Gerard John Molloy

Biographic Data

ID2393869
NAMEGerard John Molloy
GIVEN NAMESGerard John
FAMILY NAMEMolloy
SIGNATUREMOLLOY G J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Stirling
ORCID0000-0002-7718-9898
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS29
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Examining the role of voluntary reciprocal altruism and collectivism interventions in enhancing intentions to donate blood among young non-donors

    Open AccessCaoimhín Duffy, Gerard John MolloyARTICLEPsychology & Health2026

    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate (i) if an enhanced Voluntary Reciprocal Altruism (VRA) intervention increases intentions to donate blood and registration seeking, (ii) if a Collectivism intervention enhances intentions to donate blood and registration seeking, and (iii) to ascertain if there is an interaction effect between VRA and Collectivism interventions on registration seeking and donation intentions. METHODS AND MEASURES: A two-way-between-subjects …

  • Canadian healthcare workers’ mental health and health behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessVincent Gosselin Boucher, Brook L Haight et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2023Cited by: 1References: 38

    Results demonstrate that the impacts of COVID-19 on HCWs' mental health and health behaviours were significant, and varied by sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, income)

  • Optimism and Recovery After Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Open AccessAmy Ronaldson, Gerard John Molloy et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2015

    OBJECTIVE: Optimism is associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality, but its impact on recovery after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is poorly understood. We hypothesized that greater optimism would lead to more effective physical and emotional adaptation after ACS and would buffer the impact of persistent depressive symptoms on clinical outcomes. METHODS: This prospective observational clinical study took place in an urban general hospital an…

  • Behavioral Science and Reasons for Nonadherence to Medication

    Gerard John MolloyARTICLEMedical Care2013References: 7

    School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway Galway, Ireland The author declares no conflict of interest

  • Type D Personality, Self-Efficacy, and Medication Adherence Following an Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Gerard John Molloy, Gemma Randall et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2012

    OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship among Type D personality, self-efficacy, and medication adherence in patients with coronary heart disease. METHODS: The study design was prospective and observational. Type D personality, self-efficacy for illness management behaviors, and medication adherence were measured 3 weeks after hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome in 165 patients (mean [standard deviation] age = 61.62 [10.61] years, 16% women…

  • Adherence to the oral contraceptive pill

    Open AccessGerard John Molloy, Heather Graham et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    The present data point to a number of key modifiable psychological determinants of OCP use. Future work will establish whether changing these variables results in better adherence to the OCP

  • Marital status, gender and cardiovascular mortality

    Open AccessGerard John Molloy, Emmanuel Stamatakis et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2009Cited by: 23References: 31

  • Type-D Personality and Cortisol in Survivors of Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Gerard John Molloy, Linda Perkins-Porras et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2008

    OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that Type-D personality is associated with elevated cortisol levels in patients 4 months after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS: Salivary cortisol profiles were measured at home in 70 coronary heart disease patients (Mean age = 60.90 years, SD = 10.7, 17% female) 4 months after hospitalization for ACS. Eight saliva samples were taken over the course of 1 day. RESULTS: Thirty eight percent of the ACS pati…

  • Older people - recipients but also providers of informal care

    Open AccessHeather Mcgee, Hannah M Mcgee et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2008Cited by: 5References: 4

    Data on both the provision and receipt of informal care among populations of older adults are limited. Patterns of both informal care provided and received by older adults in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Northern Ireland (NI) were evaluated. A cross-sectional community-based population survey was conducted. Randomly selected older people (aged 65+, n = 2033, mean age (standard deviation): 74.1 years (6.8), 43% men, 68% response rate) provide…