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  1. Investigating the impact of adventure education on children’s physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development: A mixed method systematic review

    Article • PLOS One, June 2025, PLOS

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  2. Sport policy in China (Mainland)

    Article • International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  3. Pedometer-determined physical activity patterns in a segmented school day among Hong Kong primary school children

    Article • Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  4. The Effects of Text Message Content on the Use of an Internet-Based Physical Activity Intervention in Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents

    Article • Journal of Health Communication, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  5. Evaluating Physical and Perceptual Responses to Exergames in Chinese Children

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2015, MDPI AG

    Professor chang-gyun gyun kim, Professor Patrick WC Lau

  6. Reliability and validity of the short Hong Kong Chinese Self-Regulation of Learning Self-Report Scale (SRL-SRS-C)

    Article • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  7. 10.1007/s40520-014-0257-4

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, July 2014, Wiley

    Professor chang-gyun gyun kim, Dr Del P. WONG, Professor Patrick WC Lau

  8. Effects of Active Videogames on Physical Activity and Related Outcomes Among Healthy Children: A Systematic Review

    Article • Games for Health Journal, June 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  9. Chronic effects of ambient air pollution on respiratory morbidities among Chinese children: a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  10. Validity and reliability of questionnaires measuring physical activity self-efficacy, enjoyment, social support among Hong Kong Chinese children

    Article • Preventive Medicine Reports, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Patrick WC Lau, Dr Wendy Yajun Huang

  11. BMI-for-age Z-score distribution shifts among Chinese children: Gender disparity

    Article • Obesity, December 2013, Wiley

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  12. Evaluation of an Internet–Short Message Service–Based Intervention for Promoting Physical Activity in Hong Kong Chinese Adolescent School Children: A Pilot Study

    Article • Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking, August 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  13. The Longitudinal Changes of National Identity in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan Before, During and After the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games

    Article • The International Journal of the History of Sport, June 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  14. Validity of the Yo‐Yo intermittent endurance test in young soccer players

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, September 2011, Wiley

    Professor Karim CHAMARI, Professor Patrick WC Lau

  15. A Systematic Review of Information and Communication Technology–Based Interventions for Promoting Physical Activity Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, July 2011, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  16. Three Days of Static Stretching Within a Warm-Up Does Not Affect Repeated-Sprint Ability in Youth Soccer Players

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, March 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  17. Effects of Short-Term Resistance Training on Serum Leptin Levels in Obese Adolescents

    Article • Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  18. National Identity and the Beijing Olympics: School Children's Responses in Mainland China, Taiwan & Hong Kong

    Article • Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  19. A structural equation model of the relationship between body perception and self-esteem: Global physical self-concept as the mediator

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Patrick WC Lau, Dr Mike W.-L. Cheung

  20. Parenting Style and Cultural Influences on Overweight Children’s Attraction to Physical Activity*

    Article • Obesity, September 2007, Wiley

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  21. Sport identity and sport participation: A cultural comparison between Collective and Individualistic Societies

    Article • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Patrick WC Lau, Dr Mike W.-L. Cheung

  22. Psychosocial and Socio-Environmental Correlatesof Sport Identity and Sport Participationin Secondary School-Age Children

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, September 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Patrick WC Lau, Dr Mike W.-L. Cheung

  23. The association between global self-esteem, physical self-concept and actual vs ideal body size rating in Chinese primary school children

    Article • International Journal of Obesity, November 2003, Nature

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  24. High Prevalence of Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight/Obese Preadolescent Hong Kong Chinese Children Aged 9-12 Years

    Article • Diabetes Care, January 2003, American Diabetes Association

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  25. Measurement of body fat using leg to leg bioimpedance

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, September 2001, BMJ

    Professor Patrick WC Lau

  26. Abstracts

    Article • Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, March 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Patrick WC Lau