Research Interests

Eating behaviour and obesity
I am interested in the control and loss of control over eating, aspects of weight concern, the development of dietary habits in childhood and the medical and surgical management of obesity.

Communication in the consultation
I am involved in research exploring how the language used in the consultation can influence patients in terms of their beliefs about their health problem, their behaviour and satisfaction.

Women’s health
My research also focuses on aspects of women’s health including the psychological impact of abortion, women’s experience of miscarriage and their experiences of pregnancy and birth

On going projects

• Food intolerance in Primary Care
• The psychological consequences of obesity surgery
• Choice and control: when is choice a good thing?
• The psychological impact of obesity medication
• Sustained behaviour change
• The use of language in the consultation
• The role of the home environment in explaining children’s diets

Measures

• Exercise Dependence Questionnaire
• Parental covert and overt control over their children's diet
• The psychological impact of obesity surgery
• Children’s snacking behaviour
• Parent’s snacking behaviour
• Beliefs about obesity
• Beliefs about heart failure

Publications

Authored books

Ogden, J. (1992) Fat Chance! The Myth of Dieting Explained. Routledge: London. Translated into Portuguese (1993)

Ogden, J. (1996) Health Psychology: a textbook: Open University Press: Buckingham
1st edition. (1996) Translated into Portuguese (1998).
2nd edition. (2000). Translated into Greek (2000).
3rd edition (2004). Translated in Chinese (2007).
4th edition (2007).

Ogden, J. (2002) Health and the construction of the individual. Routledge: London.

Ogden, J. (2003) The psychology of eating: From healthy to disordered behaviour. Blackwell: US / UK. Translated into Spanish (2004).
2nd Edition (2009)

Ogden J. (ed) (2007). Essential readings in health psychology. Open University Press: Buckingham.

Edited books

I am the series editor for a series of Health Psychology books for Wiley. So far we have published books on childhood eczema, skin problems, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, headache, diabetes, breast cancer and the menopause.

Refereed papers

Perner, J., Ogden, J. (1988) Knowledge for hunger: Children's problems with representation in imputing mental states. The International Journal of Cognition, 29. 47-61.

Wardle, J., Ogden, J. (1988). Cognitive and physiological effects on hunger and food intake. The Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 575, 585-587.

Ogden, J., Wardle, J. (1990) Cognitive restraint and sensitivity to cues for hunger and satiety. Physiology and Behaviour. 47, 477-481.

Ogden, J., Wardle, J (1990) Control of eating and attributional style. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 29, 445-446.

Ogden, J., Wardle, J (1991) Cognitive and Emotional Responses to Food. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 10, 297-311.

Wardle, J., Marsland, L., Sheiki,Y., Quinn, M., Fedoroff, I., Ogden, J. (1992) Eating style and Eating behaviour in adolescents. Appetite, 18, 167-183.

Ogden, J. (1993) The Measurement of Restraint - confounding success and failure ? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 13, 69-76.

Ogden, J., Greville, L. (1993). Cognitive changes to preloading in restrained and unrestrained eaters as measured by the Stroop task. International Journal of Eating Disorders 14, 185-196.

Ogden, J. (1994). Restraint theory and its implications for obesity treatment. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, An International Journal of Theory and Practice. 1, 191-201.

Ogden, J. (1994). The effects of smoking cessation, restrained eating, and motivational states on food intake in the laboratory. Health Psychology. 13, 114-121.

Ogden, J., Fox, P. (1994) An examination of the use of smoking for weight control in restrained and unrestrained eaters. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 16, 177-186.

Ward, E, Ogden, J. (1994) Experiencing vaginismus - sufferers beliefs about causes and effects. Journal of Sexual and Marital Therapy. 9, 33-45.

Ogden, J., Mann, J., Eves, F. (1994) The effect of health information on knowledge, health beliefs and screening behaviour for Cervical Cancer. International Journal of Health Sciences 5, 15-20.

