Professor Rory O'Connor
- Chair in Health Psychology (Mental Health & Wellbeing)
email:
Rory.OConnor@glasgow.ac.uk
Clarice Pears Building, University of Glasgow, 90 Byres Road, United Kingdom, G12 8TA G12 8TA
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994Biography
Professor Rory O'Connor completed his PhD at Queen's University Belfast in 1997 and then moved to Scotland where he has been ever since. He joined the University of Glasgow in July 2013 where he is Professor of Health Psychology, Director of the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory and head of the Mental Health and Wellbeing group there. He is a registered health psychologist who is broadly interested in self-regulation processes and health outcomes. He is President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention and Past President of the International Academy for Suicide Research. In 2014 he was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2022. He also serves on the Scientific Review Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, is Joint Chief-Editor of Archives of Suicide Research, an Associate Editor of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior and also serves on the editorial board of Crisis.
He is recipient of a number of awards, most recently of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's 2023 Research Award and the BPS 2022 Popular Science Book Award for When It Is Darkest. Why People Die By Suicide & What We Can Do To Prevent It. He has been named in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list for individuals who "have published multiple highly cited papers, ranking in the top 1% by citations for field and year over the last decade". He is also Co-Chair of the Academic Advisory Group to the Scottish Government's National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group. He is also a Trustee of two mental health charities: MQ Mental Health Research (as well as being a member of MQ's Science Council) and the suicide prevention charity James' Place.
Research interests
Professor Rory O'Connor leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory at Glasgow, one of the leading suicide and self-harm research groups internationally. The overarching aim of the research conducted within the group is to apply theoretical models derived from different areas of psychology (i.e., health, clinical, cognitive and social) as well as from the social and biomedical sciences more broadly to enhance our understanding of the aetiology and course of wellbeing and distress. Professor O'Connor is also particularly interested in the application of self-regulatory models across a range of physical and mental health problems.
Professor O'Connor is Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group.
Publications
2024
Winstone, L., Heron, J., John, A., Kirtley, O.J., Moran, P., Muehlenkamp, J., O'Connor, R.C. and Mars, B. (2024) Ecological momentary assessment of self-harm thoughts and behaviors: a systematic review of constructs from the Integrated Motivational-Volitional model. JMIR Mental Health, (Accepted for Publication)
Moran, P. et al. (2024) The Lancet commission on self-harm. Lancet, 404(10461), pp. 1445-1492. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01121-8) (PMID:39395434)
Schwinn, T. et al. (2024) Prevalence of current suicidal thoughts and lifetime suicide attempts in individuals with cancer and other chronic diseases in Germany: evidence for differential associations from a representative community cohort. Journal of Affective Disorders, (Accepted for Publication)
Ernst, M., Gemke, T. J., Olivi, L. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) Ambulatory assessment of suicidal ambivalence: The temporal variability of the wish to live and the wish to die and their relevance in the concurrent and prospective prediction of suicidal desire. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 54(5), pp. 831-843. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.13120) (PMID:39096098)
Sigel, A.N., Udupa, N.S., Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , O'Connor, R.C. , Joiner, T.E. and Jeon, M.E. (2024) Measurement invariance of the 4-item entrapment scale short-form (E-SF): a transnational examination across race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and suicide attempt history among minoritized adults. Assessment, (Accepted for Publication)
Pyle, M. et al. (2024) Study protocol for an adaptive, multi-arm, multi-stage (MAMS) randomised controlled trial of brief remotely delivered psychosocial interventions for people with serious mental health problems who have experienced a recent suicidal crisis: Remote Approaches to Psychosocial Intervention Delivery (RAPID). Trials, 25(1), 460. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08293-5) (PMID:38971788) (PMCID:PMC11227697)
Dougall, N. et al. (2024) Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981–2017. BJPsych Open, 10(4), e124. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.69)
McLean, J. et al. (2024) Impact of a Distress Brief Intervention on suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and self-harm in the immediate, short and longer term: a mixed method evaluation study protocol. NIHR Open Research, 4, 33. (doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13592.1)
de Beurs, D., Giltay, E. J., Nuij, C., O'Connor, R. , de Winter, R. F.P., Kerkhof, A., van Ballegooijen, W. and Riper, H. (2024) Symptoms of a feather flock together? An exploratory secondary dynamic time warp analysis of 11 single case time series of suicidal ideation and related symptoms. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 178, 104572. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104572) (PMID:38833835)
Bennett, S., Robb, K. A., Adán, R., Zortea, T. C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) Psychosocial factors distinguishing men who have attempted suicide from men with suicidal ideation and non-suicidal men: findings from a global survey. Journal of Men's Studies, (doi: 10.1177/10608265241256258) (Early Online Publication)
Rogerson, O., O'Connor, R. C. and O'Connor, D. B. (2024) The effects of childhood trauma on stress-related vulnerability factors and indicators of suicide risk: an ecological momentary assessment study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 352, pp. 479-489. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.029) (PMID:38342320)
Bennett, S., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) Male suicide and barriers to accessing professional support: a qualitative thematic analysis. Current Psychology, 43, pp. 15125-15145. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-05423-1)
Goodwin, J. et al. (2024) Adapting safety plans for autistic adults with involvement from the autism community. Autism in Adulthood, (doi: 10.1089/aut.2023.0124) (Early Online Publication)
Ernst, M., Schwinn, T., Hirschmiller, J., Cleare, S. , Robb, K. A. , Brähler, E., Zwerenz, R., Wiltink, J., O'Connor, R. C. and Beutel, M. E. (2024) To what extent are psychological variables considered in the study of risk and protective factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviours in individuals with cancer? A systematic review of 70 years of research. Clinical Psychology Review, 109, 102413. (doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102413) (PMID:38518584)
Loney, K. J., Mcclelland, H. , O'Connor, R. and Platt, S. (2024) A Rapid Review of the Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Suicide Risk in Young People Within Different Settings. Documentation. National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group. (Unpublished)
Daryl B. O’Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O’Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies. Psychology and Health, (doi: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2281712) (PMID:37975565) (Early Online Publication)
Etherson, M.E. , Belkadi, N., Platt, S. and O'Connor, R. (2024) Policy interventions to address social determinants of suicide: a scoping review. Project Report. Scottish Government's National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group.
2023
Marzetti, H., McDaid, L. and O'Connor, R. (2023) A qualitative study of young people's lived experiences of suicide and self‐harm: intentionality, rationality and authenticity. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 28(4), pp. 504-511. (doi: 10.1111/camh.12641) (PMID:36811313)
Bennett, S. et al. (2023) Establishing research priorities for investigating male suicide risk and recovery: a modified Delphi Study with lived experience experts. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, (doi: 10.1037/men0000448) (Early Online Publication)
van Eijk, N. L., Wetherall, K., Ferguson, E., O'Connor, D. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) A latent class analysis using the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behaviour: Understanding suicide risk over 36 months. Journal of Affective Disorders, 336, pp. 9-14. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.028) (PMID:37196933)
McClelland, H. , Cleare, S. and O'Connor, R. (2023) Suicide risk in personality disorders: a systematic review. Current Psychiatry Reports, (doi: 10.1007/s11920-023-01440-w) (Early Online Publication)
Keyworth, C., Quinlivan, L., Leather, J. Z., O'Connor, R. and Armitage, C. J. (2023) Does refining an intervention based on participant feedback increase acceptability? An experimental approach. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1598. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16344-w) (PMID:37608317) (PMCID:PMC10463387)
Cassidy, S., McLaughlin, E., McGranaghan, R., Pelton, M., O'Connor, R. and Rodgers, J. (2023) Is camouflaging autistic traits associated with defeat, entrapment, and lifetime suicidal thoughts? Expanding the Integrated Motivational Volitional Model of Suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 53(4), pp. 572-585. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12965) (PMID:37129164)
Bennett, S., Robb, K. A. , Zortea, T. C. , Dickson, A., Richardson, C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) Male suicide risk and recovery factors: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis of two decades of research. Psychological Bulletin, 149(7-8), pp. 371-417. (doi: 10.1037/bul0000397)
Nuij, C., Van Ballegooijen, W., Smit, A. C., De Beurs, D., De Winter, R. F.P., O'Connor, R. C. , Kerkhof, A., Smit, J. H. and Riper, H. (2023) A proof of concept study on individual trends in suicidal ideation: an ecological momentary assessment study of 5 patients over three months. Journal for Person-Oriented Research, 9(1), pp. 42-50. (doi: 10.17505/jpor.2023.25265) (PMID:37389029) (PMCID:PMC10302657)
O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2023) Gone too soon: priorities for action to prevent premature mortality associated with mental illness and mental distress. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(6), pp. 452-464. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00058-5) (PMID:37182526)
Richardson, C., Robb, K. A. , McManus, S. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) Psychosocial factors that distinguish between men and women who have suicidal thoughts and attempt suicide: findings from a national probability sample of adults. Psychological Medicine, 53(7), pp. 3133-3141. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291721005195) (PMID:35012702) (PMCID:PMC10235670)
Robb, K. A. et al. (2023) Increasing uptake of FIT colorectal screening: protocol for the TEMPO randomised controlled trial testing a suggested deadline and a planning tool. BMJ Open, 13(5), e066136. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066136) (PMID:37202130) (PMCID:PMC10201271)
Sinyor, M. et al. (2023) The coming global economic downturn and suicide: a call to action. Nature Mental Health, 1(4), pp. 233-235. (doi: 10.1038/s44220-023-00042-y)
Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Thwaites, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) Exploring the impact on primary care mental health practitioners of the death of a patient by suicide: An IPA study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 96(1), pp. 56-82. (doi: 10.1111/papt.12426) (PMID:36117447)
Rodgers, J. et al. (2023) Adapted suicide safety plans to address self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide behaviours in autistic adults: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9, 31. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-023-01264-8) (PMID:36855212) (PMCID:PMC9972793)
Sivertsen, B., O'Connor, R. , Nilsen, S. A., Heradstveit, O., Askeland, K. G., Bøe, T. and Hysing, M. (2023) Mental health problems and suicidal behavior from adolescence to young adulthood in college: linking two population-based studies. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, (doi: 10.1007/s00787-023-02167-y) (PMID:36843045) (Early Online Publication)
McClelland, H. , Evans, J. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) The association of family, social and romantic loneliness in relation to suicidal ideation and self-injurious behaviours. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 158, pp. 330-340. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.12.022) (PMID:36638623)
Moore, F.R., Allott, C. and O'Connor, R. (2023) Impulsivity, aggression, and impulsive aggression in suicidality. Personality and Individual Differences, 202, 111971. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111971)
Seidler, Z. E., Wilson, M. J., Oliffe, J. L., Fisher, K., O'Connor, R. , Pirkis, J. and Rice, S. M. (2023) Suicidal ideation in men during COVID-19: an examination of protective factors. BMC Psychiatry, 23, 46. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04539-9) (PMID:36650456) (PMCID:PMC9845104)
Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Thwaites, R., Dagnan, D. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) The adaptation of a measure of confidence in assessing, formulating, and managing suicide risk. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 44(1), pp. 70-77. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000830) (PMID:34859684)
Turner, F., Kainth, G., MacDonald, S. , O'Connor, R. , Crawford, K. and Minnis, H. (2023) “I will commit to this child as much as I can for the time that they are with me:” a qualitative examination of how foster carer commitment relates to short-term foster care for young children following abuse and neglect. Child Abuse and Neglect, 135, 105983. (doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105983)
O'Connor, D. B. et al. (2023) Effects of COVID-19-related worry and rumination on mental health and loneliness during the pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 mental health & wellbeing study. Journal of Mental Health, 32(6), pp. 1122-1133. (doi: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2069716) (PMID:35579054)
2022
Wilding, S., O'Connor, D. B., Ferguson, E., Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., O'Carroll, R. E., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2022) Probable COVID-19 infection is associated with subsequent poorer mental health and greater loneliness in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study. Scientific Reports, 12, 20795. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24240-3) (PMID:36460665) (PMCID:PMC9718764)
Cassidy, S. et al. (2022) Autism and autistic traits in those who died by suicide in England. British Journal of Psychiatry, 221(5), pp. 683-691. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.21) (PMID:35166201)
Nuij, C., van Ballegooijen, W., de Beurs, D., de Winter, R. F. P., Gilissen, R., O'Connor, R. C. , Smit, J. H., Kerkhof, A. and Riper, H. (2022) The feasibility of using smartphone apps as treatment components for depressed suicidal outpatients. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 971046. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.971046) (PMID:36238944) (PMCID:PMC9552877)
Kotzur, M. , MacDonald, S. , O'Carroll, R. E., O'Connor, R. C. , Irvine, A., Steele, R. J. C. and Robb, K. A. (2022) What are common barriers and helpful solutions to colorectal cancer screening? A cross-sectional survey to develop intervention content for a planning support tool. BMJ Open, 12(9), e062738. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062738) (PMID:36691140) (PMCID:PMC9445780)
Nisbet, M., O'Connor, R. , Mason, A. and Hunter, E. (2022) A qualitative study utilizing interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore disclosure in adolescents with Turner Syndrome. British Journal of Health Psychology, 27(3), pp. 990-1010. (doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12586) (PMID:35156277)
Pirkis, J. et al. (2022) Suicide numbers during the first 9-15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-existing trends: An interrupted time series analysis in 33 countries. EClinicalMedicine, 51, 101573. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101573) (PMID:35935344) (PMCID:PMC9344880)
Sandford, D. M., Thwaites, R., Kirtley, O. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2022) Utilising the Integrated Motivational Volitional (IMV) model to guide CBT practitioners in the use of their core skills to assess, formulate and reduce suicide risk factors. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 15, e36. (doi: 10.1017/S1754470X22000344)
O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2022) SAFETEL: A pilot randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a safety planning and telephone follow-up intervention to reduce suicidal behaviour. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8, 156. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01081-5) (PMID:35897119) (PMCID:PMC9327159)
McClelland, H. , Evans, J. J. and O'Connor, R. (2022) A qualitative exploration the experiences and perceptions of interpersonal relationships prior to attempting suicide in young adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 7880. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137880) (PMID:35805538) (PMCID:PMC9266001)
Wetherall, K. et al. (2022) Mental health and well-being during the second wave of COVID-19: longitudinal analyses of the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study (UK COVID-MH). BJPsych Open, 8(4), e103. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.58) (PMID:35642377) (PMCID:PMC9171032)
Kotzur, M. , O'Connor, R. C. and Robb, K. A. (2022) How has physical distancing impacted on health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic? A Scottish longitudinal qualitative study. BMJ Open, 12(5), e054506. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054506) (PMID:35534078) (PMCID:PMC9086282)
Turner, F., Venturini, E., Kainth, G., Crawford, K., O'Connor, R. , Balestrieri, M., Macdonald, S. and Minnis, H. (2022) The expected and the unexpected in recovery and development after abuse and neglect: The role of early foster carer commitment on young children's symptoms of attachment disorders and mental health problems over time. Child Abuse and Neglect, 127, 105585. (doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105585) (PMID:35279447)
Ernst, M., Tibubos, A. N., Kubiak, T., O'Connor, R. C. and Beutel, M. E. (2022) Study protocol for an Ecological Momentary Assessment study: TempRes “temporal variability of risk and resilience factors for suicidal ideation”. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 877283. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.877283) (PMID:35546923) (PMCID:PMC9082499)
Marzetti, H., McDaid, L. and O'Connor, R. (2022) “Am I really alive?”: understanding the role of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in young LGBT+ people's suicidal distress. Social Science and Medicine, 298, 114860. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114860) (PMID:35231781) (PMCID:PMC7613893)
Moore, F. R., Doughty, H., Neumann, T., McClelland, H. , Allott, C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2022) Impulsivity, aggression, and suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine, 45, 101307. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101307) (PMID:35243273) (PMCID:PMC8860929)
Keyworth, C., Quinlivan, L., Leather, J. Z., O'Connor, R. C. and Armitage, C. J. (2022) The association between COVID-19-related fear and reported self-harm in a national survey of people with a lifetime history of self-harm. BMC Psychiatry, 22, 68. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03625-0) (PMID:35105313) (PMCID:PMC8807142)
Sivertsen, B., Knapstad, M., Petrie, K., O'Connor, R. , Lønning, K. J. and Hysing, M. (2022) Changes in mental health problems and suicidal behaviour in students and their associations with COVID-19-related restrictions in Norway: a national repeated cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open, 12(2), e057492. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057492) (PMID:35140162) (PMCID:PMC8829843)
Grandison, G., Karatzias, T., Fyvie, C., Hyland, P., O'Connor, R. C. and Dickson, A. (2022) Suicidal histories in adults experiencing psychological trauma: exploring vulnerability and protective factors. Archives of Suicide Research, 26(1), pp. 155-168. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2020.1758262) (PMID:32348712)
2021
O'Connor, R. , Gajwani, R. and Corin, H. (2021) Gone Too Soon: Watch the Webinar. Gone Too Soon, Online, 01 Dec 2021.
