The content of nostalgic memories among people living with dementia (2021)
Journal Article
Ismail, S., Dodd, E., Christopher, G., Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., & Cheston, R. (2022). The content of nostalgic memories among people living with dementia. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 94(4), 436-458. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150211024185

Although dementia may affect the reliability of autobiographical memories, the psychological properties of nostalgic memories may be preserved. We compared the content of nostalgic (n = 36) and ordinary (n = 31) narratives of 67 participants living w... Read More about The content of nostalgic memories among people living with dementia.

Can colouring improve the mood and concentration of older adults? Developing a research study (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Holt, N. J., Christopher, G., & McClean, S. (2019, July). Can colouring improve the mood and concentration of older adults? Developing a research study. Paper presented at Ageing Better Conference, UWE, Bristol

Colouring has been advocated as a wellbeing activity for older adults (e.g., Alzheimer’s Society, 2018) and colouring books and activity packs specific to this population abound (e.g., Active Minds, 2018). Despite this, no research has examined the e... Read More about Can colouring improve the mood and concentration of older adults? Developing a research study.

Significant therapy events with clients with intellectual disabilities (2018)
Journal Article
Wills, S., Robbins, L., Ward, T., & Christopher, G. (2018). Significant therapy events with clients with intellectual disabilities. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 12(5-6), 173-183. https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-07-2018-0033

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore significant events in psychotherapy with clients with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Design/methodology/approach: Four therapy dyads, each consisting of one client... Read More about Significant therapy events with clients with intellectual disabilities.

Exploring Older Adult Susceptibility to Fraudulent Computer Pop-Up Interruptions (2018)
Journal Article
Morgan, P., Williams, E., Zook, N., & Christopher, G. (2019). Exploring Older Adult Susceptibility to Fraudulent Computer Pop-Up Interruptions. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 782, 56-68. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94782-2_6

© 2019, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature. The proliferation of Internet connectivity and accessibility has been accompanied by an increase in cyber-threats, including fraudulent communications. Fake computer updates, whic... Read More about Exploring Older Adult Susceptibility to Fraudulent Computer Pop-Up Interruptions.

A holistic approach to healthy ageing: how can people live longer, healthier lives? (2018)
Journal Article
Calder, P., Carding, S., Christopher, G., Kuh, D., Langley-Evans, S., & McNulty, H. (2018). A holistic approach to healthy ageing: how can people live longer, healthier lives?. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 31, 439-450

Background: Although lifespan is increasing, there is no evidence to suggest that older people are experiencing better health in their later years than previous generations. Nutrition, at all stages of life, plays an important role in determining hea... Read More about A holistic approach to healthy ageing: how can people live longer, healthier lives?.

Fatigue in developmental coordination disorder: An exploratory study in adults (2017)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., & Christopher, G. (2018). Fatigue in developmental coordination disorder: An exploratory study in adults. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior, 6(1), 41-51. https://doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2018.1419564

Background: Fatigue in adult Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is increasingly being acknowledged by clinicians. However, no research to date has explored the nature of fatigue experienced by adults with this disorder. Purpose: This paper... Read More about Fatigue in developmental coordination disorder: An exploratory study in adults.

The psychology of ageing: Mind over matter? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G. (2017, September). The psychology of ageing: Mind over matter?. Presented at Expert Panel, Hilton London Paddington, London, England

Invited expert on Merck Seven Seas roundtable meeting

The role of executive function and emotion regulation in dealing with everyday problems experienced by older adults (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G. (2017, July). The role of executive function and emotion regulation in dealing with everyday problems experienced by older adults. Paper presented at British Society of Gerontology, Swansea, Wales

Paper

Protecting against dementia: How internal processes affect the recall of people with dementia for information about dementia (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G. (2017, July). Protecting against dementia: How internal processes affect the recall of people with dementia for information about dementia. Paper presented at British Society of Gerontology, Swansea University, Swansea, England

Paper

Measures of executive function and quality of life predict daily competencies in older adults (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Zook, N., Cheston, R., Christopher, G., Gaskin, E., & Morgan, P. (2017, June). Measures of executive function and quality of life predict daily competencies in older adults. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Association of Psychological Science, Boston, MA, USA

Paper

Threat of dementia: The role of self-protective memory and replication of the mnemic neglect effect. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), March 2017 (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., Cheston, R., & Dodd, E. (2017, March). Threat of dementia: The role of self-protective memory and replication of the mnemic neglect effect. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), March 2017. Poster presented at International Convention of Psychological Science, Vienna, Austria

Poster

Dementia threat: The role of self-protective memory (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., Cheston, R., & Dodd, E. (2016, July). Dementia threat: The role of self-protective memory. Paper presented at British Society of Gerontology, Stirling, Scotland

Dementia threat: The role of self-protective memory

Mnemic neglect in dementia (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., Cheston, R., & Dodd, E. (2015, November). Mnemic neglect in dementia. Paper presented at CHCR Health Research for Impact Conference, Bristol, UK

Paper

A fear of dementia: How people respond to diagnosis (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G. (2014, November). A fear of dementia: How people respond to diagnosis. Paper presented at CHCR Health Research for Impact Conference 2014, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Paper

The anatomy of health resilience in older people (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., Gallacher, J., Mitchell, C., & Heslop, L. (2012, April). The anatomy of health resilience in older people. Poster presented at e-epi, Cardiff University, Wales

Poster

Exploring the emotional life of undergraduate student (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., & Black, J. (2011, October). Exploring the emotional life of undergraduate student. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Psychology of Education Section Annual Conference, Preston Marriott Hotel, Preston, UK

Paper

Effective reading comprehension strategy use in British undergraduates (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Babayigit, S., & Christopher, G. (2010, June). Effective reading comprehension strategy use in British undergraduates. Poster presented at Psychology Learning and Teaching 2010 Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland

Poster

Correlates of social problem solving in British undergraduates (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G. (2009, October). Correlates of social problem solving in British undergraduates. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Psychology of Education Section Annual Conference, Preston Marriott Hotel, Preston, UK

Paper

Measuring the cognitive deficits associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., & Thomas, M. (2009, September). Measuring the cognitive deficits associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Cognitive Psychology Section 26th Annual Conference, University of Hertfordshire, UK

Paper

Measuring the cognitive deficits associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., & Thomas, M. (2009, July). Measuring the cognitive deficits associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Paper presented at South West Memory Group Conference, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

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