Professor Val Morrison is a chartered psychologist and Professor in Health Psychology with an Honorary Research Lecturer contract at the University Medical Centrum Groningen, The Netherlands. Her research examines the individual, relational and social variables that predict emotional, functional and social outcomes in those with chronic physical illness or providing informal care in that context. Her research informs psychosocial intervention and evidence-based healthcare practice as seen in her collaborative work with NHS and healthcare academic colleagues in primary and secondary care and in therapies. Her teaching is underpinned by this expertise, with taught content addressing stress and coping, and the psychology of illness and disability. Bringing this together she  also coauthors  a leading European health psychology textbook, currently in its 5th edition, see 'Links'  

I am willing to supervise a PhD

2025

• PublishedCoping with Emotional Distress via Self-Disclosure to Robots: An Intervention with Caregivers
  Laban, G., Morrison, V., Kappas, A. & Cross, E. S., 26 May 2025, In: International Journal of Social Robotics. 34 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEffectiveness of a community-based rehabilitation programme following hip fracture: results from the Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation phase III (FEMuR III) randomised controlled trial
  Nefyn Williams, Busse, M., Cooper, R., Shanaz Dorkenoo, Dodd, S., Edwards, R. T., Green, J., Hardwick, B., Lemmey, A., Logan, P., Morrison, V., Ralph, P., Sackley, C., Edward Smith, B., Smith, T. & Haf Spencer, L., 12 May 2025, In: BMJ Open.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

