Research Projects
Social interactions in time and space
There has been increasing interest in the potential of social interactions to influence health and build strong cohesive communities. Building on work already undertaken by the Social & Spatial Patterning of Health Programme, we are exploring how features of the local environment such as public open space and greenspace, especially parks, promote social cohesion and health outcomes. We are also extending the work on social networks undertaken by the Youth Programme by exploring if, and how, the neighbourhood of residence influences social networks.
Publications
Young R. Can Neds (or Chavs) be non-delinquent, educated or even middle class? Contrasting empirical findings with cultural stereotypes. Sociology (in press).
Karvonen S, Young R, West P, Rahkonen O. Value orientations among late modern youth: a cross-cultural study. Journal of Youth Studies 2012;15:33-52.
Markham W, Young R, Sweeting H, West P, Aveyard P. Are the relationships between value-added education and teenage substance use explained by school-level and pupil-level school ethos indicators? a cohort study [epub ahead of print]. Social Science & Medicine 2012.
pubmedYoung R, Sweeting H, West P. Associations between DSM-IV diagnosis, psychiatric symptoms and morning cortisol levels in a community sample of adolescents. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2012;47:723-33.
pubmed open accessYoung R, McDonald-Smith L. Lisbeth Salander and the ‘Truth’ about Goths. In: Rosenberg R, ed. The Psychology of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Dallas: Benbella Books, 2011:9-29.
Hunt K, Sweeting H, Sargent J, Lewars H, Young R, West P. An association between seeing incidents of alcohol or drug use in films and young Scottish adults' own alcohol or drug use: cross sectional study. BMC Public Health 2011; 11:259.
pubmed open accessMcArdle P, Young R, Quibell T, Moseley M, Johnson R, Le Couteur A. Early intervention for at risk children: three year follow up. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2011; 20:111-20.
pubmedSweeting H, West P, Young R, Kelly S. Dimensions of adolescent subjective social status within the school community: description and correlates. Journal of Adolescence 2011; 34:493-504.
pubmed open accessYoung R, Lennie S, Minnis H. Children’s perceptions of parental emotional neglect and psychopathology . The Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry 2011; 52:889-97.
pubmed open accessYoung R, McCafferty E, Metcalfe J, van Beinum MA. Evaluating the Glasgow adolescent self-harm service: a seven-year retrospective investigation. Final project report. Glasgow: Chief Scientist Office, 2011.
Young R, Riordan V, Stark C. Perinatal and psychosocial circumstances and risk of attempted suicide, non-suicidal self-injury and psychiatric services use: a longitudinal study of young people. BMC Public Health 2011; 11:875.
pubmed open accessYoung R, Sweeting H, Ellaway A. Do schools differ in suicide risk? The influence of school and neighbourhood on attempted suicide, suicidal ideation and self-harm among secondary school pupils. BMC Public Health 2011; 11:874.
pubmed open accessSweeting H, West P, Young R, Der G. Can we explain increases in young people's psychological distress over time? Social Science & Medicine 2010; 71:1819-30.
pubmed open accessWest P, Sweeting H, Young R, Kelly S. The relative importance of family socioeconomic status and school-based peer hierachies for morning cortisol in youth: an exploratory study. Social Science & Medicine 2010; 79:1246-53.
pubmed open accessWest P, Sweeting H, Young R. Transition matters: pupils' experiences of the primary-secondary school transition in the West of Scotland and consequences for well-being and attainment. Research Papers in Education 2010; 25:21-50.
open accessYoung R, West P. Do good values lead to good health-behaviours?: Longitudinal associations between young people's values and later substance-use. BMC Public Health 2010; 10:165.
Young R. Trauma, attempted suicide and morning cortisol in a community sample of adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress 2010; 23:288–91.
pubmed open accessEllaway A, Morris G, Curtice J, Robertson C, Allardice G, Robertson R. Associations between health and different kinds of environmental incivility: a Scotland-wide Study. Public Health 2009; 123:708-13.
