Chris Gibbons is Chairperson of the Association for Psychology Teachers in Northern Ireland.
For educational purposes you can freely access a selection of articles from
studies he and his colleagues have carried out in the area of stress and coping. This is likely to be of interest to those students who are considering pursuing psychology at university as well as to health practitioners and researchers in health and positive psychology.
APT Conference 2011
From left to right back row - Andrea Barber, Stephen Smyth, Kim Moore, Ogo Agunenye
From left to right front row - Chris Gibbons, Paul Gardner, Jackie Abell, Julia Willerton
From left to right back row - Andrea Barber, Stephen Smyth, Kim Moore, Ogo Agunenye
From left to right front row - Chris Gibbons, Paul Gardner, Jackie Abell, Julia Willerton
A range of research papers and resources are offered below. Most are written by Dr Gibbons and some are from sources that communicate areas of psychology really well but which are difficult to obtain in paper copy (e.g. Memory - current Issues, EWT and the readings on perception). There is a draft chapter on models of memory (The nature of memory) that lays the ground on what you need to know at A level and at undergraduate level, at least at an introductory level on models of memory, and there is a ppt on stress and coping with a focus on health professionals and dentists.
There is a document detailing guidance notes on how to write up a scientific report. It was written with psychology thesis students in mind but the formula is the same when undertaking shorter reports, so you might find it useful in the first or second year of your studies too.
The Index of Sources of Stress in Nursing-students (ISSN) was developed by Dr Gibbons during his PhD. It has been adopted by several universities in America, South East Asia, in China and Estonia for research purposes and as a means for assessing student course experience. Interested parties are welcome to use this in learning or research exercises.
The remaining papers explored different aspects of stress and coping in different groups, such as nursing students; in chefs and in lecturers. The studies in the nursing journals relate to the development and use of the ISSN.
Media work – Some of my work has been cited in the national broadsheet press e.g. Sunday Times, November 16th 2008. In October 2014 I was interviewed for Radio 4’s ‘The Food programme’ on stress in chefs. I have contributed to local radio (e.g. Queen’s Radio ‘The Mental Health scoop’, October, 2020; Ulster Radio and U105, February 2007; City Beat, October, 2008) on stress in teaching and managing stress for the National Stress Awareness Day and on coping as a student during a pandemic in 2020; and on national radio on teaching psychology to undergraduates (Material World, BBC Radio 4, August 2007). I was the lead researcher and a contributor on a series of five programmes on stress in teaching (first aired February 2007) for Teachers TV. Some of these can be viewed at the end of this page.
For further information or clarification on any of the areas listed here or if you would like me to run a stress management workshop as part of your CPD please send an email to [email protected].
There is a document detailing guidance notes on how to write up a scientific report. It was written with psychology thesis students in mind but the formula is the same when undertaking shorter reports, so you might find it useful in the first or second year of your studies too.
The Index of Sources of Stress in Nursing-students (ISSN) was developed by Dr Gibbons during his PhD. It has been adopted by several universities in America, South East Asia, in China and Estonia for research purposes and as a means for assessing student course experience. Interested parties are welcome to use this in learning or research exercises.
The remaining papers explored different aspects of stress and coping in different groups, such as nursing students; in chefs and in lecturers. The studies in the nursing journals relate to the development and use of the ISSN.
Media work – Some of my work has been cited in the national broadsheet press e.g. Sunday Times, November 16th 2008. In October 2014 I was interviewed for Radio 4’s ‘The Food programme’ on stress in chefs. I have contributed to local radio (e.g. Queen’s Radio ‘The Mental Health scoop’, October, 2020; Ulster Radio and U105, February 2007; City Beat, October, 2008) on stress in teaching and managing stress for the National Stress Awareness Day and on coping as a student during a pandemic in 2020; and on national radio on teaching psychology to undergraduates (Material World, BBC Radio 4, August 2007). I was the lead researcher and a contributor on a series of five programmes on stress in teaching (first aired February 2007) for Teachers TV. Some of these can be viewed at the end of this page.