• PublishedBuilding Long-Term Human–Robot Relationships: Examining Disclosure, Perception and Well-Being Across Time
  Laban, G., Kappas, A., Morrison, V. & Cross, E., May 2024, In: International Journal of Social Robotics. 16, 5, p. 1-27
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCross-country variations in the caregiver role: evidence from the ENTWINE-iCohort study
  Zarzycki, M., Vilchinsky, N., Bei, E., Ferraris, G., Seddon, D. & Morrison, V., 26 Mar 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1, p. 898 898.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPerceived barriers and facilitators of staff recruiting participants to a randomised controlled trial of a community rehabilitation intervention following hip fracture
  Kathryn Harvey, Penelope Ralph, Llinos Haf Spencer, Morrison, V., Lemmey, A., Miriam Golding-Day, Susanna Dodd, Ben Hardwick, Shanaz Dorkenoo, Sophie Hennessey & Nefyn Williams, 18 Dec 2024, In: Trials. 25, 826, 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSupporting individuals with an acquired brain injury: An interpretative phenomenological study exploring the everyday lives of caregivers
  Zarzycki, M., Seddon, D., Petrovic, M. & Morrison, V., Dec 2024, In: Qualitative Health Research. 34, 14, p. 1412-1427 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe associations of dyadic coping strategies with caregiver’s willingness to care and burden: A weekly diary study
  Ferraris, G., Gérain, P., Zarzycki, M., Elayan, S., Morrison, V., Sanderman, R. & Hagedoorn, M., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 29, 9, p. 935-949 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe ENTWINE iCohort Study, a multinational longitudinal web-based study of informal care
  Elayan, S., Bei, E., Ferraris, G., Fisher, O., Zarzycki, M., Angelini, V., Ansmann, L., Buskens, E., Hagedoorn, M., von Kutzleben, M., Lamura, G., Looijmans, A., Sanderman, R., Vilchinsky, N. & Morrison, V., 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 1, p. e0294106
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedBarriers, facilitators, and motives to provide distance care, and the consequences for distance caregivers: A mixed-methods systematic review.
  Bei, E., Morrison, V., Zarzycki, M. & Vilchinsky, N., Mar 2023, In: Social Science and Medicine. 321, 115782.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCultural and societal motivations for being informal caregivers: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis
  Zarzycki, M., Morrison, V., Bei, E. & Seddon, D., Jun 2023, In: Health Psychology Review. 17, 2, p. 247-276 30 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printDoes willingness to care fluctuate over time? A weekly diary study among informal caregivers.
  Ferraris, G., Zarzycki, M., Gérain, P., Elayan, S., Morrison, V., Sanderman, R. & Hagedoorn, M., 22 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology and Health. 19 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInformal caregiver motivations, values, challenges and gains: A photovoice and interpretative phenomenological analysis of interrelationships
  Zarzycki, M., Seddon, D. & Morrison, V., May 2023, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 28, 6, p. 568–582 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published“It's opened my eyes to what's out there”: How do nature-based interventions influence access to and perceptions of the natural environment?
  Gittins, H., Dandy, N., Wynne-Jones, S. & Morrison, V., 2023, In: Wellbeing, Space & Society. 4, 100125.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocial Return on Investment of Nature-Based Activities for Adults with Mental Wellbeing Challenges
  Hartfiel, N., Gittins, H., Morrison, V., Wynne-Jones, S., Edwards, R. T. & Dandy, N., 2 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 15, 13 p., 6500.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWhy do they care? A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis of personal and relational motivations for providing informal care
  Zarzycki, M., Seddon, D., Bei, E. & Morrison, V., Jul 2023, In: Health Psychology Review. 17, 3, p. 344-376 33 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published“You don't have to perform for the trees”: The longer-term effects of nature-based interventions on wellbeing
  Gittins, H., Dandy, N., Wynne-Jones, S. & Morrison, V., 1 Dec 2023, In: Wellbeing, Space & Society. 5, 100160.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedA Multinational Longitudinal Study Incorporating Intensive Methods to Examine Caregiver Experiences in the Context of Chronic Health Conditions: Protocol of the ENTWINE-iCohort
  Morrison, V., Zarzycki, M., Vilchinsky, N., Sanderman, R., Lamura, G., Fisher, O., Ferraris, G., Elayan, S., Buskens, E., Bei, E., Looijmans, A., Angelini, V. & Hagedoorn, M., 12 Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 2, 821.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHow Culture Shapes Informal Caregiver Motivations: A Meta-Ethnographic Review
  Zarzycki, M., Seddon, D., Bei, E., Dekel, R. & Morrison, V., Aug 2022, In: Qualitative Health Research. 32, 10, p. 1574-1589 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• PublishedWhen One Health Meets the United Nations Ocean Decade: Global Agendas as a Pathway to Promote Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research on Human-Nature Relationships
  Masterson Algar, P., Jenkins, S., Windle, G., Morris-Webb, E., Takahashi, C. K., Burke, T., Rosa, I., Martinez, A. S., Torres-Mattos, E. B., Taddei, R., Morrison, V., Kasten, P., Bryning, L., Cruz de Oliveira, N. R., Gonçalves, L. R., Skov, M., Beynon-Davies, C., Bumbeer, J., Saldiva, P. H. N. & Leão, E. & 1 others, Christofoletti, R., 6 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 809009.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedAntimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention interventions targeting healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: a scoping review
  Okeah, B., Huws, J. & Morrison, V., 4 Aug 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 8, e051983.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGetting back or giving back: understanding caregiver motivations and willingness to provide informal care
  Zarzycki, M. & Morrison, V., 2021, In: Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. 9, 1, p. 636-661 26 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMotivations and willingness to provide care from a geographical distance, and the impact of distance care on caregivers’ mental and physical health: a mixed-method systematic review protocol
  Bei, E., Zarzycki, M., Morrison, V. & Vilchinsky, N., 7 Jul 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 7, 7 p., e045660.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPromoting physical activity and physical function in people with long-term conditions by primary care: the Function First realist synthesis with co-design
  Law, B., Langley, J., Hall, B., Burton, C., Hiscock, J., Williams, L., Morrison, V., Lemmey, A., Gallanders, J., Lovell-Smith, C., Cooney, J. & Williams, N., Sept 2021, NIHR Journals Library. 134 p. (NIHR Monograph Series; vol. HS&DR Reference: 17/45/22 )
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

