Publications

Datas and R codes available on my Open Science Framework page
https://osf.io/egwd5/

I’m sometimes slow at updating that page; in that case, you can also consult Google Scholar

Preprints

Bernard P et al. […] & Chevance G. Air pollution and performances in outdoor sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis of short-terms associations. Pre-print: https://osf.io/preprints/osf/jg2ps_v2

Fresán U* et al. […] & Chevance G. Validation of REFRESH, a brief 10-item screener for assessing environmentally sustainable and healthy diets. Pre-print: https://osf.io/6pjum

Baretta D, Chevance G, […] & Claudio R Nigg. Exploring boundary conditions of sustained physical activity: insights for the debate on physical activity maintenance. Pre-print, https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/nkcea

Fresán U*, Bernard P, Araújo-Soares V, […] & Chevance G. Individual behaviour change for sustainable healthy diets: why, for whom and how. pre-print doi: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/h943v

First, second or last author publications

(* = PhD student and postdoc under my supervision)

2025

Pitois L, Chevance G, […] & Bernard P. Understanding urban climate-resilient cyclists: A solution to reducing individual motorized transport . PLOS Climate, under production

Chevance G, Bourne J, […] & Bernard P. E-bikes and travel behavior change: systematic review of experimental studies with meta-analyses. Transport Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2025.2474556; Open access post-print

Fresán U* et al. […] & Chevance G. (2025). Feasibility and potential effect of a pilot blended digital behavior change intervention promoting sustainable diets over a year. Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-85307-5

Caudroit J, Chevance G, […] & Bernard P. (2025). Effect of physical exercise intervention on daily sleep quality in women with breast cancer and severe depressive or anxiety symptoms: a series of N-of-1 trials. Cancer Survivorship Research & Care, https://doi.org/10.1080/28352610.2024.2435666

2024

Chevance G, Andrieu B, […] & Bernard P. How gasoline prices influence the effectiveness of interventions targeting sustainable transport modes? npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44333-024-00017-1

Perski 0, […] & Chevance G. (2024). The iterative development and refinement of health psychology theories through formal, dynamical systems modelling: A scoping review and initial ‘best practice’ recommendations. Health Psychology Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2024.2400977

Williams M, […] & Chevance G. (2024). Climate anxiety and its association with health behaviours and generalized anxiety: an intensive longitudinal study. British Journal of Health Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12746

Chevance G, Nieuwenhuijsen M, […] & Tonne C. (2024). Data gaps in transport behavior are bottleneck for tracking health implications of climate action in European cities. Environmental Research Letters, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad42b3

Chevance G, Kelton M, […] & Bernard P. (2024). A systematic review of ambient heat and sleep in a warming climate. Sleep Medicine Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101915

Vazquez Guillamet L*, Valencia J, […] & Chevance G. (2024). Determinants of intention to use pre-exposure prophylaxis and condom use among cisgender female sex workers in Madrid, Spain. Archives of Sexual Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02834-4

Marchant G, Chevance G, […] & Nicolas Jacquemond. (2024). Behavioural patterns of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study of the effects of active transportation, uninterrupted sitting time, and screen use on physical activity and sitting time. F1000Research, https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.117843.2

2023

Abu-Omar K, Chevance G, […] & Messing S. (2023). Physical activity promotion and planetary health: a conceptual framework and suggested research priorities. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100262

Bernard P & Chevance G. Health psychology and climate change: a race against time. The European Health Psychologist, https://ehps.net/ehp/index.php/contents/issue/view/115

Baretta D, Koch S, Cobo I, […] & Chevance G. Resilience characterized and quantified from physical activity data: a tutorial in R. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102361

2022

Fresán U*, Bernard P, Fabregues S, Boronat A, Soares VA, König LM & Chevance G. A pilot smartphone intervention aiming to promote a sustainable healthy diet: pre-registered study protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, https://doi.org/10.2196/41443

Chevance G, Fresán U, Hekler EB, et al. Thinking health-related behaviors in a climate change context: A narrative review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, post-print doi (longer version): https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/pb8vc; Open acess article: https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaac039

Chevance G, Golaszewski N, Tipton E, et al. Accuracy and Precision of Energy Expenditure, Heart Rate, and Steps Measured by Combined-Sensing Fitbits Against Reference Measures: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, https://doi.org/10.2196/35626

Bernard P, Chevance G, Kingsbury C,et al. Climate change: the next game changer for sport and exercise psychology. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-022-00819-w