Ogden, J. (1995) Psychosocial theory and the creation of the risky self. Social Science and Medicine. 40, 411-414.

Ogden, J., Ward, E. (1995) Help seeking behaviour in sufferers of vaginismus. Journal of Sexual and Marital Therapy. 10, 23-30.

Ogden, J., Harden, J. (1995) Beliefs about condoms in 12/13 and 16/17 year olds. AIDS Care, 7, 205-210.

Ogden, J. (1995) Changing the subject of Health Psychology. Psychology and Health, 10, 257-165 (with 6 commentaries).

Ogden, J., Knight, D. (1995) Attributions for illness and treatment interventions in community nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing 22, 290-293.

Ogden, J. (1995) Cognitive and motivational consequence of dieting. European Eating Disorders Review, 24, 228-241.

Ogden, J., Evans, C. (1996) The problem of weighing: effects on body image, self esteem and mood. International Journal of Obesity 20, 272-277.

Ogden, J. (1996). Constructing useful connections? a matter of metaphor or reality. Psychology and Health, 11, 623-627.

Ogden, J., Mundray, K. (1996). The effect of the media on body satisfaction: the role of gender and size, European Eating Disorders Review 4, 171-182.

Hoppe, R., Ogden, J. (1996). The effect of selectively reviewing behavioural risk factors on HIV risk perception. Psychology and Health, 11, 757-764.

Ogden, J. (1996). Helping sick doctors: GPs views of a new counselling service. British Journal of General Practice. 46, 626-627.

Ogden, J. (1997) The rhetoric and reality of psychosocial theories: a challenge to biomedicine? Journal of Health Psychology 2, 21-29.

Hoppe, R., and Ogden, J. (1997) Practice nurses' beliefs about obesity and weight related interventions in primary care. International Journal of Obesity 21, 141-146.

Ogden, J., Mtandabari, T. (1997) Examination stress and changes in mood and health related behaviours, Psychology and Health, 12, 289-299.

Ogden, J., Shaw, A., Zander, L. (1997) The homebirth experience: womens' memories 3-5 years on. British Journal of Midwifery, 5, 208-211.

Ogden, J., Shaw, A., and Zander, L. (1997) Deciding to have a homebirth: womens' memories of help and hindrances 3-5 years on. British Journal of Midwifery 5, 212-215.

Ogden, J., Shaw, A., and Zander, L. (1997) Womens' homebirth memories: a decision with a lasting effect? British Journal of Midwifery 5, 216-218.

Ogden, J., Whyman, C. (1997) The effects of repeated weighing on psychological state. European Eating Disorders Review 5, 121-130.

Ogden, J. et al.(1997) To treat? To befriend? To prevent?: patients and GPs views of the doctors job. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 15, 114-117.

Ogden, J., Veale, D., Summers, Z. (1997) The Development and Validation of the Exercise Dependence Questionnaire. Addiction Research 5, 343-356.

Ogden, J., Pinder, K. (1997) Mental health referrals: a matter for consensual guidelines? Primary Care Psychiatry 3, 31-36.

Ogden, J., and Hoppe, R. (1997) The relative effectiveness of two styles of educational package to change practice nurses management of obesity. International Journal of Obesity 21, 963-971.

Ogden, J., Nicoll, M. (1997) Risk and protective factors: an integration of the epidemiological and psychological approaches to adolescent smoking, Addiction Research 5, 367-377.

Ogden, J. and Elder, C. (1998) The role of family status and ethnic group on body image and eating behaviour. International Journal of Eating Disorders 23, 308-315.

Rosenthal, J., and Ogden, J. (1998) Medical student's beliefs about changing their education. Medical Education 32, 127-132.

Ogden, J., Shaw, A., and Zander, L. (1998) Women's experiences of having a hospital birth, British Journal of Midwifery, 6, 339-345.