Eyles, E. et al. (2021) Systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicidal behaviour amongst health and social care workers across the world. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 6, 100271. (doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100271) (PMID:34841385) (PMCID:PMC8607051)
Cleare, S. , Sandford, D., McClelland, H. , Zortea, T. C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) The integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model and suicide risk in students: the role of perfectionism. In: Mallon, S. and Smith, J. (eds.) Preventing and Responding to Student Suicide. Jessica Kingsley Publishers: London, pp. 138-154. ISBN 9781787754188
Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., Eschle, S., Forrester, R., Drummond, J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Using the integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model of suicidal behaviour to differentiate those with and without suicidal intent in hospital treated self-harm. Preventive Medicine, 152(Part 1), 106592. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106592) (PMID:34538374)
Zortea, T. C. et al. (2021) The impact of infectious disease-related public health emergencies on suicide, suicidal behavior, and suicidal thoughts: a systematic review. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 42(6), pp. 474-487. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000753) (PMID:33063542)
O'Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. and O'Connor, R. (2021) Resilience and vulnerability factors influence the cortisol awakening response in individuals vulnerable to suicide. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142, pp. 312-320. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.08.006) (PMID:34419751)
McClelland, H. , Evans, J. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Exploring the role of loneliness in relation to self-injurious thoughts and behaviour in the context of the integrated motivational-volitional model. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 141, pp. 309-317. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.020) (PMID:34304034)
Nuij, C., van Ballegooijen, W., Juniar, D., Erlangsen, A., Portzky, G., O'Connor, R. C. , Smit, J. H., Kerkhof, A. and Riper, H. (2021) Safety planning-type interventions for suicide prevention: meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 219(2), pp. 419-426. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.50)
Cummins, T. M., English, O., Minnis, H. , Stahl, D., O'Connor, R. C. , Bannister, K., McMahon, S. B. and Ougrin, D. (2021) Assessment of somatosensory function and self-harm in adolescents. JAMA Network Open, 4(7), e2116853. (doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.16853) (PMID:34255048) (PMCID:PMC8278268)
Pirkis, J. et al. (2021) Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: interrupted time series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries. Lancet Psychiatry, 8(7), pp. 579-588. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00091-2) (PMID:33862016)
O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2021) Mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellbeing study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 218(6), pp. 326-333. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.212) (PMID:33081860) (PMCID:PMC7684009)
Richardson, C., Dickson, A., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. (2021) The male experience of suicide attempts and recovery: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(10), 5209. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105209) (PMID:34068854) (PMCID:PMC8153566)
Richardson, C., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) A systematic review of suicidal behaviour in men: a narrative synthesis of risk factors. Social Science and Medicine, 276, 113831. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113831) (PMID:33780831)
Demkowicz, O. et al. (2021) Looking back to move forward: reflections on the strengths and challenges of the COVID-19 UK mental health research response. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 622562. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.622562) (PMID:33897488) (PMCID:PMC8060503)
Webb, R. T., McManus, S. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Evidencing the detrimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health across Europe. Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 2, 100052. (doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100052)
Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Thwaites, R. and O'Connor, R. (2021) The impact on mental health practitioners of the death of a patient by suicide: a systematic review. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28(2), pp. 261-294. (doi: 10.1002/cpp.2515) (PMID:32914489)
De Beurs, D., Bockting, C., Kerkhof, A., Scheepers, F., O'Connor, R. C. , Penninx, B. and van de Leemput, I. (2021) A network perspective on suicidal behavior: understanding suicidality as a complex system. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51(1), pp. 115-126. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12676) (PMID:33624872)
Kotzur, M. , O'Connor, R. and Robb, K. (2021) Health and Wellbeing Implications of Physical Distancing Restrictions in Scotland: a Qualitative Study. UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2021, 13-14 Jan 2021.
Favril, L. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Distinguishing prisoners who think about suicide from those who attempt suicide. Psychological Medicine, 51(2), pp. 228-235. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291719003118) (PMID:31736457)
Borthwick, C., O'Connor, R. and Kennedy, L. (2021) Psychological predictors of seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among adults with a high-risk physical health condition: a systematic review. Psychology and Health, 36(2), pp. 214-235. (doi: 10.1080/08870446.2020.1772971) (PMID:32468856)
Keyworth, C., O'Connor, R. , Quinlivan, L. and Armitage, C. J. (2021) Acceptability of a brief web-based theory-based intervention to prevent and reduce self-harm: mixed methods evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(9), e28349. (doi: 10.2196/28349) (PMID:34518153) (PMCID:PMC8479604)
Zortea, T. C. , Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., Melson, A. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) On suicide risk: from psychological processes to clinical assessment and intervention. In: Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. Elsevier. ISBN 9780128093245 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818697-8.00073-X)
Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) The relationship between adult attachment and suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a systematic review. Archives of Suicide Research, 25(1), pp. 38-73. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1661893) (PMID:31545148)
2020
Leather, J. Z., O'Connor, R. C. , Quinlivan, L., Kapur, N., Campbell, S. and Armitage, C. J. (2020) Healthcare professionals’ implementation of national guidelines with patients who self-harm. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 130, pp. 405-411. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.08.031)
Cassidy, S. A., Robertson, A. , Townsend, E., O'Connor, R. C. and Rodgers, J. (2020) Advancing our understanding of self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), pp. 3445-3449. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04643-9) (PMID:32880789)
Helbich, M., O'Connor, R. C. , Nieuwenhuijsen, M. and Hagedoorn, P. (2020) Greenery exposure and suicide mortality later in life: a longitudinal register-based case-control study. Environment International, 143, 105982. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105982) (PMID:32712421)
Hotopf, M., Bullmore, E., O'Connor, R. C. and Holmes, E. A. (2020) The scope of mental health research in the COVID-19 Pandemic and its aftermath. British Journal of Psychiatry, 217(4), pp. 540-542. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.125) (PMID:32493516) (PMCID:PMC7330278)
Kirtley, O. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Suicide prevention is everyone's business: challenges and opportunities for Google. Social Science and Medicine, 262, 112691. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112691) (PMID:32247626)
McClelland, H. , Evans, J. J. , Nowland, R., Ferguson, E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Loneliness as a predictor of suicidal ideation and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274, pp. 880-896. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.004)
Niederkrotenthaler, T. et al. (2020) Suicide research, prevention, and COVID-19: towards a global response and the establishment of an international research collaboration. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 41(5), pp. 321-330. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000731) (PMID:32716205)
Young-Southward, G., Eaton, C., O'Connor, R. and Minnis, H. (2020) Investigating the causal relationship between maltreatment and cognition in children: a systematic review. Child Abuse and Neglect, 107, 104603. (doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104603)
Langan-Martin, J. , Sharp, L. , Karadzhov, D. , Cleare, S. , Syrett, S., Zortea, T. and O'Connor, R. (2020) Designing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Strategies in a Global Context. Findings from the March and Sep 2019 runs. 13th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, 25 Aug 2020.
O'Connor, R. et al. (2020) Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: authors’ reply. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(7), e44-e45. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30247-9) (PMID:32563319) (PMCID:PMC7302786)
van Mens, K. et al. (2020) Predicting future suicidal behaviour in young adults, with different machine learning techniques: a population-based longitudinal study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 271, pp. 169-177. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.081) (PMID:32479313)
Gunnell, D., Appleby, L., Arensman, E., Hawton, K., John, A., Kapur, N., Khan, M., O'Connor, R. C. and Pirkis, J. (2020) Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID19 pandemic. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(6), pp. 468-471. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30171-1) (PMID:32330430) (PMCID:PMC7173821)
Holmes, E. A. et al. (2020) Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health services. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(6), pp. 547-560. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30168-1) (PMID:32304649) (PMCID:PMC7159850)
O'Neill, S. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Suicide in Northern Ireland: epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(6), pp. 538-546. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30525-5) (PMID:32006466)
Zortea, T. C. , Cleare, S. , Melson, A. J. , Wetherall, K. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Understanding and managing suicide risk. British Medical Bulletin, 134(1), pp. 73-84. (doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldaa013) (PMID:32435794)
O'Connor, R. C. and Robb, K. A. (2020) Identifying suicide risk factors in children is essential for developing effective prevention interventions. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(4), pp. 292-293. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30094-8) (PMID:32171430)
Siddaway, A. P., Quinlivan, L., Kapur, N., O'Connor, R. C. and De Beurs, D. (2020) Cautions, concerns, and future directions for using machine learning in relation to mental health problems and clinical and forensic risks: a brief comment on “Model complexity improves the prediction of nonsuicidal self-injury” (Fox et al., 2019). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88(4), pp. 384-387. (doi: 10.1037/ccp0000485) (PMID:32134292)
Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Perceptions of past parenting and adult attachment as vulnerability factors for suicidal ideation in the context of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(2), pp. 515-533. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12606) (PMID:31763711)
Mcclelland, H. , Zortea, T. , Platt, S. and O'Connor, R. (2020) Identifying and Facilitating Preventative Actions Targeted at Risk Groups: A Rapid Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence. (Action 7). Documentation. Unpublished. (Unpublished)
Pompili, M., O'Connor, R. C. and van Heeringen, K. (2020) Suicide prevention in the European region. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 41(S1), S8-S20. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000665) (PMID:32208758)
Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Lafit, G., Thwaites, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) An investigation into the factor structure of the Attitudes to Suicide Prevention Scale. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 41(2), pp. 97-104. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000608) (PMID:31310166)
De Beurs, D., Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., Eschle-Byrne, S., Ferguson, E., O'Connor, D. B. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Entrapment and suicide risk: the development of the 4-item Entrapment Scale Short-Form (E-SF). Psychiatry Research, 284, 112765. (doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112765)
Dougall, N. J. et al. (2020) Childhood adversity, mental health and suicide (CHASE): a methods protocol for a longitudinal case-control linked data study. International Journal of Population Data Science, 5(1), 1338. (doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1338) (PMID:34232970) (PMCID:PMC7473285)
Kotzur, M. , Macdonald, S. , O'Connor, R. , O'Carroll, R., Irvine, A., Steele, R. and Robb, K. (2020) Barriers to Self-completed FIT Bowel Cancer Screening and How to Overcome Them: a Qualitative Study. UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Bath, UK, 16-17 Jan 2020.
O’Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Effects of childhood trauma, daily stress, and emotions on daily cortisol levels in individuals vulnerable to suicide. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(1), pp. 92-107. (doi: 10.1037/abn0000482) (PMID:31657598)
Favril, L., O'Connor, R. C. , Hawton, K. and Vander Laenen, F. (2020) Factors associated with the transition from suicidal ideation to suicide attempt in prison. European Psychiatry, 63(1), e101. (doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.101) (PMID:33183374) (PMCID:PMC7737175)
O'Connor, D. B., Gartland, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Stress, cortisol and suicide risk. In: Clow, A. and Smyth, N. (eds.) Stress, Cortisol and Suicide Risk. Series: International review of neurobiology (152). Academic Press: Cambridge, MA ; London, pp. 101-130. ISBN 9780128211168 (doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2019.11.006)
Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , Zortea, T. and O'Connor, R. (2020) Status of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behaviour. In: De Leo, D. and Poštuvan, V. (eds.) Reducing the Toll of Suicide: Resources for Communities, Groups, and Individuals. Hogrefe Publishing: Göttingen, pp. 169-184. ISBN 9780889375697
2019
Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Adult attachment: investigating the factor structure of the Relationship Scales Questionnaire. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(12), pp. 2169-2187. (doi: 10.1002/jclp.22838) (PMID:31332813)
Melson, A. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Differentiating adults who think about self-harm from those who engage in self-harm: the role of volitional alcohol factors. BMC Psychiatry, 19, 319. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2292-3)
Turecki, G., Brent, D. A., Gunnell, D., O'Connor, R. C. , Oquendo, M. A., Pirkis, J. and Stanley, B. H. (2019) Suicide and suicide risk. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 5, 74. (doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0121-0) (PMID:31649257)
Branley-Bell, D., O'Connor, D. B., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Distinguishing suicide ideation from suicide attempts: further test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 117, pp. 100-107. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.07.007) (PMID:31376620)
Langan-Martin, J. , Sharp, L. , Karadzhov, D. , McClelland, H. , Cleare, S. and O'Connor, R. (2019) Designing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Strategies in a Global Context. 30th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention: Breaking Down Walls and Building Bridges (IASP 2019), Derry, Ireland, 17-21 Sep 2019.