2020

• PublishedAn oral history of health psychology in the UK.
  Quinn, F., Chater, A. & Morrison, V., Sept 2020, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 25, 3, p. 502-518 17 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published'Function First - Be Active, Stay Independent' - Promoting physical activity and physical function in people with long-term conditions by primary care: A protocol for a realist synthesis with embedded co-production and co-design.
  Law, R.-J., Williams, L., Langley, J., Burton, C., Hall, B., Hiscock, J., Morrison, V., Lemmey, A., Partridge, R., Lovell-Smith, C., Gallanders, J. & Williams, N., 9 Feb 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 2, e035686.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGaining longitudinal accounts of carers’ experiences using IPA and photograph elicitation
  Morrison, V. & Williams, K., 4 Dec 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 521382.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGetting back to life after stroke: Co-designing a peer-led coaching intervention to enable stroke survivors to rebuild a meaningful life after stroke
  Masterson Algar, P., Burton, C., Seddon, D., Hoare, Z., Morrison, V., Arthur, C., Elghenzai, S., Williams, S. & Radford, K., May 2020, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 42, 10, p. 1359-1372
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedProtocol for a definitive randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a community-based rehabilitation programme following hip fracture: fracture in the elderly multidisciplinary rehabilitation-phase III (FEMuR III)
  Williams, N., Dodd, S., Hardwick, B., Clayton, D., Edwards, R. T., Charles, J. M., Logan, P., Busse, M., Lewis, R., Smith, T. O., Sackley, C., Morrison, V., Lemmey, A., Masterson-Algar, P., Howard, L., Hennessy, S., Soady, C., Ralph, P., Dobson, S. & Dorkenoo, S., 16 Oct 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 10, p. e039791
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTell me more! Assessing interactions with social robots from speech
  Laban, G., George, J.-N., Morrison, V. & Cross, E., 6 May 2020, (PsyArXiv).
  Research output: Working paper

2019

• PublishedMatching and accepting assistive technology in multiple sclerosis: A focus group study with people with multiple sclerosis, carers and occupational therapists
  Squires, L. A., Williams, N. & Morrison, V. L., Mar 2019, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 24, 4, p. 480-494 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPerceptions of the impact of disability and impairment on health, quality of life and capability
  Bray, N., Edwards, R. T., Squires, L. & Morrison, V., 24 May 2019, In: BMC Research Notes. 12, 1, p. 287 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedInvolving minority ethnic communities and diverse experts by experience in dementia research: The Caregiving HOPE Study
  Parveen, S., Barker, S., Kaur, R., Kerry, F., Mitchell, W., Happy, A., Fry, G., Morrison, V., Fortinsky, R. & Oyebode, J., 1 Nov 2018, In: Dementia. 17, 8, p. 990-1000 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMixed methods process evaluation of an enhanced community-based rehabilitation intervention for elderly patients with hip fracture
  Roberts, J. L., Pritchard, A. W., Williams, M., Totton, N., Morrison, V., Din, N. U. & Williams, N. H., 8 Aug 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 8, p. e021486
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTrial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment - Gynaecological cancer (TOPCAT-G): a randomised feasibility trial
  Morrison, V., Spencer, L., Totton, N., Pye, K., Yeo, S. T., Butterworth, C., Hall, L., Whitaker, R., Edwards, R., Timmis, L., Hoare, Z., Neal, R., Wilkinson, C. & Leeson, S., 1 Feb 2018, In: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 28, 2, p. 401-411
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedDeveloping a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture and testing in a randomised feasibility study: Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (FEMuR)
  Williams, N., Roberts, J., Din, N., Charles, J., Totton, N., Williams, M., Mawdesley, K., Hawkes, C., Morrison, V., Lemmey, A., Edwards, R., Hoare, Z., Pritchard, A., Woods, R., Alexander, S., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Wilkinson, C. & Rycroft-Malone, J., Aug 2017, Health Technology Assessment, 21, 44.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
• PublishedDevelopment of an evidence-based complex intervention for community rehabilitation of patients with hip fracture using realist review, survey and focus groups
  Roberts, J. L., Din, N. U., Williams, M., Hawkes, C., Charles, J., Hoare, Z., Morrison, V., Alexander, S., Lemmey, A., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Wilkinson, C., Rycroft-Malone, J. & Williams, N., 11 Oct 2017, In: BMJ Open. 7, 10, e014362.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInfluence Of Disease Familiarity On Implied Time Preferences For Seizure Frequency Reduction.
  Holmes, E., Morrison, V. & Hughes, D., 1 Oct 2017, In: Value in Health. 20, 9, PA689.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
• PublishedShowcasing health psychology research: How do we get impact and why does it matter?
  Gillison, F., McSharry, J., McGowan, L., Morrison, V. & Shaw, R., Jul 2017, In: Health Psychology Update. 26, 2, p. 2-9 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2016

