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Papers in peer-reviewed journals
Sutton S. Back to the drawing board? A review of applications of the transtheoretical model to substance use. Addiction, 2001, 96, 175-186. Download pdf version
Braithwaite D, Sutton S, Smithson WH, Emery J. Internet-based risk assessment and decision support for the management of familial cancer in primary care: A survey of GPs' attitudes and intentions. Family Practice, 2002, 19, 587-590. Download pdf version
Etter J-F, Sutton S. Assessing ‘stage of change' in current and former smokers. Addiction, 2002, 97, 1171-1182. Download pdf version
Sutton S. Influencing optimism in smokers by giving information about the average smoker. Risk Decision and Policy, 2002, 7, 165-174. Download pdf version
Sutton S. Testing attitude-behaviour theories using non-experimental data: An examination of some hidden assumptions. European Review of Social Psychology 2002, 13, 293-323. Download pdf version
Wardle J, Jarvis MJ, Steggles N, Sutton S, Williamson S, Farrimond H, Cartwright M, Simon AE. Socioeconomic disparities in cancer-risk behaviors in adolescence: Baseline results from the Health and Behaviour in Teenagers Study (HABITS). Preventive Medicine, 2003, 36, 721-730. Download pdf version
Bowling A, Gabriel Z, Dykes J, Dowding LM, Evans O, Fleissig A, Banister D, Sutton S. Let's ask them: A national survey of definitions of quality of life and its enhancement among people aged 65 and over. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003, 56, 269-306. Download pdf version
Braithwaite D, Emery J, de Lusignan S, Sutton S. Using the internet to conduct surveys of health professionals: A valid alternative? Family Practice, 2003, 20, 545-551. Download pdf version
Sutton S, French DP, Hennings SJ, Mitchell J, Wareham NJ, Griffin S, Hardeman W, Kinmonth AL. Eliciting salient beliefs in research on the theory of planned behaviour: The effect of question wording. Current Psychology, 2003, 22, 234-251. Download pdf version
Braithwaite D, Emery J, Walter F, Prevost AT, Sutton S. Psychological impact of genetic counseling for familial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2004, 96, 122-133. Download pdf version
Brodersen NH, Sutton S, Goff S, Hodgson SV, Thomas HJW. Anticipated reactions to genetic testing for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) susceptibility. Clinical Genetics, 2004, 66, 437-444. Download pdf version
French DP, Sutton SR, Marteau TM, Kinmonth AL. The impact of personal and social comparison information about health risk. British Journal of Health Psychology 2004, 9, 187-200. Download pdf version
French DP, Marteau TM, Sutton S, Kinmonth AL. Different measures of risk perceptions yield different patterns of interaction for combinations of hazards: Smoking, family history and cardiac events. Journal of Behavioral Decision-Making, 2004, 17, 381-393. Download pdf version
Rees G, Fry A, Cull A, Sutton S. Illness perceptions and distress in women at increased risk of breast cancer. Psychology and Health, 2004, 19, 749-765. Download pdf version
Williams K, Prevost AT, Griffin S, Hardeman W, Hollingworth W, Spiegelhalter D, Sutton S, Ekelund U, Wareham N, Kinmonth AL. The ProActive trial protocol: Randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of a family-based, domiciliary intervention programme to increase physical activity among individuals at high risk of diabetes [ISRCTN 61323766]. BMC Public Health, 2004, 4, 48.
Braithwaite D, Sutton S, Mackay J, Stein J, Emery J. Development of a risk assessment tool for women with a family history of breast cancer. Cancer Detection and Prevention, 2005, 29, 433-439. Download pdf version
French DP, Sutton S, Hennings SJ, Mitchell J, Wareham NJ, Griffin S, Hardeman W, Kinmonth AL. The importance of affective beliefs and attitudes in the theory of planned behavior: Predicting intentions to increase physical activity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2005, 35, 1824-1848. Download pdf version
Hardeman W, Sutton S, Griffin S, Johnston M, White A, Wareham NJ, Kinmonth AL. A causal modelling approach to the development of theory-based behaviour change programmes for trial evaluation. Health Education Research, 2005, 20, 676-687. Download pdf version
Hobbis ICA Sutton S. Are techniques used in cognitive behaviour therapy applicable to behaviour change interventions based on the theory of planned behaviour? Journal of Health Psychology, 2005, 10, 7-18. Download pdf version
Kraft P, Rise J, Sutton S, Røysamb E. Perceived difficulty in the theory of planned behaviour: perceived behavioural control or affective attitude? British Journal of Social Psychology, 2005, 44, 479-496. Download pdf version
Sutton S. Another nail in the coffin of the transtheoretical model? Addiction, 2005, 100, 1043-1046. Download pdf version
Sutton S, Rutherford C. Sociodemographic and attitudinal correlates of cervical screening uptake in a national sample of women in Britain. Social Science and Medicine, 2005, 61, 2460-2465. Download pdf version
Farmer A, Kinmonth AL, Sutton S. Beliefs about taking hypoglycaemic medication among people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 2006, 23, 265-270. Download pdf version
Gilbert H, Sutton S. Evaluating the effectiveness of proactive telephone counselling for smoking cessation in a randomized controlled trial. Addiction, 2006, 101, 590-598. Download pdf version
Grande GE, Myers LB, Sutton SR. How do patients who participate in cancer support groups differ from those who do not? Psycho-Oncology, 2006, 15, 321-334. Download pdf version
French DP, Hevey D, Sutton S, Kinmonth AL, Marteau TM. Personal and social comparison information about health risk: Reaction to information and information search. Journal of Health Psychology, 2006, 11, 497-510. Download pdf version