Kotzur, M. , Macdonald, S. , O'Connor, R. , O'Carroll, R., Irvine, A., Steele, R. and Robb, K. (2019) Identifying Barriers and Solutions to Self-completed FIT Bowel Screening to Develop a Volitional Help-sheet. 33rd Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS 19), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 03-07 Sep 2019.
Cleare, S. , Gumley, A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Self‐compassion, self‐ forgiveness, suicidal ideation and self‐harm: a systematic review. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 26(5), pp. 511-530. (doi: 10.1002/cpp.2372) (PMID:31046164)
De Beurs, D., Fried, E.I., Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , O'Connor, D.B., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R.E. and O'Connor, R.C. (2019) Exploring the psychology of suicidal ideation: a theory driven network analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 120, 103419. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2019.103419)
Wilson, K. M., Millner, A. J., Auerbach, R. P., Glenn, C. R., Kearns, J. C., Kirtley, O. J., Najmi, S., O'Connor, R. C. , Stewart, J. G. and Cha, C. B. (2019) Investigating the psychometric properties of the Suicide Stroop task. Psychological Assessment, 31(8), pp. 1052-1061. (doi: 10.1037/pas0000723) (PMID:31070448)
Zortea, T. C. , Dickson, A., Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Associations between experiences of disrupted attachments and suicidal thoughts and behaviours: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Social Science and Medicine, 235, 112408. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112408) (PMID:31323541)
Richards, G., Kenny, R., Griffiths, S., Allison, C., Mosse, D., Holt, R., O'Connor, R. , Cassidy, S. and Baron-Cohen, S. (2019) Autistic traits in adults who have attempted suicide. Molecular Autism, 10, 26. (doi: 10.1186/s13229-019-0274-4) (PMID:31198526)
Siddaway, A. P., Wood, A. M., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Characterizing self-injurious cognitions: development and validation of the Suicide Attempt Beliefs Scale (SABS) and the Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Beliefs Scale (NSIBS). Psychological Assessment, 31(5), pp. 592-608. (doi: 10.1037/pas0000684) (PMID:30550331)
Mars, B., Heron, J., Klonsky, E. D., Moran, P., O'Connor, R. C. , Tilling, K., Wilkinson, P. and Gunnell, D. (2019) Predictors of future suicide attempt among adolescents with suicidal thoughts or non-suicidal self-harm: a population-based birth cohort study. Lancet Psychiatry, 6(4), pp. 327-337. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30030-6) (PMID:30879972) (PMCID:PMC6494973)
Wetherall, K., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Social rank theory of depression: A systematic review of self-perceptions of social rank and their relationship with depressive symptoms and suicide risk. Journal of Affective Disorders, 246, pp. 300-319. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.045) (PMID:30594043)
Sivertsen, B., Hysing, M., Knapstad, M., Harvey, A. G., Reneflot, A., Lønning, K. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm among university students: prevalence study. BJPsych Open, 5(2), e26. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2019.4) (PMID:31068238) (PMCID:PMC6401540)
Kirtley, O. J., Melson, A. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Future-oriented constructs and their role in suicidal ideation and enactment. In: Hirsch, J. K., Chang, E. C. and Kelliher Rabon, J. (eds.) A Positive Psychological Approach to Suicide. Series: Advances in mental health and addiction. Springer: Cham, pp. 17-36. ISBN 9783030032241 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-03225-8_2)
O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2019) SAFETEL randomised controlled feasibility trial of a safety planning intervention with follow-up telephone contact to reduce suicidal behaviour: study protocol. BMJ Open, 9(2), e025591. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025591) (PMID:30782938) (PMCID:PMC6377516)
Wetherall, K., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) An examination of social comparison and suicide ideation through the lens of the integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behavior. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49(1), pp. 167-182. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12434) (PMID:29315750)
Kavalidou, K. , Smith, D. J. , Der, G. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) The role of physical and mental multimorbidity in suicidal thoughts and behaviours in a Scottish population cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 19, 38. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2032-8) (PMID:30674288) (PMCID:PMC6344985)
Mars, B., Heron, J., Klonsky, E. D., Moran, P., O'Connor, R. C. , Tilling, K., Wilkinson, P. and Gunnell, D. (2019) What distinguishes adolescents with suicidal thoughts from those who have attempted suicide? A population-based birth cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 60(1), pp. 91-99. (doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12878) (PMID:29492978) (PMCID:PMC6334515)
2018
Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , Eschle, S., Ferguson, E., O'Connor, D. B., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2018) From ideation to action: differentiating between those who think about suicide and those who attempt suicide in a national study of young adults. Journal of Affective Disorders, 241, pp. 475-483. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.074) (PMID:30149335)
O'Connor, R. and Portzky, G. (2018) Looking to the future: a synthesis of new developments and challenges in suicide research and prevention. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 2139. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02139)
Kirtley, O. and O'Connor, R. C. (2018) Embracing complexity when moving towards an integrated model of suicide for bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 20(6), pp. 560-561. (doi: 10.1111/bdi.12670) (PMID:29926522)
Nuij, C. et al. (2018) Smartphone-based safety planning and self-monitoring for suicidal patients: Rationale and study protocol of the CASPAR (Continuous Assessment for Suicide Prevention And Research) study. Internet Interventions, 13, pp. 16-23. (doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2018.04.005) (PMID:30206514) (PMCID:PMC6112103)
O'Connor, R. C. and Kirtley, O. J. (2018) The integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behaviour. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1754), 20170268. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0268) (PMID:30012735) (PMCID:PMC6053985)
O'Connor, R. C. and Portzky, G. (2018) The relationship between entrapment and suicidal behavior through the lens of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. Current Opinion in Psychology, 22, pp. 12-17. (doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.07.021)
Cha, C. B., O'Connor, R. C. , Kirtley, O., Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., Eschle, S., Tezanos, K. M. and Nock, M. K. (2018) Testing mood-activated psychological markers for suicidal ideation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 127(5), pp. 448-457. (doi: 10.1037/abn0000358) (PMID:29927267)
Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., Clark, A., Ryan, C., Kirtley, O., Smith, M. and O'Connor, R. (2018) Adverse childhood experiences and hospital-treated self-harm. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(6), 1235. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061235)
O'Connor, R. , Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , Eschle, S., Drummond, J., Ferguson, E., O'Connor, D. B. and O'Carroll, R. E. (2018) Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm: national prevalence study of young adults. BJPsych Open, 4(3), pp. 142-148. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2018.14) (PMID:29922479) (PMCID:PMC6003254)
Steeg, S. et al. (2018) Accuracy of risk scales for predicting repeat self-harm and suicide: a multicentre, population-level cohort study using routine clinical data. BMC Psychiatry, 18, 113. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1693-z) (PMID:29699523) (PMCID:PMC5921289)
Cleare, S. , Gumley, A. , Cleare, C. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2018) An investigation of the factor structure of the Self-Compassion Scale. Mindfulness, 9(2), pp. 618-628. (doi: 10.1007/s12671-017-0803-1)
Helbich, M., de Beurs, D., Kwan, M.-P., O'Connor, R. C. and Groenewegen, P. P. (2018) Natural environments and suicide mortality in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional, ecological study. Lancet Planetary Health, 2(3), e134-e139. (doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30033-0) (PMID:29546252) (PMCID:PMC5846805)
Holmes, E. A. et al. (2018) The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on psychological treatments research in tomorrow's science. Lancet Psychiatry, 5(3), pp. 237-286. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30513-8) (PMID:29482764)
O’Connor, D. B., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O’Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. (2018) Effects of childhood trauma on cortisol levels in suicide attempters and ideators. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 88, pp. 9-16. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.11.004) (PMID:29144990)
MacLeod, A. K. and O'Connor, R. (2018) Positive future-thinking, well-being, and mental health. In: Oettingen, G., Sevincer, A. T. and Gollwitzer, P. M. (eds.) The Psychology of Thinking about the Future. Guilford Press: New York, pp. 199-213. ISBN 9781462534418
2017
Barnes, M. C. et al. (2017) HOPE: Help fOr People with money, employment, benefit or housing problems: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3, 44. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-017-0179-y) (PMID:29043091) (PMCID:PMC5629806)
Kapur, N., Quinlivan, L., Steeg, S., O'Connor, R. , Hawton, K. and Gunnell, D. (2017) Authors' reply. British Journal of Psychiatry, 211(3), pp. 183-184. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.211.3.183a) (PMID:28864759)
O'Connor, R. C. , Ferguson, E., Scott, F., Smyth, R., McDaid, D., Park, A.-L., Beautrais, A. and Armitage, C. J. (2017) A brief psychological intervention to reduce repetition of self-harm in patients admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 4(6), pp. 451-460. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30129-3) (PMID:28434871) (PMCID:PMC5447136)
Quinlivan, L. et al. (2017) Predictive accuracy of risk scales following self-harm: multicentre, prospective cohort study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 210(6), pp. 429-436. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.189993) (PMID:28302702) (PMCID:PMC5451643)
de Beurs, D. P., van Borkulo, C. D. and O'Connor, R. C. (2017) Association between suicidal symptoms and repeat suicidal behaviour within a sample of hospital-treated suicide attempters. BJPsych Open, 3(3), pp. 120-126. (doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.116.004275) (PMID:28507771) (PMCID:PMC5415676)
Barnes, M. C., Donovan, J. L., Wilson, C., Chatwin, J., Davies, R., Potokar, J., Kapur, N., Hawton, K., O'Connor, R. and Gunnell, D. (2017) Seeking help in times of economic hardship: access, experiences of services and unmet need. BMC Psychiatry, 17(1), 84. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1235-0) (PMID:28253879) (PMCID:PMC5335839)
Kavalidou, K. , Smith, D. and O'Connor, R. (2017) The role of physical and mental health multimorbidity in suicidal ideation. Journal of Affective Disorders, 209, pp. 80-85. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.11.026) (PMID:27888724)
O'Connor, D. B., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2017) Cortisol reactivity and suicidal behavior: investigating the role of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to stress in suicide attempters and ideators. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 75, pp. 183-191. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.10.019) (PMID:27837698)
2016
Armitage, C., Rahim, W. A., Rowe, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Authors' reply re: Trial of an intervention to reduce suicidal ideation and behaviour (Armitage, C. J., Rahim, W. A., Rowe, R., and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) An exploratory randomised trial of a simple, brief psychological intervention to reduce subsequent suicidal ideation and behaviour in patients admitted to hospital for self-harm. British Journal of Psychiatry, 208(5), pp. 470-476.). British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(4), p. 351. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.209.4.351)
Chan, M. K.Y., Bhatti, H., Meader, N., Stockton, S., Evans, J., O'Connor, R. , Kapur, N. and Kendall, T. (2016) Predicting suicide following self-harm: A systematic review of risk factors and risk scales. British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(4), pp. 277-283. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.170050) (PMID:27340111)
Kirtley, O. J., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Pain and self-harm: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 203, pp. 347-363. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.05.068) (PMID:27323296)
Tucker, R. P., O'Connor, R. C. and Wingate, L. R. (2016) An investigation of the relationship between rumination styles, hope, and suicide ideation through the lens of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. Archives of Suicide Research, 20(4), pp. 553-566. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2016.1158682) (PMID:27309643)
Dhingra, K., Boduszek, D. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) A structural test of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behaviour. Psychiatry Research, 239, pp. 169-178. (doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.03.023)
De Beurs, D. P., Fokkema, M. and O'Connor, R. (2016) Optimizing the assessment of suicidal behavior: the application of curtailment techniques. Journal of Affective Disorders, 196, pp. 218-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.02.033) (PMID:26938964)
Armitage, C. J., Rahim, W. A., Rowe, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) An exploratory randomised trial of a simple, brief psychological intervention to reduce subsequent suicidal ideation and behaviour in patients admitted to hospital for self-harm. British Journal of Psychiatry, 208(5), pp. 470-476. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.162495) (PMID:26743808)
Rasmussen, S., Hawton, K., Philpott-Morgan, S. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Why do adolescents self-harm?: An investigation of motives in a community sample. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 37(3), pp. 176-183. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000369) (PMID:26831210)
O’Connor, D. B., Ferguson, E., Green, J. A., O’Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Cortisol levels and suicidal behavior: a meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, pp. 370-379. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.10.011) (PMID:26555430)
O'Connor, R. and Pirkis, J. eds. (2016) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, Second Edition. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781118903278 (doi: 10.1002/9781118903223)
Armitage, C. J., Abdul Rahim, W., Rowe, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Trends in self-harm in Kuala Lumpur, 2005–2011. Archives of Suicide Research, 20(1), pp. 22-28. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2015.1004493) (PMID:26649775)
Harris, F. M. et al. (2016) Exploring synergistic interactions and catalysts in complex interventions: longitudinal, mixed methods case studies of an optimised multi-level suicide prevention intervention in four european countries (Ospi-Europe). BMC Public Health, 16, 268. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2942-z) (PMID:26979461) (PMCID:PMC4791791)
O'Connor, R. C. , Cleare, S. , Eschle, S., Wetherall, K. and Kirtley, O. J. (2016) The integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. In: O'Connor, R. C. and Pirkis, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, Second Edition. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 220-240. ISBN 9781118903278 (doi: 10.1002/9781118903223.ch13)
Robinson, J., Pirkis, J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Suicide clusters. In: O'Connor, R. and Pirkis, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, Second Edition. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 758-774. ISBN 9781118903278 (doi: 10.1002/9781118903223.ch43)
2015
Dhingra, K., Boduszek, D. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Differentiating suicide attempters from suicide ideators using the Integrated Motivational–Volitional model of suicidal behaviour. Journal of Affective Disorders, 186, pp. 211-218. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.07.007) (PMID:26247914)
Hysing, M., Sivertsen, B., Stormark, K.M. and O'Connor, R.C. (2015) Sleep problems and self-harm in adolescence. British Journal of Psychiatry, 207(4), pp. 306-312. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.146514) (PMID:26206862)
O'Connor, R. and Portzky, G. (2015) The association between goth subculture identification, depression, and self-harm. Lancet Psychiatry, 2(9), pp. 766-767. (doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(15)00211-4) (PMID:26321234)
O'Connor, R.C. and O'Neill, S.M. (2015) Mental health and suicide risk in Northern Ireland: a legacy of the Troubles? Lancet Psychiatry, 2(7), pp. 582-584. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00240-0)
Wetherall, K., Daly, M., Robb, K. A. , Wood, A. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2015) Explaining the income and suicidality relationship: income rank is more strongly associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts than income. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50(6), pp. 929-937. (doi: 10.1007/s00127-015-1050-1) (PMID:25893994)
