Ann-Marie Creaven


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Biography

I completed my degree and doctorate in psychology at NUI Galway, supported by a college fellowship and IRCHSS. During my undergraduate studies I also completed a diploma in Gaeilge (Irish language). My research examines how our social relationships influence health, for better and for worse, particularly in terms of coping with stress. This programme of research spans several sub-disciplines of psychology and relates to other disciplines including health and sociology. 

I joined the Department of Psychology at the University of Limerick as a Lecturer in September 2013, following my training at NUI Galway, and a year applying my research skills to several policy-relevant projects at the Educational Research Centre in Drumcondra. At UL, I am a member of the Centre for Social Issues Research cluster, the Health Research Institute, and the SASHLab research group (sashlab.com), involved in several strands of research in social connectedness and health.

Research Interests

My research interests are in social connectedness and health. Current projects are focused on (1) the impact of loneliness for health in young adults (2) the role of social support in managing illness including T1 diabetes and (3) the impact of social support on physiological stress responses. I am also interested in replication and meta-research in this area.

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2022 'Anxiety following Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review of Psychological Interventions'
Ryan, E.M.; Creaven, A-M.; Ní Néill, E.; O'Súilleabháin, P.S.; (2022) 'Anxiety following Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review of Psychological Interventions'. Health Psychology, [Details]
2021 'Protocol for a Qualitative Study: Exploring Loneliness and Social Isolation in Emerging Adulthood (ELSIE)'
Creaven, AM;Kirwan, E;Burns, A;O'Suilleabhain, PS (2021) 'Protocol for a Qualitative Study: Exploring Loneliness and Social Isolation in Emerging Adulthood (ELSIE)'. International Journal Of Qualitative Methods, 20 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Allostatic load and mental health during COVID-19: The moderating role of neuroticism'
Gallagher, S.; Sumner, R.; Creaven, A-M.; O'Súilleabháin, P.S.; Howard, S. (2021) 'Allostatic load and mental health during COVID-19: The moderating role of neuroticism'. Brain Behavior And Immunity, [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress: Attachment styles and invisible stranger support'
McMahon, G;Creaven, AM;Gallagher, S (2021) 'Cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress: Attachment styles and invisible stranger support'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 164 :121-129 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Making the leap and finding your feet: A qualitative study of disclosure and social support in university students with type 1 diabetes'
Habenicht, AE;Gallagher, S;O'Keeffe, MC;Creaven, AM (2021) 'Making the leap and finding your feet: A qualitative study of disclosure and social support in university students with type 1 diabetes'. Journal of health psychology, 26 :260-269 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Gratitude, social support and cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress'
Gallagher, S;Creaven, AM;Howard, S;Ginty, AT;Whittaker, AC (2021) 'Gratitude, social support and cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress'. Biological psychology, 162 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Parental incarceration affects children's emotional and behavioral outcomes: A longitudinal cohort study of children aged 9 to 13 years'
Bradshaw, D;Creaven, AM;Muldoon, OT (2021) 'Parental incarceration affects children's emotional and behavioral outcomes: A longitudinal cohort study of children aged 9 to 13 years'. International Journal Of Behavioral Development, 45 :310-316 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Personality, cardiovascular, and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study'
Coyle D.;Howard S.;Bibbey A.;Gallagher S.;Whittaker A.;Creaven A. (2020) 'Personality, cardiovascular, and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 148 :67-74 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Stressful life events and adolescent well-being: The role of parent and peer relationships'
McMahon G.;Creaven A.;Gallagher S. (2020) 'Stressful life events and adolescent well-being: The role of parent and peer relationships'. Stress And Health, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Social support, social participation, and cardiovascular reactivity to stress in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study'
Creaven A.M.;Higgins N.M.;Ginty A.T.;Gallagher S. (2020) 'Social support, social participation, and cardiovascular reactivity to stress in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study'. Biological psychology, 155 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Perceived social support mediates the association between attachment and cardiovascular reactivity in young adults'
