A5019404717- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Mind wandering and attention
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Resilience and Mental Health
Edge Hill University
2016-2025
Alcohol Research UK
2023
Institute of Alcohol Studies
2023
University of Strathclyde
2000-2019
University of Salford
2016-2019
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
2016-2019
University of Ulster
2019
University of Tübingen
2018
University of Central Lancashire
2006-2012
University of Derby
2007
In February 2014, the journal Nature published an editorial concerned primarily with attempt by animal rights activists to close down addiction research labs that experimented on animals (Anima...
Aim This research compared real-time measurements of alcohol consumption with retrospective accounts to examine possible discrepancies between, and contextual influences on, the different accounts. Method Building on previous investigations, a specifically designed Smartphone technology was utilized measure in de facto real-time. Real-time data (a total 10,560 points relating type number drinks current social / environmental context) were daily weekly consumption. Results Participants...
Objectives: Problematic substance use is one of the most stigmatised health conditions leading research to examine how labels and models used describe it influence public stigma.Two recent studies whether beliefs in a disease model addiction stigma but result equivocal findingsin line with mixed-blessings model, Kelly et al. (2021) found that whilst label 'chronically relapsing brain disease' reduced blame attribution, decreased prognostic optimism increased perceived danger need for...
Previous research indicates that residents׳ perceptions of their neighbourhoods can have an adverse influence on health and wellbeing over above the structural disadvantage. Contrary to most prior research, this study employed indicator positive assessed impact individual characteristics, perceived social environmental incivilities, indicators cognitive capital, safety. Analyses data from a large regional UK representative (n=8237; 69.64% response rate) found influential determinants were...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect environmental contexts on alcohol norms, expectancies, and efficacy ratings. University students (n = 177) recruited via opportunity sampling completed questionnaires in either university lecture theaters or a student bar. Positive social, fun, tension reduction outcome expectancies were higher social drink refusal self lower those participants questioned bar relative theater. These differences found while controlling for between-groups...
To examine the differences in alcohol consumption and psychosocial antecedents between team individual sportspeople via secondary data analysis. Questionnaires measured consumption, athlete identity subjective happiness from a sample of UK university (N = 1785; male 1048, 58.7%), involved (77.9%) sports. Team sports players were more likely to be categorized as hazardous drinkers, reported significantly greater rates stronger higher levels than players. Athlete was significant predictor for...
Abstract This study investigates discriminatory peer aggression among primary school aged children as a function of minority status (based on nationality, ethnicity, religion) the target and relative proportions majority in school. Participants were 925 8‐ to 12‐year‐olds attending schools Britain. Children no more likely than background experience general. However, being victims aggression. Two contrasting predictions tested: that would be when group was relatively small number or,...
Background This research used context aware experiential sampling to investigate the effect of contexts on in vivo alcohol‐related outcome expectancies. Methods A time‐stratified random strategy was adopted assess 72 students and young professionals at 5 daily intervals over course a week using specifically designed smartphone application. application recorded respondents' present situational social contexts, alcohol consumption, cognitions real‐time. Results In environmental current...
An experiment is presented which investigated the relationship between rumination, dysphoria, and subjective experience during a short word-fragment completion task. Consistent with previous work off-task thinking, operationalized as task unrelated thought, was associated dysphoria. By contrast, rumination significant predictor of appraisal defined task-related interference (TRI). While did not directly contribute to thinking (TUT), evidence suggests that when combined negative mood...
Intervention strategies and developmental models of stress have been criticized for failing to integrate social psychological variables. This study investigates both self-referential cognitive mediators (perceived threat control) a moderator (ethnic/religious identity) the effect peer-victimization upon depressive symptomatology. Self-report questionnaires were completed by 924 students (46% female), aged 8 12 years. Experiences discriminatory non-discriminatory peer-victimization, control...
This study examined racism, ethnic and majority identification, cognitive aspects of social capital (i.e., a sense trust), perceived stress evaluated the relationships between these variables two indices adjustment (physical health, psychological well-being) in three minority community samples Scotland, United Kingdom. Pakistani ( n = 211, 101 female), Indian 155, 81 African Caribbean 244, 119 female) individuals participated semistructured interviews. Racism was associated with higher...
Abstract The attempt to regenerate city centres has led the creation of a ‘night‐time economy’ (NTE) based around alcohol‐led entertainment. This been accompanied by an increase violence. Using insights from social identity research on collective action, we argue that NTE violence can be viewed as group‐level phenomenon. Twenty focus groups were conducted with participants who socialise together (total number = 53). Participants discussed their experiences NTE, including A thematic analysis...
Although much is known about the effect of one's cognitions on alcohol consumption, there has been considerably less examination their contextually varying nature. Using panoramic filming and projection as a system controlled contextual cueing present study examined social influence environmental cues alcohol-related cognitions. A 2 × factorial design simultaneously varied (bar or lecture based videos) with (peer group solitary assessment). Results indicated that participants' positive...