Outputs (64)

Producing a radio show about psychological science: The story of psychological frontiers (2011)
Journal Article
Stark, E., Sachau, D., & Albertson, D. N. (2012). Producing a radio show about psychological science: The story of psychological frontiers. Teaching of Psychology, 39(1), 42-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628311430311

The authors describe the development of a campus-based radio show about psychological science. The authors’ goals in creating the show were to inform the public about the science of psychology and to create a teaching and learning resource for facu... Read More about Producing a radio show about psychological science: The story of psychological frontiers.

Parent- and child-reported parenting. Associations with child weight-related outcomes (2011)
Journal Article
Taylor, A., Wilson, C., Slater, A., & Mohr, P. (2011). Parent- and child-reported parenting. Associations with child weight-related outcomes. Appetite, 57(3), 700-706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2011.08.014

The present study aimed to investigate associations of both parent-reported and child-perceived parenting styles and parent-reported parenting practices with child weight and weight-related behaviours. Participants were 175 children (56% female) aged... Read More about Parent- and child-reported parenting. Associations with child weight-related outcomes.

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 randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavior therapy plus bright light therapy for adolescent delayed sleep phase disorder (2011)
Journal Article
Gradisar, M., Dohnt, H., Gardner, G., Paine, S., Starkey, K., Menne, A., …Trenowden, S. (2011). A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavior therapy plus bright light therapy for adolescent delayed sleep phase disorder. SLEEP, 34(12), 1671-1680. https://doi.org/10.5665/sleep.1432

Objective: To evaluate cognitive-behavior therapy plus bright light therapy (CBT plus BLT) for adolescents diagnosed with delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD). Design: Randomized controlled trial of CBT plus BLT vs. waitlist (WL) control with comparis... Read More about A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavior therapy plus bright light therapy for adolescent delayed sleep phase disorder.

Parenting and child body mass index: Longitudinal investigation of maternal and paternal influence (2011)
Journal Article
Taylor, A., Wilson, C., Slater, A., & Mohr, P. (2011). Parenting and child body mass index: Longitudinal investigation of maternal and paternal influence. Australian Journal of Psychology, 63(4), 198-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00024.x

The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between general parenting and body mass index (BMI) status of children between the ages of 4 and 7 in Australia. A nationally representative sample of 4,423 c... Read More about Parenting and child body mass index: Longitudinal investigation of maternal and paternal influence.

Comparing thought suppression and mindfulness as coping techniques for spider fear (2011)
Journal Article
Hooper, N., Davies, N., Davies, L., & McHugh, L. (2011). Comparing thought suppression and mindfulness as coping techniques for spider fear. Consciousness and Cognition, 20(4), 1824-1830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2011.05.013

The current study compared thought suppression, focused attention (mindfulness) and unfocused attention as strategies for managing spider fear. Spider fearful participants were exposed to a strategy induction before completing a Behavioural Approach... Read More about Comparing thought suppression and mindfulness as coping techniques for spider fear.

Virtuality and Ernst Bloch: Hope and subjectivity (2011)
Journal Article
Ellis, D., & Tucker, I. (2011). Virtuality and Ernst Bloch: Hope and subjectivity. Subjectivity, 4(4), 434-450. https://doi.org/10.1057/sub.2011.15

Theories of affect have become an increasingly popular tool with which to conceptualise and analyse subjectivity. Of particular interest to us in this article are expositions that have sought to bring to the forefront of analysis notions of excess an... Read More about Virtuality and Ernst Bloch: Hope and subjectivity.

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'.

Families created through surrogacy: Mother–child relationships and children's psychological adjustment at age 7 (2011)
Journal Article
Golombok, S., Readings, J., Blake, L., Casey, P., Marks, A., & Jadva, V. (2011). Families created through surrogacy: Mother–child relationships and children's psychological adjustment at age 7. Developmental Psychology, 47(6), 1579-1588. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025292

Each year, an increasing number of children are born through surrogacy and thus lack a genetic and/or gestational link with their mother. This study examined the impact of surrogacy on mother-child relationships and children's psychological adjustmen... Read More about Families created through surrogacy: Mother–child relationships and children's psychological adjustment at age 7.

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