Biography
Associate Professor in Health Psychology. Stephen Gallagher is a health psychologist and a Professor in the Psychology Department here in UL and has been here since August 2010. My main research interests focus on the impact of stress on health and well-being. I am particularly interested in the impact of psychosocial factors on health via interactions between the neuroendocrine and immune systems. My current research is looking at the psychological and social factors that are associated with caregiver health as well as those experiencing unemployment, both of who are under chronic stress. We are also involved with designing and delivery of number interventions (e.g. stress management, positive psychology, and physical activity) to improve health and well-being for carers, the general population as well those with chronic illnesses. I am also using laboratory-based research to examine the buffering role of social support on cardiovascular reactivity and immunity. I am also a member of the Centre for Social Issues Research and the Health Research Institute and Director of the Study of Anxiety, Stress & Health Laboratory here in UL, www.sashlab.com. Stephen has published extensively in the areas described above, with national and international research teams and his research has been funded by the Irish Research Council, Health Research Board, and Research Institutes in the USA. He would be interested in supervising Postdoctoral or PhD projects in some of the areas described above. Please send an e-mail to Stephen for possible opportunities.
Research Interests
My main research interests are on stress and health, with a particular focus on how stress gets inside the body via biobehavioural pathways including immune, hormonal and cardiovascular biomarkers. In terms of stress, I use a variety of paradigms including life events stress (e.g. bereavement), chronic (e.g, caregiving, unemployment and long-term conditions) and acute stress (e.g,. exams and maths tasks) as well as conduct both observational and experimental studies including psychosocial and positive psychology interventions. My lab group (sashlab.com) and our health and psychophysiology laboratory have two experimental testing rooms and a wet-lab. These are equipped with full cardiovascular monitoring equipment with several Dinamaps, and a Finometer Pro which allows for beat-to-beat continuous hemodynamic monitoring. The labs also have plate readers, incubators, centrifuge and the capability to assess a range of hormonal and immune biomarkers and we tend to look at cortisol, DHEA, and secretory immunoglobulin A. Some of the projects I am currently involved with include examining the biological correlates of caregiving and unemployment as well as the stress of bullying in the workplace; other projects are looking at how loneliness and social relationships affect our health via cardiovascular and hormonal interactions. While our interventions focus on improving social relations via gratitude and benefit finding with other studies investigating health behaviour interventions to those managing and living with long-terms conditions (e.g, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis). In terms of collaborations, my group has several local (UL), and national (NUI-G, UCC, MIC, UCD), and international projects (UK, US) that are on-going and we would be keen to develop other collaborations if they fit with our agenda. Thus, feel free to get in touch with me if you think we have shared interests.
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate: Theory & Method 1; Health Psychology; Biological Bases of Behaviour
Postgraduate: Social Influence & Attitude Change
Professional Activities
Association
- 2010 Affilation and support for psychologists in Ireland, Psychological Society of Ireland
- 2005 Support and network for Health Psychologists, Division of Health Psychology, British Psychological Society, UK
- 2003 Professional body for psycholgist, British Psychological Society, UK
Award
- - Ratcliffe Prize, 2009,
- - Deanery Prize Winner
Publications
Book Chapter
Spirituality
Gallagher, S & Tierney, W
Encyclopedia of Behavioural Medicine
Religion/Spirituality
Gallagher, Stephen and Tierney Warren
Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9,
Religiousness/Religiosity
Gallagher, Stephen and Warren Tierney
Encyclopedia of behavioral medicine
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9
Conference Publication
European League Against Rheumatism
Larkin, L., Kennedy, N., Fraser, A., Gallagher, S.
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.1667
13th Annual Psychology, Health & Medicine (PHM) Conference
Slattery E., Ryan L., McMahon J. & Gallagher S
European League Against Rheumatism
Larkin, L., Kennedy, N., Fraser, A., Gallagher, S.
