Biography
Kwok Ng, holds the title of docent (adjunct professor) of health promotion and adapted physical activity and is a postdoctoral researcher, working with Professor Catherine Woods on the Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project. He completed his PhD from the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. He has over 15 years experience of sports coaching and officiating at various levels, from fundamentals to international levels to recreational for older populations, as well as expertise in working with people with various abilities. With these experiences, Kwok's main responsibility is to dedicate time on research and his main research interests include promoting physical activity among children and adolescents. Currently, he is a member of the WHO collaborative cross-national Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study and is a chair of the working group on chronic conditions and disabilities. In addition he is the Assistant Editor of the European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity and on the editorial board of Injury Epidemiology and Associate Editor of BMC Public Health. He is currently the Vice President of the European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity, the European representative of the board to the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity and was on the managing council of the European Network of Young Specialists in Sport Psychology between 2011 and 2015. He is also a member of ISPAH and ISBNPA.
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-7706
ResearcherID: K-6648-2013
Scopus: 5134452700
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kwok_Ng7
Publons: https://publons.com/author/894628/
Research Interests
Adolescent health, specifically physical activity
Adapted Physical Activity and inclusion
Behaviour change
Social Cognitive Theory
Professional Activities
Award
- 2019 - Evidence Synthesis Ireland Fellowship
- 2017 - Young Professional Award
Association
- 2018 Member, International Society of Physical Activity and Health
- 2018 Vice-President, European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity
- 2011 Managing Council, European Network of Young Specialists in Sport Psychology
- 2009 Board Member, International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity
Publications
Conference Publication
Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2019
Montero C.;Kärnä E.;Ng K.
DOI: 10.1145/3311927.3326595
Congress of the International society of physical activity for health
Ng, K;Leppa, N;Asunta, P;Rintala, P
Other Journal
Activity Involvement and Spiritual Health in Children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities
Ng K.;Pickett W.;Michaelson V.;Freeman J.
Journal of Disability and Religion
DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2018.1467294
Other Publication
Self-esteem and intentions mediate perceived fitness with physical activity in Finnish adolescents with long-term illness or disabilities
Ng, K. and Välimaa, R. and Rintala, P. and Tynjälä, J. and Villberg, J. and Kannas, L.
DOI: 10.5507/ag.2014.019
Peer Reviewed Journal
Clusters of Contemporary Risk and Their Relationship to Mental Well-Being Among 15-Year-Old Adolescents Across 37 Countries
Walsh S.D.;Sela T.;De Looze M.;Craig W.;Cosma A.;Harel-Fisch Y.;Boniel-Nissim M.;Malinowska-Cieślik M.;Vieno A.;Molcho M.;Ng K.;Pickett W.
Journal Of Adolescent Health
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.02.012
Susceptibility to increased high energy dense sweet and savoury food intake in response to the COVID-19 lockdown: The role of craving control and acceptance coping strategies.
Buckland NJ;Swinnerton LF;Ng K;Price M;Wilkinson LL;Myers A;Dalton M;
Appetite
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2020.105017
Health-related fitness monitoring practices in secondary school-based physical education programs
O'Keeffe B.T.;MacDonncha C.;Ng K.;Donnelly A.E.
Journal Of Teaching In Physical Education
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.2018-0336
Associations between physical activity and perceived school performance of young adolescents in health behavior in school-aged children countries
Ng K.W.;Sudeck G.;Marques A.;Borraccino A.;Boberova Z.;Vasickova J.;Tesler R.;Kokko S.;Samdal O.
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0522
Adapted Physical Activity through COVID-19
Ng,K
European Journal Of Adapted Physical Activity
DOI: 10.5507/euj.2020.003
Individual- and environmental-related correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old Finnish children
Mehtälä A.;Villberg J.;Blomqvist M.;Huotari P.;Jaakkola T.;Koski P.;Lintunen T.;Mononen K.;Ng K.;Palomäki S.;Sääkslahti A.;Tammelin T.;Vasankari T.;Kokko S.
Plos One
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234686
Physical Activity of Adolescents with and without Disabilities from a Complete Enumeration Study (n = 128,803): School Health Promotion Study 2017
Ng K.;Sainio P.;Sit C.
International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16173156
Ethnic disparities in physical activity among adolescents in Israel
Tesler R.;Kolobov T.;Ng K.;Shapiro E.;Walsh S.;Shuval K.;Harel-Fisch Y.
American Journal Of Health Behavior
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.43.2.10
Test-retest reliability of adolescents self-reported physical activity item in two consecutive surveys
Ng K.;Hämylä R.;Tynjälä J.;Villberg J.;Tammelin T.;Kannas L.;Kokko S.
Archives Of Public Health
DOI: 10.1186/s13690-019-0335-3
Vigorous physical activity in relation to family affluence: time trends in Europe and North America
Sigmundová D.;Sigmund E.;Tesler R.;Ng K.;Hamrik Z.;Mathisen F.;Inchley J.;Bucksch J.
International Journal Of Public Health
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-019-01271-8
Prevalence of self-reported chronic pain among adolescents: Evidence from 42 countries and regions
Inese Gobina and Jari Villberg and Raili Välimaa and Jorma Tynjälä and Ross Whitehead and Alina Cosma and Fiona Brooks and Franco Cavallo and Kwok Ng and Margarida Gaspar Matos and Anita Villerusa
European Journal Of Pain
DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1306
The Quantified Athlete: Associations of Wearables for High School Athletes
Ng, K;Ryba, T
Advances In Human-Computer Interaction
DOI: 10.1155/2018/6317524
A scoping review on interventions to promote physical activity among adults with disabilities
Castro, O. and Ng, K. and Novoradovskaya, E. and Bosselut, G. and Hassandra, M.
Disability and Health Journal
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.10.013
Trends in Medically Attended Injuries in Czech Adolescents
Ng, K. and Sigmundova, D. and Sigmund, E. and Pavelka, J. and Hamrik, Z. and Molcho, M. and Kalman, M.
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5097
Ownership and Use of Commercial Physical Activity Trackers Among Finnish Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study
Kwok Ng and Jorma Tynjälä and Sami Kokko
Jmir Mhealth And Uhealth
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.6940
Physical activity among adolescents with long-term illnesses or disabilities in 15 European countries
Ng, K. and Tynjälä, J. and Sigmundova, D. and Augustine, L. and Sentenac, M. and Rintala, P. and Inchley, J.
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.2016-0138
Do adolescents with long-term illnesses and disabilities have increased risks of sports related injuries?
Kwok W. Ng and Jorma Tynjälä and Pauli Rintala and Sami Kokko and Lasse Kannas
DOI: 10.1186/s40621-017-0112-0
Daily physical activity in Finnish adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities: psychosocial associations with participation in sports club
Kwok Ng
Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health
DOI: 2282-0930
Physical Activity Trends of Finnish Adolescents With Long-Term Illnesses or Disabilities From 2002 to 2014
Kwok Ng
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2015-0539
Physical activity patterns of adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities in Finnish general education
Kwok Ng
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity
Towards a conceptual understanding of acute cultural adaptation: A preliminary examination of ACA in female swimming
Ryba, T.V. and Haapanen, S. and Mosek, S. and Ng, K.
Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2011.653498