2023

Whitley, E. , Reeve, K. and Benzeval, M. (2023) Tracking the mental health of home-carers during the first COVID-19 national lockdown: evidence from a nationally representative UK survey. Psychological Medicine, 53(3), pp. 1096-1105. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291721002555) (PMID:34108060) (PMCID:PMC8245331)

2022

Whitley, E. , McCartney, G. , Bartley, M. and Benzeval, M. (2022) Examining the impact of different social class mechanisms on health inequalities: a cross-sectional analysis of an all-age UK household panel study. Social Science and Medicine, 31, 115383. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115383) (PMID:36155357)

Whitley, E. , Olsen, J. and Benzeval, M. (2022) Impact of subjective and objective neighbourhood characteristics and individual socioeconomic position on allostatic load: a cross-sectional analysis of an all-age UK household panel study. Health and Place, 78, 102930. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102930) (PMID:36347133)

2021

Niedzwiedz, C. , Benzeval, M., Hainey, K., Leyland, A. and Katikireddi, V. (2021) Psychological distress among people with probable COVID-19 infection: analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. BJPsych Open, 7(3), e104. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.63) (PMID:34001295) (PMCID:PMC8134894)

Robertson, E., Reeve, K. S., Niedzwiedz, C. L. , Moore, J., Blake, M., Green, M. , Katikireddi, S. V. and Benzeval, M. J. (2021) Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK household longitudinal study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 94, pp. 41-50. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.03.008) (PMID:33713824) (PMCID:PMC7946541)

Niedzwiedz, C. L. et al. (2021) Mental health and health behaviours before and during the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown: longitudinal analyses of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75(3), pp. 224-231. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-215060) (PMID:32978210) (PMCID:PMC7892383)

2020

Green, M. J. , Gray, L. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2020) Socioeconomic patterning of vaping by smoking status among UK adults and youth. BMC Public Health, 20, 183. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8270-3) (PMID:32036787) (PMCID:PMC7008571)

Whitley, E. , Benzeval, M. and Popham, F. (2020) Population priorities for successful aging: a randomized vignette experiment. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 75(2), pp. 293-302. (doi: 10.1093/geronb/gby060) (PMID:29878183) (PMCID:PMC6974399)

2018

Green, M.J. , Gray, L. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2018) Associations Between Parental Vaping and Youth Smoking and Vaping in the UK: Cross-sectional Survey Findings. Society for Social Medicine 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 5-7 Sep 2018. A28.1-A28. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-SSMabstracts.57)

Chaparro, M. P., Benzeval, M., Richardson, E. and Mitchell, R. (2018) Neighbourhood deprivation and biomarkers of health in Britain: the mediating role of the physical environment. BMC Public Health, 18, 801. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5667-3) (PMID:29945580) (PMCID:PMC6020450)

Whitley, E. , Benzeval, M. and Popham, F. (2018) Associations of successful aging with socioeconomic position across the life-course: The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Aging and Health, 30(1), pp. 52-74. (doi: 10.1177/0898264316665208) (PMID:27581420) (PMCID:PMC5714158)

2017

Green, M. J. , Leyland, A. H. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2017) Causal effects of transitions to adult roles on early adult smoking and drinking: evidence from three cohorts. Social Science and Medicine, 187, pp. 193-202. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.018) (PMID:28663104) (PMCID:PMC5529289)

Green, M. J. , Espie, C. A., Popham, F. , Robertson, T. and Benzeval, M. (2017) Insomnia symptoms as a cause of type 2 diabetes incidence: a 20 year cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 17, 94. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1268-4) (PMID:28302102) (PMCID:PMC5356374)

2016

Whitley, E. , Deary, I. J., Ritchie, S. J., Batty, G. D., Kumari, M. and Benzeval, M. (2016) Variations in cognitive abilities across the life course: Cross-sectional evidence from Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Intelligence, 59, pp. 39-50. (doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2016.07.001) (PMID:27932853) (PMCID:PMC5127898)

Green, M. J. , Leyland, A. H. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2016) Adolescent smoking and tertiary education: opposing pathways linking socioeconomic background to alcohol consumption. Addiction, 111(8), pp. 1457-1465. (doi: 10.1111/add.13365) (PMID:27162105) (PMCID:PMC4943526)

Green, M. J. , Leyland, A. H. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2016) Socioeconomic position and early adolescent smoking development: evidence from the British Youth Panel Survey (1994-2008). Tobacco Control, 25(2), pp. 203-210. (doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051630) (PMID:25380762) (PMCID:PMC4789819)

Davillas, A., Benzeval, M. and Kumari, M. (2016) Association of adiposity and mental health functioning across the lifespan: findings from understanding society (the UK household longitudinal study). PLoS ONE, 11(2), e0148561. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148561) (PMID:26849046) (PMCID:PMC4744034)

