Outputs (11)

The policing of ‘county lines’ in affected import towns: Exploring local responses to evolving heroin and crack markets (2019)
Thesis

Across the UK, markets for heroin and crack cocaine in provincial towns are evolving. Due to the high-profile drug market development termed ‘County Lines’, retail supply in many areas is now seemingly dominated by ‘out of town’ dealers who have esta... Read More about The policing of ‘county lines’ in affected import towns: Exploring local responses to evolving heroin and crack markets.

Exploring the illness perceptions and coping strategies of decliners of cardiac-rehabilitation programmes (2019)
Thesis

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Cardiac-rehabilitation (CR) can be effective in the secondary prevention of CHD demonstrating improved physical and psychological outcomes for those who attend. However, only 5... Read More about Exploring the illness perceptions and coping strategies of decliners of cardiac-rehabilitation programmes.

Re-authoring selves? Post-therapy recovery narratives of heterosexual women who have survived intimate partner violence (2019)
Thesis

Abstract
Since domestic abuse was problematised by feminist activists in the 1970s, and the ‘political’ dimensions of this seemingly ‘personal’ issue were highlighted, there has been a reluctance to provide individual psychological therapy to intima... Read More about Re-authoring selves? Post-therapy recovery narratives of heterosexual women who have survived intimate partner violence.

‘Mum’s needs are just on the back-burner’: An exploration of the lived experiences of mothers diagnosed with anorexia (2019)
Thesis

This study is concerned with exploring the lived experiences of six mothers who have experienced anorexia while raising their children. This group of women are currently under-represented in the eating disorder and anorexia literature. Much of the cu... Read More about ‘Mum’s needs are just on the back-burner’: An exploration of the lived experiences of mothers diagnosed with anorexia.

The Buddhist coping experiences of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological approach (2019)
Thesis

Background
Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women in Hong Kong, with an incidence rate of one in sixteen. A cancer diagnosis is a life changing event, and the impact of breast cancer disrupts daily lives in multiple ways. Religion and... Read More about The Buddhist coping experiences of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological approach.

The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment in adulthood and the therapeutic implications (2019)
Thesis

There is little research exploring the psychological experience of acquiring a CI (communication impairment) in adulthood, possibly due to a perception that people with a CI are unable to participate in an interview (Bronken, Kirkecold, Martinsen, Wy... Read More about The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment in adulthood and the therapeutic implications.

Increasing home practice engagement during a mindfulness-based intervention for people with long-term conditions: An exploratory randomised controlled trial (2019)
Thesis

Abstract

Background: Regular and sustained mindfulness practice (home practice) is considered a key component by which mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) exert their positive effects (Parsons, Crane, Parsons, Fjorback, & Kuyken, 2017). However... Read More about Increasing home practice engagement during a mindfulness-based intervention for people with long-term conditions: An exploratory randomised controlled trial.

How women experience binge eating - An IPA study (2019)
Thesis

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder and women experience it disproportionately to men. BED is associated with a host of negative comorbid physical and mental health conditions. Although there is a strong literature base aro... Read More about How women experience binge eating - An IPA study.

An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse; An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (2019)
Thesis

Domestic abuse (DA) perpetrated by female partners against male partners has been a subject of dispute amongst scholars, with disagreements regarding both the existence of male victimization and the nature as well as the severity of such abuse. The... Read More about An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse; An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers' negative experiences and emotions during early motherhood (2019)
Thesis

Contemporary ideologies surrounding motherhood do not appear to reflect the experience for many women. Motherhood is often portrayed as idealised, romanticised and as a joyful experience however a large proportion of women do not find this and exper... Read More about An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers' negative experiences and emotions during early motherhood.