Mark Beauchamp

Dr. Mark Beauchamp is an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Exeter (UK), master’s from Queen’s University (Canada), and PhD from the University of Birmingham (UK). He is funded by a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award, and holds operating grants from agencies such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.

Beauchamp’s research primarily focuses on the psychology of groups within health and exercise settings. Specific areas of research interest include transformational leadership and adolescent health promotion, group dynamics within in physical activity settings, relational efficacy beliefs, social identity, predictors of adherence behaviors, parenting, motivation, and belongingness.


Recent Publications

Beauchamp MR, Carron AV, McCutcheon S, Harper O. Older adults’ preferences for exercising alone versus in groups: considering contextual congruence. Ann Behav Med. 2007 Apr;33(2):200-6. (PubMed abstract)

Beauchamp MR, Barling J, Li Z, Morton KL, Keith SE, Zumbo BD. Development and psychometric properties of the transformational teaching questionnaire. J Health Psychol. 2010 Nov;15(8):1123-34. doi: 10.1177/1359105310364175. Epub 2010 Jun 3. (PubMed abstract)

Beauchamp MR, Morton KL. Transformational teaching and physical activity engagement among adolescents. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2011 Jul;39(3):133-9. doi: 10.1097/JES.0b013e31822153e7. (PubMed abstract)

Beauchamp MR, Rhodes RE, Hua S, Morton KL, Kreutzer C, Liang JA, Khou KY, Dominelli PB, Daoud DM, Sherman MF, Dunlop WL, Sheel AW. Testing the effects of an expectancy-based intervention among adolescents: Can placebos be used to enhance physical health? Psychol Health Med. 2011 Aug;16(4):405-17. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2011.554567. (PubMed abstract)

Dunlop WL, Falk CF, Beauchamp MR. How Dynamic Are Exercise Group Dynamics? Examining Changes in Cohesion Within Class-Based Exercise Programs. Health Psychol. 2012 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] (PubMed abstract)

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