- Clinical outcomes for sexual and gender minority adolescents in a dialectical behaviour therapy programme Camp, J.; Durante, G.; Cooper, Andrew; Smith, Peter K. and Rimes, K. A.. 2024. Clinical outcomes for sexual and gender minority adolescents in a dialectical behaviour therapy programme. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 52(4), ISSN 1352-4658
- Provision of creative arts interventions in UK drug and alcohol services: A cross-sectional study Megranahan, Karen and Cooper, Andrew. 2023. Provision of creative arts interventions in UK drug and alcohol services: A cross-sectional study. Qeios, A81M47. ISSN 2632-3834
- The molecular genetics of life satisfaction: Extending findings from a recent genome-wide association study and examining the role of the serotonin transporter Lachmann, Bernd; Doebler, Anna; Sindermann, Cornelia; Sariyska, Rayna; Cooper, Andrew; Haas, Heidrun and Montag, Christian. 2021. The molecular genetics of life satisfaction: Extending findings from a recent genome-wide association study and examining the role of the serotonin transporter. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22(1), pp. 305-322. ISSN 1389-4978
- Relationship of a big five personality questionnaire to the symptoms of affective disorders Wilks, Zoe; Perkins, Adam; Cooper, Andrew; Pliszka, Bartlomiej; Cleare, Anthony and Young, Allan. 2020. Relationship of a big five personality questionnaire to the symptoms of affective disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 277, pp. 14-20. ISSN 0165-0327
- Examining the relationship between impulsivity-related personality traits and e-cigarette use in adults Kale, Dimitra; Pickering, Alan and Cooper, Andrew. 2020. Examining the relationship between impulsivity-related personality traits and e-cigarette use in adults. Addictive Behaviors, 106, 106348. ISSN 0306-4603
- A short review on susceptibility to falling for fake political news Sindermann, Cornelia; Cooper, Andrew and Montag, Christian. 2020. A short review on susceptibility to falling for fake political news. Current Opinion in Psychology, 36, pp. 44-48. ISSN 2352-250X
- Examining the Psychometric Properties of the CEAC (Comparing e-Cigarette and Cigarette) Questionnaire and Its Usefulness as a Predictor of e-Cigarette Use Kale, Dimitra; Pickering, Alan and Cooper, Andrew. 2020. Examining the Psychometric Properties of the CEAC (Comparing e-Cigarette and Cigarette) Questionnaire and Its Usefulness as a Predictor of e-Cigarette Use. Substance Use & Misuse, 55(1), pp. 147-155. ISSN 1082-6084
- Extraversion and Reward-Processing: Consolidating Evidence from an Electroencephalographic Index of Reward-Prediction-Error Smillie, Luke D.; Jach, Hayley K. M.; Hughes, David M.; Wacker, Jan; Cooper, Andrew and Pickering, Alan. 2019. Extraversion and Reward-Processing: Consolidating Evidence from an Electroencephalographic Index of Reward-Prediction-Error. Biological Psychology, 146, 107735. ISSN 0301-0511
- Empathy, autistic tendencies, and systemizing tendencies - Relationships between standard self-report measures Sindermann, Cornelia; Cooper, Andrew and Montag, Christian. 2019. Empathy, autistic tendencies, and systemizing tendencies - Relationships between standard self-report measures. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10(307),
- Is empathy involved in our emotional response to music? The role of the PRL gene, empathy, and arousal in response to happy and sad music Sittler, Mareike C.; Cooper, Andrew and Montag, Christian. 2019. Is empathy involved in our emotional response to music? The role of the PRL gene, empathy, and arousal in response to happy and sad music. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, 29(1), pp. 10-21. ISSN 0275-3987
- The Psychometric Properties of the German Language Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory-Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ) Pugnaghi, Giulia; Cooper, Andrew; Ettinger, Ulrich and Corr, Philip J. 2018. The Psychometric Properties of the German Language Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory-Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ). Journal of Individual Differences, 39(3), pp. 182-190. ISSN 1614-0001