McMahon G.;Creaven A.;Gallagher S. (2019) 'Perceived social support mediates the association between attachment and cardiovascular reactivity in young adults'. Psychophysiology, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Loneliness and cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress in younger adults'
Brown, EG;Creaven, AM;Gallagher, S (2019) 'Loneliness and cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress in younger adults'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 135 :121-125 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Longitudinal associations between parental incarceration and children's emotional and behavioural development: Results from a population cohort study'
Bradshaw D.;Hannigan A.;Creaven A.;Muldoon O. (2019) 'Longitudinal associations between parental incarceration and children's emotional and behavioural development: Results from a population cohort study'. Child: Care Health And Development, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Unemployment, employment precarity, and inflammation'
Sumner R.;Bennett R.;Creaven A.;Gallagher S. (2019) 'Unemployment, employment precarity, and inflammation'. Brain, behavior, and immunity, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'An evaluative audit of the introduction of a new nursing document within a specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Ireland'
Doody O. Bailey M.E. Moran S. Creaven AM. (2018) 'An evaluative audit of the introduction of a new nursing document within a specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Ireland'. Nursing and Palliative Care, 3 (4):1-4 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Social connectedness and depression: Is there added value in volunteering?'
Creaven, AM;Healy, A;Howard, S (2018) 'Social connectedness and depression: Is there added value in volunteering?'. Journal Of Social And Personal Relationships, 35 :1400-1417 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Restricted reproductive rights and risky sexual behaviour: How political disenfranchisement relates to women's sense of control, well-being and sexual health'
Msetfi, R,Jay, S,O'Donnell, AT,Kearns, M,Kinsella, EL,McMahon, J,Muldoon, OT,Naughton, C,Creaven, AM (2018) 'Restricted reproductive rights and risky sexual behaviour: How political disenfranchisement relates to women's sense of control, well-being and sexual health'. Journal of health psychology, 23 :252-262 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Evaluating personality as a moderator of the association between life events stress and cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress'
Gallagher, S;O'Riordan, A;McMahon, G;Creaven, AM (2018) 'Evaluating personality as a moderator of the association between life events stress and cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress'. International Journal Of Psychophysiology, 126 :52-59 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2017 'Evaluating the Impact of a Brief Artistic Intervention on Cardiovascular Recovery From Acute Stress'
Keogh, K,Creaven, AM (2017) 'Evaluating the Impact of a Brief Artistic Intervention on Cardiovascular Recovery From Acute Stress'. Art Therapy, 34 :167-175 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Individual differences in positive and negative emotion regulation: Which strategies explain variability in loneliness?'
Kearns, S., & Creaven, A-M. (2017) 'Individual differences in positive and negative emotion regulation: Which strategies explain variability in loneliness?'. Personality And Mental Health, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Perceived social support predicts lower cardiovascular reactivity to stress in older adults'
Howard, S,Creaven, AM,Hughes, BM,O'Leary, ED,James, JE (2017) 'Perceived social support predicts lower cardiovascular reactivity to stress in older adults'. Biological psychology, 125 :70-75 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Restricted reproductive rights and risky sexual behaviour: How political disenfranchisement relates to women's sense of control, well-being and sexual health'
Msetfi R, Jay S, O'Donnell AT, Kearns M, Kinsella EL, McMahon J, Muldoon OT, Naughton C, Creaven AM (2017) 'Restricted reproductive rights and risky sexual behaviour: How political disenfranchisement relates to women's sense of control, well-being and sexual health'. Journal Of Health Psychology, [ULIR Link] [Details]
2017 'Individual differences in positive and negative emotion regulation: Which strategies explain variability in loneliness?'
Kearns, SM,Creaven, AM (2017) 'Individual differences in positive and negative emotion regulation: Which strategies explain variability in loneliness?'. Personality And Mental Health, 11 :64-74 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Performance feedback, self-esteem, and cardiovascular adaptation to recurring stressors'
