Julia Allan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3596719 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia Allan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Allan |
| SIGNATURE | ALLAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Aberdeen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7287-8363 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Investigating stress and health behaviour relationships in daily life
Stress is of major relevance for health and well-being. Health behaviour is one pathway by which stress affects health. Less research has jointly investigated stress and health behaviour but lately it has gained traction owing to the increased availability of methods for studying daily life that allow stress and health behaviour to be studied when and where it occurs. However, findings are highly heterogeneous, with studies finding positive, nega…
Uptake, retention, and delivery of community dietary interventions within low socioeconomic populations
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate levels of uptake and retention in community-based dietary interventions for low socioeconomic status (SES) populations, to identify barriers and facilitators of uptake and retention, and to compare the characteristics of interventions with optimal and suboptimal uptake and retention. METHOD AND MEASURES: = 114 papers met the inclusion criteria. Data were narratively synthesised, and intervention content was coded for behav…
The relationship between perceived executive function and self-reported self-management behaviour in adults with type 1 diabetes
This mixed-method study examined whether and how perceived executive function (EF) is linked to self-reported self-management in 173 people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) during adulthood, combining a cross-sectional survey with thematic analysis of 11 interviews. Stronger global EF significantly predicted better self-management ( B = −0.04, t (165) = 4.15; p < 0.001) after controlling for demographic factors. Stronger perceptions of EF cor…
Performance‐related pay, mental and physiological health
Much of the literature on performance‐related pay (PRP) and poor health relies on self‐reported data, and the relationship is difficult to examine due to confounding variables. We examine the relationship between PRP and three groups of health measures using data from the UKHLS: blood pressure, inflammation markers in blood, and self‐reported health. Regressions correcting for self‐selection bias and socio‐demographic covariates find that PRP con…
The stability of physicians' risk attitudes across time and domains
How can we better prepare new doctors for the tasks and challenges of ward rounds
PURPOSE: Ward rounds play a crucial role in the delivery of patient care in inpatient settings, but involve a complex mix of tasks, skills and challenges for junior doctors to negotiate. This study informs the development of high-quality training by identifying the activities that junior doctors perform, and those associated with stress during real-life ward rounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS: = 60) over 2 ward rounds were coded in real-time by a trai…
Perceived Barriers and Facilitators for Bedtime Routines in Families with Young Children
Several theory-based, and potentially modifiable, determinants of optimal bedtime routines were identified in this study, providing important information for future interventions. Several of the key determinants identified were transient (tiredness) and/or non-conscious (habit), suggesting that future interventions may need to be deployed in real time, and should extend beyond conventional techniques
Bedtime Routine Characteristics and Activities in Families with Young Children in the North of England
Bedtime routines have been shown to have significant associations with health, wellbeing and development outcomes for children and parents. Despite the importance of bedtime routines, most research has been carried out in the United States, with little information on bedtime routine characteristics and activities for families in other countries such as the United Kingdom and England in particular. Additionally, little is known about the possible …
We are what we (think we) eat
Bedtime routines child wellbeing & development
The results of the present study highlight the potentially important role of bedtime routines in a variety of areas associated with child wellbeing and the need for further research
The SNAPSHOT study protocol
Data from the SNAPSHOT study will provide ecologically valid information to help better understand the temporal associations between self-regulatory resources (executive functions) and deleterious health behaviours such as snacking and sedentary behaviour. If we can identify particular periods of the day or locations where self-regulatory resources become depleted and produce suboptimal health behaviour, then interventions can be designed and tar…
Stress in telephone helpline nurses is associated with failures of concentration, attention and memory, and with more conservative referral decisions
Nurses working for telephone‐based medical helplines must maintain attentional focus while quickly and accurately processing information given by callers to make safe and appropriate treatment decisions. In this study, both higher levels of general occupational stress and elevated stress levels on particular shifts were associated with more frequent failures of attention, memory, and concentration in telephone nurses. Exposure to a stressful shif…
An obesogenic bias in women’s spatial memory for high calorie snack food
Unintentional eating. What determines goal-incongruent chocolate consumption
A Taxometric Analysis of Type-D Personality
OBJECTIVE: To test the dimensionality of Type-D personality, using taxometric procedures, to assess if Type-D personality is taxonic or dimensional. Type-D personality is treated as a categorical variable and caseness has been shown to be a risk factor for poor prognosis in coronary heart disease. However, at present, there is no direct evidence to support the assumption that Type D is categorical and able to differentiate true cases from noncase…
Why do people fail to turn good intentions into action? The role of executive control processes in the translation of healthy eating intentions into action in young Scottish adults
Our findings will add to understanding about the role of executive control in translating intentions into actions and may demonstrate potential for future public health interventions. If participants with weak executive control are found to be less likely to eat as they intend than those with strong executive control, then interventions that reduce the load on these executive processes may increase chances of successful intention-behaviour transl…
