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Professional responses to contemporary discourses and definitions of paedophilia (2011)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. F. (2011). Professional responses to contemporary discourses and definitions of paedophilia. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 13(4), 322-335. https://doi.org/10.1350/ijps.2011.13.4.240

This paper will discuss professionals' contemporary definitions and understandings of paedophilia, based upon empirical qualitative research with a range of professionals working within paedophilia, or in related fields (practitioners, academics and... Read More about Professional responses to contemporary discourses and definitions of paedophilia.

A turn to the rights: UK conservative Christian lobby groups and the 'gay debate' (2011)
Journal Article
Hunt, S. (2011). A turn to the rights: UK conservative Christian lobby groups and the 'gay debate'. Religion and Human Rights, 6(3), 291-313. https://doi.org/10.1163/187103211X592596

The extension of non-heterosexual rights in largely liberal democratic contexts and confirmed in wider international conventions poses a challenge to Christian churches which historically condemned homosexuality and other sexual 'variations' on the b... Read More about A turn to the rights: UK conservative Christian lobby groups and the 'gay debate'.

Looking in and speaking out: introspection, consciousness, communication (2011)
Book
Wooffitt, R., & Holt, N. (2011). Looking in and speaking out: introspection, consciousness, communication. Exeter: Imprint Academic

The authors argue it is essential to examine the linguistic and communicative practices that are used in the production of introspective data, and thereby make an important contribution to debates about how we may study experience that are relevant t... Read More about Looking in and speaking out: introspection, consciousness, communication.

Heroin withdrawal: A body in crisis (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Walmsley, I. (2011, November). Heroin withdrawal: A body in crisis. Paper presented at Nordic Network: Gender, Body and Health, University of Iceland, Reykjavik

An audit of rubella IgG antibody status in antenatal women in a NHS Trust over 5 years (2005 - 2009) (2011)
Journal Article
Matthews, L. A., Lawrance, L., Gray, D., & Gray, S. (2011). An audit of rubella IgG antibody status in antenatal women in a NHS Trust over 5 years (2005 - 2009). Epidemiology and Infection, 139(11), 1720-1726. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268810002748

Rubella, a vaccine-preventable infection. This study examined the antibody status of 11 987 pregnant women during 2005 - 2009. Results showed a non-significant decrease in those with antibody levels of

Developing the evidence base of patient and public involvement in health and social care research: The case for measuring impact (2011)
Journal Article
Haywood, K. L., Beresford, P., Staniszewska, S., Adebajo, A., Barber, R., Brady, L. M., …Williamson, T. (2011). Developing the evidence base of patient and public involvement in health and social care research: The case for measuring impact. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 35(6), 628-632. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01020.x

While patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and social care research has progressed successfully in the last decade, a range of difficulties with the evidence base exist, including poor understanding of the concept of impact, limited theoriz... Read More about Developing the evidence base of patient and public involvement in health and social care research: The case for measuring impact.

A movement of their own: Voices of young feminist activists in the London Feminist Network (2011)
Journal Article
Mackay, F. (2011). A movement of their own: Voices of young feminist activists in the London Feminist Network

A so-called “resurgence” of feminist activism in the UK is currently being reported by journalists, commentators and academics, with young women seemingly at the fore. This is remarkable given the reported backlash against feminism and the widely hel... Read More about A movement of their own: Voices of young feminist activists in the London Feminist Network.

Money management and views of civil partnership in same-sex couples: results from a UK survey of non-heterosexuals (2011)
Journal Article
Burgoyne, C., Clarke, V., & Burns, M. (2011). Money management and views of civil partnership in same-sex couples: results from a UK survey of non-heterosexuals. Sociological Review, 59(4), 685-706. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2011.02032.x

Recent legislation in the UK has extended many of the legal and financial rights and responsibilities of heterosexual marriage to same-sex couples who register their partnerships. Prior to the Civil Partnership Act (2004) however, little was known ab... Read More about Money management and views of civil partnership in same-sex couples: results from a UK survey of non-heterosexuals.

