Tracy Epton
My research area is in behaviour change in the field of health. This includes (a) designing, implementing and evaluating behaviour change interventions and (b) exploring the effectiveness of individual behaviour change techniques.
This includes the use of a variety of methods including (a) laboratory studies, (b) field trials, (c) meta analyses and systematic reviewing and (d) qualitative research.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Health Psychology
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Self and Identity
Research Group or Laboratory:
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Journal Articles:
- Brown, E. M., Smith, D., Epton, T., & Armitage, C. J. (2018). Do self-incentives change behaviour? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Behavior Therapy.49, 113-123.
- Cameron, D., Epton, T., Norman, P., Sheeran, P., Harris, P. R., Webb, T. L., Julious, S., Brennan, A., Thomas, C., Petroczi, A., Naughton, D., & Shah, I. (2015) A theory-based online health behaviour intervention for new university students (U@Uni LifeGuide): Results from a repeat trial. Trials, 16, 555. doi:10.1186/s13063-015-1092-4
- Epton, T., & Armitage, C. J. (2017). Does situation-specificity affect the operation of implementation intentions? Behavior Therapy, 48, 860-869
- Epton, T., Currie, S., & Armitage, C. J. (2017). The unique effects of goal setting: A meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology. 85, 1182-1198.
- Epton, T., & Harris, P. R. (2008). Self-affirmation promotes health behavior change. Health Psychology, 74(6), 746-752.
- Epton, T., Harris, P. R., Sheeran, P., Kane, R., & van Koningsbruggen, G. (2014). The impact of self-affirmation on health behavior change: A meta-analysis. Health Psychology. doi: 10.1037/hea0000116.
- Epton, T., Norman, P., Dadzie, A. S., Harris, P. R., Webb, T. L., Sheeran, P., Julious, S., Ciravegna, F., Brennan, A., Meier, P., Naughton, D., Petroczi, A., Kruger, J. & Shah, I. (2014). A theory-based online health behaviour intervention for new university students (U@Uni): Results from a randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 14, 563. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-563
- Epton, T., Norman, P., Harris, P. R., Webb, T. L., Sheeran, P., & Snowsill, F. A. (in press). Development of Theory Based Messages for an Online Health Intervention for New University Students (U@Uni). Health Promotion International. doi:10.1093/heapro/dau005
- Epton T., Norman P., Sheeran P., Harris P. R., Webb, T. L., Ciravegna, F., Brennan, A., Meier, P., Juious, S. A., Naughton, D., Petroczi, A., Dadzie, A. S., & Kruger, J. (2013). A theory-based online health behavior intervention for new university students: study protocol. BMC Public Health, 13, 107.
- Harris, P. R., & Epton, T. (2010). The impact of self-affirmation on health-related cognition and health behaviour: Issues and prospects. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 4(7), 439-454.
- Harris, P. R., & Epton, T. (2009). The impact of self-affirmation on health cognition, health behaviour and other health-related responses: A narrative review. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 3(6), 962-978.
- Kruger, J., Brennan, A., Strong, M., Thomas, C., Norman, P., & Epton, T. (2014). The cost-effectiveness of a theory-based online health behavior intervention for new university students: An economic evaluation. BMC Public Healt, 14, 1011. [Impact factor 2.321] doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1011.
- Napper L., Harris P. R., & Epton T. (2009). Developing and testing a self-affirmation manipulation. Self and Identity, 8(1), 45-62.
- Nepusz, T., Petroczi, A., Naughton, D. P., Epton, T. & Norman, P. (in press). Estimating the prevalence of socially sensitive behaviors: Attributing guilty and innocent noncompliance with the single sample count method. Psychological Methods.
- Norman, P., Cameron, D., Epton, T., Webb, T. L., Sheeran, P., Harris, P. R., & Millings, A. (2017). Combining self-affirmation, theory of planned behaviour messages, and implementation intentions to reduce students’ alcohol consumption. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23, 108-127.
- Sheeran, P., Harris, P. R., & Epton, T. (2013). Does heightening risk appraisals change people’s intentions and behavior? A meta-analysis of experimental studies. Psychological Bulletin.
- Skevington, S. M., & Epton, T. (2018). Will sustainable development goals deliver wellbeing? A systematic review and meta analysis to investigate whether WHOQOL-BREF scores respond to change. BMJ Global Health,3, e000609.
- Thomas, C., Breeze, P., Strong, M., Brennan, A., Norman, P., Cameron, D., & Epton, T. (2016). The cost-effectiveness of an updated theory-based online health behavior intervention for new university students: U@Uni2. Journal of Public Health & Epidemiology, 8. 191-203
- Young, V., Eiser, C., Johnson, B., Brierley, S. Epton, T., Elliot, J., & Heller, S. (2013). Eating problems in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Diabetic Medicine, 30(2), 189-198.
Other Publications:
- Epton, T, & Armitage, C. J. (2016). Research Methods in Health Psychology. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Psychology; Harold L. Miller. Sage, CA, USA.
Courses Taught:
Tracy Epton
Manchester Centre for Health Psychology
University of Manchester
Coupland I, Coupland Street
Manchester M13 9PL
United Kingdom
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