Dr Mathew White
Lecturer (E&R)
Mathew.White@exeter.ac.uk
01872 258144
Knowledge Spa European Centre for Environmen
University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, TR1 3HD
Overview
Research: I am an environmental psychologist with an interest in: a) Natural environments, human health and well-being; and b) Pro-environmental behaviour & well-being. Since 2011 I have co-ordinated the UK’s ‘Blue Gym’ project exploring the health &well-being benefits of marine environments. I am now Work Package/Project lead on 3 international programmes exploring these issues: ‘BlueHealth’ (H2020), ‘Blue Communities’ (GCRF) and ‘SOPHIE’ (Seas Oceans & Public Health In Europe, H2020).
Publications: I have 90+ publications in leading psychology (e.g. Psychological Science) and environmental science (e.g. Global Environmental Change) journals. Our NSF award winning graphic on pharmaceutical pollution was published in Science (2012), and my work on green space has been the focus of a Research Highlight (2014) and Outlook Article (2016) in the journal Nature.
Grants: I have been Co-I on >£24 million of grants from funders including: DEFRA, ESRC, EU Horizons2020, GCRF, Innovate UK, NERC and NIHR. Of this £2.4 million was as PI or WP lead.
Teaching: I have a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and teach on the MSc in Environment and Human Health. I have also taught courses on Choice & Decision Making, Behaviour Change, Persuasion, Positive Psychology, and Human Factors. I have 3 current PhD students and 8 completions.
Impact: My work has received extensive media coverage including 7 stories on the BBC’s homepage. Our EST article was ranked 7th by the AAAS in terms of global coverage across all scientific disciplines in 2014. I have presented my findings in the House of Commons, the House of Lords, to DEFRA, PHE & the European Marine Board. My work was cited in DEFRA’s 25 Year Plan and impacted the EU’s Rome Declaration (Oct 2014) on marine environments.
Qualifications
PhD Social Psychology (Sheffield, 2004)
MSc Psychological Research Methods (Strathclyde, 1996)
BSc(Hons) Psychology (Strathclyde, 1994)
Research group links
Publications
Books
Bell S, Fleming LE, Grellier J, Kuhlmann F, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, White MP (2021). Urban blue spaces: Planning and design for water, health and well-Being. Abstract.
Journal articles
Bratman GN, Mehta A, Olvera-Alvarez H, Spink KM, Levy C, White MP, Kubzansky LD, Gross JJ (2024). Associations of nature contact with emotional ill-being and well-being: the role of emotion regulation. Cognition and Emotion Abstract.
Geary RS, Thompson DA, Garrett JK, Mizen A, Rowney FM, Song J, White MP, Lovell R, Watkins A, Lyons RA, et al (2023). Green–blue space exposure changes and impact on individual-level well-being and mental health: a population-wide dynamic longitudinal panel study with linked survey data. Public Health Research, 1-176. Abstract.
Boerger T, Maccagnan A, White MP, Elliott LR, Taylor T (2023). Was the trip worth it? Consistency between decision and experienced utility assessments of recreational nature visits. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, 105(2), 525-545. Author URL.
Browning MHEM, Li D, White MP, Bratman GN, Becker D, Benfield JA (2022). Association between residential greenness during childhood and trait emotional intelligence during young adulthood: a retrospective life course analysis in the United States. Health and Place, 74 Abstract.
Richardson M, Hamlin I, Elliott LR, White MP (2022). Country-level factors in a failing relationship with nature: Nature connectedness as a key metric for a sustainable future. Ambio, 51(11), 2201-2213. Abstract. Author URL.
Smalley AJ, White MP, Ripley R, Atack TX, Lomas E, Sharples M, Coates PA, Groom N, Grand A, Heneberry A, et al (2022). Forest 404: Using a BBC drama series to explore the impact of nature’s changing soundscapes on human wellbeing and behavior. Global Environmental Change, 74
Helbich M, Browning MHEM, White M, Hagedoorn P (2022). Living near coasts is associated with higher suicide rates among females but not males: a register-based linkage study in the Netherlands. Science of the Total Environment, 845 Abstract.
Orr N, Yeo NL, Dean SG, White MP, Garside R (2021). "It Makes you Feel That you Are There": Exploring the Acceptability of Virtual Reality Nature Environments for People with Memory Loss. Geriatrics (Basel), 6(1). Abstract. Author URL.
White MP, Elliott LR, Grellier J, Economou T, Bell S, Bratman GN, Cirach M, Gascon M, Lima ML, Lõhmus M, et al (2021). Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries. Sci Rep, 11(1). Abstract. Author URL.
Rickard SC, White MP (2021). Barefoot walking, nature connectedness and psychological restoration: the importance of stimulating the sense of touch for feeling closer to the natural world. Landscape Research, 46(7), 975-991. Abstract.
Pearson AL, Horton T, Pfeiffer KA, Buxton R, Gardiner J, Liu W, Hunter RF, White MP (2021). Contact with Nature as a Mental Health Buffer for Lower Income Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3 Abstract.