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.1670
13th Annual Psychology, Health & Medicine Conference, (PHM)
Ryan L., Slattery E., McMahon J. & Gallagher S
17th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology
MacIntyre. T., O'Shea, D. Butler, C., MacIntyre, D., O'Brien, M., Igou, E., Gallagher, S., Creaven, A. M., DeLooze, C., Kenny, G.
BPS Health Psychology Annual Conference
Whiteley, J., Shandley, L., Sheffield, D., & Gallagher, S.
BPS Health Psychology Annual Conference
Bould, K & Gallagher, S.
BPS Health Psychology Annual Conference,
Massey, A., Sheffield, D & Gallagher, S.
BPS Health Psychology Annual Conference,
Gallagher, S. Whiteley, J., Shandley, L., Dixon, K & Lee, H.A.N
Other Journal
Relationship between, Self-Efficacy, Beliefs, and Physical Activity in Inflammatory Arthritis
Larkin L., Gallagher S., Fraser A., Kennedy N.
Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
Enhancing social relationships through positive psychology activities: A randomised controlled trial.
O'Connell, B. H., O'Shea, D. & Gallagher, S
KBS Research Bulletin
The role of positive social interactions in improving wellbeing: A randomised controlled pilot trial.
O'Connell, B. H., O'Shea, D. & Gallagher, S.
European Health Psychologist
Other Publication
The effects of exercise interventions on health and fitness of firefighters: A meta-analysis
Andrews K.;Gallagher S.;Herring M.
Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine And Science In Sports
DOI: 10.1111/sms.13411
Caregiving alters immunity and stress hormones: a review of recent research
Whittaker A.;Gallagher S.
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2019.02.002
TYPE D PERSONALITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY TO STRESSORS
Dillon, M;Gallagher, S
Age and ageing
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afy140.36
Loneliness and acute stress reactivity: A systematic review of psychophysiological studies
Brown, EG;Gallagher, S;Creaven, AM
Psychophysiology
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13031
Making the leap and finding your feet: A qualitative study of disclosure and social support in university students with type 1 diabetes
Habenicht A.;Gallagher S.;O’Keeffe M.;Creaven A.
Journal of health psychology
DOI: 10.1177/1359105318810875
Exercise Effects On Health, Fitness, And Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Firefighters: A Meta-analysis
Andrews, KL;Gallagher, S;Herring, MP
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
Changing Physical Activity Behavior in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Casey, B;Coote, S;Hayes, S;Gallagher, S
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.12.013
ATTACHMENT, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
McMahon, GM,Gallagher, S,Brown, E,Creaven, AM
Psychosomatic medicine
Psychological Antecedents and Consequences of Maximal Fitness Testing Among Firefighters
Andrews, KL,Carson, BP,Gallagher, S,Herring, MP
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000519308.16863.69
PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: DEVELOPING A THEORY-BASED BEHAVIOUR CHANGE INTERVENTION
Larkin, L,Fraser, A,Gallagher, S,Kennedy, N
Annals of the rheumatic diseases
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.1374
LONELINESS, CARDIOVASCULAR AND NEUROENDOCRINE REACTIVITY TO ACUTE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Brown, EG,Creaven, AM,Gallagher, S
Psychosomatic medicine
Effect of a 10-week MS exercise programme on muscle strength and aerobic capacity in inactive people with MS
Uszynski, MK,Hayes, S,Gallagher, S,Motl, RW,Coote, S
Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Unemployment as a chronic stressor: A systematic review of cortisol studies
Sumner, RC,Gallagher, S
Psychology & Health
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2016.1247841
A Commentary on "Positive Psychology Interventions for Patients With Heart Disease: A Preliminary Randomized Trial"
Creaven, AM;O'Connell, BH;Gallagher, S
Psychosomatics
SOCIAL SUPPORT IN REAL LIFE IS ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RECOVERY FOLLOWING ACUTE STRESS EXPOSURE
Gallagher, S,Brown, E,McMahon, G,Creaven, AM
Psychosomatic medicine
Randomised Controlled Trials in WOHP Interventions: A Review and Guidelines for Use
O'Shea, D,O'Connell, BH,Gallagher, S
Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale
DOI: 10.1111/apps.12053
Energy expenditure in inactive adults with multiple sclerosis - social cognitive theory and symptom correlates
Uszynski, MK,Casey, B,Hayes, S,Gallagher, S,Motl, RW,Coote, S
Multiple Sclerosis Journal
"IT MIGHT HURT, BUT STILL IT'S GOOD": PEOPLE WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS ABOUT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONS
Larkin, L,Kennedy, N,Fraser, A,Gallagher, S
Annals of the rheumatic diseases
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.1667
"IF A JOINT IS HOT IT'S NOT THE TIME": HEALTH PROFESSIONALS' VIEWS ON DEVELOPING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Larkin, L,Gallagher, S,Fraser, A,Kennedy, N
Annals of the rheumatic diseases
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.1670
Enhancing social relationships through positive psychology activities: A randomized controlled trial.
