Behavioural Interventions
The Health Psychology group focuses on the determinants of health behaviour such as smoking tobacco, physical exercise, sugar snack intake, use of drugs and alcohol consumption. We investigate fundamental individual factors that influence the instigation and maintenance of these behaviours and develop innovative interventions using different techniques. We are interested in the mechanisms of how messages are conveyed in clinical and non-clinic settings. We are a multi-disciplinary group with a wide variety of research methodologies being utilised including attention to measurement issues and use of new technology.
Principal Investigators
Projects of Interest
Development of Connection Pathways from Primary Care to Golf Packages. The EAGLE project will develop connection pathways from primary care to golf packages for non-golfers and returning golfers to increase physical activity and improve physical and mental health and wellbeing. We are working with GP practices, primary care patients and golf clubs in Fife to co-design acceptable, feasible and engaging referral pathways.
The Sleep Health and Wellbeing Hub brings together research focused on understanding and improving sleep across the lifespan, with a particular focus on children and young people. Our work spans population health research, school-based interventions, public engagement and policy, using co-production to translate sleep science into meaningful real-world change. The Hub works with schools, communities, healthcare, third-sector organisations and policymakers to improve sleep health and wellbeing in Scotland and beyond.