Stephen A Stansfeld
Biographic Data
| ID | 3930123 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen A Stansfeld |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen A |
| FAMILY NAME | Stansfeld |
| SIGNATURE | STANSFELD S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 217 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Changes in autonomy, job demands and working hours after diagnosis of chronic disease: A comparison of employed and self-employed older persons using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (Elsa)
BACKGROUND: Modifications in working conditions can accommodate changing needs of chronically ill persons. The self-employed may have more possibilities than employees to modify their working conditions. We investigate how working conditions change following diagnosis of chronic disease for employed and self-employed older persons. METHODS: We used waves 2-7 from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). We included 1389 participants aged …
Longitudinal Associations Between Cyberbullying Involvement and Adolescent Mental Health
Individual socio-demographic factors and perceptions of the environment as determinants of inequalities in adolescent physical and psychological health: The Olympic Regeneration in East London (ORiEL)…
During adolescence perceptions of the urban physical environment, along with the social and economic characteristics of their household, are important factors in explaining patterns of health inequality
Life Course Study of the Etiology of Self-Reported Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the 1958 British Birth Cohort
OBJECTIVE: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder with unknown etiology. This is the first study to use a life course approach to examine premorbid risk markers for self-reported IBS in a UK birth cohort. METHODS: Cohort study using the 1958 British birth cohort, which included 98.7% of births in 1 week in England, Wales, and Scotland. The outcome was self-reported IBS by the age of 42 years, classified with onset af…
How do adolescents talk about self-harm: A qualitative study of disclosure in an ethnically diverse urban population in England
This study provides insight into the subjective experience of self-harm, disclosure and help-seeking from a young, ethnically diverse community sample. Accounts highlighted the value of examining self-harm in the context of each adolescent's day-to-day life. These accounts emphasised the need for support from others and increasing awareness about appropriate responses to adolescent self-harm and accessible sources of help for adolescents
Neighbourhood risk factors for Common Mental Disorders among young people aged 10–20 years: A structured review of quantitative research
The prospective association between childhood cognitive ability and somatic symptoms and syndromes in adulthood: The 1958 British birth cohort
BACKGROUND: Cognitive ability is negatively associated with functional somatic symptoms (FSS) in childhood. Lower childhood cognitive ability might also predict FSS and functional somatic syndromes in adulthood. However, it is unknown whether this association would be modified by subjective and objective measures of parental academic expectations. METHODS: 14 068 participants from the 1958 British birth cohort, whose cognitive ability was assesse…
Neighbourhood deprivation and adolescent self-esteem: Exploration of the 'socio-economic equalisation in youth' hypothesis in Britain and Canada
Quality of Workplace Social Relationships and Perceived Health
Associations between the quality of social relationships at work and mental and self-reported health were examined to assess whether these associations were independent of job strain. The study was based on cross-sectional survey data from 728 employees (response rate 58%) and included the Demand-Control-(Support) (DC-S) model, six items on the quality of social relationships at the workplace, the General Health Questionnaire (30), and an item on…
Repeated Job Strain and the Risk of Depression: Longitudinal Analyses From the Whitehall II Study
Objectives. We addressed whether repeated job strain and low work social support increase the risk of major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods. We used work characteristics from Karasek’s Job Strain model, measured on 3 occasions over 10 years in a cohort of 7732 British civil servants, to predict subsequent onset of MDD with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Results. Repeated job strain was associated with increased risk of MDD (…
Racism, mental illness and social support in the UK
Area social fragmentation, social support for individuals and psychosocial health in young adults: Evidence from a national survey in England
This paper uses national survey data for young adults in England to explore empirically the relationships between social fragmentation in communities (measured for geographical areas), social support experienced by individuals from their immediate social circle, and psychosocial health of young adults. After reviewing previous research about these associations, we adopted an empirical approach to these questions, which was innovative in using dat…
Major Depressive Episodes and Work Stress: Results From a National Population Survey