Whitley, E. , Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2016) Comparison of the Rowe-Kahn model of successful aging with self-rated health and life satisfaction: the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Prospective Cohort Study. Gerontologist, 56(6), pp. 1082-1092. (doi: 10.1093/geront/gnv054) (PMID:26970606) (PMCID:PMC5181386)

2015

Britton, A., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Benzeval, M., Kuh, D. and Bell, S. (2015) Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies. BMC Medicine, 13, 47. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-015-0273-z) (PMID:25858476) (PMCID:PMC4351673)

2014

Hannah, M.-K. , Benzeval, M., and Popham, F. (2014) Social patterning of physical activity over the lifecourse: evidence from three age cohorts in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study. European Journal of Public Health, 24(S2), (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku151.100)

Shaw, R. J. , Benzeval, M. and Popham, F. (2014) To what extent do financial strain and labour force status explain social class inequalities in self-rated health? Analysis of 20 countries in the European Social Survey. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e110362. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110362) (PMID:25313462) (PMCID:PMC4196960)

Klabbers, G., Bosma, H., Kempen, G., Benzeval, M., Van den Akker, M. and Van Eijk, J. T. M. (2014) Do psychosocial profiles predict self-rated health, morbidity and mortality in late middle-aged and older people? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37(3), pp. 357-368. (doi: 10.1007/s10865-013-9493-x)

Green, M. J. , Espie, C. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Social class and gender patterning of insomnia symptoms and psychiatric distress: a 20-year prospective cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 14(152), (doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-152)

Sweeting, H. , Bhaskar, A., Benzeval, M., Popham, F. and Hunt, K. (2014) Changing gender roles and attitudes and their implications for well-being around the new millennium. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 49(5), pp. 791-809. (doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0730-y)

Whitley, E. , Batty, D., Hunt, K. , Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2014) The role of health behaviours across the life-course in the socioeconomic patterning of all-cause mortality: the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Prospective Cohort Study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 47(2), pp. 148-157. (doi: 10.1007/s12160-013-9539-x)

Benzeval, M., Bond, L., Campbell, M. , Egan, M., Lorenc, T., Petticrew, M. and Popham, F. (2014) How does money influence health? Project Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York.

Campbell, M. , Egan, M., Lorenc, T., Bond, L., Popham, F. , Fenton, C. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Considering methodological options for reviews of theory: illustrated by a review of theories linking income and health. Systematic Reviews, 3, 114. (doi: 10.1186/2046-4053-3-114) (PMID:25312937) (PMCID:PMC4208031)

Cooper, R. et al. (2014) OP02 Grip strength across the life course: normative data from twelve British studies. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(Sup 1), A4-A5. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2014-204726.5)

Robertson, A. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Do mismatches between pre- and post-natal environments influence adult physiological functioning? PLoS ONE, 9(1), e86953. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086953) (PMID:24498001) (PMCID:PMC3908925)

Robertson, T., Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Socioeconomic position across the lifecourse & allostatic load: data from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 cohort study. BMC Public Health, 14(184), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-184)

Shaw, R. J. , Green, M. , Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Differences in adiposity trajectories by birth cohort and childhood social class: evidence from cohorts born in the 1930s, 1950s and 1970s in the west of Scotland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(6), pp. 550-556. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203551)

2013

Green, M. J. and Benzeval, M. (2013) The development of socioeconomic inequalities in anxiety and depression symptoms over the lifecourse. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48(12), pp. 1951-1961. (doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0720-0)

Carroll, D., Phillips, A., Der, G. , Hunt, K. , Bibbey, A., Benzeval, M. and Ginty, A.T. (2013) Low forced expiratory volume is associated with blunted cardiac reactions to acute psychological stress in a community sample of middle-aged men and women. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 90(1), pp. 17-20. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.10.005)

Popham, F. , Skivington, K. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Why do those out of work because of sickness or disability have a high mortality risk? Evidence from a Scottish cohort. European Journal of Public Health, 23(4), pp. 629-635. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cks164)

Green, M. , Leyland, A.H. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Socioeconomic position and adolescent trajectories in smoking, drinking, and psychiatric distress. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(2), 202-208.e2. (doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.02.023)

Benzeval, M., Green, M.J. and Macintyre, S. (2013) Does perceived physical attractiveness in adolescence predict better socioeconomic position in adulthood? Evidence from 20 years of follow up in a population cohort study. PLoS ONE, 8(5), e63975. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063975) (PMID:23717520) (PMCID:PMC3661660)

Gray, L. , Leyland, A.H., Benzeval, M. and Watt, G.C.M. (2013) Explaining the social patterning of lung function in adulthood at different ages: the roles of childhood precursors, health behaviours and environmental factors. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67, pp. 905-911. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201704)

Green, M. , Leyland, A. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2013) OP06 opposing processes contingent on early smoking: a cross-cohort comparison of socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol use across the youth-to-adult transition. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(Sup 1), A6-A6. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203126.6)