- Forced-Choice Assessment of Work-Related Maladaptive Personality Traits: Preliminary Evidence From an Application of Thurstonian Item Response Modeling Guenole, Nigel; Brown, Anna and Cooper, Andrew. 2018. Forced-Choice Assessment of Work-Related Maladaptive Personality Traits: Preliminary Evidence From an Application of Thurstonian Item Response Modeling. Assessment, 25(4), pp. 513-526. ISSN 1073-1911
- Impulsivity related personality traits and cigarette smoking in adults: A meta-analysis using the UPPS-P model of impulsivity and reward sensitivity Kale, Dimitra; Stautz, Kaidy and Cooper, Andrew. 2018. Impulsivity related personality traits and cigarette smoking in adults: A meta-analysis using the UPPS-P model of impulsivity and reward sensitivity. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 185, pp. 149-167. ISSN 0376-8716
- The role of empathy and life satisfaction in Internet and Smartphone Use Disorder Lachmann, Bernd; Sindermann, Cornelia; Sariyska, Rayna; Luo, Ruixue; Melchers, Martin; Becker, Benjamin; Cooper, Andrew and Montag, Christian. 2018. The role of empathy and life satisfaction in Internet and Smartphone Use Disorder. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, pp. 1-11.
- Subjective well-being in a remote culture: The Himba Martin, William Robert and Cooper, Andrew. 2017. Subjective well-being in a remote culture: The Himba. Personality and Individual Differences, 115, pp. 19-22. ISSN 0191-8869
- Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of personality in children: A new questionnaire Cooper, Andrew; Stirling, Sarah; Dawe, Sharon; Pugnaghi, Giulia and Corr, Philip J. 2017. Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of personality in children: A new questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences, 115, pp. 65-69. ISSN 0191-8869
- Combining trait models of impulsivity to improve explanation of substance use behaviour Stautz, Kaidy; Dinc, Linda and Cooper, Andrew. 2017. Combining trait models of impulsivity to improve explanation of substance use behaviour. European Journal of Personality, 31(1), pp. 118-132. ISSN 0890-2070
- The Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ): Development and Validation Corr, Philip J and Cooper, Andrew. 2016. The Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ): Development and Validation. Psychological Assessment, 28(11), pp. 1427-1440. ISSN 1040-3590
- The 2D:4D-Ratio and Neuroticism Revisited: Empirical Evidence from Germany and China Sindermann, Cornelia; Lei, Mi; Sariyska, Rayna; Lachmann, Bernd; Duke, Eilish; Cooper, Andrew; Warneck, Lidia and Montag, Christian. 2016. The 2D:4D-Ratio and Neuroticism Revisited: Empirical Evidence from Germany and China. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 811.
- Life satisfaction and problematic Internet use: Evidence for gender specific effects Lachmann, Bernd; Sariyska, Rayna; Kannen, Christopher; Cooper, Andrew and Montag, Christian. 2016. Life satisfaction and problematic Internet use: Evidence for gender specific effects. Psychiatry Research, 238, pp. 363-367. ISSN 0165-1781
- Measuring the Quality of Life of Visually Impaired Children: First Stage Psychometric Evaluation of the Novel VQoL_CYP Instrument Tadić, Valerija; Cooper, Andrew; Cumberland, Phillippa; Lewando-Hundt, Gillian and Rahi, Jugnoo S.. 2016. Measuring the Quality of Life of Visually Impaired Children: First Stage Psychometric Evaluation of the Novel VQoL_CYP Instrument. PLoS ONE, 11(2), pp. 1-15. ISSN 1932-6203
- The Anxiety Attitude and Belief Scale-2: Development, measurement model, and initial validity Brown, Gary; Hawkes, Nick; Cooper, Andrew; Solveig, Jonsdottir and Tata, Philip. 2015. The Anxiety Attitude and Belief Scale-2: Development, measurement model, and initial validity. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 22(6), pp. 687-697. ISSN 1063-3995
- Positive affective states and alcohol consumption: The moderating role of trait positive urgency Dinc, Linda and Cooper, Andrew. 2015. Positive affective states and alcohol consumption: The moderating role of trait positive urgency. Addictive Behaviors, 47, pp. 17-21. ISSN 0306-4603
