Andrew P SmithCardiff University | CU · School of Psychology
Andrew P Smith
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Introduction
Andy Smith is Professor of Psychology and Director, Centre of Occupational and Health Psychology, Cardiff University.
Research Experience
August 1999 - present
Cardiff University
Position
- Professor
Description
- Psychology to Medical Students MSc in Occupational Psychology Project supervision Stress and Disease Occupational Psychology Abnormal Psychology Social Psychology
January 1999 - April 2014
Cardiff University
Position
- Director, Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology
September 1993 - August 1999
University of Bristol
Position
- Professor (Full)
Education
October 1970 - September 1976
Publications
Publications (643)
Background: There have been several previous reviews of
Background: Despite rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule 2 and amendments to the law permitting legal availability of cannabis for the treatment of medical conditions, access to cannabis for medical use remains challenging for patients in the United Kingdom (UK). Recreational use is widespread despite laws stating users can be sentenced to prison f...
Purpose
The ACTIVE intervention uses a novel fatigue propensity tool to target a behavioural fatigue self-management programme for women undergoing radiotherapy for early breast cancer. We assess feasibility and outcomes for ACTIVE.
Methods
Mixed methods comprised a randomised feasibility trial with qualitative process evaluation and a nested fati...
Background: Research on the behavioural effects of caffeine is well
Holiadur Lles Myfyrwyr Mae'r cwestiynau canlynol yn ymwneud â phethau o'ch bywyd a'ch teimladau amdanoch chi'ch hun. Bydd nifer o'r cwestiynau hyn yn cynnwys enghreifftiau o'r meddyliau / ymddygiad y mae'r cwestiwn yn cyfeirio atynt, sy'n bwysig ar gyfer deall ffocws y cwestiwn, ond dylid eu hystyried yn ganllaw yn hytrach na meini prawf llym. Ceis...
Background: Previous research has demonstrated cross-national variation in domain-life satisfaction relationships, with neither health, family, social life, personal safety, financial situation, home life or job satisfaction being universal predictors of wellbeing. The largest limitation of this previous research was a lack of appropriate control v...
Background:
Nurses working in treating patients with COVID-19 are exposed to various stressors, such as fear of COVID-19, stress, and high workload, leading to burnout.
Objectives:
This study aimed to identify the level of burnout and its predictors in nurses working in hospitals for COVID-19 patients.
Methods:
Participants in this study were...
Information overload and noise were correlated with negative wellbeing. However, when controlling for wellbeing predictors, only information overload predicted negative wellbeing. In a survey of a sample of 254 UK based employees, the perception of noise and information overload and wellbeing were assessed. through answering the infromation overloa...
Study method ▪ A survey of 215 office workers (17% in shared offices, 82% in open-plan offices) was conducted. ▪ The questionnaire measured noise exposure, satisfaction with the working environment, and the wellbeing process. Noise and environmental satisfaction as predictors of wellbeing ▪ The results showed that exposure to noise predicted negati...
Background: There has been extensive research on the well-being of teachers, with much of it focusing on stress and mental health problems. Recent research has led to the development of the well-being process model, which examines predictors of positive and negative well-being outcomes. Research is now required to examine this model's applicability...
The COVID-19 pandemic raised many challenges for university staff and students, including the need to work from home, which resulted in a greater reliance on technology. We collected questionnaire data from university students (N = 894) in three European countries: Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Data were collected between 7th April 2020 an...
Most of the maritime accidents and incidents occur in coastal areas and ports, during approaching, berthing, and cargo handling (A.B.C) operations. Fatigue of deck officers can be an immediate cause and the underlying safety culture may play an important role in their occurrence. The current qualitative study aims to identify the factors that trigg...
Cargo handling is an operation, which requires a high level of performance from the officer of the watch (OOW). This study aimed to investigate the effect of different shift schedules on sleep quality, cognitive performance, and sleepiness of 139 OOWs on oil tankers with 4on-8off shifts, during the first shift of cargo handling. Sleep quality (Pitt...
English and Welsh versions of survey used to investigate wellbeing of Welsh secondary school staff
Background: There has been extensive research on the behavioural
1) Psychology must play an important role in the prevention and management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the present study was to examine associations between the perceptions of information overload and wellbeing in China during the initial phase of COVID-19. (2) Methods: The present research involved a cross-sectional online survey, which c...
Objective: This paper investigates the association of information overload and social media addiction with academic attainment among a sample of college students in Kuwait as they switched from face-to-face to e-learning systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure of universities and colleges made this a mandatory transition. Educators posit...
The aim of the present article is to describe bi-directional interactions between fatigue and infection with common cold producing viruses. Over one hundred years ago, researchers started to investigate the association between been fatigue and infection. Studies of psychological risk factors for upper respiratory tract illnesses (URTIs) have been c...
This paper presents a systematic review that covers internet addiction and wellbeing studies on adults; followed by a semi-structured interview of a group of 6 problematic internet adult users, analysed through thematic analysis. The interview questions explore motives, awareness level and coping strategies of problematic internet users. The system...