Hannah, M. K. , Batty, G. D. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Common mental disorders and mortality in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: comparing the General Health Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(7), pp. 558-563. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201927)

Phillips, A.C., Robertson, T., Carroll, D., Der, G. , Shiels, P.G., McGlynn, L. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Do symptoms of depression predict telomere length? Evidence from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 75(3), pp. 288-296. (doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318289e6b5)

Robertson, T., Batty, G.S., Der, G., Fenton, C., Shiels, P.G. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Is socioeconomic status associated with biological aging as measured by telomere length? Epidemiologic Reviews, 35(1), pp. 98-111. (doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxs001)

Shaw, R. , Green, M. , Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2013) How do Adiposity Trajectories Bary by Birth Cohort and Parental Social Class? Evidence From the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. Society for Social Medicine 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brighton, UK, 11-13 Sep 2013. A30. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203126.62)

2012

Carroll, D., Ginty, A.T., Der, G. , Hunt, K. , Benzeval, M. and Phillips, A.C. (2012) Increased blood pressure reactions to acute mental stress are associated with 16-year cardiovascular disease mortality. Psychophysiology, 49(10), pp. 1444-1448. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01463.x)

Robertson, T., Batty, G.D., Der, G., Green, M.J., McGlynn, L.M., McIntyre, A., Shiels, P.G. and Benzeval, M. (2012) Is telomere length socially patterned? Evidence from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study. PLoS ONE, 7(7), e41805. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041805) (PMID:22844525) (PMCID:PMC3402400)

Brown, D., O'Reilly, D., Gayle, V., Macintyre, S., Benzeval, M. and Leyland, A.H. (2012) Socio-demographic and health characteristics of individuals left behind in deprived and declining areas in Scotland. Health and Place, 18(2), pp. 440-444. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.01.002)

Ellaway, A., Benzeval, M., Green, M., Leyland, A. and Macintyre, S. (2012) "Getting sicker quicker": does living in a more deprived neighbourhood mean your health deteriorates faster? Health and Place, 18(2), pp. 132-137. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.005)

David Batty, G., Bhaskar, A., Emslie, C., Benzeval, M., Der, G. , Lewars, H. and Hunt, K. (2012) Association of life course socioeconomic disadvantage with future problem drinking and heavy drinking: gender differentials in the west of Scotland. International Journal of Public Health, 57(1), pp. 119-126. (doi: 10.1007/s00038-011-0270-8)

Batty, G. D., Bhaskar, A., Emslie, C., Benzeval, M., Der, G. , Lewars, H. and Hunt, K. (2012) Erratum to: Association of life course socioeconomic disadvantage with future problem drinking and heavy drinking: gender differentials in the west of Scotland. International Journal of Public Health, 57(1), p. 247. (doi: 10.1007/s00038-011-0285-1)

Brown, D., Benzeval, M., Gayle, V., Macintyre, S., O'Reilly, D. and Leyland, A.H. (2012) Childhood residential mobility and health in late adolescence and adulthood: findings from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(10), pp. 942-950. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2011-200316)

Der, G., Batty, G.D., Benzeval, M., Deary, I.J., Green, M.J., McGlynn, L., McIntyre, A., Robertson, T. and Shiels, P.G. (2012) Is telomere length a biomarker for aging: cross-sectional evidence from the west of Scotland? PLoS ONE, 7(9), e45166. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045166) (PMID:23028820) (PMCID:PMC3454419)

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Lorimer, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Wyke, S. (2012) Words and context matter [Rapid Response]. British Medical Journal, 344(e1370),

Green, M.J., Espie, C.A., Hunt, K. and Benzeval, M. (2012) The longitudinal course of insomnia symptoms: inequalities by sex and occupational class among two different age cohorts followed for 20 Years in the West of Scotland. SLEEP, 35(6), 815-823D. (doi: 10.5665/sleep.1882)

Whitley, E. , Deary, I.J., Der, G. , Batty, G.D. and Benzeval, M. (2012) Paternal age in relation to offspring intelligence in the West of Scotland twenty-07 prospective cohort study. PLoS ONE, 7(12), e52112. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052112)

2011

Carroll, D., Phillips, A.C., Der, G. , Hunt, K. and Benzeval, M. (2011) Blood pressure reactions to acute mental stress and future blood pressure status: data from the 12-Year follow-up of the West of Scotland study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73(9), pp. 737-742. (doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182359808)

Maxwell, F., McGlynn, L.M., Muir, H.C., Talwar, D., Benzeval, M., Robertson, T., Roxburgh, C.S., McMillan, D. , Horgan, P.G. and Shiels, P. (2011) Telomere attrition and decreased Fetuin A levels indicate accelerated biological ageing and are implicated in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 17(17), pp. 5573-5581. (doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-3271)