- A new measure for the revised reinforcement sensitivity theory: Psychometric criteria and genetic validation Reuter, Martin; Cooper, Andrew; Smillie, Luke D.; Markett, Sebastian and Montag, Christian. 2015. A new measure for the revised reinforcement sensitivity theory: Psychometric criteria and genetic validation. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 9, pp. 1-12. ISSN 1662-5137
- Factor structure and construct validity of the Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scales Ho, Paul; Cooper, Andrew; Hall, Phillip and Smillie, Luke. 2015. Factor structure and construct validity of the Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scales. Journal of Personality Assessment, 97(2), pp. 200-208. ISSN 0022-3891
- The role of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in individual differences in long-term memory capacity Montag, Christian; Felten, Andrea; Markett, Sebastian; Fischer, Luise; Winkel, Katja; Cooper, Andrew and Reuter, Martin. 2014. The role of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in individual differences in long-term memory capacity. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 54(4), pp. 796-802. ISSN 0895-8696
- Trait urgency and substance use decision making in adolescents and young adults: The role of socio-affective factors Stautz, Kaidy and Cooper, Andrew. 2014. Trait urgency and substance use decision making in adolescents and young adults: The role of socio-affective factors. Personality and Individual Differences, 81, pp. 174-179. ISSN 0191-8869
- Urgency Traits and Problematic Substance Use in Adolescence: Direct Effects and Moderation of Perceived Peer Use Stautz, Kaidy and Cooper, Andrew. 2014. Urgency Traits and Problematic Substance Use in Adolescence: Direct Effects and Moderation of Perceived Peer Use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28(2), pp. 487-497. ISSN 0893-164X
- Personality correlates of susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence Stautz, Kaidy and Cooper, Andrew. 2014. Personality correlates of susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 37(4), pp. 401-405. ISSN 0140-1971
- Individual differences in reward prediction error: Contrasting relations between feedback-related negativity and trait measures of reward sensitivity, impulsivity and extraversion Cooper, Andrew; Duke, Eilish; Pickering, Alan and Smillie, Luke D.. 2014. Individual differences in reward prediction error: Contrasting relations between feedback-related negativity and trait measures of reward sensitivity, impulsivity and extraversion. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 248. ISSN 1662-5161
- Higher levels of depression are associated with reduced global bias in visual processing De Fockert, J. W. and Cooper, Andrew. 2014. Higher levels of depression are associated with reduced global bias in visual processing. Cognition & Emotion, 28(3), pp. 541-549. ISSN 0269-9931
- Development of the Functional Vision Questionnaire for Children and Young People with Visual Impairment: The FVQ_CYP Tadić, Valerija; Cooper, Andrew; Cumberland, Phillippa; Lewando-Hundt, Gillian and Rahi, Jugnoo. 2013. Development of the Functional Vision Questionnaire for Children and Young People with Visual Impairment: The FVQ_CYP. Ophthalmology, 120(12), pp. 2725-2732. ISSN 0161-6420
- On the shoulders of giants Pickering, Alan; Cooper, Andrew; Smillie, Luke and Corr, Philip. 2013. On the shoulders of giants. The Psychologist, 26(1), pp. 22-25. ISSN 0952-8229
- Aspects of extraversion are unrelated to pleasant affective reactivity: Further examination of the Affective Reactivity Hypothesis Smillie, Luke; Geaney, Joachim; Wilt, Joshua; Cooper, Andrew and Revelle, William. 2013. Aspects of extraversion are unrelated to pleasant affective reactivity: Further examination of the Affective Reactivity Hypothesis. Journal of Research in Personality, 47, pp. 580-587. ISSN 0092-6566
- Impulsivity-related personality traits and adolescent alcohol use: A meta-analytic review Stautz, Kaidy and Cooper, Andrew. 2013. Impulsivity-related personality traits and adolescent alcohol use: A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 33(4), pp. 574-592. ISSN 0272-7358