Smith, M. J., Bouch, J., Bradstreet, S. , Lakey, T., Nightingale, A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2015) Health services, suicide, and self-harm: patient distress and system anxiety. Lancet Psychiatry, 2(3), pp. 275-280. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00051-6) (PMID:26359905)
O'Connor, R. C. , Smyth, R. and Williams, J. M. G. (2015) Intrapersonal positive future thinking predicts repeat suicide attempts in hospital-treated suicide attempters. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83(1), pp. 169-176. (doi: 10.1037/a0037846) (PMID:25181026) (PMCID:PMC4321534)
Kirtley, O. J., O'Carroll, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2015) The role of endogenous opioids in non-suicidal self-injurious behavior: methodological challenges. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 48, pp. 186-189. (doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.11.007)
Marks, D. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Breastfeeding support and promotion: the health professional's perspective. Journal of Health Visiting, 3(1), pp. 38-46. (doi: 10.12968/johv.2015.3.1.38)
Marks, D. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Health professionals’ attitudes towards the promotion of breastfeeding. British Journal of Midwifery, 23(1), pp. 50-58. (doi: 10.12968/bjom.2015.23.1.50)
Armitage, C. J., Panagioti, M., Abdul Rahim, W., Rowe, R. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Completed suicides and self-harm in Malaysia: a systematic review. General Hospital Psychiatry, 37(2), pp. 153-165. (doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.12.002) (PMID:25636361)
De Beurs, D., Kirtley, O., Kerkhof, A., Portzky, G. and O'Connor, R. (2015) The role of mobile phone technology in understanding and preventing suicidal behavior. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 36(2), pp. 79-82. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000316)
Harper, M., O'Connor, R. C. and O’Carroll, R. E. (2015) The relative importance of avoidance and restoration-oriented stressors for grief and depression in bereaved parents. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 20(8), pp. 906-915. (doi: 10.1080/13548506.2014.990908)
Hawton, K., O'Connor, R. C. and Saunders, K. E.A. (2015) Suicidal behavior and self-harm. In: Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J. and Taylor, E. (eds.) Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester, West Sussex, pp. 893-910. ISBN 9781118381960 (doi: 10.1002/9781118381953.ch64)
Kirtley, O.J., O'Connor, R.C. and O'Carroll, R.E. (2015) Hurting inside and out? Emotional and physical pain in self-harm ideation and enactment. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 8(2), pp. 156-171. (doi: 10.1521/ijct.2015.8.2.156)
2014
O'Connor, R. C. and Williams, J. M. G. (2014) The relationship between positive future thinking, brooding, defeat and entrapment. Personality and Individual Differences, 70, pp. 29-34. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.016)
O'Connor, R. C. and Nock, M. K. (2014) The psychology of suicidal behaviour. Lancet Psychiatry, 1(1), pp. 73-85. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(14)70222-6)
O'Connor, R. C., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2014) Adolescent self-harm: a school-based study in Northern Ireland. Journal of Affective Disorders, 159, pp. 46-52. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.02.015) (PMID:24679388)
Harper, M., O'Connor, R.C. and O'Carroll, R. E. (2014) Factors associated with grief and depression following the loss of a child: a multivariate analysis. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 19(3), pp. 247-252. (doi: 10.1080/13548506.2013.811274)
Howe, C., Heim, D. and O'Connor, R. (2014) Racism, identity and psychological well-being: a longitudinal perspective on politically embattled relations. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37(13), pp. 2457-2474. (doi: 10.1080/01419870.2013.835057)
2013
O'Connor, R., Smyth, R., Ferguson, E., Ryan, C. and Williams, J.M.G. (2013) Psychological processes and repeat suicidal behavior: A four-year prospective study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81(6), pp. 1137-1143. (doi: 10.1037/a0033751)
Coppens, E. et al. (2013) Public attitudes toward depression and help-seeking in four European countries baseline survey prior to the OSPI-Europe intervention. Journal of Affective Disorders, 150(2), pp. 320-329. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.04.013)
Kapur, N., Cooper, J., O'Connor, R.C. and Hawton, K. (2013) Non-suicidal self-injury v. attempted suicide: new diagnosis or false dichotomy? British Journal of Psychiatry, 202(5), pp. 326-328. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.116111)
Harris, F.M. et al. (2013) Developing social capital in implementing a complex intervention: a process evaluation of the early implementation of a suicide prevention intervention in four European countries. BMC Public Health, 13(158), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-158)
2012
McLaughlin, J., O'Carroll, R.E. and O'Connor, R. (2012) Intimate partner abuse and suicidality: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 32(8), pp. 677-689. (doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.08.002)
O'Connor, R.C., O'Carroll, R.E., Ryan, C. and Smyth, R. (2012) Self-regulation of unattainable goals in suicide attempters: a two year prospective study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 142(1-3), pp. 248-255. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.04.035)
Hawton, K., Saunders, K.A.E. and O'Connor, R.C. (2012) Self-harm and suicide in adolescents. Lancet, 379(9834), pp. 2373-2382. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60322-5)
Rasmussen, S., Elliott, M.A. and O'Connor, R.C. (2012) Psychological distress and perfectionism in recent suicide attempters: the role of behavioural inhibition and activation. Personality and Individual Differences, 52(6), pp. 680-685. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.12.011)
O'Connor, R.C., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2012) Distinguishing adolescents who think about self-harm from those who engage in self-harm. British Journal of Psychiatry, 200(4), pp. 330-335. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.097808)
Williams, L., O'Connor, R. C., Grubb, N. R. and O'Carroll, R. E. (2012) Type D personality and three-month psychosocial outcomes among patients post-myocardial infarction. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 72(6), pp. 422-426. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.02.007)
Hawton, K. and O'Connor, R.C. (2012) Self-harm in adolescence and future mental health. Lancet, 379(9812), pp. 198-199. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61260-9)
2011
Stark, C.R., Riordan, V. and O'Connor, R. (2011) A conceptual model of suicide in rural areas. Rural and Remote Health, 11, p. 1622.
Williams, L., O'Connor, R.C., Grubb, N. and O’Carroll, R. (2011) Type D personality predicts poor medication adherence in myocardial infarction patients. Psychology and Health, 26(6), pp. 703-712. (doi: 10.1080/08870446.2010.488265)
Williams, L., O'Connor, R., Grubb, N.R. and O'Carroll, R.E. (2011) Type D personality and illness perceptions in myocardial infarction patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 70(2), pp. 141-144. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.07.015)
Harper, M., O'Connor, R., Dickson, A. and O'Carroll, R. (2011) Mothers continuing bonds and ambivalence to personal mortality after the death of their child: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 16(2), pp. 203-214. (doi: 10.1080/13548506.2010.532558)
Harper, M., O'Connor, R. C. and O'Carroll, R. E. (2011) Increased mortality in parents bereaved in the first year of their child's life. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 1(3), pp. 306-309. (doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000025)
O'Connor, R. C., Rasmussen, S. and Beautrais, A. (2011) Psychosocial Interventions in Suicide Prevention: A selective review. In: O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 435-456.
O'Connor, R.C. (2011) The integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32(6), pp. 295-298. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000120)
O'Connor, R. (2011) Towards an Integrated Motivational-Volitional of Suicidal Behaviour. In: O'Connor, R., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 181-198.
O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (2011) Introduction: International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. In: O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 1-6.
O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (2011) Achievements and challenges in suicidology: conclusions and future directions. In: O'Connor, R., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 625-642. ISBN 9780470683842
Piko, B. F., Milin, R., O'Connor, R. and Sawyer, M. (2011) Multidisciplinary approach to child and adolescent depression. Depression Research and Treatment, 2011, p. 854594. (doi: 10.1155/2011/854594)
Smallwood, J. and O'Connor, R.C. (2011) Imprisoned by the past: unhappy moods lead to a retrospective bias to mind wandering. Cognition and Emotion, 25(8), pp. 1481-1490. (doi: 10.1080/02699931.2010.545263)
van der Feltz-Cornelis, C.M. et al. (2011) Best practice elements of multilevel suicide prevention strategies. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32(6), pp. 319-333. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000109)
2010
O'Connor, S., Carney, T., House, E., Ferguson, E., Caldwell, F. and O'Connor, R. C. (2010) Revision of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to produce the Paediatric Index of Emotional Distress (PI-ED). Patient Reported Outcomes Newsletter, 43, pp. 2-4.
Rasmussen, S.A., Fraser, L., Gotz, M., MacHale, S., Mackie, R., Masterton, G., McConachie, S. and O'Connor, R.C. (2010) Elaborating the cry of pain model of suicidality: Testing a psychological model in a sample of first-time and repeat self-harm patients. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 49(1), pp. 15-30. (doi: 10.1348/014466509X415735)
Potter, L.M., Grealy, M.A. and O'Connor, R.C. (2010) Healthy ageing, perceived motor-efficacy, and performance on cognitively demanding action tasks. British Journal of Psychology, 100(1), pp. 49-70. (doi: 10.1348/000712608X304478)
O'Connor, R.C., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2010) Predicting depression, anxiety and self-harm in adolescents: the role of perfectionism and acute life stress. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48(1), pp. 52-59. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.09.008)
O'Connor, R. C. (2010) Psychological perspectives on suicidal behaviour. In: Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment of People at Risk. SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788132102991 (doi: 10.4135/9788132107972)
2009
Ferguson, E. et al. (2009) A taxometric analysis of type-D personality. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71(9), pp. 981-986. (doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181bd888b)
O'Connor, R.C., Dixon, D. and Rasmussen, S. (2009) The structure and temporal stability of the child and adolescent perfectionism scale. Psychological Assessment, 21(3), pp. 437-443. (doi: 10.1037/a0016264)
O'Connor, R., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2009) Predicting Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescents: A Six Month Prospective Study. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 39(4), pp. 364-375. (doi: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.4.364)
Williams, L., O’Carroll, R.E. and O'Connor, R.C. (2009) Type D personality and cardiac output in response to stress. Psychology and Health, 24(5), pp. 489-500. (doi: 10.1080/08870440701885616)
Smallwood, J., Nind, L. and O'Connor, R.C. (2009) When is your head at? An exploration of the factors associated with the temporal focus of the wandering mind. Consciousness and Cognition, 18(1), pp. 118-125. (doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2008.11.004)
O'Connor, R., Fraser, L., Whyte, M.-C., MacHale, S. and Masterton, G. (2009) Self-regulation of unattainable goals in suicide attempters: the relationship between goal disengagement, goal reengagement and suicidal ideation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47(2), pp. 164-169. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.11.001)
O'Connor, R.C., Rasmussen, S., Miles, J. and Hawton, K. (2009) Self-harm in adolescents: self-report survey in schools in Scotland. British Journal of Psychiatry, 194(1), pp. 68-72. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.047704)
2008
Morrison, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2008) A systematic review of the relationship between rumination and suicidality. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 38(5), pp. 523-538. (doi: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.5.523)
O'Connor, R.C., Fraser, L., Whyte, M.-C. ., MacHale, S. and Masterton, G. (2008) A comparison of specific positive future expectancies and global hopelessness as predictors of suicidal ideation in a prospective study of repeat self-harmers. Journal of Affective Disorders, 110(3), pp. 207-214. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.01.008)
Morrison, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2008) The role of rumination, attentional biases and stress in psychological distress. British Journal of Psychology, 99(2), pp. 191-209. (doi: 10.1348/000712607X216080)
O'Connor, R.C. and Noyce, R. (2008) Personality and cognitive processes: self-criticism and different types of rumination as predictors of suicidal ideation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46(3), pp. 392-401. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.01.007)
Williams, L. et al. (2008) Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64(1), pp. 63-69. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.008)
Rasmussen, S. A., O'Connor, R. C. and Brodie, D. (2008) The role of perfectionism and autobiographical memory in a sample of parasuicide patients. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 29(2), pp. 64-72. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.2.64)
Sheehy, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2008) Cognitive style and suicidal behaviour. In: Palmer, S. (ed.) Suicide: Strategies and Interventions for Reduction and Prevention. Routledge, pp. 69-83. ISBN 9781583919941
2007
O'Connor, R. (2007) The relations between perfectionism and suicidality: a systematic review. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 37(6), pp. 698-714. (doi: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.6.698) (PMID:18275376)
O’Connor, R. C. and Forgan, G. (2007) Suicidal thinking and perfectionism: the role of goal adjustment and behavioral inhibition/activation systems (BIS/BAS). Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 25(4), pp. 321-341. (doi: 10.1007/s10942-007-0057-2)
O'Connor, R. , Whyte, M.-C., Fraser, L., Masterton, G., Miles, J. and MacHale, S. (2007) Predicting short-term outcome in well-being following suicidal behaviour: The conjoint effects of social perfectionism and positive future thinking. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45(7), pp. 1543-1555. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.11.006) (PMID:17208199)
O'Connor, D. B., O'Connor, R. C. and Marshall, R. (2007) Perfectionism and psychological distress: evidence of the mediating effects of rumination. European Journal of Personality, 21(4), pp. 429-452. (doi: 10.1002/per.616)
O'Connor, R. C. and Cassidy, C. (2007) Predicting hopelessness: The interaction between optimism/pessimism and specific future expectancies. Cognition and Emotion, 21(3), pp. 596-613. (doi: 10.1080/02699930600813422)
Smallwood, J., O'Connor, R. C. , Sudbery, M. V. and Obonsawin, M. (2007) Mind-wandering and dysphoria. Cognition and Emotion, 21(4), pp. 816-842. (doi: 10.1080/02699930600911531)
2006
O'Connor, R. C. , Armitage, C. J. and Gray, L. (2006) The role of clinical and social cognitive variables in parasuicide. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45(4), pp. 465-481. (doi: 10.1348/014466505X82315) (PMID:17076958)
2005
O'Connor, D. B., Ferguson, E. and O'Connor, R. (2005) Intentions to use hormonal male contraception: The role of message framing, attitudes and stress appraisals. British Journal of Psychology, 96(3), pp. 351-369. (doi: 10.1348/000712605X49114) (PMID:16131412)
Rasmussen, S. and O'Connor, R. (2005) Factors influencing anticipated decisions about sunscreen use. Journal of Health Psychology, 10(4), pp. 585-595. (doi: 10.1177/1359105305053441) (PMID:16014394)
Cassidy, C., O'Connor, R. C. , Howe, C. and Warden, D. (2005) Perceived discrimination among ethnic minority young people: the role of psychological variables. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35(6), pp. 1246-1265. (doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02169.x)
Smallwood, J., O'Connor, R. C. and Heim, D. (2005) Rumination, dysphoria, and subjective experience. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 24(4), pp. 355-367. (doi: 10.2190/AE18-AD1V-YF7L-EKBX)
Morrison, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2005) Predicting psychological distress in college students: The role of rumination and stress. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61(4), pp. 447-460. (doi: 10.1002/jclp.20021) (PMID:15468342)
2004
O'Connor, D. B. and O'Connor, R. C. (2004) Perceived changes in food intake in response to stress: the role of conscientiousness. Stress and Health, 20(5), pp. 279-291. (doi: 10.1002/smi.1028)
O'Connor, R. and Leenaars, A. A. (2004) A thematic comparison of suicide notes drawn from Northern Ireland and the United States. Current Psychology, 22(4), pp. 339-347. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-004-1039-5)