Pouso S, Borja Á, Fleming LE, Gómez-Baggethun E, White MP, Uyarra MC (2021). Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health. Sci Total Environ, 756 Abstract. Author URL.
Holland I, Deville NV, Browning MHEM, Buehler RM, Hart JE, Aaron Hipp J, Mitchell R, Rakow DA, Schiff JE, White MP, et al (2021). Measuring nature contact: a narrative review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8). Abstract.
Passmore HA, Martin L, Richardson M, White M, Hunt A, Pahl S (2021). Parental/Guardians' Connection to Nature Better Predicts Children's Nature Connectedness than Visits or Area-Level Characteristics. Ecopsychology, 13(2), 103-113. Abstract.
Davison SMC, White MP, Pahl S, Taylor T, Fielding K, Roberts BR, Economou T, McMeel O, Kellett P, Fleming LE, et al (2021). Public concern about, and desire for research into, the human health effects of marine plastic pollution: Results from a 15-country survey across Europe and Australia. Global Environmental Change, 69, 102309-102309.
Roberts BR, White MP, Davison SMC, McMeel O, Eatock C, Kellett P, Calewaert J-B, Fleming LE (2021). Public preferences for policy intervention to protect public health from maritime activities: a 14 European country study. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS, 71 Author URL.
Elliott LR, White MP, Fleming LE, Abraham C, Taylor AH (2021). Redesigning walking brochures using behaviour change theory: implications for walking intentions in natural environments. Health Promot Int, 36(4), 1126-1139. Abstract. Author URL.
Mishra HS, Bell S, Grellier J, White MP (2021). Testing the reliability and effectiveness of a new tool for assessing urban blue spaces: the BlueHealth environmental assessment tool (BEAT). Health and Place, 68 Abstract.
Fleming LE, Depledge M, Bouley T, Britton E, Dupont S, Eatock C, Garside R, Heymans JJ, Kellett P, Lloret J, et al (2021). The Ocean Decade-Opportunities for Oceans and Human Health Programs to Contribute to Public Health. Am J Public Health, 111(5), 808-811. Author URL.
Börger T, Campbell D, White MP, Elliott LR, Fleming LE, Garrett JK, Hattam C, Hynes S, Lankia T, Taylor T, et al (2021). The value of blue-space recreation and perceived water quality across Europe: a contingent behaviour study. Sci Total Environ, 771 Abstract. Author URL.
Madarcos JRV, Creencia LA, Roberts BR, White MP, Nayoan J, Morrissey K, Fleming LE (2021). Understanding Local Perceptions of the Drivers/Pressures on the Coastal Marine Environment in Palawan, Philippines. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 8 Author URL.
van den Bogerd N, Elliott LR, White MP, Mishra HS, Bell S, Porter M, Sydenham Z, Garrett JK, Fleming LE (2021). Urban blue space renovation and local resident and visitor well-being: a case study from Plymouth, UK. Landscape and Urban Planning, 215 Abstract.
White MP, Bratman GN, Pahl S, Young G, Cracknell D, Elliott LR (2020). Affective reactions to losses and gains in biodiversity: Testing a prospect theory approach. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 72, 101502-101502.
Hoffmann C, Abraham C, White MP, Skippon SM (2020). Ambivalent about travel mode choice? a qualitative investigation of car user and non-car user attitudes. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 141, 323-338.
Alcock I, White MP, Pahl S, Duarte-Davidson R, Fleming LE (2020). Associations between pro-environmental behaviour and neighbourhood nature, nature visit frequency and nature appreciation: Evidence from a nationally representative survey in England. Environ Int, 136 Abstract. Author URL.
White MP, Elliott LR, Gascon M, Roberts B, Fleming LE (2020). Blue space, health and well-being: a narrative overview and synthesis of potential benefits. Environmental Research, 191, 110169-110169.
Roose H, Hooyberg A, Grellier J, Elliott LR, Lonneville B, White MP, Michels N, De Henauw S, Vandegehuchte M, Everaert G, et al (2020). General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium: Results from a cross-sectional health survey. Environ Res, 184 Abstract. Author URL.
Dahlui M, Azzeri A, Zain MA, Mohd Noor MI, Jaafar H, Then AYH, Suhaimi J, Kari F, Creencia LA, Madarcos JR, et al (2020). Health status, healthcare utilisation, and quality of life among the coastal communities in Sabah: Protocol of a population-based survey. Medicine (Baltimore), 99(37). Abstract. Author URL.
Yeo NL, Elliott LR, Bethel A, White MP, Dean SG, Garside R (2020). Indoor Nature Interventions for Health and Wellbeing of Older Adults in Residential Settings: a Systematic Review. Gerontologist, 60(3), e184-e199. Abstract. Author URL.
Borja A, White MP, Berdalet E, Bock N, Eatock C, Kristensen P, Leonard A, Lloret J, Pahl S, Parga M, et al (2020). Moving Toward an Agenda on Ocean Health and Human Health in Europe. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 7 Author URL.
