Melissa Oldham
Biographic Data
| ID | 1561171 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Oldham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Oldham |
| SIGNATURE | OLDHAM M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liverpool |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5353-9152 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Feelings of Guilt and Remorse After Alcohol Consumption Among People Who Drink at Increasing and Higher‐Risk Levels
Not me, I’m in control!” a systematic meta-synthesis of othering amongst heavier drinkers
Othering is a discursive practice of constructing or drawing on an extreme or stereotyped problem ‘other’. Othering amongst drinking groups has been proposed as an important barrier to the resolution of alcohol problems via impeding problem recognition and increasing stigma. The aim of this review was to examine how heavier drinkers characterize a ‘problematic other’ in order to justify, normalize or protect their own ‘non-problematic’ drinking i…
The use of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks in attempts to restrict alcohol consumption
The sale and consumption of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks (no/lo drinks) has increased substantially in many high-income countries, including Great Britain (GB). Some people report that using no/lo drinks helped them to restrict (i.e., reduce or stop) their drinking. This study investigated the sociodemographic characteristics of people who use no/lo drinks to restrict drinking and whether consuming no/lo drinks in an attempt to restrict dr…
Trends in purchasing cross‐border, illicit and home‐brewed alcohol
Brief interventions for smoking and alcohol associated with the Covid-19 pandemic
The receipt of BIs for smoking declined following March 2020 but rebounded among priority socioeconomic groups of people who smoked. BIs for alcohol among those who use alcohol at increasing and higher risk levels were low and there was no appreciable change over time. Maintaining higher BI delivery among socioeconomic and mental health priority groups of smokers and increasing and higher risk alcohol users is important to support reductions in s…
Trends in alcohol expenditure among risky drinkers
In England, the average amount adult risky drinkers reported spending on alcohol each week has fluctuated since 2014, with a notable decrease around the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and a subsequent rise since restrictions were lifted and since the cost-of-living crisis has led to high rates of inflation. Except for current smokers, this pattern appears to have been driven predominantly by changes in the price paid per unit rather than …
Young people’s explanations for the decline in youth drinking in England
Young people's explanations for the decline in youth drinking in England aligned well with those generated by researchers and commentators in prior literature. Our findings suggest that changing practices of socialisation, decreased alcohol affordability and changed attitudes toward risk and self-governance may be key explanations
Exploring changes in temporary abstinence in increasing and higher risk drinkers in England and Dry January participation in users of the Try Dry app in the UK between 2020 and 2021
Higher participation in Dry January 2021 relative to 2020 indicates increased engagement with a period of temporary abstinence following the COVID-19 related lockdowns in England and the UK, which is positive in the wider context of increasing alcohol consumption throughout the pandemic
Youth drinking in decline
Youth drinking has declined across most high-income countries in the last 20 years. Although researchers and commentators have explored the nature and drivers of decline, they have paid less attention to its implications. This matters because of the potential impact on contemporary and future public health, as well as on alcohol policy-making. This commentary therefore considers how youth drinking trends may develop in future, what this would mea…
Characterising the patterns of and factors associated with increased alcohol consumption since Covid ‐19 in a UK sample
Trends in the psychosocial characteristics of 11–15‐year‐olds who still drink, smoke, take drugs and engage in poly‐substance use in England
Walking in an obese person’s shoes; why does feeling overweight promote over-eating
The psychosocial experience of feeling overweight promotes increased snack food consumption in women but not men
Walking in an obese woman’s shoes
Visual exposure to large and small portion sizes and perceptions of portion size normality
Portion sizes of many foods have increased in recent times. In three studies we examined the effect that repeated visual exposure to larger versus smaller food portion sizes has on perceptions of what constitutes a normal-sized food portion and measures of portion size selection. In studies 1 and 2 participants were visually exposed to images of large or small portions of spaghetti bolognese, before making evaluations about an image of an interme…
Exposure to larger food portions alters visual judgments of portion size normality
Visual weight status misperceptions of men
Overweight men often underestimate their weight status. Here, we examine whether underestimation occurs when visually judging the weight status of men and whether exposure to heavier body weights may be a cause of visual underestimation of male weight status. Participants systematically underestimated the weight status of overweight and obese men (Study 1) and participants reporting more frequent exposure to heavy male body weights were most like…
Visual weight misperceptions; overweight looks like a ‘healthy weight’
Visual exposure to large and small portion sizes and perceptions of portion size normality
Portion sizes of many foods have increased in recent times. In three studies we examined the effect that repeated visual exposure to larger versus smaller food portion sizes has on perceptions of what constitutes a normal-sized food portion and measures of portion size selection. In studies 1 and 2 participants were visually exposed to images of large or small portions of spaghetti bolognese, before making evaluations about an image of an interme…