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Lorimer, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Wyke, S. (2011) Words matter: a qualitative investigation of which weight status terms are acceptable and motivate weight loss when used by health professionals. BMC Public Health, 11(513), pp. 1-9. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-513)

Wills, A. K. et al. (2011) Life course trajectories of systolic blood pressure using longitudinal data from eight UK cohorts. PLoS Medicine, 8(6), e1000440. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000440) (PMID:21695075) (PMCID:PMC3114857)

Benzeval, M., Green, M.J. and Leyland, A.H. (2011) Do social inequalities in health widen or converge with age? Longitudinal evidence from three cohorts in the West of Scotland. BMC Public Health, 11(947), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-947)

Booker, C.L., Harding, S. and Benzeval, M. (2011) A systematic review of the effect of retention methods in population-based cohort studies. BMC Public Health, 11(1), p. 249. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-249)

Fuller, N., Green, M.J. and Benzeval, M. (2011) The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community - The Use of Bioimpedance Analysis for the Measurement of Body Composition in Wave 5. Working Paper. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

Green, M. and Benzeval, M. (2011) Ageing, social class and common mental disorders: longitudinal evidence from three cohorts in the West of Scotland. Psychological Medicine, 41(3), pp. 565-574. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291710000851)

Lorimer, K., Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Wyke, S. , Anderson, A.S. and Benzeval, M. (2011) Response to written feedback of clinical data within a longitudinal study: a qualitative study exploring the ethical implications. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11(10), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-10)

Phillips, A.C., Der, G. , Shipton, D. and Benzeval, M. (2011) Prospective associations between cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress and change in physical disability in a large community sample. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 81(3), pp. 332-337. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.08.002)

Seaman, S. and Benzeval, M. (2011) The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community - Inverse Probability Weights for Wave 5. Working Paper. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

2010

Wyke, S. , Hunt, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Gray, C.M. (2010) Response to Being Informed of Weight Status and Body Fat Composition: Understandings, Reactions and Motivations to Achieve a Healthy Weight. Project Report. Cancer Research UK. (Unpublished)

Batty, G.D., Deary, I.J., Benzeval, M. and Der, G. (2010) Does IQ predict cardiovascular disease mortality as strongly as established risk factors? Comparison of effect estimates using the West of Scotland Twenty-07 cohort study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 17(1), pp. 24-27. (doi: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328321311b)

Brown, D., O'Reilly, D., Boyle, P.J., Macintyre, S., Benzeval, M. and Leyland, A.H. (2010) 041 Childhood residential stability and health status in early adulthood and midlife. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64(Suppl), A16-A17. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2010.120956.41)

Lorimer, K., Green, M. , Shipton, D. and Benzeval, M. (2010) The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community - Wave 5 Fieldwork Report, 2007/8. Working Paper. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

2009

Benzeval, M., Der, G., Ellaway, A., Hunt, K., Sweeting, H., West, P. and Macintyre, S. (2009) Cohort profile: West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: health in the community. International Journal of Epidemiology, 38(5), pp. 1215-1223. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyn213)

2008

Batty, G.D., Lewars, H., Emslie, C., Benzeval, M. and Hunt, K. (2008) Problem drinking and exceeding guidelines for 'sensible' alcohol consumption in Scottish men: associations with life course socioeconomic disadvantage in a population-based cohort study. BMC Public Health, 8(302), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-302)

2007

Benzeval, M. et al. (2007) West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community: Wave 5 Fieldwork Protocol. Project Report. MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

2005

Bauld, L., Judge, K., Barnes, M., Benzeval, M., Mackenzie, M. and Sullivan, H. (2005) Promoting social change: the experience of health action zones in England. Journal of Social Policy, 34(3), pp. 427-445. (doi: 10.1017/S0047279405008858)

Barnes, M., Bauld, L., Benzeval, M., Judge, K., Mackenzie, M. and Sullivan, H. (Eds.) (2005) Health Action Zones: Partnerships for Health Equity. Routledge: London. ISBN 9780415325516

Bauld, L., Benzeval, M., Judge, K., MacKinnon, J. and Sullivan, H. (2005) Assessing the impact of health action zones. In: Barnes, M., Bauld, L., Benzeval, M., Judge, K., Mackenzie, M. and Sullivan, H. (eds.) Health Action Zones: Partnerships for Health Equity. Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415325509

Mackenzie, M. , Lawson, L., Mackinnon, J. and Meth, F. (2005) Local strategies for whole systems change. In: Barnes, M., Bauld, L., Benzeval, M., Judge, K., Mackenzie, M. and Sullivan, H. (eds.) Health Action Zones: Partnerships for Health Equity. Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415325509

2001

Benzeval, M. and Judge, K. (2001) Income and health: the time dimension. Social Science and Medicine, 52, pp. 1371-1390.

