School of Psychology: Recent submissions
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Predicting adolescents' safe food handling using an extended theory of planned behavior
Published 2012-01-01The aim of this study was to investigate whether the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) with the addition of risk perception could predict safe food handling in a sample of adolescents from the UK and Australia over and above ...Open AccessArticle -
The role of self-regulation in predicting sleep hygiene in university students
Published 2012-01-01University students have poor sleep hygiene, leading to poorer health. Facets of self-regulation such as planning, behavioural inhibition, cognitive flexibility and working memory were explored in relation to three sleep ...Open AccessArticle -
Consequences of Play: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Online Gaming
Published 2012-01-01Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) have received considerable attention in news headlines describing gamers who have died while engaging in excessive play. However, more common physical and psychosocial effects ...Open AccessArticle -
Children’s Understandings of Mediated Health Campaigns for Childhood Obesity
Published 2010-01-01Purpose: The present study investigated children’s understandings of the intent and importance of current media initiatives designed to target childhood obesity. Semi structured interviews were analysed using qualitative ...Open AccessArticle