Publications

Below is a sample of some of our recent journal publications

Publications

2024

O'Shea, J., Dockray, S., & Susman, E. (2024). Assessing the stability of psychobiological stress reactivity during adolescence: mixed-effect modelling of cortisol responses to laboratory stressors. HRB Open Research, 7, 26. https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/7-26/v1

Shum, C., Dockray, S., & McMahon, J. (2024). The Relationship Between Cognitive Reappraisal and Psychological Well-Being During Early Adolescence: A Scoping Review. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316241231918

Dair, Z., Saad, M., Pawar, U., O'Reilly, R., & Dockray, S. (2024). Classification of Stress via Ambulatory ECG and GSR Data. In Human Activity and Behavior Analysis (pp. 183-196). CRC Press.

2023

Dockray, S., Whelan, E., & Cooney-Quane, J. (2023). 'Psychobiological assessments' in Encyclopedia of Adolescence - Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology.

Dair, Z., Dockray, S., & O’Reilly, R. (2023, February). Inter and intra signal variance in feature extraction and classification of affective state. In Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science: 30th Irish Conference, AICS 2022, Munster, Ireland, December 8–9, 2022, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 3-17). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Cooney-Quane, J., Thomas, S., Nolan, Y., & Dockray, S. (2023). Anxiety, Systemic Inflammation and Somatic Pain Symptoms in Adolescence: Evidence from the ALSPAC Study. Pre-registration https://osf.io/nrjyf/resources

Whelan, E., Cooney-Quane, J., Hunt, E., & Dockray, S. Daily activities and allostatic load in adolescence: Evidence from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Pre-registration https://osf.io/dtavc

Ariu, A., Knirsch, J. P., Leuba, A., Rubo, M., Dockray, S., & Messerli-Bürgy, N. (2023). Are sleep problems related to cortisol awakening responses in preschool-aged children?. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 188, 118.

Shum, C., Dockray, S., Mulcahy, S., & McMahon, J. (2023). Student attitudes towards the Motus Social Emotional Learning Program: A hybrid thematic analysis.Pre-registration https://osf.io/jz4cd/resources

Cibin, R., Ciolfi, L., Dockray, S., Venables, D., & Cassarino, M. (2023). BEHAV-I-AIR–Protocol for a Rapid Review on the role of communication interventions on air quality behavioural change.https://osf.io/t6re7/resources

2022

Olavarría-Ramírez, L., Cooney-Quane, J., Murphy, G., McCafferty, C., Cryan, J. F., & Dockray, S. (2022). A Systematic Review of the Effects of Gut Microbiota Depletion on Social and Anxiety-related Behaviours in Adult Rodents: Implications for Translational Research. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 105013.

Dockray, S. & Messerli-Bürgy, N. 'Biological, cognitive, social and emotional development' in Understanding Youth Mental Health: Perspectives from Theory and Practice, Ed.'s Heary, C., Hennessy, R., & Michail, M.

Dwyer, A. A., Uveges, M., Dockray, S., & Smith, N. (2022). Advancing qualitative rare disease research methodology: a comparison of virtual and in-person focus group formats. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 17(1), 1-8.

Stalder, T., Lupien, S.J., Kudielka, B.M., Adam, E.K., Pruessner, J.C., Wüst, S., Dockray, S., Smyth, N., Evans, P., Kirschbaum, C. and Miller, R., 2022. Evaluation and update of the expert consensus guidelines for the assessment of the cortisol awakening response (CAR). Psychoneuroendocrinology, p.105946.

Dair, Z., Saad, M.M. Pawar, U., Dockray, S., & O'Reilly, R. Classification of Stress via Ambulatory ECG and GSR Data.
arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.04705

Dair, Z., Dockray, S., O'Reilly, R. Variance in Classifying Affective State via Electrocardiogram and Photoplethysmography arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.02916

Ryan, K., Dockray, S., & Linehan, C. (2022, April). Understanding How eHealth Coaches Tailor Support For Weight Loss: Towards the Design of Person-Centered Coaching Systems. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-16). Honourable Mention.

