A5054654050- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Team Dynamics and Performance
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Psychology of Social Influence
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
London School of Economics and Political Science
2020-2025
Public Health England
2018-2025
University of Oxford
2002-2023
University of Warwick
2023
The Behavioural Insights Team
2020-2022
Kantar Health (United States)
2021-2022
The Behaviouralist (United Kingdom)
2022
Walter de Gruyter (Germany)
2015-2021
Science Oxford
2019
John Radcliffe Hospital
2018-2019
Abstract Misinformation can have a profound detrimental impact on populations’ wellbeing. In this large UK-based online experiment (n = 2430), we assessed the performance of false tag and inoculation interventions in protecting against different forms misinformation (‘variants’). While previous experiments used perception- or intention-based outcome measures, presented participants with real-life posts social media platform simulation measured their engagement, more ecologically valid...
ollective intentions are those associated with joint actions.The paradigm cases include two people singing a V^>* duet, painting house, pushing car, and taking walk together.In these situations, there is sense in which "we" intend the action, as well "I" my part it.For instance, if we go to Edinburgh together and, of this, I check train timetable you buy tickets, then our actions result from "our" intention Edinburgh.This collective not reducible summation individual such, unlike case where...
Abstract Trolley problems have been used in the development of moral theory and psychological study judgments behavior. Most this research has focused on people from West, with implicit assumptions that intuitions should generalize psychology is universal. However, cultural differences may be associated We operationalized a trolley problem laboratory, economic incentives real-life consequences, compared British Chinese samples behavior judgment. found participants were less willing to...
The NHS Health Check (NHS HC) is a cardiovascular risk assessment to prevent disease. Public England (PHE) wants increase uptake.
Abstract In this study, we investigated how people evaluate behavioral interventions (BIs) that are targeted at themselves, aiming to promote their own health and wellbeing. We compared the impact on people's assessments of acceptability using BIs change behavior of: transparency BI (transparent or opaque); designer (researchers, government policy-makers, advertisers); three types arguments regarding efficacy (positive, positive + negative, negative). Our target were actual have been used in...
Background: A rigorous approach is needed to inform rapid adaptation and optimisation of behavioral interventions in evolving public health contexts, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. This helps ensure that are relevant, persuasive, feasible while remaining evidence-based. paper provides a set iterative methods rapidly adapt optimize an intervention during implementation. These demonstrated through example optimizing effective online handwashing called Germ Defense. Methods: Three revised...
To control the COVID-19 pandemic, people should adopt protective behaviors at home (self-isolation, social distancing, putting shopping and packages aside, wearing face coverings, cleaning disinfecting, handwashing). There is currently limited support to help individuals conduct these behaviors.
Hypothetical trolley problems are widely used to elicit moral intuitions, which employed in the development of theory and psychological study judgments. The scenarios outlandish, some philosophers psychologists have questioned whether judgments made such unrealistic unfamiliar a reliable basis for theory-building. We present two experiments that investigate differences judgment due role agent, previously found standard scenario, persist when structure problem is transplanted more familiar...
According to a popular model of self-control, willpower depends on limited resource that can be depleted when we perform task demanding self-control. This theory has been put the test in hundreds experiments showing completing demands high self-control usually hinders performance any secondary subsequently taxes Over last 5 years, reliability empirical evidence supporting this questioned. In present study, reanalysed data from large-scale study—Many Labs 3—to whether performing depleting...
Background There is a need to reduce antimicrobial uses in humans. Previous studies have found variations antibiotic (AB) prescribing between practices primary care. This study assessed variability of AB clinicians. Methods Clinical Practice Research Datalink, which collects electronic health records care, was used select anonymised clinicians providing 500+ consultations during 2012–2017. Eight measures were assessed, such as overall and incidental prescribing, repeat courses extent...
Standard game theory cannot explain the selection of payoff-dominant outcomes that are best for all players in common-interest games. Theories team reasoning can why such mutualistic cooperation is rational. They propose teams be agents and individuals adopt a distinctive mode enables them to do their part achieving Pareto-dominant outcomes. We show it rational play outcomes, given an agent group identifies. compare other theories have been proposed how people achieve especially with respect...
Objective To develop evidence of work-related and personal predictors COVID-19 transmission. Setting respondents Data are drawn from a population survey individuals in the USA UK conducted June 2020. Background methods Regression models estimated for 1467 which reported infection depends on factors as well variety controls. Results The following themes emerge analysis. First, range significant sources variation indicated by self-reports medical diagnosis or symptoms. This includes about...
Abstract We consider how conceptions of the self and identity from philosophical literature can help us to understand disturbance in borderline personality disorder (BPD). present 3 approaches: connectedness, narrative, agency. show these map on different ways which be temporally extended. The connectedness approach is dominant philosophy, narrative has been used by psychiatry, but we argue that lesser‐known agency provides a promising way theorize some aspects BPD. It relates 2 diagnostic...
Large-scale vaccination is fundamental to combatting COVID-19. In March 2021, the UK's programme had delivered vaccines large proportions of older and more vulnerable population groups; however, there was concern that uptake would be lower among young people. This research designed elicit preferences 18-29-year-olds regarding key delivery characteristics assess influence these on intentions get vaccinated, inform planning for this cohort.