Objectives. We determined the proportion of workers meeting criteria for major depressive episodes in the past year and examined the association between psychosocial work-stress variables and these episodes. Methods. Data were derived from the Canadian Community Health Survey 1.2, a population-based survey of 24324 employed, community-dwelling individuals conducted in 2002. We assessed depressive episodes using the Composite International Diagnos…
Mental disorders among Somali refugees: Developing culturally appropriate measures and assessing socio-cultural risk factors
Psychological distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Renfrew and Paisley (MIDSPAN) study
Background: This study examined whether psychological distress might be a predictor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Method: The relation between psychological distress at baseline, measured by the general health questionnaire (GHQ), and chronic bronchitis three years later, as measured by the Medical Research Council (MRC) bronchitis questionnaire and forced expiratory flow in one second (FEV 1 ), was examined in 1682 men and 220…
Employment transitions and mental health: An analysis from the British household panel survey
Study objective: To describe the impact of changes between employment and various forms of non-employment, and vice versa, on the psychological wellbeing of men and of women. Design: Separate multivariate models for men and for women were constructed to study the association between employment transitions and episodes of psychological distress (general health questionnaire). Participants: 13 359 employment transitions from 5092 people aged 16–74 …
Self-reported job insecurity and health in the Whitehall II study: Potential Explanations of the Relationship
Noise pollution: Non-auditory effects on health
Noise is a prominent feature of the environment including noise from transport, industry and neighbours. Exposure to transport noise disturbs sleep in the laboratory, but not generally in field studies where adaptation occurs. Noise interferes in complex task performance, modifies social behaviour and causes annoyance. Studies of occupational and environmental noise exposure suggest an association with hypertension, whereas community studies show…
Is Type A Behavior Really a Trigger for Coronary Heart Disease Events
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare chronic with acute mechanisms by which Type A might predict incident coronary heart disease (CHD). METHOD: The study included 2394 men aged 50 to 64 years who were assessed for CHD, Type A behavior, and CHD risk factors. Type A was assessed using the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS), the Bortner scale, and the Framingham scale. Further examinations were completed at 5 and 9 years for incident CHD. …
Future uncertainty and socioeconomic inequalities in health: The Whitehall II study
The importance of low control at work and home on depression and anxiety: Do These Effects Vary by Gender and Social Class
Anger and Incident Heart Disease in the Caerphilly Study
OBJECTIVE: The idea that anger may predict ischemic heart disease (IHD) is more than 30 years old. Some, but not all, prospective studies have supported this suggestion. Attention has focused on hostility as the critical component of anger for IHD risk. This idea is explored using prospective data from the Caerphilly study. METHODS: A sample of 2890 men aged 49 to 65 years living in and around Caerphilly, South Wales, was identified. Anger was as…
Low job control and risk of coronary heart disease in whitehall ii (prospective cohort) study
Objective: To determine the association between adverse psychosocial characteristics at work and risk of coronary heart disease among male and female civil servants. Design: Prospective cohort study (Whitehall II study). At the baseline examination (1985-8) and twice during follow up a self report questionnaire provided information on psychosocial factors of the work environment and coronary heart disease. Independent assessments of the work envi…
The importance of low control at work and home on depression and anxiety: Do These Effects Vary by Gender and Social Class
Self-reported job insecurity and health in the Whitehall II study: Potential Explanations of the Relationship
Employment transitions and mental health: An analysis from the British household panel survey
Study objective: To describe the impact of changes between employment and various forms of non-employment, and vice versa, on the psychological wellbeing of men and of women. Design: Separate multivariate models for men and for women were constructed to study the association between employment transitions and episodes of psychological distress (general health questionnaire). Participants: 13 359 employment transitions from 5092 people aged 16–74 …
Area social fragmentation, social support for individuals and psychosocial health in young adults: Evidence from a national survey in England
This paper uses national survey data for young adults in England to explore empirically the relationships between social fragmentation in communities (measured for geographical areas), social support experienced by individuals from their immediate social circle, and psychosocial health of young adults. After reviewing previous research about these associations, we adopted an empirical approach to these questions, which was innovative in using dat…
Future uncertainty and socioeconomic inequalities in health: The Whitehall II study
Repeated Job Strain and the Risk of Depression: Longitudinal Analyses From the Whitehall II Study
