Dr Menna Price

Senior Lecturer

Psychology

m.j.price@swansea.ac.uk

Basic Welsh Speaker

Office - 716
Seventh Floor
Vivian Building
Singleton Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0025-0881

ResearchGate

About

I am interested in the individual differences that relate to overeating and obesity. In particular, I have an interest in the role of impulsivity and methods of enhancing self-control using priming techniques and cue reminders. I am currently exploring the ways in which mobile technology can be used to boost self-control over eating behaviour. I also have an interest in the role that time perspective can take in food-related decisions and health-related behaviours in general.

Beyond this I have an interest in behaviour change surrounding sustainability and climate change, in particular air pollution, and vaccination behaviour.

In my spare time I am busy raising my three sons and enjoy yoga and trail running along the beautiful Gower coastline.

Areas Of Expertise

Eating behaviour
Overweight and obesity
Impulsivity
Self-control
Behaviour change
Mobile App development

Publications

Research Highlights

Costa, K., Bortolotti, H., Cabral, D., Rêgo, M., Brito, K., Medeiros, G., Price, M., Palhano-Fontes, F., Araujo, D., & Fontes, E. (2022). Insular cortex activity during food-specific inhibitory control is associated with academic achievement in children. Physiology and Behavior, 257, 114001
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2022.114001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61599
Pink, A., Williams, C., Lee, M., Young, H., Harrison, S., Davies, A., & Price, M. (2021). Manipulating the sensation of feeling fat: The role of alexithymia, interoceptive sensibility and perfectionism. Physiology & Behavior, 239, 113501
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113501, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57159
Embling, R., Lee, M., Price, M., & Wilkinson, L. (2021). Testing an online measure of portion size selection: a pilot study concerned with the measurement of ideal portion size. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00908-x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57743
PINK, J., Snowden, R., Price, M., Kocsondi, A., Lawrence, C., Stephens, P., White, L., & Gray, N. (2022). Refining the relationship between psychopathy, aggression, and rule-breaking by gender: A comparison of the triarchic and septarchic models of psychopathy. Personality and Individual Differences, 185, 111282
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111282, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58181
Gatzemeier, J., Wilkinson, L., Price, M., & Lee, M. (2022). Identifying weight management clusters and examining differences in eating behaviour and psychological traits: An exploratory study. Appetite, 175, 106039
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106039, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59798

