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Schneider, E, Spetter, MS, Martin, E, Sapey, E, Yip, KP, Manolopoulos, KN, Tahrani, AA, Thomas, JM, Lee, M, Hallschmid, M, Rotshtein, P, Dourish, CT & Higgs, S 2022, 'The effect of intranasal insulin on appetite and mood in women with and without obesity: an experimental medicine study', International Journal of Obesity, vol. 46, no. 7, pp. 1319-1327. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-022-01115-1
Long, EV, Vartanian, LR, Faasse, K & Higgs, S 2022, 'People's intended serving behaviour at social vs. non-social meals', Appetite, vol. 175, 106053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106053
Schneider, E, Martin, E, Rotshtein, P, Qureshi, KL, Chamberlain, SR, Spetter, MS, Dourish, CT & Higgs, S 2022, 'The effects of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate on eating behaviour and homeostatic, reward and cognitive processes in women with binge-eating symptoms: an experimental medicine study', Translational Psychiatry, vol. 12, no. 1, 9, pp. 8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01770-4
Parent, MB, Higgs, S, Cheke, LG & Kanoski, SE 2021, 'Memory and eating: a bidirectional relationship implicated in obesity', Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, vol. 132, pp. 110-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.10.051
Higgs, S & Thomas, J 2016, 'Social influences on eating', Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, vol. 9, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.10.005
Recent publications
Article
Edwards, KL, Thomas, JM, Higgs, S & Blissett, J 2024, 'Exposure to models’ negative facial expressions whilst eating a vegetable decreases women’s liking of the modelled vegetable, but not their desire to eat', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 14, 1252369. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1252369
Nolan, LJ & Higgs, S 2024, 'The role of irrational beliefs in the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and disordered eating in two general student samples', Appetite, vol. 195, 107229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107229
Martin, E, Dourish, CT & Higgs, S 2023, 'Interoceptive accuracy mediates the longitudinal relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) inattentive symptoms and disordered eating in a community sample', Physiology and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114220
Higgs, S 2023, 'Is there a role for higher cognitive processes in the development of obesity in humans?', Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, vol. 378, no. 1885, 20220208. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0208
Hammami, A, Garcia, A, Darcel, N, Higgs, S & Davidenko, O 2023, 'The effect of social norms on vegetarian choices is moderated by intentions to follow a vegetarian diet in the future: Evidence from a laboratory and field study', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 14, 1081700. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1081700
Çoker, EN, Pechey, R, Frie, K, Jebb, SA, Stewart, C, Higgs, S & Cook, B 2022, 'A dynamic social norm messaging intervention to reduce meat consumption: a randomized cross-over trial in retail store restaurants', Appetite, vol. 169, 105824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105824
Fischera, W, van Beusekom, M, Higgs, S & Cecil, JE 2022, 'A social norms and identity approach to increasing fruit and vegetable intake of undergraduate students in the United Kingdom', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, 838394. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.838394
Satherley, R-M, Lerigo, F, Higgs, S & Howard, R 2022, 'An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the development and maintenance of gluten-related distress and unhelpful eating and lifestyle patterns in coeliac disease', British Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 1026-1042. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12588
Higgs, S, Bouguettaya, A & Ruddock, H 2022, 'Awareness of Social Influences on Eating Is Dependent on Familiarity With Imagined Dining Partners and Type of Eating Occasion', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, 841422. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.841422
Meadows, A & Higgs, S 2022, 'Challenging oppression: a social identity model of stigma resistance in higher-weight individuals', Body Image, vol. 42, pp. 237-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.06.004
Maidment, ID, Wong, G, Duddy, C, Upthegrove, R, Oduola, S, Robotham, D, Higgs, S, Ahern, A & Birdi, G 2022, 'REalist Synthesis Of non-pharmacologicaL interVEntions for antipsychotic-induced weight gain (RESOLVE) in people living with severe mental illness (SMI)', Systematic Reviews, vol. 11, no. 1, 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-01912-9
Ruddock, HK, Brunstrom, JM, Vartanian, LR & Higgs, S 2022, 'Social facilitation of energy intake in adult women is sustained over three days in a crossover laboratory experiment and is not compensated for under free-living conditions', Appetite, vol. 176, 106141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106141
Conference article
Elsner, F, Matthiessen, LE, Średnicka-Tober, D, Marx, W, O'Neil, A, Welch, AA, Hayhoe, RP, Higgs, S, van Vliet, M, Morphew-Lu, E, Kazimierczak, R, Góralska-Walczak, R, Kopczyńska, K, Steenbuch Krabbe Bruun, T, Rosane, BP, Gjedsted Bügel, S & Strassner, C 2022, 'Identifying future study designs for mental health and social wellbeing associated with diets of a cohort living in eco-regions: findings from the INSUM Expert Workshop', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010669
Letter
H Heald, A, Shakespeare, M, Phillipson, A, Cade, J, Netter, P & Higgs, S 2023, 'Does food responsiveness change in people with first-episode psychosis over a period of 3 months after commencing antipsychotics? Preliminary results', Cardiovascular endocrinology & metabolism, vol. 12, no. 1, e0274. https://doi.org/10.1097/XCE.0000000000000274
Review article
French, DP, Ahern, AL, Greaves, CJ, Hawkes, RE, Higgs, S, Pechey, R & Sniehotta, FF 2023, 'Preventing type 2 diabetes: A research agenda for behavioural science', Diabetic Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15147
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