Alice M Gregory

Summary

Affiliation: University of London
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Maternal insomnia and children's family socialization environments
    Alice M Gregory
    Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
    Sleep 35:579-82. 2012
  2. ncbi Sleep, emotional and behavioral difficulties in children and adolescents
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
    Sleep Med Rev 16:129-36. 2012
  3. ncbi Dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep in children
    Alice M Gregory
    Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
    J Sleep Res 18:422-6. 2009
  4. ncbi Finding gene-environment interactions for phobias
    Alice M Gregory
    Psychology Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London, UK
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 258:76-81. 2008
  5. ncbi Finding gene-environment interactions for generalised anxiety disorder
    Alice M Gregory
    Psychology Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, UK
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 258:69-75. 2008
  6. ncbi A genetic decomposition of the association between parasomnias and dyssomnias in 8-year-old twins
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, England
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:299-304. 2008
  7. ncbi Genetic influences on anxiety in children: what we've learned and where we're heading
    Alice M Gregory
    Psychology Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW, UK
    Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 10:199-212. 2007
  8. ncbi Sleep items in the child behavior checklist: a comparison with sleep diaries, actigraphy, and polysomnography
    Alice M Gregory
    Goldsmiths, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 50:499-507. 2011
  9. ncbi Catastrophizing and symptoms of sleep disturbances in children
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths University of London and Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London, UK
    J Sleep Res 19:175-82. 2010
  10. ncbi Parent-reported sleep problems during development and self-reported anxiety/depression, attention problems, and aggressive behavior later in life
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, England
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:330-5. 2008

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Publications46

  1. ncbi Maternal insomnia and children's family socialization environments
    Alice M Gregory
    Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
    Sleep 35:579-82. 2012
    ..To examine concurrent associations between maternal insomnia and different aspects of the family socialization environment...
  2. ncbi Sleep, emotional and behavioral difficulties in children and adolescents
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
    Sleep Med Rev 16:129-36. 2012
    ....
  3. ncbi Dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep in children
    Alice M Gregory
    Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
    J Sleep Res 18:422-6. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Finding gene-environment interactions for phobias
    Alice M Gregory
    Psychology Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London, UK
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 258:76-81. 2008
    ..In addition to the careful conceptualisation of new studies, it is suggested that data already collected should be re-analysed in light of increased understanding of processes influencing phobias...
  5. ncbi Finding gene-environment interactions for generalised anxiety disorder
    Alice M Gregory
    Psychology Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, UK
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 258:69-75. 2008
    ....
  6. ncbi A genetic decomposition of the association between parasomnias and dyssomnias in 8-year-old twins
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, England
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:299-304. 2008
    ..To estimate genetic and environmental influences on parasomnias and dyssomnias and their association in 8-year-olds...
  7. ncbi Genetic influences on anxiety in children: what we've learned and where we're heading
    Alice M Gregory
    Psychology Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW, UK
    Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 10:199-212. 2007
    ....
  8. ncbi Sleep items in the child behavior checklist: a comparison with sleep diaries, actigraphy, and polysomnography
    Alice M Gregory
    Goldsmiths, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 50:499-507. 2011
    ..The Child Behavior Checklist is sometimes used to assess sleep disturbance despite not having been validated for this purpose. This study examined associations between the Child Behavior Checklist sleep items and other measures of sleep...
  9. ncbi Catastrophizing and symptoms of sleep disturbances in children
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths University of London and Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London, UK
    J Sleep Res 19:175-82. 2010
    ..A proportion of children catastrophized about the consequences of sleeplessness and this was associated with sleep disturbance, an association which was mediated through anxiety and depression symptoms...
  10. ncbi Parent-reported sleep problems during development and self-reported anxiety/depression, attention problems, and aggressive behavior later in life
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, England
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:330-5. 2008
    ..To examine associations between sleep problems during development and subsequent emotional and behavioral difficulties...
  11. ncbi Behavioral genetic analyses of prosocial behavior in adolescents
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
    Dev Sci 12:165-74. 2009
    ..Longitudinal analyses revealed that continuity was largely explained by genes. Unique environmental influences were predominantly time-specific and were the major source of individual differences...
  12. ncbi Associations between sleep quality and anxiety and depression symptoms in a sample of young adult twins and siblings
    Alice M Gregory
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London and MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King s College London, United Kingdom
    J Psychosom Res 71:250-5. 2011
    ..Little is known about the aetiology of the links between sleep disturbance and anxiety and depression symptoms. The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and environmental influences on these associations...
  13. ncbi Presleep arousal and sleep disturbances in children
    Alice M Gregory
    Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, UK
    Sleep 31:1745-7. 2008
    ..To determine if associations between presleep arousal and sleep disturbance reported in adults are also characteristic of children...
  14. ncbi Links between anxiety and allergies: psychobiological reality or possible methodological bias?
    Alice M Gregory
    Psychology Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW
    J Pers 77:347-62. 2009
    ..67 [1.17-2.37], p=.004): Objectively verified allergies were not. These results suggest that the link between anxiety and allergies may reflect a methodological artifact rather than a psychobiological reality...
