Prof Justin Thomas

Journal article

Chung MC, Ye Z, Wang N, Thomas J. 2022. Linking posttraumatic stress disorder with eating disorders among Emirati university female students: The role of self-concealment Current Psychology, 41 :8975-8984 DOI Publisher Url

Kuhail MA, Thomas J, Alramlawi S, Shah SJH, Thornquist E. 2022. Interacting with a Chatbot-Based Advising System: Understanding the Effect of Chatbot Personality and User Gender on Behavior Informatics, 9 DOI Publisher Url

Al Anouti F, Grant WB, Thomas J, AlBlooshi S, Karras S. 2022. Associations between Dietary Intake of Vitamin D, Sun Exposure, and Generalized Anxiety among College Women Nutrients, 14 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Elahi A, McIntyre JC, Thomas J, Abernethy L, Bentall RP, White RG. 2022. Symptoms of paranoia experienced by Students of Pakistani Heritage in England: The Role of Explicit and Implicit Identities and Perceived Discrimination The Journal of Nervous and Mental DIsease, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Al Anouti F, Thomas J, Karras S, El Asswad N. 2022. Outdoor Activity in the Daytime, but Not the Nighttime, Predicts Better Mental Health Status During the COVID-19 Curfew in the United Arab Emirates Frontiers in Public Health, 10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Thomas J, Terry JP. 2022. Containing COVID-19 risk in the UAE: Mass quarantine, mental health, and implications for crisis management Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy, 13 :9-27 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Verlinden M, Al Beyahi F, Al Bassam B, Aljedawi Y. 2022. Socio-Demographic and Attitudinal Correlates of Problematic Social Media Use: Analysis of Ithra's 30-Nation Digital Wellbeing Survey Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Moussa MM, Elphinstone B, Thomas J, Hermena EW, Barbato M, Whitehead R, Bates G. 2022. Nonattachment as a Mediator of the Mindfulness-Well-being Relationship: Comparing Emirati and Australian Students Mindfulness, 13 :526-538 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Al-Hammadi A. 2022. Neurotheology, creativity and bipolarity: divergent thinking and hypomanic traits among Arab college students Time and Mind, 15 :5-17 DOI Publisher Url

Barbato M, Thomas J. 2021. In this together: Psychological wellbeing of foreign workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 pandemic International Journal of Psychology, 56 :825-833 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Figueiras MJ, Ghorayeb J, Coutinho MVC, Marôco J, Thomas J. 2021. Levels of Trust in Information Sources as a Predictor of Protective Health Behaviors During COVID-19 Pandemic: A UAE Cross-Sectional Study Frontiers in Psychology, 12 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Verlinden M, Thomas J, Almansoori MHAA, Wanigaratne S. 2021. Gaming Disorder and Well-Being Among Emirati College Women Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Coutinho MVC, Thomas J, Alsuwaidi ASM, Couchman JJ. 2021. Dunning-Kruger Effect: Intuitive Errors Predict Overconfidence on the Cognitive Reflection Test Frontiers in Psychology, 12 :1-10 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Thomas J, Alkatheeri O, Grey I. 2021. Cognitive Vulnerability and Depressive Symptoms among Emirati College Students Before and After the Enactment of COVID-19 Curfew and Home-learning Measures International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 21 :75-79

Peplow A, Thomas J, Alshehhi A. 2021. Noise annoyance in the UAE: A twitter case study via a data-mining approach International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 :1-10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Humeidan M, Barrack C, Huffman KL. 2021. Mindfulness, Stress Reactivity, and Depressive Symptoms Among “Third Culture Kids” in the United Arab Emirates Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 52 :192-208 DOI Publisher Url

Sherman CE, Arthur D, Thomas J. 2021. Panic buying or preparedness? The effect of information, anxiety and resilience on stockpiling by Muslim consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Islamic Marketing, 12 :479-497 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Barbato M, Verlinden M, Gaspar C, Moussa M, Ghorayeb J, Menon A, Figueiras MJ, Arora T, Bentall RP. 2020. Psychosocial Correlates of Depression and Anxiety in the United Arab Emirates During the COVID-19 Pandemic Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Arthur D, Sherman C. 2020. Compulsive buying and depressive symptoms in the United Arab Emirates: A mixed-methods exploration Psychiatry Research, 293 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Grey I, Arora T, Thomas J, Saneh A, Tomhe P, Abi-Habib R. 2020. The role of perceived social support on depression and sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic Psychiatry Research, 293 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Barbato M. 2020. Positive religious coping and mental health among christians and muslims in response to the covid-19 pandemic Religions, 11 :1-13 DOI Publisher Url

Barbato M, Thomas J. 2020. Far from the eyes, close to the heart: Psychological Impact of COVID-19 in a Sample of Italian foreign workers Psychiatry Research, 290 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Al-Shehhi A, Grey I, Broach T. 2020. Exploring cultural variation in the emotional expressivity of online drawings Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Jeffers A. 2020. Mobile eye tracking and academic integrity: A proof-of-concept study in the United Arab Emirates Accountability in Research, 27 :247-255 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Coutinho MVC, Thomas J, Fredricks-Lowman I, Bondaruk MV. 2020. The Dunning-Kruger effect in Emirati college students: Evidence for Generalizability across cultures International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 20 :29-36