Visual weight status misperceptions of men
Overweight men often underestimate their weight status. Here, we examine whether underestimation occurs when visually judging the weight status of men and whether exposure to heavier body weights may be a cause of visual underestimation of male weight status. Participants systematically underestimated the weight status of overweight and obese men (Study 1) and participants reporting more frequent exposure to heavy male body weights were most like…
Visual weight misperceptions; overweight looks like a ‘healthy weight’
Walking in an obese woman’s shoes
Visual exposure to large and small portion sizes and perceptions of portion size normality
Portion sizes of many foods have increased in recent times. In three studies we examined the effect that repeated visual exposure to larger versus smaller food portion sizes has on perceptions of what constitutes a normal-sized food portion and measures of portion size selection. In studies 1 and 2 participants were visually exposed to images of large or small portions of spaghetti bolognese, before making evaluations about an image of an interme…
Exposure to larger food portions alters visual judgments of portion size normality
Visual weight status misperceptions of men
Overweight men often underestimate their weight status. Here, we examine whether underestimation occurs when visually judging the weight status of men and whether exposure to heavier body weights may be a cause of visual underestimation of male weight status. Participants systematically underestimated the weight status of overweight and obese men (Study 1) and participants reporting more frequent exposure to heavy male body weights were most like…
Walking in an obese person’s shoes; why does feeling overweight promote over-eating
The psychosocial experience of feeling overweight promotes increased snack food consumption in women but not men
Characterising the patterns of and factors associated with increased alcohol consumption since Covid ‐19 in a UK sample
Trends in the psychosocial characteristics of 11–15‐year‐olds who still drink, smoke, take drugs and engage in poly‐substance use in England
Exploring changes in temporary abstinence in increasing and higher risk drinkers in England and Dry January participation in users of the Try Dry app in the UK between 2020 and 2021
Higher participation in Dry January 2021 relative to 2020 indicates increased engagement with a period of temporary abstinence following the COVID-19 related lockdowns in England and the UK, which is positive in the wider context of increasing alcohol consumption throughout the pandemic
Youth drinking in decline
Youth drinking has declined across most high-income countries in the last 20 years. Although researchers and commentators have explored the nature and drivers of decline, they have paid less attention to its implications. This matters because of the potential impact on contemporary and future public health, as well as on alcohol policy-making. This commentary therefore considers how youth drinking trends may develop in future, what this would mea…
Young people’s explanations for the decline in youth drinking in England
Young people's explanations for the decline in youth drinking in England aligned well with those generated by researchers and commentators in prior literature. Our findings suggest that changing practices of socialisation, decreased alcohol affordability and changed attitudes toward risk and self-governance may be key explanations
Trends in purchasing cross‐border, illicit and home‐brewed alcohol
Brief interventions for smoking and alcohol associated with the Covid-19 pandemic
The receipt of BIs for smoking declined following March 2020 but rebounded among priority socioeconomic groups of people who smoked. BIs for alcohol among those who use alcohol at increasing and higher risk levels were low and there was no appreciable change over time. Maintaining higher BI delivery among socioeconomic and mental health priority groups of smokers and increasing and higher risk alcohol users is important to support reductions in s…
Trends in alcohol expenditure among risky drinkers
In England, the average amount adult risky drinkers reported spending on alcohol each week has fluctuated since 2014, with a notable decrease around the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and a subsequent rise since restrictions were lifted and since the cost-of-living crisis has led to high rates of inflation. Except for current smokers, this pattern appears to have been driven predominantly by changes in the price paid per unit rather than …
The use of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks in attempts to restrict alcohol consumption
The sale and consumption of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks (no/lo drinks) has increased substantially in many high-income countries, including Great Britain (GB). Some people report that using no/lo drinks helped them to restrict (i.e., reduce or stop) their drinking. This study investigated the sociodemographic characteristics of people who use no/lo drinks to restrict drinking and whether consuming no/lo drinks in an attempt to restrict dr…
Feelings of Guilt and Remorse After Alcohol Consumption Among People Who Drink at Increasing and Higher‐Risk Levels
Not me, I’m in control!” a systematic meta-synthesis of othering amongst heavier drinkers
Othering is a discursive practice of constructing or drawing on an extreme or stereotyped problem ‘other’. Othering amongst drinking groups has been proposed as an important barrier to the resolution of alcohol problems via impeding problem recognition and increasing stigma. The aim of this review was to examine how heavier drinkers characterize a ‘problematic other’ in order to justify, normalize or protect their own ‘non-problematic’ drinking i…
Medicine (13 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Alcohol consumption (6 works) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Obesity (5 works)