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Can warning labels communicating the environmental impact of meat reduce meat consumption? Evidence from two multiple treatment reversal experiments in college dining halls (2024)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Hughes, J. P., Andersen, C. D., Pennington, G., Leite, A. C., Weick, M., & Couturier, D. (2024). Can warning labels communicating the environmental impact of meat reduce meat consumption? Evidence from two multiple treatment reversal experiments in college dining halls. Food Quality and Preference, 115, Article 105084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105084

Meat consumption has an adverse impact on both human and planetary health. To date, very few studies have examined the effectiveness of interventions tackling the overconsumption of meat in field settings. The present research addresses this gap by e... Read More about Can warning labels communicating the environmental impact of meat reduce meat consumption? Evidence from two multiple treatment reversal experiments in college dining halls.

How, when, and why is social class linked to mental health and wellbeing? A systematic meta-review. (2023)
Journal Article
Dougall, I., Vasiljevic, M., Wright, J. D., & Weick, M. (2023). How, when, and why is social class linked to mental health and wellbeing? A systematic meta-review. Social Science & Medicine, 343, 116542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116542

Meta-reviews synthesising research on social class and mental health and wellbeing are currently limited and focused on specific facets of social class (e.g., social capital) or mental health and wellbeing (e.g., mental health disorders), and none so... Read More about How, when, and why is social class linked to mental health and wellbeing? A systematic meta-review..

Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health and wellbeing among UK students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Clarifying underlying mechanisms (2023)
Journal Article
Dougall, I., Vasiljevic, M., Kutlaca, M., & Weick, M. (2023). Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health and wellbeing among UK students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Clarifying underlying mechanisms. PLoS ONE, 18(11), Article e0292842. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292842

Universities are seeing growing numbers of students with poor mental health and wellbeing. Given that lower socioeconomic status (SES) students typically have poorer mental health and wellbeing than their peers, this may be, in part, caused by an inc... Read More about Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health and wellbeing among UK students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Clarifying underlying mechanisms.

Impact of pictorial warning labels on meat meal selection: A randomised experimental study with UK meat consumers (2023)
Journal Article
Hughes, J. P., Weick, M., & Vasiljevic, M. (2023). Impact of pictorial warning labels on meat meal selection: A randomised experimental study with UK meat consumers. Appetite, 190, Article 107026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.107026

Meat consumption has been linked to adverse health consequences, worsening climate change, and the risk of pandemics. Meat is however a popular food product and dissuading people from consuming meat has proven difficult. Outside the realm of meat con... Read More about Impact of pictorial warning labels on meat meal selection: A randomised experimental study with UK meat consumers.

Characterising restrictions on commercial advertising and sponsorship of harmful commodities in local government policies: a nationwide study in England. (2023)
Journal Article
McKevitt, S., White, M., Petticrew, M., Summerbell, C., Vasiljevic, M., Boyland, E., …Vamos, E. P. (2023). Characterising restrictions on commercial advertising and sponsorship of harmful commodities in local government policies: a nationwide study in England. Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdad155

Background Commercial advertising and sponsorship drive the consumption of harmful commodities. Local authorities (LAs) have considerable powers to reduce such exposures. This study aimed to characterize local commercial policies across all English... Read More about Characterising restrictions on commercial advertising and sponsorship of harmful commodities in local government policies: a nationwide study in England..

Exploring views of members of the public and policymakers on the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Toumpakari, Z., Valerino-Perea, S., Willis, K., Adams, J., White, M., Vasiljevic, M., …Jago, R. (2023). Exploring views of members of the public and policymakers on the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies: a qualitative study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20, Article 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01465-7

Understanding the implementation of ‘Making Every Contact Count’ (MECC) delivered by healthcare professionals in a mental health hospital: protocol for a pragmatic formative process evaluation (2023)
Journal Article
Rodrigues, A. M., Kemp, E., Aquino, M. R. J., Wilson, R., Vasiljevic, M., McBride, K., …Haighton, C. (2023). Understanding the implementation of ‘Making Every Contact Count’ (MECC) delivered by healthcare professionals in a mental health hospital: protocol for a pragmatic formative process evaluation. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 11(1), Article 2174698. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2023.2174698