O'Connell, B., O'Shea, D. & Gallagher, S.
Journal of Positive Psychology
Promoting physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A narrative review of behaviour change theories
Larkin L.;Kennedy N.;Gallagher S.
Disability And Rehabilitation
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1019011
Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review
Larkin, L,Gallagher, S,Cramp, F,Brand, C,Fraser, A,Kennedy, N
Rheumatology international
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-015-3292-3
Active and affiliative identities: A mediation model investigating relationships between identity, social support and psychological well-being amongst survivors of brain injury and the general population
Walsh, RS,Fortune, DG,Muldoon, OT,Gallagher, S
Brain Injury
Are symptoms of post-traumatic stress in patients experiencing nasal fractures reduced following surgery? A pilot study
Gallagher, S,O'Rourke, C,Oosthuizen, JC,Wijaya, C,Muldoon, OT,Fenton, JE
Irish journal of medical science
PERCEIVED MATERNAL STRESS AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING AS RISK FACTORS FOR MISCARRIAGE
Meaney, S,Corcoran, P,Lutomski, JE,Gallagher, S,Spillane, N,O'Donoghue, K
Journal Of Epidemiology And Community Health
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204726.64
Different identities, different correlates: Stigmatized identity, survivor identity, anxiety and depression following acquired brain injury
Walsh, RS,Fortune, DG,Gallagher, S,Muldoon, OT
Brain Injury
AN EXAMINATION OF SELF-REPORT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS
Larkin, L,Kennedy, N,Gallagher, S,Fraser, AD
Rheumatology
Religiousness/Religiosity
Gallagher, S & Tierney, W
Religion/Spirituality
Gallagher, S & Tierney, W
Peer Reviewed Journal
Type D personality and life event stress: the mediating effects of social support and negative social relationships
O’Riordan A.;Howard S.;Gallagher S.
Anxiety Stress And Coping
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2020.1746284
Stressful life events and adolescent well-being: The role of parent and peer relationships
McMahon G.;Creaven A.;Gallagher S.
Stress And Health
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2923
State, but not trait gratitude is associated with cardiovascular responses to acute psychological stress
Gallagher S.;Solano A.C.;Liporace M.F.
Physiology & behavior
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112896
Building Resources in Caregivers: Feasibility of a Brief Writing Intervention to Increase Benefit Finding in Caregivers
Gallagher S.;O’Sullivan L.;Hughes Z.;O’Connell B.
Applied Psychology-Health And Well Being
DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12195
Social support, social participation, and cardiovascular reactivity to stress in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study
Creaven A.M.;Higgins N.M.;Ginty A.T.;Gallagher S.
Biological psychology
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107921
Personality, cardiovascular, and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study
Coyle D.;Howard S.;Bibbey A.;Gallagher S.;Whittaker A.;Creaven A.
International Journal Of Psychophysiology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2019.11.014
Cardiovascular stress reactions in recent- and long-retired rugby players when watching a game
Howard S.;Fitzgerald G.;Gallagher S.
Physiology & behavior
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112832
Type D personality and cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress: The mediating effects of social support and negative social relationships
O’Riordan A.;Howard S.;Brown E.;Gallagher S.
