Professor Derek Johnston

Professor Derek Johnston
Professor Derek Johnston
Professor Derek Johnston

Emeritus Professor

About
Email Address
d.johnston@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address

Room S13, School of Psychology, William Guild Building, University of Aberdeen

School/Department
School of Psychology
Research

Research Overview

My primary research interests are stress, including occupational stress, fatigue, psychological and behaviour aspects of cardiavascular diease, and understanding and increasing activity in various groups. The methods I use include ambulatory physiological measurement, real time diary studies (ecological momentary assessment) and n-of-1 methods. My research is illustrated by these selected papers. A fuller list can befound  under Publications.

Health Psychology

Johnston, DW, Beedie, A, & Jones, MC (2006) Using computerised ambulatory diaries for the assessment of job characteristics and work-related stress in nurses Work & Stress, 20, 163-172.

Allan , J., Johnston, D.W., Johnston, M., & Mant, D. (2007). Depression and perceived behavioural control are independent predictors of future activity and fitness after coronary. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 63, 501-508.

Powell R, Johnston M, Johnston DW. (2007). Assessing walking limitations in stroke survivors: Are self-reports and proxy-reports interchangeable? Rehabilitation Psychology, 52, 177-18

Johnston D.W., Tuomisto M.T., & Patching, G.R. (2008) The Relationship between Cardiac Reactivity in the Laboratory and in Real Life. Health Psychology. 27, 34-42

Molloy, G.J., Johnston, D.W., Johnston, M., Gao, C., Witham M. D., Struthers, A.D., , & McMurdo M.E.T. (2008) Using the Demand-Control Model of job strain to predict Caregiver Burden and Caregiver Satisfaction in the informal caregivers of heart failure patients. British Journal of Health Psychology, 13, 401-417.

Powell R, Johnston M & Johnston DW. (2008). The effects of negative affectivity on self-reported activity limitations in stroke patients: Testing the Symptom Perception, Disability and Psychosomatic Hypotheses. Psychology and Health, 23, 195-206

Powell, R., Allan J., Johnston, D.W., Gao, G., Johnston, M., Kenardy, J., Pollard, B., & Rowley, D. (2009) Activity and affect: Repeated within participant assessment of people after joint replacement surgery. Rehabilitation Psychology, 54, 83-90.

McMurdo, M.E.T, Sugden, J, Argo, I., Boyle P., Johnston, D.W., Sniehotta F.F., DonnanP.T (2010). Do pedometers increase physical activity in sedentary older women? A randomised controlled trial. Journal of the American Geriatric Society,58, 2099-2106.

Zanstra, Y. J., Johnston, D. W., Rasbash, J. (2010) Appraisal predicts hemodynamic reactivity in a naturalistic stressor. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 77, 35-42.

Zanstra, Y. J., Johnston, D. W. (2011) Cardiovascular reactivity in real life settings: measurement, mechanisms and meaning. Biological Psychology, 86, 98-105

Quinn, F., Johnston, M., Dixon, D., Johnston, D.W., Pollard, B.,  & Rowley, D.I. (2012) Testing the integration of model of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients:Replication and extension. Rehabilitation Psychology, 57, 167-177

Johnston, D.W., Jones M.C., McCann, C.K., McKee, L. (2013) Stress in nurses: stress-related affect and its determinants examined over the nursing day. Annals of Behavioural Medicine, 45, 348-356.

Johnston, D.W., & Johnston, M. (2013). Useful theories should apply to individuals. British Journal of Health Psychology, 18, 469-473.

Quinn, F., Johnston, M., Johnston, D.W. (2013) Testing an integrated behavioural and biomedical model of disability in N-of-1 studies with chronic pain. Psychology & Health, 28, 1391-1406.

Johnston, D.W.,  Bell, C., Jones, M.,  Farquharson, B., Allan, J., Schofield, P., Ricketts, I., Johnston, M, (2016). Stressors, appraisal of stressors, experienced stress and cardiac response: a real-time, real-life investigation of work stress in nurses. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50, 187-187.

Johnston, D.W. (2016).   Ecological Momentary Assessment. In “Assessment in Health Psychology” Edited by Y. Benyamini, M. Johnston, & V. Karademas. Hogrefe Publishing GmbH. Pp 241-251

 Steele, F., Clarke, P., Leckie, G., Allan, J., &   Johnston, D.W. (2017).  Multilevel structural equation models for longitudinal data where predictors are measured more frequently than outcomes: an application to the effects of stress on the cognitive function of nurses. J. R. Statist. Soc. A , 180, Part 1, pp. 263–283.