Hunt K, Sweeting H, Sargent J, Lewars H, Dal Cin S, Worth K. An examination of the association between seeing smoking in films and tobacco use in young adults in the West of Scotland: cross-sectional study. Health Education Research: Theory and Practice 2009; 24:22-31.
Ellaway A, Macintyre S. Is social participation associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors? Social Science & Medicine 2007; 64:1384-1391.
pubmedPearson M, Sweeting H, West P, Young R, Gordon J, Turner J. Adolescent substance use in different social and peer contexts: a social network analysis. Drugs, Education, Prevention and Policy 2006; 13:519-536.
Steglich C, Snijders T, West P. Applying SIENA: An illustrative analysis of the co-evolution of adolescents' friendship networks, taste in music, and alcohol consumption. Methodology: Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences 2006; 2:48-56.
Turner K, West P, Young R, Gordon J, Sweeting H. Could the peer group explain school differences in pupil smoking rates? Social Science & Medicine 2006; 62:2513-2525.
pubmedMacintyre S, McKay L, Ellaway A. Are rich people or poor people more likely to be ill? Lay perceptions, by social class and neighbourhood, of inequalities in health. Social Science & Medicine 2005; 60:313-317.
pubmedMacintyre S, McKay L, Ellaway A. Who is more likely to experience common disorders: men, women, or both equally? Lay perceptions in the West of Scotland. International Journal of Epidemiology 2005; 34:461-466.
pubmedEllaway A, McKay L, Macintyre S, Kearns A, Hiscock R. Are social comparisons of homes and cars related to psychosocial health? International Journal of Epidemiology 2004; 33:1065-1071.
pubmedEllaway A. Commentary: Subtle refinements of popular concepts may be difficult to put into practice. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2004; 33:681-682.
Ellaway A, Macintyre S, Hiscock R, Kearns A. In the driving seat: psychosocial benefits from private motor vehicle transport compared to public transport. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 2003; 6:217-231.
Pearson M, West P. Drifting smoke rings: social network analysis and Markov processes in a longitudinal study of friendship groups and risk taking. Connections: bulletin of the International Network for Social Network Analysis 2003; 25:59-76.
open accessHiscock R, Macintyre S, Kearns A, Ellaway A. Means of transport and ontological security: Do cars provide psychosocial benefits to their users? Transportation Research Part D: Transport and the Environment 2002; 7:119-135.
Ellaway A, Macintyre S, Kearns A. Perceptions of place and health in socially contrasting neighbourhoods. Urban Studies 2001; 38:2299-2316.
Ellaway A, Macintyre S. Women in their place: Gender and perceptions of neighbourhoods and health in the West of Scotland. In: Dyck I, Davis Lewis N, McLafferty S, eds. Geographies of Women's Health. London: Routledge, 2001:265-281.
Hiscock R, Kearns A, Macintyre S, Ellaway A. Ontological security and psychosocial benefits from the home: qualitative evidence on issues of tenure. Housing, Theory and Society 2001; 18:50-66.
Ellaway A, Macintyre S. Social capital and self rated health: support for a contextual mechanism. American Journal of Public Health 2000; 90:988.
pubmedKearns A, Hiscock R, Ellaway A, Macintyre S. Beyond four walls. The psycho-social benefits of home: evidence from West Scotland. Housing Studies 2000; 15:387-410.
Macintyre S, Ellaway A. Neighbourhood cohesion and health in socially contrasting neighbourhoods: implications for the social exclusion and public health agendas. Health Bulletin 2000; 60:450-456.
pubmedPearson M, Michell L. Smoke rings: social network analysis of friendship groups, smoking and drug-taking. Drugs Education, Prevention & Policy 2000; 7:21-37.
Ellaway A, Wood S, Macintyre S. Someone to talk to? The role of loneliness as a factor in the frequency of GP consultations. British Journal of General Practice 1999; 49:363-367.
pubmedMacintyre S, Ellaway A. Social and local variations in the use of urban neighbourhoods: a case study in Glasgow, Scotland. Health and Place 1998; 4:91-94.
pubmedSooman A, Macintyre S. Health and perceptions of the local environment in socially contrasting neighbourhoods in Glasgow. Health and Place 1995; 1:15-26.
