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Overview

David Sheffield is affiliated with the University of Derby in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily encompasses the fields of psychology and medicine, with a notable focus on clinical psychology and social psychology. Additional specialized subfields include health, toxicology and mutagenesis, general health professions, and conservation. The scientific contributions also cover key topics such as urban green space and health, mindfulness and compassion interventions, art therapy and mental health, animal and plant science education, sport psychology and performance, COVID-19 and mental health, and environmental education and sustainability.

Their publication record features several recent papers from 2020, which include:

  • Effects of Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) and Nature Therapy on Mental Health: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction)
  • Where the wild things are! Do urban green spaces with greater avian biodiversity promote more positive emotions in humans? (Urban Ecosystems)
  • A Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes: A Revised Conceptualization (Frontiers in Psychology)
  • Digital Self-Management Interventions for People With Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis (Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • Does a natural environment enhance the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)? Examining the mental health and wellbeing, and nature connectedness benefits (Landscape and Urban Planning)

David Sheffield has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Miles Richardson
  • Gülcan Garip
  • Nathan J. Dawson
  • Yasuhiro Kotera
  • Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky

Their work is often published in venues where they have multiple contributions, such as:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
  • Journal of Pain
  • Activities Adaptation & Aging

Best Publications

  • Cardiovascular reactivity and development of preclinical and clinical disease states

    Frank A. Treiber;Thomas Kamarck;Neil Schneiderman;David Sheffield

  • The Relationship Between Nature Connectedness and Eudaimonic Well-Being: A Meta-analysis

    Alison Pritchard;Miles Richardson;David Sheffield;Kirsten McEwan

  • Beyond knowing nature: Contact, emotion, compassion, meaning, and beauty are pathways to nature connection

    Ryan Lumber;Miles Richardson;David Sheffield

  • A Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes

    Marc Jones;Carla Meijen;Paul Joseph McCarthy;David Sheffield

  • Social support and experimental pain.

    Jennifer L. Brown;David Sheffield;Mark R. Leary;Michael E. Robinson

  • Heart rate variability in patients with coronary artery disease: Differences in patients with higher and lower depression scores

    Rungroj Krittayaphong;Wayne E. Cascio;Kathleen C. Light;David Sheffield

  • Mental Stress-Induced Ischemia and All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Results From the Psychophysiological Investigations of Myocardial Ischemia Study

    David S. Sheps;Robert P. McMahon;Lewis Becker;Robert M. Carney

  • Racial/ethnic differences in the experience of chronic pain.

    Joseph L Riley;James B Wade;Cynthia D Myers;David Sheffield

  • Race and sex differences in cutaneous pain perception.

    David Sheffield;Paula L. Biles;Heather Orom;William Maixner

  • An investigation into problematic smartphone use: The role of narcissism, anxiety, and personality factors.

    Zaheer Hussain;Mark D. Griffiths;David Sheffield

  • Effects of Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) and Nature Therapy on Mental Health: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Yasuhiro Kotera;Miles Richardson;David Sheffield

  • Where the wild things are! Do urban green spaces with greater avian biodiversity promote more positive emotions in humans?

    Ross W. F. Cameron;Paul Brindley;Meghann Mears;Kirsten McEwan

  • Substance abuse among physicians: a survey of academic anesthesiology programs.

    John V. Booth;Davida Grossman;Jill Moore;Catherine Lineberger

  • An exploration of formal and informal mindfulness practice and associations with wellbeing

    Kelly Birtwell;Kate Williams;Harm van Marwijk;Christopher J. Armitage;Christopher J. Armitage

  • Depression, Anxiety, and the Cardiovascular System: The Cardiologist's Perspective

    David S. Sheps;David Sheffield

  • Sex, gender, and blood pressure: contributions to experimental pain report.

    Cynthia D. Myers;Michael E. Robinson;Joseph L. Riley;David Sheffield

  • Pressor reactions to psychological stress and prediction of future blood pressure: data from the Whitehall II Study.

    Douglas Carroll;George Davey Smith;David Sheffield;Martin J Shipley

  • Brief report: Self-compassion, physical health and the mediating role of health-promoting behaviours.

    Sara Dunne;David Sheffield;Joseph Chilcot

  • Joy and Calm: How an Evolutionary Functional Model of Affect Regulation Informs Positive Emotions in Nature

    Miles Richardson;Kirsten McEwan;Frances A. Maratos;David Sheffield

  • Cardiovascular indices of challenge and threat states predict competitive performance.

    Martin J. Turner;Marc V. Jones;David Sheffield;Sophie L. Cross

  • A Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes: A Revised Conceptualization

    Carla Meijen;Martin Turner;Marc V. Jones;David Sheffield

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc V. Jones
Marc V. Jones Manchester Metropolitan University
Kirsten McEwan
Kirsten McEwan University of Derby
David L. Carroll
David L. Carroll Wake Forest University
Arie Nouwen
Arie Nouwen Middlesex University
Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert University of Derby
William Van Gordon
William Van Gordon University of Derby
Edo Shonin
Edo Shonin Nottingham Trent University
Karina W. Davidson
Karina W. Davidson Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Javier García-Campayo
Javier García-Campayo University of Zaragoza

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