Martin L, White MP, Hunt A, Richardson M, Pahl S, Burt J (2020). Nature contact, nature connectedness and associations with health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 68 Abstract.
Martin L, White MP, Pahl S, May J, Wheeler BW (2020). Neighbourhood greenspace and smoking prevalence: Results from a nationally representative survey in England. Social science & medicine (1982), 265 Abstract.
Elliott LR, White MP, Grellier J, Garrett JK, Cirach M, Wheeler BW, Bratman GN, van den Bosch MA, Ojala A, Roiko A, et al (2020). Research Note: Residential distance and recreational visits to coastal and inland blue spaces in eighteen countries. Landscape and Urban Planning, 198, 103800-103800.
Tester-Jones M, White MP, Elliott LR, Weinstein N, Grellier J, Economou T, Bratman GN, Cleary A, Gascon M, Korpela KM, et al (2020). Results from an 18 country cross-sectional study examining experiences of nature for people with common mental health disorders. Scientific Reports, 10(1). Abstract.
de Bell S, White M, Griffiths A, Darlow A, Taylor T, Wheeler B, Lovell R (2020). Spending time in the garden is positively associated with health and wellbeing: Results from a national survey in England. Landscape and Urban Planning, 200, 103836-103836.
Bryan K, Ward S, Roberts L, White MP, Landeg O, Taylor T, McEwen L (2020). The health and well-being effects of drought: assessing multi-stakeholder perspectives through narratives from the UK. Climatic Change, 163(4), 2073-2095. Abstract.
Bell S, Mishra HS, Elliott LR, Shellock R, Vassiljev P, Porter M, Sydenham Z, White MP (2020). Urban Blue Acupuncture: a Protocol for Evaluating a Complex Landscape Design Intervention to Improve Health and Wellbeing in a Coastal Community. Sustainability, 12(10), 4084-4084. Abstract.
Garrett JK, White MP, Elliott LR, Wheeler BW, Fleming LE (2020). Urban nature and physical activity: Investigating associations using self-reported and accelerometer data and the role of household income. Environmental Research, 190, 109899-109899.
Maccagnan A, Taylor T, White MP (2020). Valuing the Relationship Between Drug and Alcohol Use and Life Satisfaction: Findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Journal of Happiness Studies, 21(3), 877-898. Abstract.
Yeo NL, White MP, Alcock I, Garside R, Dean SG, Smalley AJ, Gatersleben B (2020). What is the best way of delivering virtual nature for improving mood? an experimental comparison of high definition TV, 360° video, and computer generated virtual reality. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 72, 101500-101500.
Richardson M, Hunt A, Hinds J, Bragg R, Fido D, Petronzi D, Barbett L, Clitherow T, White M (2019). A Measure of Nature Connectedness for Children and Adults: Validation, Performance, and Insights. SUSTAINABILITY, 11(12). Author URL.
Wyles KJ, White MP, Hattam C, Pahl S, King H, Austen M (2019). Are Some Natural Environments More Psychologically Beneficial Than Others? the Importance of Type and Quality on Connectedness to Nature and Psychological Restoration. Environment and Behavior, 51(2), 111-143. Abstract.
Garrett JK, Clitherow TJ, White MP, Wheeler BW, Fleming LE (2019). Coastal proximity and mental health among urban adults in England: the moderating effect of household income. Health Place, 59 Abstract. Author URL.
Chng S, White MP, Abraham C, Skippon S (2019). Consideration of environmental factors in reflections on car purchases: Attitudinal, behavioural and sociodemographic predictors among a large UK sample. Journal of Cleaner Production, 230, 927-936. Abstract.
Hafner BR, Elmes D, Read D, White MP (2019). Exploring the role of normative, financial and environmental information in promoting uptake of energy efficient technologies. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 63, 26-35. Abstract.
Fleming LE, Maycock B, White MP, Depledge MH (2019). Fostering human health through ocean sustainability in the 21st century. People and Nature, 1(3), 276-283. Abstract.
Vert C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Gascon M, Grellier J, Fleming LE, White MP, Rojas-Rueda D (2019). Health benefits of physical activity related to an urban riverside regeneration. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(3). Abstract.
Mizen A, Song J, Fry R, Akbari A, Berridge D, Parker SC, Johnson R, Lovell R, Lyons RA, Nieuwenhuijsen M, et al (2019). Longitudinal access and exposure to green-blue spaces and individual-level mental health and well-being: protocol for a longitudinal, population-wide record-linked natural experiment. BMJ Open, 9(4). Abstract. Author URL.
Martin L, Pahl S, White MP, May J (2019). Natural environments and craving: the mediating role of negative affect. Health Place, 58 Abstract. Author URL.
Bratman GN, Anderson CB, Berman MG, Cochran B, de Vries S, Flanders J, Folke C, Frumkin H, Gross JJ, Hartig T, et al (2019). Nature and mental health: an ecosystem service perspective. Sci Adv, 5(7). Abstract. Author URL.
