Dr Paul McCrorie

  • Senior Research Fellow (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

telephone: 01413537620
email: Paul.Mccrorie@glasgow.ac.uk

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926

Biography

Paul joined the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU) in September 2012 and is a Research Fellow within the School of Health of Wellbeing.  Paul is the lead researcher on the SPACES (Studying Physical Activity in Children's Environments across Scotland) study and is working with Professor Rich Mitchell and the Places and Health team to investigate the role of the built and natural environment and local neighbourhood on children’s health and physical activity levels and behaviours.

Paul’s primary research focus lies is the physical activity levels and behaviours of children and young people; he is specifically interested in the built, natural, and social environmental determinants of this health behaviour.

Alongside Dr Anne Martin, Paul co-leads a program of work evaluating the impact of attending nature nurseries on the health and wellbeing of young children, their parents, nursery staff, and their wider communities. 

Please check Google Scholar where full details of Paul’s publication history can be found.

Research interests

Research Interests: Physical activity and health, physical activity in young people, nature nurseries, children and adolescents, walkability, physical activity policy.

Current research topics: Population physical activity levels, environmental determinants of physical activity, Complex intervention evaluation, GPS and GIS analysis.

Publications

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2025

McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065, Keime, Marine, Jidovtseff, Boris and Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 (2025) Risky outdoor play in the early years: how are parental and practitioner perceptions of danger and benefits associated with young children's outdoor play experiences? International Journal of Play, (Accepted for Publication)

2024

Caryl, Fiona ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-6767, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615 and Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2024) Use of natural environments is associated with reduced inequalities in child mental wellbeing: a cross-sectional analysis using global positioning system (GPS) data. Environment International, 190, 108847. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108847) (PMID:38936067)

Letina, Srebrenka, Long, Emily ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Kirstin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601, Zucca, Claudia, Riddell, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Moore, Laurence ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and McCann, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416 (2024) Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing: the importance of the meso-level. Social Networks, 78, pp. 119-137. (doi: 10.1016/j.socnet.2023.12.002)

2023

Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615, Caryl, Fiona ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-6767, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065, Smith, Melody, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2023) Inequalities in neighbourhood features within children’s 20-minute neighbourhoods and variation in time spent locally, measured using GPS. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 5, 100174. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100174) (PMCID:PMC7615365)

Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Olsen, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615 and Mitchell, Rich ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2023) Research and Policy Agenda on Places and Children’s Health: a Coproduced Cross Sector Vision. Documentation. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow.

Wong, Lan Sum, Reilly, John J., McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Harrington, Deirdre (2023) Physical activity levels during school recess in a Nationally representative sample of 10- to 11-year-olds. Pediatric Exercise Science, (doi: 10.1123/pes.2022-0144) (PMID:37487584) (Early Online Publication)

Wong, Lan Sum, Reilly, John J., McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Harrington, Deirdre M. (2023) Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity during school hours in a representative sample of 10–11-year-olds in Scotland. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(2), pp. 120-124. (doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2022.10.014) (PMID:36369110)

Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Clarke, Joanne, Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Langford, Rebecca, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Kipping, Ruth (2023) A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children’s outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions. Health and Place, 79, 102967. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102967) (PMID:36621065)

Zucca, Claudia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-8389, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, Chambers, Stephanie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6242, Chng, Nai Rui ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103, Traynor, Oliver and Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 (2023) Outdoor nature-based play in early learning and childcare centres: identifying the determinants of implementation using causal loop diagrams and social network analysis. Health and Place, 79, 102955. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102955) (PMID:36565541)

2022

Jidovtseff, Boris, Pirard, Florence, Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Vidal, Andora and Pools, Elodie (2022) Parental assessment of benefits and of dangers determines children’s permission to play outdoors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), 11467. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811467) (PMID:36141739) (PMCID:PMC9517668)

Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 and McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 (2022) The positives of nature-based play. In: Candiracci, Sara, Heinisch, Larissa Miranda, Moschonas, Daša and Robinson, Spencer (eds.) Nature-Based Play: Fostering Connections for Children’s Wellbeing and Climate Resilience. Arup, pp. 13-19. ISBN 9780992950149

Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615, Caryl, Fiona M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-6767, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2022) Socioeconomic inequality in Scottish children's exposure to and use of natural space and private gardens, measured by GPS. Landscape and Urban Planning, 223, 104425. (doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104425)

Traynor, Oliver, Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, Chng, Nai R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103, Kenny, Jessica and Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 (2022) A low-cost method for understanding how nature-based early learning and childcare impacts on children’s health and wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 889828. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.889828) (PMID:35814071) (PMCID:PMC9260060)