Dwyer, A. A., Uveges, M. K., Dockray, S., & Smith, N. (2022). Exploring Rare Disease Patient Attitudes and Beliefs regarding Genetic Testing: Implications for Person-Centered Care. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12(3), 477.

Dockray, S., Whelan, E., Dick, S., Davoren, M., Heavin, C., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. (2022). What motivates students to decrease or cease substance use?: A scoping review. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 1-6. doi:10.1017/ipm.2022.8

Byrne, M., Dick, S., Ryan, L., Dockray, S., Davoren, M., Heavin, C., Ivers, J.H., Linehan, C. and Vasiliou, V., 2022. The Drug Use in Higher Education in Ireland (DUHEI) Survey 2021: Main Findings.

Sumner, R. C., Cassarino, M., Dockray, S., Setti, A., & Crone, D. (2022). Moving towards a multidimensional dynamic approach to nature and health: A bioavailability perspective. People and Nature.

Howson, V., & Dockray, S. (2022). Reading fiction as an intervention to alter mood state. https://psyarxiv.com/spn2h/

2021

Shum, C., Dockray, S., & McMahon, J. (2021). The Relationship Between Cognitive Reappraisal and Psychological Well-being During Early Adolescence: A Scoping Review Protocol. https://psyarxiv.com/k3rs2/

Whelan, E., O’Shea, J., Hunt, E., & Dockray, S. (2021). Evaluating measures of allostatic load in adolescents: A systematic review. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 105324.

Fawsitt, F., Dockray, S., & Setti, A. (2021). Regulatory focus and perceptions of ageing: exploring the connections. Aging & Mental Health, 1-9.

Ryan, K., Linehan, C., & Dockray, S. (2021, June). Appropriation of digital tracking tools in an online weight loss community: Individual and shared experiences. In Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021 (pp. 999-1014).

Egan, S., Tobin, M., Palmer, B., Coffey, A., Dahly, D., Houghton, C., Carragáin, E.Ó., Toomey, E., Dockray, S. and Matvienko-Sikar, K., 2020. Developing an open educational resource for open research: Protocol for the PaPOR TRAIL project. HRB Open Research, 3.

Dick, S., Dillon, B., Vasiliou, V., Davoren, M., Dockray, S., Heavin, C., ... & Byrne, M. (2021). Reducing the Individual, Institutional and Societal Harms from Student Drug Use.

Vasiliou, V. S., Dockray, S., Dick, S., Davoren, M. P., Heavin, C., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. (2021). Reducing drug-use harms among higher education students: MyUSE contextual-behaviour changes digital intervention development using the Behaviour Change Wheel. Harm Reduction Journal, 18(1), 1-23.

Casey, C. & Dockray, S. (2021; preregistration) The mediating role of self-concept in the relationship between childhood adversity and mental health. Read the preregistration here

2020

Jump, O., & Dockray, S. (2020). Cardiovascular responses to stress utilizing anticipatory singing tasks. Journal of Psychophysiology.

Whelan, E., Dockray, S., Dick, S., Davoren, M., Heavin, C., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. Motivations to decrease and cease substance use in third-level students: A scoping review. https://psyarxiv.com/5u7bs/

Vasiliou, V. S., Dillon, B., Dick, S., Davoren, M. P., Dockray, S., Linehan, C., ... & Byrne, M. (2020). A new clinical algorithm embedded in a contextual behavior change intervention for higher education student drug use. Proceedings of the 2020 Pre-ICIS SIGDSA Symposium. https://aisel.aisnet.org/sigdsa2020/1/

Dick, S., Heavin, C., Vasiliou, V. S., Davoren, M. P., Dockray, S., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. (2020, January). The Design of a Digital Behaviour Change Intervention for Third-Level Student Illicit Substance Use: A Persona Building Approach. In Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Sumner, R., Cassarino, M., Setti, A., & Dockray, S. (2020). Determining the right dose: Dynamic multidimensional perspectives on the nature and health relationship.