Pasanen TP, White MP, Wheeler BW, Garrett JK, Elliott LR (2019). Neighbourhood blue space, health and wellbeing: the mediating role of different types of physical activity. Environment International, 131, 105016-105016.
White MP, Alcock I, Grellier J, Wheeler BW, Hartig T, Warber SL, Bone A, Depledge MH, Fleming LE (2019). Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing. Scientific Reports, 9(1). Abstract.
Elliott LR, White MP, Sarran C, Grellier J, Garrett JK, Scoccimarro E, Smalley AJ, Fleming LE (2019). The effects of meteorological conditions and daylight on nature-based recreational physical activity in England. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 42, 39-39.
Depledge MH, White MP, Maycock B, Fleming LE (2019). Time and tide. The BMJ, 366
Chng S, Abraham C, White MP, Skippon S (2019). To drive or not to drive? a qualitative comparison of car ownership and transport experiences in London and Singapore. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2 Abstract.
Garrett JK, White MP, Huang J, Ng S, Hui Z, Leung C, Tse LA, Fung F, Elliott LR, Depledge MH, et al (2019). Urban blue space and health and wellbeing in Hong Kong: Results from a survey of older adults. Health Place, 55, 100-110. Abstract. Author URL.
Boase NJ, White MP, Gaze WH, Redshaw CH (2019). Why don't the British eat locally harvested shellfish? the role of misconceptions and knowledge gaps. Appetite, 143 Abstract. Author URL.
White MP, Yeo NL, Vassiljev P, Lundstedt R, Wallergard M, Albin M, Lohmus M (2018). A prescription for "nature" - the potential of using virtual nature in therapeutics. NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT, 14, 3001-3013. Author URL.
Fleming LE, Leonardi GS, White MP, Medlock J, Alcock I, Macintyre HL, Maguire K, Nichols G, Wheeler BW, Morris G, et al (2018). Beyond climate change and health: Integrating broader environmental change and natural environments for public health protection and promotion in the UK. Atmosphere, 9(7). Abstract.
Hoffmann C, Abraham C, Skippon SM, White MP (2018). Cognitive construction of travel modes among high-mileage car users and non-car users – a Repertory Grid analysis. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 118, 216-233. Abstract.
Hignett A, White MP, Pahl S, Jenkin R, Froy ML (2018). Evaluation of a surfing programme designed to increase personal well-being and connectedness to the natural environment among ‘at risk’ young people. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 18(1), 53-69. Abstract.
Elliott LR, White MP, Taylor AH, Abraham C (2018). How do brochures encourage walking in natural environments in the UK? a content analysis. Health Promotion International, 33(2), 299-310. Abstract.
Cartwright B, White M, Clitherow T (2018). Nearby Nature ‘Buffers’ the Effect of Low Social Connectedness on Adult Subjective Wellbeing over the Last 7 Days. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(6), 1238-1238.
White MP, Elliott LR, Wheeler BW, Fleming LE (2018). Neighbourhood greenspace is related to physical activity in England, but only for dog owners. Landscape and Urban Planning, 174, 18-23. Abstract.
Chng S, Abraham C, White MP, Hoffmann C, Skippon S (2018). Psychological theories of car use: an integrative review and conceptual framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 55, 23-33. Abstract.
Elliott LR, White M, Grellier J, Rees S, Waters R, Fleming L (2018). Recreational visits to marine and coastal environments in England: Where, what, who, why, and when?. Marine Policy
Cracknell DL, Pahl S, White MP, Depledge MH (2018). Reviewing the role of aquaria as restorative settings: how subaquatic diversity in public aquaria can influence preferences, and human health and well-being. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 23(5), 446-460. Abstract.
Yeo NL, White MP, Ronan N, Whinney DJ, Curnow A, Tyrrell J (2018). Stress and Unusual Events Exacerbate Symptoms in Menière's Disease: a Longitudinal Study. Otology and Neurotology, 39(1), 73-81. Abstract.
Tanja-Dijkstra K, Pahl S, White MP, Auvray M, Stone RJ, Andrade J, May J, Mills I, Moles DR (2018). The Soothing Sea: a Virtual Coastal Walk can Reduce Experienced and Recollected Pain. Environment and Behavior, 50(6), 599-625. Abstract.
Hafner RJ, White MP, Handley SJ (2018). The goldilocks placebo effect: Placebo effects are stronger when people select a treatment from an optimal number of choices. American Journal of Psychology, 131(2), 175-184. Abstract.
Jenkin R, Frampton I, White MP, Pahl S (2018). The relationship between exposure to natural and urban environments and children’s self-regulation. Landscape Research, 43(3), 315-328. Abstract.
Boyd F, White M, Bell S, Burt J (2018). Who doesn’t visit natural environments for recreation and why: a population representative analysis of spatial, individual and temporal factors among adults in England. Landscape & Urban Planning,, 175,, 102-113.
Cracknell D, White MP, Pahl S, Depledge MH (2017). A preliminary investigation into the restorative potential of public aquaria exhibits: a UK student-based study. LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, 42(1), 18-32. Author URL.