‘Making Every Contact Count’ (MECC) is a public health strategy supporting public-facing workers to use opportunities during routine contacts to enable health behaviour change. A mental health hospital in the North East of England is currently implem... Read More about Understanding the implementation of ‘Making Every Contact Count’ (MECC) delivered by healthcare professionals in a mental health hospital: protocol for a pragmatic formative process evaluation.

Typology of how ‘harmful commodity industries’ interact with local governments in England: a critical interpretive synthesis (2023)
Journal Article
McKevitt, S., White, M., Petticrew, M., Summerbell, C., Vasiljevic, M., Boyland, E., …Vamos, E. P. (2023). Typology of how ‘harmful commodity industries’ interact with local governments in England: a critical interpretive synthesis. BMJ Global Health, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010216

Introduction Industries that produce and market potentially harmful commodities or services (eg, tobacco, alcohol, gambling, less healthy foods and beverages) are a major influence on the drivers of behavioural risk factors for non-communicable disea... Read More about Typology of how ‘harmful commodity industries’ interact with local governments in England: a critical interpretive synthesis.

Being Bad to Look Good: Competence Reputational Stakes Can Increase Unethical Behavior (2022)
Journal Article
Clark, C., Keighley, D., & Vasiljevic, M. (2023). Being Bad to Look Good: Competence Reputational Stakes Can Increase Unethical Behavior. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 17(4), 393–406. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000301

Two studies (total n = 1,245) explored the influence of (1) receiving public vs. private performance feedback, (2) competing on a team vs. solo, and (3) individual differences in team competition participation on cheating behavior. Participants were... Read More about Being Bad to Look Good: Competence Reputational Stakes Can Increase Unethical Behavior.

Building bonds: A pre-registered secondary data analysis examining linear and curvilinear relations between socio-economic status and communal attitudes (2022)
Journal Article
Weick, M., Couturier, L., Vasiljevic, M., Ross, P., Cory, C., Crisp, R., …Van de Vyver, J. (2022). Building bonds: A pre-registered secondary data analysis examining linear and curvilinear relations between socio-economic status and communal attitudes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 102, Article 104353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2022.104353

A large body of research points to differences in the communal orientation of people from a lower and higher socio-economic status (SES) background. However, direct evidence for differences in communal attitudes remains scant. In this pre-registered... Read More about Building bonds: A pre-registered secondary data analysis examining linear and curvilinear relations between socio-economic status and communal attitudes.

The impact of risk perceptions and belief in conspiracy theories on COVID-19 pandemic-related behaviours (2022)
Journal Article
Hughes, J., Efstratiou, A., Komer, S., Baxter, L., Vasiljevic, M., & Leite, A. (2022). The impact of risk perceptions and belief in conspiracy theories on COVID-19 pandemic-related behaviours. PLoS ONE, 17(2), Article e0263716. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263716

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories about the virus spread rapidly, and whilst governments across the globe put in place different restrictions and guidelines to contain the pandemic, these were not universally adhered to. This rese... Read More about The impact of risk perceptions and belief in conspiracy theories on COVID-19 pandemic-related behaviours.

