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Catling, J, Kelly, P, Walsh, E, Yeung, C, Gomez, N & Catling, I 2026, 'The impact of perfectionism, sleep quality, resilience, nature contact, mobile phone use and sense of community on young people’s mental health in the UK', International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, vol. 31, no. 1, 2618696. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2026.2618696
Sutton, E, Catling, J, van Zanten, JJCSV & Segaert, K 2025, 'Practice makes perfect, but to what end? Computerised brain training has limited cognitive benefits in healthy ageing', Psychological Research, vol. 89, no. 2, 75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-025-02110-7
Dewar, E & Catling, J 2024, 'Are smartphone use and nature contact predictive of depression in a UK university population?', Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-10-2022-0081
Matera, C, Papp, ZK, Paradisi, M, Pieri, C, Catling, J & Nerini, A 2024, 'Assessing perception of mattering in a cross-cultural university context: validity and reliability of the Italian and Hungarian versions of the University Mattering Scale (UM-S)', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 15, 1502661. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1502661
Juozelskyte, G & Catling, J 2024, 'Assessing the mindfulness predictors of mental health: does mindfulness practise or dispositional mindfulness better protect young peoples’ mental health?', Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, vol. 12, no. 1, 2305723. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2024.2305723
Elsherif, MM & Catling, JC 2024, 'How Age of Acquisition Affects Compound Word Recognition', Scientific Studies of Reading, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 685-712. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888438.2024.2409630
Elsherif, MM, Preece, E & Catling, JC 2023, 'Age-of-acquisition effects: a literature review', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 812–847. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0001215
Elsherif, MM & Catling, JC 2023, 'Are two words recalled or recognised as one? How age-of-acquisition affects memory for compound words', Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 132, 104449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2023.104449
Asquith, E, Bould, K, Catling, JC, Day, EJ & Holt, A 2023, 'Behaviour regulation and the role of mental health in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease', BMC Gastroenterology, vol. 23, no. 1, 306. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-023-02941-x
AbuQamar, M, Eltayyan, D, Kuznetsova, I, Dhesi, S, Catling, J, Al-Dadah, R, Mahmoud, SM & Abuhaiba, M 2023, 'The impact of access to electricity on mental health in conflict-affected territories: An exploratory study in Gaza', International Journal of Social Psychiatry, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640231194479
Catling, J & Sutton, E 2023, 'The impact of gender and ethnic background on physical and mental health in a post-pandemic student cohort in the UK', Journal of Health and Social Sciences, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 219-229. https://doi.org/10.19204/2023/THMP5
Catling, J 2023, 'The long-term impact of COVID-19 on student mental health', Journal of Health and Social Sciences, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 295-307. https://doi.org/10.19204/2023/THLN4
Sutton, E, Catling, J, Segaert, K & Veldhuijzen Van Zanten, J 2022, 'Cognitive Health Worries, Reduced Physical Activity and Fewer Social Interactions Negatively Impact Psychological Wellbeing in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, 823089. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.823089
Catling, J, Bayley, A, Begum, Z, Wardzinski, C & Wood, A 2022, 'Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on mental health in a UK student sample', BMC psychology, vol. 10, no. 1, 118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00732-9
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Elsherif, MM, Catling, JC & Frisson, S 2022, 'Correction to: Two words as one: A multi-naming investigation of the age-of-acquisition effect in compound-word processing', Memory and Cognition. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-021-01231-9
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