Grellier J, White MP, Albin M, Bell S, Elliott LR, Gascón M, Gualdi S, Mancini L, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Sarigiannis DA, et al (2017). BlueHealth: a study programme protocol for mapping and quantifying the potential benefits to public health and well-being from Europe's blue spaces. BMJ Open, 7(6). Abstract.
Boase N, White M, Gaze W, Redshaw C (2017). Evaluating the Mental Models Approach to Developing a Risk Communication: a Scoping Review of the Evidence. Risk Analysis, 37(11), 2132-2149. Abstract.
Wolf LJ, Zu Ermgassen S, Balmford A, White M, Weinstein N (2017). Is variety the spice of life? an experimental investigation into the effects of species richness on self-reported mental well-being. PLoS ONE, 12(1). Abstract.
Alcock I, White M, Cherrie M, Wheeler B, Taylor J, McInnes R, Otte im Kampe E, Vardoulakis S, Sarran C, Soyiri I, et al (2017). Land cover and air pollution are associated with asthma hospitalisations: a cross-sectional study. Environment International, 109, 29-41. Abstract.
White MP, Weeks A, Hooper T, Bleakley L, Cracknell D, Lovell R, Jefferson RL (2017). Marine wildlife as an important component of coastal visits: the role of perceived biodiversity and species behaviour. Marine Policy, 78, 80-89. Abstract.
White MP, Pahl S, Wheeler BW, Depledge MH, Fleming LE (2017). Natural environments and subjective wellbeing: Different types of exposure are associated with different aspects of wellbeing. Health and Place, 45, 77-84. Abstract.
Gascon M, Zijlema W, Vert C, White MP, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ (2017). Outdoor blue spaces, human health and well-being: a systematic review of quantitative studies. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 220(8), 1207-1221. Abstract.
Osborne NJ, Alcock I, Wheeler BW, Hajat S, Sarran C, Clewlow Y, McInnes RN, Hemming D, White M, Vardoulakis S, et al (2017). Pollen exposure and hospitalization due to asthma exacerbations: daily time series in a European city. Int J Biometeorol, 61(10), 1837-1848. Abstract. Author URL.
Hoffmann C, Abraham C, White MP, Ball S, Skippon SM (2017). What cognitive mechanisms predict travel mode choice? a systematic review with meta-analysis. Transport Reviews, 37(5), 631-652.
Alcock I, White MP, Taylor T, Coldwell DF, Gribble MO, Evans KL, Corner A, Vardoulakis S, Fleming LE (2017). ‘Green’ on the ground but not in the air: Pro-environmental attitudes are related to household behaviours but not discretionary air travel. Global Environmental Change, 42, 136-147. Abstract.
Ohly H, White MP, Wheeler BW, Bethel A, Ukoumunne OC, Nikolaou V, Garside R (2016). Attention Restoration Theory: a systematic review of the attention restoration potential of exposure to natural environments. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews, 19(7), 305-343. Abstract.
Chng S, White M, Abraham C, Skippon S (2016). Commuting and wellbeing in London: the roles of commute mode and local public transport connectivity. Preventive Medicine, 88, 182-188. Abstract.
Wood SL, Demougin PR, Higgins S, Husk K, Wheeler BW, White M (2016). Exploring the relationship between childhood obesity and proximity to the coast: a rural/urban perspective. Health and Place, 40, 129-136. Abstract.
Cracknell D, White MP, Pahl S, Nichols WJ, Depledge MH (2016). Marine Biota and Psychological Well-Being: a Preliminary Examination of Dose–Response Effects in an Aquarium Setting. Environment and Behavior, 48(10), 1242-1269. Abstract.
White R, Abraham C, Smith JR, White M, Staiger PK (2016). Recovery under sail: Rehabilitation clients' experience of a sail training voyage. Addiction Research & Theory, 24(5), 355-365.
White MP, Elliott LR, Taylor T, Wheeler BW, Spencer A, Bone A, Depledge MH, Fleming LE (2016). Recreational physical activity in natural environments and implications for health: a population based cross-sectional study in England. Preventive Medicine, 91, 383-388. Abstract.
White MP, Pahl S, Wheeler BW, Fleming LEF, Depledge MH (2016). The 'Blue Gym': What can blue space do for you and what can you do for blue space?. JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, 96(1), 5-12. Author URL.
Hafner RJ, White MP, Handley SJ (2016). The excess choice effect: the role of outcome valence and counterfactual thinking. British Journal of Psychology, 107(1), 36-51. Abstract.
Hafner RJ, White MP, Handley SJ (2016). The excess choice effect: the role of outcome valence and counterfactual thinking. Br J Psychol, 107(1), 36-51. Abstract. Author URL.
Schneider A, Andrade J, Tanja-Dijkstra K, White M, Moles DR (2016). The psychological cycle behind dental appointment attendance: a cross-sectional study of experiences, anticipations, and behavioral intentions. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology Abstract.