• PublishedCaregiving in the Illness Context
  Revenson, T. A., Griva, K., Luszczynska, A., Morrison, V., Panagopoulou, E., Vilchinsky, N. & Hagedoorn, M., 2016, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing. (Pivot)
  Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition
• PublishedFracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (FEMuR): A phase II randomised feasibility study of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture
  Williams, N., Roberts, J., Din, N., Totton, N., Charles, J., Hawkes, C., Morrison, V., Hoare, Z., Williams, M., Pritchard, A. W., Alexander, S., Lemmey, A., Woods, R., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Edwards, R. & Wilkinson, C., 5 Oct 2016, In: BMJ Open. 2016, 6, e012422.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTrial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment for Gynaecological cancer (TOPCAT-G): a study protocol for a randomised feasibility trial
  Pye, K., Totton, N., Stuart, N., Whitaker, R., Morrison, V., Edwards, R. T., Yeo, S. T., Timmis, L. J., Butterworth, C., Hall, L., Rai, T., Hoare, Z., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C. & Leeson, S., 23 Nov 2016, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2, 67.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWhat influences persistence with medicines? A multinational discrete choice experiment of 2549 patients
  Holmes, E. A., Morrison, V. L. & Hughes, D., Aug 2016, In: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 82, 2, p. 522-531
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedAdherence of patients to long-term medication: a cross-sectional study of antihypertensive regimens in Austria
  Lotsch, F., Auer-Hackenberg, L., Groger, M., Rehman, K., Morrison, V. L., Holmes, E. A., Parveen, S., Plumpton, C. O., Clyne, W., de Geest, S., Dobbels, F., Vrijens, B., Kardas, P., Hughes, D. & Ramharter, M., May 2015, In: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 127, 9-10, p. 379-384
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (FEMuR): study protocol for a phase II randomised feasibility study of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture [ ISRCTN22464643 ]
  Williams, N. H., Hawkes, C. A., Din, N. U., Roberts, J. L., Charles, J. M., Morrison, V. L., Hoare, Z. S., Edwards, R. T., Alexander, S., Andrew, G., Lemmey, A. B., Woods, R. T., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Hunnisett, D. S., Mawdesley, K. J. & Wilkinson, C. E., 7 Apr 2015, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 1, 13, p. 1-22
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPredictors of Self-Reported Adherence to Antihypertensive Medicines: A Multinational, Cross-Sectional Survey
  Morrison, V. L., Holmes, E. A., Parveen, S., Plumpton, C. O., Clyne, W., De Geest, S., Dobbels, F., Vrijens, B., Kardas, P. & Hughes, D., Mar 2015, In: Value in Health. 18, 2, p. 206-216
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe associations of illness perceptions and selfefficacy with psychological well-being of patients in preparation for joint replacement surgery
  Magklara, E. & Morrison, V., 27 Nov 2015, In: Psychology, Health and Medicine.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedDoes coping mediate the relationship between familism and caregiver outcomes?
  Parveen, S., Morrison, V. & Robinson, C., 2014, In: Aging and Mental Health. 18, 2, p. 255-259
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDoes self-efficacy influence recovery and well-being in osteoarthritis patients undergoing joint replacement? A systematic review
  Morrison, V. L., Magklara, E., Burton, C. R. & Morrison, V., 25 Mar 2014, In: Clinical Rehabilitation. 28, 9, p. 835-846
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedExploring caregiving experiences: caregiver coping and making sense of illness
  Morrison, V. L., Williams, K. L., Morrisons, V. & Robinson, C. A., 2014, In: Aging and Mental Health. 18, 5, p. 600-609
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPatients’ and Carers’ perspectives and preferences for gynaecological cancer follow up after treatment in Wales
  Timmis, L., Morrison, V., Stuart, N. S. A., Leeson, S. C., Whitaker, R., Williams, N. H., Yeo, S. T., Aslam, R. H. & Edwards, R., 2014, p. 18.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• PublishedPredicting Adherence to Medications Using Health Psychology Theories: A Systematic Review of 20 Years of Empirical Research