Efficacy of a theory-driven program to implement alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary health-care: a cluster randomized controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Rosário, F., Vasiljevic, M., Pas, L., Angus, C., Ribeiro, C., & Fitzgerald, N. (2022). Efficacy of a theory-driven program to implement alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary health-care: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Addiction, 117(6), 1609-1621. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15782

Background and Aims Screening and brief interventions (SBI) in primary health-care practices (PHCP) are effective in reducing reported alcohol consumption, but have not been routinely implemented. Most programs seeking to improve implementation rates... Read More about Efficacy of a theory-driven program to implement alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary health-care: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

A content analysis of the aims, strategies, and effects of food and nonalcoholic drink advertising based on advertising industry case studies (2021)
Journal Article
Nanchahal, K., Vasiljevic, M., & Petticrew, M. (2022). A content analysis of the aims, strategies, and effects of food and nonalcoholic drink advertising based on advertising industry case studies. Obesity Science and Practice, 8(2), 208-218. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.561

Background Placing limitations on advertising of food and nonalcoholic drinks to children is an effective strategy in addressing childhood obesity. The industry maintains that further restrictions are unnecessary. Aims To ascertain whether the advert... Read More about A content analysis of the aims, strategies, and effects of food and nonalcoholic drink advertising based on advertising industry case studies.

Social class and wellbeing among staff and students in higher education settings: Mapping the problem and exploring underlying mechanisms (2021)
Journal Article
Dougall, I., Weick, M., & Vasiljevic, M. (2021). Social class and wellbeing among staff and students in higher education settings: Mapping the problem and exploring underlying mechanisms. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 51(10), 965-986. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12814

Within Higher Education (HE), staff and students from lower social class backgrounds often experience poorer wellbeing than their higher social class counterparts. Previous research conducted outside educational contexts has linked social class diffe... Read More about Social class and wellbeing among staff and students in higher education settings: Mapping the problem and exploring underlying mechanisms.

Inside UK Universities: Staff mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic (2021)
Report
Dougall, I., Weick, M., & Vasiljevic, M. (2021). Inside UK Universities: Staff mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic. [No known commissioning body]

This report documents the mental health and wellbeing of university staff during the coronavirus pandemic, using survey data collected online in March 2021 from 1,182 staff employed across 92 UK universities. Overall, the survey data suggest that uni... Read More about Inside UK Universities: Staff mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic.

Altering Choice Architecture to Alter Drinking Behaviour: Evidence from Research on Lower Strength Alcohol Labelling and Glass Design (2021)
Book Chapter
Vasiljevic, M., & Pechey, R. (2021). Altering Choice Architecture to Alter Drinking Behaviour: Evidence from Research on Lower Strength Alcohol Labelling and Glass Design. In R. Cooke, D. Conroy, E. Davies, M. Hagger, & R. de Visser (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption (229-252). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66941-6_10

This chapter brings together recent work investigating the impact of the physical micro-environment on alcohol-related perceptions and behaviour, taking examples of how altering the ways in which alcoholic drinks (in particular wine and beer) are pre... Read More about Altering Choice Architecture to Alter Drinking Behaviour: Evidence from Research on Lower Strength Alcohol Labelling and Glass Design.

Do alcohol product labels stating lower strength verbal description, percentage alcohol‐by‐volume, or their combination affect wine consumption? A bar laboratory adaptive randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Vasiljevic, M., Frings, D., Pilling, M., & Marteau, T. (2021). Do alcohol product labels stating lower strength verbal description, percentage alcohol‐by‐volume, or their combination affect wine consumption? A bar laboratory adaptive randomised controlled trial. Addiction, 116(9), 2339-2347. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15444

Background and Aims A previous research study concluded that wine and beer labelled as lower in strength increase consumption compared with the same drinks labelled as regular strength. The label included both a verbal and numerical descriptor of str... Read More about Do alcohol product labels stating lower strength verbal description, percentage alcohol‐by‐volume, or their combination affect wine consumption? A bar laboratory adaptive randomised controlled trial.