- Do Extraverts Get More Bang for the Buck? Refining the Affective-Reactivity Hypothesis of Extraversion Smillie, Luke D.; Cooper, Andrew; Wilt, Joshua and Revelle, William. 2012. Do Extraverts Get More Bang for the Buck? Refining the Affective-Reactivity Hypothesis of Extraversion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103(2), pp. 306-326. ISSN 0022-3514
- Cognitive decision modelling of emotion-based learning impairment in schizophrenia: The role of awareness Cella, Matteo; Dymond, Simon; Cooper, Andrew and Turnbull, Oliver. 2012. Cognitive decision modelling of emotion-based learning impairment in schizophrenia: The role of awareness. Psychiatry Research, 196, pp. 15-19. ISSN 0165-1781
- Individual differences in reward-prediction-error: extraversion and feedback-related negativity Smillie, Luke D.; Cooper, Andrew and Pickering, Alan. 2011. Individual differences in reward-prediction-error: extraversion and feedback-related negativity. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 6(5), pp. 646-652. ISSN 1749-5016
- Individual differences in cognitive control: the role of psychoticism and working memory in set-shifting Smillie, Luke D.; Cooper, Andrew; Tharp, Ian and Pelling, Emma L.. 2010. Individual differences in cognitive control: the role of psychoticism and working memory in set-shifting. British Journal of Psychology, 100(4), pp. 629-643. ISSN 00071269
- A psychometric analysis of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire-short form (TEIQue-SF) using item response theory Cooper, Andrew and Petrides, K. V.. 2010. A psychometric analysis of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire-short form (TEIQue-SF) using item response theory. Journal of Personality Assessment, 92(5), pp. 449-457. ISSN 0022-3891
- Impaired flexible decision-making in Major Depressive Disorder Cella, Matteo; Dymond, Simon and Cooper, Andrew. 2010. Impaired flexible decision-making in Major Depressive Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 123(1-2), pp. 207-210. ISSN 0165-0327
- Personality and defensive reactions: fear, trait anxiety and threat magnification Perkins, Adam; Cooper, Andrew; Abdellal, Maura; Smillie, Luke D. and Corr, Philip. 2010. Personality and defensive reactions: fear, trait anxiety and threat magnification. Journal Of Personality, 78(3), pp. 1071-1090.
- The contingency-shifting variant Iowa Gambling Task: an investigation with young adults Dymond, Simon; Cella, Matteo; Cooper, Andrew and Turnbull, Oliver. 2010. The contingency-shifting variant Iowa Gambling Task: an investigation with young adults. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32(3), pp. 239-248. ISSN 1380-3395
- Variation in DRD2 dopamine gene predicts extraverted personality Smillie, Luke D.; Cooper, Andrew; Proitsi, Petroula; Powell, John F. and Pickering, Alan. 2010. Variation in DRD2 dopamine gene predicts extraverted personality. Neuroscience Letters, 468(3), pp. 234-237. ISSN 03043940
- A confirmatory factor analysis of the Mini-IPIP five-factor model personality scale Cooper, Andrew; Smillie, Luke D. and Corr, Philip J.. 2010. A confirmatory factor analysis of the Mini-IPIP five-factor model personality scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 48(5), pp. 688-691. ISSN 01918869
- Impairment in flexible emotion-based learning in hallucination- and delusion-prone individuals Cella, Matteo; Dymond, Simon and Cooper, Andrew. 2009. Impairment in flexible emotion-based learning in hallucination- and delusion-prone individuals. Psychiatry Research, 170(1), pp. 70-74. ISSN 01651781
- Measuring the psychological consequences of breast cancer screening: a confirmatory factor analysis of the Psychological Consequences Questionnaire Cooper, Andrew and Aucote, Helen. 2009. Measuring the psychological consequences of breast cancer screening: a confirmatory factor analysis of the Psychological Consequences Questionnaire. Quality of Life Research, 18(5), pp. 597-604. ISSN 0962-9343
- Relationships between body fatness, small-screen sedentary activity and regionality among schoolchildren in Victoria, Australia Aucote, Helen and Cooper, Andrew. 2009. Relationships between body fatness, small-screen sedentary activity and regionality among schoolchildren in Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal Of Rural Health, 17(3), pp. 141-146.
