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01

Cancer2026

NHS England breast screening: Who attends, and why? The influence of psychosocial and demographic determinants

Women's Health

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02

Education2026

Beyond Reactive Tutoring: Operationalising Curriculum-Integrated Personal Academic Tutoring for Postgraduate Education

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology

Full paper

03

Maths Anxiety2026

Investigating the content-specificity and time course of attentional biases in mathematics anxiety: a dot-probe approach

Cogent Psychology

Full paper

04

Pain2026

Cognitive biases in individuals with chronic pain: interpretation, recall and recognition of pain/illness-related information

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

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05

Menopause2026

Menopause, brain health and hormone replacement therapy: gaps in knowledge and policy solutions from a Scottish perspective

Post Reproductive Health

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06

Cancer2026

Understanding breast cancer screening intentions in Malta among women aged 18–49: comparing the predictive ability of the health belief model and the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Cogent Psychology

1 citationsCrossref

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07

Pain2026

Do Individuals With Endometriosis Display Interpretation and Memory Recall Biases Compared With Pain-Free Controls? A Cross-Sectional Study

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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08

Blood Donation2026

Why are younger-age adults reluctant to give blood? A reflexive thematic analysis of non-donors in the United Kingdom

Cogent Psychology

1 citationsCrossref

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09

Antimicrobial Resistance2025

Barriers and Facilitators to Antimicrobial Stewardship in Antibiotic Prescribing and Dispensing by General Practitioners and Pharmacists in Malta: A Systematic Review

Antibiotics

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10

Vaccination2025

Understanding vaccine hesitancy: The role of fear and message framing in COVID-19 vaccination intention in adults in the UK

Vaccine

5 citationsCrossref

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11

Vaccination2025

Towards Gender-Inclusive HPV Vaccination in England: Addressing Misconceptions and Missed Opportunities for Boys

Future – MDPI

1 citationsCrossref

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12

Disordered Eating2025

Impact of menu calorie labelling on hypothetical meal choices in the United Kingdom: An exploration of potential public health benefit versus risk for disordered eating harm

Advances in Public Health

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13

Sport2025

Between the lines: an interpretative phenomenological analysis exploring injury, mental health and support in professional and semi-professional football in the United Kingdom

Cogent Psychology

4 citationsCrossref

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14

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome2025

Exploring barriers and facilitators to effective self-management in individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Cogent Psychology

3 citationsCrossref

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15

Pain2025

Exploring the lived experiences of patients with fibromyalgia in the United Kingdom: a study of patient-general practitioner communication

Psychology & Health

5 citationsCrossref

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16

Vaccination2025

Understanding barriers to influenza vaccination among parents is important to improve vaccine uptake among children

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

5 citationsCrossref

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17

Cancer2025

Investigating Barriers and Facilitators to Engagement With the National Breast Screening Programme Among Women in Malta: A Systematic Review

Advances in Public Health

3 citationsCrossref

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18

Vaccination2024

COVID-19 vaccination in children aged 5–11: a systematic review of parental barriers and facilitators in Western countries

Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy

8 citationsCrossref

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19

Vaccination2024

Investigating the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine decision-making among parents of children aged 5–11 in the UK

Vaccine

11 citationsCrossref

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20

Pain2022

Interpretation biases in pain: Validation of two new stimulus sets

Frontiers in Psychology

7 citationsCrossref

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21

Pain2019

Do individuals with Chronic Pain show attentional bias to pain-related information? An early stage systematic review of the eye-tracking evidence

Cognitive Psychology Bulletin

6 citationsCrossref

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