Articles

Whitley, E. , Reeve, K. and Benzeval, M. (2023) Tracking the mental health of home-carers during the first COVID-19 national lockdown: evidence from a nationally representative UK survey. Psychological Medicine, 53(3), pp. 1096-1105. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291721002555) (PMID:34108060) (PMCID:PMC8245331)

Whitley, E. , McCartney, G. , Bartley, M. and Benzeval, M. (2022) Examining the impact of different social class mechanisms on health inequalities: a cross-sectional analysis of an all-age UK household panel study. Social Science and Medicine, 31, 115383. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115383) (PMID:36155357)

Whitley, E. , Olsen, J. and Benzeval, M. (2022) Impact of subjective and objective neighbourhood characteristics and individual socioeconomic position on allostatic load: a cross-sectional analysis of an all-age UK household panel study. Health and Place, 78, 102930. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102930) (PMID:36347133)

Niedzwiedz, C. , Benzeval, M., Hainey, K., Leyland, A. and Katikireddi, V. (2021) Psychological distress among people with probable COVID-19 infection: analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. BJPsych Open, 7(3), e104. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.63) (PMID:34001295) (PMCID:PMC8134894)

Robertson, E., Reeve, K. S., Niedzwiedz, C. L. , Moore, J., Blake, M., Green, M. , Katikireddi, S. V. and Benzeval, M. J. (2021) Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK household longitudinal study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 94, pp. 41-50. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.03.008) (PMID:33713824) (PMCID:PMC7946541)

Niedzwiedz, C. L. et al. (2021) Mental health and health behaviours before and during the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown: longitudinal analyses of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75(3), pp. 224-231. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-215060) (PMID:32978210) (PMCID:PMC7892383)

Green, M. J. , Gray, L. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2020) Socioeconomic patterning of vaping by smoking status among UK adults and youth. BMC Public Health, 20, 183. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8270-3) (PMID:32036787) (PMCID:PMC7008571)

Whitley, E. , Benzeval, M. and Popham, F. (2020) Population priorities for successful aging: a randomized vignette experiment. Journal of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 75(2), pp. 293-302. (doi: 10.1093/geronb/gby060) (PMID:29878183) (PMCID:PMC6974399)

Chaparro, M. P., Benzeval, M., Richardson, E. and Mitchell, R. (2018) Neighbourhood deprivation and biomarkers of health in Britain: the mediating role of the physical environment. BMC Public Health, 18, 801. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5667-3) (PMID:29945580) (PMCID:PMC6020450)

Whitley, E. , Benzeval, M. and Popham, F. (2018) Associations of successful aging with socioeconomic position across the life-course: The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Aging and Health, 30(1), pp. 52-74. (doi: 10.1177/0898264316665208) (PMID:27581420) (PMCID:PMC5714158)

Green, M. J. , Leyland, A. H. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2017) Causal effects of transitions to adult roles on early adult smoking and drinking: evidence from three cohorts. Social Science and Medicine, 187, pp. 193-202. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.018) (PMID:28663104) (PMCID:PMC5529289)

Green, M. J. , Espie, C. A., Popham, F. , Robertson, T. and Benzeval, M. (2017) Insomnia symptoms as a cause of type 2 diabetes incidence: a 20 year cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 17, 94. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1268-4) (PMID:28302102) (PMCID:PMC5356374)

Whitley, E. , Deary, I. J., Ritchie, S. J., Batty, G. D., Kumari, M. and Benzeval, M. (2016) Variations in cognitive abilities across the life course: Cross-sectional evidence from Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Intelligence, 59, pp. 39-50. (doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2016.07.001) (PMID:27932853) (PMCID:PMC5127898)

Green, M. J. , Leyland, A. H. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2016) Adolescent smoking and tertiary education: opposing pathways linking socioeconomic background to alcohol consumption. Addiction, 111(8), pp. 1457-1465. (doi: 10.1111/add.13365) (PMID:27162105) (PMCID:PMC4943526)

Green, M. J. , Leyland, A. H. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2016) Socioeconomic position and early adolescent smoking development: evidence from the British Youth Panel Survey (1994-2008). Tobacco Control, 25(2), pp. 203-210. (doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051630) (PMID:25380762) (PMCID:PMC4789819)

Davillas, A., Benzeval, M. and Kumari, M. (2016) Association of adiposity and mental health functioning across the lifespan: findings from understanding society (the UK household longitudinal study). PLoS ONE, 11(2), e0148561. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148561) (PMID:26849046) (PMCID:PMC4744034)

Whitley, E. , Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2016) Comparison of the Rowe-Kahn model of successful aging with self-rated health and life satisfaction: the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Prospective Cohort Study. Gerontologist, 56(6), pp. 1082-1092. (doi: 10.1093/geront/gnv054) (PMID:26970606) (PMCID:PMC5181386)

Britton, A., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Benzeval, M., Kuh, D. and Bell, S. (2015) Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies. BMC Medicine, 13, 47. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-015-0273-z) (PMID:25858476) (PMCID:PMC4351673)

