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Anthony D Okely

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Director of Research Early Start @uowearlystart, Senior Professor Faculty of Social Sciences, researching physical activity & sedentary behaviour in children
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Attitudes, Norms, and Control: What Is Shaping Fijian Children's Physical Activity and Screen Time Behaviours?

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By Sarah Ryan, Anthony D Okely, Rebecca Stanley
| Wiley Online Library Verified
1 Background Fiji has a high prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity (World Obesity Federation 2019, 2023), with rates expected to rise annually by 4.3% between 2020 and 2035. Although nearly 90% of children in Fiji meet physical activity recommendations, only two thirds meet the sedentary recreational screen time (ST) recommendations, and only half meet both the physical activity (PA) and ST recommendations (Ryan et al. 2025).
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Compositional analysis of the associations between 24-hour movement behaviours, motor skills, and executive function in Mongolian preschool children

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By Ankhmaa Byambaa, Kar Hau Chong, Rachel Jones, Anthony D Okely
| Taylor & Francis Online
ABSTRACT Evidence is limited on 24-hour movement behaviour composition and health outcomes among children under 5 from low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to explore movement behaviour composition of Mongolian preschoolers and its associations with motor skills and executive function.
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Potential Efficacy of the MOVERS Professional Development Programme: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

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By Anthony D Okely, Iram Siraj, Carol Archer, Kalina M. Kazmierska-Kowalewska
| Wiley Online Library Verified
The quality of the early childhood education environment is important and directly relates to children's outcomes. Few studies have explored the importance of the movement environment in early childhood settings. Further, few early childhood policies highlight the importance of the movement environment for physical development. High-quality professional development can modify early childhood educators' pedagogy and practices.
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