Grey I, Tohme P, Thomas J, Al Mazrouie M, Abi-Habib R. 2020. Preferred therapist characteristics of Muslim college women in the United Arab Emirates: implications for psychotherapy Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 23 :745-755 DOI Publisher Url

Hamadeh RR, Lee J, Abu-Rmeileh NME, Darawad M, Mostafa A, Kheirallah KA, Yusufali A, Thomas J, Salama M, Nakkash R, Salloum RG. 2020. Gender differences in waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in four eastern mediterranean countries Tobacco Induced Diseases, 18 DOI Publisher Url

Salloum RG, Nakkash R, Abu-Rmeileh NME, Hamadeh RR, Darawad MW, Kheirallah KA, Al-Farsi Y, Yusufali A, Thomas J, Mostafa A, Salama M, El Kadi L, Alzyoud S, Al-Sheyab N, Thrasher JF. 2019. Individual-level determinants of waterpipe smoking demand in four Eastern-Mediterranean countries Health Promotion International, 34 :1157-1166 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Al Shehhi A, Thomas J, Welsch R, Grey I, Aung Z. 2019. Arabia Felix 2.0: a cross-linguistic Twitter analysis of happiness patterns in the United Arab Emirates Journal of Big Data, 6 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Al Shehhi A, Grey I. 2019. The sacred and the profane: social media and temporal patterns of religiosity in the United Arab Emirates Journal of Contemporary Religion, 34 :489-508 DOI Publisher Url

Grey I, Coughlan B, Lydon H, Healy O, Thomas J. 2019. Parental satisfaction with early intensive behavioral intervention Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 23 :373-384 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Al-Shehhi A, Al-Ameri M, Grey I. 2019. We tweet Arabic; I tweet English: self-concept, language and social media Heliyon, 5 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Grey I, Thomas J. 2019. National Identity, Implicit In-Group Evaluation, and Psychological Well-Being Among Emirati Women Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 50 :220-232 DOI Publisher Url

Grey I, Mesbur M, Lydon H, Healy O, Thomas J. 2018. An evaluation of positive behavioural support for children with challenging behaviour in community settings Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 22 :394-411 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Al-Anouti F. 2018. Sun Exposure and Behavioral Activation for Hypovitaminosis D and Depression: A Controlled Pilot Study Community Mental Health Journal, 54 :860-865 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Abu-Rmeileh NME, Alkhuffash O, Kheirallah K, Mostafa A, Darawad M, Al-Farsi Y, Yusufali A, Thomas J, Salama M, Hamadeh RR, Nakkash R, Salloum RG. 2018. Harm perceptions of waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in five Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: A cross-sectional study Tobacco Induced Diseases, 16 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, O’Hara L, Quadflieg S, Weissgerber SC. 2018. Acculturation, out-group positivity and eating disorders symptoms among Emirati women Eating and Weight Disorders, 23 :241-246 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Grey I, Daly R, Thomas J, Marassas W. 2018. The relationship between shame and guilt: cultural comparisons between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 21 :221-230 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Grey I, Al-Romaithi S. 2018. Macbeth Arabia: moral threat and cleansing-related construct accessibility in Arab women Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 21 :131-138 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, O'Hara L, Tahboub-Schulte S, Grey I, Chowdhury N. 2018. Holy anorexia: Eating disorders symptomatology and religiosity among Muslim women in the United Arab Emirates Psychiatry Research, 260 :495-499 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Grey I, AlMazrouei A, Thomas J, Randall P. 2018. Forensic psychology and Islamic jurisprudence Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 21 :20-34 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Furber SW, Grey I. 2017. The rise of mindfulness and its resonance with the Islamic tradition Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 20 :973-985 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Bentall RP, Hadden L, O'Hara L. 2017. Ethnic identity and paranoid thinking: Implicit out-group preference and language dominance predict paranoia in Emirati women Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 56 :122-128 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Salloum RG, Abu-Rmeileh N, Hamadeh R, Thomas J, Mostafa A, Yusufali A, Kheirallah KA, Macauda MM, Theis RP, Kadi LE, Johnson EJ, Darawad MW, Nakkash R. 2017. Policy-relevant context of waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in six countries across the Eastern Mediterranean region: A qualitative study Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 18 :2533-2540 DOI Author Url

O'Hara L, Tahboub-Schulte S, Thomas J. 2016. Weight-related teasing and internalized weight stigma predict abnormal eating attitudes and behaviours in Emirati female university students Appetite, 102 :44-50 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Quadflieg S, O'Hara L. 2016. Implicit out-group preference is associated with eating disorders symptoms amongst Emirati females Eating Behaviors, 21 :48-53 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Al-Menhali S, Humeidan M. 2016. Compulsive buying and depressive symptoms among female citizens of the United Arab Emirates Psychiatry Research, 237 :357-360 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Raynor M, Bakker MC. 2016. Mindfulness-based stress reduction among Emirati Muslim women Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 19 :295-304 DOI Publisher Url

