Laura McGowan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5098529 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura McGowan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | McGowan |
| SIGNATURE | MCGOWAN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3253-3226 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decision-making about bariatric and cosmetic medical tourism from countries with universal healthcare
Background A growing number of people are travelling abroad for medical treatments (known as medical tourism; MT), driven by globalisation of the healthcare market. Medical tourists from countries with universal healthcare strain resources when returning with complications which require aftercare or further treatment. This rapid systematic review synthesised literature on decision-making of medical tourists, focusing on cosmetic and bariatric MT …
Barriers and enablers to obesity prevention in female-only high schools in Riyadh
Female-only high schools in KSA face major barriers to obesity prevention SBIs, with low student motivation emerging as a dominant barrier across staff and student groups. Addressing these barriers through context-specific, multi-level approaches integrating staff and student perspectives is critical for effective SBIs
A systematic scoping review of adult obesity policy actions and weight-related services in a region of the United Kingdom using the behaviour change wheel
Behavioural mapping of obesity policy actions/weight-management services is a novel approach with the potential to influence policy/service development. In Northern Ireland, using this method illustrated policy gaps and significant opportunities to improve Weight-management service provision
Public attitudes towards obesity policies on the island of Ireland; exploring the relationship with biopsychosocial characteristics
This study reveals a considerable variation in public attitudes towards obesity policies which varied by individual biopsychosocial characteristics. Present findings have important implications for policy makers tasked with designing and implementing acceptable approaches to prevent obesity at a population level
Public beliefs about the consequences of living with obesity in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Beliefs about the consequences of maintaining a healthy body weight are associated with individuals' weight, self-rated health, diet and perceived ease of adoption of dietary and exercise-related improvements. Beliefs about the health risks of obesity and perceived greater costs associated with maintaining a healthy weight appear to have strengthened over time. Present findings are pertinent to researchers and policy makers involved in the design…
Domestic cooking and food skills
Domestic cooking skills (CS) and food skills (FS) encompass multiple components, yet there is a lack of consensus on their constituent parts, inter-relatedness, or measurement, leading to limited empirical support for their role in influencing dietary quality. This review assessed the measurement of CS and FS in adults (>16 years); critically examining study designs, psychometric properties of measures, theoretical basis, and associations of CS/F…
Increasing intention to cook from basic ingredients
The impact of video technology on learning
Barriers and facilitators to cooking from ‘scratch’ using basic or raw ingredients
Do habits always override intentions? Pitting unhealthy snacking habits against snack-avoidance intentions
No support was found for the expected moderating impact of habit on the intention-behaviour relationship, indicating that individuals with intentions can act on those intentions despite having habits. Previous evidence of a habit-intention interaction effect may be unreliable. A growing literature indicates that habitual tendencies can be inhibited, albeit with difficulty. Habits and intentions may vary in the influence they exert over discrete b…
Engaging with the European Union? Exploring the Europeanization of the British National Party
Hostility towards the process of European integration is generally considered to constitute one of the hallmarks of the far right ‘family’ in Europe. This article acknowledges such opposition but it also recognises that the rhetoric is often at odds with actual policy activities and aspirations. Not only have far right parties long advocated greater European inter-party co-operation but they are now actively pursuing engagement with the European …
Parents’ misperceptions of social norms for pre-school children's snacking behaviour
Objective Misperception of social norms may result in normalising unhealthy behaviours. The present study tested the hypothesis that parents overestimate both the frequency of unhealthy snacking in pre-school children other than their own (descriptive norms) and its acceptability to other parents (injunctive norms). Design A cross-sectional, self-report community survey. Questions assessed the frequency with which respondents’ own child ate unhea…
Predictors of core and non-core food and drink intake in preschool-aged children in the United Kingdom
Barriers and facilitators to cooking from ‘scratch’ using basic or raw ingredients
The impact of video technology on learning
Increasing intention to cook from basic ingredients
Engaging with the European Union? Exploring the Europeanization of the British National Party