Hannah, M.-K. , Benzeval, M., and Popham, F. (2014) Social patterning of physical activity over the lifecourse: evidence from three age cohorts in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study. European Journal of Public Health, 24(S2), (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku151.100)

Shaw, R. J. , Benzeval, M. and Popham, F. (2014) To what extent do financial strain and labour force status explain social class inequalities in self-rated health? Analysis of 20 countries in the European Social Survey. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e110362. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110362) (PMID:25313462) (PMCID:PMC4196960)

Klabbers, G., Bosma, H., Kempen, G., Benzeval, M., Van den Akker, M. and Van Eijk, J. T. M. (2014) Do psychosocial profiles predict self-rated health, morbidity and mortality in late middle-aged and older people? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37(3), pp. 357-368. (doi: 10.1007/s10865-013-9493-x)

Green, M. J. , Espie, C. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Social class and gender patterning of insomnia symptoms and psychiatric distress: a 20-year prospective cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 14(152), (doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-152)

Sweeting, H. , Bhaskar, A., Benzeval, M., Popham, F. and Hunt, K. (2014) Changing gender roles and attitudes and their implications for well-being around the new millennium. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 49(5), pp. 791-809. (doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0730-y)

Whitley, E. , Batty, D., Hunt, K. , Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2014) The role of health behaviours across the life-course in the socioeconomic patterning of all-cause mortality: the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Prospective Cohort Study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 47(2), pp. 148-157. (doi: 10.1007/s12160-013-9539-x)

Campbell, M. , Egan, M., Lorenc, T., Bond, L., Popham, F. , Fenton, C. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Considering methodological options for reviews of theory: illustrated by a review of theories linking income and health. Systematic Reviews, 3, 114. (doi: 10.1186/2046-4053-3-114) (PMID:25312937) (PMCID:PMC4208031)

Cooper, R. et al. (2014) OP02 Grip strength across the life course: normative data from twelve British studies. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(Sup 1), A4-A5. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2014-204726.5)

Robertson, A. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Do mismatches between pre- and post-natal environments influence adult physiological functioning? PLoS ONE, 9(1), e86953. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086953) (PMID:24498001) (PMCID:PMC3908925)

Robertson, T., Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Socioeconomic position across the lifecourse & allostatic load: data from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 cohort study. BMC Public Health, 14(184), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-184)

Shaw, R. J. , Green, M. , Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2014) Differences in adiposity trajectories by birth cohort and childhood social class: evidence from cohorts born in the 1930s, 1950s and 1970s in the west of Scotland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(6), pp. 550-556. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203551)

Green, M. J. and Benzeval, M. (2013) The development of socioeconomic inequalities in anxiety and depression symptoms over the lifecourse. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48(12), pp. 1951-1961. (doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0720-0)

Carroll, D., Phillips, A., Der, G. , Hunt, K. , Bibbey, A., Benzeval, M. and Ginty, A.T. (2013) Low forced expiratory volume is associated with blunted cardiac reactions to acute psychological stress in a community sample of middle-aged men and women. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 90(1), pp. 17-20. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.10.005)

Popham, F. , Skivington, K. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Why do those out of work because of sickness or disability have a high mortality risk? Evidence from a Scottish cohort. European Journal of Public Health, 23(4), pp. 629-635. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cks164)

Green, M. , Leyland, A.H. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Socioeconomic position and adolescent trajectories in smoking, drinking, and psychiatric distress. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(2), 202-208.e2. (doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.02.023)

Benzeval, M., Green, M.J. and Macintyre, S. (2013) Does perceived physical attractiveness in adolescence predict better socioeconomic position in adulthood? Evidence from 20 years of follow up in a population cohort study. PLoS ONE, 8(5), e63975. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063975) (PMID:23717520) (PMCID:PMC3661660)

Gray, L. , Leyland, A.H., Benzeval, M. and Watt, G.C.M. (2013) Explaining the social patterning of lung function in adulthood at different ages: the roles of childhood precursors, health behaviours and environmental factors. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67, pp. 905-911. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201704)

Green, M. , Leyland, A. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2013) OP06 opposing processes contingent on early smoking: a cross-cohort comparison of socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol use across the youth-to-adult transition. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(Sup 1), A6-A6. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203126.6)

Hannah, M. K. , Batty, G. D. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Common mental disorders and mortality in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: comparing the General Health Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(7), pp. 558-563. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201927)

Phillips, A.C., Robertson, T., Carroll, D., Der, G. , Shiels, P.G., McGlynn, L. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Do symptoms of depression predict telomere length? Evidence from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 75(3), pp. 288-296. (doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318289e6b5)

Robertson, T., Batty, G.S., Der, G., Fenton, C., Shiels, P.G. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Is socioeconomic status associated with biological aging as measured by telomere length? Epidemiologic Reviews, 35(1), pp. 98-111. (doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxs001)