Gore, J., and Ogden, J. (1998) Developing, validating and consolidating the doctor patient relationship: the patient's view of a dynamic process. British Journal of General Practice 48, 1391-1394.

Ogden, J., and Chanana, A. (1998) Explaining the effect of ethnicity on weight concern: finding a role for family values. International Journal of Obesity 22, 641-647

Ogden, J., Schofield, H. (1998) Who wants to be full time in a city? GP Registrars' values and career aspirations. Education in General Practice, 9, 310-315.

Ogden, J., and Hoppe, R. (1998) Changing practice nurses' management of obesity. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 11, 249-256.

Sheikh, I., and Ogden, J. The role of knowledge and beliefs in help seeking behaviour for cancer: a quantitative and qualitative approach. (1998) Patient Education and Counselling, 35, 35-42.

Ogden, J. et al. (1999) You're depressed, no I'm not: GPs' and patients' different models of depression. British Journal of General Practice. 49, 123-124.

Clark, M., and Ogden, J. (1999) The impact of pregnancy on eating behaviour and aspects of weight concern, International Journal of Obesity 23, 18-24

Harden, A., Ogden, J. (1999) 16-19 year olds beliefs about contraceptive services and the intentions to use contraception. British Journal of Family Planning 24, 135-141

Harden, A., and Ogden. J. (1999) Young womens experiences of arranging and having an abortion. Sociology Health and Illness 21, 426-444.

Jain, A., and Ogden, J. (1999) GPs experiences of a patient complaint: a qualitative study. BMJ. 318, 1596-1599.

Ogden, J., and Thomas, D. (1999) The role of familial values in understanding the impact of social class on weight concern. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 25, 273-279.

Harden, A., and Ogden, J. (1999) Use and non use of contraception amongst 16-19 year olds: a within subjects design. Psychology and Health, 14, 697-710.

Ogden, J., and Harden, A. (1999) The timing, format and content of school based sex education: an experience with a lasting effect? British Journal of Family Planning 25; 115-118.

Alderson, T., and Ogden, J. (1999) What mothers feed their children and why. Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 14, 717-727.

Ogden, J., and Taylor, C. (2000) Body size evaluation and body dissatisfaction within couples. International Journal of Health Psychology, 5, 25-32.

Ogden, J. and Steward, J. (2000) The role of the mother daughter relationship in explaining weight concern. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 28, 78-83.

Ogden, J. (2000) The correlates of long terms weight loss: a group comparison study of obesity, International Journal of Obesity, 24, 1018-1025.

Caird, R., and Ogden, J. (2001) Understanding the General Practice tutorial: towards and assessment tool. Education for General Practice, 12, 57-61.

Caird, R., and Ogden, J. (2001) Assessing the General Practice tutorial: a pilot study Education for General Practice, 12, 62-66

Ogden, J. (2001) From protocol into practice: who needs the research? The Lancet [letter] 357, 482.

Muir, E and Ogden, J. (2001). Consultations involving people with congenital disabilities: factors that help or hinder giving care. Family Practice, 18, 419-424.

Ogden, J. et al. GPs' and patients' models of obesity: whose problem is it anyway? (2001) Patient Education and Counselling. 40, 227-233.

Ogden, J., Baig, S., Earnshaw, G., Elkington, H., Henderson, E., Lindsay, J., Nandy, S. What is health?: and where GPs and patients worlds collide. (2001) Patient Education and Counselling. 45, 265-269.

Ogden, J. et al (2002) GPs' and patients' views of aspects of patient centredness. Patient Education and Counselling, 47, 223-227.

Ogden, J., Fuks, K., Gardner, M., Johnson, S., McLean, M., Martin, P & Shah, R (2002) Doctors expressions of uncertainty and patient confidence. Patient Education and Counselling, 48, 171-176.

