Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Full supervision team for @freyamills.bsky.social - @sussex.ac.uk & @ukhsa.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Graduation today at @sussex.ac.uk including for @freyamills.bsky.social 153
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Fantastic PhD studentship opportunity for someone -- please share. Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Elite Sport (Co-funded by Brighton & Hove Albion FC) www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...sussex.ac.ukPsychology Doctoral Research Studentship – Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Elite Sport (Co-funded by Brighton & Hove Albion FC) : University of Sussex 0914
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Congratulations to our brilliant PhD student @freyamills.bsky.social for passing her viva today for her thesis on the role of social identity processes in support groups for people with Long Covid. @sussexresearcher.bsky.social 1255
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Crowds & Identities, friends & family celebrate @freyamills.bsky.social passing her viva at Donatello, Brighton, with @harrymlewis.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @samreenchhabra.bsky.social 1122
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 12/06/2025So happy to announce that I passed my PhD viva this week with minor corrections. My examiners made me feel so comfortable and made it a really enjoyable experience. Thank you to my Sussex and BSIU family - and my actual family - for the amazing celebrations in Brighton! 130
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 09/06/2025The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, with presentation on her important work on the crowd psych drivers of safety at football events, by @kayleighsmith.bsky.social 154
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 22/05/2025The Manchester Arena bombing took place 8 years ago today. In a series of studies, we examined how survivors drew upon informal social support from peer groups in their recovery and coping. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgTrajectories of distress and recovery, secondary stressors and social cure processes in people who used the resilience hub after the Manchester Arena bombing | BJPsych Open | Cambridge CoreTrajectories of distress and recovery, secondary stressors and social cure processes in people who used the resilience hub after the Manchester Arena bombing - Volume 9 Issue 5 075
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 21/05/2025How the Social Identity Approach Can Improve Interoperability in Multi-Agency Emergency Response Teams New from @loudavidson.bsky.social & team @ukhsa.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comHow the Social Identity Approach Can Improve Interoperability in Multi‐Agency Emergency Response TeamsMajor incident inquiries and research highlight persistent problems in interoperability. Evidence points to failures in the ability of responders from different organisations to work effectively toge... 185
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Group members reported improvements in symptom management, social wellbeing, and feeling less alone. Moderators indirectly influenced these improvements by providing a safe space for group members to share experiences and support 000
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 13/05/2025We found that moderators displayed all four dimensions of identity leadership, with identity entrepreneuship (i.e., creating a sense of shared identity) seemingly having the greatest role in shaping group members' experiences. 100
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 13/05/2025The final paper from my PhD is out as a pre-print! We applied the social identity approach to leadership to understand the role of online support group moderators in shaping group members' experiences and health outcomes osf.io/preprints/ps... @profjohndrury.bsky.socialosf.ioOSF 182
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 13/05/20253 years and 500 pages later, I handed in my PhD at the end of April. Thank you to everyone at the BSIU and Sussex who made the hand in day so special 🎉 1110
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 12/05/2025The Crowds & identities webinar, expertly chaired by @freyamills.bsky.social . This week, @daclarkecruz.bsky.social presents his important work on the psychology of emergent prefigurative politics in social movements 064
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Crowds & Identities celebrate @freyamills.bsky.social submitting her PhD thesis @sussex.ac.uk with @lindajbell.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @daclarkecruz.bsky.social 2243
Reposted by Freya MillsHarry Lewis @harrymlewis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025In case you missed them, we - myself, @profjohndrury.bsky.social and team - have two new preprints and a blog post exploring the psychology of crowds at gigs/festivals: Disruption: osf.io/preprints/ps... Wellbeing: osf.io/preprints/ps... Safety: tinyurl.com/4kcs7x2p All feedback very welcome! 283
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 15/04/2025When controlling for health outcomes at previous time points, there was often no effect of shared social identity or psychological resources on health outcomes So, online support groups may offer support and connection, but there may be limitations to the benefits on health 121
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 15/04/2025We found that shared social identity consistently predicted external psychological resources (support and connection) In longitudinal models, external resources predicted internal psychological resources (meaning and control) but only when negative posting norms were low 122
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 15/04/2025The third study of my PhD is now up as a pre-print. We conducted a three-wave survey to explore the relationships between social identity processes and health outcomes in online Long Covid support groups www.qeios.com/read/BYF1FU #LongCovid #PeerSupport #SocialIdentity 2125
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 14/04/2025The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social and with presentation on her important work on social identity processes in online peer support groups for people with Long Covid from @freyamills.bsky.social 2135
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 27/03/2025It was great being in Manchester this week for #UKHSA25. I attended interesting talks on applying behavioural science in incident response; improving health outcomes in prisons; effects of climate change on vector-borne diseases; and antimicrobial stewardship in social care 020
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Thank you Isaac, I hope all of your work is going well 😀 000
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 17/03/2025The findings varied across studies, but in interviews participants reported improved symptoms and recovery, and they attributed this to sharing experiences and information. We also found that in our recent study on online support groups for Long Covid onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comOnline support groups, social identity, and the health and wellbeing of adults with Long Covid: An interview studyAs many individuals with Long Covid are left without formal support, they have turned to online support groups for help. In a pre-registered study, interviews were carried out with 21 adults with Lon... 021
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 17/03/2025A mixed studies systematic review on the health and wellbeing effects, and underlying mechanisms, of online support groups for chronic conditions New from @freyamills.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44... 1116
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Based on the findings we made 6 recommendations to optimise the experiences of using online support groups 011
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 17/03/2025We found that online support groups may have a positive effect on social wellbeing, behaviour and adjustment, but there's a possibility of a negative effect on anxiety and distress We also found that group members' level of engagement did not influence most health outcomes 111
Freya Mills @freyamills.bsky.social · 17/03/2025So excited to share the second paper from my PhD: a systematic review of 100 papers looking at the effects of online support groups on the health and wellbeing of people with chronic conditions www.nature.com/articles/s44... @profjohndrury.bsky.socialnature.comA mixed studies systematic review on the health and wellbeing effects, and underlying mechanisms, of online support groups for chronic conditions - Communications PsychologyOnline support groups for people with a chronic condition may positively impact social welleing, behaviour, and adjustment, but they may negatively influence anxiety and distress. The effects on physi... 2196
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 16/03/2025On #LongCovid Awareness Day: Online support groups, social identity, and the health and wellbeing of adults with Long Covid: An interview study by @freyamills.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 095
Reposted by Freya MillsHarry Lewis @harrymlewis.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Our pre-print is now available on our research into experiences of disruptive behaviour at live music events. Available here: osf.io/preprints/ps... @profjohndrury.bsky.social @lewisdoyle.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @freyamills.bsky.social Hanna Eldarwish, Danielle Evans, Fi Green & Jane Wen 495
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 31/01/2025From @freyamills.bsky.social 032
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 20/01/2025At this month's Crowds & Identities @crowdsidentities.bsky.social seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, Rhea Haddad presents her new work with @drannetempleton.bsky.social on how collective sound-making at live sports events expressed shared identity. 0108
Reposted by Freya MillsJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 25/11/2024It's the Crowds & Identities monthly seminar/ meeting, expertly convened by Freya Mills, including Evangelia Vergouli's presentation on hard-to-reach residents' access to healthcare. 1186