  15. ncbi The direction of longitudinal associations between sleep problems and depression symptoms: a study of twins aged 8 and 10 years
    Alice M Gregory
    Department ofPsychology, Goldsmiths College, University ofLondon, London, UK I2lnstitute ofPsychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Sleep 32:189-99. 2009
    ..To establish the direction and etiology of longitudinal associations between sleep problems and depression symptoms in children...
  16. ncbi Sleep problems in childhood predict neuropsychological functioning in adolescence
    Alice M Gregory
    Psychology Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, United Kingdom
    Pediatrics 123:1171-6. 2009
    ..Our goal was to examine the association between parent-rated sleep problems during childhood and neuropsychological functioning during adolescence...
  17. ncbi Feeling anxious: a twin study of panic/somatic ratings, anxiety sensitivity and heartbeat perception in children
    Thalia C Eley
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48:1184-91. 2007
    ..We examined genetic and environmental influences on childhood AS, HBP, panic/somatic ratings, and their associations...
  18. ncbi In the face of uncertainty: a twin study of ambiguous information, anxiety and depression in children
    Thalia C Eley
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, De Crespigny Park, P O Box P080, London, SE5 8AF, UK
    J Abnorm Child Psychol 36:55-65. 2008
    ..The data also support a role for genetic influence on threat interpretations, which may mediate responses to stress...
  19. ncbi Pathways to childhood depressive symptoms: the role of social, cognitive, and genetic risk factors
    Jennifer Y F Lau
    Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, United Kingdom
    Dev Psychol 43:1402-14. 2007
    ..Together, these routes accounted for approximately 13% of total phenotypic variance in depressive symptoms. Theoretical and analytical implications of these results are discussed in the context of several design-related caveats...
  20. ncbi Juvenile mental health histories of adults with anxiety disorders
    Alice M Gregory
    Box P080, Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Am J Psychiatry 164:301-8. 2007
    ..Information about the psychiatric histories of adults with anxiety disorders was examined to further inform nosology and etiological/ preventive efforts...
  21. ncbi Anxiety sensitivity in adolescence and young adulthood: the role of stressful life events, 5HTTLPR and their interaction
    Helena M S Zavos
    Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, United Kingdom
    Depress Anxiety 29:400-8. 2012
    ..In light of this, we looked at the association between stressful life events, the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5HTTLPR), and anxiety sensitivity in a longitudinal sample of adolescents...
  22. ncbi Longitudinal genetic analysis of anxiety sensitivity
    Helena M S Zavos
    Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London
    Dev Psychol 48:204-12. 2012
    ..Environmental influences on anxiety sensitivity were, on the whole, more time specific; however, some stable environmental influences were also found...
  23. ncbi Genetic and environmental influences on different components of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and their overlap
    Nicola L Barclay
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
    Sleep 33:659-68. 2010
    ..To examine the extent to which genetic and environmental factors influence components of sleep quality; the degree to which these components co-occur; and genetic and environmental influences on this co-occurrence...
  24. ncbi Depression and generalized anxiety disorder: cumulative and sequential comorbidity in a birth cohort followed prospectively to age 32 years
    Terrie E Moffitt
    Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:651-60. 2007
    ..Most information about GAD-MDD comorbidity comes from patient samples and retrospective surveys...
  25. ncbi Dependent negative life events and sleep quality: an examination of gene-environment interplay
    Nicola L Barclay
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
    Sleep Med 12:403-9. 2011
    ..Finally, we examined the presence of gene-environment interaction by assessing whether genetic liability to sleep disturbance varied as a function of dependent negative life events...
  26. ncbi Genetic influences on the cognitive biases associated with anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents
    Helena M S Zavos
    Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, United Kingdom
    J Affect Disord 124:45-53. 2010
    ..Little, however, is known about the relationship between these variables and whether these too are genetically correlated...
  27. ncbi Genetic and environmental influences on interpersonal cognitions and associations with depressive symptoms in 8-year-old twins
    Alice M Gregory
    Medical Research Council Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    J Abnorm Psychol 116:762-75. 2007
    ..These latter findings may result from interpersonal cognitions in young children, reflecting life experiences as opposed to trait-like cognitive biases...
  28. ncbi Etiologies of associations between childhood sleep and behavioral problems in a large twin sample
    Alice M Gregory
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London, England
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 43:744-51. 2004
    ..To examine the etiologies of covariation of childhood sleep problems and other behavioral/emotional problems in young children...
  29. ncbi Does childhood anxiety evoke maternal control? A genetically informed study
    Thalia C Eley
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 51:772-9. 2010
    ..do not?; 2) to what extent do genetic and environmental factors influence maternal control and child anxiety?; 3) to what extent do genetic and environmental factors influence the associations between child anxiety and maternal control?..
  30. ncbi The role of children's negative attributions on depressive symptoms: an inherited characteristic or a product of the early environment?
    Jennifer Y F Lau
    Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    Dev Sci 15:569-78. 2012
    ..Placing the present findings with those of adolescents suggests possible developmental differences in the relationship between attributional style and depressive symptoms...