For further information or clarification on any of the areas listed here or if you would like me to run a stress management workshop as part of your CPD please send an email to [email protected].
| Gibbons, C. (2024) New Insights into Student Success in Higher Education. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences International Journal. |
| Gibbons, C. PhD. Not just surviving but flourishing – insights into student coping, anxiety and motivation. In review with BMC Psychology 10.4.24. |
| Stress, coping, burnout and mental health in the Irish police force 31.1.24. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology Dr C Gibbons https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-023-09638-7 |
| Revealing the complex relationship between social media use, social comparison orientation and optimism on health outcomes, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences International, 7.11.23 |
| Evidence-based ideas that nurture student talent June 2023. thesedablog |
| Untangling the role of optimism, pessimism and coping influences on student mood, motivation and satisfaction. Dr C Gibbons, September, 2023 IETI |
| Surviving a pandemic understanding the role of student stress personality and coping on course satisfaction and anxiety during lockdown. Dr C Gibbons, April, 2022 IETI |
| Coping post-covid - analysing the influence, across cultures of personality, control, support and beliefs on mental health PBSJI Gibbons, C. May, 2023 |
| Revealing the Complex Relationship between Social Media Use, Social Comparison Orientation and Optimism on Health Outcomes Pre-print. S. Murray-Gibbons & C. Gibbons. |
| Understanding the role of stress, personality and coping on learning motivation and mental health in university students during a pandemic, Nov.,2022 BMC Psychology CG |
| Understanding the role of student stress personality and coping on course satisfaction April, 2022 IETI CG |
| Helping students cope – Lessons from the pandemic. TheSEDABlog April, 2022 |
| How to write a scientific report in psychology |
| Hughes and Gibbons (2018) Breakfast clubs and children's well-being, Irish Teachers Journal, Vol. 6 (1) 99-110. |
| Gibbons (2015) Stress, eustress and the National Student Survey, Psychology Teaching Review, Special Issue, 21 (2) Autumn 2015 pp 86-92 |
| Psychology Teaching Review Special issue details, 21 (2) Autumn 2015 |
| Gibbons and Morgan (2015), Mindfulness - As a coping strategy. Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, pp14-18. |
| Stress, positive psychology and the NSS 2012 Psychology Teaching Review. |
| Psychology Teaching Review - Special Issue August 2012. |
| Index of Sources of Stress in Nursing students (ISSN) - this is test to measure the sources of stress (both distress and eustress) in nursing students. THIS TEST CAN BE DOWNLOADED AND USED FOR FREE. |
| How satisfied are students with their course and should we care. The Higher Education Academy. |
| Stress, coping and burn-out in students. International Journal of Nursing Studies. |
| Stress, coping and satisfaction in nursing students. Journal of Advanced nursing. |
| Index of Sources of Stress in Nursing students - a confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing. |
| The Index of Sources of Stress in Nursing students - an exploratory analysis. Nurse Education Today. |
| The Two Sides Of Stress, Nursing Standard Vol.3 No 44 July 8-14, 2009 |
| Stress and eustress in nursing students. Journal of Advanced Nursing. |
| McGuiness, C. & Gibbons, C (2005) Enhancing self-reflection through writing. SEDA Paper |
| Stress in the chef profession. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. |
| The effects of organisational change on occupational stress in further education lecturers. Journal of Further and Higher Education. |
| Stress and coping in dentists |
| The nature of memory. Part 1 Dr C Gibbons |
| The nature of memory. Part 2 Dr C Gibbons |
| Memory - Current Issues 2nd Ed OU Press 1993 pp33-43. |
| Psychology - Gross R. D 1992 - factors affect Eye Witness Testimony pp354-359. |
| Perception 1.pdf |
| Perception 2.pdf |
| Perception 3.pdf |
| Perception 4.pdf |
| Perception 5.pdf |
| Perception 6.pdf |
| Perception 7.pdf |
