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2023
The spectrum of care within a university context: the differing roles of carers in supporting students who self-harm Edwards-Bailey, Laura, Smyth, Nina, Cartwright, Tina and Mackenzie, Jay-Marie 2023. The spectrum of care within a university context: the differing roles of carers in supporting students who self-harm. International Journal of Care and Caring. 7 (4), pp. 708-734. https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221x16890865425257
2023
A qualitative exploration of student self-harm and experiences of support-seeking within a UK university setting Edwards-Bailey, L., Cartwright, T., Smyth, N. and Mackenzie, J.-M. 2023. A qualitative exploration of student self-harm and experiences of support-seeking within a UK university setting. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. 36 (4), pp. 638-662. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2022.2146054
2022
Increased Wellbeing following Engagement in a Group Nature-Based Programme: The Green Gym Programme Delivered by the Conservation Volunteers Smyth, N., Thorn, L., Wood, C., Hall, D. and Lister, C. 2022. Increased Wellbeing following Engagement in a Group Nature-Based Programme: The Green Gym Programme Delivered by the Conservation Volunteers. Healthcare. 10 (6) e978. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10060978
2022
A cross-sectional study of physical activity behaviour and associations with wellbeing during the UK coronavirus lockdown Wood, C., Barton, J. and Smyth, N. 2022. A cross-sectional study of physical activity behaviour and associations with wellbeing during the UK coronavirus lockdown. Journal of Health Psychology. 27 (6), pp. 1432-1444. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105321999710
2021
Smaller Cortisol Awakening Responses Are Associated with Greater Visual Dependence in Postural Control Smyth, N., Milani, M., Thorn, L., Flynn, M., Golding, J.F., Evans, P. and Clow, A. 2021. Smaller Cortisol Awakening Responses Are Associated with Greater Visual Dependence in Postural Control. Healthcare. 9 (6) 723. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060723
2021
Working conditions and wellbeing in UK social workers Ravalier, J., Wainwright, E., Clabburn, O. and Smyth, N. 2021. Working conditions and wellbeing in UK social workers. Journal of Social Work. 21 (5), pp. 1105-1123. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017320949361
2021
It made me feel brighter in myself”- The health and well-being impacts of a residential front garden horticultural intervention Chalmin-Pui, L.S., Roe, J., Griffiths, A., Smyth, N., Heaton, T., Clayden, A. and Cameron, R. 2021. It made me feel brighter in myself”- The health and well-being impacts of a residential front garden horticultural intervention. Landscape and Urban Planning. 205 103958. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103958
2020
Co-Creating and Evaluating an App-Based Well-Being Intervention: The HOW (Healthier Outcomes at Work) Social Work Project Ravalier, J., Wainwright, Elaine, Smyth, N., Clabburn, Oliver, Wegrzynek, Paulina and Loon, Mark 2020. Co-Creating and Evaluating an App-Based Well-Being Intervention: The HOW (Healthier Outcomes at Work) Social Work Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (23), p. e8730. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238730
2020
Nursing assistants’ experiences of administering manual restraint for compulsory nasogastric feeding of young persons with anorexia nervosa Kodua, M., Mackenzie, J.-M. and Smyth, N. 2020. Nursing assistants’ experiences of administering manual restraint for compulsory nasogastric feeding of young persons with anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 29 (6), pp. 1181-1191. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12758
2020
The effect of the visual exercise environment on the response to psychological stress: a pilot study Wood, C., Flynn, M., Law, R., Naufahu, J. and Smyth, N. 2020. The effect of the visual exercise environment on the response to psychological stress: a pilot study. Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 33 (6), pp. 716-729. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2020.1770231
2020
Psychological stress reactivity and future health and disease outcomes: A systematic review of prospective evidence Turner, A.I., Smyth, N., Hall, S.J., Torres, S.J., Hussein, M., Jayasinghe, S.U., Ball, K. and Clow, A. 2020. Psychological stress reactivity and future health and disease outcomes: A systematic review of prospective evidence. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 114 104599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104599
2020
The health impact of nature exposure and green exercise across the life course: a pilot study Wood, C. and Smyth, N. 2020. The health impact of nature exposure and green exercise across the life course: a pilot study. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 30 (2), pp. 226-235. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2019.1593327