Objectives. We addressed whether repeated job strain and low work social support increase the risk of major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods. We used work characteristics from Karasek’s Job Strain model, measured on 3 occasions over 10 years in a cohort of 7732 British civil servants, to predict subsequent onset of MDD with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Results. Repeated job strain was associated with increased risk of MDD (…
Major Depressive Episodes and Work Stress: Results From a National Population Survey
Objectives. We determined the proportion of workers meeting criteria for major depressive episodes in the past year and examined the association between psychosocial work-stress variables and these episodes. Methods. Data were derived from the Canadian Community Health Survey 1.2, a population-based survey of 24324 employed, community-dwelling individuals conducted in 2002. We assessed depressive episodes using the Composite International Diagnos…
Racism, mental illness and social support in the UK
Neighbourhood deprivation and adolescent self-esteem: Exploration of the 'socio-economic equalisation in youth' hypothesis in Britain and Canada
Psychological distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Renfrew and Paisley (MIDSPAN) study
Background: This study examined whether psychological distress might be a predictor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Method: The relation between psychological distress at baseline, measured by the general health questionnaire (GHQ), and chronic bronchitis three years later, as measured by the Medical Research Council (MRC) bronchitis questionnaire and forced expiratory flow in one second (FEV 1 ), was examined in 1682 men and 220…
Low job control and risk of coronary heart disease in whitehall ii (prospective cohort) study
Objective: To determine the association between adverse psychosocial characteristics at work and risk of coronary heart disease among male and female civil servants. Design: Prospective cohort study (Whitehall II study). At the baseline examination (1985-8) and twice during follow up a self report questionnaire provided information on psychosocial factors of the work environment and coronary heart disease. Independent assessments of the work envi…
Anger and Incident Heart Disease in the Caerphilly Study
OBJECTIVE: The idea that anger may predict ischemic heart disease (IHD) is more than 30 years old. Some, but not all, prospective studies have supported this suggestion. Attention has focused on hostility as the critical component of anger for IHD risk. This idea is explored using prospective data from the Caerphilly study. METHODS: A sample of 2890 men aged 49 to 65 years living in and around Caerphilly, South Wales, was identified. Anger was as…
The importance of low control at work and home on depression and anxiety: Do These Effects Vary by Gender and Social Class
Noise pollution: Non-auditory effects on health
Noise is a prominent feature of the environment including noise from transport, industry and neighbours. Exposure to transport noise disturbs sleep in the laboratory, but not generally in field studies where adaptation occurs. Noise interferes in complex task performance, modifies social behaviour and causes annoyance. Studies of occupational and environmental noise exposure suggest an association with hypertension, whereas community studies show…
Is Type A Behavior Really a Trigger for Coronary Heart Disease Events
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare chronic with acute mechanisms by which Type A might predict incident coronary heart disease (CHD). METHOD: The study included 2394 men aged 50 to 64 years who were assessed for CHD, Type A behavior, and CHD risk factors. Type A was assessed using the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS), the Bortner scale, and the Framingham scale. Further examinations were completed at 5 and 9 years for incident CHD. …
Future uncertainty and socioeconomic inequalities in health: The Whitehall II study
Employment transitions and mental health: An analysis from the British household panel survey
Study objective: To describe the impact of changes between employment and various forms of non-employment, and vice versa, on the psychological wellbeing of men and of women. Design: Separate multivariate models for men and for women were constructed to study the association between employment transitions and episodes of psychological distress (general health questionnaire). Participants: 13 359 employment transitions from 5092 people aged 16–74 …
Self-reported job insecurity and health in the Whitehall II study: Potential Explanations of the Relationship
Mental disorders among Somali refugees: Developing culturally appropriate measures and assessing socio-cultural risk factors
Psychological distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Renfrew and Paisley (MIDSPAN) study
Background: This study examined whether psychological distress might be a predictor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Method: The relation between psychological distress at baseline, measured by the general health questionnaire (GHQ), and chronic bronchitis three years later, as measured by the Medical Research Council (MRC) bronchitis questionnaire and forced expiratory flow in one second (FEV 1 ), was examined in 1682 men and 220…
Major Depressive Episodes and Work Stress: Results From a National Population Survey
