List of works - Mary Barker

'I should be disease free, healthy and be happy in whatever I do': a cross-country analysis of drivers of adolescent diet and physical activity in different low- and middle-income contexts

scientific article published on 09 October 2020

'Making every contact count': Evaluation of the impact of an intervention to train health and social care practitioners in skills to support health behaviour change

scientific article

A Context-Specific Digital Alcohol Brief Intervention in Symptomatic Breast Clinics (Abreast of Health): Development and Usability Study

scientific article published on 24 January 2020

A Systematic Review of Digital Interventions for Improving the Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors of Adolescents

scientific article published on 16 August 2017

A mixed-methods investigation to explore how women living in disadvantaged areas might be supported to improve their diets

A social marketing approach to improving the nutrition of low-income women and children: an initial focus group study

scientific article published on 16 February 2009

Before the beginning: nutrition and lifestyle in the preconception period and its importance for future health. ⬇️

scientific article published on 16 April 2018

Changing health behaviour of young women from disadvantaged backgrounds: evidence from systematic reviews

scientific article published on 11 February 2009

Commentary on 'Young parents' views and experiences of interactions with health professionals': tools for engaging and supporting teenage parents to improve their lives

scientific article published on July 2016

Development of a 20-item food frequency questionnaire to assess a 'prudent' dietary pattern among young women in Southampton.

scientific article

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: A Lifecourse Approach to the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases

scientific article

Developmental origins, behaviour change and the new public health

scientific article published on 08 July 2015

Does living in a food insecure household impact on the diets and body composition of young children? Findings from the Southampton Women's Survey

scientific article published on 07 June 2011

Education and the Relationship Between Supermarket Environment and Diet

scientific article published on 05 April 2016

Educational attainment, perceived control and the quality of women's diets.

scientific article

Effectiveness of community- and workplace-based interventions to manage musculoskeletal-related sickness absence and job loss: a systematic review

Effectiveness of community- and workplace-based interventions to manage musculoskeletal-related sickness absence and job loss: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 16 March 2011

Engaging teenagers in improving their health behaviours and increasing their interest in science (Evaluation of LifeLab Southampton): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Examination of how food environment and psychological factors interact in their relationship with dietary behaviours: test of a cross-sectional model

article by Christina Vogel et al published 30 January 2019 in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Food labelling and dietary behaviour: bridging the gap

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Healthy conversation skills as an intervention to support healthy gestational weight gain: Experience and perceptions from intervention deliverers and participants

scientific article published on 23 December 2018

Healthy conversation skills: increasing competence and confidence in front-line staff

scientific article published on 19 September 2012

How do mothers manage their preschool children's eating habits and does this change as children grow older? A longitudinal analysis.

scientific article

How do we improve adolescent diet and physical activity in India and sub-Saharan Africa? Findings from the Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition (TALENT) consortium

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

How well do national and local policies in England relevant to maternal and child health meet the international standard for non-communicable disease prevention? A policy analysis

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Implementation of new Healthy Conversation Skills to support lifestyle changes - what helps and what hinders? Experiences of Sure Start Children's Centre staff.

scientific article published on 27 March 2012

Improving nutritional care: innovation and good practice

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

Improving recruitment to clinical trials during pregnancy: A mixed methods investigation ⬇️

scientific article published on 17 January 2018

Influences on adherence to diet and physical activity recommendations in women and children: insights from six European studies

scientific article published on 2 October 2014

Influences on the diet quality of pre-school children: importance of maternal psychological characteristics

scientific article published on 20 November 2014

Intervention strategies to improve nutrition and health behaviours before conception.

scientific article

Interventions to prevent maternal obesity before conception, during pregnancy, and post partum.

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

Life course programming of stress responses in adolescents and young adults in India: Protocol of the Stress Responses in Adolescence and Vulnerability to Adult Non-communicable disease (SRAVANA) Study

article

Low levels of food involvement and negative affect reduce the quality of diet in women of lower educational attainment.

scientific article published on 20 April 2012

Measuring young women's self-efficacy for healthy eating: Initial development and validation of a new questionnaire.

scientific article published on 20 April 2015

Origins of lifetime health around the time of conception: causes and consequences.

scientific article published on 16 April 2018

Preconception and pregnancy: opportunities to intervene to improve women's diets and lifestyles

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Preconception health - Authors' reply

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Process evaluation in complex public health intervention studies: the need for guidance

scientific article published on 10 September 2013

Prospective associations of maternal choline status with offspring body composition in the first 5 years of life in two large mother–offspring cohorts: the Southampton Women’s Survey cohort and the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

Societal Valorisation of New Knowledge to Improve Perinatal Health: Time to Act.

scientific article published on March 2016

Specific psychological variables predict quality of diet in women of lower, but not higher, educational attainment

scientific article published on 13 November 2010

Stress responsiveness in adult life: influence of mother's diet in late pregnancy

scientific article published on 6 March 2007

The Southampton Initiative for Health: a complex intervention to improve the diets and increase the physical activity levels of women from disadvantaged communities

scientific article published on 13 August 2010

The application of psychological theory to nutrition behaviour change

scientific article published on 26 February 2009

The effect of a behaviour change intervention on the diets and physical activity levels of women attending Sure Start Children's Centres: results from a complex public health intervention.

scientific article

The relationship between maternal self-efficacy, compliance and outcome in a trial of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy

scientific article

Translating Developmental Origins: Improving the Health of Women and Their Children Using a Sustainable Approach to Behaviour Change.

scientific article published on 20 March 2017

Understanding influences on physical activity participation by older adults: A qualitative study of community-dwelling older adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK

scientific article published on 25 January 2022

Variety and quality of healthy foods differ according to neighbourhood deprivation

scientific article published on 18 September 2012

What influences diet quality in older people? A qualitative study among community-dwelling older adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK.

scientific article published on 20 July 2017

Who uses foodbanks and why? Exploring the impact of financial strain and adverse life events on food insecurity.