Smallwood, J., O’Connor, R. C. , Sudberry, M. V., Haskell, C. and Ballantyne, C. (2004) The consequences of encoding information on the maintenance of internally generated images and thoughts: The role of meaning complexes. Consciousness and Cognition, 13(4), pp. 789-820. (doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2004.07.004) (PMID:15522632)
Smallwood, J., Davies, J. B., Heim, D., Finnigan, F., Sudberry, M., O'Connor, R. and Obonsawin, M. (2004) Subjective experience and the attentional lapse: Task engagement and disengagement during sustained attention. Consciousness and Cognition, 13(4), pp. 657-690. (doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2004.06.003) (PMID:15522626)
O'Connor, R. , O'Connor, D., O'Connor, S., Smallwood, J. and Miles, J. (2004) Hopelessness, stress and perfectionism: the moderating effects of future thinking. Cognition and Emotion, 18(8), pp. 1099-1120. (doi: 10.1080/02699930441000067)
Cassidy, C., O'Connor, R. C. , Howe, C. and Warden, D. (2004) Perceived discrimination and psychological distress: the role of personal and ethnic self-esteem. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51(3), pp. 329-339. (doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.51.3.329)
O'Connor, R. C. and Armitage, C. J. (2004) Theory of planned behavior and parasuicide: an exploratory study. In: Armitage, C.J. and Christian, J. (eds.) Planned Behavior: the Relationship Between Human Thought and Action. Transaction Publishers, pp. 13-26. ISBN 0765805782
2003
Hunter, E. C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2003) Hopelessness and future thinking in parasuicide: the role of perfectionism. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42(4), pp. 355-365. (doi: 10.1348/014466503322528900) (PMID:14633412)
O'Connor, R. C. and Armitage, C. J. (2003) Theory of planned behaviour and parasuicide: an exploratory study. Current Psychology, 22(3), pp. 196-205. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-003-1016-4)
Smallwood, J., Obsonsawin, M., Baracaia, S. F., Reid, H., O'Connor, R. and Heim, D. (2003) The relationship between rumination, dysphoria, and self-referent thinking: some preliminary findings. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 22(4), pp. 317-342. (doi: 10.2190/2N80-AVM3-4A23-LEAJ)
O’Connor, D. B., Cobb, J. and O'Connor, R. (2003) Religiosity, stress and psychological distress: no evidence for an association among undergraduate students. Personality and Individual Differences, 34(2), pp. 211-217. (doi: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00035-1)
O'Connor, R. C. (2003) Suicidal behavior as a cry of pain: test of a psychological model. Archives of Suicide Research, 7(4), pp. 297-308. (doi: 10.1080/713848941)
O'Connor, R. C. and O'Connor, D. B. (2003) Predicting hopelessness and psychological distress: The role of perfectionism and coping. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50(3), pp. 362-372. (doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.50.3.362)
2002
Furnham, A., Li-Ping Tang, T., Lester, D., O'Connor, R. and Montgomery, R. (2002) Estimates of ten multiple intelligences: sex and national differences in the perception of oneself and famous people. European Psychologist, 7(4), pp. 245-255. (doi: 10.1027//1016-9040.7.4.245)
Sheehy, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2002) Cognitive style and suicidal behaviour: Implications for therapeutic intervention, research lacunae and priorities. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 30(4), pp. 353-362. (doi: 10.1080/0306988021000025574)
Bennett, J. and O'Connor, R. (2002) Self-harm among lesbians: the role of social support, outness, attack and internalised homophobia. Health Psychology Update, 11(4), pp. 32-38.
2001
O'Connor, D. B., O'Connor, R. C. , White, B. L. and Bundred, P. E. (2001) Are occupational stress levels predictive of ambulatory blood pressure in British GPs? An exploratory study. Family Practice, 18(1), pp. 92-4. (doi: 10.1093/fampra/18.1.92) (PMID:11145636)
O'Connor, R. C. (2001) Parasuicide: cognitive vulnerability, future directed thinking and perfectionism. In: Tekavčič-Grad, O. (ed.) Suicide Risk and Protective Factors in the New Millennium. Cankarjev dom, pp. 243-250. ISBN 9789616157070
O'Connor, R. C. and Sheehy, N.P. (2001) State of the art: suicidal behaviour. Psychologist, 14, pp. 20-24.
2000
Furnham, A., Dixon, D., Harrison, T., Rasmussen, S. and O'Connor, R. (2000) Sex, social class, and estimating IQ: middle-class male subjects rate themselves most intelligent. Psychological Reports, 87(3), pp. 753-758. (doi: 10.2466/pr0.2000.87.3.753) (PMID:11191383)
O'Connor, R. C. , Sheehy, N. P. and O'Connor, D. B. (2000) Fifty cases of general hospital parasuicide. British Journal of Health Psychology, 5(1), pp. 83-95. (doi: 10.1348/135910700168784)
O'Connor, D.B., O'Connor, R.C. , White, B.L. and Bundred, P.E. (2000) Job strain and ambulatory blood pressure in British general practitioners: a preliminary study. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 5(3), pp. 241-250. (doi: 10.1080/713690191)
O'Connor, D. B., O'Connor, R. C. , White, B. L. and Bundred, P. E. (2000) The effect of job strain on British general practitioners' mental health. Journal of Mental Health, 9(6), pp. 637-654. (doi: 10.1080/jmh.9.6.637.654)
O'Connor, R.C. , Connery, H. and Cheyne, W.M. (2000) Hopelessness: the role of depression, future directed thinking and cognitive vulnerability. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 5(2), pp. 155-161. (doi: 10.1080/713690188) (PMID:29156959)
1999
O'Connor, R. C. (1999) The boundaries: health psychology and suicidal behaviour. Health Psychology Update, 36, pp. 4-7.
O'Connor, R. C. , Sheehy, N. P. and O'Connor, D. B. (1999) The classification of completed suicide into subtypes. Journal of Mental Health, 8(6), pp. 629-637. (doi: 10.1080/09638239917102)
O'Connor, R. C. , Sheehy, N. P. and O'Connor, D. B. (1999) A thematic analysis of suicide notes. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 20(3), pp. 106-114. (doi: 10.1027//0227-5910.20.3.106) (PMID:10553305)
1997
O'Connor, R. C. and Sheehy, N. P. (1997) Suicide and gender. Mortality, 2(3), pp. 239-254. (doi: 10.1080/714892786)
Articles
Winstone, L., Heron, J., John, A., Kirtley, O.J., Moran, P., Muehlenkamp, J., O'Connor, R.C. and Mars, B. (2024) Ecological momentary assessment of self-harm thoughts and behaviors: a systematic review of constructs from the Integrated Motivational-Volitional model. JMIR Mental Health, (Accepted for Publication)
Moran, P. et al. (2024) The Lancet commission on self-harm. Lancet, 404(10461), pp. 1445-1492. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01121-8) (PMID:39395434)
Schwinn, T. et al. (2024) Prevalence of current suicidal thoughts and lifetime suicide attempts in individuals with cancer and other chronic diseases in Germany: evidence for differential associations from a representative community cohort. Journal of Affective Disorders, (Accepted for Publication)
Ernst, M., Gemke, T. J., Olivi, L. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) Ambulatory assessment of suicidal ambivalence: The temporal variability of the wish to live and the wish to die and their relevance in the concurrent and prospective prediction of suicidal desire. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 54(5), pp. 831-843. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.13120) (PMID:39096098)
Sigel, A.N., Udupa, N.S., Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , O'Connor, R.C. , Joiner, T.E. and Jeon, M.E. (2024) Measurement invariance of the 4-item entrapment scale short-form (E-SF): a transnational examination across race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and suicide attempt history among minoritized adults. Assessment, (Accepted for Publication)
Pyle, M. et al. (2024) Study protocol for an adaptive, multi-arm, multi-stage (MAMS) randomised controlled trial of brief remotely delivered psychosocial interventions for people with serious mental health problems who have experienced a recent suicidal crisis: Remote Approaches to Psychosocial Intervention Delivery (RAPID). Trials, 25(1), 460. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08293-5) (PMID:38971788) (PMCID:PMC11227697)
Dougall, N. et al. (2024) Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981–2017. BJPsych Open, 10(4), e124. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.69)
McLean, J. et al. (2024) Impact of a Distress Brief Intervention on suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and self-harm in the immediate, short and longer term: a mixed method evaluation study protocol. NIHR Open Research, 4, 33. (doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13592.1)
de Beurs, D., Giltay, E. J., Nuij, C., O'Connor, R. , de Winter, R. F.P., Kerkhof, A., van Ballegooijen, W. and Riper, H. (2024) Symptoms of a feather flock together? An exploratory secondary dynamic time warp analysis of 11 single case time series of suicidal ideation and related symptoms. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 178, 104572. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104572) (PMID:38833835)
Bennett, S., Robb, K. A., Adán, R., Zortea, T. C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) Psychosocial factors distinguishing men who have attempted suicide from men with suicidal ideation and non-suicidal men: findings from a global survey. Journal of Men's Studies, (doi: 10.1177/10608265241256258) (Early Online Publication)
Rogerson, O., O'Connor, R. C. and O'Connor, D. B. (2024) The effects of childhood trauma on stress-related vulnerability factors and indicators of suicide risk: an ecological momentary assessment study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 352, pp. 479-489. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.029) (PMID:38342320)
Bennett, S., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) Male suicide and barriers to accessing professional support: a qualitative thematic analysis. Current Psychology, 43, pp. 15125-15145. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-05423-1)
Goodwin, J. et al. (2024) Adapting safety plans for autistic adults with involvement from the autism community. Autism in Adulthood, (doi: 10.1089/aut.2023.0124) (Early Online Publication)
Ernst, M., Schwinn, T., Hirschmiller, J., Cleare, S. , Robb, K. A. , Brähler, E., Zwerenz, R., Wiltink, J., O'Connor, R. C. and Beutel, M. E. (2024) To what extent are psychological variables considered in the study of risk and protective factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviours in individuals with cancer? A systematic review of 70 years of research. Clinical Psychology Review, 109, 102413. (doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102413) (PMID:38518584)
Daryl B. O’Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O’Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies. Psychology and Health, (doi: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2281712) (PMID:37975565) (Early Online Publication)
Marzetti, H., McDaid, L. and O'Connor, R. (2023) A qualitative study of young people's lived experiences of suicide and self‐harm: intentionality, rationality and authenticity. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 28(4), pp. 504-511. (doi: 10.1111/camh.12641) (PMID:36811313)
Bennett, S. et al. (2023) Establishing research priorities for investigating male suicide risk and recovery: a modified Delphi Study with lived experience experts. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, (doi: 10.1037/men0000448) (Early Online Publication)
van Eijk, N. L., Wetherall, K., Ferguson, E., O'Connor, D. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) A latent class analysis using the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behaviour: Understanding suicide risk over 36 months. Journal of Affective Disorders, 336, pp. 9-14. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.028) (PMID:37196933)
McClelland, H. , Cleare, S. and O'Connor, R. (2023) Suicide risk in personality disorders: a systematic review. Current Psychiatry Reports, (doi: 10.1007/s11920-023-01440-w) (Early Online Publication)
Keyworth, C., Quinlivan, L., Leather, J. Z., O'Connor, R. and Armitage, C. J. (2023) Does refining an intervention based on participant feedback increase acceptability? An experimental approach. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1598. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16344-w) (PMID:37608317) (PMCID:PMC10463387)
Cassidy, S., McLaughlin, E., McGranaghan, R., Pelton, M., O'Connor, R. and Rodgers, J. (2023) Is camouflaging autistic traits associated with defeat, entrapment, and lifetime suicidal thoughts? Expanding the Integrated Motivational Volitional Model of Suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 53(4), pp. 572-585. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12965) (PMID:37129164)
Bennett, S., Robb, K. A. , Zortea, T. C. , Dickson, A., Richardson, C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) Male suicide risk and recovery factors: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis of two decades of research. Psychological Bulletin, 149(7-8), pp. 371-417. (doi: 10.1037/bul0000397)
Nuij, C., Van Ballegooijen, W., Smit, A. C., De Beurs, D., De Winter, R. F.P., O'Connor, R. C. , Kerkhof, A., Smit, J. H. and Riper, H. (2023) A proof of concept study on individual trends in suicidal ideation: an ecological momentary assessment study of 5 patients over three months. Journal for Person-Oriented Research, 9(1), pp. 42-50. (doi: 10.17505/jpor.2023.25265) (PMID:37389029) (PMCID:PMC10302657)
O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2023) Gone too soon: priorities for action to prevent premature mortality associated with mental illness and mental distress. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(6), pp. 452-464. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00058-5) (PMID:37182526)
Richardson, C., Robb, K. A. , McManus, S. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) Psychosocial factors that distinguish between men and women who have suicidal thoughts and attempt suicide: findings from a national probability sample of adults. Psychological Medicine, 53(7), pp. 3133-3141. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291721005195) (PMID:35012702) (PMCID:PMC10235670)
Robb, K. A. et al. (2023) Increasing uptake of FIT colorectal screening: protocol for the TEMPO randomised controlled trial testing a suggested deadline and a planning tool. BMJ Open, 13(5), e066136. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066136) (PMID:37202130) (PMCID:PMC10201271)
Sinyor, M. et al. (2023) The coming global economic downturn and suicide: a call to action. Nature Mental Health, 1(4), pp. 233-235. (doi: 10.1038/s44220-023-00042-y)
Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Thwaites, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) Exploring the impact on primary care mental health practitioners of the death of a patient by suicide: An IPA study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 96(1), pp. 56-82. (doi: 10.1111/papt.12426) (PMID:36117447)
Rodgers, J. et al. (2023) Adapted suicide safety plans to address self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide behaviours in autistic adults: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9, 31. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-023-01264-8) (PMID:36855212) (PMCID:PMC9972793)
Sivertsen, B., O'Connor, R. , Nilsen, S. A., Heradstveit, O., Askeland, K. G., Bøe, T. and Hysing, M. (2023) Mental health problems and suicidal behavior from adolescence to young adulthood in college: linking two population-based studies. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, (doi: 10.1007/s00787-023-02167-y) (PMID:36843045) (Early Online Publication)
McClelland, H. , Evans, J. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) The association of family, social and romantic loneliness in relation to suicidal ideation and self-injurious behaviours. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 158, pp. 330-340. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.12.022) (PMID:36638623)
Moore, F.R., Allott, C. and O'Connor, R. (2023) Impulsivity, aggression, and impulsive aggression in suicidality. Personality and Individual Differences, 202, 111971. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111971)
Seidler, Z. E., Wilson, M. J., Oliffe, J. L., Fisher, K., O'Connor, R. , Pirkis, J. and Rice, S. M. (2023) Suicidal ideation in men during COVID-19: an examination of protective factors. BMC Psychiatry, 23, 46. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04539-9) (PMID:36650456) (PMCID:PMC9845104)
Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Thwaites, R., Dagnan, D. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) The adaptation of a measure of confidence in assessing, formulating, and managing suicide risk. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 44(1), pp. 70-77. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000830) (PMID:34859684)
Turner, F., Kainth, G., MacDonald, S. , O'Connor, R. , Crawford, K. and Minnis, H. (2023) “I will commit to this child as much as I can for the time that they are with me:” a qualitative examination of how foster carer commitment relates to short-term foster care for young children following abuse and neglect. Child Abuse and Neglect, 135, 105983. (doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105983)
O'Connor, D. B. et al. (2023) Effects of COVID-19-related worry and rumination on mental health and loneliness during the pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 mental health & wellbeing study. Journal of Mental Health, 32(6), pp. 1122-1133. (doi: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2069716) (PMID:35579054)
Wilding, S., O'Connor, D. B., Ferguson, E., Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., O'Carroll, R. E., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2022) Probable COVID-19 infection is associated with subsequent poorer mental health and greater loneliness in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study. Scientific Reports, 12, 20795. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24240-3) (PMID:36460665) (PMCID:PMC9718764)