Communicating evidence about the environment's role in obesity and support for government policies to tackle obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Reynolds, J., Vasiljevic, M., Pilling, M., & Marteau, T. (2022). Communicating evidence about the environment's role in obesity and support for government policies to tackle obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 16(1), 67-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1829980

Public support for many policies that tackle obesity by changing environments is low. This may reflect commonly held causal beliefs about obesity, namely that it is due to failures of self-control rather than environmental influences. Several studies... Read More about Communicating evidence about the environment's role in obesity and support for government policies to tackle obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Communicating evidence about the causes of obesity and support for obesity policies: Two population-based survey experiments (2020)
Journal Article
Reynolds, J., Vasiljevic, M., Pilling, M., Hall, M., Ribisl, K., & Marteau, T. (2020). Communicating evidence about the causes of obesity and support for obesity policies: Two population-based survey experiments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), Article 6539. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186539

Public support for numerous obesity policies is low, which is one barrier to their implementation. One reason for this low support is the tendency to ascribe obesity to failings of willpower as opposed to the environment. Correlational evidence suppo... Read More about Communicating evidence about the causes of obesity and support for obesity policies: Two population-based survey experiments.

What are the perceived target groups and occasions for wines and beers labelled with verbal and numerical descriptors of lower alcohol strength? An experimental study (2019)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Couturier, D., & Marteau, T. (2019). What are the perceived target groups and occasions for wines and beers labelled with verbal and numerical descriptors of lower alcohol strength? An experimental study. BMJ Open, 9(6), Article e024412. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024412

Objectives: Alcohol consumption is the fifth leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. The development and promotion of lower strength alcohol products may help reduce alcohol consumption and associated harms. This study assessed what a samp... Read More about What are the perceived target groups and occasions for wines and beers labelled with verbal and numerical descriptors of lower alcohol strength? An experimental study.

What is the impact of increasing the prominence of calorie labelling? A stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial in worksite cafeterias (2019)
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Vasiljevic, M., Fuller, G., Pilling, M., Hollands, G., Pechey, R., Jebb, S., & Marteau, T. (2019). What is the impact of increasing the prominence of calorie labelling? A stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial in worksite cafeterias. Appetite, 141, Article 104304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.05.035

Background: Calorie labelling may help to reduce energy consumption, but few well-controlled experimental studies have been conducted in real world settings. In a previous randomised controlled pilot trial we did not observe an effect of calorie labe... Read More about What is the impact of increasing the prominence of calorie labelling? A stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial in worksite cafeterias.

Impact of increasing the proportion of healthier foods available on energy purchased in worksite cafeterias: A stepped wedge randomized controlled pilot trial (2018)
Journal Article
Pechey, R., Cartwright, E., Pilling, M., Hollands, G., Vasiljevic, M., Jebb, S., & Marteau, T. (2018). Impact of increasing the proportion of healthier foods available on energy purchased in worksite cafeterias: A stepped wedge randomized controlled pilot trial. Appetite, 133, 286-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.11.013

Increasing the proportion of healthier foods available could encourage healthier consumption, but evidence to date is limited in scope and quality. The current study aimed to: (a) examine the feasibility and acceptability of intervening to change pro... Read More about Impact of increasing the proportion of healthier foods available on energy purchased in worksite cafeterias: A stepped wedge randomized controlled pilot trial.

Impact of warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages on parental selection: An online experimental study (2018)
Journal Article
Mantzari, E., Vasiljevic, M., Turney, I., Pilling, M., & Marteau, T. (2018). Impact of warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages on parental selection: An online experimental study. Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, 259-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.016

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are one of the largest added sugar sources to diets in the UK and USA, particularly among young people. Warning labels, including calorie information labels, could reduce SSB consumption but uncertainty surrounds the... Read More about Impact of warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages on parental selection: An online experimental study.

Impact on product appeal of labeling wine and beer with (a) lower strength alcohol verbal descriptors and (b) percent alcohol by volume (%ABV): An experimental study (2018)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Couturier, D., & Marteau, T. (2018). Impact on product appeal of labeling wine and beer with (a) lower strength alcohol verbal descriptors and (b) percent alcohol by volume (%ABV): An experimental study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 32(7), 779-791. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000376

Lower strength alcohol products may help reduce alcohol consumption and associated harms. This study assessed the impact of labeling wine and beer with different verbal descriptors denoting lower strength, with and without percent alcohol by volume (... Read More about Impact on product appeal of labeling wine and beer with (a) lower strength alcohol verbal descriptors and (b) percent alcohol by volume (%ABV): An experimental study.

