Published Work
Peer reviewed articles, chapters and blogs
Designing and evaluating interventions
Norman, P., Cameron, D., Epton, T., Webb, T. L., Sheeran, P., Harris, P. R., & Millings, A. (2017). Combining self-affirmation, theory of planned behaviour messages, and implementation intentions to reduce students’ alcohol consumption. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23, 108-127.
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Epton, T., & Armitage, C. J. (2017). Does situation-specificity affect the operation of implementation intentions? Behavior Therapy, 48, 860-869.
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Thomas, C., Breeze, P., Strong, M., Brennan, A., Norman, P., Cameron, D., & Epton, T. (2016). The cost-effectiveness of an updated theory-based online health behavior intervention for new university students: U@Uni2. Journal of Public Health & Epidemiology, 8. 191-203.
Cameron, D., Epton, T., Norman, P., Sheeran, P., Harris, P. R., Webb, T. L., Julious, S., Brennan, A., Thomas, C., Petroczi, A., Naughton, D., & Shah, I. (2015) A theory-based online health behaviour intervention for new university students (U@Uni LifeGuide): Results from a repeat trial. Trials, 16, 555. doi:10.1186/s13063-015-1092-4.
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Epton, T., Norman, P., Harris, P. R., Webb, T. L., Sheeran, P., & Snowsill, F. A. (2015). Development of theory based health messages: Three phase programme of formative research. Health Promotion International, 30, 756.768. doi:10.1093/heapro/dau005.
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Kruger, J., Brennan, A., Strong, M., Thomas, C., Norman, P., & Epton, T. (2014). The cost-effectiveness of a theory-based online health behavior intervention for new university students: An economic evaluation. BMC Public Health, 14, 1011. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1011.
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Epton, T., Norman, P., Dadzie, A. S., Harris, P. R., Webb, T. L., Sheeran, P., Julious, S., Ciravegna, F., Brennan, A., Meier, P., Naughton, D., Petroczi, A., Kruger, J. & Shah, I. (2014). A theory-based online health behaviour intervention for new university students (U@Uni): Results from a randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 14, 563. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-563.
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Epton, T., Norman, P., Sheeran, P., Harris, P. R., Webb, T. L., Ciravegna, F., Meier, P., Brennan, A., Julious, S.A., Naughton, D., Petroczi, A., Dadzie, A. S., Kruger, J., (2013) A theory based online health behaviour intervention for new university students: Study protocol. BMC Public Health, 13, 107. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-107
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Napper L, Harris P. R. & Epton T. (2009). Developing and testing a self-affirmation manipulation. Self and Identity, 8(1), 45-62.
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Epton, T. & Harris, P. R. (2008). Self-affirmation promotes health behavior change. Health Psychology, 74(6), 746-752.
Designing and evaluating measures
Skevington, S. M., & Epton, T. (2018). Will sustainable development goals deliver wellbeing? A systematic review and meta analysis to investigate whether WHOQOL-BREF scores respond to change. BMJ Global Health,3, e000609.
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Nepusz, T., Petroczi, A., Naughton, D. P., Epton, T. & Norman, P. (2014). Estimating the prevalence of socially sensitive behaviors: Attributing guilty and innocent noncompliance with the single sample count method. Psychological Method, 19, 334-355. doi: 10.1037/a0034961.
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Young, V., Eiser, C., Johnson, B., Brierley, S., Epton, T, Elliott, J. & Heller, S. (2013). Eating problems in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes: A systematic review with meta analysis. Diabetic Medicine, 30, 189-198.
Reviews of behaviour change techniques
Brown, E. M., Smith, D., Epton, T., & Armitage, C. J. (2018). Do self-incentives change behaviour? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Behavior Therapy.49, 113-123.
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Epton, T., Currie, S., & Armitage, C. J. (2017). The unique effects of goal setting: A meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology. 85, 1182-1198.
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Epton, T., Harris, P. R., Kane, R., van Koningsbruggen, G., & Sheeran, P. (2015). The impact of self-affirmation on health behavior change: A meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 34, 187-196. doi: 10.1037/hea0000116.
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Sheeran, P., Harris, P. R., & Epton, T. (2014). Does heightening risk appraisals change people’s intentions and behavior? A meta-analysis of experimental studies. Psychological Bulletin, 140, 511-543.
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Harris, P. R. & Epton, T. (2010). The impact of self-affirmation on health-related cognition and health behaviour: Issues and prospects. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 4(7), 439-454.
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Harris, P. R. & Epton, T. (2009). The impact of self-affirmation on health cognition, health behaviour and other health related responses: A narrative review. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 3(6), 962-978.
Healthcare professionals
Keyworth, C., Epton, T., Goldthorpe, J., Calam, R., & Armitage, C. J. (2019). "It's difficult, I think it's complicated": Healthcare professionals' barriers and enablers to providing opportunistic behaviour change interventions during routine medical consultations. British Journal of Health Psychology.
Keyworth, C., Epton, T., Goldthorpe, J., Calam, R., & Armitage, C. J. (2018). Are healthcare professionals delivering opportunistic behaviour change interventions? A multi-professional survey of engagement with public health policy. Implementation Science, 21, 122
People and patients
Goldthorpe, J., Epton, T., Keyworth, C, Calam, R., & Armitage, C. J. (2019) Who is responsible for keeping children healthy? A qualitative exploration of the views of children aged 8–10 years old. BMJ Open
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Book chapters
Epton T. & Armitage, C. J. (forthcoming). Chapter 44: Goal Setting Interventions. In: M. S. Hagger, L. D. Cameron, K. Hamilton, N. Hankonen, & T. Lintunen (Eds.). Handbook of Behavior Change. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Epton, T, & Armitage, C. J. (2016). Research Methods in Health Psychology. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Psychology; Harold L. Miller. Sage, CA, USA.
Invited blogs
Epton, T. (2018). How to set goals that work. Practical Health Psychology Blog. https://practicalhealthpsychology.com/2018/08/
Epton, T. (2014) Self-affirmation changes health behaviour. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Blog: Character & Context. http://www.spspblog.org/self-affirmation-changes-health-behavior/