Free, C., Lee, R., Ogden, J. (2002). Young women's accounts of factors influencing their use and non use of emergency contraception: in depth interview study. BMJ, 325, 1393-1398

Ogden J, Branson R, Bryett A, Campbell A, Febles A, Ferguson I, Lavender H, Mizan J, Simpson R, Tayler M. (2003) What's in a name?: Patient views of the impact and function of a diagnosis. Family Practice. 20, 248-53.

Maker, C., and Ogden, J. (2003) The miscarriage experience: more than just a trigger to psychological morbidity? Psychology and Health 18, 403-415.

Ogden, J. (2003) Some problems with social cognition models: a pragmatic and conceptual analysis. Health Psychology, 22, 424-428.

Ogden, J. (2003). What do symptoms mean? BMJ, invited editorial. 327, 409-410.

Lawrenson, G., and Ogden, J. (2003) The impact of security duty in Northern Ireland on the mental health of soldiers. BMJ, 327, 1382.

Brown, J., and Ogden, J. (2004) Children's eating attitudes and behaviour: a study of the modelling and control theories of parental influence, Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 19, 261-71

Ogden, J., and Maker, C (2004) Expectant or surgical management: A qualitative study of miscarriage. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology., 111, 463-7

Free, C., and Ogden, J. (2004) Contraceptive risk and compensatory behaviour in young people in education post 16 years: a cross sectional study. Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 30, 91-94.

Flynn, M., and Ogden, J. (2004) Predicting uptake of MMR: a prospective questionnaire study. British Journal of General Practice, 54, 526-530.

Ogden, J., Bavalia, K., Bull, M., Frankum, S., Goldie, C., Gosslau, M., Jones, A., Kumar, S., Vassant, K. (2004) 'I want more time': a quantitative study of time and the consultation. Family Practice, 21, 479-483

Williams, N., and Ogden, J. (2004) The impact of matching the patient's language on satisfaction with the consultation: a randomised control trial. Family Practice, 21, 1-6.

Harborow, P., and Ogden, J. (2004) The effectiveness of an acupuncturist working in General Practice: an audit. Acupuncture in Medicine. 22, 214-20.

Gardner, M., and Ogden, J. (2005) Do GPs practice what they preach?: A questionnaire study of GPs treatment for themselves and their patients. Patient Education and Counselling, 56, 112-115

Ogden, J., Clementi, C., Aylwin, S., Patel, A. (2005) Exploring the impact of obesity surgery on patient's health status: a quantitative and qualitative study. Obesity Surgery, 15, 266-272.

Ogden, J. (2005). When psychological solutions aren't always best: obesity and the paradox of control, The Psychologist. 18, 224-6.

Febles, A., and Ogden, J. (2005) Taking stress to the doctor: a cross sectional survey of patients' beliefs about stress and help seeking behaviour. British Journal of General Practice, April, 274-9

Ogden, J., and Jain, A. (2005) Patients' experiences and expectations of General Practice: a questionnaire study. British Journal of General Practice, 55, 351-356.

Free, C. and Ogden, J. (2005). Emergency contraception use and non use in young women: The application of a contextual and dynamic model. British Journal of Health Psychology, 10, 237-253.

Tayler, M., and Ogden, J. (2005) Doctors use of euphemisms and their impact on patients beliefs about their illness. Patient Education and Counselling., 57, 321-326.

Free, C., and Ogden, J. (2005) Towards a contextual and dynamic model of contraception use: a qualitative study. Psychology and Health. 20, 673-690.

Epstein, L., and Ogden, J. (2005) A qualitative study of General practitioners' views of treating obesity. BJGP, 55, 750-754.

Frankum, S., and Ogden, J. (2005) Can patients with diabetes accurately estimate their blood sugar levels?: a cross sectional study in Primary Care. BJGP, 55, 944-948.

Shah, R., and Ogden, J. (2006) What's in a face?: the role of doctors' ethnicity, age and gender on patient's judgements: An experimental study. Patient Education and Counselling, 60, 136-141.