Impact of reducing portion sizes in worksite cafeterias: a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial (2018)
Journal Article
Hollands, G., Cartwright, E., Pilling, M., Pechey, R., Vasiljevic, M., Jebb, S., & Marteau, T. (2018). Impact of reducing portion sizes in worksite cafeterias: a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-018-0705-1

Background: Reducing the portion sizes of foods available in restaurants and cafeterias is one promising approach to reducing energy intake, but there is little evidence of its impact from randomised studies in field settings. This study aims to i. e... Read More about Impact of reducing portion sizes in worksite cafeterias: a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial.

Impact of lower strength alcohol labeling on consumption: A randomized controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Couturier, D., Frings, D., Moss, A., Albery, I., & Marteau, T. (2018). Impact of lower strength alcohol labeling on consumption: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 37(7), 658-667. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000622

Objective: Labels indicating low/light versions of tobacco and foods are perceived as less harmful, which may encourage people to consume more. There is an absence of evidence concerning the impact on consumption of labeling alcohol products as lower... Read More about Impact of lower strength alcohol labeling on consumption: A randomized controlled trial.

E-cigarette adverts and children's perceptions of tobacco smoking harms: an experimental study and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., St John Wallis, A., Codling, S., Couturier, D., Sutton, S., & Marteau, T. (2018). E-cigarette adverts and children's perceptions of tobacco smoking harms: an experimental study and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 8, Article e020247. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020247

Objectives: Children exposed to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) adverts may perceive occasional tobacco smoking as less harmful than children not exposed to e-cigarette adverts. Given the potential cross-cueing effects of e-cigarette adverts on to... Read More about E-cigarette adverts and children's perceptions of tobacco smoking harms: an experimental study and meta-analysis.

Implementing alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary health care: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. (2018)
Journal Article
Rosário, F., Vasiljevic, M., Pas, L., Fitzgerald, N., & Ribeiro, C. (2018). Implementing alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary health care: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. Family Practice, 36(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmy062

Background. Alcohol is one of the most important risk factors contributing to the global burden of disease. Screening and brief interventions in primary care settings are effective in reducing alcohol consumption. However, implementation of such inte... Read More about Implementing alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary health care: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial..

Taming the lion: How perceived worth buffers the detrimental influence of power on aggression and conflict (2018)
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Weick, M., Vasiljevic, M., & Sedikides, C. (2018). Taming the lion: How perceived worth buffers the detrimental influence of power on aggression and conflict. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 858. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00858

Contrary to conventional wisdom, there is little empirical evidence that elevated power, by default, fuels conflict and aggression. Instead, previous studies have shown that extraneous factors that decrease powerholders’ perceived worth, making power... Read More about Taming the lion: How perceived worth buffers the detrimental influence of power on aggression and conflict.

Impact of calorie labelling in worksite cafeterias: a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial (2018)
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Vasiljevic, M., Cartwright, E., Pilling, M., Lee, M., Bignardi, G., Pechey, R., …Marteau, T. (2018). Impact of calorie labelling in worksite cafeterias: a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15, Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-018-0671-7

Background: For working adults, about one-third of energy is consumed in the workplace making this an important context in which to reduce energy intake to tackle obesity. The aims of the current study were first, to identify barriers to the feasibil... Read More about Impact of calorie labelling in worksite cafeterias: a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial.