Al-Darmaki F, Thomas J, Yaaqeib S. 2016. Mental Health Beliefs Amongst Emirati Female College Students Community Mental Health Journal, 52 :233-238 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Al-Qarni N, Furber SW. 2015. Conceptualising mental health in the United Arab Emirates: the perspective of traditional healers Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 18 :134-145 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Raynor M, Ribott D. 2015. Depressive rumination and experiential avoidance: A task based exploration Personality and Mental Health, 9 :58-65 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Wang Y, Thomas J, Weissgerber SC, Kazemini S, Ul-Haq I, Quadflieg S. 2015. The headscarf effect revisited: Further evidence for a culture-based internal face processing advantage Perception, 44 :328-336 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Al-Mesaabi W, Bahusain E, Mutawa M. 2014. The relationship between taste sensitivity to phenylthiocarbamide and anhedonia Psychiatry Research, 215 :444-447 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Al Marzooqi FH, Tahboub-Schulte S, Furber SW. 2014. Changing physical appearance preferences in the United Arab Emirates Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 17 :594-600 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Raynor M, McKinnon M. 2014. Academic integrity and oral examination: an Arabian Gulf perspective Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 51 :533-543 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Hashmi AA, Chung MC, Morgan K, Lyons M. 2013. The narcissistic mask: An exploration of 'the defensive grandiosity hypothesis' Personality and Mental Health, 7 :160-167 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Schulte SJ, Thomas J. 2013. Relationship between eating pathology, body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms among male and female adolescents in the United Arab Emirates Eating Behaviors, 14 :157-160 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Lyons M, Morgan K, Thomas J, Hashmi AA. 2013. Patterns of parental warmth, attachment, and narcissism in young women in United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom Individual Differences Research, 11 :149-158

Thomas J, Raynor M, Al-Marzooqi A. 2012. Marital status and gender as predictors of undergraduate academic performance: a United Arab Emirates context Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives, 9 :37-45 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Altareb B. 2012. Cognitive vulnerability to depression: An exploration of dysfunctional attitudes and ruminative response styles in the United Arab Emirates Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 85 :117-121 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Ashraf S. 2011. Exploring the Islamic tradition for resonance and dissonance with cognitive therapy for depression Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 14 :183-190 DOI Publisher Url

Al Anouti F, Thomas J, Abdel-Wareth L, Rajah J, Grant WB, Haq A. 2011. Vitamin D deficiency and sun avoidance among university students at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Dermato-Endocrinology, 3 :235-239 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Alanouti F, Campbell C, Ameri SA. 2010. Exploring sun avoidant attitudes and behaviors in the United Arab Emirates Social Behavior and Personality, 38 :1111-1118 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Campbell C, Altareb B, Yousif A. 2010. Emotional stroop interference for depressionrelated stimuli in a United Arab Emirates student population Social Behavior and Personality, 38 :597-604 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Khan S, Abdulrahman AA. 2010. Eating attitudes and body image concerns among female university students in the United Arab Emirates Appetite, 54 :595-598 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Bentall RP, Knowles R, Tai S. 2009. Indirect measurement of dysfunctional attitudes in bipolar affective disorder Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 82 :261-266 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Knowles R, Tai S, Bentall RP. 2007. Response styles to depressed mood in bipolar affective disorder Journal of Affective Disorders, 100 :249-252 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thomas J, Bentall RP. 2002. Hypomanic traits and response styles to depression British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 41 :309-313 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Editorial/letter to the editor

Barbato M, Thomas J, Jogia J. 2020. An exploratory study of hallucination-proneness and own-voice discrimination among bilingual college students Psychiatry Research, 317 :114903-114903 DOI Publisher Url

Conference publication

Alshehhi A, Thomas J, Welsch R, Aung Z. 2019. Cross-Linguistic Twitter Analysis of Discussion Themes before, during and after Ramadan 2019 4th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Analytics, ICBDA 2019, :73-78 DOI Publisher Url

Chapters

Al-Shehhi A, Grey I, Thomas J. 2019. Big data and wellbeing in the Arab world Positive Psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, Policy, and Practise :159-182 9783030139209 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Furber SW. 2015. Culturally and Spiritually Attuned Psychotherapy in the UAE Mental Health and Psychological Practice in the United Arab Emirates :69-81 9781349566525 DOI Publisher Url

Thomas J, Furber SW. 2015. Culturally and spiritually attuned psychotherapy in the UAE Mental Health and Psychological Practice in the United Arab Emirates :69-81 9781137567529 DOI Publisher Url

Book

Thomas J. 2013. Psychological well-being in the Gulf States: The New Arabia Felix :1-187 9781137287502 DOI Publisher Url

Media Coverage:

Article published in the UAE media promoting the public understanding and appreciation of psychology. The article also discusses one of my primary research publications (published online) 2022

Other Professional Activity:

Promoting the public understanding of psychology. 2022