Psychophysiology
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13660
The effects of exercise interventions on health and fitness of firefighters: A meta-analysis.
Andrews KL;Gallagher S;Herring MP;
Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine And Science In Sports
DOI: 10.1111/sms.13411
Social Context and Sex Moderate the Association Between Type D Personality and Cardiovascular Reactivity
Riordan A.;Howard S.;Gallagher S.
Applied Psychophysiology And Biofeedback
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-019-09447-x
Unemployment, employment precarity, and inflammation
Sumner R.;Bennett R.;Creaven A.;Gallagher S.
Brain, behavior, and immunity
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.10.013
Loneliness, living alone, and all-cause mortality: The role of emotional and social loneliness in the elderly during 19 years of follow-up
O'Súilleabháin P.;Gallagher S.;Steptoe A.
Psychosomatic medicine
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000710
Loneliness and cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress in younger adults
Brown, EG;Creaven, AM;Gallagher, S
International Journal Of Psychophysiology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.07.471
Perceived social support mediates the association between attachment and cardiovascular reactivity in young adults
McMahon G.;Creaven A.;Gallagher S.
Psychophysiology
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13496
Examining Psychosocial Pathways Underlying Gratitude Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
O'Connell, B. H., O'Shea, D. & Gallagher, S.
Journal Of Happiness Studies
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-017-9931-5
Sources of Variability in Physical Activity Among Inactive People with Multiple Sclerosis
Uszynski, MK,Herring, MP,Casey, B,Hayes, S,Gallagher, S,Motl, RW,Coote, S
International journal of behavioral medicine
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-017-9674-z
Do Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Moderate the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Physical Activity in People With Multiple Sclerosis?
Casey, B,Uszynski, M,Hayes, S,Motl, R,Gallagher, S,Coote, S
Rehabilitation Psychology
DOI: 10.1037/rep0000190
Prior depressive symptoms and persistent child problem behaviours predict future depression in parents of children with developmental disabilities: The growing up in Ireland cohort study
Gallagher, S;Pilch, M;Hannigan, A
Research in developmental disabilities
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.07.001
Social cognitive theory correlates of physical activity in inactive adults with multiple sclerosis
Uszynski M.;Casey B.;Hayes S.;Gallagher S.;Purtill H.;Motl R.;Coote S.
International Journal Of Ms Care
DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2016-111
Evaluating personality as a moderator of the association between life events stress and cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress
Gallagher, S;O'Riordan, A;McMahon, G;Creaven, AM
International Journal Of Psychophysiology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.02.009
Developing a recovery college: a preliminary exercise in establishing regional readiness and community needs
Kelly, Joy, Gallagher, Stephen, McMahon, Jennifer
Journal Of Mental Health
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2016.1207227
Feeling Thanks and Saying Thanks: A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining If and How Socially Oriented Gratitude Journals Work
O'Connell, BH,O'Shea, D,Gallagher, S
Journal of clinical psychology
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22469
Feeling thanks and saying thanks: A randomized controlled trial examining if and how socially-oriented gratitude journals work.
O'Connell, B. H., Gallagher, S. & O'Shea, D.
Journal Of Clinical Psychology
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22469
Parents' concerns about future pregnancy after stillbirth: a qualitative study
Meaney, S,Everard, CM,Gallagher, S,O'Donoghue, K
Health Expectations
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12480
Optimism and benefit finding in parents of children with developmental disabilities: The role of positive reappraisal and social support
Slattery, Eadaoin,McMahon, Jennifer,Gallagher, Stephen
Res Dev Disabilres Dev Disabil
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.04.006
A Longitudinal Study of Relationships between Identity Continuity and Anxiety Following Brain Injury
Walsh, RS,Muldoon, OT,Fortune, DG,Gallagher, S
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00648
Randomised controlled pilot trial of an exercise plus behaviour change intervention in people with multiple sclerosis: the Step it Up study
Hayes, S,Uszynski, MK,Motl, RW,Gallagher, S,Larkin, A,Newell, J,Scarrott, C,Coote, S
BMJ open
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016336
"It might hurt, but still it's good': People with rheumatoid arthritis beliefs and expectations about physical activity interventions
Larkin, L,Kennedy, N,Fraser, A,Gallagher, S
Journal of health psychology
DOI: 10.1177/1359105316633286
Developing a recovery college: a preliminary exercise in establishing regional readiness and community needs
Kelly, J,Gallagher, S,McMahon, J
Journal Of Mental Health
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2016.1207227
Unemployment as a chronic stressor: A systematic review of cortisol studies
Sumner R.;Gallagher S.
