Healthy ageing

  • Pettigrew, S., Jongenelis, M., Talati, Z., Myers, G., and Sapountis, N. (2023). Dimensions of the diet-exercise relationship in later life: A qualitative study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (5). doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100090.

  • Pettigrew, S., Jongenelis, M., Rai, R., Dana, L. W., Jackson, B., and Newton, R. (2023). Testing campaign slogans designed to motivate older people to be more physically active. Public Health Research & Practice, 33 (3). doi: 10.17061/phrp3332323.

  • Jongenelis, M. I., Jackson, B., Newton, R. U., and Pettigrew, S. (2022). Longitudinal associations between formal volunteering and well-being among retired older people: Follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial. Aging and Mental Health, 26 (2), 368-375. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1884845.

  • Jongenelis, M. I., Jackson, B., Newton, R. U., and Pettigrew, S. (2022). Likeability and perceived effectiveness of messages designed to encourage physical activity participation among older adults. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33 (S1), 266-270. doi: 10.1002/hpja.578.

  • Jongenelis, M. I., Jackson, B., Warburton, J., Newton, R. U., and Pettigrew, S. (2022). Aspects of formal volunteering that contribute to favourable psychological outcomes in older adults. European Journal of Ageing, 19, 102-116. doi: 10.1007/s10433-021-00618-6.

  • Pettigrew, S., Dana, L., Jongenelis, M. I., and Jackson, B. (2022). Patterns of older people’s engagement in health-promoting activities: A latent profile analysis. Ageing & Society, 42 (5), 1176-1190. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X20001397.

  • Jongenelis, M. I. and Pettigrew, S. (2021). Aspects of the volunteering experience associated with well-being in older adults. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 32 (S2), 384-390. doi: 10.1002/hpja.399.

  • Pettigrew, S., Jongenelis, M. I., Rai, R., Jackson, B., and Newton, R. U. (2021). Communicating with older people about physical activity. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45(6), 587-591. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13173.

  • Pettigrew, S., Rai, R., Jongenelis, M., Jackson, B., Beck, B., and Newton, R. (2020). The potential importance of housing type for older people’s physical activity levels. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39 (3), 285-291. doi: 10.1177/0733464819840978.

  • Worrall, C., Jongenelis, M., McEvoy, P., Jackson, B., Newton, R. U., and Pettigrew, S. (2020). An exploratory study of the relative effects of various protective factors on depressive symptoms among older people. Frontiers in Public Health. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.579304.

  • Worrall, C., Jongenelis, M., and Pettigrew., S. (2020). Modifiable protective and risk factors for depressive symptoms among older community-dwelling adults: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 272, 305-317. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.119.

  • Rai, R., Jongenelis, M. I., Jackson, B., Newton, R. U., and Pettigrew, S. (2020). Retirement and physical activity: The opportunity of a lifetime or the beginning of the end?. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28 (3), 365-375. doi: 10.1123/japa.2019-0023.

  • Pettigrew, S., Jongenelis, M., Jackson, B., Warburton, J., and Newton, R. U. (2020). A randomized controlled trial and pragmatic analysis of the effects of volunteering on the health and well-being of older people. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 32, 711-721. doi: 10.1007/s40520-019-01241-3.

  • Rai, R., Jongenelis, M. I., Jackson, B., Newton, R. U., and Pettigrew, S. (2020). Factors influencing physical activity participation among older people with low activity levels. Ageing & Society, 40 (12), 2593-2613. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X1900076X.

  • Rai, R., Jongenelis, M. I., Pettigrew, S., Jackson, B., and Newton, R. U. (2019). Identifying modifiable factors associated with health optimism in older adults. Aging and Mental Health, 23 (3), 376-384. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1416589.

  • Pettigrew, S., Jongenelis, M., Newton, R. U., Warburton, J., and Jackson, B. (2015). Research protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the health effects of volunteering for seniors. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13, 74-81, doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0263-z.