Impact of lower alcohol strength labels on consumption of wine and beer: a bar lab randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Couturier, D., Frings, D., Moss, A., Albery, I., & Marteau, T. (2018). Impact of lower alcohol strength labels on consumption of wine and beer: a bar lab randomised controlled trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52(suppl_1), S158-S158

Background: Labels indicating low/light versions of tobacco and foods are perceived as less harmful which may increase consumption. The current study tests the hypothesis that labelling wine and beer as lower in alcohol increases their consumption. M... Read More about Impact of lower alcohol strength labels on consumption of wine and beer: a bar lab randomised controlled trial.

Marketing messages accompanying online selling of low/er and regular strength wine and beer products in the UK: a content analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Coulter, L., Petticrew, M., & Marteau, T. (2018). Marketing messages accompanying online selling of low/er and regular strength wine and beer products in the UK: a content analysis. BMC Public Health, 18, Article 147. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5040-6

Background: Increased availability of low/er strength alcohol products has the potential to reduce alcohol consumption if they are marketed as substitutes for higher strength products rather than as additional products. The current study compares the... Read More about Marketing messages accompanying online selling of low/er and regular strength wine and beer products in the UK: a content analysis.

Impact of low alcohol verbal descriptors on perceived strength: An experimental study (2017)
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Vasiljevic, M., Couturier, D., & Marteau, T. (2018). Impact of low alcohol verbal descriptors on perceived strength: An experimental study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23(1), 38-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12273

Objectives: Low alcohol labels are a set of labels that carry descriptors such as ‘low’ or ‘lighter’ to denote alcohol content in beverages. There is growing interest from policymakers and producers in lower strength alcohol products. However, there... Read More about Impact of low alcohol verbal descriptors on perceived strength: An experimental study.

Physical micro-environment interventions for healthier eating in the workplace: protocol for a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial (2017)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Cartwright, E., Pechey, R., Hollands, G., Couturier, D., Jebb, S., & Marteau, T. (2017). Physical micro-environment interventions for healthier eating in the workplace: protocol for a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3, Article 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0141-z

Background: An estimated one third of energy is consumed in the workplace. The workplace is therefore an important context in which to reduce energy consumption to tackle the high rates of overweight and obesity in the general population. Altering en... Read More about Physical micro-environment interventions for healthier eating in the workplace: protocol for a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial.

Stuck in the heat or stuck in the hierarchy? Power relations explain regional variations in violence (2017)
Journal Article
Weick, M., Vasiljevic, M., Uskul, A., & Moon, C. (2017). Stuck in the heat or stuck in the hierarchy? Power relations explain regional variations in violence. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, Article e102. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x1600114x

We contend that an ecological account of violence and aggression requires consideration of societal and cultural settings. Focusing on hierarchical relations, we argue countries with higher (vs. lower) power distance are, on average, located closer t... Read More about Stuck in the heat or stuck in the hierarchy? Power relations explain regional variations in violence.

Does terror defeat contact? Intergroup contact and prejudice toward Muslims before and after the London bombings (2017)
Journal Article
Abrams, D., Van de Vyver, J., Houston, D., & Vasiljevic, M. (2017). Does terror defeat contact? Intergroup contact and prejudice toward Muslims before and after the London bombings. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 23(3), 260-268. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000167

Allport (1954) proposed a series of preconditions that have subsequently been shown to facilitate effects of intergroup contact on attitudes toward outgroups (Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006). The present study examines whether objective threat, in the form... Read More about Does terror defeat contact? Intergroup contact and prejudice toward Muslims before and after the London bombings.

What is the impact of e-cigarette adverts on children's perceptions of tobacco smoking? An experimental study (2016)
Journal Article
Petrescu, D., Vasiljevic, M., Pepper, J., Ribisl, K., & Marteau, T. (2016). What is the impact of e-cigarette adverts on children's perceptions of tobacco smoking? An experimental study. Tobacco Control, 26(4), 421-427. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-052940

Objective: Exposure to e-cigarette adverts increases children's positive attitudes towards using them. Given the similarity in appearance between e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes, we examined whether exposure to e-cigarette adverts has a cross-pro... Read More about What is the impact of e-cigarette adverts on children's perceptions of tobacco smoking? An experimental study.