Psychology & Health
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2016.1247841
If a joint is hot it's not the time: health professionals' views on developing an intervention to promote physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis
Larkin, L,Gallagher, S,Fraser, A,Kennedy, N
Disability And Rehabilitation
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1180548
Community-based intervention to promote physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis (CIPPA-RA): a study protocol for a pilot randomised control trial
Larkin, L,Gallagher, S,Fraser, A,Kennedy, N
Rheumatology international
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-017-3850-y
Effect of exercising at minimum recommendations of the multiple sclerosis exercise guideline combined with structured education or attention control education - secondary results of the step it up randomised controlled trial
Coote, S,Uszynski, M,Herring, MP,Hayes, S,Scarrott, C,Newell, J,Gallagher, S,Larkin, A,Motl, RW
BMC neurology
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-017-0898-y
'if a joint is hot it's not the time': Health professionals' views on developing physical activity interventions for people who have rheumatoid arthritis
Larkin L., Gallagher S., Fraser A., Kennedy N.
Disability And Rehabilitation
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1180548
Optimism and benefit finding in parents of children with developmental disabilities:. The role of positive reappraisal and social support
Slattery, E,McMahon, J,Gallagher, S
Research in developmental disabilities
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.04.006
Relationship between self-efficacy, beliefs, and physical activity in inflammatory arthritis
Larkin, L,Gallagher, S,Fraser, AD,Kennedy, N
Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
DOI: 10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.10.001
It might hurt, but still it's good': people who have rheumatoid arthritis beliefs and expectations about physical activity interventions
Larkin L., Kennedy N., Fraser A., Gallagher S.
Journal Of Health Psychology
DOI: 10.1177/1359105316633286
A Commentary on 'Positive Psychology Interventions for Patients With Heart Disease: A Preliminary Randomized Trial'
Creaven, A-M., O'Connell, B.H., & Gallagher, S.
Psychosomatics
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2016.12.001
Relationship between self-efficacy, beliefs, and physical activity in inflammatory arthritis.
Larkin, L., Gallagher, S, Fraser, A, Kennedy, N.
Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
DOI: 10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.10.001
Randomized controlled trials in WOHP interventions: A review and guidelines for use
O'Shea, D., O'Connell, B. H. & Gallagher, S.
Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale
DOI: 10.1111/apps.12053
Unemployment is associated with lower cortisol awakening and blunted dehydroepiandrosterone responses
Gallagher, S,Sumner, RC,Muldoon, OT,Creaven, AM,Hannigan, A
Psychoneuroendocrinology
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.03.011
Mediating effects of loneliness on the gratitude-health link
O'Connell, BH,O'Shea, D,Gallagher, S
Personality And Individual Differences
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.04.042
Mediating effects of loneliness on the gratitude-health link.
O'Connell, B. H., Gallagher, S. & O'Shea, D.
Personality And Individual Differences
Social support mediates the association between benefit finding and quality of life in caregivers
Brand, C,Barry, L,Gallagher, S
Journal of health psychology
DOI: 10.1177/1359105314547244
Developing a recovery college: A preliminary exercise in establishing regional readiness and community needs
Kelly, J., Gallagher, S. & McMahon J.