Cassidy, S. et al. (2022) Autism and autistic traits in those who died by suicide in England. British Journal of Psychiatry, 221(5), pp. 683-691. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.21) (PMID:35166201)
Nuij, C., van Ballegooijen, W., de Beurs, D., de Winter, R. F. P., Gilissen, R., O'Connor, R. C. , Smit, J. H., Kerkhof, A. and Riper, H. (2022) The feasibility of using smartphone apps as treatment components for depressed suicidal outpatients. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 971046. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.971046) (PMID:36238944) (PMCID:PMC9552877)
Kotzur, M. , MacDonald, S. , O'Carroll, R. E., O'Connor, R. C. , Irvine, A., Steele, R. J. C. and Robb, K. A. (2022) What are common barriers and helpful solutions to colorectal cancer screening? A cross-sectional survey to develop intervention content for a planning support tool. BMJ Open, 12(9), e062738. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062738) (PMID:36691140) (PMCID:PMC9445780)
Nisbet, M., O'Connor, R. , Mason, A. and Hunter, E. (2022) A qualitative study utilizing interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore disclosure in adolescents with Turner Syndrome. British Journal of Health Psychology, 27(3), pp. 990-1010. (doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12586) (PMID:35156277)
Pirkis, J. et al. (2022) Suicide numbers during the first 9-15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-existing trends: An interrupted time series analysis in 33 countries. EClinicalMedicine, 51, 101573. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101573) (PMID:35935344) (PMCID:PMC9344880)
Sandford, D. M., Thwaites, R., Kirtley, O. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2022) Utilising the Integrated Motivational Volitional (IMV) model to guide CBT practitioners in the use of their core skills to assess, formulate and reduce suicide risk factors. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 15, e36. (doi: 10.1017/S1754470X22000344)
O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2022) SAFETEL: A pilot randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a safety planning and telephone follow-up intervention to reduce suicidal behaviour. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8, 156. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01081-5) (PMID:35897119) (PMCID:PMC9327159)
McClelland, H. , Evans, J. J. and O'Connor, R. (2022) A qualitative exploration the experiences and perceptions of interpersonal relationships prior to attempting suicide in young adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 7880. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137880) (PMID:35805538) (PMCID:PMC9266001)
Wetherall, K. et al. (2022) Mental health and well-being during the second wave of COVID-19: longitudinal analyses of the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study (UK COVID-MH). BJPsych Open, 8(4), e103. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.58) (PMID:35642377) (PMCID:PMC9171032)
Kotzur, M. , O'Connor, R. C. and Robb, K. A. (2022) How has physical distancing impacted on health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic? A Scottish longitudinal qualitative study. BMJ Open, 12(5), e054506. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054506) (PMID:35534078) (PMCID:PMC9086282)
Turner, F., Venturini, E., Kainth, G., Crawford, K., O'Connor, R. , Balestrieri, M., Macdonald, S. and Minnis, H. (2022) The expected and the unexpected in recovery and development after abuse and neglect: The role of early foster carer commitment on young children's symptoms of attachment disorders and mental health problems over time. Child Abuse and Neglect, 127, 105585. (doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105585) (PMID:35279447)
Ernst, M., Tibubos, A. N., Kubiak, T., O'Connor, R. C. and Beutel, M. E. (2022) Study protocol for an Ecological Momentary Assessment study: TempRes “temporal variability of risk and resilience factors for suicidal ideation”. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 877283. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.877283) (PMID:35546923) (PMCID:PMC9082499)
Marzetti, H., McDaid, L. and O'Connor, R. (2022) “Am I really alive?”: understanding the role of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in young LGBT+ people's suicidal distress. Social Science and Medicine, 298, 114860. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114860) (PMID:35231781) (PMCID:PMC7613893)
Moore, F. R., Doughty, H., Neumann, T., McClelland, H. , Allott, C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2022) Impulsivity, aggression, and suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine, 45, 101307. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101307) (PMID:35243273) (PMCID:PMC8860929)
Keyworth, C., Quinlivan, L., Leather, J. Z., O'Connor, R. C. and Armitage, C. J. (2022) The association between COVID-19-related fear and reported self-harm in a national survey of people with a lifetime history of self-harm. BMC Psychiatry, 22, 68. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03625-0) (PMID:35105313) (PMCID:PMC8807142)
Sivertsen, B., Knapstad, M., Petrie, K., O'Connor, R. , Lønning, K. J. and Hysing, M. (2022) Changes in mental health problems and suicidal behaviour in students and their associations with COVID-19-related restrictions in Norway: a national repeated cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open, 12(2), e057492. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057492) (PMID:35140162) (PMCID:PMC8829843)
Grandison, G., Karatzias, T., Fyvie, C., Hyland, P., O'Connor, R. C. and Dickson, A. (2022) Suicidal histories in adults experiencing psychological trauma: exploring vulnerability and protective factors. Archives of Suicide Research, 26(1), pp. 155-168. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2020.1758262) (PMID:32348712)
Eyles, E. et al. (2021) Systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicidal behaviour amongst health and social care workers across the world. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 6, 100271. (doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100271) (PMID:34841385) (PMCID:PMC8607051)
Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., Eschle, S., Forrester, R., Drummond, J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Using the integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model of suicidal behaviour to differentiate those with and without suicidal intent in hospital treated self-harm. Preventive Medicine, 152(Part 1), 106592. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106592) (PMID:34538374)
Zortea, T. C. et al. (2021) The impact of infectious disease-related public health emergencies on suicide, suicidal behavior, and suicidal thoughts: a systematic review. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 42(6), pp. 474-487. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000753) (PMID:33063542)
O'Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. and O'Connor, R. (2021) Resilience and vulnerability factors influence the cortisol awakening response in individuals vulnerable to suicide. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142, pp. 312-320. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.08.006) (PMID:34419751)
McClelland, H. , Evans, J. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Exploring the role of loneliness in relation to self-injurious thoughts and behaviour in the context of the integrated motivational-volitional model. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 141, pp. 309-317. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.020) (PMID:34304034)
Nuij, C., van Ballegooijen, W., Juniar, D., Erlangsen, A., Portzky, G., O'Connor, R. C. , Smit, J. H., Kerkhof, A. and Riper, H. (2021) Safety planning-type interventions for suicide prevention: meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 219(2), pp. 419-426. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.50)
Cummins, T. M., English, O., Minnis, H. , Stahl, D., O'Connor, R. C. , Bannister, K., McMahon, S. B. and Ougrin, D. (2021) Assessment of somatosensory function and self-harm in adolescents. JAMA Network Open, 4(7), e2116853. (doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.16853) (PMID:34255048) (PMCID:PMC8278268)
Pirkis, J. et al. (2021) Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: interrupted time series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries. Lancet Psychiatry, 8(7), pp. 579-588. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00091-2) (PMID:33862016)
O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2021) Mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellbeing study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 218(6), pp. 326-333. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.212) (PMID:33081860) (PMCID:PMC7684009)
Richardson, C., Dickson, A., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. (2021) The male experience of suicide attempts and recovery: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(10), 5209. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105209) (PMID:34068854) (PMCID:PMC8153566)
Richardson, C., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) A systematic review of suicidal behaviour in men: a narrative synthesis of risk factors. Social Science and Medicine, 276, 113831. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113831) (PMID:33780831)
Demkowicz, O. et al. (2021) Looking back to move forward: reflections on the strengths and challenges of the COVID-19 UK mental health research response. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 622562. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.622562) (PMID:33897488) (PMCID:PMC8060503)
Webb, R. T., McManus, S. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Evidencing the detrimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health across Europe. Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 2, 100052. (doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100052)
Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Thwaites, R. and O'Connor, R. (2021) The impact on mental health practitioners of the death of a patient by suicide: a systematic review. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28(2), pp. 261-294. (doi: 10.1002/cpp.2515) (PMID:32914489)
De Beurs, D., Bockting, C., Kerkhof, A., Scheepers, F., O'Connor, R. C. , Penninx, B. and van de Leemput, I. (2021) A network perspective on suicidal behavior: understanding suicidality as a complex system. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51(1), pp. 115-126. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12676) (PMID:33624872)
Favril, L. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Distinguishing prisoners who think about suicide from those who attempt suicide. Psychological Medicine, 51(2), pp. 228-235. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291719003118) (PMID:31736457)
Borthwick, C., O'Connor, R. and Kennedy, L. (2021) Psychological predictors of seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among adults with a high-risk physical health condition: a systematic review. Psychology and Health, 36(2), pp. 214-235. (doi: 10.1080/08870446.2020.1772971) (PMID:32468856)
Keyworth, C., O'Connor, R. , Quinlivan, L. and Armitage, C. J. (2021) Acceptability of a brief web-based theory-based intervention to prevent and reduce self-harm: mixed methods evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(9), e28349. (doi: 10.2196/28349) (PMID:34518153) (PMCID:PMC8479604)
Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) The relationship between adult attachment and suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a systematic review. Archives of Suicide Research, 25(1), pp. 38-73. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1661893) (PMID:31545148)
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Kirtley, O. J., O'Carroll, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2015) The role of endogenous opioids in non-suicidal self-injurious behavior: methodological challenges. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 48, pp. 186-189. (doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.11.007)
Marks, D. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Breastfeeding support and promotion: the health professional's perspective. Journal of Health Visiting, 3(1), pp. 38-46. (doi: 10.12968/johv.2015.3.1.38)
Marks, D. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Health professionals’ attitudes towards the promotion of breastfeeding. British Journal of Midwifery, 23(1), pp. 50-58. (doi: 10.12968/bjom.2015.23.1.50)
Armitage, C. J., Panagioti, M., Abdul Rahim, W., Rowe, R. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Completed suicides and self-harm in Malaysia: a systematic review. General Hospital Psychiatry, 37(2), pp. 153-165. (doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.12.002) (PMID:25636361)
De Beurs, D., Kirtley, O., Kerkhof, A., Portzky, G. and O'Connor, R. (2015) The role of mobile phone technology in understanding and preventing suicidal behavior. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 36(2), pp. 79-82. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000316)
Harper, M., O'Connor, R. C. and O’Carroll, R. E. (2015) The relative importance of avoidance and restoration-oriented stressors for grief and depression in bereaved parents. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 20(8), pp. 906-915. (doi: 10.1080/13548506.2014.990908)
Kirtley, O.J., O'Connor, R.C. and O'Carroll, R.E. (2015) Hurting inside and out? Emotional and physical pain in self-harm ideation and enactment. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 8(2), pp. 156-171. (doi: 10.1521/ijct.2015.8.2.156)
O'Connor, R. C. and Williams, J. M. G. (2014) The relationship between positive future thinking, brooding, defeat and entrapment. Personality and Individual Differences, 70, pp. 29-34. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.016)
O'Connor, R. C. and Nock, M. K. (2014) The psychology of suicidal behaviour. Lancet Psychiatry, 1(1), pp. 73-85. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(14)70222-6)
O'Connor, R. C., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2014) Adolescent self-harm: a school-based study in Northern Ireland. Journal of Affective Disorders, 159, pp. 46-52. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.02.015) (PMID:24679388)
Harper, M., O'Connor, R.C. and O'Carroll, R. E. (2014) Factors associated with grief and depression following the loss of a child: a multivariate analysis. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 19(3), pp. 247-252. (doi: 10.1080/13548506.2013.811274)
Howe, C., Heim, D. and O'Connor, R. (2014) Racism, identity and psychological well-being: a longitudinal perspective on politically embattled relations. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37(13), pp. 2457-2474. (doi: 10.1080/01419870.2013.835057)
O'Connor, R., Smyth, R., Ferguson, E., Ryan, C. and Williams, J.M.G. (2013) Psychological processes and repeat suicidal behavior: A four-year prospective study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81(6), pp. 1137-1143. (doi: 10.1037/a0033751)
Coppens, E. et al. (2013) Public attitudes toward depression and help-seeking in four European countries baseline survey prior to the OSPI-Europe intervention. Journal of Affective Disorders, 150(2), pp. 320-329. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.04.013)
Kapur, N., Cooper, J., O'Connor, R.C. and Hawton, K. (2013) Non-suicidal self-injury v. attempted suicide: new diagnosis or false dichotomy? British Journal of Psychiatry, 202(5), pp. 326-328. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.116111)
Harris, F.M. et al. (2013) Developing social capital in implementing a complex intervention: a process evaluation of the early implementation of a suicide prevention intervention in four European countries. BMC Public Health, 13(158), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-158)
McLaughlin, J., O'Carroll, R.E. and O'Connor, R. (2012) Intimate partner abuse and suicidality: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 32(8), pp. 677-689. (doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.08.002)
O'Connor, R.C., O'Carroll, R.E., Ryan, C. and Smyth, R. (2012) Self-regulation of unattainable goals in suicide attempters: a two year prospective study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 142(1-3), pp. 248-255. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.04.035)
Hawton, K., Saunders, K.A.E. and O'Connor, R.C. (2012) Self-harm and suicide in adolescents. Lancet, 379(9834), pp. 2373-2382. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60322-5)
Rasmussen, S., Elliott, M.A. and O'Connor, R.C. (2012) Psychological distress and perfectionism in recent suicide attempters: the role of behavioural inhibition and activation. Personality and Individual Differences, 52(6), pp. 680-685. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.12.011)
O'Connor, R.C., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2012) Distinguishing adolescents who think about self-harm from those who engage in self-harm. British Journal of Psychiatry, 200(4), pp. 330-335. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.097808)
Williams, L., O'Connor, R. C., Grubb, N. R. and O'Carroll, R. E. (2012) Type D personality and three-month psychosocial outcomes among patients post-myocardial infarction. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 72(6), pp. 422-426. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.02.007)
Hawton, K. and O'Connor, R.C. (2012) Self-harm in adolescence and future mental health. Lancet, 379(9812), pp. 198-199. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61260-9)
Stark, C.R., Riordan, V. and O'Connor, R. (2011) A conceptual model of suicide in rural areas. Rural and Remote Health, 11, p. 1622.