Vasiliou, V. S., Dockray, S., Dick, S., Davoren, M. P., Heavin, C., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. (2020). Reducing Drug-use Harms among Higher Education Students: X Contextual-Behaviour Change Digital Intervention Development Using the Behaviour Change Wheel.

Dick, S., Vasiliou, V. S., Davoren, M. P., Dockray, S., Heavin, C., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. (2020). A Digital Substance-Use Harm Reduction Intervention for Students in Higher Education (MyUSE): Protocol for Project Development. JMIR research protocols, 9(8), e17829.

Dick, S., Heavin, C., Vasiliou, V. S., Davoren, M. P., Dockray, S., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. (2020, January). The design of a digital behaviour change intervention for third-level student illicit substance use: a persona building approach. In Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Murphy, L., Cadogan, E., & Dockray, S. (2020). The Consideration of Future Consequences: Evidence for Domain Specificity Across Five Life Domains. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(5), 663-678.

Ryan, K., Murphy, L. E., Linehan, C., & Dockray, S. (2020). Theory in practice: identifying theory-based techniques in health coaches’ tailored feedback during a weight loss intervention. Psychology & Health, 1-23.

Dick, S., Vasiliou, V. S., Davoren, M. P., Dockray, S., Heavin, C., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. My Understanding of Drug Use Experiences (MiUSE): a protocol for the development of a digitally delivered harm reduction intervention for students in higher education.

Dick, S., Vasiliou, V. S., Davoren, M. P., Dockray, S., Heavin, C., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. (2020). A digital substance-use harm reduction intervention for students in higher education (MyUSE): Protocol for project development. JMIR research protocols, 9(8), e17829.

2019

Dockray, S., O’Neill, S., & Jump, O. (2019). Measuring the psychobiological correlates of daily experience in adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 29(3), 595-612.

Worthman, C. M., Dockray, S., & Marceau, K. (2019). Puberty and the evolution of developmental science. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 29(1), 9-31.

Susman, E. J., Marceau, K., Dockray, S., & Ram, N. (2019). Interdisciplinary work is essential for research on puberty: Complexity and dynamism in action. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 29(1), 115-132.

Ryan, K., Dockray, S., & Linehan, C. (2019). A systematic review of tailored eHealth interventions for weight loss. Digital health, 5, 2055207619826685.

Dockray, S., Smyth, N., Flynn, M., & Whelan, E. (2019). Flipping the script–User-centred design approaches to increase adherence to sampling in ecological settings. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 107, 61.

Dockray, S., & Whelan, E. (2019). The ups and downs of the social life of adolescents: Cortisol and social competence. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 107, 55.

Dick, S., Whelan, E., Davoren, M. P., Dockray, S., Heavin, C., Linehan, C., & Byrne, M. (2019). A systematic review of the effectiveness of digital interventions for illicit substance misuse harm reduction in third-level students. BMC public health, 19(1), 1244.

2018

Murphy, L., & Dockray, S. (2018). The consideration of future consequences and health behaviour: a meta-analysis. Health psychology review, 1-25.

Organ, D., Dick, S., Hurley, C., Heavin, C., Linehan, C., Dockray, S., Davoren, M., & Byrne, M. (2018). A systematic review of user-centred design practices in illicit substance use interventions for higher education students. In European Conference on Information Systems 2018: Beyond Digitization-Facets of Socio-Technical Change. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL).

Murphy, L., & Murphy, G. (2018). Time to drive: Present vs. future orientation and self-reported driving behaviour. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 56, 1-13.

Murphy, G., & Murphy, L. (2018). Perceptual load affects change blindness in a real‐world interaction. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32(5), 655-660.