Johnstone, A. et al. (2022) Nature-based early childhood education and children’s physical activity, sedentary behavior, motor competence, and other physical health outcomes: a mixed-methods systematic review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19(6), pp. 456-472. (doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0760) (PMID:35537707) (PMCID:PMC7613039)

Traynor, Oliver, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Chng, Nai Rui ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103 and Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 (2022) Evaluating outdoor nature-based early learning and childcare provision for children aged 3-years: protocol of a feasibility and pilot quasi-experimental design. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), 7461. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127461) (PMID:35742709) (PMCID:PMC9224218)

Johnstone, A. et al. (2022) Nature-based early childhood education and children’s social, emotional and cognitive development: a mixed-methods systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 5967. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105967) (PMID:35627504) (PMCID:PMC9142068)

2021

Williamson, C. et al. (2021) The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): international consensus statement and user guide. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18, 164. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01230-8)

Almagor, Jonatan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-8533, Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Mitchell, Rich ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2021) How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children’s physical activity in an urban environment? Health and Place, 72, 102688. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102688) (PMID:34628149) (PMCID:PMC8633766)

Chng, Nai Rui ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832 and Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 (2021) Cargo Bike Library Evaluability Assessment. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615, Caryl, Fiona M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-6767, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065 and Mitchell, Rich ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2021) Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in children’s social, emotional, and behavioural wellbeing. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, 100051. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2021.100051) (PMID:35712674) (PMCID:PMC9099293)

2020

Johnstone, A. et al. (2020) Nature-based early childhood education for child health, wellbeing and development: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 9, 226. (doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01489-1) (PMCID:PMC7532588)

Cleland, Claire L., Ferguson, Sara, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Schipperijn, Jasper, Ellis, Geraint and Hunter, Ruth F. (2020) Considerations in processing accelerometry data to explore physical activity and sedentary time in older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28(4), pp. 623-633. (doi: 10.1123/japa.2019-0244) (PMID:31968305)

McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 and Janssen, Xanne (2020) Physical activity guidelines and recommendations. In: Brusseau, Timothy A., Fairclough, Stuart J. and Lubans, David R. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity. Routledge: New York, NY, pp. 69-100. ISBN 9781138331549 (doi: 10.4324/9781003026426-5)

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Rich ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155, MacDonald, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-8079, Jones, Andrew, Coombes, Emma, Schipperijn, Jasper and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2020) The relationship between living in urban and rural areas of Scotland and children’s physical activity and sedentary levels: a country-wide cross-sectional analysis. BMC Public Health, 20, 304. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8311-y) (PMID:32156285) (PMCID:PMC7065337)

2019

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Chng, Nai Rui ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103 and Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832 (2019) Evaluability Assessment - Sustrans I Bike Communities Programme. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Macdonald, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-8079, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065 and Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615 (2019) Active commute to school: does distance from school or walkability of the home neighbourhood matter? A national cross-sectional study of children aged 10–11 years, Scotland, UK. BMJ Open, 9(12), e033628. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033628) (PMID:31874893) (PMCID:PMC7008418)

Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615, Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2019) Children's mobility and environmental exposures in urban landscapes: a cross-sectional study of 10–11 year old Scottish children. Social Science and Medicine, 224, pp. 11-22. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.047) (PMID:30735924) (PMCID:PMC6411928)

2018

Jago, Russell, Fairclough, Stuart J., Mackintosh, Kelly A., McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Sebire, Simon J., Sherar, Lauren B., van Sluijs, Esther and Williams, Craig A. (2018) UK physical activity guidelines: draft review and recommendations for children and young people. Working Paper. University of Bristol.

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Walker, David and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2018) The unanticipated challenges associated with implementing an observational study protocol in a large scale physical activity and GPS data collection. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(4), e110. (doi: 10.2196/resprot.9537) (PMID:29712624) (PMCID:PMC5952115)

Hayball, Felicity ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3154-0782, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Kirk, Alison, Gibson, Ann-Marie and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2018) Exploring children’s perceptions of their local environment in relation to time spent outside. Children and Society, 32(1), pp. 12-26. (doi: 10.1111/chso.12217) (PMID:31656369) (PMCID:PMC6794954)

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2018) Comparison of two methods to assess physical activity prevalence in children: an observational study using a nationally representative sample of Scottish children aged 10–11 years. BMJ Open, 8(1), e018369. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018369) (PMID:29371272) (PMCID:PMC5786112)

2017

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2017) Objectively measured physical activity levels of Scottish children: analysis from a sub-sample of 10-11 year olds in the growing up in Scotland study. Project Report. Scottish Government, Edinburgh.