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Why are rural Indian women so thin? Findings from a village in Maharashtra

scientific article published on February 2006

Why is changing health-related behaviour so difficult?

scientific article published on 13 May 2016

Why women of lower educational attainment struggle to make healthier food choices: The importance of psychological and social factors

article by Wendy Lawrence et al published November 2009 in Psychology & Health

Women of lower educational attainment have lower food involvement and eat less fruit and vegetables

scientific article published on 18 October 2007

List of works by Mary Barker

'I should be disease free, healthy and be happy in whatever I do': a cross-country analysis of drivers of adolescent diet and physical activity in different low- and middle-income contexts

'Making every contact count': Evaluation of the impact of an intervention to train health and social care practitioners in skills to support health behaviour change

A Context-Specific Digital Alcohol Brief Intervention in Symptomatic Breast Clinics (Abreast of Health): Development and Usability Study

A Systematic Review of Digital Interventions for Improving the Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors of Adolescents

A mixed-methods investigation to explore how women living in disadvantaged areas might be supported to improve their diets

A social marketing approach to improving the nutrition of low-income women and children: an initial focus group study

Before the beginning: nutrition and lifestyle in the preconception period and its importance for future health. ⬇️

Changing health behaviour of young women from disadvantaged backgrounds: evidence from systematic reviews

Commentary on 'Young parents' views and experiences of interactions with health professionals': tools for engaging and supporting teenage parents to improve their lives

Development of a 20-item food frequency questionnaire to assess a 'prudent' dietary pattern among young women in Southampton.

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: A Lifecourse Approach to the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases

Developmental origins, behaviour change and the new public health

Does living in a food insecure household impact on the diets and body composition of young children? Findings from the Southampton Women's Survey

Education and the Relationship Between Supermarket Environment and Diet

Educational attainment, perceived control and the quality of women's diets.

Effectiveness of community- and workplace-based interventions to manage musculoskeletal-related sickness absence and job loss: a systematic review

Effectiveness of community- and workplace-based interventions to manage musculoskeletal-related sickness absence and job loss: a systematic review.

Engaging teenagers in improving their health behaviours and increasing their interest in science (Evaluation of LifeLab Southampton): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Examination of how food environment and psychological factors interact in their relationship with dietary behaviours: test of a cross-sectional model

Food labelling and dietary behaviour: bridging the gap

Healthy conversation skills as an intervention to support healthy gestational weight gain: Experience and perceptions from intervention deliverers and participants

Healthy conversation skills: increasing competence and confidence in front-line staff

How do mothers manage their preschool children's eating habits and does this change as children grow older? A longitudinal analysis.

How do we improve adolescent diet and physical activity in India and sub-Saharan Africa? Findings from the Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition (TALENT) consortium

How well do national and local policies in England relevant to maternal and child health meet the international standard for non-communicable disease prevention? A policy analysis

Implementation of new Healthy Conversation Skills to support lifestyle changes - what helps and what hinders? Experiences of Sure Start Children's Centre staff.

Improving nutritional care: innovation and good practice

Improving recruitment to clinical trials during pregnancy: A mixed methods investigation ⬇️

Influences on adherence to diet and physical activity recommendations in women and children: insights from six European studies

Influences on the diet quality of pre-school children: importance of maternal psychological characteristics

Intervention strategies to improve nutrition and health behaviours before conception.

Interventions to prevent maternal obesity before conception, during pregnancy, and post partum.

Life course programming of stress responses in adolescents and young adults in India: Protocol of the Stress Responses in Adolescence and Vulnerability to Adult Non-communicable disease (SRAVANA) Study

Low levels of food involvement and negative affect reduce the quality of diet in women of lower educational attainment.

Measuring young women's self-efficacy for healthy eating: Initial development and validation of a new questionnaire.

Origins of lifetime health around the time of conception: causes and consequences.

Preconception and pregnancy: opportunities to intervene to improve women's diets and lifestyles

Preconception health - Authors' reply

Process evaluation in complex public health intervention studies: the need for guidance

Prospective associations of maternal choline status with offspring body composition in the first 5 years of life in two large mother–offspring cohorts: the Southampton Women’s Survey cohort and the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes

Societal Valorisation of New Knowledge to Improve Perinatal Health: Time to Act.

Specific psychological variables predict quality of diet in women of lower, but not higher, educational attainment

Stress responsiveness in adult life: influence of mother's diet in late pregnancy

The Southampton Initiative for Health: a complex intervention to improve the diets and increase the physical activity levels of women from disadvantaged communities

The application of psychological theory to nutrition behaviour change

The effect of a behaviour change intervention on the diets and physical activity levels of women attending Sure Start Children's Centres: results from a complex public health intervention.

The relationship between maternal self-efficacy, compliance and outcome in a trial of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy

Translating Developmental Origins: Improving the Health of Women and Their Children Using a Sustainable Approach to Behaviour Change.

Understanding influences on physical activity participation by older adults: A qualitative study of community-dwelling older adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK

Variety and quality of healthy foods differ according to neighbourhood deprivation

What influences diet quality in older people? A qualitative study among community-dwelling older adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK.

Who uses foodbanks and why? Exploring the impact of financial strain and adverse life events on food insecurity.

Why are rural Indian women so thin? Findings from a village in Maharashtra

Why is changing health-related behaviour so difficult?

Why women of lower educational attainment struggle to make healthier food choices: The importance of psychological and social factors

Women of lower educational attainment have lower food involvement and eat less fruit and vegetables