Suzanne McDonald, S., Quinn, F., Vieira, R.,   O’Brien, N.,  White, M., Johnston, D.W.,  & Sniehotta, F.F.,  (2017): The state of the art and future opportunities forusing longitudinal n-of-1 methods in health behaviour research: a systematic literature overview,Health Psychology Review, DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2017.1316672

Johnston, D.W., Allan, J.L., Powell, D.J.H., Jones, M.C., Farquharson, B., Bell, C., & Johnston, M. (2018). Why does work cause fatigue? A real-time investigation of fatigue, and determinants of fatigue in nurses working 12-hour shifts.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Online   

Jones, M.C., Smith, K., Herber, O., White, W., Steele, F., & Johnston, D.W. (2018).  Intention, beliefs and mood assessed using electronic diaries predicts attendance at cardiac rehabilitation: An observational study.   International Journal of Nursing Studies, 88, 143-152

 

Publications

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  • The measurement and significance of the cardiovascular response to psychological challenge.

    Johnston, D.
    Health Psychology. Sibilia, L., Borgia, S. (eds.)
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Stress management in the prevention of coronary heart disease.

    Johnston, D.
    International Review of Health Psychology, vol. 1, pp. 57-83
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The relationship between cardiovascular responses in the laboratory and in the field: the importance of Active Coping.

    Johnston, D., Anastasiades, P., Vogele, C., Clark, D. M., Kitson, C., Steptoe, A.
    Temporal variations of the cardiovascular system. Schmidt, T. H., Engel, B. T., Blumchen, G. (eds.). Springer Verlag, pp. 127-144, 18 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Stress management in the treatment of mild primary hypertension

    Johnston, D.
    Hypertension, vol. 17, no. Suppl. 4 , pp. S63-S68
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Behavioural Medicine: The Application of Behaviour Therapy to Physical Health

    Johnston, D.
    Behavioural Psychotherapy, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 100-108
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Clinical applications of cardiovascular assessment.

    Johnston, D., Steptoe, A.
    Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 337-349
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Models relating cardiovascular responses in the laboratory and in real life.: In proceedings of the 4th Annual conference of the European Health Psychology Society.

    Anastasiades, P., Johnston, D.
    Health Psychology Section. Johnston, M., Herbert, M., Marteau, T. (eds.). British Psychological Society, pp. 6-7, 2 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Psychophysiological contributions to behaviour therapy.: Handbook of behaviour therapy and psychological science; An integrated approach

    Johnston, D., Martin, P. R.
    Pergamon, New York
    Books and Reports: Books
  • Stress management in the treatment of primary hypertension and the reduction of coronary heart disease

    Johnston, D.
    Horizons in Medicine. Seymour, C. A., Summerfield, J. A. (eds.). Royal College of Physicians
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • A simple activity measure for use with ambulatory subjects

    Anastasiades, P., Johnston, D. W., Johnston, D.
    Psychophysiology, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 87-93
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Anger, hypertension and heart disease

    Gold, A., Johnston, D.
    Current Developments in Health Psychology. Harwood Academic Publishers
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Psychophysiological responses in panic and stress.

    Anastasiades, P., Clark, D. M., Salkovskis, P. M., Middleton, H., Hackman, A., Gelder, M. G., Johnston, D.
    International Journal of Psychophysiology, pp. 331-339
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The cardiovascular effects of stress.

    Johnston, D.
    Medical Research Council News, vol. 47, pp. 18-19
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The relationship between cardiovascular responses in the laboratory and in the field

    Johnston, D. W., Anastasiades, P., Wood, C., Johnston, D.
    Psychophysiology, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 34-44
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The relationship between heart rate and mood in real life

    Johnston, D. W., Anastasiades, P., Johnston, D.
    Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 21-7
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Towards a state measure of Type A behaviour.

    Bennett, P., Gallacher, J., Johnston, D.
    British Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 29, pp. 155-165
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Will stress management prevent coronary heart disease?

    Johnston, D.
    Psychology and Health Promotion. Shute, R., Penny, G. (eds.). British Psychological Society
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • An evaluation of the Takeda UA751 automatic sphygmomanometer

    Johnston, D. W., Shah, D.
    Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 203-204
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • El status del tratemiento psicologico de la Yhipertension essential.

    Amigo, I., Johnston, D.
    Revista de Psicologia de la Salud, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 3-17
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Hypertension

    Johnston, D., Steptoe, A.
    The Practice of Behavioural Medicine. BPS Publications, pp. 1-25, 25 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Prevention of cardiovascular disease by psychological methods

    Johnston, D. W., Johnston, D.
    British Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 154, pp. 183-94
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The effects of imminent minor surgery on the cognitive processing of health and interpersonal threat words

    Cook, J. A., Jones, N., Johnston, D. W., Johnston, D.
    British Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 28 ( Pt 3), pp. 281-2
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Will stress management prevent coronary heart disease?

    Johnston, D.
    The Psychologist, vol. 7, pp. 275-278
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Psychological risk factors for disease: nature, importance and modification

    Johnston, D. W.
    Current Opinion in Psychiatry, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 734-739
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The behaviour control of high blood pressure.

    Johnston, D.
    Applications in Health Psychology. Rutgers Transaction Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
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