Benjamin Hives ( He/Him )

Post-Doctoral Fellow

• BKIN, MSc (UBC), PhD (UBC)

I am a post-doctoral fellow in the BEA-WELL lab. My research focuses on the interplay between physical activity and psychological stress. Specifically, I am currently examining the reciprocal links during differing time periods.  

Publications

Hives, BA, Hadwen, B, McHegg, L, Beauchamp, MR, Zumbo, BD, & Puterman, E. (2025). Examining the Between‐and Within‐Person Associations Between Psychological Stress and Physical Activity: A Random Intercept Cross‐Lagged Panel Model. Stress and Health, 41(5), e70114. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.70114 

Hives, BA., Zumbo, BD; Beauchamp, MR; Liu, Y; Puterman, E. (2025). Bidirectional week-to-week relationships between weekly psychological stress across multiple life domains and engagement with an exercise intervention: secondary analysis of data from a randomized trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf068 

Hives, BA., Beauchamp, MR; Liu, Y; Weiss, J; Puterman, E. (2025). Multidimensional correlates of psychological stress: Insights from traditional statistical approaches and machine learning using a nationally representative Canadian sample. PLoS One, 20(5), e0323197. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323197 

Hives, BA; Haight, BL; Beauchamp, MR; Liu, Y; Webster, J; Injege, B; Koehle, MS; Puterman, E. (2025). Effects of a 6-week at-home exercise intervention on psychological and physical indicators of well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Secondary analysis of a pragmatic randomized trial. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 28, 100675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100675 

Hives, BA; Buckler, EJ; Johansen, KL; Schilf, S; Epel, E; & Puterman, E. (2021). The effects of aerobic exercise on psychological functioning in family caregivers: Secondary analyses from a randomized controlled trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55(1), 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaa031 

Presentations

Gunnell, KE, Milyavskaya, M, Burns, R, Thorne, T, Al-Zehhawi, A. & Hives, BA. (2025). When satisfaction and frustration coexist: Effects on mental health and accelerometer-assessed exercise. Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 

Golnaraghi, C., Maldonado-Rodriguez, N., Hives, BA, Anderson, K, Puterman, E, & Bennett, EV (2025). Beyond the binary: Reimagining 2SLGBTQI+ inclusion in postsecondary physical activity programming. Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 

McHegg, L; Hives, BA; Hadwen, B; Beauchamp, MR; Puterman, E; & Zumbo, BD. (2025). Evaluating the psychometric properties of Statistics Canada’s single-item stress measure. Annual Meeting of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States. 

Hives, BA; & Puterman, E. (2019). Exploring the effects of physical activity and chronic stress on the prevalence of psychological and physical health conditions. American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 

Hives, BA; Weiss, J; Schilf, S; Caplin, A; Epel, E; Johansen, K; & Puterman, E. (2017). Psychological effects of physical activity in high-stress caregivers. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, Victoria, BC, Canada.