Objectives. We determined the proportion of workers meeting criteria for major depressive episodes in the past year and examined the association between psychosocial work-stress variables and these episodes. Methods. Data were derived from the Canadian Community Health Survey 1.2, a population-based survey of 24324 employed, community-dwelling individuals conducted in 2002. We assessed depressive episodes using the Composite International Diagnos…
Area social fragmentation, social support for individuals and psychosocial health in young adults: Evidence from a national survey in England
This paper uses national survey data for young adults in England to explore empirically the relationships between social fragmentation in communities (measured for geographical areas), social support experienced by individuals from their immediate social circle, and psychosocial health of young adults. After reviewing previous research about these associations, we adopted an empirical approach to these questions, which was innovative in using dat…
Racism, mental illness and social support in the UK
Quality of Workplace Social Relationships and Perceived Health
Associations between the quality of social relationships at work and mental and self-reported health were examined to assess whether these associations were independent of job strain. The study was based on cross-sectional survey data from 728 employees (response rate 58%) and included the Demand-Control-(Support) (DC-S) model, six items on the quality of social relationships at the workplace, the General Health Questionnaire (30), and an item on…
Repeated Job Strain and the Risk of Depression: Longitudinal Analyses From the Whitehall II Study
Objectives. We addressed whether repeated job strain and low work social support increase the risk of major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods. We used work characteristics from Karasek’s Job Strain model, measured on 3 occasions over 10 years in a cohort of 7732 British civil servants, to predict subsequent onset of MDD with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Results. Repeated job strain was associated with increased risk of MDD (…
Life Course Study of the Etiology of Self-Reported Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the 1958 British Birth Cohort
OBJECTIVE: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder with unknown etiology. This is the first study to use a life course approach to examine premorbid risk markers for self-reported IBS in a UK birth cohort. METHODS: Cohort study using the 1958 British birth cohort, which included 98.7% of births in 1 week in England, Wales, and Scotland. The outcome was self-reported IBS by the age of 42 years, classified with onset af…
How do adolescents talk about self-harm: A qualitative study of disclosure in an ethnically diverse urban population in England
This study provides insight into the subjective experience of self-harm, disclosure and help-seeking from a young, ethnically diverse community sample. Accounts highlighted the value of examining self-harm in the context of each adolescent's day-to-day life. These accounts emphasised the need for support from others and increasing awareness about appropriate responses to adolescent self-harm and accessible sources of help for adolescents
Neighbourhood risk factors for Common Mental Disorders among young people aged 10–20 years: A structured review of quantitative research
The prospective association between childhood cognitive ability and somatic symptoms and syndromes in adulthood: The 1958 British birth cohort
BACKGROUND: Cognitive ability is negatively associated with functional somatic symptoms (FSS) in childhood. Lower childhood cognitive ability might also predict FSS and functional somatic syndromes in adulthood. However, it is unknown whether this association would be modified by subjective and objective measures of parental academic expectations. METHODS: 14 068 participants from the 1958 British birth cohort, whose cognitive ability was assesse…
Neighbourhood deprivation and adolescent self-esteem: Exploration of the 'socio-economic equalisation in youth' hypothesis in Britain and Canada
Individual socio-demographic factors and perceptions of the environment as determinants of inequalities in adolescent physical and psychological health: The Olympic Regeneration in East London (ORiEL)…
During adolescence perceptions of the urban physical environment, along with the social and economic characteristics of their household, are important factors in explaining patterns of health inequality
Longitudinal Associations Between Cyberbullying Involvement and Adolescent Mental Health
Changes in autonomy, job demands and working hours after diagnosis of chronic disease: A comparison of employed and self-employed older persons using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (Elsa)
BACKGROUND: Modifications in working conditions can accommodate changing needs of chronically ill persons. The self-employed may have more possibilities than employees to modify their working conditions. We investigate how working conditions change following diagnosis of chronic disease for employed and self-employed older persons. METHODS: We used waves 2-7 from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). We included 1389 participants aged …
Medicine (23 works) · Psychiatry (19 works) · Psychology (17 works) · Gerontology (10 works) · Mental health (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (8 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works)