Mccrorie, Paul Robert Walker ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Perez, Ana and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2017) The validity of the Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire in 12-13 year old Scottish adolescents. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 2(1), e000163. (doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000163) (PMID:29616145) (PMCID:PMC5875635)

2016

Macdonald, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-8079, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2016) Walkability around primary schools and area deprivation across Scotland. BMC Public Health, 16, 328. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2994-0) (PMID:27080230) (PMCID:PMC4832497)

2015

Mccrorie, P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Duncan, E., Granat, M. and Stansfield, B. (2015) Seasonal variation in the distribution of daily stepping in 11-13 year old school children. International Journal of Exercise Science, 8(4), 5. (PMID:26550098) (PMCID:PMC4632195)

Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065, Clark, Julie, Kearns, Ade ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-8392, Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 and Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 (2015) Physical Activity in Secondary School Pupils: Headline Indicators 2014. Project Report. GoWell/ Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Glasgow.

2014

McBrearty, Donough, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Granat, Malcolm, Duncan, Elaine and Stansfield, Ben (2014) Objective assessment of intensity categorization of the previous day physical activity recall questionnaire in 11–13 year old children. Physiological Measurement, 35(11), pp. 2329-2342. (doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/35/11/2329)

Mccrorie, Paul R.W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Fenton, Candida ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-9956 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2014) Combining GPS, GIS, and accelerometry to explore the physical activity and environment relationship in children and young people – a review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11(1), p. 93. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-014-0093-0)

2013

Dall, P.M., McCrorie, P.R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Granat, M.H. and Stansfield, B.W. (2013) Step accumulation per minute epoch is not the same as cadence for free-living adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45(10), pp. 1995-2001. (doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182955780)

2012

McCrorie, P.R.W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Duncan, E., Granat, M.H. and Stansfield, B.W. (2012) The prevalence of upright non-stepping time in comparison to stepping time in 11–13 year old school children across seasons. Physiological Measurement, 33(11), pp. 1901-1912. (doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/33/11/1901)

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McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065, Keime, Marine, Jidovtseff, Boris and Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 (2025) Risky outdoor play in the early years: how are parental and practitioner perceptions of danger and benefits associated with young children's outdoor play experiences? International Journal of Play, (Accepted for Publication)

Caryl, Fiona ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-6767, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615 and Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2024) Use of natural environments is associated with reduced inequalities in child mental wellbeing: a cross-sectional analysis using global positioning system (GPS) data. Environment International, 190, 108847. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108847) (PMID:38936067)

Letina, Srebrenka, Long, Emily ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Kirstin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601, Zucca, Claudia, Riddell, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Moore, Laurence ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and McCann, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416 (2024) Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing: the importance of the meso-level. Social Networks, 78, pp. 119-137. (doi: 10.1016/j.socnet.2023.12.002)

Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615, Caryl, Fiona ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-6767, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065, Smith, Melody, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2023) Inequalities in neighbourhood features within children’s 20-minute neighbourhoods and variation in time spent locally, measured using GPS. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 5, 100174. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100174) (PMCID:PMC7615365)

Wong, Lan Sum, Reilly, John J., McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Harrington, Deirdre (2023) Physical activity levels during school recess in a Nationally representative sample of 10- to 11-year-olds. Pediatric Exercise Science, (doi: 10.1123/pes.2022-0144) (PMID:37487584) (Early Online Publication)

Wong, Lan Sum, Reilly, John J., McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Harrington, Deirdre M. (2023) Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity during school hours in a representative sample of 10–11-year-olds in Scotland. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(2), pp. 120-124. (doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2022.10.014) (PMID:36369110)

Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Clarke, Joanne, Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Langford, Rebecca, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Kipping, Ruth (2023) A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children’s outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions. Health and Place, 79, 102967. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102967) (PMID:36621065)

Zucca, Claudia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-8389, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, Chambers, Stephanie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6242, Chng, Nai Rui ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103, Traynor, Oliver and Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 (2023) Outdoor nature-based play in early learning and childcare centres: identifying the determinants of implementation using causal loop diagrams and social network analysis. Health and Place, 79, 102955. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102955) (PMID:36565541)

Jidovtseff, Boris, Pirard, Florence, Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Vidal, Andora and Pools, Elodie (2022) Parental assessment of benefits and of dangers determines children’s permission to play outdoors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), 11467. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811467) (PMID:36141739) (PMCID:PMC9517668)

Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615, Caryl, Fiona M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-6767, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2022) Socioeconomic inequality in Scottish children's exposure to and use of natural space and private gardens, measured by GPS. Landscape and Urban Planning, 223, 104425. (doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104425)

