Dr Emily Long
- Research Fellow (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)
Biography
Dr. Emily Long is a Research Fellow in the Social Relationships and Health Improvement programme in the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU). She previously held a MRC Skills Development Fellowship from 2018-2021 through the College of Social Sciences and SPHSU.
Emily holds a PhD in Psychology, with an emphasis on sociobehavioral epidemiology, from Utah State University.
Research interests
My research related to social networks includes projects related to:
1. The mechanisms through which social relationships impact health outcomes (e.g., substance use, mental health)
2. The extent to which health influences the structure of social networks
3. Social network interventions and leveraging social relationships in behaviour change programs
My research related to loneliness among young people includes projects related to:
1. Identifying individual, social, and community risk factors for loneliness
2. Multilevel analysis of variation in loneliness
3. The dynamics between loneliness and mental health
4. Associations between social isolation and loneliness
5. Implications of loneliness on wellbeing
Publications
2025
Soe, Y. N. et al. (2025) A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial in three culturally different middle-income countries (ASSIST Global): protocol for a randomised feasibility study. BMJ Open, 15(6), e096963. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096963) (PMID:40545305) (PMCID:PMC12184387)
Anderson, M. et al. (2025) Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0319981. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319981) (PMID:40333665)
Priestley, Michael, Slack, Hannah, Islam, Madiha, Fuhrmann, Delia, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Crook, Sarah, Foster, Juliet, Homer, Sophie and Byrom, Nicola
(2025)
“No one told you life was gonna be this way”: a qualitative exploration of friendship expectations and reality in university life.
Journal of Adolescence,
(doi: 10.1002/jad.12489)
(PMID:40183540)
(Early Online Publication)
2024
Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)
Ncube, Nadia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3785-1784, Goodfellow, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416, Allen, James, Cameron, Julie, White, C., Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Riddell, Julie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566 and Elsenbroich, Corinna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326
(2024)
Stress, Loneliness & Mental Health stigma: a SOCITS Approach to School Interactions.
Society for Social Medicine & Population Health 68th Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 04-06 Sep 2024.
(doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-SSMabstracts.62)
Letina, Srebrenka, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Mccrorie, Paul
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Kirstin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601, Zucca, Claudia, Riddell, Julie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566, Simpson, Sharon Anne
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Moore, Laurence
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416
(2024)
Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing: the importance of the meso-level.
Social Networks, 78,
pp. 119-137.
(doi: 10.1016/j.socnet.2023.12.002)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Thomson, Meigan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9159, Milicev, Jelena
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495, Goodfellow, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Letina, Srebrenka, Bradley, Sarah and McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416
(2024)
Loneliness, social support, and social networks: Urban-rural variation and links to wellbeing in Scotland.
Journal of Public Health,
(doi: 10.1007/s10389-024-02236-9)
(Early Online Publication)
Richardson, Leonie, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Goodfellow, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Milicev, Jelena
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495 and Gardani, Maria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-5971
(2024)
Starting an undergraduate degree amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-method egocentric network study on student loneliness.
PLoS ONE, 19(2),
e0297953.
(doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297953)
(PMID:38306333)
(PMCID:PMC10836688)
2023
Anderson, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-9942, Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 and McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416
(2023)
Social Network Characteristics Associated with Physical Activity in Adults Aged 55-75 Living in Two Deprived Communities in Scotland.
7th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2023), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 04-08 Sep 2023.
Milicev, Jelena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495, Qualter, Pamela, Goodfellow, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Inchley, Joanna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Simpson, Sharon A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Leyland, Alastair H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Kharicha, Kalpa and Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2023)
The prospective relationship between loneliness, life satisfaction, and psychological distress before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK.
Journal of Public Health, 31(9),
pp. 1417-1431.
(doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01719-x)
(PMID:35668719)
(PMCID:PMC9136554)
Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Willis, Malachi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-3990, Inchley, Joanna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Kharicha, Kalpa, Leyland, Alastair H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Qualter, Pamela, Simpson, Sharon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2023)
Mental health and loneliness in Scottish schools: a multilevel analysis of data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study.
British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(2),
pp. 608-625.
(doi: 10.1111/bjep.12581)
(PMID:36683467)
Marquez, J., Goodfellow, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Hardoon, D., Inchley, J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Leyland, A.H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Qualter, P., Simpson, S.A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Long, E.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2023)
Loneliness in young people: a multilevel exploration of social ecological influences and geographic variation.