  Holmes, E. A., Morrison, V. L. & Hughes, D., 8 Dec 2014, In: Value in Health. 17, 8, p. 863-876
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedAn assessment of the impact of behavioural cognitions on function in patients partaking in a trial of early home-based progressive resistance training after total hip replacement surgery
  Morrison, V. L., Okoro, T., Morrison, V., Maddison, P. J., Lemmey, A. B. & Andrew, J. G., 1 Mar 2013, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 35, 23, p. 2000-2007
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInvestigating the cognitive precursors of emotional response to cancer stress: Re-testing Lazarus's transactional model
  Wilkinson, C. E., Morrison, V. L., Hulbert-Williams, N. J., Morrison, V., Wilkinson, C. & Neal, R. D., 1 Feb 2013, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 18, 1, p. 97-121
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe physical and psychological impact of using a computer-based environmental control system: a case study
  Squires, L. A., Rush, F., Hopkinson, A. & Morrison, V. L., 1 Sept 2013, In: Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 8, 5, p. 434-43
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedA new taxonomy for describing and defining adherence to medications
  Holmes, E. A., Hughes, D., Morrison, V. L., Vrijens, B., De Geest, S., Hughes, D. A., Prezemyslaw, K., Demonceau, J., Ruppar, T., Dobbels, F., Fargher, E., Morrison, V., Lewek, P., Matyjaszczyk, M., Mshelia, C., Clyne, W., Aronson, J. K. & Urquhart, J., 1 May 2012, In: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 73, 5, p. 691-705
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedAnxiety, depression and quality of life after cancer diagnosis: what psychosocial variables best predict how patients adjust?
  Wilkinson, C. E., Morrison, V. L., Hulbert-Williams, N. J., Neal, R. D., Morrison, V., Hood, K. & Wilkinson, C., 1 Aug 2012, In: Psycho-Oncology. 21, 8, p. 857-867
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCommon, important, and unmet needs of cancer outpatients
  Morrison, V., Henderson, B. J., Zinovieff, F., Davies, G., Cartmell, R., Hall, A. & Gollins, S., 1 Apr 2012, In: European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 16, 2, p. 115-123
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEthnicity, familism and willingness to care: Important influences on caregiver mood?
  Morrison, V. L., Parveen, S., Morrison, V. & Robinson, C. A., 30 Aug 2012, In: Aging and Mental Health. 17, 1, p. 115-124
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPredicting caregiver gains: A longitudinal study
  Morrison, V. L., Parveen, S. & Morrison, V., 1 Nov 2012, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 17, 4, p. 711-723
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale: re-analysis of its psychometric properties in a sample of 160 mixed cancer patients
  Morrison, V. L., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C. E., Hulbert-Williams, N. J., Hulbert-Williams, L., Morrison, V. N. & Wilkinson, C., 1 Jul 2012, In: Psycho-Oncology. 21, 7, p. 792-797
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedEthnic variations in the caregiver role: A qualitative study
  Morrison, V. L., Parveen, S., Morrison, V. & Robinson, C. A., 1 Aug 2011, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 16, 6, p. 862-872
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedManagement of patient adherence to medications: protocol for an online survey of doctors, pharmacists and nurses in Europe
  Morrison, V. L., Clyne, W., Mshelia, C., Hall, S., McLachlan, S., Jones, P., Dobbels, F., Ruppar, T., Siebens, K., Morrison, V., De Geest, S. & Kardas, P., 3 Nov 2011, In: BMJ Open. 1, 1, p. e000355
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedStroke survivors' evaluations of a stroke workbook-based intervention designed to increase perceived control over recovery.
  Morrison, V. L., Joice, S., Johnston, M., Bonetti, D., Morrison, V. & MacWalter, R., 21 Sept 2010, In: Health Education Journal.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe impact of information order on intentions to undergo predictive genetic testing: an experimental study.
  Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Henderson, B. J., Taylor, C., Dafydd, N. A. & Unwin, A., 1 Oct 2010, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 15, 7, p. 1082-1092
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