Carroll, D., Ginty, A.T., Der, G. , Hunt, K. , Benzeval, M. and Phillips, A.C. (2012) Increased blood pressure reactions to acute mental stress are associated with 16-year cardiovascular disease mortality. Psychophysiology, 49(10), pp. 1444-1448. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01463.x)

Robertson, T., Batty, G.D., Der, G., Green, M.J., McGlynn, L.M., McIntyre, A., Shiels, P.G. and Benzeval, M. (2012) Is telomere length socially patterned? Evidence from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study. PLoS ONE, 7(7), e41805. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041805) (PMID:22844525) (PMCID:PMC3402400)

Brown, D., O'Reilly, D., Gayle, V., Macintyre, S., Benzeval, M. and Leyland, A.H. (2012) Socio-demographic and health characteristics of individuals left behind in deprived and declining areas in Scotland. Health and Place, 18(2), pp. 440-444. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.01.002)

Ellaway, A., Benzeval, M., Green, M., Leyland, A. and Macintyre, S. (2012) "Getting sicker quicker": does living in a more deprived neighbourhood mean your health deteriorates faster? Health and Place, 18(2), pp. 132-137. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.005)

David Batty, G., Bhaskar, A., Emslie, C., Benzeval, M., Der, G. , Lewars, H. and Hunt, K. (2012) Association of life course socioeconomic disadvantage with future problem drinking and heavy drinking: gender differentials in the west of Scotland. International Journal of Public Health, 57(1), pp. 119-126. (doi: 10.1007/s00038-011-0270-8)

Batty, G. D., Bhaskar, A., Emslie, C., Benzeval, M., Der, G. , Lewars, H. and Hunt, K. (2012) Erratum to: Association of life course socioeconomic disadvantage with future problem drinking and heavy drinking: gender differentials in the west of Scotland. International Journal of Public Health, 57(1), p. 247. (doi: 10.1007/s00038-011-0285-1)

Brown, D., Benzeval, M., Gayle, V., Macintyre, S., O'Reilly, D. and Leyland, A.H. (2012) Childhood residential mobility and health in late adolescence and adulthood: findings from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(10), pp. 942-950. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2011-200316)

Der, G., Batty, G.D., Benzeval, M., Deary, I.J., Green, M.J., McGlynn, L., McIntyre, A., Robertson, T. and Shiels, P.G. (2012) Is telomere length a biomarker for aging: cross-sectional evidence from the west of Scotland? PLoS ONE, 7(9), e45166. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045166) (PMID:23028820) (PMCID:PMC3454419)

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Lorimer, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Wyke, S. (2012) Words and context matter [Rapid Response]. British Medical Journal, 344(e1370),

Green, M.J., Espie, C.A., Hunt, K. and Benzeval, M. (2012) The longitudinal course of insomnia symptoms: inequalities by sex and occupational class among two different age cohorts followed for 20 Years in the West of Scotland. SLEEP, 35(6), 815-823D. (doi: 10.5665/sleep.1882)

Whitley, E. , Deary, I.J., Der, G. , Batty, G.D. and Benzeval, M. (2012) Paternal age in relation to offspring intelligence in the West of Scotland twenty-07 prospective cohort study. PLoS ONE, 7(12), e52112. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052112)

Carroll, D., Phillips, A.C., Der, G. , Hunt, K. and Benzeval, M. (2011) Blood pressure reactions to acute mental stress and future blood pressure status: data from the 12-Year follow-up of the West of Scotland study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73(9), pp. 737-742. (doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182359808)

Maxwell, F., McGlynn, L.M., Muir, H.C., Talwar, D., Benzeval, M., Robertson, T., Roxburgh, C.S., McMillan, D. , Horgan, P.G. and Shiels, P. (2011) Telomere attrition and decreased Fetuin A levels indicate accelerated biological ageing and are implicated in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 17(17), pp. 5573-5581. (doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-3271)

Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Lorimer, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Wyke, S. (2011) Words matter: a qualitative investigation of which weight status terms are acceptable and motivate weight loss when used by health professionals. BMC Public Health, 11(513), pp. 1-9. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-513)

Wills, A. K. et al. (2011) Life course trajectories of systolic blood pressure using longitudinal data from eight UK cohorts. PLoS Medicine, 8(6), e1000440. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000440) (PMID:21695075) (PMCID:PMC3114857)

Benzeval, M., Green, M.J. and Leyland, A.H. (2011) Do social inequalities in health widen or converge with age? Longitudinal evidence from three cohorts in the West of Scotland. BMC Public Health, 11(947), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-947)

Booker, C.L., Harding, S. and Benzeval, M. (2011) A systematic review of the effect of retention methods in population-based cohort studies. BMC Public Health, 11(1), p. 249. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-249)