Why do people fail to turn good intentions into action? The role of executive control processes in the translation of healthy eating intentions into action in young Scottish adults
Our findings will add to understanding about the role of executive control in translating intentions into actions and may demonstrate potential for future public health interventions. If participants with weak executive control are found to be less likely to eat as they intend than those with strong executive control, then interventions that reduce the load on these executive processes may increase chances of successful intention-behaviour transl…
A Taxometric Analysis of Type-D Personality
OBJECTIVE: To test the dimensionality of Type-D personality, using taxometric procedures, to assess if Type-D personality is taxonic or dimensional. Type-D personality is treated as a categorical variable and caseness has been shown to be a risk factor for poor prognosis in coronary heart disease. However, at present, there is no direct evidence to support the assumption that Type D is categorical and able to differentiate true cases from noncase…
Unintentional eating. What determines goal-incongruent chocolate consumption
An obesogenic bias in women’s spatial memory for high calorie snack food
The SNAPSHOT study protocol
Data from the SNAPSHOT study will provide ecologically valid information to help better understand the temporal associations between self-regulatory resources (executive functions) and deleterious health behaviours such as snacking and sedentary behaviour. If we can identify particular periods of the day or locations where self-regulatory resources become depleted and produce suboptimal health behaviour, then interventions can be designed and tar…
Stress in telephone helpline nurses is associated with failures of concentration, attention and memory, and with more conservative referral decisions
Nurses working for telephone‐based medical helplines must maintain attentional focus while quickly and accurately processing information given by callers to make safe and appropriate treatment decisions. In this study, both higher levels of general occupational stress and elevated stress levels on particular shifts were associated with more frequent failures of attention, memory, and concentration in telephone nurses. Exposure to a stressful shif…
Bedtime routines child wellbeing & development
The results of the present study highlight the potentially important role of bedtime routines in a variety of areas associated with child wellbeing and the need for further research
We are what we (think we) eat
How can we better prepare new doctors for the tasks and challenges of ward rounds
PURPOSE: Ward rounds play a crucial role in the delivery of patient care in inpatient settings, but involve a complex mix of tasks, skills and challenges for junior doctors to negotiate. This study informs the development of high-quality training by identifying the activities that junior doctors perform, and those associated with stress during real-life ward rounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS: = 60) over 2 ward rounds were coded in real-time by a trai…
Perceived Barriers and Facilitators for Bedtime Routines in Families with Young Children
Several theory-based, and potentially modifiable, determinants of optimal bedtime routines were identified in this study, providing important information for future interventions. Several of the key determinants identified were transient (tiredness) and/or non-conscious (habit), suggesting that future interventions may need to be deployed in real time, and should extend beyond conventional techniques
Bedtime Routine Characteristics and Activities in Families with Young Children in the North of England
Bedtime routines have been shown to have significant associations with health, wellbeing and development outcomes for children and parents. Despite the importance of bedtime routines, most research has been carried out in the United States, with little information on bedtime routine characteristics and activities for families in other countries such as the United Kingdom and England in particular. Additionally, little is known about the possible …
The stability of physicians' risk attitudes across time and domains
Performance‐related pay, mental and physiological health
Much of the literature on performance‐related pay (PRP) and poor health relies on self‐reported data, and the relationship is difficult to examine due to confounding variables. We examine the relationship between PRP and three groups of health measures using data from the UKHLS: blood pressure, inflammation markers in blood, and self‐reported health. Regressions correcting for self‐selection bias and socio‐demographic covariates find that PRP con…
Uptake, retention, and delivery of community dietary interventions within low socioeconomic populations
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate levels of uptake and retention in community-based dietary interventions for low socioeconomic status (SES) populations, to identify barriers and facilitators of uptake and retention, and to compare the characteristics of interventions with optimal and suboptimal uptake and retention. METHOD AND MEASURES: = 114 papers met the inclusion criteria. Data were narratively synthesised, and intervention content was coded for behav…
The relationship between perceived executive function and self-reported self-management behaviour in adults with type 1 diabetes
This mixed-method study examined whether and how perceived executive function (EF) is linked to self-reported self-management in 173 people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) during adulthood, combining a cross-sectional survey with thematic analysis of 11 interviews. Stronger global EF significantly predicted better self-management ( B = −0.04, t (165) = 4.15; p < 0.001) after controlling for demographic factors. Stronger perceptions of EF cor…
Investigating stress and health behaviour relationships in daily life
Stress is of major relevance for health and well-being. Health behaviour is one pathway by which stress affects health. Less research has jointly investigated stress and health behaviour but lately it has gained traction owing to the increased availability of methods for studying daily life that allow stress and health behaviour to be studied when and where it occurs. However, findings are highly heterogeneous, with studies finding positive, nega…
Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Cognition (6 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Bedtime (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (3 works)