Journal Of Mental Health
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2016.1207227
Enhancing social relationships through positive psychology activities: a randomised controlled trial
O'Connell, BH,O'Shea, D,Gallagher, S
Journal of Positive Psychology
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2015.1037860
Child problem behaviours are associated with obesity in parents caring for children with developmental disabilities
Gallagher, S,Hannigan, A
Research in developmental disabilities
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.10.038
Anticytomegalovirus antibody titres are not associated with caregiving burden in younger caregivers
Vitlic, A,Phillips, AC,Gallagher, S,Oliver, C,Lord, JM,Moss, P
British journal of health psychology
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12092
How Does Bereavement Get Under the Skin? The Effects of Late-Life Spousal Loss on Cortisol Levels
Richardson, VE,Bennett, KM,Carr, D,Gallagher, S,Kim, J,Fields, N
Journals Of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences And Social Sciences
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt116
A randomised controlled trial of an exercise plus behaviour change intervention in people with multiple sclerosis: the step it up study protocol
Coote, S,Gallagher, S,Msetfi, R,Larkin, A,Newell, J,Motl, RW,Hayes, S
BMC neurology
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-014-0241-9
Differential hemodynamic effects during the provision of active and passive support in the laboratory
Gallagher, S,Howard, S,Heffernan, M
Psychology & Health
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2015.1024246
Promoting physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A narrative review of behaviour change theories
Larkin, L., Kennedy, N., Gallagher, S
Disability And Rehabilitation
A randomised controlled trial of benefit finding in caregivers: The Building Resources in Caregivers Study Protocol
Brand C.;O’Connell B.;Gallagher S.
Health Psychology Open
DOI: 10.1177/2055102915595019
A Cluster Analysis of Reported Sleeping Patterns of 9-Month Old Infants and the Association with Maternal Health: Results from a Population Based Cohort Study
Hughes, A,Gallagher, S,Hannigan, A
Maternal And Child Health Journal
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1701-6
Promoting physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a narrative review of behaviour change theories
Larkin, L,Kennedy, N,Gallagher, S
Disability And Rehabilitation
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1019011
'Soft and fluffy': Medical students' attitudes towards psychology in medical education
Gallagher, S., Wallace, S., Nathan, Y., McGrath, D.
Journal of Health Psychology
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313499780
Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review
Larkin L., Gallagher S., Cramp F., Brand C., Fraser A., Kennedy N
Rheumatology International
Parental decision making around perinatal autopsy: a qualitative investigation
Meaney, S,Gallagher, S,Lutomski, JE,O'Donoghue, K
Health Expectations
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12305
Affiliative and "self-as-doer" identities: Relationships between social identity, social support, and emotional status amongst survivors of acquired brain injury (ABI)
Walsh, RS,Muldoon, OT,Gallagher, S,Fortune, DG
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2014.993658
The influence of self-esteem and social support on the relationship between stigma and depressive symptomology in parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities
Cantwell, J,Muldoon, O,Gallagher, S
Journal Of Intellectual Disability Research
DOI: 10.1111/jir.12205
Enhancing social relationships through positive psychology activities: A randomized controlled trial.
O'Connell, B., O'Shea, D. & Gallagher, S.
Journal of Positive Psychology
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2015.1037860
'Soft and fluffy': Medical students' attitudes towards psychology in medical education
Gallagher, S,Wallace, S,Nathan, Y,McGrath, D
Journal of health psychology
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313499780
The impact of anticipated stigma on psychological and physical health problems in the unemployed group
O'Donnell, AT,Corrigan, F,Gallagher, S
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01263
The Association Between Spirituality and Depression in Parents Caring for Children with Developmental Disabilities: Social Support and/or Last Resort
Gallagher, S,Phillips, AC,Lee, H,Carroll, D
Journal of religion and health
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9839-x
Social support and mastery influence the association between stress and poor physical health in parents caring for children with developmental disabilities
Cantwell, J,Muldoon, OT,Gallagher, S
Research in developmental disabilities
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.05.012
Social identity influences stress appraisals and cardiovascular reactions to acute stress exposure
Gallagher, S,Meaney, S,Muldoon, OT
British journal of health psychology
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12056
Depression and chronic health conditions in parents of children with and without developmental disabilities: The growing up in Ireland cohort study
Gallagher, S,Hannigan, A
Research in developmental disabilities
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.11.029
Happy but unhealthy: The relationship between social ties and health in an emerging network
Howell, JL,Koudenburg, N,Loschelder, DD,Weston, D,Fransen, K,De Dominicis, S,Gallagher, S,Haslam, SA
European Journal Of Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2030
Acquired brain injury: combining social psychological and neuropsychological perspectives
Walsh, RS,Fortune, DG,Gallagher, S,Muldoon, OT
Health Psychology Review
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2012.733914
'Happy and a bit Nervous': the experiences of children with autism in physical education
Healy, S,Msetfi, R,Gallagher, S
British Journal Of Learning Disabilities
DOI: 10.1111/bld.12053
The association between stress and physical health in parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities is moderated by children's challenging behaviours
Gallagher, S,Whiteley, J
Journal Of Health Psychology
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312464672
A commentary on The effects of identification with a support group on the mental health of people with multiple sclerosis
Stephen Gallagher, Aisling T. O' Donnell, Anca Minescu and Orla T. Muldoon
Journal Of Psychosomatic Research
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.07.004
How Does Bereavement Get Under the Skin? The Effects of Late-Life Spousal Loss on Cortisol Levels.
