Dr Ben Gibson

I am a Lecturer in Applied Psychology and a Trainee Health Psychologist

My research is focused on the utilisation of positive or otherwise novel psychological interventions to support people's health and development. I am particularly interested in optimal well-being (also known as flourishing) and the impact that individual differences and social inequalities may have on people's chances of reaching this state. 

• Eberhardt, J., Gibson, B. Portman, R. M., Carthy, N., Rowlands, S., Batchelor, R., Kane, L., & Kılınç, S. (2024). Psychosocial Aspects of the Lived Experience of LongCOVID: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies. Health Expectations, 27(5), n/a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.70071 
• Talamonti, D., Schneider, J., Gibson, B., & Forshaw, M. J. (2023). The impact of national and international financial crises on mental health and well-being: a systematic review. Journal of Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2023.2278104 
• Gibson, B., Rosser, B. A., Schneider, J., & Forshaw, M. J. (2023). The role of uncertainty intolerance in adjusting to long-term physical health conditions: A systematic review. PLoS One, 18(6), e0286198. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286198
• Schneider, J., Pegram, G., Gibson, B., Talamonti, D., Tinoco, A., Craddock, N., Matheson, E., & Forshaw, M. (2022). A Mixed-Studies Systematic Review of the Experiences of Body Image, Disordered Eating, and Eating Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 1-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23706
• Gibson, B., Umeh, F. K., Davies, I. G., & Newson, L. M. (2021). The Best Possible Self intervention as a viable public health tool for the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of public experience and engagement. Health Expectations. 24(5), 1713-1724 https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.1331
• Schneider, J., Talamonti, D., Gibson, B., & Forshaw, M. (2021). Factors Mediating the Psychological Well-Being of Healthcare Workers Responding to Global Pandemics: A Systematic Review. Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211012759
• Gibson, B., Schneider, J., Talamonti, D., & Forshaw, M. (2021). The Impact of Inequality on Mental Health Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review. Canadian Psychology / Psychologie Canadienne, 62(1), 101-126. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000272
• Gibson, B., Umeh, K. F., Newson, L., & Davies, I. (2018). Efficacy of the Best Possible Self protocol in diabetes self-management: A mixed-methods approach. Journal of Health Psychology. 26(3), 332-344. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318814148

Other research outputs include:

• MyLifeTool: Living with Long Covid. Kilinc, S., Cole, J., Eberhardt, J., Delisser, C., Hext, R., Marsden, A., Newson, L., Rowlands, S., Batchelor, R., Newbury-Birch, D., Forshaw, M., Gibson, B., Becker, S., Hammond, L., Campbell, M. & Taylor, J., 25 Jun 2023.
• Research Report: An examination of an outdoor learning intervention for young people at risk of exclusion. Gibson, B., Ashworth, E., & Newson, L. Sept 2022.

Media outputs:

• Summer Shorts: Body Image and Eating Concerns During COVID-19 as featured on Appearance Matters: The Podcast!
• Financial Crises Damage People's Mental Health - Our Global Review Shows Who is Worst Affected as featured in The Conversation UK.
• The Five-Step Wellness Model that Really Works – and the Psychology Behind it as featured in The Conversation UK.

• Long-term physical health conditions;
• Positive Psychological Interventions (PPIs);
• Well-being & flourishing;
• Positive emotions;
• Mental health & resilience;
• International crises;
• Inequalities;
• Cyberpsychology.

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