2021

Costello V, Chevance G, Wing D, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior among overweight young adults: A year-long longitudinal analysis. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, https://publichealth.jmir.org/2021/11/e28317/

Chevance, G., Baretta, D., Romain, A. J., Godino, j., & Bernard, P. (2021). Day-to-day associations between sleep and physical activity: a set of person-specific analyses in adults with overweight and obesity. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-021-00254-6; post-print: https://doi.org/10.31236/osf.io/nfjqv; Article

Chevance, G., Baretta, D., Heino, M. T. J., Perski, O., Olthof, M., Klasnja, P., Hekler, E. B., & Godino, j. 2021. Characterizing and predicting person-specific, day-to-day, fluctuations in walking behavior. PLOS ONE, https://doi.org/10.31236/osf.io/bzj6s

Bernard, P., Chevance, G., Kingsbury, C., Baillot, A., Romain, A. J., Molinier, V., … Dancause, K. N. 2021. Climate change, physical activity and sport: a systematic review. Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01439-4; post-print: https://doi.org/10.31236/osf.io/5g7fy

Atoui S, Chevance G, Romain AJ, Kingsbury C, Lachance J & Bernard P. 2021. Daily associations between sleep and physical activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101426; post-print: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ezusb

2020

Chevance G, Baretta D, Golaszewski N, Takemoto M, Shrestha S , Jain S , Rivera DE, Klasnja P , Hekler E. Goal setting and achievement for walking: A series of n-of-1 digital interventions. Health Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001044; post-print : https://osf.io/preprints/sportrxiv/zt3d6; Article

Chevance G, Hekler E, Efoui-Hess M, Godino J, Golaszewki N, Gualtieri L, Krause A, Marrauld L, Nebeker C, Perski O, Simons D, Taylor J, & Bernard P. Digital health at the age of the Anthropocene. The Lancet Digital Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30130-8

Chevance G, Perski, O, & Hekler, E. Innovative methods for observing and changing complex health behaviors: Four propositions. Translational Behavioral Medicine,  https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa026

Chevance G, Golaszewski N, Baretta D, Hekler E, Larsen A, Patrick K & Godino J. Modelling multiple health behavior change with network analyses: Results from a one-year study conducted among overweight and obese adults. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-020-00137-2; Article

2019

Chevance G, Roux M, Calvat A, Oliver N, Alexandre F, Héraud Nelly et Boiché J. Quels sont les profils motivationnels envers l’activité physique et la sédentarité de patients admis en réhabilitation respiratoire ? (English title: What are the motivational profiles toward physical activity and sedentary behaviors among patients admitted for a respiratory rehabilitation program?). Movement & Sport Sciences – Science & Motricité, https://doi.org/10.1051/sm/2019021; Article

Chevance G, Bernard P, Chamberland PE & Rebar A. The association between implicit attitudes toward physical activity and physical activity behavior: A systematic review and correlational meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2019.1618726; post-print: https://osf.io/zvc4e/

Chevance G, Berry T, Boiché J & Heraud N. (2019). Changing implicit attitudes for physical activity with associative learning. Null findings from an experimental study conducted in pulmonary rehabilitation. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-018-0559-3; Article

2018

Chevance G, Stephan Y, Heraud N, Boiché J. Interaction between self regulation, intentions and implicit attitudes in the prediction of physical activity among persons with obesity. Health Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000572; Article

Chevance G, Heraud N, Varray A, Boiché J. Implicit attitudes and the improvement of exercise capacity during pulmonary rehabilitation. Psychology Health & Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2018.1447137; Article

2017

Chevance G, Caudroit J, Henry P, Guerin P, Boiché J, Heraud N. (2017). Do implicit attitudes toward physical activity and sedentary behavior prospectively predict objective physical activity among persons with obesity? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, doi: DOI 10.1007/s10865-017-9881-8; Article

Chevance G, Heraud N, Guerrieri A, Rebar A, Boiché J. (2017). Measuring implicit attitudes toward physical activity and sedentary behavior: Test-retest reliability of three scoring algorithms of the Implicit Association Test and Single Category-Implicit Association Test. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.04.007; Article

Chevance G, Heraud N, Varray A, Boiché J. (2017). Change in explicit and implicit motivation toward physical activity and sedentary behavior during pulmonary rehabilitation and associations with post rehabilitation behaviors. Rehabilitation Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rep0000137; Article