Impact of advertisements promoting candy-like flavoured e-cigarettes on appeal of tobacco smoking among children: an experimental study (2016)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Petrescu, D., & Marteau, T. (2016). Impact of advertisements promoting candy-like flavoured e-cigarettes on appeal of tobacco smoking among children: an experimental study. Tobacco Control, 25, e107-e112. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052593

Background: There are concerns that the marketing of e-cigarettes may increase the appeal of tobacco smoking in children. We examined this concern by assessing the impact on appeal of tobacco smoking after exposure to advertisements for e-cigarettes... Read More about Impact of advertisements promoting candy-like flavoured e-cigarettes on appeal of tobacco smoking among children: an experimental study.

Boosting belligerence: How the July 7, 2005, London bombings affected Liberals' moral foundations and prejudice (2015)
Journal Article
Van de Vyver, J., Houston, D., Abrams, D., & Vasiljevic, M. (2016). Boosting belligerence: How the July 7, 2005, London bombings affected Liberals' moral foundations and prejudice. Psychological Science, 27(2), 169-177. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615615584

Major terrorist events, such as the recent attacks in Ankara, Sinai, and Paris, can have profound effects on a nation’s values, attitudes, and prejudices. Yet psychological evidence testing the impact of such events via data collected immediately bef... Read More about Boosting belligerence: How the July 7, 2005, London bombings affected Liberals' moral foundations and prejudice.

Walking blindfolded unveils unique contributions of behavioural approach and inhibition to lateral spatial bias (2015)
Journal Article
Weick, M., Allen, J., Vasiljevic, M., & Yao, B. (2016). Walking blindfolded unveils unique contributions of behavioural approach and inhibition to lateral spatial bias. Cognition, 147, 106-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2015.11.006

Healthy individuals display a tendency to allocate attention unequally across space, and this bias has implications for how individuals interact with their environments. However, the origins of this phenomenon remain relatively poorly understood. The... Read More about Walking blindfolded unveils unique contributions of behavioural approach and inhibition to lateral spatial bias.

Is the intention-behaviour gap greater amongst the more deprived? A meta-analysis of five studies on physical activity, diet, and medication adherence in smoking cessation (2015)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Ng, Y., Griffin, S., Sutton, S., & Marteau, T. (2016). Is the intention-behaviour gap greater amongst the more deprived? A meta-analysis of five studies on physical activity, diet, and medication adherence in smoking cessation. British Journal of Health Psychology, 21(1), 11-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12152

Objectives: Unhealthy behaviour is more common amongst the deprived, thereby contributing to health inequalities. The evidence that the gap between intention and behaviour is greater amongst the more deprived is limited and inconsistent. We tested th... Read More about Is the intention-behaviour gap greater amongst the more deprived? A meta-analysis of five studies on physical activity, diet, and medication adherence in smoking cessation.

Making food labels social: The impact of colour of nutritional labels and injunctive norms on perceptions and choice of snack foods (2015)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Pechey, R., & Marteau, T. (2015). Making food labels social: The impact of colour of nutritional labels and injunctive norms on perceptions and choice of snack foods. Appetite, 91, 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.03.034

Recent studies report that using green labels to denote healthier foods, and red to denote less healthy foods increases consumption of green- and decreases consumption of red-labelled foods. Other symbols (e.g. emoticons conveying normative approval... Read More about Making food labels social: The impact of colour of nutritional labels and injunctive norms on perceptions and choice of snack foods.