Journal of Public Health, 45(1),
pp. 109-117.
(doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab402)
(PMID:34999845)
(PMCID:PMC10017088)
2022
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Stevens, Sebastian, Topciu, Raluca, Williams, Andrew James, Taylor, Timothy James and Morrissey, Karyn
(2022)
Wellbeing and social network characteristics in rural communities: findings from a cohort in social housing in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
International Journal of Community Well-Being, 5(3),
pp. 559-570.
(doi: 10.1007/s42413-022-00167-5)
(PMID:35611238)
(PMCID:PMC9118807)
Marquez, Jose, Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817 and Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2022)
Cross-country and gender differences in factors associated with population-level declines in adolescent life satisfaction.
Child Indicators Research, 15(4),
pp. 1405-1428.
(doi: 10.1007/s12187-022-09930-8)
Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Hardoon, Deborah, Inchley, Joanna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Leyland, Alastair H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Qualter, Pamela, Simpson, Sharon A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2022)
Loneliness and personal well-being in young people: moderating effects of individual, interpersonal, and community factors.
Journal of Adolescence, 94(4),
pp. 554-568.
(doi: 10.1002/jad.12046)
(PMID:35403218)
(PMCID:PMC9320932)
Thomson, Meigan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9159, Martin, Anne
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Logue, Jennifer
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 and Simpson, Sharon A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768
(2022)
A qualitative exploration of weight management during COVID-19.
Clinical Obesity, 12(3),
e12512.
(doi: 10.1111/cob.12512)
(PMID:35194943)
(PMCID:PMC9286397)
Long, E. et al. (2022) COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on social relationships and health. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(2), pp. 128-132. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-216690) (PMID:34413184) (PMCID:PMC8380476)
2021
McGlone, Megan and Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2021)
Are young adults with long-standing illness or disability at increased risk of loneliness? evidence from the UK Longitudinal Household Study.
Journal of Public Health Research, 9(4),
1861.
(doi: 10.4081/jphr.2020.1861)
(PMID:33409244)
(PMCID:PMC7771026)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Zucca, Claudia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-8389 and Sweeting, Helen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-5732
(2021)
School climate, peer relationships, and adolescent mental health: a social ecological perspective.
Youth and Society, 53(8),
pp. 1400-1415.
(doi: 10.1177/0044118X20970232)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Barrett, Tyson and Lockhart, Ginger
(2021)
Chronic health conditions and adolescent friendships: perspectives from social network analysis.
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 33(5),
20180293.
(doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2018-0293)
Zucca, Claudia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-8389, Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Hilton, Jeremy and McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416
(2021)
Appraising the implementation of complexity approaches within the Public Health Sector in Scotland. An assessment framework for pre-implementation policy evaluation.
Frontiers in Public Health, 9,
653588.
(doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.653588)
(PMID:34631638)
(PMCID:PMC8492954)
Marquez, Jose and Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2021)
A global decline in adolescents’ subjective well-being: a comparative study exploring patterns of change in the life satisfaction of 15-year-old students in 46 countries.
Child Indicators Research, 14(3),
pp. 1251-1292.
(doi: 10.1007/s12187-020-09788-8)
2020
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Gardani, Maria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-5971, McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416, Sweeting, Helen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-5732, Tranmer, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4779-1570 and Moore, Laurence
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X
(2020)
Mental health disorders and adolescent peer relationships.
Social Science and Medicine, 253,
112973.
(doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112973)
(PMID:32283352)
(PMCID:PMC7248572)
2019
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 and Valente, Thomas W.
(2019)
Perceived social acceptability and longitudinal trends in adolescent cigarette smoking.
Prevention Science, 20(6),
pp. 824-832.
(doi: 10.1007/s11121-018-0945-y)
(PMID:30168036)
2018
Simone, Melissa, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 and Lockhart, Ginger
(2018)
The dynamic relationship between unhealthy weight control and adolescent friendships: a social network approach.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47(7),
pp. 1373-1384.
(doi: 10.1007/s10964-017-0796-z)
(PMID:29250752)
2017
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Barrett, Tyson S. and Lockhart, Ginger
(2017)
Network-behavior dynamics of adolescent friendships, alcohol use, and physical activity.