Williams, L., O'Connor, R.C., Grubb, N. and O’Carroll, R. (2011) Type D personality predicts poor medication adherence in myocardial infarction patients. Psychology and Health, 26(6), pp. 703-712. (doi: 10.1080/08870446.2010.488265)
Williams, L., O'Connor, R., Grubb, N.R. and O'Carroll, R.E. (2011) Type D personality and illness perceptions in myocardial infarction patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 70(2), pp. 141-144. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.07.015)
Harper, M., O'Connor, R., Dickson, A. and O'Carroll, R. (2011) Mothers continuing bonds and ambivalence to personal mortality after the death of their child: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 16(2), pp. 203-214. (doi: 10.1080/13548506.2010.532558)
Harper, M., O'Connor, R. C. and O'Carroll, R. E. (2011) Increased mortality in parents bereaved in the first year of their child's life. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 1(3), pp. 306-309. (doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000025)
O'Connor, R.C. (2011) The integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32(6), pp. 295-298. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000120)
Piko, B. F., Milin, R., O'Connor, R. and Sawyer, M. (2011) Multidisciplinary approach to child and adolescent depression. Depression Research and Treatment, 2011, p. 854594. (doi: 10.1155/2011/854594)
Smallwood, J. and O'Connor, R.C. (2011) Imprisoned by the past: unhappy moods lead to a retrospective bias to mind wandering. Cognition and Emotion, 25(8), pp. 1481-1490. (doi: 10.1080/02699931.2010.545263)
van der Feltz-Cornelis, C.M. et al. (2011) Best practice elements of multilevel suicide prevention strategies. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32(6), pp. 319-333. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000109)
O'Connor, S., Carney, T., House, E., Ferguson, E., Caldwell, F. and O'Connor, R. C. (2010) Revision of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to produce the Paediatric Index of Emotional Distress (PI-ED). Patient Reported Outcomes Newsletter, 43, pp. 2-4.
Rasmussen, S.A., Fraser, L., Gotz, M., MacHale, S., Mackie, R., Masterton, G., McConachie, S. and O'Connor, R.C. (2010) Elaborating the cry of pain model of suicidality: Testing a psychological model in a sample of first-time and repeat self-harm patients. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 49(1), pp. 15-30. (doi: 10.1348/014466509X415735)
Potter, L.M., Grealy, M.A. and O'Connor, R.C. (2010) Healthy ageing, perceived motor-efficacy, and performance on cognitively demanding action tasks. British Journal of Psychology, 100(1), pp. 49-70. (doi: 10.1348/000712608X304478)
O'Connor, R.C., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2010) Predicting depression, anxiety and self-harm in adolescents: the role of perfectionism and acute life stress. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48(1), pp. 52-59. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.09.008)
Ferguson, E. et al. (2009) A taxometric analysis of type-D personality. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71(9), pp. 981-986. (doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181bd888b)
O'Connor, R.C., Dixon, D. and Rasmussen, S. (2009) The structure and temporal stability of the child and adolescent perfectionism scale. Psychological Assessment, 21(3), pp. 437-443. (doi: 10.1037/a0016264)
O'Connor, R., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2009) Predicting Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescents: A Six Month Prospective Study. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 39(4), pp. 364-375. (doi: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.4.364)
Williams, L., O’Carroll, R.E. and O'Connor, R.C. (2009) Type D personality and cardiac output in response to stress. Psychology and Health, 24(5), pp. 489-500. (doi: 10.1080/08870440701885616)
Smallwood, J., Nind, L. and O'Connor, R.C. (2009) When is your head at? An exploration of the factors associated with the temporal focus of the wandering mind. Consciousness and Cognition, 18(1), pp. 118-125. (doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2008.11.004)
O'Connor, R., Fraser, L., Whyte, M.-C., MacHale, S. and Masterton, G. (2009) Self-regulation of unattainable goals in suicide attempters: the relationship between goal disengagement, goal reengagement and suicidal ideation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47(2), pp. 164-169. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.11.001)
O'Connor, R.C., Rasmussen, S., Miles, J. and Hawton, K. (2009) Self-harm in adolescents: self-report survey in schools in Scotland. British Journal of Psychiatry, 194(1), pp. 68-72. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.047704)
Morrison, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2008) A systematic review of the relationship between rumination and suicidality. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 38(5), pp. 523-538. (doi: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.5.523)
O'Connor, R.C., Fraser, L., Whyte, M.-C. ., MacHale, S. and Masterton, G. (2008) A comparison of specific positive future expectancies and global hopelessness as predictors of suicidal ideation in a prospective study of repeat self-harmers. Journal of Affective Disorders, 110(3), pp. 207-214. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.01.008)
Morrison, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2008) The role of rumination, attentional biases and stress in psychological distress. British Journal of Psychology, 99(2), pp. 191-209. (doi: 10.1348/000712607X216080)
O'Connor, R.C. and Noyce, R. (2008) Personality and cognitive processes: self-criticism and different types of rumination as predictors of suicidal ideation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46(3), pp. 392-401. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.01.007)
Williams, L. et al. (2008) Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64(1), pp. 63-69. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.008)
Rasmussen, S. A., O'Connor, R. C. and Brodie, D. (2008) The role of perfectionism and autobiographical memory in a sample of parasuicide patients. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 29(2), pp. 64-72. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.2.64)
O'Connor, R. (2007) The relations between perfectionism and suicidality: a systematic review. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 37(6), pp. 698-714. (doi: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.6.698) (PMID:18275376)
O’Connor, R. C. and Forgan, G. (2007) Suicidal thinking and perfectionism: the role of goal adjustment and behavioral inhibition/activation systems (BIS/BAS). Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 25(4), pp. 321-341. (doi: 10.1007/s10942-007-0057-2)
O'Connor, R. , Whyte, M.-C., Fraser, L., Masterton, G., Miles, J. and MacHale, S. (2007) Predicting short-term outcome in well-being following suicidal behaviour: The conjoint effects of social perfectionism and positive future thinking. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45(7), pp. 1543-1555. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.11.006) (PMID:17208199)
O'Connor, D. B., O'Connor, R. C. and Marshall, R. (2007) Perfectionism and psychological distress: evidence of the mediating effects of rumination. European Journal of Personality, 21(4), pp. 429-452. (doi: 10.1002/per.616)
O'Connor, R. C. and Cassidy, C. (2007) Predicting hopelessness: The interaction between optimism/pessimism and specific future expectancies. Cognition and Emotion, 21(3), pp. 596-613. (doi: 10.1080/02699930600813422)
Smallwood, J., O'Connor, R. C. , Sudbery, M. V. and Obonsawin, M. (2007) Mind-wandering and dysphoria. Cognition and Emotion, 21(4), pp. 816-842. (doi: 10.1080/02699930600911531)
O'Connor, R. C. , Armitage, C. J. and Gray, L. (2006) The role of clinical and social cognitive variables in parasuicide. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45(4), pp. 465-481. (doi: 10.1348/014466505X82315) (PMID:17076958)
O'Connor, D. B., Ferguson, E. and O'Connor, R. (2005) Intentions to use hormonal male contraception: The role of message framing, attitudes and stress appraisals. British Journal of Psychology, 96(3), pp. 351-369. (doi: 10.1348/000712605X49114) (PMID:16131412)
Rasmussen, S. and O'Connor, R. (2005) Factors influencing anticipated decisions about sunscreen use. Journal of Health Psychology, 10(4), pp. 585-595. (doi: 10.1177/1359105305053441) (PMID:16014394)
Cassidy, C., O'Connor, R. C. , Howe, C. and Warden, D. (2005) Perceived discrimination among ethnic minority young people: the role of psychological variables. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35(6), pp. 1246-1265. (doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02169.x)
Smallwood, J., O'Connor, R. C. and Heim, D. (2005) Rumination, dysphoria, and subjective experience. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 24(4), pp. 355-367. (doi: 10.2190/AE18-AD1V-YF7L-EKBX)
Morrison, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2005) Predicting psychological distress in college students: The role of rumination and stress. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61(4), pp. 447-460. (doi: 10.1002/jclp.20021) (PMID:15468342)
O'Connor, D. B. and O'Connor, R. C. (2004) Perceived changes in food intake in response to stress: the role of conscientiousness. Stress and Health, 20(5), pp. 279-291. (doi: 10.1002/smi.1028)
O'Connor, R. and Leenaars, A. A. (2004) A thematic comparison of suicide notes drawn from Northern Ireland and the United States. Current Psychology, 22(4), pp. 339-347. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-004-1039-5)
Smallwood, J., O’Connor, R. C. , Sudberry, M. V., Haskell, C. and Ballantyne, C. (2004) The consequences of encoding information on the maintenance of internally generated images and thoughts: The role of meaning complexes. Consciousness and Cognition, 13(4), pp. 789-820. (doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2004.07.004) (PMID:15522632)
Smallwood, J., Davies, J. B., Heim, D., Finnigan, F., Sudberry, M., O'Connor, R. and Obonsawin, M. (2004) Subjective experience and the attentional lapse: Task engagement and disengagement during sustained attention. Consciousness and Cognition, 13(4), pp. 657-690. (doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2004.06.003) (PMID:15522626)
O'Connor, R. , O'Connor, D., O'Connor, S., Smallwood, J. and Miles, J. (2004) Hopelessness, stress and perfectionism: the moderating effects of future thinking. Cognition and Emotion, 18(8), pp. 1099-1120. (doi: 10.1080/02699930441000067)
Cassidy, C., O'Connor, R. C. , Howe, C. and Warden, D. (2004) Perceived discrimination and psychological distress: the role of personal and ethnic self-esteem. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51(3), pp. 329-339. (doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.51.3.329)
Hunter, E. C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2003) Hopelessness and future thinking in parasuicide: the role of perfectionism. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42(4), pp. 355-365. (doi: 10.1348/014466503322528900) (PMID:14633412)
O'Connor, R. C. and Armitage, C. J. (2003) Theory of planned behaviour and parasuicide: an exploratory study. Current Psychology, 22(3), pp. 196-205. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-003-1016-4)
Smallwood, J., Obsonsawin, M., Baracaia, S. F., Reid, H., O'Connor, R. and Heim, D. (2003) The relationship between rumination, dysphoria, and self-referent thinking: some preliminary findings. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 22(4), pp. 317-342. (doi: 10.2190/2N80-AVM3-4A23-LEAJ)
O’Connor, D. B., Cobb, J. and O'Connor, R. (2003) Religiosity, stress and psychological distress: no evidence for an association among undergraduate students. Personality and Individual Differences, 34(2), pp. 211-217. (doi: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00035-1)
O'Connor, R. C. (2003) Suicidal behavior as a cry of pain: test of a psychological model. Archives of Suicide Research, 7(4), pp. 297-308. (doi: 10.1080/713848941)
O'Connor, R. C. and O'Connor, D. B. (2003) Predicting hopelessness and psychological distress: The role of perfectionism and coping. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50(3), pp. 362-372. (doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.50.3.362)
Furnham, A., Li-Ping Tang, T., Lester, D., O'Connor, R. and Montgomery, R. (2002) Estimates of ten multiple intelligences: sex and national differences in the perception of oneself and famous people. European Psychologist, 7(4), pp. 245-255. (doi: 10.1027//1016-9040.7.4.245)
Sheehy, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2002) Cognitive style and suicidal behaviour: Implications for therapeutic intervention, research lacunae and priorities. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 30(4), pp. 353-362. (doi: 10.1080/0306988021000025574)
Bennett, J. and O'Connor, R. (2002) Self-harm among lesbians: the role of social support, outness, attack and internalised homophobia. Health Psychology Update, 11(4), pp. 32-38.