• PublishedAn Introduction to Health Psychology, 2nd Edition
  Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V. & Bennett, P., 1 Jan 2009, Pearson Education.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedCan we assume that research participants are utility maximisers?
  Morrison, V. L., Griffith, G. L., Morrison, V., Williams, J. M. & Edwards, R. T., 1 May 2009, In: European Journal of Health Economics. 10, 2, p. 187-196
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPatient preferences and National Health Service costs: a cost-consequences analysis of cancer genetic services.
  Morrison, V. L., Wilkinson, C. E., Griffith, G. L., Edwards, R. T., Williams, J. M., Gray, J., Morrison, V., Wilkinson, C., Turner, J., France, B. & Bennett, P., 1 Dec 2009, In: Familial Cancer. 8, 4, p. 265-275
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPredictors of familism in the caregiver role: A pilot study.
  Morrison, V. L., Parveen, S. & Morrison, V., 1 Nov 2009, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 14, 8, p. 1135-1143
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

• PublishedAgeing and physical health.
  Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Woods, R. T. (Editor) & Calre, L. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing. 2008 ed. Wiley, p. 57-74
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedPhysical health in the elderly.
  Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Aldwin, C. M. (Editor), Park, C. L. (Editor), Spiro, A. (Editor) & Abeles, R. P. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, Handbook of Clinical Psychology of Ageing. 2008 ed. Guildford Press, p. 57-74
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedSpousal Caregiver confidence and recovery from ambulatory activity limitations in stroke survivors.
  Morrison, V. L., Molloy, G., Johnston, M., Johnston, D., Pollard, B., Morrison, V., Bonetti, D., Joice, S. & MacWalter, R., 1 Mar 2008, In: Health Psychology. 27, 2, p. 286-290
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe negative psychosocial consequences of unmet needs of cancer patients and their informal Caregivers
  Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Gollins, S. & Zinovieff, F., 1 Jun 2008, In: Psycho-Oncology. 17, Supplement S, p. S97-S98
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedUnderstanding patient perceptions of participation in psychosocial oncology research.
  Morrison, V. L., Hulbert-Williams, N., Neal, R., Wilkinson, C. & Morrison, V., 1 Jun 2008, In: Psycho-Oncology. 17, Supplement S, p. S142
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

• PublishedHealth condition, impairment, activity limitations: Relationships with emotions and control cognitions in people with disabling conditions.
  Morrison, V. L., Schroder, C., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., Teunissen, L., Notermans, N. & Van Meeteren, N., 1 Aug 2007, In: Rehabilitation Psychology. 52, 3, p. 280-289
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRecovery from disability after stroke as a target for a behavioural intervention: Results of a randomised controlled trial.
  Morrison, V. L., Johnston, M., Bonetti, D., Joice, S., Morrison, V., Francis, J. J. & MacWalter, R., 1 Jan 2007, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 29, 14, p. 1117-1127
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2006

• PublishedA preliminary study into stress in palliative care: Optimism, self-efficacy and social support.
  Morrison, V. L., Hulbert, N. J. & Morrison, V., 1 May 2006, In: Psychology, Health and Medicine. 11, 2, p. 246-254
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHow people make decisions about predictive genetic testing: an analogue study.
  Morrison, V. L., Henderson, B. J., Maguire, B. T., Gray, J. & Morrison, V., 1 Aug 2006, In: Psychology and Health. 21, 4, p. 513-539
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRumination, mood and coping amongst oncology and haematology patients: implications for cognitive behavioural intervention to enhance quality of life
  Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Soulsby, J., Doody, M., Parry, H. & Stuart, N., 1 Jan 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedSpouse control beliefs and predicting recover from stroke: General and specific control measures
  Morrison, V. L., Molloy, G. J., Johnston, M., Pollard, B., Morrison, V., Bonetti, D., Joice, S. & MacWalter, R., 1 Jan 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedStress in palliative care:optimism,self-efficacy and social support
  Morrison, V. L., Hulbert, N. J. & Morrison, V., 1 Jan 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedWhat influences Pre-registration house officers? Attitudes to dying patients and their families?
  Morrison, V. L., Hayes, J. & Morrison, V., 1 Jan 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2005