Resisting the theistic turn (2011)
Book Chapter
Creaven, S. (2011). Resisting the theistic turn. In M. Hartwig, & J. Morgan (Eds.), Critical Realism and Spiritualism (264-300). Routledge

Critical Realism and Spirituality contextualizes, delineates, explores and critiques the turn to spirituality and religion in critical realism, which has been under way since the mid-1990s, as well as telling its story. It provides incisive discussio... Read More about Resisting the theistic turn.

New students' psychological well-being and its relation to first year academic performance in a UK university (2011)
Journal Article
Topham, P., & Moller, N. (2011). New students' psychological well-being and its relation to first year academic performance in a UK university. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 11(3), 196-203. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2010.519043

Aims: This study (1) profiled the well-being of first year students entering one UK university, and (2) explored whether initial well-being and year end academic performance were correlated. Method: A total of 117 students (mean age 21, 67% female) c... Read More about New students' psychological well-being and its relation to first year academic performance in a UK university.

A Multidimensional model for child maltreatment prevention readiness in low- and middle-income countries (2011)
Journal Article
Mikton, C., Mehra, R., Butchart, A., Addiss, D., Almuneef, M., Cardia, N., …Raleva, M. (2011). A Multidimensional model for child maltreatment prevention readiness in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Community Psychology, 39(7), 826-843. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.20474

The study's aim was to develop a multidimensional model for the assessment of child maltreatment prevention readiness in low- and middle-income countries. The model was developed based on a conceptual review of relevant existing models and approaches... Read More about A Multidimensional model for child maltreatment prevention readiness in low- and middle-income countries.

"it's a comparison thing, isn't it?": Lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of how partner relationships shape their feelings about their body and appearance (2011)
Journal Article
Huxley, C. J., Clarke, V., & Halliwell, E. (2011). "it's a comparison thing, isn't it?": Lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of how partner relationships shape their feelings about their body and appearance. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35(3), 415-427. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684311410209

Women's feelings about their body and their appearance are an important aspect of their lives, yet little is known about the ways in which partner relationships shape these feelings.There has been some debate about whether or not same-sex relationshi... Read More about "it's a comparison thing, isn't it?": Lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of how partner relationships shape their feelings about their body and appearance.

Beyond the chains that bind: The political crisis of unions in Western Europe (2011)
Journal Article
Taylor, G., Mathers, A., & Upchurch, M. (2011). Beyond the chains that bind: The political crisis of unions in Western Europe. Labor History, 52(3), 287-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/0023656X.2011.600541

The dynamics of neo-liberal restructuring have generated serious tensions in the institutional alignments between social democratic political parties and labor unions in Western Europe. This article explores the origins,development and consequences o... Read More about Beyond the chains that bind: The political crisis of unions in Western Europe.

Using photographs in psychology research on appearance: An exploration of bisexual women’s appearance and visual identity (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hayfield, N., & Clarke, V. (2011, July). Using photographs in psychology research on appearance: An exploration of bisexual women’s appearance and visual identity. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Psychology of Women Section (POWS) Conference, Windsor

Recently there has been an increased interest in visual methodologies within psychology, and this paper reports on the use of photographs within semi-structured qualitative interviews with self-identified bisexual women. The key aim of using a p... Read More about Using photographs in psychology research on appearance: An exploration of bisexual women’s appearance and visual identity.

Mobile phone technology and sexual abuse (2011)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K., & McAlister, R. (2011, July). Mobile phone technology and sexual abuse. Paper presented at British Society of Criminology Conference, Newcastle, UK

Poetry in therapy: An example of group bibliotherapy and therapeutic creative writing with clients with eating disorders (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ramsey-Wade, C. (2011, July). Poetry in therapy: An example of group bibliotherapy and therapeutic creative writing with clients with eating disorders. Paper presented at Division of Counselling Psychology Annual Conference, Bristol

Purpose: In this paper, the author will describe her experience of setting up a poetry therapy group for inpatient and day patient clients as part of a group therapy programme for clients with eating disorders. In doing so, the paper will provide an... Read More about Poetry in therapy: An example of group bibliotherapy and therapeutic creative writing with clients with eating disorders.