- The relationship between dysphoria and proneness to hallucination and delusions among young adults Cella, Matteo; Cooper, Andrew; Dymond, Simon and Reed, Phil. 2008. The relationship between dysphoria and proneness to hallucination and delusions among young adults. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 49(6), pp. 544-550. ISSN 0010440X
- The development of a short form of the sensitivity to punishment and sensitivity to reward questionnaire Cooper, Andrew and Gomez, Rapson. 2008. The development of a short form of the sensitivity to punishment and sensitivity to reward questionnaire. Journal of Individual Differences, 29(2), pp. 90-104. ISSN 1614-0001
- The relationships between the BIS and BAS, anger and responses to anger Cooper, Andrew; Gomez, Rapson and Buck, Emily. 2008. The relationships between the BIS and BAS, anger and responses to anger. Personality and Individual Differences, 44(2), pp. 403-413. ISSN 01918869
- A trait conceptualization of reward-reactivity Cooper, Andrew; Smillie, Luke D. and Jackson, Chris J.. 2008. A trait conceptualization of reward-reactivity. Journal of Individual Differences, 29(3), pp. 168-180. ISSN 1614-0001
- Effects of decision-phase time constraints on emotion-based learning in the Iowa Gambling Task Cella, Matteo; Dymond, Simon; Cooper, Andrew and Turnbull, Oliver. 2007. Effects of decision-phase time constraints on emotion-based learning in the Iowa Gambling Task. Brain and Cognition, 64(2), pp. 164-169. ISSN 02782626
- The Behavioural Inhibition System and Behavioural Approach System (BIS/BAS) scales: measurement and structural invariance across adults and adolescents Cooper, Andrew; Gomez, Rapson and Aucote, Helen. 2007. The Behavioural Inhibition System and Behavioural Approach System (BIS/BAS) scales: measurement and structural invariance across adults and adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(2), pp. 295-305. ISSN 01918869
- A confirmatory factor analytic study of anxiety, fear, and Behavioral Inhibition System measures Cooper, Andrew; Perkins, Adam M. and Corr, Philip J.. 2007. A confirmatory factor analytic study of anxiety, fear, and Behavioral Inhibition System measures. Journal of Individual Differences, 28(4), pp. 179-187. ISSN 1614-0001
- Delay discounting and problem gambling Cooper, Andrew. 2007. Delay discounting and problem gambling. Analysis of Gambling Behaviour, 1(1), pp. 21-22.
- An item response theory analysis of the Carver and White (1994) BIS/BAS Scales Gomez, Rapson; Cooper, Andrew and Gomez, Andre. 2005. An item response theory analysis of the Carver and White (1994) BIS/BAS Scales. Personality and Individual Differences, 39(6), pp. 1093-1103. ISSN 01918869
- Gray's reinforcement sensitivity theory: comparing the separable and joint subsystems. Hypotheses in the predictions of pleasant and unpleasant emotional information processing Gomez, Rapson; Cooper, Andrew; McOrmond, Rhonda and Tatlow, Sara. 2004. Gray's reinforcement sensitivity theory: comparing the separable and joint subsystems. Hypotheses in the predictions of pleasant and unpleasant emotional information processing. Personality and Individual Differences, 37(2), pp. 289-305. ISSN 0191-8869
- Interoceptive accuracy in nonclinical panic Richards, Jeffrey C.; Cooper, Andrew and Winkelman, John H.. 2003. Interoceptive accuracy in nonclinical panic. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 27(4), pp. 447-461. ISSN 01475916
- Neuroticism and extraversion as predictors of negative and positive emotional information processing: comparing Eysenck's, Gray's, and Newman's theories Gomez, Rapson; Gomez, Andre and Cooper, Andrew. 2002. Neuroticism and extraversion as predictors of negative and positive emotional information processing: comparing Eysenck's, Gray's, and Newman's theories. European Journal of Personality, 16(5), pp. 333-350. ISSN 0890-2070
- Susceptibility to positive and negative mood states: test of Eysenck’s, Gray’s and Newman’s theories Gomez, Rapson; Cooper, Andrew and Gomez, Andre. 2000. Susceptibility to positive and negative mood states: test of Eysenck’s, Gray’s and Newman’s theories. Personality and Individual Differences, 29(2), pp. 351-365. ISSN 01918869
Dr Andrew Cooper
Andrew’s research understands how variations in personality traits is underpinned by emotional and motivational states.