Papathanasopoulou E, White MP, Hattam C, Lannin A, Harvey A, Spencer A (2016). Valuing the health benefits of physical activities in the marine environment and their importance for marine spatial planning. Marine Policy, 63, 144-152.
Wheeler BW, Lovell R, Higgins SL, White MP, Alcock I, Osborne NJ, Husk K, Sabel CE, Depledge MH (2015). Beyond greenspace: an ecological study of population general health and indicators of natural environment type and quality. Int J Health Geogr, 14 Abstract. Author URL.
Cherrie MPC, Wheeler BW, White MP, Sarran CE, Osborne NJ (2015). Coastal climate is associated with elevated solar irradiance and higher 25(OH)D level. Environ Int, 77, 76-84. Abstract. Author URL.
Elliott LR, White MP, Taylor AH, Herbert S (2015). Energy expenditure on recreational visits to different natural environments. Soc Sci Med, 139, 53-60. Abstract. Author URL.
Reis S, Morris G, Fleming LE, Beck S, Taylor T, White M, Depledge MH, Steinle S, Sabel CE, Cowie H, et al (2015). Integrating health and environmental impact analysis. Public Health, 129(10), 1383-1389. Abstract. Author URL.
Maes IHL, Delespaul PAEG, Peters ML, White MP, van Horn Y, Schruers K, Anteunis L, Joore M (2015). Measuring health-related quality of life by experiences: the experience sampling method. Value Health, 18(1), 44-51. Abstract. Author URL.
Tyrrell J, White MP, Barrett G, Ronan N, Phoenix C, Whinney DJ, Osborne NJ (2015). Mental Health and Subjective Well-being of Individuals with Ménière's: Cross-sectional Analysis in the UK Biobank. Otol Neurotol, 36(5), 854-861. Abstract. Author URL.
Taylor MS, Wheeler BW, White MP, Economou T, Osborne NJ (2015). Research note: Urban street tree density and antidepressant prescription rates-A cross-sectional study in London, UK. Landscape and Urban Planning, 136, 174-179. Abstract.
White MP, Pahl S, Ashbullby KJ, Burton F, Depledge MH (2015). The Effects of Exercising in Different Natural Environments on Psycho-Physiological Outcomes in Post-Menopausal Women: a Simulation Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 12(9), 11929-11953. Abstract. Author URL.
Alcock I, White MP, Lovell R, Higgins SL, Osborne NJ, Husk K, Wheeler BW (2015). What accounts for 'England's green and pleasant land'? a panel data analysis of mental health and land cover types in rural England. Landscape and Urban Planning, 142, 38-46. Abstract.
Tanja-Dijkstra K, Pahl S, White MP, Andrade J, May J, Stone RJ, Bruce M, Mills I, Auvray M, Gabe R, et al (2014). Can virtual nature improve patient experiences and memories of dental treatment? a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15 Abstract. Author URL.
White MP, Wheeler BW, Herbert S, Alcock I, Depledge MH (2014). Coastal proximity and physical activity: is the coast an under-appreciated public health resource?. Preventive Medicine, 69, 135-140.
Tanja-Dijkstra K, Pahl S, White MP, Andrade J, Qian C, Bruce M, May J, Moles DR (2014). Improving dental experiences by using virtual reality distraction: a simulation study. PLoS ONE, 9(3). Abstract.
Alcock I, White MP, Wheeler BW, Fleming LE, Depledge MH (2014). Longitudinal effects on mental health of moving to greener and less green urban areas. Environ Sci Technol, 48(2), 1247-1255. Abstract. Author URL.
Fleming LE, McDonough N, Austen M, Mee L, Moore M, Hess P, Depledge MH, White M, Philippart K, Bradbrook P, et al (2014). Oceans and Human Health: a rising tide of challenges and opportunities for Europe. Mar Environ Res, 99, 16-19. Abstract. Author URL.
White MP, Alcock I, Wheeler BW, Depledge MH (2013). Coastal proximity, health and well-being: results from a longitudinal panel survey. Health Place, 23, 97-103. Abstract. Author URL.
Cohrs JC, Christie DJ, White MP, Das C (2013). Contributions of positive psychology to peace: toward global well-being and resilience. Am Psychol, 68(7), 590-600. Abstract. Author URL.
White MP, Cracknell D, Corcoran A, Jenkinson G, Depledge MH (2013). Do Preferences for Waterscapes Persist in Inclement Weather and Extend to Sub-aquatic Scenes?. Landscape Research, 39(4), 339-358.
Wyles K, White MP, Morris S, Cracknell D (2013). Enhancing the "Marine Mindset": the effects of an aquarium visit and information booklet on attitudes and intentions about fish sustainability and marine pollution. Visitor Studies(16), 95-110.
White MP, Pahl S, Ashbullby K, Herbert S, Depledge MH (2013). Feelings of restoration from recent nature visits. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 35, 40-51. Abstract.
Lau HPB, White MP, Schnall S (2013). Quantifying the Value of Emotions Using a Willingness to Pay Approach. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14(5), 1543-1561. Abstract.