Chevance G, Caudroit J, Romain AJ, Boiché J. (2017). The adoption of physical activity and eating behaviors among persons with obesity and in the general population: the role of implicit attitudes within the Theory of Planned Behavior. Psychology, Health & Medicine, doi: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1159705; Article

2016

Marchant G, Chevance G, Boiché J. (2016). Intention and automaticity towards physical and sedentary screen-based leisure activities in adolescents: A profile perspective. Journal of Sport and Health Science, doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2016.08.006; Article

Chevance G, Foucaut A, Bernard P. (2016). (article in french) Etat des connaissances sur les comportements sédentaires, La Presse Médicale, doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2016.01.004; Article

Collaborations

Haas M et al. 2024. Motivation toward physical activity in patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders: a meta-analysis of the efficacy of behavioural interventions. Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67948-0

Vielma C et al. 2024. Association between temperature and occupational injuries in Spain: The role of contextual factors in workers’ adaptation. Environment Internationale, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109006

St-Amour S et al. 2024. Effects of supervised physical exercise on emotions among adult women with a diagnostic of borderline personality disorder: A series of mixed method single-case experimental trials combined with ecological momentary assessment. Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajsep.2024.05.002

Park J, et al. 2023. Advancing Understanding of Just-in-Time States for Supporting Physical Activity (Project JustWalk JITAI): Protocol for a System ID Study of Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions. JMIR Research Protocol, https://doi.org/10.2196/52161

Buekers J et al. 2023. Daily allergy burden and heart rate characteristics in adults with allergic rhinitis based on a wearable telemonitoring system. Clinical and Translational Allergy, https://doi.org/10.1002/clt2.12242

Buekers J et al. 2023. Heart rate and oxygen uptake kinetics obtained from continuous measurements with wearable devices during outdoor walks of patients with COPD. Digital Health, https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231162989

Wing D et al. 2022. Recommendations for Identifying Valid Wear for Consumer-Level Wrist-Worn Activity Trackers and Acceptability of Extended Device Deployment in Children. Sensors, https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239189

Delgado-Ortiz L et al. 2022. Changes in population health-related behaviors during a COVID-19 surge: a natural experiment. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaac054

Alexandre et al. 2022. Association between long-term oxygen therapy provided outside the guidelines and mortality in patients with COPD. BMJ Open, https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/1/e049115

Godino J et al. 2020. Performance of a commercial multi-sensor wearable (Fitbit Charge HR) in measuring physical activity and sleep in healthy children. PlosOne, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237719

Allman‐Farinelli M, et al. 2020. The efficacy of electronic health interventions targeting improved sleep for achieving prevention of weight gain in adolescents and young to middle‐aged adults: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13006

Hekler E et al. Why we need a small data paradigm. 2019. BMC Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1366-x

Bernard P et al. 2018. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy combined with physical exercise to decrease depression, anxiety, fatigue and pain in adults with chronic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology, doi: 10.1037/hea0000578

Commentaries

Bernard P, Chevance G, Kingsbury C, et al. (2022). Muscler son jeu dans la lutte contre le changement climatique. Science et Sport, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2020.10.006

Bernard P, Chevance G, König L, Araújo-Soares. (2022). How researchers can help fight climate change in 2022 and beyond. Unpublished correspondance submitted in Nature, https://psyarxiv.com/6b2p8/

Chevance G. (2017). Time to consider modifiable (motivational?) determinants of physical activity in respiratory medicine. Thorax; Article

Chevance G, Romain AJ, Bernard P. (2017). (commentary in french) La promotion de l’activité physique passe nécessairement par une prise en compte de la motivation. Psycho-oncologie, doi: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11839-017-0615-5; Article

Bernard P, Romain AJ, Chevance G. (commentary in french) Pour des interventions de changement de comportement factuelles. Santé Publique, doi: 10.3917/spub.175.0607; Article

Non peer-reviewed publication

Romain AJ, Chevance G, Caudroit J, Bernard P. (2016). (article in french) Intervention motivationnelle sur la base du modèle trans-théorique pour favoriser la pratique d’une activité physique chez des personnes obèses. Obésité, doi: 10.1007/s11690-015-0504

Chapters

Chevance G & Bernard P. (2025). Six Ways Health Psychology Can Contribute to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation. The Routledge International Handbook of Health Psychology. Global and Contemporary Issues. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003318026; Chapter