Hostility towards the process of European integration is generally considered to constitute one of the hallmarks of the far right ‘family’ in Europe. This article acknowledges such opposition but it also recognises that the rhetoric is often at odds with actual policy activities and aspirations. Not only have far right parties long advocated greater European inter-party co-operation but they are now actively pursuing engagement with the European …
Predictors of core and non-core food and drink intake in preschool-aged children in the United Kingdom
Parents’ misperceptions of social norms for pre-school children's snacking behaviour
Objective Misperception of social norms may result in normalising unhealthy behaviours. The present study tested the hypothesis that parents overestimate both the frequency of unhealthy snacking in pre-school children other than their own (descriptive norms) and its acceptability to other parents (injunctive norms). Design A cross-sectional, self-report community survey. Questions assessed the frequency with which respondents’ own child ate unhea…
Engaging with the European Union? Exploring the Europeanization of the British National Party
Hostility towards the process of European integration is generally considered to constitute one of the hallmarks of the far right ‘family’ in Europe. This article acknowledges such opposition but it also recognises that the rhetoric is often at odds with actual policy activities and aspirations. Not only have far right parties long advocated greater European inter-party co-operation but they are now actively pursuing engagement with the European …
Do habits always override intentions? Pitting unhealthy snacking habits against snack-avoidance intentions
No support was found for the expected moderating impact of habit on the intention-behaviour relationship, indicating that individuals with intentions can act on those intentions despite having habits. Previous evidence of a habit-intention interaction effect may be unreliable. A growing literature indicates that habitual tendencies can be inhibited, albeit with difficulty. Habits and intentions may vary in the influence they exert over discrete b…
Barriers and facilitators to cooking from ‘scratch’ using basic or raw ingredients
Domestic cooking and food skills
Domestic cooking skills (CS) and food skills (FS) encompass multiple components, yet there is a lack of consensus on their constituent parts, inter-relatedness, or measurement, leading to limited empirical support for their role in influencing dietary quality. This review assessed the measurement of CS and FS in adults (>16 years); critically examining study designs, psychometric properties of measures, theoretical basis, and associations of CS/F…
Increasing intention to cook from basic ingredients
The impact of video technology on learning
Public beliefs about the consequences of living with obesity in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Beliefs about the consequences of maintaining a healthy body weight are associated with individuals' weight, self-rated health, diet and perceived ease of adoption of dietary and exercise-related improvements. Beliefs about the health risks of obesity and perceived greater costs associated with maintaining a healthy weight appear to have strengthened over time. Present findings are pertinent to researchers and policy makers involved in the design…
Public attitudes towards obesity policies on the island of Ireland; exploring the relationship with biopsychosocial characteristics
This study reveals a considerable variation in public attitudes towards obesity policies which varied by individual biopsychosocial characteristics. Present findings have important implications for policy makers tasked with designing and implementing acceptable approaches to prevent obesity at a population level
Decision-making about bariatric and cosmetic medical tourism from countries with universal healthcare
Background A growing number of people are travelling abroad for medical treatments (known as medical tourism; MT), driven by globalisation of the healthcare market. Medical tourists from countries with universal healthcare strain resources when returning with complications which require aftercare or further treatment. This rapid systematic review synthesised literature on decision-making of medical tourists, focusing on cosmetic and bariatric MT …
Barriers and enablers to obesity prevention in female-only high schools in Riyadh
Female-only high schools in KSA face major barriers to obesity prevention SBIs, with low student motivation emerging as a dominant barrier across staff and student groups. Addressing these barriers through context-specific, multi-level approaches integrating staff and student perspectives is critical for effective SBIs
A systematic scoping review of adult obesity policy actions and weight-related services in a region of the United Kingdom using the behaviour change wheel
Behavioural mapping of obesity policy actions/weight-management services is a novel approach with the potential to influence policy/service development. In Northern Ireland, using this method illustrated policy gaps and significant opportunities to improve Weight-management service provision
Medicine (7 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Obesity (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 works) · Biostatistics (4 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (4 works) · Psychological intervention (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works)