All Research

Journal Articles

Price, M., Pink, A., Anagnostopoulou, V., Branford, L., Fleming, C., Jenkins, G., Jones, L., Lovesey, C., Mehta, A., & Gatzemeier, J. (2024). Self-esteem, but not age, moderates the influence of viewing social media on body image in adult females.. Psychology of Popular Media, 13(3), 439-446.
https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000493, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64054
Condon, L., Hargreaves, S., Barry, D., Curejova, J., Morgan, D., Worrall, S., Celik, F., & Price, M. (2024). Experiences of Alcohol Use and Harm among Travellers, Roma, and Gypsies: A Participatory Qualitative Study. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2024(1), 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/9020329, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67059
Randall, T., Cousins, A., Neilson, L., Price, M., Hardman, C., & Wilkinson, L. (2024). Sustainable food consumption across Western and Non-Western cultures: A scoping review considering the theory of planned behaviour. Food Quality and Preference, 114, 105086
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105086, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65396
Gatzemeier, J., Wilkinson, L., Price, M., & Lee, M. (2024). Self-identified strategies to manage intake of tempting foods: cross-sectional and prospective associations with BMI and snack intake. Public Health Nutrition, 27(1)
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980024000697, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65871
Embling, R., Price, M., Lee, M., Jones, A., & Wilkinson, L. (2023). Associations between dietary variety, portion size and body weight: prospective evidence from UK Biobank participants. British Journal of Nutrition, 130(7), 1267-1277.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114523000156, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62282
Costa, K., Bortolotti, H., Cabral, D., Rêgo, M., Brito, K., Medeiros, G., Price, M., Palhano-Fontes, F., Araujo, D., & Fontes, E. (2022). Insular cortex activity during food-specific inhibitory control is associated with academic achievement in children. Physiology and Behavior, 257, 114001
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2022.114001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61599
Gatzemeier, J., Wilkinson, L., Price, M., & Lee, M. (2022). Identifying weight management clusters and examining differences in eating behaviour and psychological traits: An exploratory study. Appetite, 175, 106039
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106039, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59798
PINK, J., Snowden, R., Price, M., Kocsondi, A., Lawrence, C., Stephens, P., White, L., & Gray, N. (2022). Refining the relationship between psychopathy, aggression, and rule-breaking by gender: A comparison of the triarchic and septarchic models of psychopathy. Personality and Individual Differences, 185, 111282
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111282, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58181
Pink, A., Williams, C., Lee, M., Young, H., Harrison, S., Davies, A., & Price, M. (2021). Manipulating the sensation of feeling fat: The role of alexithymia, interoceptive sensibility and perfectionism. Physiology & Behavior, 239, 113501
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113501, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57159
Embling, R., Lee, M., Price, M., & Wilkinson, L. (2021). Testing an online measure of portion size selection: a pilot study concerned with the measurement of ideal portion size. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00908-x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57743
Embling, R., Pink, A., Gatzemeier, J., Price, M., Lee, M., & Wilkinson, L. (2021). Effect of food variety on intake of a meal: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 113(3), 716-741.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa352, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55546
Tavares, V., Costa, K., Cabral, D., Rego, M., Price, M., & Fontes, E. (2021). Cardiorespiratory Fitness Predicts Higher Inhibitory Control in Patients With Substance Use Disorder. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 15(1), 4-19.
https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2019-0026, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54379
Buckland, N., Swinnerton, L., Ng, K., Price, M., Wilkinson, L., Myers, A., & Dalton, M. (2021). Susceptibility to increased high energy dense sweet and savoury food intake in response to the COVID-19 lockdown: The role of craving control and acceptance coping strategies. Appetite, 158, 105017
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.105017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55579
Embling, R., Pink, A., Lee, M., Price, M., & Wilkinson, L. (2020). Consumer perception of food variety in the UK: an exploratory mixed-methods analysis. BMC Public Health, 20(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09548-x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55178
Rêgo, M., Cabral, D., Costa, K., Bortolotti, H., Price, M., Fernandes, G., & Fontes, E. (2020). Systolic blood pressure mediates the association between body mass index and inhibitory control in children. Biological Psychology, 157, 107988
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107988, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56259
Price, M., Higgs, S., Wilkinson, L., Lee, M., Embling, R., Kuberka, P., Hamill, A., Collier, J., Keable-Steer, S., Reitmaier, T., Mukhopadhyay, S., & Lindsay, S. (2020). Construal beliefs moderate the usability and effectiveness of a novel healthy eating mobile app. Physiology & Behavior, 222, 112941
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112941, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54316
Fonseca, N., Molle, R., Costa, M., Gonçalves, F., Silva, A., Rodrigues, Y., Price, M., Silveira, P., & Manfro, G. (2020). Impulsivity influences food intake in women with generalized anxiety disorder. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2019-0556, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54378
Costa, K., Price, M., Bortolotti, H., Rêgo, M., Cabral, D., Langer, R., Fernandes, G., Elsangedy, H., & Fontes, E. (2019). Fat mass predicts food-specific inhibitory control in children. Physiology & Behavior, 204, 155-161.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.02.031, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49107
Gatzemeier, J., Price, M., Wilkinson, L., & Lee, M. (2019). Understanding everyday strategies used to manage indulgent food consumption: A mixed-methods design. Appetite, 136, 70-79.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.01.010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48130
Embling, R., Price, M., Lee, M., & Wilkinson, L. (2019). Food-variety-focused labelling does not increase ideal portion size, expected fullness or snack intake. Food Quality and Preference, 73, 46-55.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.12.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa47909
Pink, A., Lee, M., Price, M., & Williams, C. (2019). A serial mediation model of the relationship between alexithymia and BMI: The role of negative affect, negative urgency and emotional eating. Appetite, 133, 270-278.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.11.014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45961
Price, M., Higgs, S., & Lee, M. (2017). Self-control mediates the relationship between time perspective and BMI. Appetite, 108, 156-160.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.09.034, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40097
Price, M., Higgs, S., & Lee, M. (2016). Snack intake is reduced using an implicit, high-level construal cue. Health Psychology, 35(8), 923-926.
https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000322, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23998
Price, M., Higgs, S., Maw, J., & Lee, M. (2016). A dual-process approach to exploring the role of delay discounting in obesity. Physiology & Behavior, 162, 46-51.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.02.020, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26525
Higgs, S., Lee, M., & Price, M. (2016). Food-specific response inhibition, dietary restraint and snack intake in lean and overweight/obese adults: a moderated-mediation model. International Journal of Obesity, 40(5), 877-882.
https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.235, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24165
Price, M., Higgs, S., & Lee, M. (2015). Self-reported eating traits: Underlying components of food responsivity and dietary restriction are positively related to BMI. Appetite, 95, 203-210.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.07.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26421
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666315003232

Conference Contributions

Pink, A., Price, M., Lee, M., Young, H., & Williams, C. (2018). Why do I feel so fat? The role of poor emotional and physical sensation processing in feeling fat. In Appetite (pp. 311-312). Elsevier BV.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.05.218, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48914
Gatzemeier, J., Price, M., Wilkinson, L., Lee, M., & Price, M. (2018). Identifying everyday strategies to reduce indulgent food consumption: a mixed model analysis. In Appetite (pp. 449
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38864
Price, M., Douglas, L., Hepper, E., Wilkinson, L., & Price, M. (2018). Narcissism, accountability and self-reported weight. In Appetite (pp. 458
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.043, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38861