Kim H, Schnall S, White MP (2013). Similar Psychological Distance Reduces Temporal Discounting. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(8), 1005-1016. Abstract.
Kim H, Schnall S, Yi DJ, White MP (2013). Social distance decreases responders' sensitivity to fairness in the ultimatum game. Judgment and Decision Making, 8(5), 632-638. Abstract.
Stahl-Timmins W, White M, Depledge M, Fleming L, Redshaw C (2013). The Pharma Transport Town: Understanding the Routes to Sustainable Pharmaceutical Use. SCIENCE, 339(6119), 515-515. Author URL.
Ashbullby KJ, Pahl S, Webley P, White MP (2013). The beach as a setting for families' health promotion: a qualitative study with parents and children living in coastal regions in Southwest England. Health Place, 23, 138-147. Abstract. Author URL.
Wyles KJ, Pahl S, White M, Morris S, Cracknell D, Thompson RC (2013). Towards a Marine Mindset: Visiting an Aquarium can Improve Attitudes and Intentions Regarding Marine Sustainability. Visitor Studies, 16(1), 95-110. Abstract.
White MP, Alcock I, Wheeler BW, Depledge MH (2013). Would you be Happier Living in a Greener Urban Area? a Fixed-Effects Analysis of Panel Data. Psychological Science, 24(6), 920-928. Abstract.
Keller C, Bostrom A, Kuttschreuter M, Savadori L, Spence A, White M (2012). Bringing appraisal theory to environmental risk perception: a review of conceptual approaches of the past 40years and suggestions for future research. Journal of Risk Research, 15(3), 237-256. Abstract.
Wheeler BW, White M, Stahl-Timmins W, Depledge MH (2012). Does living by the coast improve health and wellbeing. Health and Place, 18(5), 1198-1201. Abstract.
Lau HPB, White MP, Schnall S (2012). Quantifying the Value of Emotions Using a Willingness to Pay Approach. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14(5), 1543-1561.
Richard Eiser J, Bostrom A, Burton I, Johnston DM, McClure J, Paton D, van der Pligt J, White MP (2012). Risk interpretation and action: a conceptual framework for responses to natural hazards. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 1(1), 5-16. Abstract.
Hafner RJ, White MP, Handley SJ (2012). Spoilt for choice: the role of counterfactual thinking in the excess choice and reversibility paradoxes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 48(1), 28-36. Author URL.
White MP, Cohrs JC, Göritz AS (2011). Dynamics of trust in medical decision making: an experimental investigation into underlying processes. Med Decis Making, 31(5), 710-720. Abstract. Author URL.
Carroll LS, White MP, Pahl S (2011). The impact of excess choice on deferment of decisions to volunteer. Judgment and Decision Making, 6(7), 629-637. Abstract.
Cannon PR, Schnall S, White M (2011). Transgressions and expressions: Affective facial muscle activity predicts moral judgments. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2(3), 325-331. Abstract.
White M, Smith A, Humphryes K, Pahl S, Snelling D, Depledge M (2010). Blue space: the importance of water for preference, affect, and restorativeness ratings of natural and built scenes. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30(4), 482-493. Abstract.
Zlatev M, Pahl S, White M (2010). Perceived risk and benefit for self and others as predictors of smokers' attitudes towards smoking restrictions. Psychology and Health, 25(2), 167-182. Abstract.
Johnson BB, White MP (2010). The importance of multiple performance criteria for understanding trust. in risk managers. Risk Analysis, 30, 1099-1115.
White MP, Johnson BB (2010). The intuitive detection theorist (IDT) model of trust in hazard managers. Risk Anal, 30(8), 1196-1209. Abstract. Author URL.
White MP, Dolan P (2009). Accounting for the richness of daily activities. Psychol Sci, 20(8), 1000-1008. Abstract. Author URL.
Pahl S, Eiser JR, White MP (2009). Boundaries of self-positivity: the effect of comparison focus in self-friend comparisons. J Soc Psychol, 149(4), 413-424. Abstract. Author URL.
Dolan P, Peasgood T, White M (2008). Do we really know what makes us happy? a review of the economic literature on the factors associated with subjective well-being. Journal of Economic Psychology, 29(1), 94-122. Abstract.
White MP, Cohrs JC, Göritz AS (2008). The police officer's terrorist dilemma: Trust resilience following fatal errors. European Journal of Social Psychology, 38(6), 947-964. Abstract.
White MP, Cohrs JC, Göritz AS (2008). The police officer's terrorist dilemma: Trust resilience following fatal errors (European Journal of Psychology (2007) (9-10) DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.488). European Journal of Social Psychology, 38(6).
Dolan P, White MP (2007). How can Measures of Subjective Well-Being be Used to Inform Public Policy?. PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 2(1), 71-85. Author URL.
White MP (2007). The trust paradox: the role of context effects in stated trust judgements. Journal of Risk Research, 10(7), 977-988.