Richardson VE, Bennett KM, Carr D, Gallagher S, Kim J, Fields N
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt116
Social support is associated with blood pressure responses in parents caring for children with developmental disabilities
Gallagher, S,Whiteley, J
Research in developmental disabilities
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.06.007
Experiences of adolescent participation in community-based workshops designed to improve psychosocial skills: What are the key benefits?
Gallagher, S., Randall, J., Punnett, G., Li, E., Buckley, E., & Grogan, S.
Community, Work And Family
DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2011.609660
Antibody response to vaccination as a marker of in vivo immune function in psychophysiological research.
Burns VE, Gallagher S
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.01.005
Parental stress is associated with poor sleep quality in parents caring for children with developmental disabilities.
Gallagher S, Phillips AC, Carroll D
Journal of pediatric psychology
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp093
Social support, social intimacy, and cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress.
Phillips AC, Gallagher S, Carroll D
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-008-9077-0
Symptoms of depression in non-routine caregivers: the role of caregiver strain and burden.
Phillips AC, Gallagher S, Hunt K, Der G, Carroll D
The British journal of clinical psychology / the British Psychological Society
DOI: 10.1348/014466508X397142
Caregiving for children with developmental disabilities is associated with a poor antibody response to influenza vaccination.
Gallagher S, Phillips AC, Drayson MT, Carroll D
Psychosomatic medicine
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31819d1910
Parental caregivers of children with developmental disabilities mount a poor antibody response to pneumococcal vaccination.
Gallagher, S; Phillips, AC; Drayson, MT; Carroll, D
Brain Behav. Immun.
Preliminary evidence that morning vaccination is associated with an enhanced antibody response in men.
Phillips AC, Gallagher S, Carroll D, Drayson M
Psychophysiology
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2008.00662.x
Psychosocial factors are associated with the antibody response to both thymus-dependent and thymus-independent vaccines.
Gallagher S, Phillips AC, Ferraro AJ, Drayson MT, Carroll D
Brain, behavior, and immunity
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2007.10.018
Predictors of psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities.
Gallagher S, Phillips AC, Oliver C, Carroll D
Journal of pediatric psychology
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn040
Social support is positively associated with the immunoglobulin M response to vaccination with pneumococcal polysaccharides.
Gallagher S, Phillips AC, Ferraro AJ, Drayson MT, Carroll D
Biological psychology
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.01.001
Caregiving is associated with low secretion rates of immunoglobulin A in saliva.
Gallagher, S; Phillips, AC; Evans, P; Der, G; Hunt, K; Carroll, D
Brain Behav. Immun.
Determinants of older adults' intentions to vaccinate against influenza: a theoretical application.
Gallagher S, Povey R
Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdl008
A comparison of acute and long-term health-care personnel's attitudes towards older adults.
Gallagher S, Bennett KM, Halford JC
International journal of nursing practice
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2006.00582.x