  31. ncbi Sleep quality and diurnal preference in a sample of young adults: associations with 5HTTLPR, PER3, and CLOCK 3111
    Nicola L Barclay
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 156:681-90. 2011
    ..Failure to replicate previous research in relation to PERIOD3 and CLOCK concurs with previous research suggesting that the effects of these genes are small and may be related to population composition...
  32. ncbi Associations between sleep problems, anxiety, and depression in twins at 8 years of age
    Alice M Gregory
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, United Kingdom
    Pediatrics 118:1124-32. 2006
    ..Associations between sleep and internalizing problems are complex and poorly understood. To better understand these covarying difficulties, genetic and environmental influences were estimated by using a twin design...
  33. ncbi Prospective longitudinal associations between persistent sleep problems in childhood and anxiety and depression disorders in adulthood
    Alice M Gregory
    Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, United Kingdom
    J Abnorm Child Psychol 33:157-63. 2005
    ..60 (1.05-2.45), p = .030) but not depressive disorders (OR (95% CI) = .99 (.63-1.56), p = .959). Persistent sleep problems in childhood may be an early risk indicator of anxiety in adulthood...
  34. ncbi Family conflict in childhood: a predictor of later insomnia
    Alice M Gregory
    Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, United Kingdom
    Sleep 29:1063-7. 2006
    ..To examine the association between childhood exposure to family conflict and insomnia at 18 years of age...
  35. ncbi The Genesis 12-19 (G1219) Study: A Twin and Sibling Study of Gene-Environment Interplay and Adolescent Development in the UK
    Tom A McAdams
    MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Twin Res Hum Genet 16:134-43. 2013
    ..In this article, we describe the sample, data collection, and measures used. We also summarize some of the key findings to date...
  36. ncbi Nonshared environmental influences on sleep quality: a study of monozygotic twin differences
    Nicola L Barclay
    Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research, Department of Psychology, School of Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Northumberland Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
    Behav Genet 42:234-44. 2012
    ..These findings give insight into how specific environments affect sleep and the possible mechanisms behind these associations...
  37. ncbi Diurnal preference and sleep quality: same genes? A study of young adult twins
    Nicola L Barclay
    Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
    Chronobiol Int 27:278-96. 2010
    ..Therefore, those genes already known to influence one phenotype may be possible candidates to explore with regards to the other phenotype...
  38. ncbi Exploring the association between anxiety and conduct problems in a large sample of twins aged 2-4
    Alice M Gregory
    Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, London, United Kingdom
    J Abnorm Child Psychol 32:111-22. 2004
    ....
  39. ncbi Sleep problems in childhood: a longitudinal study of developmental change and association with behavioral problems
    Alice M Gregory
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, London University, England
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 41:964-71. 2002
    ..The objective of the study was to examine specificity, order of appearance, and developmental changes in the relationships between sleep problems and behavioral problems in children...
  40. ncbi Heart-beat perception, panic/somatic symptoms and anxiety sensitivity in children
    Thalia C Eley
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Box P080, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Behav Res Ther 42:439-48. 2004
    ..These results extend the literature on HBP and panic and suggest that in children, as in adults, increased panic/somatic symptoms are associated with enhanced ability to perceive internal physiological cues, and fear of such sensations...
  41. ncbi Quantitative genetic research on sleep: a review of normal sleep, sleep disturbances and associated emotional, behavioural, and health-related difficulties
    Nicola L Barclay
    Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research, Department of Psychology, School of Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
    Sleep Med Rev 17:29-40. 2013
    ....
  42. ncbi Handedness and schizotypy in a Japanese sample: an association masked by cultural effects on hand usage
    Alice M Gregory
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, PO Box 80, 111 Denmark Hill, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Schizophr Res 65:139-45. 2003
    ..These results were found to be highly convergent with findings previously reported for clinical schizophrenia...
  43. ncbi Assessing gene-environment interactions on anxiety symptom subtypes across childhood and adolescence
    Jennifer Y F Lau
    US National Institute of Mental Health, 15K, North Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 2670, USA
    Dev Psychopathol 19:1129-46. 2007
    ..We interpret these preliminary findings tentatively in the context of gene-environment interaction on anxiety in general, and on early separation and later panic anxiety in particular...
  44. ncbi A twin-study of sleep difficulties in school-aged children
    Alice M Gregory
    Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, De Crespigny Park, London SE58AF
    Child Dev 77:1668-79. 2006
    ..Twin correlations based on parent reports suggest greater genetic influence (M=50%) than those based on child self-report (M=18%). Possible rater effects should be considered when evaluating children's sleep problems...
  45. ncbi Prenatal mood disturbance predicts sleep problems in infancy and toddlerhood
    Thomas G O'Connor
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    Early Hum Dev 83:451-8. 2007
    ..Experimental animal data link prenatal stress with sleep disturbance in offspring, but the link in humans is unclear...
  46. ncbi Objective sleep in pediatric anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder
    Erika E Forbes
    University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:148-55. 2008
    ..To examine objective and subjective sleep problems in early-onset anxiety and depression...