2017

Dockray, S., Messerli-Bürgy, N., & O’Neill, S. (2017). The effect of genotype, chronotype and sleep behaviours on diurnal patterns of salivary cortisol in adolescents. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 83, 18.

Allen, A. P., Kennedy, P. J., Dockray, S., Cryan, J. F., Dinan, T. G., & Clarke, G. (2017). The Trier Social Stress test: principles and practice. Neurobiology of stress, 6, 113-126.

Matvienko-Sikar, K., & Dockray, S. (2017). Effects of a novel positive psychological intervention on prenatal stress and well-being: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Women and Birth, 30(2), e111-e118.

Nagy, T., Salavecz, G., Simor, P., Purebl, G., Bódizs, R., Dockray, S., & Steptoe, A. (2018). Psychophysiology and Chronobiology Research Group. Psychophysiology, 18, 41.

Dockray, S., Smyth, N., Flynn, M., Kearney, I., Cusack, K., Mulally, A., & Collins, M. R. (2017). Picture yourself here: A novel method for determine sampling protocol adherence in ecological settings. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 83, 16-17.

2016

Matvienko-Sikar, K., Lee, L., Murphy, G., & Murphy, L. (2016). The effects of mindfulness interventions on prenatal well-being: A systematic review. Psychology & health, 31(12), 1415-1434.

Stalder T, Kirschbaum C, Kudielka BM, Adam EK, Pruessner JC, Wüst S, Dockray S, Smyth N, Evans P, Hellhammer DH, Miller R, Wetherell MA, Lupien SJ, Clow A. (2016) ‘Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Expert consensus guidelines’. Psychoneuroendocrinology

Allen, A.P., Kennedy, P.J., Dockray, S., Cryan, J.F., Dinan, T.G., Clarke, G. (2016) ‘The Trier Social Stress Test: principles and practice’. Neurobiology of Stress

Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Kudielka, B., Adam, E., Pruessner, J., Wust, S., Dockray, S., Smyth, N., Evans, P., Hellhammer, D. and Miller, R., 2016. Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Summary of the ISPNE expert consensus guidelines. Psychoneuroendocrinology.

O’Leary, K,O’Neill, S,Dockray, S (2016) ‘A systematic review of the effects of mindfulness interventions on cortisol’. Journal of Health Psychology

Matvienko-Sikar, K., Lee, L., Murphy, G. & Murphy, L. (2016) ‘The effects of mindfulness interventions on prenatal well-being: A systematic review’. Psychology and Health

Murphy, G., Groeger, J.A., Greene, C.M. (2016) ‘Twenty years of load theory-Where are we now, and where should we go next?’. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Murphy, G. & Greene, C.M. (2016) ‘Perceptual Load Induces Inattentional Blindness in Drivers’. Applied Cognitive Psychology

Murphy, G. & Greene, C. (2016) ‘Perceptual Load Affects Eyewitness Accuracy and Susceptibility to Leading Questions’. Frontiers in Psychology

2015

O’Leary, K., O’Neill, S. & Dockray, S. (2015) ‘A Systematic Review of the Effects of Mindfulness Interventions on Cortisol’. Journal of Health Psychology

O’ Leary, K. & Dockray, S. (2015) ‘The Effects of Two Novel Gratitude and Mindfulness Interventions on Well-being’. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Matvienko-Sikar, K. & Dockray, S. (2016) ‘Effects of a novel positive psychological intervention on prenatal stress and well-being: A pilot randomised controlled trial’. Women and Birth

O’ Leary, K., Dockray S. & Hammond S; (2016) ‘Positive prenatal well-being: conceptualising and measuring mindfulness and gratitude in pregnancy’. Archives Of Women’S Mental Health

Nagy, T., Salavecz, G., Simor, P., Purebl, G., Bódizs, R., Dockray, S., & Steptoe, A. (2015) ‘Frequent nightmares are associated with blunted cortisol awakening response in women’. Physiology and Behaviour

