Psychology Research Institute

  1. Background
  2. Publications
  3. Research Activity

Professor Brendan Bunting

My research has primarily been in :
- Mental Health
- Diabetes
- Nutrition
- Addiction
- Cancer
- Statistical models with latent variables
- Psychometrics
- Analysis of clinical trials and non-experimental research

Community Resources

Director Summer School in Research and Statistics

Membership of Professional Bodies

- Associate Fellow British Psychological Society
- Secretary, Statistical and Computing section British Psychological Society
- Member European Association for Methodology
- Member Psychological Society of Ireland
- Member American Psychological Association
- Member Royal Statistical Society
- Member World Mental Health Consortium
- College of Experts Medical Research Council

Publications

Number of items: 67.

McCaughan, Eilis, Prue, Gillian, Parahoo, Kader, McSorley, Oonagh, O'Sullivan, Joe, McKenna, Hugh, McIlfatrick, Sonja and Bunting, Brendan (2011) Exploring and comparing the experience, and coping behaviour, of men and women with colorectal cancer; a qualitative longitudinal study. Ulster Cancer Foundation. 108 pp.

McCaughan, Eilis, McSorley, Oonagh, Prue, Gillian, Parahoo, Kader, O'Sullivan, Joe, Bunting, Brendan and McKenna, Hugh (2011) The experience and coping behaviours of men with prostate cancer receiving combined radiotherapy and hormone treatment. Ulster Cancer Foundation. 175 pp.

Chaney, David, Coates, Vivien, Shevlin, Mark, Carson, Denis, McDougall, Adrea, Long, Arelene and Bunting, Brendan (2011) Evaluation of the carbohydrate, insulin collaborative education (CHOICE) programme for young people with type 1 diabetes. In: Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference 2011, International conference Centre (ICC) London ExCel. Wiley-Blackwell. Vol 28 (Supplement 1), 25-25

O'Kane, John Maurice, Bunting, Brendan, McMenamin, Mary, Adrian, Moore and Coates, Vivien (2010) The relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and metabolic/cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.. Primary care diabetes, 4 (4). pp. 241-249.

Carragher, N, Adamson, Gary, Bunting, Brendan and McCann, Siobhan (2010) Treatment-seeking behaviours for depression in the general population: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and RelatedConditions.. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 121 (1). pp. 59-67.

Ferry, Finola, Bolton, D, Bunting, Brendan, O'Neill, Siobhan and Murphy, Sam (2010) The experience and psychological impact of 'Troubles' related trauma in Northern Ireland: a review.. Irish Journal of Psychology, 31. pp. 95-110.

McBride, O., Adamson, Gary and Bunting, Brendan (2009) ARE `DIAGNOSTIC ORPHANS' AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING DSM-IV ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD?. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 33 (6, Sp. Iss. S1). pp. 67A.

Carragher, Natacha, Adamson, Gary, Bunting, Brendan and McCann, Siobhan (2009) Subtypes of depression in a nationally representative sample. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 113 (1-2). pp. 88-99.

McBride, Orla, Adamson, Gary, Bunting, Brendan and McCann, Siobhan (2009) Diagnostic orphans: Comparing self-report lifetime course to groups with DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 34 (1). pp. 86-91.

McBride, Orla, Adamson, Gary, Bunting, Brendan and McCann, Siobhan (2009) Assessing the General Health of Diagnostic Orphans Using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12v2): A Latent Variable Modelling Approach. ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM, 44 (1). pp. 67-76.

McBride, Orla, Adamson, Gary, Bunting, Brendan and McCann, Siobhan (2009) Characteristics of DSM-IV alcohol diagnostic orphans: Drinking patterns, physical illness, and negative life events. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 99 (1-3). pp. 272-279.

Duffy, Maresa, Stewart-Knox, Barbara J., Parr, H, Bunting, Brendan, de Almeida, MDV and Gibney, M (2009) Associations between resilience, frequency of food group consumption and anthropometric measures. Proceedings of the Nutrtion Society, 68 (3). pp. e150.