O'Connor, D. B., O'Connor, R. C. , White, B. L. and Bundred, P. E. (2001) Are occupational stress levels predictive of ambulatory blood pressure in British GPs? An exploratory study. Family Practice, 18(1), pp. 92-4. (doi: 10.1093/fampra/18.1.92) (PMID:11145636)
O'Connor, R. C. and Sheehy, N.P. (2001) State of the art: suicidal behaviour. Psychologist, 14, pp. 20-24.
Furnham, A., Dixon, D., Harrison, T., Rasmussen, S. and O'Connor, R. (2000) Sex, social class, and estimating IQ: middle-class male subjects rate themselves most intelligent. Psychological Reports, 87(3), pp. 753-758. (doi: 10.2466/pr0.2000.87.3.753) (PMID:11191383)
O'Connor, R. C. , Sheehy, N. P. and O'Connor, D. B. (2000) Fifty cases of general hospital parasuicide. British Journal of Health Psychology, 5(1), pp. 83-95. (doi: 10.1348/135910700168784)
O'Connor, D.B., O'Connor, R.C. , White, B.L. and Bundred, P.E. (2000) Job strain and ambulatory blood pressure in British general practitioners: a preliminary study. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 5(3), pp. 241-250. (doi: 10.1080/713690191)
O'Connor, D. B., O'Connor, R. C. , White, B. L. and Bundred, P. E. (2000) The effect of job strain on British general practitioners' mental health. Journal of Mental Health, 9(6), pp. 637-654. (doi: 10.1080/jmh.9.6.637.654)
O'Connor, R.C. , Connery, H. and Cheyne, W.M. (2000) Hopelessness: the role of depression, future directed thinking and cognitive vulnerability. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 5(2), pp. 155-161. (doi: 10.1080/713690188) (PMID:29156959)
O'Connor, R. C. (1999) The boundaries: health psychology and suicidal behaviour. Health Psychology Update, 36, pp. 4-7.
O'Connor, R. C. , Sheehy, N. P. and O'Connor, D. B. (1999) The classification of completed suicide into subtypes. Journal of Mental Health, 8(6), pp. 629-637. (doi: 10.1080/09638239917102)
O'Connor, R. C. , Sheehy, N. P. and O'Connor, D. B. (1999) A thematic analysis of suicide notes. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 20(3), pp. 106-114. (doi: 10.1027//0227-5910.20.3.106) (PMID:10553305)
O'Connor, R. C. and Sheehy, N. P. (1997) Suicide and gender. Mortality, 2(3), pp. 239-254. (doi: 10.1080/714892786)
Books
O'Connor, R. and Pirkis, J. eds. (2016) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, Second Edition. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781118903278 (doi: 10.1002/9781118903223)
Book Sections
Cleare, S. , Sandford, D., McClelland, H. , Zortea, T. C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) The integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model and suicide risk in students: the role of perfectionism. In: Mallon, S. and Smith, J. (eds.) Preventing and Responding to Student Suicide. Jessica Kingsley Publishers: London, pp. 138-154. ISBN 9781787754188
Zortea, T. C. , Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., Melson, A. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) On suicide risk: from psychological processes to clinical assessment and intervention. In: Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. Elsevier. ISBN 9780128093245 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818697-8.00073-X)
O'Connor, D. B., Gartland, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Stress, cortisol and suicide risk. In: Clow, A. and Smyth, N. (eds.) Stress, Cortisol and Suicide Risk. Series: International review of neurobiology (152). Academic Press: Cambridge, MA ; London, pp. 101-130. ISBN 9780128211168 (doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2019.11.006)
Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , Zortea, T. and O'Connor, R. (2020) Status of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behaviour. In: De Leo, D. and Poštuvan, V. (eds.) Reducing the Toll of Suicide: Resources for Communities, Groups, and Individuals. Hogrefe Publishing: Göttingen, pp. 169-184. ISBN 9780889375697
Kirtley, O. J., Melson, A. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Future-oriented constructs and their role in suicidal ideation and enactment. In: Hirsch, J. K., Chang, E. C. and Kelliher Rabon, J. (eds.) A Positive Psychological Approach to Suicide. Series: Advances in mental health and addiction. Springer: Cham, pp. 17-36. ISBN 9783030032241 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-03225-8_2)
MacLeod, A. K. and O'Connor, R. (2018) Positive future-thinking, well-being, and mental health. In: Oettingen, G., Sevincer, A. T. and Gollwitzer, P. M. (eds.) The Psychology of Thinking about the Future. Guilford Press: New York, pp. 199-213. ISBN 9781462534418
O'Connor, R. C. , Cleare, S. , Eschle, S., Wetherall, K. and Kirtley, O. J. (2016) The integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. In: O'Connor, R. C. and Pirkis, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, Second Edition. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 220-240. ISBN 9781118903278 (doi: 10.1002/9781118903223.ch13)
Robinson, J., Pirkis, J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Suicide clusters. In: O'Connor, R. and Pirkis, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, Second Edition. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 758-774. ISBN 9781118903278 (doi: 10.1002/9781118903223.ch43)
Hawton, K., O'Connor, R. C. and Saunders, K. E.A. (2015) Suicidal behavior and self-harm. In: Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J. and Taylor, E. (eds.) Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester, West Sussex, pp. 893-910. ISBN 9781118381960 (doi: 10.1002/9781118381953.ch64)
O'Connor, R. C., Rasmussen, S. and Beautrais, A. (2011) Psychosocial Interventions in Suicide Prevention: A selective review. In: O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 435-456.
O'Connor, R. (2011) Towards an Integrated Motivational-Volitional of Suicidal Behaviour. In: O'Connor, R., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 181-198.
O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (2011) Introduction: International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. In: O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 1-6.
O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (2011) Achievements and challenges in suicidology: conclusions and future directions. In: O'Connor, R., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 625-642. ISBN 9780470683842
O'Connor, R. C. (2010) Psychological perspectives on suicidal behaviour. In: Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment of People at Risk. SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788132102991 (doi: 10.4135/9788132107972)
Sheehy, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2008) Cognitive style and suicidal behaviour. In: Palmer, S. (ed.) Suicide: Strategies and Interventions for Reduction and Prevention. Routledge, pp. 69-83. ISBN 9781583919941
O'Connor, R. C. and Armitage, C. J. (2004) Theory of planned behavior and parasuicide: an exploratory study. In: Armitage, C.J. and Christian, J. (eds.) Planned Behavior: the Relationship Between Human Thought and Action. Transaction Publishers, pp. 13-26. ISBN 0765805782
O'Connor, R. C. (2001) Parasuicide: cognitive vulnerability, future directed thinking and perfectionism. In: Tekavčič-Grad, O. (ed.) Suicide Risk and Protective Factors in the New Millennium. Cankarjev dom, pp. 243-250. ISBN 9789616157070
Research Reports or Papers
Loney, K. J., Mcclelland, H. , O'Connor, R. and Platt, S. (2024) A Rapid Review of the Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Suicide Risk in Young People Within Different Settings. Documentation. National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group. (Unpublished)
Etherson, M.E. , Belkadi, N., Platt, S. and O'Connor, R. (2024) Policy interventions to address social determinants of suicide: a scoping review. Project Report. Scottish Government's National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group.
Mcclelland, H. , Zortea, T. , Platt, S. and O'Connor, R. (2020) Identifying and Facilitating Preventative Actions Targeted at Risk Groups: A Rapid Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence. (Action 7). Documentation. Unpublished. (Unpublished)
Conference or Workshop Item
O'Connor, R. , Gajwani, R. and Corin, H. (2021) Gone Too Soon: Watch the Webinar. Gone Too Soon, Online, 01 Dec 2021.
Kotzur, M. , O'Connor, R. and Robb, K. (2021) Health and Wellbeing Implications of Physical Distancing Restrictions in Scotland: a Qualitative Study. UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2021, 13-14 Jan 2021.
Langan-Martin, J. , Sharp, L. , Karadzhov, D. , Cleare, S. , Syrett, S., Zortea, T. and O'Connor, R. (2020) Designing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Strategies in a Global Context. Findings from the March and Sep 2019 runs. 13th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, 25 Aug 2020.
Kotzur, M. , Macdonald, S. , O'Connor, R. , O'Carroll, R., Irvine, A., Steele, R. and Robb, K. (2020) Barriers to Self-completed FIT Bowel Cancer Screening and How to Overcome Them: a Qualitative Study. UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Bath, UK, 16-17 Jan 2020.
Langan-Martin, J. , Sharp, L. , Karadzhov, D. , McClelland, H. , Cleare, S. and O'Connor, R. (2019) Designing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Strategies in a Global Context. 30th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention: Breaking Down Walls and Building Bridges (IASP 2019), Derry, Ireland, 17-21 Sep 2019.
Kotzur, M. , Macdonald, S. , O'Connor, R. , O'Carroll, R., Irvine, A., Steele, R. and Robb, K. (2019) Identifying Barriers and Solutions to Self-completed FIT Bowel Screening to Develop a Volitional Help-sheet. 33rd Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS 19), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 03-07 Sep 2019.
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- The Global Gambling Control Monitor
Medical Research Council
2024 - 2025
- Male Suicide Research
MANUP
2024 - 2025
- Suicidality among regular sports bettors: a longitudinal analysis
Greo Evidence Insights
2023 - 2025
- Evidence-based Suicide Prevention in the Third Sector
Scottish Association for Mental Health
2023 - 2024
- Suicide Attempts and Deaths in People with Autism in Scotland: Secondary Data Analysis and Data Linkage of Administrative and Health Records
Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser
2023 - 2024
- Cost of Living Crisis
MQ: Transforming Mental Health
2023 - 2023
- Understanding young peoples' experiences of crisis messaging support
Mental Health Innovations
2022 - 2023
- Understanding young people's experiences of crisis messaging support
Mental Health Innovations
2022 - 2024
- NIHR Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Suicide Prevention
National Institute for Health Research
2022 - 2025
- Remote psychosocial interventions to prevent avoidable psychiatric hospital admissions in people with serious mental health problems: a multi-arm multi-stage trial
National Institute for Health Research
2022 - 2025
- Safer Online Suicidal Journeys: Digital Marketing and Lived Experience Vlogs
NHS 24 Scotland
2021 - 2022
- Adolescent Mental Health and Development in the Digital World: From understanding risk and resilience to preventative and personalised digital interventions.
Medical Research Council
2021 - 2025
- Covid-19 and Mental Health & Wellbeing Study
Samaritans
2021 - 2021
- Autism specific Safety Plans to reduce suicidality in autistic adults: an acceptability & feasibility trial
National Institute for Health Research
2020 - 2023
- Scottish Mental Health COVID-19 Tracking Study
Scottish Government
2020 - 2021
- Emotion processing, electrodermal activity and the transition from thoughts of self-harm to self-harm acts in young people (EMERGE)
Medical Research Foundation
2019 - 2021
- Scottish Government National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group post
Scottish Government
2019 - 2021
- ACES study
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2019 - 2022
- Suicide attempt and adverse childhood experiences: An interpretative phenomenological investigation
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowment Funds
2019 - 2020
- Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Public Health (TRIUMPH) Network
Economic and Social Research Council
2018 - 2022
- The role of CHildhood Adversities and their subsequent impact on mental ill-health and Suicidal behaviour (CHASe)
Chief Scientist Office
2018 - 2019
- Increasing Uptake Of Bowel Cancer Screening: Development And Trial Of A FIT Planning Support Tool
Chief Scientist Office
2018 - 2021
- Pain Perception in Looked After Young People with Self-Harm
Medical Research Council
2018 - 2019
- Safety Planning Intervention with Follow-up Telephone Contact (SAFE TEL) to Reduce Suicidal Behaviour: A Feasibility Study
MQ: Transforming Mental Health
2017 - 2019
- Developing a Distress Brief Intervention
NHS Health Scotland
2016 - 2024
- Adverse Childhood Experiences as Predictors of Self-harm and Suicidal Acts
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2015 - 2017
- A multi-centre programme of clinical and public health research to guide health service priorities for preventing suicide in England.
National Institute for Health Research
2013 - 2017
- A volitional helpsheet (VHS) to reduce hospital treated self-harm: a randomised study
Chief Scientist Office
2013 - 2015
- Study to Examine Psychological Processes in Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour (STEPPS)
US Department of Defense
2013 - 2018
Supervision
- Glass, James
Towards an enhanced understanding of suicide risk in veterinarians. #7316 - Unlu, Elvan
The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Suicidal Ideation
Research datasets
2024
Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. and O'Connor, R. (2024) EMERGE data for paper. [Data Collection]
2023
Bennett, S., Robb, K. A. , Andoh-Arthur, J., Chandler, A., Cleary, A., King, K., Oliffe, J., Rice, S., Scourfield, J., Seager, M., Seidler, Z., Zortea, T. C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2023) Establishing Research Priorities for Investigating Male Suicide Risk and Recovery: A Modified Delphi Study With Lived-Experience Q1 Experts. [Data Collection]
Bennett, S., Robb, K. , Zortea, T. , Dickson, A., Richardson, C. and O'Connor, R. (2023) Male Suicide Risk and Recovery Factors: A 20-year Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta-analysis. [Data Collection]
