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Development of new psychometric instruments to measure appearance distress during adolescence: The adolescent appearance distress scales (2014)
Report
Moss, T., Bailey, C., Griffiths, C., Lawson, V., & Williamson, H. (2014). Development of new psychometric instruments to measure appearance distress during adolescence: The adolescent appearance distress scales

Measures of adolescent appearance distress have focused on weight and body shape, excluding other aspects of appearance. The absence of a psychometrically sound, general measure of appearance distress has limited evaluation of interventions and curta... Read More about Development of new psychometric instruments to measure appearance distress during adolescence: The adolescent appearance distress scales.

Out of sight, out of mind: Irish prisoners in England and Wales (2014)
Journal Article
Gavin, P. (2014). Out of sight, out of mind: Irish prisoners in England and Wales. Irish Probation Journal, 11(1), 29-43

In 2007 the Department of Foreign Affairs published a report on Irish Prisoners abroad (Flood, 2007) which identified between 800 and 1,000 Irish citizens incarcerated in prisons overseas. This report was one of the first pieces of research undertake... Read More about Out of sight, out of mind: Irish prisoners in England and Wales.

How can cognitive behavioural therapy help patients with appearance anxiety? (2014)
Journal Article
Jenkinson, E. (2014). How can cognitive behavioural therapy help patients with appearance anxiety?. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 3(9), 446-449. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2014.3.9.446

A growing body of research and clinical observations is showing that people with visible differences or disfigurements are prone to developing anxiety and social anxiety related to their appearance. In severe cases, this can result in social withdraw... Read More about How can cognitive behavioural therapy help patients with appearance anxiety?.

Maconochie at Birmingham prison, 1849-1851: Reformative rhetoric and corporal practice (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Moore, J. (2014, October). Maconochie at Birmingham prison, 1849-1851: Reformative rhetoric and corporal practice. Paper presented at Sites of Confinement II: Problematising Prisons, Liverpool John Moores University

Both Alexander Maconochie and Birmingham prison feature prominently in the historiography of mid nineteenth-century punishment. Maconochie is portrayed as a benevolent reformer who invented the ‘mark system’; an innovative contribution to penal theor... Read More about Maconochie at Birmingham prison, 1849-1851: Reformative rhetoric and corporal practice.

Feminism in London Conference closing speech 2014 (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Mackay, F. (2014, October). Feminism in London Conference closing speech 2014. Presented at Feminism in London Conference 2014, Institute of Education, London, England, UK

The practice of patriarchy as a form of social governance has brought us to the brink of a planet crisis. The current model is bankrupt. In the run up to the UK general election in 2015, Finn Mackay urges feminists to engage in all forms of political... Read More about Feminism in London Conference closing speech 2014.

Not researching where we grew up (2014)
Book Chapter
Maile, S. (2014). Not researching where we grew up. In C. Clarke, M. Broussine, & L. Watts (Eds.), Researching with Feeling: The Emotional Aspects of Social and Organisational Research (111-125). London: Routledge