Expression of emotion is an indicator that can contribute to the detection of mental health-related disorders. Suicide causes death to many people around the globe, and despite the suicide prevention strategies that have been employed over the years, only a few studies have explored the role of emotions in predicting suicidal behavior on social med...
The behavioral effects of caffeine are well documented, and research suggests that caffeine may help to prevent and manage cognitive changes as a person gets older. The present article describes a secondary analysis of epidemiological data from a sample of 3659 volunteers (average age: 70 years; range 61-98 years). Information about regular caffein...
There has been extensive research on post-viral fatigue, and the present mini-review and commentary provides an overview of the effects associated with different infecting agents. Fatigue is not only a subjective state, rather it has an impact on our ability to carry out everyday functions, and its effect can be demonstrated using performance tasks...
(1) Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, strict lock-down and quarantine were widely imposed by most governments to minimize the spread of the virus. Previous studies have investigated the consequences of the quarantine and social isolation on mental health and the present study examines loneliness and problematic internet use. (2) Methods: Th...
Background: The effects of caffeine on cognition and alertness are
well-documented. One established effect of caffeine is that it restores
function when the person has a low level of alertness. This topic was
examined here, with alertness being reduced by prolonged work. The
effects of caffeine were assessed by two measures known to be
sensitive to...
Background: Subjective alertness reaches a peak in the late morning.
Background:
The high number of marine incidents in port and coastal areas due to the tired deck officers' erroneous actions are one of the major challenges of marine transportation. Approaching, berthing, and cargo handling (ABC) are the most stressful and exhausting operations of the ship in these areas, which are carried out consecutively and un...
Alcohol consumption and smoking are established risk factors for a range of physical health problems and a major cause of mortality. They are also linked to mental health problems, although the direction of causality is often unclear. The same applies to acute effects of smoking and alcohol consumption. Certain mood states may lead to smoking and d...
Wellbeing research is implicitly guided by two theoretical approaches: subjectivism and objectivism. Objectivists argue that the predictors of wellbeing are universal, whereas subjectivists emphasise the role of values. The aim of the present research was to assess these two views in the context of wellbeing research by conducting a secondary analy...
Fonberg, J.D. & Smith, A.P. (2020). Cross-National Variation in Domain-Life Satisfaction Relationships:
Secondary Analyses of the Eurobarometer: Supplementary Material.
Most of the maritime accidents and incidents occur in coastal areas and ports, during approaching, berthing, and cargo handling (A.B.C) operations. Fatigue of deck officers can be an immediate cause and the underlying safety culture may play an important role in their occurrence. The current qualitative study aims to identify the factors that trigg...
The present research considers components of information overload, which may have a negative impact on wellbeing and academic attainment. 179 university students completed a survey consisting of an information overload scale (IOS) and the wellbeing process questionnaire. Their academic attainment scores were also added to the database. The IOS scal...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of fatigue among rail staff by analysing qualitative data and conducting an online diary study. It had a closer look at the experience of fatigue among rail staff and brought a more detailed blueprint picture of fatigue and its causes in the rail staff’s real-life. Study 1 analysed 133 respons...
Despite the widespread interest in the effects of workload on behaviour, there has been little research on the effects of it on attitudes and values in the workplace and life generally. The aim of the present research was to examine associations between noise exposure (which increases workload) and components of the psychological contract (fairness...
Research has suggested that chewing gum relieves perceptions of stress in stressed and non- stressed individuals but is most beneficial for those experiencing a greater amount of negative work characteristics. To determine if this was true in a student sample, the present study assigned 36 students to four one-day intervention conditions in which p...
As a universal workplace phenomenon, the impact of work-related rumination on job performance is attracting scholars' attention. In the current study, the relationship between two types of work-related rumination, counterproductive behavior, and creativity at work were examined, as well as the mechanism of this association. Participants were 1109 e...
Background: Previous research has demonstrated cross-national variation in domain-life satisfaction relationships, with neither health, family, social life, personal safety, financial situation, home life or job satisfaction being universal predictors of wellbeing. The largest limitation of this previous research was a lack of appropriate control v...
Background:
Occupational fatigue is a key issue in the rail industry that can endanger staff, passenger, and train safety. There is a need to demonstrate the relationship between workload, fatigue, and performance among rail staff.
Objective:
The present study, conducted in the workplace in realistic situations, integrating both subjective and o...
Data from the information overload, COVID-19 and wellbeing study
Objective Psychology must play an important role in the prevention and management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the present study was to examine associations between the perceptions of information overload and wellbeing in China during the initial phase of COVID-19. Design The present research involved a cross-sectional online survey which c...
Aims and Objectives
To investigate how changes in the levels of preparedness and experiences of death and dying influence nursing students’ mental health.Background
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause significant trauma in the nursing population. The lack of preparation, in combination with a substantial loss of life, may have implications for...
