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Mulè, Antonio, Adamakis, Manolis, Rouvi, Anna, Vašíčková, Jana, Green, Nigel, Tsivitanidou, Olia, Kasenides, Nicos
ORCID: 0000-0002-1562-3839, Kalmpourtzis, George, Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002 et al
(2026)
ePhyLi Digital Tools Improve Student-Teachers' Physical Literacy Knowledge: Evaluation of Usability, User Experience, and Learning Outcomes.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
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Carl, Johannes
ORCID: 0000-0001-7393-0450, Salin, Kasper, Barnett, Lisa M., Foweather, Lawrence
ORCID: 0000-0001-9851-5421, Jurak, Gregor, Martins, João
ORCID: 0000-0002-2540-6678, Müller, Ivan
ORCID: 0000-0002-6397-9979, O'Brien, Wesley
ORCID: 0000-0001-6801-7341, Venetsanou, Fotini
ORCID: 0000-0003-3633-4398 et al
(2026)
Alignment of physical education curricula with physical literacy across Europe: an observational mapping study with country-level predictors.
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 65
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p. 101641.
Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002, Adamakis, Manolis
ORCID: 0000-0003-3881-6892, Tsivitanidou, Olia
ORCID: 0000-0002-9985-0333, Antoniou, Stephanie
ORCID: 0009-0005-4915-6182 and Grecic, David
ORCID: 0000-0003-1487-8327
(2026)
Physical Literacy as a Determinant of Mental Health and Physical Activity Engagement Among Cypriot Youth.
Future, 4
(2).
p. 19.
Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002, Tsivitanidou, Olia and Vasickova, Jana
(2026)
S07-1: Promoting Physical Literacy in Higher Education Physical Education: ePhyLi.
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 5
(Supp).
p. 247.
ISSN 2351-6496
Amoroso, José Pedro, Tsivitanidou, Olia, Sarens, Marc, Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002, Antoniou, Kyriaki, Silva, David, Coelho, Luis and Cools, Woulter
(2025)
Exploratory Physical Education teachers' perspectives and intentions to use VR in the classroom context: A Cross-Sectional Qualitative Study.
Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 6
.
Grecic, David
ORCID: 0000-0003-1487-8327, Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002, Sprake, Andrew
ORCID: 0000-0001-5164-770X and Tsivitanidou, Olia
(2025)
Can Cypriot Physical Education Teachers Fully Embrace Physical Literacy? An Initial Exploratory Sequential Study.
Frontiers in Education, 10
.
Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002, Tsivitanidou, Olia
ORCID: 0000-0002-9985-0333, Grecic, David
ORCID: 0000-0003-1487-8327, Adamakis, Manolis
ORCID: 0000-0003-3881-6892 and Green, Nigel
ORCID: 0000-0002-9395-3921
(2025)
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICAL LITERACY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY IN CYPRUS.
Research in Physical Education, Sport and Health, 14
(1).
pp. 39-46.
ISSN 1857-8152
Vicari, Domenico Savio Salvatore, Bianco, Antonino, Albanese, Martina, Capranica, Laura, Doupona, Mojca, Koutavelis, Epameinondas, Alexandrou, Georgia, Tsivitanidou, Olia, Gutović, Tea et al (2025) The Talent Project and the validation of standards for the identification of student-athlete talent. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 7 .
Intziegianni, Konstantina
ORCID: 0000-0002-7546-6767, Sarens, Marc, Tsivitanidou, Olia, Nisiotis, Louis
ORCID: 0000-0002-8018-1352, Kovacs, Katalin, Nagy, Eniko and Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002
(2024)
Investigation of Neuromuscular Activation in Older Female Adults during a Dynamic and Challenging Virtual Reality Activity: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 9
(3).
Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002, Tsivitanidou, Olia, Sofokleous, Gavriella, Grecic, David
ORCID: 0000-0003-1487-8327, Sinclair, Jonathan Kenneth
ORCID: 0000-0002-2231-3732, Dana, Amir and Ghorbani, Saeed
(2023)
Does Physical Activity Mediate the Associations between Physical Literacy and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Post-Quarantine Era among Adolescents in Cyprus?
Youth, 3
(3).
pp. 823-834.
Tsivitanidou, Olia, Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002 and Petrou, Michael
(2023)
High-School Athletes’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions on Doping: The Cyprus Sport-School Study.
Youth, 3
(2).
pp. 596-622.
Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002, Grecic, David
ORCID: 0000-0003-1487-8327, Thomson, Alan
ORCID: 0000-0002-4742-4885 and Tsivitanidou, Olia
(2024)
Health and Wellbeing of Cypriot Pupils. The Need for Change and Physical Education Teachers to Embrace Physical Literacy in the Curriculum.
In:
Quality Physical Education in Active School and its Perspectives. Researches -Best Practices - Situation.
Universitatea "Vasile Alecsandri" Bacău, pp. 357-367.
ISBN 978-606-527-720-5
Christodoulides, Efstathios
ORCID: 0000-0002-6423-7002, Tsivitanidou, Olia, Adamakis, Manolis and Grecic, David
ORCID: 0000-0003-1487-8327
(2024)
University students’ perceptions and understanding of physical literacy: an exploratory study in Cyprus.
In:
18th FIEPS European Congress and 6th Scientific conference RPESH Book of Abstracts Holistic approach in Physical education and Modern trends in sport sciences.
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Physical Education, Sport, and Health, pp. 123-124.