Slater, Paul, McCormack, Brendan G and Bunting, Brendan (2009) The Development and Pilot Testing of an Instrument to Measure Nurses' Working Environment: The Nursing Context Index. WORLDVIEWS ON EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING, 6 (3). pp. 173-182.

Stewart-Knox, Barbara J., Bunting, Brendan, Gilpin, S, Parr, H, Pinhao, S, Strain, JJ, de Almeida, MDV and Gibney, M (2009) Attitudes toward genetic testing and personalised nutrition in a representative sample of European consumers. British Journal of Nutrition, 101 (7). pp. 982-989.

McCann, Siobhan, McAuley, D., Barnett, Y., Bunting, Brendan, Bradley, A., Jeffers, L. and Morrison, P. (2008) Family communication in genetic colorectal cancer: A qualitative study. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 23 (Suppl. 1). pp. 180.

O'Kane, M. J., McMenamin, M., Innes, J., Moore, A., Bunting, Brendan and Coates, Vivien (2008) The relationship between socioeconomic deprivation, educational attainment and clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a cohort study. DIABETOLOGIA, 51 (Suppl. 1). pp. 1091.

McBride, O., Adamson, Gary, Bunting, Brendan and McCann, Siobhan (2008) DSM-IV diagnostic orphans: Alcohol consumption patterns, physical health, and adverse social consequences associated with drinking. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 32 (6, Suppl. 1). pp. 263A.

O'Kane, Maurice J., Bunting, Brendan, Copeland, Margaret and Coates, Vivien (2008) Efficacy of self monitoring of blood glucose in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (ESMON study): randomised controlled trial. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 336 (7654). pp. 1174+.

Christie, Janice, Poulton, Brenda C. and Bunting, Brendan (2008) An integrated mid-range theory of postpartum family development: a guide for research and practice. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 61 (1). pp. 38-50.

Hatamleh, Reem, Sinclair, Marlene, Kernohan, George and Bunting, Brendan (2008) Technological childbirth in northern Jordan:descriptive findings from a prospective cohort study. Evidence Based Midwifery, 6 (4). pp. 130-135.

Devine, S, Bunting, Brendan, McCann, Siobhan and Murphy, Sam (2008) Mixture modelling of DSM-IV-TR Paranoid Personality Disorder criteria in a general population sample. Advances in Methodology and Statistics, 5 (1). pp. 33-43.

Gordon, Michael, Shevlin, Mark, Tierney, Kevin J., Bunting, Brendan and Trimble, Timothy (2007) Correspondence between self-ratings and key-workers' ratings of depression in adults with mild learning disabilities. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 46 (Part 4). pp. 491-495.

McCann, Siobhan, MacAuley, Domhnall, Barnett, Yvonne, Bunting, Brendan, Bradley, Aoife, Jeffers, Lisa and Morrison, Patrick J. (2007) Cancer genetics: consultants' perceptions of their roles, confidence and satisfaction with knowledge. JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, 13 (2). pp. 276-286.

Lnnes, J. H., Bunting, Brendan and Coates, Vivien (2007) Adaptation to childhood diabetes - an analysis of the structure and characteristics of parental social networks. DIABETIC MEDICINE, 24 (Suppl. 1). pp. 105.

Innes, J. H., McMenamin, M. T., Coates, Vivien, O'Kane, M. J., Bunting, Brendan and Moore, A. J. (2007) Effects of income, educational level and social deprivation group on mastery, integration and adjustment to Type 2 diabetes. DIABETIC MEDICINE, 24 (Suppl. 1). pp. 100.

O'Kane, M. J., Innes, J., McMenamin, M., Moore, A., Bunting, Brendan and Coates, Vivien (2007) The relationship between socioeconomic deprivation, educational attainment and clinical outcomes in Type 2 diabetes. DIABETIC MEDICINE, 24 (Suppl. 1). pp. 27-28.

