activity maintenance

Physical activity behavior in the context of fall prevention through community partnerships

Our work is theory-driven and is informed by multiple disciplines, including exercise and health psychology, public health, gerontology, and epidemiology.

The Physical Activity Psychology Lab is grateful for the funding of the following organizations:

The office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships

College of Agriculture— AgSEED: Agricultural Research and Extension Leading to Economic Development in Indiana Agriculture and Rural Communities

Funded in part by grant # UL1TR002529 from the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and by the Indiana State Department of Health.

Featured works

Amireault, S., Banda, J., Muller, K. J., Richards, E. A., & Rietdyk, S. (2025). Do falling frequency and neighborhood environment jointly influence physical activity behavior in midlife and older adults?: A longitudinal investigation. Journal of Aging and Health. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643251345173

[View abstract]

Huffman M. K., Reed J. B., Carpenter T. K., Amireault S. (2021). Maintenance motives for physical activity among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review. 15(4), 593-612. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1858926

Huffman, M. K., Amireault, S. (2021). What keeps them going, and what gets them back? Older adults’ beliefs about physical activity maintenance. The Gerontologist, 61(3), 392-402. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa087

Amireault, S., Baier, J. M., & Spencer, J. R. (2019). Physical activity preferences among older adults: A systematic review. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 27(1), 128-139. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2017-0234

Amireault, S., Godin, G., Lacombe, J., & Sabiston, C. M. (2015). Validation of the Godin-Shephard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire classification coding system using accelerometer assessment among breast cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 9(3), 532-540. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-015-0430-6

[View abstract]

Amireault, S., & Godin, G. (2015). The Godin-Shephard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire: Validity evidence supporting its use for classifying healthy adults into active and insufficiently active categories. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 120(2), 605-622. https://doi.org/10.2466/03.27.PMS.120v19x7

[View abstract]

Amireault, S., Godin, G. & Vézina-Im, L. (2013). Determinants of physical activity maintenance: A systematic review and meta-analyses. Health Psychology Review, 7(1), 55-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2012.701060

[View Abstract]

Complete list of published work

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3372-2555

NCBI My Bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/steve.amireault.1/bibliography/public/

Google Sites

Report abuse