Stuart G Ferguson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1254644 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stuart G Ferguson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stuart G |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferguson |
| SIGNATURE | FERGUSON S G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tasmania |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7378-3497 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Health literacy strengths and challenges of Australian smokers
Smoking tobacco continues to be a leading cause of death and disease. This study aimed to provide health literacy profiles which include strengths and challenges of Australian adults who smoke, to identify their needs and inform future smoking interventions. We conducted a cross-sectional survey using the Health Literacy Questionnaire to measure and describe the health literacy profiles. A total of 563 Australian adults who smoke completed the qu…
Recruitment Methods, Inclusion, and Successful Participation in a Longitudinal Clinical Trial Using Ecological Momentary Assessment
Underrepresentation of historically marginalized populations in clinical trials continues to threaten the validity of health intervention research. Evidence supports the merits of intercept and other proactive forms of recruitment for achieving more equitable representation. However, researchers also report lower retention and adherence to protocols among these populations, particularly in longitudinal studies. Few studies have compared recruitme…
Relationship between attentional bias and stimulus control
The daily association between affect and alcohol use
Influential psychological theories hypothesize that people consume alcohol in response to the experience of both negative and positive emotions. Despite two decades of daily diary and ecological momentary assessment research, it remains unclear whether people consume more alcohol on days they experience higher negative and positive affect in everyday life. In this preregistered meta-analysis, we synthesized the evidence for these daily associatio…
Combining transdermal and breath alcohol assessments, real‐time drink logs and retrospective self‐reports to measure alcohol consumption and intoxication across a multi‐day music festival
Cigarette smokers’ concurrent use of smokeless tobacco
Results support the idea of product supplementation rather than replacement among this convenience sample of dual users. For smokers whose primary motivation for SLT use involves situations where they would otherwise be tobacco free, the potential benefits of clean indoor air laws may be diminished
Body Mass Index and stimulus control
Daily stress as link between disadvantage and smoking
These findings highlight the potential for future studies investigating behavioral mechanisms underlying smoking disparities. Such information would aid in the development and improvement of interventions to reduce social inequality in smoking rates and smoking rates in general
Australian women's experiences of smoking, cessation and 'cutting down' during pregnancy
This article presents an analysis of interviews with Australian women who had smoked or were currently smoking during pregnancy. It explores how they spoke about their experiences of smoking, cessation and harm minimisation during pregnancy. Eighteen women underwent a single in-depth interview, these were analysed using an iterative thematic method. We found that smoking, cessation and harm minimisation by pregnant women are complex social practi…
Higher BMI is associated with stronger effects of social cues on everyday snacking behaviour
How Do Light and Intermittent Smokers Differ from Heavy Smokers in Young Adulthood
Light and intermittent smoking has become a prevalent pattern of use among young adults. Little is known about which factors differentiate light and intermittent smokers (LITS) from heavy smokers (HS) in young adulthood. In this study, we compare young adult LITS with HS with regard to demographic- and smoking-related variables, self-control abilities, and concrete strategies of smoking restraint. The data were collected as part of an Ecological …
Examination of the mechanism of action of two pre-quit pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12614000329662 (Registered: 27 March 2014)
Stimulus control and affect in dietary behaviours. An intensive longitudinal study
Attentional bias retraining in cigarette smokers attempting smoking cessation (ARTS)
Current Controlled Trials: ISRCTN54375405
The daily association between affect and alcohol use
Influential psychological theories hypothesize that people consume alcohol in response to the experience of both negative and positive emotions. Despite two decades of daily diary and ecological momentary assessment research, it remains unclear whether people consume more alcohol on days they experience higher negative and positive affect in everyday life. In this preregistered meta-analysis, we synthesized the evidence for these daily associatio…
Higher BMI is associated with stronger effects of social cues on everyday snacking behaviour
Stimulus control and affect in dietary behaviours. An intensive longitudinal study
Australian women's experiences of smoking, cessation and 'cutting down' during pregnancy
This article presents an analysis of interviews with Australian women who had smoked or were currently smoking during pregnancy. It explores how they spoke about their experiences of smoking, cessation and harm minimisation during pregnancy. Eighteen women underwent a single in-depth interview, these were analysed using an iterative thematic method. We found that smoking, cessation and harm minimisation by pregnant women are complex social practi…
Attentional bias retraining in cigarette smokers attempting smoking cessation (ARTS)
Current Controlled Trials: ISRCTN54375405
Examination of the mechanism of action of two pre-quit pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12614000329662 (Registered: 27 March 2014)
Stimulus control and affect in dietary behaviours. An intensive longitudinal study
How Do Light and Intermittent Smokers Differ from Heavy Smokers in Young Adulthood
Light and intermittent smoking has become a prevalent pattern of use among young adults. Little is known about which factors differentiate light and intermittent smokers (LITS) from heavy smokers (HS) in young adulthood. In this study, we compare young adult LITS with HS with regard to demographic- and smoking-related variables, self-control abilities, and concrete strategies of smoking restraint. The data were collected as part of an Ecological …
Higher BMI is associated with stronger effects of social cues on everyday snacking behaviour
Daily stress as link between disadvantage and smoking
These findings highlight the potential for future studies investigating behavioral mechanisms underlying smoking disparities. Such information would aid in the development and improvement of interventions to reduce social inequality in smoking rates and smoking rates in general
Australian women's experiences of smoking, cessation and 'cutting down' during pregnancy
This article presents an analysis of interviews with Australian women who had smoked or were currently smoking during pregnancy. It explores how they spoke about their experiences of smoking, cessation and harm minimisation during pregnancy. Eighteen women underwent a single in-depth interview, these were analysed using an iterative thematic method. We found that smoking, cessation and harm minimisation by pregnant women are complex social practi…
Cigarette smokers’ concurrent use of smokeless tobacco
Results support the idea of product supplementation rather than replacement among this convenience sample of dual users. For smokers whose primary motivation for SLT use involves situations where they would otherwise be tobacco free, the potential benefits of clean indoor air laws may be diminished
Body Mass Index and stimulus control
Combining transdermal and breath alcohol assessments, real‐time drink logs and retrospective self‐reports to measure alcohol consumption and intoxication across a multi‐day music festival
Relationship between attentional bias and stimulus control
The daily association between affect and alcohol use
Influential psychological theories hypothesize that people consume alcohol in response to the experience of both negative and positive emotions. Despite two decades of daily diary and ecological momentary assessment research, it remains unclear whether people consume more alcohol on days they experience higher negative and positive affect in everyday life. In this preregistered meta-analysis, we synthesized the evidence for these daily associatio…
Recruitment Methods, Inclusion, and Successful Participation in a Longitudinal Clinical Trial Using Ecological Momentary Assessment
Underrepresentation of historically marginalized populations in clinical trials continues to threaten the validity of health intervention research. Evidence supports the merits of intercept and other proactive forms of recruitment for achieving more equitable representation. However, researchers also report lower retention and adherence to protocols among these populations, particularly in longitudinal studies. Few studies have compared recruitme…
Health literacy strengths and challenges of Australian smokers
Smoking tobacco continues to be a leading cause of death and disease. This study aimed to provide health literacy profiles which include strengths and challenges of Australian adults who smoke, to identify their needs and inform future smoking interventions. We conducted a cross-sectional survey using the Health Literacy Questionnaire to measure and describe the health literacy profiles. A total of 563 Australian adults who smoke completed the qu…
Medicine (13 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (7 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works)