White MP, Eiser JR, Harris PR, Pahl S (2007). Who reaps the benefits, who bears the risks? Comparative optimism, comparative utility, and regulatory preferences for mobile phone technology. Risk Anal, 27(3), 741-753. Abstract. Author URL.
Dolan P, White M (2006). Dynamic well-being: Connecting indicators of what people anticipate with what they experience. Social Indicators Research: an international and interdisciplinary journal for quality-of-life measurement, 75, 303-333.
White MP, Eiser JR (2006). Marginal trust in risk managers: building and losing trust following decisions under uncertainty. Risk Anal, 26(5), 1187-1203. Abstract. Author URL.
White M, Eiser RJ (2005). Information specificity and hazard risk potential as moderators of trust asymmetry. Risk Analysis, 25, 1187-1198.
White M, Eiser JR, Harris PR (2004). Risk perceptions of mobile phone use while driving. Risk Analysis: an international journal, 24, 323-334.
White M, Pahl S, Buehner MJ, Haye A (2003). Trust in risky messages: the role of prior. attitudes. Risk Analysis: an international journal, 23, 717-726.
White M, Riazi A, Eiser C, Hammersley S, Eiser JR, MacLeod K, Tooke J (2002). Interpreting the risks of diabetic renal disease: Perspectives of those most at risk. Psychology and Health, 17(1), 33-50. Abstract.
Wallace B, Ross A, Davies JB, Wright L, White MP (2002). The creation of a minor event coding system. Cognition, Technology and Work, 4, 1-8.
White M, Davies JB (1998). The Effects of Context and Sensitivity on Self-Reported Attitudes Towards Drugs. Journal of Substance Misuse, 3, 213-220.
Chapters
Elliott LR, White MP, Vert C, Zijlema W, Vassiljev P (2021). Assessing city-wide and local health and well-being benefits. In (Ed) Urban Blue Spaces, Taylor & Francis, 179-196.
White MP, Elliott LR, Gascon M, Roberts B, Fleming LE (2021). Potential benefits of blue space for human health and well-being. In (Ed) Urban Blue Spaces: Planning and Design for Water, Health and Well-Being, 38-58. Abstract.
Bell SL, Hollenbeck J, Lovell R, White M, Depledge M (2019). The shadows of risk and inequality within salutogenic coastal waters. In Foley R, Kearns R, Kistemann T, Wheeler B (Eds.) Hydrophilia Unbounded: Blue Space, Health and Place, Routledge Taylor and Francis.
White M, Lovell R, Wheeler B, Pahl S, Voelker S, Depledge M (2017). Blue Landscapes and Public Health. In van den Bosch M, Bird W (Eds.) Landscape and Public Health, Oxford OU.
White MP, Bell S, Jenkin R, Wheeler B, Depledge M (2016). The benefits of blue exercise. In Barton J, Bragg R, Wood C, Pretty J (Eds.) Green Exercise: Linking Nature, Health and Well-Being, Routledge.
White MP, Bell S, Elliott LR, Jenkin R, Wheeler BW, Depledge MH (2016). The health benefits of blue exercise in the UK. In (Ed) Green Exercise: Linking Nature, Health and Well-being, 69-78. Abstract.
Denford S, Abraham C, Smith J, Lloyd J, White M, Tarrant M, Wyatt K, Greaves C, Dean S (2015). Designing and evaluating behavior change interventions to promote health. In Reynolds KJ, Branscombe NR (Eds.) The Psychology of Change: Life Contexts, Experiences, and Identities, New York: Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis, 151-169.
Abraham C, Denford S, Dean S, Greaves C, Lloyd J, Tarrant M, White M, Wyatt K (2015). Designing interventions to change health-related behaviour. In Richards D, Hallberg IR (Eds.) Complex Interventions in Health: an overview of research methods, Routledge, 103-110.
Wheeler B, White M, Fleming LE, Taylor T, Harvey A, Depledge MH (2014). Influences of the Oceans on human health and wellbeing. In Bowen R, Depledge MH, Carlarne CP, Fleming LE (Eds.) Oceans and Human Health: Implications for Society and Well-Being, London: Wiley.
White MP, Eiser JR (2012). A social judgement analysis of trust: People as intuitive detection theorists. In (Ed) Trust in Cooperative Risk Management: Uncertainty and Scepticism in the Public Mind, 95-116.
White M, Eiser JR (2007). A Social Judgement Approach to Trust: People as Intuitive Detection Theorists. In Siegrist M, Earle T, Gutscher H (Eds.) Trust, technology, and society: Studies in cooperative risk management, London: Earthscan, 95-116.
Reports
Depledge MH, Lovell R, Wheeler BW, Morrissey KM, White M, Fleming LE (2017). Future of the Sea: Health and Wellbeing of Coastal Communities. Governtment Office for Science, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/639432/Health_and_Wellbeing_Final.pdf. Abstract.
Teaching
My teaching covers a broad range of social, environmental and health psychology including: Positive psychology, Human Factors, Choice, Persuasion & Psychology of Physical Activity.Modules
2023/24
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