2019
The Current and Retrospective Intentional Nature Exposure Scales: Development and Factorial Validity Wood, C., Barron, D. and Smyth, N. 2019. The Current and Retrospective Intentional Nature Exposure Scales: Development and Factorial Validity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16 (22) 4443. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224443
2019
Endurance exercise reduces cortisol in Parkinson's disease with mild cognitive impairment Smyth, N., Skender, E., David, F.J., Munoz, M.J., Fantozzi, G., Clow, A., Goldman, J.G. and Corcos, D.M. 2019. Endurance exercise reduces cortisol in Parkinson's disease with mild cognitive impairment. Movement Disorders. 34 (8), pp. 1238-1239. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.27719
2019
Attenuated cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress is associated with greater visual dependency in postural control Smyth, N., Flynn, M., Rajcani, J., Hucklebridge, F., Thorn, L., Wood, C., Golding, J., Evans, P. and Clow, A. 2019. Attenuated cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress is associated with greater visual dependency in postural control . Psychoneuroendocrinology. 104, pp. 185-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.02.028
2019
Salience versus magnitude in the measurement of the cortisol awakening response Evans, P., Smyth, N., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F. and Clow, A. 2019. Salience versus magnitude in the measurement of the cortisol awakening response. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 103, pp. 249-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.01.023
2019
Repressors exhibit lower cortisol reactivity to group psychosocial stress Oskis, A., Smyth, N., Flynn, M. and Clow, A. 2019. Repressors exhibit lower cortisol reactivity to group psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 103, pp. 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.220
2018
Enhancing well-being and building resilience in people living with cancer part 2: a central role for nurses Booth, S., Ryan, R., Clow, A., Smyth, N., Sharpe, S. and Spathis, A. 2018. Enhancing well-being and building resilience in people living with cancer part 2: a central role for nurses. Cancer Nursing Practice. 17 (5). https://doi.org/10.7748/cnp.2018.e1596
2018
Enhancing well-being and resilience in people living with cancer. Part 1 Booth, S., Ryan, R., Clow, A., Smyth, N., Sharpe, S. and Spathis, A. 2018. Enhancing well-being and resilience in people living with cancer. Part 1. Cancer Nursing Practice. 17 (5). https://doi.org/10.7748/cnp.2018.e1484
2018
Physical fitness and prior physical activity are both associated with less cortisol secretion during psychosocial stress Wood, C., Clow, A., Hucklebridge, F., Law, R. and Smyth, N. 2018. Physical fitness and prior physical activity are both associated with less cortisol secretion during psychosocial stress. Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 31 (2), pp. 135-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2017.1390083
2015
Anxious attachment style predicts an enhanced cortisol response to group psychosocial stress Smyth, N., Thorn, L., Oskis, A., Hucklebridge, F., Evans, P. and Clow, A. 2015. Anxious attachment style predicts an enhanced cortisol response to group psychosocial stress. Stress. 18 (2), pp. 143-148. https://doi.org/10.3109/10253890.2015.1021676
2012
Knowledge of lung cancer symptoms and risk factors in the UK: development of a measure and results from a population-based survey Simon, A.E., Juszczyk, D., Smyth, N., Power, E., Hiom, S., Peake, M.D. and Wardle, J. 2012. Knowledge of lung cancer symptoms and risk factors in the UK: development of a measure and results from a population-based survey. Thorax. 67 (5), pp. 426-432. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200898
2009
Practice Nurses' views of their role in the management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalagic Encephalitis: a qualitative study Chew-Graham, C., Dixon, R., Shaw, J.W., Smyth, N., Lovell, K. and Peters, S. 2009. Practice Nurses' views of their role in the management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalagic Encephalitis: a qualitative study. BMC Nursing. 8 (2). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-8-2 Edited issue
2022
Editorial: Nature-based social prescriptions for improving health and wellbeing. Wood, Carly, Chalmin-Pui, Lauriane Suyin, Smyth, Nina and Rajcani, Jakub 2022. Editorial: Nature-based social prescriptions for improving health and wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology. 13 1095064. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1095064
2022
Editorial: Nature-based social prescriptions for improving health and wellbeing Wood, C., Chalmin-Pui, Lauriane Suyin, Smyth, N. and Rajcani, Jakub 2022. Editorial: Nature-based social prescriptions for improving health and wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology. 13 1095064. Book chapter
2020
