Dr Francis Quinn's Outputs (11)

History of health psychology. (2025)
Book Chapter
CHATER, A.M., QUINN, F. and MORRISON, V. 2025. History of health psychology. In Sanderman, R. and Morgan, K. (eds.) The Routledge international handbook of health psychology: global and contemporary issues. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 1, pages 3-21. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003318026-2

This chapter gives an overview of the history of health psychology, covering the development of the discipline across a number of countries, including the United States of America (USA), Europe, the United Kingdom (UK), Japan, Africa, Canada, Austral... Read More about History of health psychology..

The immediate psychological effects of written solution-focused questions in female secondary school students. (2023)
Thesis
ABDULLA, A. 2023. The immediate psychological effects of written solution-focused questions in female secondary school students. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071520

The popular literature assumes that solution-focused (SF) questions have positive effects on variables such as expectancy and commitment, which are crucial for goal attainment. Typically contrasted with problem-focused (PF) alternatives, SF questions... Read More about The immediate psychological effects of written solution-focused questions in female secondary school students..

A systematic scoping review on the evidence behind debriefing practices for the wellbeing/emotional outcomes of healthcare workers. (2023)
Journal Article
EVANS, T.R., BURNS, C., ESSEX, R. et al. 2023. A systematic scoping review on the evidence behind debriefing practices for the wellbeing/emotional outcomes of healthcare workers. Frontiers in psychiatry [online], 14, article number 1078797. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1078797

Debriefings give healthcare workers voice through the opportunity to discuss unanticipated or difficult events, and to recommend changes. The typical goal of routine debriefings has been to improve clinical outcomes by learning through discussion and... Read More about A systematic scoping review on the evidence behind debriefing practices for the wellbeing/emotional outcomes of healthcare workers..

An oral history of health psychology in the UK. (2020)
Journal Article
QUINN, F., CHATER, A. and MORRISON, V. 2020. An oral history of health psychology in the UK. British journal of health psychology [online], 25(3), pages 502-518. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12418

Purpose: An oral history of the development of health psychology in the United Kingdom. Methods: Standard oral history methods produced interviews with 53 UK health psychologists, averaging 92min in length. All interviewees entered the field from the... Read More about An oral history of health psychology in the UK..

Offshore workers and health behaviour change: an exploration using the Theoretical Domains Framework. (2018)
Journal Article
GIBSON SMITH, K., PAUDYAL, V., QUINN, F., KLEIN, S. and STEWART, D. 2018. Offshore workers and health behaviour change: an exploration using the Theoretical Domains Framework. International maritime health [online], 69(4), pages 248-256. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5603/IMH.2018.0040

Background: Previous research has identified the importance of promoting behaviour change within the offshore workforce. This qualitative study sought to: identify self-care behaviours perceived to require behaviour change within the offshore workfor... Read More about Offshore workers and health behaviour change: an exploration using the Theoretical Domains Framework..

Reflections on promoting physical activity and the fitness industry: Conference report for Elevate 2017, 10th to 11th May, ExCeL, London. (2018)
Journal Article
QUINN, F. 2018. Reflections on promoting physical activity and the fitness industry: Conference report for Elevate 2017, 10th to 11th May, ExCeL, London. Sport and exercise psychology review [online], 14(1), pages 80-81. Available from: https://shop.bps.org.uk/publications/journals-and-periodicals/sport-exercise-psychology-review-vol-14-no-1-april-2018.html

The 2nd Elevate 2017 conference was held from 10-11 May 2017, at the ExCel London, UK. Elevate is the UK's largest cross-sector event bringing together the physical activity sector, academia, healthcare, policy makers, local authorities and performan... Read More about Reflections on promoting physical activity and the fitness industry: Conference report for Elevate 2017, 10th to 11th May, ExCeL, London..

Important lessons and tips. (2017)
Journal Article
QUINN, F. 2017. Important lessons and tips. Psychologist [online], 30, page 83. Available from: http://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-30/september-2017/important-lessons-and-tips

This is the authors review of "The Psychologist's Companion for Undergraduates" by Robert and Karin Sternberg.

The state of the art and future opportunities for using longitudinal n-of-1 methods in health behaviour research: a systematic literature overview. (2017)
Journal Article
MCDONALD, S., QUINN, F., VIEIRA, R., O'BRIEN, N., WHITE, M., JOHNSTON, D.W. and SNIEHOTTA, F.F. 2017. The state of the art and future opportunities for using longitudinal n-of-1 methods in health behaviour research: a systematic literature overview. Health psychology review [online], 11(4), pages 307-323. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2017.1316672

N-of-1 studies test hypotheses within individuals based on repeated measurement of variables within the individual over time. Intra-individual effects may differ from those found in between-participant studies. Using examples from a systematic review... Read More about The state of the art and future opportunities for using longitudinal n-of-1 methods in health behaviour research: a systematic literature overview..

Testing an integrated behavioural and biomedical model of disability in N-of-1 studies with chronic pain. (2013)
Journal Article
QUINN, F., JOHNSTON, M. and JOHNSTON, D. W., 2013. Testing an integrated behavioural and biomedical model of disability in N-of-1 studies with chronic pain. Psychology and health [online], 28(12), pages 1391-1406. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2013.814773

Background. Previous research has supported an integrated biomedical and behavioural model explaining activity limitations. However, further tests of this model are required at the within-person level, because while it proposes that the constructs ar... Read More about Testing an integrated behavioural and biomedical model of disability in N-of-1 studies with chronic pain..

The self-reference effect on memory in early childhood. (2013)
Journal Article
CUNNINGHAM, S.J., BREBNER, J.L., QUINN, F. and TURK, D.J. 2014. The self-reference effect on memory in early childhood. Child development [online], 85(2), pages 808-823. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12144

The self-reference effect in memory is the advantage for information encoded about self, relative to other people. The early development of this effect was explored here using a concrete encoding paradigm. Trials comprised presentation of a self- or... Read More about The self-reference effect on memory in early childhood..

Testing the integration of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients: replication and extension. (2012)
Journal Article
QUINN, F., JOHNSTON, M., DIXON, D., JOHNSTON, D.W., POLLARD, B. and ROWLEY, D. I. 2012. Testing the integration of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients: replication and extension. Rehabilitation psychology [online], 57(2), pages 167-177. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028083

Objective: Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its determinants lacks an overall theoretical paradigm. Johnston (1996) has proposed conceptualizing disability as behavior and integrating biomedical and beh... Read More about Testing the integration of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients: replication and extension..