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2026

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Overview

Mark Conner is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, with a research focus spanning psychology and medicine. Their scholarly output reflects deep engagement with applied and clinical psychology, as well as public health and sociopolitical dimensions related to health behaviors.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these disciplines, Conner has contributed to subfields such as:

  • Applied Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The primary topics addressed in their work cover behavioral and mental health concerns:

  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

Mark Conner's recent publications include:

  • Understanding the intention-behavior gap: The role of intention strength, 2022, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial of eRAPID: eHealth Intervention During Chemotherapy, 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Stress and eating behaviours in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Health Psychology Review
  • Affective Determinants of Physical Activity: A Conceptual Framework and Narrative Review, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Reasoned action approach and compliance with recommended behaviours to prevent the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the UK, 2020, British Journal of Health Psychology

Frequent co-authors in Conner's research collaboration network consist of:

  • Daryl B. O'Connor
  • Sarah Wilding
  • Paul Norman
  • Charles Abraham
  • Christopher J. Armitage

The venues contributing most frequently to Conner's publishing record include:

  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Psychology and Health
  • British Journal of Health Psychology

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of the Theory of Planned Behaviour: a meta-analytic review.

    Christopher J. Armitage;Mark Conner

  • The Theory of Planned Behaviour

    Mark Conner;Brian Mcmillan

  • Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior: A Review and Avenues for Further Research

    Mark Conner;Christopher J. Armitage

  • Prospective prediction of health-related behaviours with the Theory of Planned Behaviour: a meta-analysis

    Rosemary Robin Charlotte McEachan;Mark Conner;Natalie Jayne Taylor;Rebecca Jane Lawton

  • Theory of Planned Behavior

    Mark Conner

  • The theory of planned behaviour and health behaviours.

    Mark Conner;Paul Sparks

  • Social cognition models and health behaviour: A structured review

    Christopher J. Armitage;Mark Conner

  • The role of social cognition models in predicting health behaviours: Future directions.

    Paul Norman;Mark Conner

  • Predicting health behaviour : research and practice with social cognition models

    Mark Conner;Paul Norman

  • Recommendations for increasing replicability in psychology.

    Jens B. Asendorpf;Mark Conner;Filip de Fruyt;Jan De Houwer

  • Distinguishing Perceptions of Control From Self‐Efficacy: Predicting Consumption of a Low‐Fat Diet Using the Theory of Planned Behavior

    Christopher J. Armitage;Mark Conner

  • The theory of planned behaviour: Assessment of predictive validity and 'perceived control

    Christopher J. Armitage;Mark Conner

  • The theory of planned behavior and healthy eating.

    Mark Conner;Paul Norman;Russell Bell

  • Meta-Analysis of the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA) to Understanding Health Behaviors.

    Rosemary McEachan;Natalie Taylor;Natalie Taylor;Reema Harrison;Rebecca Lawton

  • Effects of Daily Hassles and Eating Style on Eating Behavior

    Daryl B. O'Connor;Fiona Jones;Mark Conner;Brian McMillan

  • Evidence that perceived behavioural control is a multidimensional construct: Perceived control and perceived difficulty

    David Trafimow;Paschal Sheeran;Mark Conner;Krystina A. Finlay

  • The theory of planned behavior and smoking cessation.

    Paul Norman;Mark Conner;Russell Bell

  • Does monitoring goal progress promote goal attainment? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence.

    Benjamin Harkin;Thomas L. Webb;Betty P. I. Chang;Andrew Prestwich

  • Conscientiousness and the Theory of Planned Behavior: Toward a more Complete Model of the Antecedents of Intentions and Behavior

    Mark Conner;Charles Abraham

  • Interaction effects in the theory of planned behaviour: Studying cannabis use

    Mark Conner;Brian Mcmillan

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca Lawton
Rebecca Lawton University of Leeds
Andrew Prestwich
Andrew Prestwich University of Leeds
Daryl B. O'Connor
Daryl B. O'Connor University of Leeds
Christopher J. Armitage
Christopher J. Armitage University of Manchester
Paschal Sheeran
Paschal Sheeran University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sarah Grogan
Sarah Grogan Manchester Metropolitan University
Charles Abraham
Charles Abraham University of Exeter
Ryan E. Rhodes
Ryan E. Rhodes University of Victoria
Gaston Godin
Gaston Godin Université Laval
David A. Booth
David A. Booth University of Sussex

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