Staff details
Summary of research
Personality and emotion states; emotion regulation; psychometrics and scale development; decision-making; addictive behaviours.
Areas of supervision
I am happy to consider projects for undergraduate and postgraduate supervision in the following broad areas:
- Extraversion, positive emotion states and subjective well-being
- Extraversion and approach motivation for reward
- Personality and mood state effects on decision-making and problem-solving
- Neural indices associated with reward processing and anhedonia
- Risk and resilience factors in the onset and development of adolescent substance
- The role of positive and negative urgency traits in alcohol and cannabis use.
Publications and research outputs
Book Section
- Empathy: A cognitive neuroscience approach Schmitt, Helena; Sindermann, Cornelia; Cooper, Andrew and Montag, Christian. 2023. Empathy: A cognitive neuroscience approach. In: Gregory Boyle; Georg Northoff; Aron K. Barbey; Felipe Fregni; Marjan Jahanshahi; Álvaro Pascual-Leone and Barbara J. Sahakian, eds. The Sage Handbook of Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience: Cognitive Systems, Development and Applications. London: Sage, pp. 306-322. ISBN 9781529753547
- Reinforcement sensitivity theory and mood induction studies Gomez, Rapson and Cooper, Andrew. 2008. Reinforcement sensitivity theory and mood induction studies. In: Philip J. Corr, ed. The reinforcement sensitivity theory of personality. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 291-316. ISBN 9780521617369
Article
- Electronic cigarette use among adult smokers: longitudinal associations with smoking and trait impulsivity Kale, Dimitra; Pickering, Alan and Cooper, Andrew. 2025. Electronic cigarette use among adult smokers: longitudinal associations with smoking and trait impulsivity. Journal of Substance Use, 30(1), pp. 46-53. ISSN 1465-9891
- Bullying for Children in Social Care: The Role of Interpersonal Relationships Brett, Hannah; Cooper, Andrew; Smith, Peter K. and Jones Bartoli, Alice. 2024. Bullying for Children in Social Care: The Role of Interpersonal Relationships. International Journal of Developmental Science, 18(3-4), pp. 103-117. ISSN 2192-001X
- Non‑pharmacological Interventions for Problematic Substance Use: a Rapid Overview of Cochrane Systematic Reviews Megranahan, Karen; Megranahan, Danielle and Cooper, Andrew. 2024. Non‑pharmacological Interventions for Problematic Substance Use: a Rapid Overview of Cochrane Systematic Reviews. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 22(6), pp. 3896-3921. ISSN 1557-1874
Research Interests
My research largely focuses on understanding how variation in key personality traits is underpinned by emotional and motivational states, and the neural systems that potentially regulate these processes.
Most recently, this research has focused on how individual differences in extraversion relate to the experience of positive affective states and approach to rewarding stimuli, and how the links between these processes are underpinned by dopaminergic processes in the brain.
Related to this research, I am also interested in the role that impulsivity-related personality traits and emotional states play in decision-making and risk-taking broadly, and in the context of substance use and gambling more specifically.
Lastly, my work in these areas has often involved the development and testing of psychometric instruments, and so I am interested in the application of statistical techniques, such as Item Response Theory, in the development and testing of measurement tools in personality and clinical research.