Synergies between healthy and sustainable diets (2015)
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Bajzelj, B., Benton, T., Clark, M., Garnett, T., Marteau, T., Richards, K., …Vasiljevic, M. (2015). Synergies between healthy and sustainable diets. [No known commissioning body]

Some extended psychological benefits of challenging social stereotypes: Decreased dehumanization and a reduced reliance on heuristic thinking. (2015)
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Prati, F., Vasiljevic, M., Crisp, R., & Rubini, M. (2015). Some extended psychological benefits of challenging social stereotypes: Decreased dehumanization and a reduced reliance on heuristic thinking. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 18(6), 801-816. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430214567762

One way to promote equality is to encourage people to generate counterstereotypic role models. In two experiments, we demonstrate that such interventions have much broader benefits than previously thought—reducing a reliance on heuristic thinking and... Read More about Some extended psychological benefits of challenging social stereotypes: Decreased dehumanization and a reduced reliance on heuristic thinking..

Equality hypocrisy, inconsistency, and prejudice: The unequal application of the universal human right to equality (2015)
Journal Article
Abrams, D., Houston, D., Van de Vyver, J., & Vasiljevic, M. (2015). Equality hypocrisy, inconsistency, and prejudice: The unequal application of the universal human right to equality. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 21(1), 28-46. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000084

[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 21(3) of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology (see record 2015-17043-001). In the article, the copyright should have been “© 2015 The Author(s)”. In addition, the author n... Read More about Equality hypocrisy, inconsistency, and prejudice: The unequal application of the universal human right to equality.

How attitude and behaviour affect our reactions to risk: The gorilla in the room (2014)
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Weick, M., & Vasiljevic, M. (2014). How attitude and behaviour affect our reactions to risk: The gorilla in the room. [No known commissioning body]

In this article, Mario Weick, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Kent and Milica Vasiljevic, Research Associate at the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at the University of Cambridge, discuss insights gained from social, cognitive,... Read More about How attitude and behaviour affect our reactions to risk: The gorilla in the room.

Semantic size of abstract concepts: It gets emotional when you can't see it (2013)
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Yao, B., Vasiljevic, M., Weick, M., Sereno, M., O'Donnell, P., & Sereno, S. (2013). Semantic size of abstract concepts: It gets emotional when you can't see it. PLoS ONE, 8(9), Article e75000. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075000

Size is an important visuo-spatial characteristic of the physical world. In language processing, previous research has demonstrated a processing advantage for words denoting semantically “big” (e.g., jungle) versus “small” (e.g., needle) concrete obj... Read More about Semantic size of abstract concepts: It gets emotional when you can't see it.

Power and Revenge (2013)
Journal Article
Strelan, P., Weick, M., & Vasiljevic, M. (2014). Power and Revenge. British Journal of Social Psychology, 53(3), 521-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12044

We took an individual differences approach to explain revenge tendencies in powerholders. Across four experimental studies, chronically powerless individuals sought more revenge than chronically powerful individuals following a high power episode (St... Read More about Power and Revenge.

Tolerance by Surprise: Evidence for a Generalized Reduction in Prejudice and Increased Egalitarianism through Novel Category Combination (2013)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., & Crisp, R. (2013). Tolerance by Surprise: Evidence for a Generalized Reduction in Prejudice and Increased Egalitarianism through Novel Category Combination. PLoS ONE, 8(3), Article e57106. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057106

Prejudices towards different groups are interrelated, but research has yet to find a way to promote tolerance towards multiple outgroups. We devise, develop and implement a new cognitive intervention for achieving generalized tolerance based on scien... Read More about Tolerance by Surprise: Evidence for a Generalized Reduction in Prejudice and Increased Egalitarianism through Novel Category Combination.

Reasoning about extreme events: A review of behavioural biases in relation to catastrophe risks (2013)
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Vasiljevic, M., Weick, M., Taylor-Gooby, P., Abrams, D., & Hopthrow, T. (2013). Reasoning about extreme events: A review of behavioural biases in relation to catastrophe risks. [No known commissioning body]

The present report outlines behavioural biases studied in the literature in relation to the way people reason about and respond to catastrophe risks. The project is led by the Lighthill Risk Network, in collaboration with a team of social and behavio... Read More about Reasoning about extreme events: A review of behavioural biases in relation to catastrophe risks.