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Nicholas A. Troop is affiliated with the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with notable contributions in various subfields including clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, psychiatry and mental health, applied psychology, and social psychology.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics and venues, reflecting interdisciplinary interests. Notable papers include:

  • Determinants of weekly sitting time: construct validation of an initial COM-B model and comparison of its predictive validity with the Theory of Planned Behaviour, 2020, Psychology and Health
  • Development and validation of the Body Compassion Questionnaire, 2021, Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
  • Emotional disclosure in palliative care: A scoping review of intervention characteristics and implementation factors, 2021, Palliative Medicine
  • A Multilevel Multidimensional Finite Mixture Item Response Model to Cluster Respondents and Countries, 2020, European Journal of Psychological Assessment
  • Body Compassion Questionnaire, 2021, PsycTESTS Dataset

Their research addresses topics such as eating disorders and behaviors, behavioral health and interventions, obesity, physical activity, diet, mindfulness and compassion interventions, psychosomatic disorders and their treatments, mental health via writing, and cancer survivorship and care.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Nicholas A. Troop include:

  • Emily S. Beadle
  • Alison Cain
  • Shazia Akhtar
  • Joyce Lennox
  • Lauren McGuire

Publications have appeared in a variety of recognized journals and outlets, emphasizing a mix of psychological assessment and health psychology, including:

  • Psychology and Health
  • Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
  • Palliative Medicine
  • European Journal of Psychological Assessment
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

The scope of their work integrates methodologies and constructs from both psychology and medicine, focusing on clinical and public health challenges. The scientist has contributed notably to understanding behavioral patterns related to health, measurement tools in psychological research, and interventions in both mental and physical health domains.

Best Publications

  • Are physical activity interventions for healthy inactive adults effective in promoting behavior change and maintenance, and which behavior change techniques are effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Neil Howlett;Daksha Trivedi;Nicholas A Troop;Angel Marie Chater;Angel Marie Chater;Angel Marie Chater

  • Engagement and outcome in the treatment of bulimia nervosa: first phase of a sequential design comparing motivation enhancement therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy.

    Janet L Treasure;Melanie Katzman;Ulrike Schmidt;Nicholas Troop

  • Social Support in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

    Jane M. Tiller;Gaynor Sloane;Ulrike Schmidt;Nicholas Troop

  • Stress, coping, and crisis support in eating disorders

    Nicholas A. Troop;Alison Holbrey;Janet L. Treasure

  • Ways of coping in women with eating disorders.

    Nicholas A. Troop;Alison Holbrey;Rebecca Trowler;Janet L. Treasure

  • Shame in Women with a History of Eating Disorders

    Nicholas A. Troop;Steven Allan;Lucy Serpell;Janet L. Treasure

  • Sequential treatment for bulimia nervosa incorporating a self-care manual.

    Janet Treasure;Ulrike Schmidt;Nicholas Troop;Jane Tiller

  • Social comparison and submissive behaviour in eating disorder patients.

    Nicholas A. Troop;Steven Allan;Janet L. Treasure;Melanie Katzman

  • Fear, disgust, and abnormal eating attitudes: a preliminary study.

    Tony Harvey;Nicholas A. Troop;Janet L. Treasure;Tara Murphy

  • Psychosocial factors in the onset of eating disorders: Responses to life‐events and difficulties

    Nicholas A. Troop;Janet L. Treasure

  • First step in managing bulimia nervosa: controlled trial of therapeutic manual.

    J Treasure;U Schmidt;N Troop;J Tiller

  • Eating disorders in males: a comparison with female patients

    Elvira Bramon-Bosch;Nicholas A. Troop;Janet L. Treasure

  • A further exploration of disgust in eating disorders

    Nicholas A. Troop;Janet L. Treasure;Lucy Serpell

  • To change or not to change—‘How’ is the question?

    Anne Ward;Nicholas Troop;Gill Todd;Janet Treasure

  • Feelings and fantasy in eating disorders: a factor analysis of the Toronto Alexithymia scale

    Nicholas A. Troop;Ulrike H. Schmidt;Janet L. Treasure

  • Disgust sensitivity in eating disorders: a preliminary investigation.

    Nicholas A. Troop;Fay Murphy;Elvira Bramon;Janet L. Treasure

  • The Effects of Stress on Body Weight: Biological and Psychological Predictors of Change in BMI

    Cliff Roberts;Nicholas Troop;Frances Connan;Janet Treasure

  • A prospective study exploring the construct and predictive validity of the COM-B model for physical activity:

    Neil Howlett;Joerg Schulz;Daksha Trivedi;Nicholas A. Troop

  • The development of the P-CAN, a measure to operationalize the pros and cons of anorexia nervosa

    Lucy Serpell;Lucy Serpell;John D. Teasdale;Nicholas A. Troop;Janet Treasure

  • Shame, depressive symptoms and eating, weight and shape concerns in a non-clinical sample.

    Alice Gee;Nicholas Troop

  • Increases in Weight during Chronic Stress are Partially Associated with a Switch in Food Choice towards Increased Carbohydrate and Saturated Fat Intake

    Clifford John Roberts;Clifford John Roberts;Iain Campbell;Nick Troop

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet Treasure
Janet Treasure King's College London
Ulrike Schmidt
Ulrike Schmidt King's College London
Lucy Serpell
Lucy Serpell University College London
Iain C. Campbell
Iain C. Campbell King's College London
Joseph Chilcot
Joseph Chilcot King's College London
Stephen Joseph
Stephen Joseph University of Nottingham
Marcela Matos
Marcela Matos University of Coimbra
Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert University of Derby
David C. Zuroff
David C. Zuroff McGill University
Mark Shevlin
Mark Shevlin University of Ulster

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