Daryl O’Connor
@daryloconnor.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology, University of Leeds. Views are my own. Editor, Cogent Psychology. Associate Editor, Biopsychosocial Science & Medicine. Laboratory for Stress & Health Research https://sites.google.com/site/doconnorlab/
This is very cool. Our latest paper is the 6 millionth index by APA PsycInfo :-) www.linkedin.com/posts/effect...
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Today, an article in Health Psychology—"Effects of self-compassion on stress and health behaviors in daily life: A randomized controlled trial"—marks the 6 millionth record indexed in APA PsycInfo. AP...
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Holiday read #1 done - and my first foray into Kindle-dom 😊. Another excellent book by Suzanne O’Sullivan, making a compelling case against overdiagnosis and the risks of over-medicalisation. Plenty of food for thought, all while enjoying the Dominican Republic climes.
Glen Hansard has died. Shocking news. How sad. What a great musician. RIP 😞.
Just watched The Odyssey and it absolutely didn’t disappoint. One word sums it up: epic. Well worth 3 hours of your time :-).
Popped to see this in between meetings earlier this week - the London Mithraeum - a Roman Temple of Mithras plus lots of Roman artefacts. Well worth a visit (& near Cannon St or Bank tube stations)
Fancy joining a vibrant, dynamic & collegiate School of Psychology? We've got three lectureships available, and it be great to see applications from health psychology colleagues. Deadline 5th August www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSE550/l...
Lecturer (Teaching and Research) in Psychology (Three Posts) at University of Leeds
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Important reminder: if you publish, you should review
Graduation day fun, and lovely to see @bbcstever.bsky.social - BBC’s Russia Editor & Leeds graduate - receive his well deserved @universityofleeds.bsky.social honorary degree with an inspiring & uplifting speech
*NEW* “Effects of stress and emotional distress on smoking and vaping: A systematic review and meta-analysis" 462 studies with a combined sample size of nearly 10 million participants! A gargantuan effort led by Yitong Lin, one of our brilliant PhD students. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Effects of stress and emotional distress on smoking and vaping: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Numerous empirical studies have examined relationships between stress, emotional distress, and (e-)cigarette use. However, there are limited meta-analyses of these relationships. This review and me...
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A well-researched BBC Science Focus feature exploring our work on stress-induced eating, cortisol, effective interventions, and the science behind why stress shapes our eating behaviour. Makes for an engaging and informative read. www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
Stress is giving you belly fat. Here’s the best way to reduce your cortisol levels | BBC Science Focus Magazine
The internet has exploded with claims that stress hormones lead to belly fat, but is cortisol actually responsible?
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Three new lectureship positions available at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSE550/l...
Lecturer (Teaching and Research) in Psychology (Three Posts) at University of Leeds
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Lovely final session with the current leads for each of the @ukrepro.bsky.social Open Research Programme strands. A sector changing research programme still yielding enormous benefits!
Really grateful for @bpsofficial.bsky.social and their contribution to the UKRN conference, both as a sponsor and as collaborators. Thank you!
Daryl O’Connor@daryloconnor.bsky.social · last mo.What a fantastic @bpsofficial.bsky.social sponsored symposium at @ukrepro.bsky.social entitled “Supportive and supported: A BPS symposium championing organisational action for Open Science” @richardstephens.bsky.social @maddipow.bsky.social Peter Branney & David A Ellis & Rebecca Harkin
What a fantastic @bpsofficial.bsky.social sponsored symposium at @ukrepro.bsky.social entitled “Supportive and supported: A BPS symposium championing organisational action for Open Science” @richardstephens.bsky.social @maddipow.bsky.social Peter Branney & David A Ellis & Rebecca Harkin
Excellent @ukrepro.bsky.social (UKRN) Retreat yesterday hosted by the The University of Manchester culminating with an evening of thoroughly entertaining improv theatre. Excited for Day 1 of UKRN’s inaugural conference soon.
Pioneer of ‘extreme male brain’ theory of autism now says phrase unhelpful www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Pioneer of ‘extreme male brain’ theory of autism now says phrase unhelpful
Exclusive: Prof Simon Baron-Cohen says his language was misunderstood and it is a myth that autistic people lack empathy
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Art is Good for the Soul It was a busy week but still managed to catch some Hockney, Turner, Bacon, Ofili, and more at the wonderful Tate Britain 🙂
A few minutes to have your say. Voting is now open for the next BPS President-Elect. It's your chance to help choose who will represent the Society over the coming years. Find out more about the candidates and vote now: www.bps.org.uk/election-2026
This was also a predictable outcome years ago yet senior leadership teams in UK universities and Whitehall were in denial about the risks of it happening until only a few weeks ago
David Henig@davidheniguk.bsky.social · last mo.The UK offering reduced student fees for EU citizens will be another blow for university funding, another welcome to Andy Burnham, and another reminder that the EU is the bigger player and will tend to get most of what it wants. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
So it turns out the massive scandal here is that Bridget Phillipson's mum bought a council house for £9k in 1990 and then sold it *33 years* later for £99k. That's the entire story
Congratulations to Heather Buchanan for delivering such an outstanding Inaugural Lecture last night and for taking us on a wonderful career journey. Witty, engaging and packed with great science. Thanks too for the lovely celebration afterwards (& to Neil Coulson for the arrival drinks)
Many congratulations to our excellent PhD student, Jane (Jinyi) Liu, who successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday (and had one of its papers accepted mid-viva). Well done Jane! Many thanks to Angel Chater & Chris Keyworth for examining the thesis & providing such a positive viva experience.
Sad news. Love his work. A decent innings and a helluva legacy!
Tracey Emin’s A Second Life exhibition at Tate Modern is brutal, honest & brilliant. So glad to find the time recently.
Fabulous to see Duke Special (in Leeds earlier in the week). Belfast’s finest - outstanding as always!
