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ArticleBritish journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)2020

Research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A call to action for psychological science.

Daryl B O'Connor, John P Aggleton, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Cary L Cooper, Cathy Creswell, Sandra Dunsmuir, Susan T Fiske, Susan Gathercole, Brendan Gough, Jane L Ireland and 19 more

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Article in British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05109026 (Connect-5 Needs Assessment to Identify Requirements of a Rural Irish Community Related to a an Online Digital Platform Solution, Designed to Change Behaviour, Related to Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health.), which is not on this map. Cited by 85 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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85citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
16.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05109026 completednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Connect-5 Needs Assessment to Identify Requirements of a Rural Irish Community Related to a an Online Digital Platform Solution, Designed to Change Behaviour, Related to Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health.

TypeobservationalSponsorRoyal College of Surgeons, IrelandRan2022 to 2023Enrolled228ConditionsHealthy Lifestyle
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

85 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 218 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

29 authors at 20 institutions in 2 countries.

Daryl B O'ConnorSchool of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4117-4093
John P AggletonSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK.
Bhismadev ChakrabartiSchool of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, UK.
Cary L CooperAlliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK.
Cathy CreswellDepartments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK.
Sandra DunsmuirEducational Psychology Group, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, UK.
Susan T FiskeDepartment of Psychology and School of International and Public Affairs, Princeton University, New Jersey, USA.
Susan GathercoleDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK.
Brendan GoughLeeds School of Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, UK.
Jane L IrelandSchool of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
Marc V JonesDepartment of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Adam JowettSchool of Psychological, Social & Behavioural Sciences, Coventry University, UK.
Carolyn KaganSchool of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Maria Karanika-MurrayDepartment of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Linda K KayeEdge Hill University, Lancashire, UK.
Veena KumariCentre for Cognitive Neuroscience, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, UK.
Stephan LewandowskySchool of Psychological Science and Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, UK.
Stafford LightmanTranslational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
Debra MalpassBritish Psychological Society, Leicester, UK.
Elizabeth MeinsDepartment of Psychology, University of York, UK.
B Paul MorganSystems Immunity URI Cardiff, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK.
Lisa J Morrison CoulthardBritish Psychological Society, Leicester, UK.
Stephen D ReicherSchool of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, UK.
Daniel L SchacterDepartment of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Susan M ShermanSchool of Psychology, Keele University, UK.
Victoria SimmsSchool of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.
Antony WilliamsSchool of Education, University of Sheffield, UK.
Til WykesInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.
Christopher J ArmitageManchester Centre for Health Psychology, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
British Psychological Society · GBCardiff University · GBManchester Metropolitan University · GBUniversity of Bristol · GBBrunel University of London · GBCoventry University · GBEdge Hill University · GBHarvard University · USKeele University · GBKing's College London · GBLeeds Beckett University · GBManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBNottingham Trent University · GBPrinceton University · USUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Lancashire · GBUniversity of Leeds · GBUniversity of Manchester · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Department of Health RP_2014-04-018Medical Research Council MC_PC_19009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents the greatest international biopsychosocial emergency the world has faced for a century, and psychological science has an integral role to offer in helping societies recover. The aim of this paper is to set out the shorter- and longer-term priorities for research in psychological science that will (a) frame the breadth and scope of potential contributions from across the discipline; (b) enable researchers to focus their resources on gaps in knowledge; and (c) help funders and policymakers make informed decisions about future research priorities in order to best meet the needs of societies as they emerge from the acute phase of the pandemic. The research priorities were informed by an expert panel convened by the British Psychological Society that reflects the breadth of the discipline; a wider advisory panel with international input; and a survey of 539 psychological scientists conducted early in May 2020. The most pressing need is to research the negative biopsychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate immediate and longer-term recovery, not only in relation to mental health, but also in relation to behaviour change and adherence, work, education, children and families, physical health and the brain, and social cohesion and connectedness. We call on psychological scientists to work collaboratively with other scientists and stakeholders, establish consortia, and develop innovative research methods while maintaining high-quality, open, and rigorous research standards.

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AdultCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPsychologyResearch Designbehaviour changechildrenCOVID-19educationfamilieshealthhuman developmentmental healthneurosciencepandemicpsychological sciencepsychologyschoolstresstraumawork

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PMID32683689
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