Health Psychology, 36(6),
pp. 577-586.
(doi: 10.1037/hea0000483)
(PMID:28277703)
Articles
Soe, Y. N. et al. (2025) A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial in three culturally different middle-income countries (ASSIST Global): protocol for a randomised feasibility study. BMJ Open, 15(6), e096963. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096963) (PMID:40545305) (PMCID:PMC12184387)
Anderson, M. et al. (2025) Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0319981. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319981) (PMID:40333665)
Priestley, Michael, Slack, Hannah, Islam, Madiha, Fuhrmann, Delia, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Crook, Sarah, Foster, Juliet, Homer, Sophie and Byrom, Nicola
(2025)
“No one told you life was gonna be this way”: a qualitative exploration of friendship expectations and reality in university life.
Journal of Adolescence,
(doi: 10.1002/jad.12489)
(PMID:40183540)
(Early Online Publication)
Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)
Letina, Srebrenka, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Mccrorie, Paul
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Kirstin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601, Zucca, Claudia, Riddell, Julie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566, Simpson, Sharon Anne
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Moore, Laurence
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416
(2024)
Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing: the importance of the meso-level.
Social Networks, 78,
pp. 119-137.
(doi: 10.1016/j.socnet.2023.12.002)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Thomson, Meigan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9159, Milicev, Jelena
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495, Goodfellow, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Letina, Srebrenka, Bradley, Sarah and McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416
(2024)
Loneliness, social support, and social networks: Urban-rural variation and links to wellbeing in Scotland.
Journal of Public Health,
(doi: 10.1007/s10389-024-02236-9)
(Early Online Publication)
Richardson, Leonie, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Goodfellow, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Milicev, Jelena
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495 and Gardani, Maria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-5971
(2024)
Starting an undergraduate degree amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-method egocentric network study on student loneliness.
PLoS ONE, 19(2),
e0297953.
(doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297953)
(PMID:38306333)
(PMCID:PMC10836688)
Milicev, Jelena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495, Qualter, Pamela, Goodfellow, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Inchley, Joanna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Simpson, Sharon A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Leyland, Alastair H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Kharicha, Kalpa and Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2023)
The prospective relationship between loneliness, life satisfaction, and psychological distress before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK.
Journal of Public Health, 31(9),
pp. 1417-1431.
(doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01719-x)
(PMID:35668719)
(PMCID:PMC9136554)
Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Willis, Malachi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-3990, Inchley, Joanna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Kharicha, Kalpa, Leyland, Alastair H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Qualter, Pamela, Simpson, Sharon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2023)
Mental health and loneliness in Scottish schools: a multilevel analysis of data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study.
British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(2),
pp. 608-625.
(doi: 10.1111/bjep.12581)
(PMID:36683467)
Marquez, J., Goodfellow, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Hardoon, D., Inchley, J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Leyland, A.H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Qualter, P., Simpson, S.A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Long, E.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2023)
Loneliness in young people: a multilevel exploration of social ecological influences and geographic variation.
Journal of Public Health, 45(1),
pp. 109-117.
(doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab402)
(PMID:34999845)
(PMCID:PMC10017088)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Stevens, Sebastian, Topciu, Raluca, Williams, Andrew James, Taylor, Timothy James and Morrissey, Karyn
(2022)
Wellbeing and social network characteristics in rural communities: findings from a cohort in social housing in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
International Journal of Community Well-Being, 5(3),
pp. 559-570.
(doi: 10.1007/s42413-022-00167-5)
(PMID:35611238)
(PMCID:PMC9118807)
Marquez, Jose, Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817 and Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2022)
Cross-country and gender differences in factors associated with population-level declines in adolescent life satisfaction.
Child Indicators Research, 15(4),
pp. 1405-1428.
(doi: 10.1007/s12187-022-09930-8)
Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Hardoon, Deborah, Inchley, Joanna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Leyland, Alastair H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Qualter, Pamela, Simpson, Sharon A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2022)
Loneliness and personal well-being in young people: moderating effects of individual, interpersonal, and community factors.
Journal of Adolescence, 94(4),
pp. 554-568.
(doi: 10.1002/jad.12046)
(PMID:35403218)
(PMCID:PMC9320932)
Thomson, Meigan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9159, Martin, Anne
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Logue, Jennifer
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 and Simpson, Sharon A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768
(2022)
A qualitative exploration of weight management during COVID-19.
