Dr Cara Booker Research Fellow and Graduate Director, University of Essex
- cbooker@essex.ac.uk
- Telephone
- 01206 873026
- Office
- 2N2.4.24
Graduate Studies
- Cara is Director, and Janice Webb is Administrator of Graduate Studies
- Please follow this link to find out about PhD study at ISER
Research Interests
- Psychosocial determinants and risk factors of health across the life-course
- Social inequalities in health-related behaviours and wellbeing among adolescents
- Social media interaction and adolescent and young adult wellbeing
- Emerging inequalitiees
- Parental relationships and child wellbeing
Follow Cara on Twitter @cara_booker
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Publications
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Impacts of long-standing illness and chronic illness on working hours and household income in a longitudinal UK study
Cara L. Booker, Leanne Andrews, Gillian Green, et al.
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The mental health impact of COVID-19 and lockdown-related stressors among adults in the UK
Tarani Chandola, Meena Kumari, Cara L. Booker, et al.
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The mental health impact of COVID-19 and pandemic related stressors among adults in the UK
Tarani Chandola, Meena Kumari, Cara L. Booker, et al.
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Are flexible work arrangements associated with lower levels of chronic stress-related biomarkers? A study of 6025 employees in the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Tarani Chandola, Cara L. Booker, Meena Kumari, et al.
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Social media use and adolescent mental health: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Yvonne Kelly, Afshin Zilanawala, Cara L. Booker, et al.
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Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds in the UK
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Sexual orientation health inequality: evidence from Understanding Society, the UK Longitudinal Household Study
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De-standardization and gender convergence in work–family life courses in Great Britain: a multi-channel sequence analysis
Anne McMunn, Rebecca Lacey, Diana Worts, et al.
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Work-family life courses and markers of stress and inflammation in mid-life: evidence from the National Child Development Study
Rebecca E. Lacey, Amanda Sacker, Meena Kumari, et al.
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Cumulative disadvantage, employment–marriage, and health inequalities among American and British mothers
Peggy McDonough, Diana Worts, Cara L. Booker, et al.
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Media use, sports participation, and well-being in adolescence: cross-sectional findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Cara L. Booker, Alexandra J. Skew, Yvonne J. Kelly, et al.
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Understanding alcohol consumption in a family content -conference paper abstract-
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In sickness and in health? Comorbidity in older couples -conference paper abstract-
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Well-being in adolescence - an association with health-related behaviors: findings from Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Cara L. Booker, Alexandra J. Skew, Amanda Sacker, et al.
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Labour force sequences, unemployment spells and their effect on subjective well-being set points
Media
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Social media negatively affects teen girls more than boys
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Too much social media at age 10 may make for unhappy teen girls
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Calling time on a life of likes could be key to girls’ happiness
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Social media use at age 10 could reduce wellbeing of adolescent girls
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Out of work again? The psychological impacts of repeated unemployment
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Phones 'need health warnings'
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Smartphones should come with warnings, says report
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Tech companies urged to protect the young from dangers of excessive screen time
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Tech companies urged to protect young from dangers of excessive screen time
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Caring for the elderly
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Drink rethink
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Junk food and fizzy drinks cause children to be TWICE as unhappy as their healthier counterparts
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Suffolk: obesity related health conditions soar
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A healthy teenager is a happy teenager
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Teens junking healthy lifestyle kiss happiness away