• PublishedAn Introduction to Health Psychology
  Morrison, V. L. & Bennett, P., 15 Nov 2005, Prentice Hall.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedAnxiety and depression 3 years following stroke: Demographic, clinical, and psychological predictors.
  Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Pollard, B., Johnston, M. & MacWalter, R., 1 Oct 2005, In: Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 59, 4, p. 209-213
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA randomised controlled trial of a workbook-based intervention for stroke pateints: effects on disability and distress in patients and partners
  Morrison, V. L., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., MacWalter, R. & Pollard, B., 1 Jan 2005, 2005 ed. Unknown.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedAre the needs of cancer patients and carers generic?
  Morrison, V. L., Zinovieff, F., Morrison, V., Coles, A. & Cartmell, R., 1 Jan 2005, In: Psychology and Health. 20, 1, p. 301
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedExtending the Demand-Control model to informal caregiving.
  Morrison, V. L., Molloy, G. J., Johnston, D. W., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., Pollard, B., Bonetti, D., Joice, S. & MacWalter, R., 1 Jan 2005, In: Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 58, 3, p. 243-251
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMaking sense of illness: Stroke patients and their partners? Accounts of stroke.
  Morrison, V. L., Jones, E. & Morrison, V., 1 Feb 2005, p. 69.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedPerceptions of disability and control in stroke couples and lay respondents: Associations with carer wellbeing.
  Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V. & Jones, E., 1 Aug 2005, In: Psychology and Health. 20, Supplement 1, p. 182
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedYoung adults perceptions of stroke and of caring for a stroke patient.
  Morrison, V. L., Jones, E. & Morrison, V., 1 Feb 2005, p. 81.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2004

• PublishedFunctional limitations following stroke: Psychological and clinical predictors of 3-year outcome.
  Morrison, V. L., Johnston, M., Pollard, B., Morrison, V. & MacWalter, R., 1 Jan 2004, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 11, 4, p. 187-196
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2002

• PublishedSWOT: (Stroke Workbook Outcomes Trial) - a randomised controlled trial of a workbook-based intervention for stroke patients: effects on disaiblity and distress in patients and carers.
  Morrison, V. L., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., Bonetti, D., Joice, S., Pollard, B., Kapur, A., Fraser, H. W. & MacWalter, R. S., 1 Jan 2002, In: Cerebrovascular Diseases. 13, 3, p. 62
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2001

• PublishedThe need to explore discrepant illness cognitions when predicting patient outcomes.
  Morrison, V. L. & Morrison, V., 1 Jan 2001, In: Health Psychology Update. 10, 2
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2000

• PublishedPerceived control and recovery from functional limitations: Preliminary evaluation of a workbook-based intervention for discharged stroke patients.
  Morrison, V. L., Frank, G., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., Pollard, B. & MacWalter, R., 1 Nov 2000, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 5, 4, p. 413-420
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPredictors of distress following an acute stroke: Disability, control cognitions, and satisfaction with care.
  Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Johnston, M. & MacWalter, R., 1 May 2000, In: Psychology and Health. 15, 3, p. 395-407
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1999

• PublishedMood as a predictor of disability and survival in patients newly diagnosed with ALS/MND
  Morrison, V., 1999, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 4, 2, p. 127-136
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPerceived control, coping and recovery from disability following stroke
  Morrison, V., 1999, In: Psychology and Health. 14, p. 181-192
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPerceived risk of tropical disease in Malawi: evidence of unrealistic pessimism and the irrelevance of beliefs of personal control.
  Morrison, V., 1999, In: Psychology, Health and Medicine. 4, 4, p. 361-368
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPredictors of carer distress following stroke.
  Morrison, V., 1999, In: Reviews in Clinical Psychology. 9, 3, p. 265-271
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1998

• PublishedImproving emotional outcomes following acute stroke: a preliminary evaluation of a workbook-based intervention
  Morrison, V., 1998, In: Scottish Medical Journal. 43, p. 52-53
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1996

• PublishedCommunicating the diagnosis of serious incurable illness: Motor Neurone Disease
  Morrison, V., 1996, In: Palliative Medicine. 10, p. 23-34
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1991

