All Outputs (168)

Investigating the role of attachment in social comparison theories of eating disorders within a non-clinical female population (2009)
Journal Article

Objective: The present study aimed to integrate attachment theory and sociocultural theory as predictors of disordered eating, thereby combining two previously distinct literatures in order to provide a more comprehensive model of eating disorder dev... Read More about Investigating the role of attachment in social comparison theories of eating disorders within a non-clinical female population.

Coming out and negotiating heteronormativity in higher education (2009)
Journal Article

Special Issue: Coming out in higher education (2009)
Journal Article

Creativity, anomalous experiences and mental health (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Cortical oscillatory activity associated with the perception of illusory and real visual contours (2009)
Journal Article

We used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to examine the nature of oscillatory brain rhythms when passively viewing both illusory and real visual contours. Three stimuli were employed: a Kanizsa triangle; a Kanizsa triangle with a real triangular contour... Read More about Cortical oscillatory activity associated with the perception of illusory and real visual contours.

Beyond psychopathology: Interrogating (Dis)orders of body weight and body management (2009)
Journal Article

Why punishment fails: Excavating the imperial and slave roots of the modern penal system (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The role of phonological and morphosyntactic skills in spelling: Evidence from Turkish (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Motivators and de-motivators for adherence to a program of sustained walking (2009)
Journal Article

Objective: To investigate motivators, de-motivators and adherence to regular physical activity during and at six months after participation in a 12-week randomized controlled trial (RCT) of walking. Design: Purposive sampling in a group of men who pa... Read More about Motivators and de-motivators for adherence to a program of sustained walking.

A qualitative exploration of bisexual women’s appearance and visual identity (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sustainable sustenance in school: organic, seasonal and local food agendas stretch the public health debate (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In recent years food in school has become an emotive issue that has captured considerable public attention. School food appears to surface a wide range of contentious social issues that include the boundaries between public and private spheres, cultu... Read More about Sustainable sustenance in school: organic, seasonal and local food agendas stretch the public health debate.

Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory: Unfinished selves (2009)
Book

Offers a new reading of the work of Kierkegaard in relation to metaphysics and political theory. ‘A remarkable book’ (Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University, USA); ‘Assiter has written a thoughtful and original work’ (Jane Duran, USA, from review in TH... Read More about Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory: Unfinished selves.

Reading and spelling development in transparent alphabetic orthographies: Points of convergence and divergence (2009)
Book Chapter

Parent-child relationships and the psychological well-being of 18-year-old adolescents conceived by in vitro fertilisation (2009)
Journal Article

This article presents the findings of the first study to have followed up children conceived by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to late adolescence. As close as possible to their eighteenth birthday, standardised interviews and questionnaires were admin... Read More about Parent-child relationships and the psychological well-being of 18-year-old adolescents conceived by in vitro fertilisation.

A qualitative exploration of students’ perceptions of appearance and sexuality (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Social problem solving, anxiety, and depression in adult male prisoners (2009)
Journal Article

Objectives. Social problem-solving ability has been identified as a significant mediator between stressful life-events and psychological distress in community samples. This study examined the relationships between social problem solving, anxiety, and... Read More about Social problem solving, anxiety, and depression in adult male prisoners.

Alexander Maconochie’s ‘Mark System’: Reformation reconfigured (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Measuring the cognitive deficits associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Paper

How to support refugee and at-risk academics: A guide for higher education institutions in the UK (2009)
Report

How to Support Refugee and At-Risk Academics draws primarily, but not exclusively, on the reports, experience and testimonies of many individuals, organisations and institutions participating in the Pathfinder UK University Grants Scheme. Run by Car... Read More about How to support refugee and at-risk academics: A guide for higher education institutions in the UK.

How can we make health care safer for patients? (2009)
Journal Article