Ogden, J., Clementi, C., Aylwin, S. (2006). Having obesity surgery: a qualitative study and the paradox of control. Psychology and Health. 21, 273-293.

Campbell, A., and Ogden, J. (2006). When do doctors give sick notes?: an experimental study in Primary Care. Family Practice, 23, 125-130.

Armstrong, D., and Ogden, J. (2006). The role of experimentation in changing doctors' prescribing behaviour. Sociology Health and Illness. 28, 951-968.

Ogden, J., Reynolds, R., and Smith, A. (2006). Expanding the concept of parental control: a role for overt and covert control in children's snacking behaviour. Appetite. 47, 100-106.

Ogden, J., and Sidhu, S. (2006). Adherence, behaviour change and visualisation: a qualitative study of patient's experiences of obesity medication. The Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 61, 545-552.

Ogden, J. (2006). El comportamiento alimenticio como herramienta contemporanea de autocontrol. Archipielago. Cuadernos de critica de la cultura. 71, 92-97.

Goodwin, P., and Ogden, J. (2007). Women's reflections about their past abortions: an exploration of how emotional reactions change over time. Psychology and Health, 22, 231-248.

Godfrey E, Chalder T, Ridsdale L, Seed, P, and Ogden J. (2007). Investigating the "active ingredients" of cognitive behaviour therapy and counselling for patients with chronic fatigue in primary care; developing a new process measure to assess treatment fidelity and predict outcome. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 46, 253-272.

Armstrong, D., Lilford, R., Ogden, J., Wessely, S. (2007). Health related quality of life and the transformation of symptoms. Sociology Health and Illness. 29, 570-83

Ogden, J, Karim, L. Choudry, A., and Brown, K. (2007). Understanding successful changes in eating behaviour. Health Education Research: Theory and Practice. 22, 397-405.

Ogden, J. (2007). Symptom onset and the socially sanctioned pathway: the example of diet. Health: An international journal of health, illness and medicine. 11, 7-27.

Ogden, J., and Lindridge, L. (2008) The impact of breast scarring on perceptions of attractiveness: an experimental study. International Journal of Health Psychology, 13, 303-310.

Brown, K., Ogden, J., Gibson, L., Vogele, C. (2008) The role of parental control practices in explaining children's diet and BMI. Appetite, 50, 252-259.

Ogden, J., and Hills, L. (2008). Understanding sustained changes in behaviour: the role of life events and the process of reinvention. Health: an International Journal, 12: 419-437.

Ogden, J., and Jubb, A. (2008). How consistent are beliefs about cause and solutions to illness: an experimental study. Psychology Health and Medicine, 13, 505-515.

Ogden, J. and Flannagan, Z. (2008). A comparison of GPs and lay people's beliefs about obesity: coherence between causes and solutions. Patient Education and Counselling, 71; 72-78.

Ogden, J., and Sherwood, F. (2008). Reducing the impact of media images: an evaluation of the effectiveness of an airbrushing educational intervention on body dissatisfaction. Health Education, 108, 489-500.

Ogden, J., Barnett, J and Daniells, E. (2008). When is choice a good thing?: An experimental study of the impact of choice on patient outcomes. Psychology Health and Medicine, 14, 34-47.

Barnett, J. Ogden J. & Daniells E (2008) The value of choice: a qualitative study, British Journal of General Practice, 58, 554, 609-613

Ogden J., Daniells E., and Barnett J (2008) The value of choice: the development of a new measurement tool, British Journal of General Practice, 58, 554, 613-618

Nelson, M and Ogden, J. (2008) An exploration of food intolerance in the primary care setting: the GP's experience. Social Science and Medicine. 67, 1038-1045.

Ogden, J., Heinrich, J, Potter, J., Kent, A, and Jones, S. (2009). The impact of viewing a hysteroscopy on a screen on the patient's experience: a randomised trial. BJOG, 116, 286-92.