Brown, EG,Creaven, AM (2017) 'Performance feedback, self-esteem, and cardiovascular adaptation to recurring stressors'. Anxiety Stress And Coping, 30 :290-303 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'A Commentary on “Positive Psychology Interventions for Patients With Heart Disease: A Preliminary Randomized Trial”'
Creaven, A-M., O'Connell, B.H., & Gallagher, S. (2016) 'A Commentary on “Positive Psychology Interventions for Patients With Heart Disease: A Preliminary Randomized Trial”'. Psychosomatics, [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Living with invisible illness: social support experiences of individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus'
Brennan, KAM,Creaven, AM (2016) 'Living with invisible illness: social support experiences of individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus'. Quality Of Life Research, 25 :1227-1235 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2016 'Performance feedback, self-esteem and cardiovascular adaption to recurring stressors'
Brown, E.G., & Creaven, A-M. (2016) 'Performance feedback, self-esteem and cardiovascular adaption to recurring stressors'. Anxiety Stress And Coping, [Details]
2016 'Unemployment is associated with lower cortisol awakening and blunted dehydroepiandrosterone responses'
Gallagher, S,Sumner, RC,Muldoon, OT,Creaven, AM,Hannigan, A (2016) 'Unemployment is associated with lower cortisol awakening and blunted dehydroepiandrosterone responses'. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 69 :41-49 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2014 'Dyadic concordance in mother and preschooler resting cardiovascular function varies by risk status'
Creaven A.;Skowron E.;Hughes B.;Howard S.;Loken E. (2014) 'Dyadic concordance in mother and preschooler resting cardiovascular function varies by risk status'. Developmental Psychobiology, 56 (1):142-152 [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Dyadic concordance in mother and preschooler resting cardiovascular function varies by risk status'
Creaven, AM,Skowron, EA,Hughes, BM,Howard, S,Loken, E (2014) 'Dyadic concordance in mother and preschooler resting cardiovascular function varies by risk status'. Developmental Psychobiology, 56 :142-152 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Social support and trait personality are independently associated with resting cardiovascular function in women'
Creaven, AM,Howard, S,Hughes, BM (2013) 'Social support and trait personality are independently associated with resting cardiovascular function in women'. British journal of health psychology, 18 :556-573 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Social support and trait personality are independently associated with resting cardiovascular function in women'
Creaven A.;Howard S.;Hughes B. (2013) 'Social support and trait personality are independently associated with resting cardiovascular function in women'. British journal of health psychology, 18 (3):556-573 [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Cardiovascular responses to mental activation of social support schemas'
Creaven, A-M., & Hughes, B.M. (2012) 'Cardiovascular responses to mental activation of social support schemas'. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, 84 :113-119 [DOI] [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
2014 The 2013 ICT Census in Schools – Main Report.
Cosgrove, J., Butler, D., Leahy, M., Shiel, G., Kavanagh, L., & Creaven, A-M. (2014) The 2013 ICT Census in Schools – Main Report. Educational Research Centre, Dublin. [Details]
2013 Pupil engagement.
Clerkin, A., & Creaven, A-M. (2013) Pupil engagement. Educational Research Centre, Dublin. [Details]
2013 Understanding achievement in PIRLS and TIMSS 2011.
Cosgrove, J., & Creaven, A-M. (2013) Understanding achievement in PIRLS and TIMSS 2011. Educational Research Centre, Dublin. [Details]
2013 Home-school communication.
Eivers, E., & Creaven, A-M. (2013) Home-school communication. Educational Research Centre, Dublin. [Details]

Article

  Year Publication
2018 Making the leap and finding your feet: A qualitative study of disclosure and social support in university students with type 1 diabetes.
Habenicht A.;Gallagher S.;O¿Keeffe M.;Creaven A. (2018) Making the leap and finding your feet: A qualitative study of disclosure and social support in university students with type 1 diabetes. Article [DOI] [Details]

Letter

  Year Publication
2017 A Commentary on "Positive Psychology Interventions for Patients With Heart Disease: A Preliminary Randomized Trial".
Creaven, AM;O'Connell, BH;Gallagher, S (2017) A Commentary on "Positive Psychology Interventions for Patients With Heart Disease: A Preliminary Randomized Trial". NEW YORK: Letter [Details]

International Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country
Elizabeth Skowron University of Oregon USA
Rachel Sumner University of Gloucestershire England
Jack James Reykjavik University Iceland
Eric Loken Penn State University USA