• PublishedLicit and Illicit Drug Initiations and Alcohol Related Problems amongst Illicit Drug users in Edinburgh.
  Morrison, V., 1991, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 27, p. 19-27
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedScottish cocaine users: wealthy snorters or delinquent smokers?
  Morrison, V., 1991, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 28, 3, p. 269-271
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStarting, Switching and Stopping : Users Explanations of Illicit Drug Use.
  Morrison, V., 1991, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 27, p. 213-217
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe Impact of HIV upon Injecting Drug Users: a Longitudinal Study
  Morrison, V., 1991, In: AIDS Care. 3, 2, p. 197-205
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1990

• PublishedDrug problems and patterns of service use amongst illicit drug users in Edinburgh,
  Morrison, V., 1990, In: Addiction. 85, p. 547-554
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1989

• PublishedPsychoactive substance use & related behaviours of regular illicit drug users
  Morrison, V., 1989, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 23, 2, p. 95-101
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe relationship between crime and opioid use
  Morrison, V., 1989, In: Addiction. 85, p. 1929-1943
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1988

• PublishedCrime amongst heroin, alcohol and cannabis users
  Morrison, V., 1988, In: Medicine and Law. 7, p. 185-193
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedObservation and snowballing: Useful tools for research into illicit drug use ?,
  Morrison, V., 1988, In: Social Pharmacology. 2, p. 247-271
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1987

• PublishedEffects of poly-drug use upon the criminal activities of heroin users
  Morrison, V., 1987, In: Addiction. 82, p. 899-906
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2025

• The importance of unpaid carers to health and social care delivery.

  A seminar delivered by DSDC in the School of Health Sciences, presenting some of the latest research which focusses on supporting unpaid carers. The programme contained:

  • Welcome and introduction to the seminar –Professor Gill Windle, Director of DSDC and Director of Research Impact, School of Health Sciences.

  • Willingness to care: what is it and does it matter? – Professor Val Morrison, School of Psychology and Sports Sciences.

  • Short Breaks: What a Difference a Break Makes – Dr Diane Seddon, Reader in Social Care and Director of Research, School of Health Sciences.

  • Sustaining couplehood in the face of dementia – Marine Markaryan, visiting PhD student, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

  10 Mar 2025

  Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)

2024

• BU-IIA Funded Project: Community Quilting to tackle HIV-related stigma and raise testing awareness

  The current proposal focusses on the priority areas of prevention, testing, living well with HIV and tackling HIV -related stigma. As such this project sits well with research in health psychology led by Prof Val Morrison, including the study of illness perceptions and behaviour change, and of living with a long-term conditions. The innovation offered by this proposal is the use of quilting to engage the North Wales community in awareness raising around HIV infection, increase testing uptake and reduce stigma to enable those affected to ‘live well’ with a diagnosis. In Wales we have a wonderful history of quilting and a strong sense of community grown around ‘quilters’, with family stories, memories and traditions commemorated and celebrated in each square.

  Funding awarded through the Bangor University Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = £8,636

  1 Aug 2024 – 31 Jul 2025

  Activity: Other (Contributor)

• ENTWINE - The European framework for informal care

  01/09/2018 – 31/12/2199 (Active)

• KESS II PhD project withTenovus Cancer Care BUK278

  01/10/2017 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)

• Validation of a short version of a needs assessment for cancer patients

  22/03/2013 – 31/03/2015 (Finished)

• FEMuR (Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation)

  01/11/2012 – 25/08/2017 (Finished)

• Willingness To Care, Needs & Quality

  31/03/2008 – 31/07/2013 (Finished)

  Description

  What is the purpose of this research study?

  The purpose of this study is to explore what you think about the caregiving role you provide. The survey will ask questions concerning the type of care you provide, the level of your recipient’s (family member’s) dependency and how you feel about it.

  The research aims to find out more about the caregiving experience, both the positive and the negatives, and to examine factors associated with caregicing outcomes such as carer Quality of Life. This information can then be collated, analysed and reported to health and social care professionals involved in providing support for caregivers.

  Links:

  • http://willing2care.bangor.ac.uk/

• Effect of ethnicity and family values upon willingness to provide care and patient-carer quality of life

  24/09/2007 – 23/07/2013 (Finished)