Salivary Bioscience, Human Stress and the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Smyth, N. 2020. Salivary Bioscience, Human Stress and the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis. in: Granger D. and Taylor M. (ed.) Salivary Bioscience Springer. pp. 89-114
2020
Effectiveness of stress relieving strategies in regulating patterns of cortisol secretion and promoting brain health Smyth, N., Rossi, E. and Wood, C. 2020. Effectiveness of stress relieving strategies in regulating patterns of cortisol secretion and promoting brain health. in: Clow, A. and Smyth, N. (ed.) Stress and Brain Health Across the Life Course UK Elsevier. pp. 219-246
2020
Salivary cortisol as a non-invasive window on the brain Smyth, N. 2020. Salivary cortisol as a non-invasive window on the brain. in: Clow, A. and Smyth, N. (ed.) Stress and Brain Health: Across the Life Course Elsevier. pp. 1-16
2018
Hormonal measurement in psychobiological research Clow, A., Hucklebridge, F. and Smyth, N. 2018. Hormonal measurement in psychobiological research. in: Murphy, P.N. (ed.) The Routledge International Handbook of Psychobiology London Routledge. pp. 95-108 Article
2017
Salivary diurnal cortisol profiles in patients suffering from chronic breathlessness receiving supportive and palliative care services: a cross-sectional study Ryan, R., Clow, A., Spathis, A., Smyth, N., Barclay, S., Fallon, M. and Booth, S. 2017. Salivary diurnal cortisol profiles in patients suffering from chronic breathlessness receiving supportive and palliative care services: a cross-sectional study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 79, pp. 134-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.01.025
2016
Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Real-time analysis and curvilinear effects of sample timing inaccuracy Smyth, N., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F., Clow, A. and Evans, P. 2016. Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Real-time analysis and curvilinear effects of sample timing inaccuracy. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 74, pp. 380-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.09.026
2016
Putting the stress on conspiracy theories: examing associations between psychosocial stress, anxiety, and belief in conspiracy theories Swami, V., Furnham, A., Smyth, N., Weis, L., Ley, A. and Clow, A. 2016. Putting the stress on conspiracy theories: examing associations between psychosocial stress, anxiety, and belief in conspiracy theories. Personality and Individual Differences . 99, pp. 72-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.04.084
2016
Relationship between post-awakening salivary cortisol and melatonin secretion in healthy participants Ramachandran, N., Smyth, N., Thorn, L., Eardley, A.F., Evans, P. and Clow, A. 2016. Relationship between post-awakening salivary cortisol and melatonin secretion in healthy participants. Stress. 19 (2), pp. 260-263. https://doi.org/10.3109/10253890.2016.1146671
2016
Hair cortisol concentrations in relation to ill-being and well-being in healthy young and old females Smyth, N., Bianchin, M., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F., Kirschbaum, C., Stalder, T. and Clow, A. 2016. Hair cortisol concentrations in relation to ill-being and well-being in healthy young and old females. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 102, pp. 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.03.001
2015
Detailed time course of the cortisol awakening response in healthy participants Smyth, N., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F., Evans, P. and Clow, A. 2015. Detailed time course of the cortisol awakening response in healthy participants. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 62, pp. 200-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.08.011
2015
Post awakening salivary cortisol secretion and trait well-being: The importance of sample timing accuracy Smyth, N., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F., Evans, P. and Clow, A. 2015. Post awakening salivary cortisol secretion and trait well-being: The importance of sample timing accuracy. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 58, pp. 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.04.019
2013
Salivary cortisol as a biomarker in social science research Thorn, L., Smyth, N., Hucklebridge, F., Evans, P. and Clow, A. 2013. Salivary cortisol as a biomarker in social science research. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 7 (9), pp. 605-625. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12057
2013
Delays of 5–15 min between awakening and the start of saliva sampling matter in assessment of the cortisol awakening response Smyth, N., Clow, A., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F. and Evans, P. 2013. Delays of 5–15 min between awakening and the start of saliva sampling matter in assessment of the cortisol awakening response. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38 (9), pp. 1476-1483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.12.013