Traynor, Oliver, Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, Chng, Nai R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103, Kenny, Jessica and Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 (2022) A low-cost method for understanding how nature-based early learning and childcare impacts on children’s health and wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 889828. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.889828) (PMID:35814071) (PMCID:PMC9260060)

Johnstone, A. et al. (2022) Nature-based early childhood education and children’s physical activity, sedentary behavior, motor competence, and other physical health outcomes: a mixed-methods systematic review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19(6), pp. 456-472. (doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0760) (PMID:35537707) (PMCID:PMC7613039)

Traynor, Oliver, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Chng, Nai Rui ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103 and Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 (2022) Evaluating outdoor nature-based early learning and childcare provision for children aged 3-years: protocol of a feasibility and pilot quasi-experimental design. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), 7461. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127461) (PMID:35742709) (PMCID:PMC9224218)

Johnstone, A. et al. (2022) Nature-based early childhood education and children’s social, emotional and cognitive development: a mixed-methods systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 5967. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105967) (PMID:35627504) (PMCID:PMC9142068)

Williamson, C. et al. (2021) The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): international consensus statement and user guide. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18, 164. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01230-8)

Almagor, Jonatan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-8533, Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Mitchell, Rich ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2021) How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children’s physical activity in an urban environment? Health and Place, 72, 102688. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102688) (PMID:34628149) (PMCID:PMC8633766)

McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615, Caryl, Fiona M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-6767, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065 and Mitchell, Rich ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2021) Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in children’s social, emotional, and behavioural wellbeing. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, 100051. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2021.100051) (PMID:35712674) (PMCID:PMC9099293)

Johnstone, A. et al. (2020) Nature-based early childhood education for child health, wellbeing and development: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 9, 226. (doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01489-1) (PMCID:PMC7532588)

Cleland, Claire L., Ferguson, Sara, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Schipperijn, Jasper, Ellis, Geraint and Hunter, Ruth F. (2020) Considerations in processing accelerometry data to explore physical activity and sedentary time in older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28(4), pp. 623-633. (doi: 10.1123/japa.2019-0244) (PMID:31968305)

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Rich ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155, MacDonald, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-8079, Jones, Andrew, Coombes, Emma, Schipperijn, Jasper and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2020) The relationship between living in urban and rural areas of Scotland and children’s physical activity and sedentary levels: a country-wide cross-sectional analysis. BMC Public Health, 20, 304. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8311-y) (PMID:32156285) (PMCID:PMC7065337)

Macdonald, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-8079, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065 and Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615 (2019) Active commute to school: does distance from school or walkability of the home neighbourhood matter? A national cross-sectional study of children aged 10–11 years, Scotland, UK. BMJ Open, 9(12), e033628. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033628) (PMID:31874893) (PMCID:PMC7008418)

Olsen, Jonathan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615, Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155, McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2019) Children's mobility and environmental exposures in urban landscapes: a cross-sectional study of 10–11 year old Scottish children. Social Science and Medicine, 224, pp. 11-22. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.047) (PMID:30735924) (PMCID:PMC6411928)

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Walker, David and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2018) The unanticipated challenges associated with implementing an observational study protocol in a large scale physical activity and GPS data collection. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(4), e110. (doi: 10.2196/resprot.9537) (PMID:29712624) (PMCID:PMC5952115)

Hayball, Felicity ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3154-0782, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Kirk, Alison, Gibson, Ann-Marie and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2018) Exploring children’s perceptions of their local environment in relation to time spent outside. Children and Society, 32(1), pp. 12-26. (doi: 10.1111/chso.12217) (PMID:31656369) (PMCID:PMC6794954)

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2018) Comparison of two methods to assess physical activity prevalence in children: an observational study using a nationally representative sample of Scottish children aged 10–11 years. BMJ Open, 8(1), e018369. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018369) (PMID:29371272) (PMCID:PMC5786112)

Mccrorie, Paul Robert Walker ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Perez, Ana and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2017) The validity of the Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire in 12-13 year old Scottish adolescents. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 2(1), e000163. (doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000163) (PMID:29616145) (PMCID:PMC5875635)

Macdonald, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-8079, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2016) Walkability around primary schools and area deprivation across Scotland. BMC Public Health, 16, 328. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2994-0) (PMID:27080230) (PMCID:PMC4832497)

Mccrorie, P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Duncan, E., Granat, M. and Stansfield, B. (2015) Seasonal variation in the distribution of daily stepping in 11-13 year old school children. International Journal of Exercise Science, 8(4), 5. (PMID:26550098) (PMCID:PMC4632195)