O’ Leary, K,Dockray, S (2015) ‘The Effects of Two Novel Gratitude and Mindfulness Interventions on Well-Being’. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Murphy, G. & Greene, C.M. (2015) ‘High perceptual load causes inattentional blindness and deafness in drivers’. Visual Cognition

<2014

Haraszti, RA,Purebl, G,Salavecz, G,Poole, L,Dockray, S,Steptoe, A (2014) ‘Morningness-eveningness interferes with perceived health, physical activity, diet and stress levels in working women: A cross-sectional study’. Chronobiology International

Murphy, G. (2014). ‘Easily Distracted? Take A Load Off’. The Boolean

O’ Leary (2014). Bundle of Joy: Improving Prenatal Well-being with Gratitude and Mindfulness, The Boolean

2013

O’ Leary (2013). Book Review: “Gratitude Works! A twenty-one-day program for creating emotional prosperity” by Robert A. Emmons, Journal of Positive Psychology

Jackowska M, Dockray S, Endrighi R, Hendrickx H, Steptoe A (2012) ‘Sleep problems and heart rate variability over the working day’. Journal of Sleep Research

Stephens, A., Murphy, G., Trawley, S. (2013) Anger and Prospective Memory while Driving: Do future intentions affect current anger?’In: Driver Behaviour & Training: Volume VI. United Kingdom: Ashgate.

Peckins MK, Dockray S, Eckenrode JL, Heaton J, Susman EJ (2012) ‘The longitudinal impact of exposure to violence on cortisol reactivity in adolescents’. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Dockray, S., Steptoe, A. (2011) ‘Chronotype and diurnal cortisol profile in working women: Differences between work and leisure days’. Psychoneuroendocrinology, .

2011

Jackowska M, Dockray S, Hendrickx H, Steptoe A (2011) ‘Psychosocial factors and sleep efficiency: discrepancies between subjective and objective evaluations of sleep’. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73 (9):810-816.

Hamer M, Ford T, Stamatakis E, Dockray S, Batty GD (2011) ‘Objectively measured secondhand smoke exposure and mental health in children: evidence from the Scottish Health Survey’. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 165 (4):326-331.

Dockray, S., Steptoe, A. (2010) ‘Positive affect and psychobiological processes’. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, .

Susman, E.J., Dockray, S., Granger, D.A., Blades, K. T., Randazzo, W., Heaton. J.A., Dorn, L.D. (2010) ‘Cortisol and alpha amylase reactivity and timing of puberty: Vulnerabilities for antisocial behaviour in young adolescents’. Psychoneuroendocrinology, .

Dockray S, Steptoe A (2010) ‘Positive affect and psychobiological processes’. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 35 (1):69-75.

Dockray S, Grant N, Stone AA, Kahneman D, Wardle J, Steptoe A (2010) ‘A Comparison of Affect Ratings Obtained with Ecological Momentary Assessment and the Day Reconstruction Method’. Social Indicators Research, 99 (2):269-283.

Dockray S, Susman EJ, Dorn LD (2009) ‘Depression, cortisol reactivity, and obesity in childhood and adolescence’. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 45 (4):344-350.

Steptoe, A., Dockray, S., Wardle, J. (2009) ‘Positive affect and psychobiological processes relevant to health’. Journal of Personality

Randazzo WT, Dockray S, Susman EJ (2008) ‘The stress response in adolescents with inattentive type ADHD symptoms’. Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Dockray S, Bhattacharyya MR, Molloy GJ, Steptoe A (2008) ‘The cortisol awakening response in relation to objective and subjective measures of waking in the morning’. Psychoneuroendocrinology

Susman EJ, Dockray S, Schiefelbein VL, Herwehe S, Heaton JA, Dorn LD. (2007) ‘Morningness/eveningness, morning-to-afternoon cortisol ratio, and antisocial behavior problems during puberty’. Developmental Psychology