Bunting, Brendan (2006) Recent developments on structural equation models: Theory and applications. BRITISH JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL & STATISTICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 59 (Part 2). pp. 471-472.

Hogan, Michael J., Carolan, Leigh, Roche, Richard A. P., Dockree, Paul M., Kaiser, Jochen, Bunting, Brendan, Robertson, Ian H. and Lawlor, Brian A. (2006) Electrophysiological and information processing variability predicts memory decrements associated with normal age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD). BRAIN RESEARCH, 1119. pp. 215-226.

O'Kane, M. J., Coates, Vivien and Bunting, Brendan (2006) The efficacy of self blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes: The ESMON Study. DIABETOLOGIA, 49 (Suppl. 1). pp. 0903.

McKinney, A, McCaul, R, Anderson, R, Barrett, S, Rushe, T, Bunting, Brendan, Cooper, S and Mulholland, C (2006) Investigation of life events preceding the onset of psychosis of all types. SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH, 81 (Suppl. S). pp. 245.

Stewart-Knox, Barbara J., Gilpin, S, Parr, H, Bunting , B, Pinhao, S and de Almeida, MDV (2006) Attitudes to personalised nutrition in Europe. Public Health Nutrition, 9. pp. 78.

Adamson, Gary, McElearney, A, Bunting, Brendan, Shevlin, Mark, Tracey, Anne and Williams, S (2006) Summary Report - Independent schools counselling: does it work? The effectiveness of the NSPCC's independent schools counselling in promoting positive change in the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people at school in Northern Ireland. NSPCC. 20 pp.

Stewart-Knox, Barbara J., Hamilton, J, Parr, H and Bunting, B (2005) Dietary strategies and uptake of reduced fat foods. JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 18 (2). pp. 121-128.

Adamson, Gary, Shevlin, Mark and Bunting, Brendan (2005) Statistical evaluation of the "men overcoming domestic violence" programme. Irish Probation Journal, 2. pp. 73-77.

Adamson, Gary and Bunting, Brendan (2005) Some statistical and graphical strategies for exploring the effect of interventions in health research. In: A Handbook of Research Methods for Clinical and Health Psychology. (Eds: Miles, J and Gilbert, P), Oxford university Press, pp. 279-295. ISBN 978-0-19-852756-5

Coughlan, B, Sheehan, J, Bunting, Brendan, Carr, A and Crowe, J (2004) Evaluation of a model of adjustment to an iatrogenic hepatitis C virus infection. BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 9 (Part 3). pp. 347-363.

Stewart-Knox, Barbara J., Parr, H, Bunting, B and Mitchell, P (2003) A model for reduced fat food product development success. FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE, 14 (7). pp. 583-593.

Bunting, Brendan (2003) Latent variable and latent structure models. BRITISH JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL & STATISTICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 56 (Part 1). pp. 184-185.

McKenna, Hugh, Slater, P, McCance, Tanya, Bunting, Brendan, Spiers, A and McElwee, G (2003) The role of stress, peer influence and education levels on the smoking behaviour of nurses. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES, 40 (4). pp. 359-366.

Hwu, YJ, Coates, Vivien, Boore, JRP and Bunting, Brendan (2002) The concept of health scale: Developed for Chinese people with chronic illness. NURSING RESEARCH, 51 (5). pp. 292-301.

McIlroy, D and Bunting, Brendan (2002) Personality, behavior, and academic achievement: Principles for educators to inculcate and students to model. CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 27 (2). pp. 326-337.

Mallett, John, Cairns, Ed and Bunting, Brendan (2002) New approaches to the `crucial' test of the causation and selection hypotheses in a Northern Irish sample. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 12 (2). pp. 137-141.

Mallett, John, Cairns, Ed and Bunting, Brendan (2002) A variation of the 'crucial' test of the causation and selection hypotheses in a Northern Irish sample. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 12 (2). pp. 137-141.

