STARLab_University of Leeds

The Laboratory for Stress and Health Research (STARlab) is led by Professor Daryl O'Connor who is based at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds (UK) and is part of the larger Health & Social Psychology Research Group in the School. STARlab aims to conduct world-leading research into the effects of stress, personality and psychological interventions on health-related processes, behaviours and outcomes. STARlab's current research focuses on: i) investigating the effects of stress and psychological interventions on health outcomes (e.g., suicide, blood pressure, eating, cortisol reactivity and diurnal cortisol levels) and understanding the role of individual differences variables (e.g., childhood trauma, perseverative cognition, conscientiousness, perceived discrimination) within the stress process; and ii) exploring the effects of implementation intentions-based interventions on improving cancer screening behaviours.