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Michaela Benzeval is affiliated with the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences with a focus on health-related topics.

The main fields of study in which they have contributed include:

  • Social Sciences

Their work further specializes in the following subfields:

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

Michaela Benzeval's research covers several key topics, notably:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK household longitudinal study" (2021), Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Mental health and health behaviours before and during the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown: longitudinal analyses of the UK Household Longitudinal Study" (2020), Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  • "The mental health impact of COVID-19 and lockdown-related stressors among adults in the UK" (2020), Psychological Medicine
  • "Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK Household Longitudinal Study" (2021), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Mental health and health behaviours before and during the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal analyses of the UK Household Longitudinal Study" (2020), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent publication venues where Michaela Benzeval has contributed include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Frequent coauthors with whom Michaela Benzeval has collaborated are:

  • Meena Kumari
  • Elise Whitley
  • Thomas F. Crossley
  • Michael J. Green
  • Claire L. Niedzwiedz

Best Publications

  • Grip strength across the life course: normative data from twelve British studies.

    Richard M. Dodds;Holly E. Syddall;Rachel Cooper;Michaela Benzeval

  • Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK household longitudinal study.

    Elaine Robertson;Kelly S Reeve;Claire L Niedzwiedz;Jamie Moore

  • Income and health: the time dimension.

    Michaela Benzeval;Ken Judge

  • Mental health and health behaviours before and during the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown: longitudinal analyses of the UK Household Longitudinal Study

    Claire L Niedzwiedz;Michael James Green;Michaela Benzeval;Desmond Campbell

  • Income inequality and population health

    Ken F. Judge;Jo-Ann Mulligan;Michaela Benzeval

  • Employment transitions and mental health: an analysis from the British household panel survey

    Claudia Thomas;Michaela Benzeval;Stephen A Stansfeld

  • A systematic review of the effect of retention methods in population-based cohort studies

    Cara L Booker;Seeromanie Harding;Michaela Benzeval

  • Tackling inequalities in health : An agenda for action

    Michaela Benzeval;Ken Judge;Margaret Whitehead

  • Life course trajectories of systolic blood pressure using longitudinal data from eight UK cohorts

    Andrew K. Wills;Debbie A. Lawlor;Fiona E. Matthews;Avan Aihie Sayer

  • Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies

    Annie Britton;Yoav Ben-Shlomo;Michaela Benzeval;Michaela Benzeval;Diana Kuh

  • The self-reported health status of lone parents

    Michaela Benzeval

  • Increased blood pressure reactions to acute mental stress are associated with 16‐year cardiovascular disease mortality

    Douglas Carroll;Annie T. Ginty;Geoff Der;Kate Hunt

  • The mental health impact of COVID-19 and lockdown related stressors among adults in the UK.

    Tarani Chandola;Meena Kumari;Cara L Booker;Michaela J Benzeval

  • Evidence on the Relationship between Low Income and Poor Health: Is the Government Doing Enough?

    Michaela Benzeval;Jayne Taylor;Ken Judge

  • Is Socioeconomic Status Associated With Biological Aging as Measured by Telomere Length

    Tony Robertson;G David Batty;Geoff Der;Candida Fenton

  • Partnership history and mental health over time

    M Willitts;M Benzeval;S Stansfeld

  • Genome-wide analysis of health-related biomarkers in the UK Household Longitudinal Study reveals novel associations

    Bram P. Prins;Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;Yanchun Bao;Melissa Smart

  • Blood pressure reactions to acute mental stress and future blood pressure status: data from the 12-year follow-up of the West of Scotland Study.

    Douglas Carroll;Anna C. Phillips;Geoff Der;Kate Hunt

  • The daytime impact of DSM-5 insomnia disorder: Comparative analysis of insomnia subtypes from the Great British Sleep Survey

    Colin A. Espie;Simon D. Kyle;Peter Hames;Eva Cyhlarova

  • Health inequalities : new concerns about the children of single mothers

    Ken Judge;M Benzeval

  • Health Check: Health Care Reforms in an International Context

    Chris Ham;Ray Robinson;Michaela Benzeval

Frequent Co-Authors

Alastair H. Leyland
Alastair H. Leyland University of Glasgow
Kate Hunt
Kate Hunt University of Stirling
Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari University of Essex
Geoff Der
Geoff Der University of Glasgow
Helen Sweeting
Helen Sweeting University of Glasgow
Sally Macintyre
Sally Macintyre MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
Sally Wyke
Sally Wyke University of Glasgow
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi University of Glasgow
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol

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