McBrearty, Donough, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Granat, Malcolm, Duncan, Elaine and Stansfield, Ben (2014) Objective assessment of intensity categorization of the previous day physical activity recall questionnaire in 11–13 year old children. Physiological Measurement, 35(11), pp. 2329-2342. (doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/35/11/2329)

Mccrorie, Paul R.W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Fenton, Candida ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-9956 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2014) Combining GPS, GIS, and accelerometry to explore the physical activity and environment relationship in children and young people – a review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11(1), p. 93. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-014-0093-0)

Dall, P.M., McCrorie, P.R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Granat, M.H. and Stansfield, B.W. (2013) Step accumulation per minute epoch is not the same as cadence for free-living adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45(10), pp. 1995-2001. (doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182955780)

McCrorie, P.R.W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Duncan, E., Granat, M.H. and Stansfield, B.W. (2012) The prevalence of upright non-stepping time in comparison to stepping time in 11–13 year old school children across seasons. Physiological Measurement, 33(11), pp. 1901-1912. (doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/33/11/1901)

Book Sections

Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 and McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 (2022) The positives of nature-based play. In: Candiracci, Sara, Heinisch, Larissa Miranda, Moschonas, Daša and Robinson, Spencer (eds.) Nature-Based Play: Fostering Connections for Children’s Wellbeing and Climate Resilience. Arup, pp. 13-19. ISBN 9780992950149

McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Martin, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525 and Janssen, Xanne (2020) Physical activity guidelines and recommendations. In: Brusseau, Timothy A., Fairclough, Stuart J. and Lubans, David R. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity. Routledge: New York, NY, pp. 69-100. ISBN 9781138331549 (doi: 10.4324/9781003026426-5)

Research Reports or Papers

Johnstone, Avril ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Olsen, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-8615 and Mitchell, Rich ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-7155 (2023) Research and Policy Agenda on Places and Children’s Health: a Coproduced Cross Sector Vision. Documentation. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow.

Chng, Nai Rui ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103, Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832 and Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 (2021) Cargo Bike Library Evaluability Assessment. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Chng, Nai Rui ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-4103 and Craig, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832 (2019) Evaluability Assessment - Sustrans I Bike Communities Programme. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Jago, Russell, Fairclough, Stuart J., Mackintosh, Kelly A., McCrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Sebire, Simon J., Sherar, Lauren B., van Sluijs, Esther and Williams, Craig A. (2018) UK physical activity guidelines: draft review and recommendations for children and young people. Working Paper. University of Bristol.

Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 and Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 (2017) Objectively measured physical activity levels of Scottish children: analysis from a sub-sample of 10-11 year olds in the growing up in Scotland study. Project Report. Scottish Government, Edinburgh.

Nicholls, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7065, Clark, Julie, Kearns, Ade ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-8392, Ellaway, Anne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-4451 and Mccrorie, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926 (2015) Physical Activity in Secondary School Pupils: Headline Indicators 2014. Project Report. GoWell/ Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Glasgow.

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Outdoor nature-based play and learning in early childhood education settings: Intervention development
    Medical Research Council
    2024 - 2026
     
  • World Class Labs Captial Funding 2020/23
    Medical Research Council
    2020 - 2021
     
  • Systematic review on the potential of outdoor nurseries for promoting learning, social relationships, health and wellbeing in early childhood
    Scottish Government
    2019 - 2020
     
  • Children Create: Amplifying the voices of children in the translation of physical activity related scientific evidence
    Scottish Government
    2019 - 2020
     
  • Investigating the relationship between greenspace and health in Scottish schoolchildren. The Greenspace Availability and Scottish Schoolchildren (GRASS) project
    Glasgow Children`s Hospital Charity
    2018 - 2019
     
  • Measuring Physical Activity in Growing Up in Scotland Study
    Scottish Government
    2015 - 2017
     
  • Growing up in Scotland
    Scottish Government
    2013 - 2014
     

Teaching

Paul teaches on the MSc Public Health Nutrition and the ICAMS BSc (Med Sci) Clinical Medicine degree programmes. He also supervises Masters dissertations in the Masters in Public Health programme.

External engagement

Engagement with practitioners

  • 2023 (Ongoing): Places and children’s health – Harnessing data on children’s mobility and movement behaviours to inform policy and reduce inequalities in health.

Research datasets

Jump to: 2023
Number of items: 1.

2023

Johnstone, A. and Mccrorie, P. (2023) Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweep 8 Physical Activity Data, 2015-2016. [Data Collection]

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Paul McCrorie