Bunting, Brendan, Adamson, Gary and Mulhall, PK (2002) A Monte Carlo examination of an MTMM model with planned incomplete data structures. STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 9 (3). pp. 369-389.

Stewart-Knox, B, Hamilton, J and Bunting, Brendan (2002) Scepticism of claimed benefits predicts rejection of reduced fat food products. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , 61. pp. 97a.

Bunting, Brendan (2001) Structural equation modeling: Present and future. A festschrift in honor of Karl Joreskog.. BRITISH JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL & STATISTICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 54 (Part 2). pp. 378-379.

Coughlan, BM, Sheehan, J, Carr, A, Bunting, Brendan and Crowe, J (2001) Evaluation of a model of adjustment in a group of Irish women with an iatrogenic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.. HEPATOLOGY, 34 (4, Part 2 Suppl. S). pp. 2063.

McKenna, Hugh, Slater, P, McCance, Tanya, Bunting, Brendan, Spiers, A and McElwee, G (2001) Qualified nurses' smoking prevalence: their reasons for smoking and desire to quit. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 35 (5). pp. 769-775.

Bailey, A, Barr, O and Bunting, Brendan (2001) Police attitudes toward people with intellectual disability: an evaluation of awareness training. JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH, 45 (Part 4). pp. 344-350.

McIlroy, D, Bunting, Brendan, Tierney, K and Gordon, Michael (2001) The relation of gender and background experience to self-reported computing anxieties and cognitions. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 17 (1). pp. 21-33.

McGlade, KJ, Slaney, L, Bunting, Brendan and Gallagher, AG (2000) Voluntary euthanasia in Northern Ireland: general practitioners' beliefs, experiences, and actions. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 50 (459). pp. 794-797.

McIlroy, D, Bunting, Brendan and Adamson, Gary (2000) An evaluation of the factor structure and predictive utility of a test anxiety scale with reference to students' past performance and personality indices. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 70 (Part 1). pp. 17-32.

Bunting, Brendan and Adamson, Gary (2000) Assessing reliability and validity in the context of planned incomplete data structures for multitrait–multimethod models.. In: Developments in Survey Methodology. (Eds: Ferligoj, A and Mrvar, A), Metodolo ki zvezki FDV Ljubljana , pp. 37-53. ISBN 961-235-039-6

Bunting, Brendan, McClean, MT and Coates, Vivien (2000) A group comparison of those with hypertension and other chronic illness: A factor and item level analysis of anger and hostility. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 15 (4). pp. 527-537.

Shevlin, Mark, Miles, JNV and Bunting, Brendan (1997) Summated rating scales: A Monte Carlo investigation of the effects of reliability and collinearity in regression models. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 23 (4). pp. 665-676.

Bunting, Brendan and Coates, Vivien (1997) Convergent validity and reliability for a measure of perception of control for those with diabetes. BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 2 (Part 1). pp. 27-33.

Shevlin, Mark, Bunting, Brendan and LEWIS, CA (1995) CONFIRMATORY FACTOR-ANALYSIS OF THE ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE. PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, 76 (3, Part 1). pp. 707-710.

Lewis, CA, Bunting, Brendan, Shevlin, Mark and Joseph, S (1995) CONFIRMATORY FACTOR-ANALYSIS OF THE SATISFACTION WITH LIFE SCALE - REPLICATION AND METHODOLOGICAL REFINEMENT. PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, 80 (1). pp. 304-306.

Shevlin, Mark and Bunting, Brendan (1994) CONFIRMATORY FACTOR-ANALYSIS OF THE SATISFACTION WITH LIFE SCALE. PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, 79 (3, Part 1). pp. 1316-1318.

EGAN, M and Bunting, Brendan (1991) THE EFFECTS OF COACHING ON 11+ SCORES. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 61 (Part 1). pp. 85-91.

DAVIDSON, R, Bunting, Brendan and RAISTRICK, D (1989) THE HOMOGENEITY OF THE ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE SYNDROME - A FACTORIAL ANALYSIS OF THE SADD QUESTIONNAIRE. BRITISH JOURNAL OF ADDICTION, 84 (8). pp. 907-915.