Clinical Obesity, 12(3),
e12512.
(doi: 10.1111/cob.12512)
(PMID:35194943)
(PMCID:PMC9286397)
Long, E. et al. (2022) COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on social relationships and health. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(2), pp. 128-132. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-216690) (PMID:34413184) (PMCID:PMC8380476)
McGlone, Megan and Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2021)
Are young adults with long-standing illness or disability at increased risk of loneliness? evidence from the UK Longitudinal Household Study.
Journal of Public Health Research, 9(4),
1861.
(doi: 10.4081/jphr.2020.1861)
(PMID:33409244)
(PMCID:PMC7771026)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Zucca, Claudia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-8389 and Sweeting, Helen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-5732
(2021)
School climate, peer relationships, and adolescent mental health: a social ecological perspective.
Youth and Society, 53(8),
pp. 1400-1415.
(doi: 10.1177/0044118X20970232)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Barrett, Tyson and Lockhart, Ginger
(2021)
Chronic health conditions and adolescent friendships: perspectives from social network analysis.
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 33(5),
20180293.
(doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2018-0293)
Zucca, Claudia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-8389, Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Hilton, Jeremy and McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416
(2021)
Appraising the implementation of complexity approaches within the Public Health Sector in Scotland. An assessment framework for pre-implementation policy evaluation.
Frontiers in Public Health, 9,
653588.
(doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.653588)
(PMID:34631638)
(PMCID:PMC8492954)
Marquez, Jose and Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471
(2021)
A global decline in adolescents’ subjective well-being: a comparative study exploring patterns of change in the life satisfaction of 15-year-old students in 46 countries.
Child Indicators Research, 14(3),
pp. 1251-1292.
(doi: 10.1007/s12187-020-09788-8)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Gardani, Maria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-5971, McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416, Sweeting, Helen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-5732, Tranmer, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4779-1570 and Moore, Laurence
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X
(2020)
Mental health disorders and adolescent peer relationships.
Social Science and Medicine, 253,
112973.
(doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112973)
(PMID:32283352)
(PMCID:PMC7248572)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 and Valente, Thomas W.
(2019)
Perceived social acceptability and longitudinal trends in adolescent cigarette smoking.
Prevention Science, 20(6),
pp. 824-832.
(doi: 10.1007/s11121-018-0945-y)
(PMID:30168036)
Simone, Melissa, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 and Lockhart, Ginger
(2018)
The dynamic relationship between unhealthy weight control and adolescent friendships: a social network approach.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47(7),
pp. 1373-1384.
(doi: 10.1007/s10964-017-0796-z)
(PMID:29250752)
Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Barrett, Tyson S. and Lockhart, Ginger
(2017)
Network-behavior dynamics of adolescent friendships, alcohol use, and physical activity.
Health Psychology, 36(6),
pp. 577-586.
(doi: 10.1037/hea0000483)
(PMID:28277703)
Conference or Workshop Item
Ncube, Nadia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3785-1784, Goodfellow, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416, Allen, James, Cameron, Julie, White, C., Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Riddell, Julie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566 and Elsenbroich, Corinna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-4326
(2024)
Stress, Loneliness & Mental Health stigma: a SOCITS Approach to School Interactions.
Society for Social Medicine & Population Health 68th Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 04-06 Sep 2024.
(doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-SSMabstracts.62)
Anderson, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-9942, Long, Emily
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 and McCann, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416
(2023)
Social Network Characteristics Associated with Physical Activity in Adults Aged 55-75 Living in Two Deprived Communities in Scotland.
7th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2023), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 04-08 Sep 2023.
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Evaluation of the Whole Systems Approach to Obesity
Public Health Wales
2023 - 2025
- SOCITS: A SOCial sITuational Systems approach to measuring and modelling relational influences on adolescent mental health
UK Research and Innovation
2022 - 2025
- Only the Lonely
Medical Research Council
2022 - 2025
- Loneliness and Mental Health in Adolescent and Young Adult Populations
Economic and Social Research Council
2020 - 2021
- Complex systems science: Applications to population health
Medical Research Council
2018 - 2021
Supervision
- Omiridou, Eleni
How do peers influence adolescent health behaviour? Using social network analysis to understand mechanisms in peer-led interventions.