French DP, Sutton S, Kinmonth AL, Marteau TM. Assessing perceptions of risks due to multiple hazards. Journal of Risk Research, 2006, 9, 657-682. Download pdf version
Luszczynska A, Sutton S. Physical activity after cardiac rehabilitation: Evidence that different types of self-efficacy are important in maintainers and relapsers. Rehabilitation Psychology, 2006, 51, 314-321. Download pdf version
Sutton S. Needed: More match-mismatch studies of well-specified stage theories. A commentary on Dijkstra et al. (2006). Addiction, 2006, 101, 915. Download pdf version
French DP, Cooke R, McLean N, Williams M, Sutton S. What do people think about when they answer Theory of Planned Behaviour questionnaires? A "think aloud" study. Journal of Health Psychology, 2007, 12, 672-687. Download pdf version
Luszczynska A, Scholz U, Sutton S. Planning to change diet: A controlled trial of an implementation intentions training intervention to reduce saturated fat intake among patients after myocardial infarction. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2007, 63, 491-497. Download pdf version
Farmer AJ, Prevost AT, Hardeman W, Craven A, Sutton S, Griffin SJ, Kinmonth A-L for The Support and Advice for Medication Trial Group. Protocol for SAMS (Support and Advice for Medication Study): A randomised controlled trial of an intervention to support patients with type 2 diabetes with adherence to medication. BMC Family Practice 2008, 9, 20. Download pdf
Gilbert H, Nazareth I, Sutton S, Morris R, Godfrey. Effectiveness of computer-tailored smoking cessation advice in primary care (ESCAPE): A randomised trial. Trials, 2008, 9, 23. Download pdf
Guo B, Aveyard P, Fielding A, Sutton S. Testing the convergent and discriminant validity of the decisional balance scale of the transtheoretical model using the multi-trait multi-method approach. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 2008, 22, 288-294. Download pdf
Kellar I, Sutton S, Griffin S, Prevost AT, Kinmonth AL, Marteau TM. Evaluation of an informed choice invitation for type 2 diabetes screening. Patient Education and Counseling, 2008, 72, 232-8. Download pdf
Kinmonth A-L, Wareham NJ, Hardeman W, Sutton S, Prevost AT, Fanshawe T, Williams KW, Ekelund U, Spiegelhalter D, Griffin SJ. Efficacy of a theory-based behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in an at-risk group in primary care (ProActive UK): A randomised trial. Lancet, 2008, 371, 41-48.
Mason D, Prevost AT, Sutton S. Perceptions of absolute versus relative differences between personal and comparison health risk. Health Psychology, 2008, 27, 87-92. Download pdf
Naughton F, Prevost AT, Sutton S. Self-help smoking cessation interventions in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 2008, 103, 566-579. Download pdf
Sutton S. How does the Heath Action Process Approach (HAPA) bridge the intention-behavior gap? An examination of the model's causal structure. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 2008, 57, 66-74. Download pdf
Sutton S. Stages. US National Cancer Institute website on Health Behavior Constructs: Theory, Measurement & Research, 2008. http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/constructs/stages
Gilbert H, Nazareth I, Sutton S. Perception of computer-tailored feedback for smoking cessation: Qualitative findings from focus groups. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research 2009, 14, 15-29. Download pdf
Gilbert H, Nazareth I, Sutton S. “Some of these words I can’t pronounce”: A qualitative exploration of the readability of generic and tailored self-help material for quitting smoking. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research 2009, 14, 1-14. Download pdf
Guo B, Aveyard P, Fielding A, Sutton S. Do the Transtheoretical Model processes of change, decisional balance and temptation predict stage movement? Evidence from smoking cessation in adolescents. Addiction 2009, 104, 828-838. Download pdf
Guo B, Aveyard P, Fielding A, Sutton S. The factor structure and factorial invariance for the decisional balance scale for adolescent smoking. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2009, 16, 158-163. Download pdf
Guo B, Aveyard P, Fielding A, Sutton S. Using latent class and latent transition analysis to examine the transtheoretical model staging algorithm and sequential stage transition in adolescent smoking. Substance Use & Misuse 2009, 44, 2028-2042. Download pdf
Hardeman W, Kinmonth AL, Michie S, Sutton S. Impact of a physical activity intervention on cognitive predictors of behaviour among adults at risk of Type 2 diabetes (ProActive randomized controlled trial). The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009, 6, 16. Download pdf
Hevey D, French DP, Marteau TM, Sutton S. Assessing unrealistic optimism: impact of different approaches to measuring susceptibility to diabetes. Journal of Health Psychology 2009, 14, 372-377. Download pdf
Hodges L, Gilbert H, Sutton S. Using computer-tailored smoking-cessation advice in community pharmacy: a feasibility study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2009, 17, 365-368. Download pdf
Mann E, Prevost AT, Griffin S, Kellar I, Sutton S, Parker M, Sanderson S, Kinmonth AL, Marteau TM. Impact of an informed choice invitation on uptake of screening for diabetes in primary care (DICISION): trial protocol. BMC Public Health 2009, 9, 63. Download pdf
Book chapters
Sutton S. Determinants of health-related behaviours: Theoretical and methodological issues. In S Sutton, A Baum & M Johnston (Eds.) The Sage handbook of health psychology. (pp. 94-126). London: Sage, 2004. Download pdf version