Supervision

Air Quality Literature: Understanding public perception of air quality and examining the effectiveness of intervention and policy.«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /» «br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /» Psychological research study methods and data collecting to developing the gaps in literature. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Ian Walker
Sustainable eating for all: consumer acceptability of sustainable food consumption. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Laura Wilkinson
Implicit measurement of psychopathic traits as predictors of impulsivity and fearlessness (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Nicola Gray

Taught Modules

PS-M005 Addiction, Addictive Behaviours and Eating Disorders

This module provides an in-depth analysis of the current understanding of addiction, addictive behaviours and eating disorders. Key theoretical explanations, risk factors, maintenance and treatment of substance addiction, gambling and eating disorders are discussed.
PS-M20 Eating Disorders

This module provides an in depth analysis of the current understanding of eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and night eating syndrome). Key risk factors, maintenance and treatment of eating disorders are discussed. Finally the argument that obesity should be considered an addiction and/or an eating disorder is critically considered.
PSA100 Academic Skills and Foundational Concepts in Statistics and Research Methods (Joint Honours)

This module will introduce Psychology students to foundational concepts in statistics and research methods. Students will be introduced to the British Psychological Society¿s ethical principles, and will explore ethics in research through the study of historical case studies of problematic research. This module will cover experimental and observational research designs, and how we can measure psychological constructs such as traits, attitudes, and emotions. Students will receive a solid grounding in statistical theory, and will learn to summarise, present, analyse, and interpret data. Additionally, through small group sessions led by their Personal Academic Mentor, students will develop key academic skills, including literature searching, essay planning and writing, oral presentation skills, making use of feedback, and academic referencing.
PSY100 Academic Skills and Foundational Concepts in Statistics and Research Methods

This module will introduce Psychology students to foundational concepts in statistics and research methods. Students will be introduced to the British Psychological society¿s ethical principles, and will explore ethics in research through the study of historical case studies of problematic research. This module will cover experimental and observational research designs, and how we can measure psychological constructs such as traits, attitudes, and emotions. Students will receive a solid grounding in statistical theory, and will learn to summarise, present, analyse, and interpret data. Additionally, through small group sessions led by their Personal Academic Mentor, students will develop key academic skills, including literature searching, essay planning and writing, oral presentation skills, making use of feedback, and academic referencing.
PSY319 Independent Research Project

Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. The research topic is decided in conjunction with supervisors and Research topics. Students must design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). They must also complete an Ethical Considerations Form, showing that they have considered and resolved ethical issues relating to their project, and that they have implemented appropriate best practices for improving the reproducibility of their research.
PSY319W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol

Mae myfyrwyr yn cynnal prosiect ymchwil annibynnol dan oruchwyliaeth aelod o staff. Penderfynir ar bwnc yr ymchwil ar y cyd â goruchwylwyr a phynciau Ymchwil. Rhaid i fyfyrwyr ddylunio, cynnal, dadansoddi ac ysgrifennu darn o ymchwil er mwyn cyflawni Sail Graddedig ar gyfer Siarter gyda Chymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain (BPS). Rhaid iddynt hefyd lenwi Ffurflen Ystyriaethau Moesegol, gan ddangos eu bod wedi ystyried a datrys materion moesegol sy'n ymwneud â'u prosiect, a'u bod wedi gweithredu arferion gorau priodol ar gyfer gwella atgynyrchioldeb eu hymchwil.
PSY325 Independent Research Project - Joint Honours

Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. The research topic is decided in conjunction with supervisors and research topics. Students must design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). They must also complete an ethical considerations form, showing that they have considered and resolved ethical issues relating to their project, and that they have implemented appropriate best practices for improving the reproducibility of their research.
PSY325W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol - Anrhydeddau ar y Cyd

Mae myfyrwyr yn cynnal prosiect ymchwil annibynnol dan oruchwyliaeth aelod o staff. Penderfynir ar bwnc yr ymchwil ar y cyd â goruchwylwyr a phynciau ymchwil. Rhaid i fyfyrwyr ddylunio, cynnal, dadansoddi ac ysgrifennu darn o ymchwil er mwyn cyflawni Sail Graddedig ar gyfer Siarter gyda Chymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain (BPS). Rhaid iddynt hefyd lenwi ffurflen ystyriaethau moesegol, gan ddangos eu bod wedi ystyried a datrys materion moesegol sy'n ymwneud â'u prosiect, a'u bod wedi gweithredu arferion gorau priodol ar gyfer gwella atgynyrchioldeb eu hymchwil.

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Areas Of Expertise

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Conference Contributions

Supervision

Sustainable eating for all: consumer acceptability of sustainable food consumption. (current)

Implicit measurement of psychopathic traits as predictors of impulsivity and fearlessness (current)

Taught Modules

PS-M005 Addiction, Addictive Behaviours and Eating Disorders

PS-M20 Eating Disorders

PSA100 Academic Skills and Foundational Concepts in Statistics and Research Methods (Joint Honours)

PSY100 Academic Skills and Foundational Concepts in Statistics and Research Methods

PSY319 Independent Research Project

PSY319W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol

PSY325 Independent Research Project - Joint Honours

PSY325W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol - Anrhydeddau ar y Cyd