Green, M. and Benzeval, M. (2011) Ageing, social class and common mental disorders: longitudinal evidence from three cohorts in the West of Scotland. Psychological Medicine, 41(3), pp. 565-574. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291710000851)

Lorimer, K., Gray, C.M. , Hunt, K., Wyke, S. , Anderson, A.S. and Benzeval, M. (2011) Response to written feedback of clinical data within a longitudinal study: a qualitative study exploring the ethical implications. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11(10), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-10)

Phillips, A.C., Der, G. , Shipton, D. and Benzeval, M. (2011) Prospective associations between cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress and change in physical disability in a large community sample. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 81(3), pp. 332-337. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.08.002)

Batty, G.D., Deary, I.J., Benzeval, M. and Der, G. (2010) Does IQ predict cardiovascular disease mortality as strongly as established risk factors? Comparison of effect estimates using the West of Scotland Twenty-07 cohort study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 17(1), pp. 24-27. (doi: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328321311b)

Brown, D., O'Reilly, D., Boyle, P.J., Macintyre, S., Benzeval, M. and Leyland, A.H. (2010) 041 Childhood residential stability and health status in early adulthood and midlife. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64(Suppl), A16-A17. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2010.120956.41)

Benzeval, M., Der, G., Ellaway, A., Hunt, K., Sweeting, H., West, P. and Macintyre, S. (2009) Cohort profile: West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: health in the community. International Journal of Epidemiology, 38(5), pp. 1215-1223. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyn213)

Batty, G.D., Lewars, H., Emslie, C., Benzeval, M. and Hunt, K. (2008) Problem drinking and exceeding guidelines for 'sensible' alcohol consumption in Scottish men: associations with life course socioeconomic disadvantage in a population-based cohort study. BMC Public Health, 8(302), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-302)

Bauld, L., Judge, K., Barnes, M., Benzeval, M., Mackenzie, M. and Sullivan, H. (2005) Promoting social change: the experience of health action zones in England. Journal of Social Policy, 34(3), pp. 427-445. (doi: 10.1017/S0047279405008858)

Benzeval, M. and Judge, K. (2001) Income and health: the time dimension. Social Science and Medicine, 52, pp. 1371-1390.

Book Sections

Bauld, L., Benzeval, M., Judge, K., MacKinnon, J. and Sullivan, H. (2005) Assessing the impact of health action zones. In: Barnes, M., Bauld, L., Benzeval, M., Judge, K., Mackenzie, M. and Sullivan, H. (eds.) Health Action Zones: Partnerships for Health Equity. Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415325509

Mackenzie, M. , Lawson, L., Mackinnon, J. and Meth, F. (2005) Local strategies for whole systems change. In: Barnes, M., Bauld, L., Benzeval, M., Judge, K., Mackenzie, M. and Sullivan, H. (eds.) Health Action Zones: Partnerships for Health Equity. Routledge: London, UK. ISBN 9780415325509

Edited Books

Barnes, M., Bauld, L., Benzeval, M., Judge, K., Mackenzie, M. and Sullivan, H. (Eds.) (2005) Health Action Zones: Partnerships for Health Equity. Routledge: London. ISBN 9780415325516

Research Reports or Papers

Benzeval, M., Bond, L., Campbell, M. , Egan, M., Lorenc, T., Petticrew, M. and Popham, F. (2014) How does money influence health? Project Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York.

Fuller, N., Green, M.J. and Benzeval, M. (2011) The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community - The Use of Bioimpedance Analysis for the Measurement of Body Composition in Wave 5. Working Paper. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

Seaman, S. and Benzeval, M. (2011) The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community - Inverse Probability Weights for Wave 5. Working Paper. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

Wyke, S. , Hunt, K., Anderson, A.S., Benzeval, M. and Gray, C.M. (2010) Response to Being Informed of Weight Status and Body Fat Composition: Understandings, Reactions and Motivations to Achieve a Healthy Weight. Project Report. Cancer Research UK. (Unpublished)

Lorimer, K., Green, M. , Shipton, D. and Benzeval, M. (2010) The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community - Wave 5 Fieldwork Report, 2007/8. Working Paper. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

Benzeval, M. et al. (2007) West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community: Wave 5 Fieldwork Protocol. Project Report. MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow.

Conference or Workshop Item

Green, M.J. , Gray, L. , Sweeting, H. and Benzeval, M. (2018) Associations Between Parental Vaping and Youth Smoking and Vaping in the UK: Cross-sectional Survey Findings. Society for Social Medicine 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 5-7 Sep 2018. A28.1-A28. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-SSMabstracts.57)

Shaw, R. , Green, M. , Popham, F. and Benzeval, M. (2013) How do Adiposity Trajectories Bary by Birth Cohort and Parental Social Class? Evidence From the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. Society for Social Medicine 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brighton, UK, 11-13 Sep 2013. A30. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203126.62)