Chapman, K and Ogden, J. (2009). A qualitative study exploring how mothers manage their teenage children's diets. Vulnerable Children & Youth Studies. 4, 90-100.

Ogden, J., Stavrinaki, M. and Stubbs, J. (2009). Understanding the role of life events in weight loss and weight gain. Psychology Health and Medicine, 14, 239-249.

Tailor, A., and Ogden, J. (2009) Avoiding the term 'obesity': an experimental study of the impact of doctors' language on patients' beliefs. Patient Education and Counselling, 76; 260-274.

Chapman, K and Ogden, J. (in press). Understanding changes in diet over the life span. International Journal of Health Psychology

Wolfe, E., Ogden, J., Clare, L. (2009) Assessing the impact of attending a day treatment programme for Eating Disorders on patient health. Mental Health Review, 14; 12-19.

Ogden, J., and Zoukas, S. (in press) Generating physical symptoms from visual cues: an experimental study. Psychology, Health and Medicine

Book Chapters

Ogden, J. (1997) Diet as a vehicle for self control. In Material Discourses of Health and Illness, 199-216. (ed) Lucy Yardley. Routledge: London.

Ogden, J. (1998). Psychological factors in homebirth. In The Psychology of Midwifery. 101-122 (ed) Sarah Clements. Churchill Livingstone: Edinburgh

Ogden, J. (2001) Health Psychology. In J. Naidoo, and J Mills, (Eds). Introduction to Health Studies, Macmillan: London

Ogden, J. (2001). Theory and Measurement: conceptualisation, operationalisation and the example of health status. In Vingerhoets, A. (Ed). Advances in behavioural medicine Assessment. Harwood.

Ogden, J. (2005) Health Psychology. In M. Hewstone and F. Fincham, (Eds) Introduction to Psychology, Blackwell: Oxford.

Ogden, J. (2007). Diet and health. In Cambridge Handbook of Psychology Health and medicine. Eds: S. Ayers, A, Baum, C, McManus., S, Newman., K, Wallston., J, Weinman., R, West. CambridgeUniversity Press: Cambridge.

Ogden, J. (2008) Health psychology and public health. In: The Oxford Textbook of Public Health. Oxford University Press.

Ogden, J. (2008). The many meanings of food and their impact on food intake. In Obesity and Eating Disorders (ed) J Buckroyd and S. Rother pp17-35. Wiley: London.

Ogden, J. (2009). Eating behaviour. In A Level Psychology E Clark, C Meldrum (eds).

Invited papers in non academic journals

Ogden, J. Exercise addiction, (1994) Practice Nursing, May

Ogden, J.(1994). The OXCHECK and Family Heart Study results - ammunition for the screening backlash? Health Psychology Update, June.

Ogden, J. (1994). The role of the media in body image. Zest Magazine. October.

Ogden, J. (1996) Psychosocial science and biomedicine: a contradictory relationship, Medical Sociology News, 21, 25-31.

Ogden, J. The media and eating disorders: an all consuming power or an important influence? (1996). Signpost: newsletter for the Eating Disorders Association. December.

Ogden, J. (1999) Body dissatisfaction: its nature, causes and the central role of control. Counselling News, January.

Ogden, J. (2004). The problem of obesity: Why information, guidelines and knowledge are not enough. A memo to the health select committee.

Ogden, J. (2004). The psychology of the Atkins diet. The Guardian.

Ogden, J. (2005). How can medical solutions help treat obesity? GP Magazine.

Ogden, J. (2005). The psychology of contraception use. Women's Health Magazine.

Ogden, J (2009). A psychosocial model of behaviour change and a role for life events European Health Psychologist.

Ogden, J. (2009). Improving obesity treatment: what can we learn from current management approaches? Sheffield Primary Care Trust

Ogden, J. (2009). The things people say. Lighter life magazine.

Ogden, J. (2009). Why we eat what we eat and the implications for improving obesity treatment, Psychology Review