Aim
Basing on the Demands‐Resources and Individual‐Effects (DRIVE) Model developed by Mark and Smith in 2008, the study aims to propose and test a multi‐dimensional model that combines work characteristics, individual characteristics, and work–family interface dimensions as predictors of nurses' psychophysical health.
Methods
Self‐report questionn...
Research suggests that problematic internet use is associated with reduced wellbeing and impaired academic attainment. This issue was examined here and the first study of this topic in Kuwait is reported. 110 Kuwait University students participated in the survey which measured wellbeing and established predictors of wellbeing (information overload,...
The Smith Wellbeing (SWELL) Questionnaire for Workers
Latest wellbeing process questionnaire for workers
Latest student wellbeing process questionnaire
Objectives
The purpose was to provide a systematic review of the literature related to the personality and well-being of social, domestic, pleasure and commuting (SDP&C) car drivers.
Methods
The following databases were searched: PsychINFO (PsychNET), Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science (Social Sciences Index; WoS), ORCA (Online research at Cardiff...
This article briefly reviews evidence showing that reduced mental wellbeing is associated with a greater risk of infection from URTIs. It then reviews evidence showing that URTIs can influence the brain and behavior. A detailed bibliography provides information on the extensive literature on these topics. It is argued that both these areas of resea...
Consideration of factors associated with increased accident likelihood has tended to concentrate on the influence of one specific factor (for example, noise) and other influences are either not considered or are controlled for. The aim here was to examine the influence of combinations of stressors on the prevalence of workplace accidents using self...
Aims and objectivesTo investigate how changes in the levels of preparedness and experiences of death and dying influence nursing students’ mental health. Background
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause significant trauma in the nursing population. The lack of preparation, in combination with a substantial loss of life, may have implications for...
Objectives: The purpose was to provide a systematic review of the literature related to the personality and well-being of social, domestic, pleasure and commuting (SDP&C) car drivers. Methods: The following databases were searched: PsychINFO (PsychNET), Scopus (Elsevier), Eligible papers were those published in the English language, during the last...
Road transport often represents one of the major safety risks to which individuals are exposed. In the present study, variables known to be associated with road traffic collision involvement and risk-taking, such as demographics, mental health, job characteristics and appraisals, issues of work/life balance, accidents and cognitive failures and pro...
Background: The wellbeing process model formed the basis of questionnaires that can demonstrate which factors predict negative and positive wellbeing outcomes. The Student Wellbeing Process Questionnaire (Student WPQ) uses stressor, negative coping, psychological capital and social support scales to predict positive and negative wellbeing outcomes....
There has been considerable research on the effects of the internet and other media on the academic attainment of university students. Less is known about effects on wellbeing, and studies have rarely controlled for other established predictors of attainment (e.g. conscientiousness) and wellbeing (e.g. stressors; negative coping; positive personali...
Aim:
This study aims to investigate the associations of perceived work-family conflict with nurses' psychophysical health conditions, exploring gender differences and analyzing the potential moderating effects of perceived job control (skill discretion and decision authority), social support, and job satisfaction.
Methods:
The study was carried...
Background: The Student Wellbeing Process Questionnaire (Student WPQ) has been used to identify predictors of both positive and negative wellbeing. These variables can now be used to investigate whether different aspects of the wellbeing process are associated with academic outcomes. Aims: The wellbeing process involves established predictors such...
Background. Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is an instrument used to quantify patients’ perceptions about their knee condition and associated problems. It is administered as a 42-item closed-ended questionnaire in which patients are asked to self-assess five outcomes: pain, other symptoms, activities of daily living, sport and r...
Health effects of smoking and alcohol consumption are well-documented, but further research about associations with the wellbeing of workers is required. The WHO stated that there is more to health than the absence of disease and such an approach leads to an increased emphasis on wellbeing and quality of life. The approach to wellbeing adopted here...
Student workload is an issue that has implications for undergraduate student learning, achievement and well-being. Time pressure, although not the only factor that influences students’ workload or their perception of it, is very pivotal to students’ workload. This may vary from one country to the other and maybe affected by cultural differences. Th...
There has been extensive research on workload, often in the laboratory or workplace. Less research has been conducted in educational settings and there is very little examining workload, wellbeing and academic attainment of university students. The present study of 1294 students examined associations between perceptions of workload, hours spent at...
Projects
Projects (13)
The high number of marine incidents in port and coastal areas due to the tired deck officers’ erroneous actions are one of the major challenges of marine transportation. Approaching, berthing, and cargo handling (A.B.C) are the most stressful and exhausting operations of the ship in these areas, which are carried out consecutively and uninterruptedly. This study examined psychomotor vigilance task (PVT), Arrow Flanker task and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of 70 deck officers of ocean-going oil tankers with 4on-8off shifts at the end of first shift of cargo-handling operation. In this case, they had worked more than 14 hours continuously. Also, their level of sleepiness was assessed using Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS) at the first, middle, and end of their first shift cargo handling operation.