LOMBARD, MJ and Bunting, Brendan (1989) TEACHERS VIEWS ON METHODS OF APPRAISAL. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 31 (2). pp. 150-153.

Cairns, Ed, Wilson, Ronnie, Bunting, Brendan and McCormick, L (1987) CIVIL DISORDER, COPING PROCESSES AND MENTAL-HEALTH IN NORTHERN-IRELAND. BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 40. pp. A82.

Bunting, Brendan, SARIS, WE and MCCORMACK, J (1987) A 2ND-ORDER FACTOR-ANALYSIS OF THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE 11 PLUS EXAMINATION IN NORTHERN-IRELAND. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REVIEW, 18 (3). pp. 137-147.

Bunting, Brendan, SARIS, W and MCCORMACK, J (1986) THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE 11-PLUS EXAMINATION. BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 39. pp. A107.

Bunting, Brendan and MCCORMACK, J (1986) INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL DISTANCE - A STUDY OF TEENAGE FOOTBALLERS. BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 39. pp. A15.

RAVEY, J, Bunting, Brendan and Stringer, Maurice (1985) INFLUENCE OF SUBTLE BALLOT PAPER CUES ON 1ST PREFERENCE VOTING IN NORTHERN-IRELAND LOCAL-GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS. BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 38 (SEP). pp. A97.

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Research Activity / Grants

Source Research programme Amount
Foyle HSS Trust A statistical evaluation of mental health provision as supplied by the Foyle Trust to young people
£5,348
R&D Office HPSS RRG - Cohesion Fund Developing evidence-based practice in diabetes care
£3,000
R&D Office HPSS RRG The Northern Ireland First Episode Psychosis Outcome Study
£281,070
Health Res Board - Health Serv Res Fellowships A multivariate analysis of the influence and profiles of treated drug misuse in Ireland
£79,129
R&D Office HPSS RRG Individual and family differences in mental health: an epidemiological study
£955,642
R&D Office HPSS EAT - Small Equipment Individual and family differences in mental health: an epidemiological study.
£2,300
R&D Office - TSN Socio-economic factors and outcomes in Type 2 diabetes
£228, 436
R&D Office HPSS RRG - Cohesion Fund The Northern Ireland First Episode Psychosis Outcome Study.
£17, 492
C.E.C. - Framework 6 Food Quality & Safety IP LIPGENE: Diet, genomics and the metabolic syndrome: an integrated nutrition, agro-food, social and economic analysis.
£152,223
Ulster Cancer Foundation The experience and coping behaviour of men with prostate cancer after radiotherapy treatment
£215,414
W.H.S.S.B. Mental health in unemployed men
£9,965
NICTT - Lottery Troubles-related trauma in Northern Ireland: extent of the problem, associated factors and effects.
£91,200
The British Academy The development and psychometric evaluation of a careers locus of control scale for adolescents.
£3,400
Alcohol Education Research Council Population based analysis of drinking behaviour and related psychological problems and cognitive impairment.
£4,826
Probation Board for Northern Ireland Statistical evaluation of the men overcoming domestic violence programme
£8,030


Postgraduate Students

Student Resource
David Alderdice Behavioural epidemiology and mental health.
Natasha Carragher Behavioural epidemiology and mental health.
Sharon Devine Behavioural epidemiology and mental health.
Sally Doherty Behavioural epidemiology and mental health.
Karen Casson Health and social inequality
Heather Parr Psychosocial and lifestyle factors associated with metabolic syndrome
Collette Corr Predicting suicide ideation in the general population
Karen Kirby An investigation of the differences in mental and psychological health/distress between individuals diagnosed with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes using qualitative methos
Gillian Smith Drug and nicotine use, abuse and dependence in Northern Ireland
Flora Todaro-Luck Mental health and anxiety disorders in Northern Ireland