Christopher Bean

University of Adelaide · School of Psychology

Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and dietary energy intake are two important health behaviours, which at too low or high levels respectively, are associated with overweight and obesity. This study explores associations between subscales of the Job Demand-Control-Support (JDCS) model, LTPA and dietary energy intake. A cross-sectional design sam...

Background: Applying the Process-Person-Context-Time (PPCT) model of the bioecological theory, this study considers whether proximal processes between the individual and the microsystem (social relationships within family, peer group and school) during adolescence are associated with heavy episodic drinking (HED), from youth to midlife, and whether...

Background: Organized group activities (e.g. sports or arts clubs) have long been noted as important developmental settings for youth, yet previous studies on the relationships between participation and mental health outcomes have focused on short-term effects among school-aged adolescents. The subsequent period of life, emerging adulthood, has bee...

Purpose: Supportive social relations are associated with good mental health, yet few studies have considered the prospective importance of adolescent peer relations for adult mental health and the potential mechanisms involved. Methods: Participants (n=941) were sourced from the Northern Swedish Cohort, a prospective study comprising school stude...

Purpose To compare sociodemographic, health- and exercise-related characteristics of participants vs. decliners, and completers vs. drop-outs, in an exercise intervention trial during cancer treatment. Methods Patients with newly diagnosed breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer were invited to participate in a 6-month exercise intervention. Backgr...

Background Somatic symptoms among adolescents are common, yet little is known about long-term trajectories of somatic symptoms and the factors in adolescence that shape them. We examined individual, family and school-based factors at age 16 as predictors of trajectories of somatic symptoms over 27 years. Methods Participants from the Northern Swed...

Objective The aim of the Cardiovascular Health in Anxiety and Mood Problems Study (CHAMPS) is to pilot the Unified Protocol (UP) for the transdiagnostic treatment of depression and anxiety disorders in patients recently hospitalized for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and evaluate the feasibility. Methods The present study is a controlled, block ra...

Background Little is known about factors that may explain the association between depressive symptoms and poor labour market participation (LMP). The aim of this study is to examine the mediation and interaction effects of social support on the association between depressive symptoms and LMP. Methods Data were used from 985 participants (91% of th...

Purpose: To compare sociodemographic, health- and exercise-related characteristics of participants vs decliners, and completers vs drop-outs, in an exercise intervention during cancer treatment. Methods: Patients with newly diagnosed breast, prostate or colorectal cancer were invited to participate in a 6-month exercise intervention. Questionnaire,...

More than one million Australians have some form of heart disease, with around half of those experiencing a myocardial infarction (MI) during their lifetime. The purpose of this systematic review is to summarise the literature on traumatic stress post-MI. This study aims to identify the different ways in which traumatic stress symptomatology is ass...

Background: The aim of this study is to examine the relevance of macroeconomic conditions (boom vs. recession) and own labor market status on alcohol use in youth and midlife. Method: Two Northern Swedish cohorts, born in either 1965 (boom at age 21 years) or 1973 (recession at age 21 years), included all pupils attending the last grade of compulso...

Depression and anxiety disorders are common among cardiovascular disease (CVD) populations, leading several cardiology societies to recommend routine screening to streamline psychological interventions. However, it remains poorly understood whether routine screening in CVD populations identifies the broader groups of disorders that cluster together...

Previous research into the associations between psychosocial work factors and obesity has produced mixed findings. A better understanding of these associations is essential since employment is a fundamental part of life for many and potential risk factors may be somewhat modifiable. The aim of this study was to investigate which psychosocial work f...