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Self-perceptions of romantic appeal in adolescents with a cleft lip and/or palate (2016)
Journal Article
Sharratt, N. D., Feragen, K. B., Stock, N. M., Sharratt, N., & Kvalem, I. L. (2016). Self-perceptions of romantic appeal in adolescents with a cleft lip and/or palate. Body Image, 18, 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.06.009

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd During adolescence, romantic relationships are a key developmental milestone. Coupled with the increasing salience of appearance and social acceptance, adolescents with an appearance-altering condition may feel particularly vulner... Read More about Self-perceptions of romantic appeal in adolescents with a cleft lip and/or palate.

Achieving consensus in the measurement of psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate (2016)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., Hammond, V., Owen, T., Kiff, J., Shanly, A., & Rumsey, N. (2016). Achieving consensus in the measurement of psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 53(4), 421-426. https://doi.org/10.1597/15-071

Background: Psychological adjustment to cleft lip/palate is multifaceted and can fluctuate over time and across different situations. Consequently, a comprehensive understanding of adjustment is difficult to capture, and the challenge of achieving co... Read More about Achieving consensus in the measurement of psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate.

Opportunities and challenges in establishing a cohort study: An example from cleft lip/palate research in the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Ho, K. M., Stock, N. M., Humphries, K., St. Pourcain, B., Bailey, M., Persson, M., …Sandy, J. (2016). Opportunities and challenges in establishing a cohort study: An example from cleft lip/palate research in the United Kingdom. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 53(3), 317-325. https://doi.org/10.1597/14-306

© Copyright 2016 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is one of the most common birth conditions in the world, but little is known about its causes. Professional opinion remains divided as to whic... Read More about Opportunities and challenges in establishing a cohort study: An example from cleft lip/palate research in the United Kingdom.

Psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate: A narrative review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., & Feragen, K. B. (2016). Psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate: A narrative review of the literature. Psychology and Health, 31(7), 777-813. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2016.1143944

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: Adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is multifaceted, involving several domains of psychological and social functioning. A substantial increase in research in this are... Read More about Psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate: A narrative review of the literature.

Adults' narratives of growing up with a cleft lip and/or palate: Factors associated with psychological adjustment (2016)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., Feragen, K. B., & Rumsey, N. (2016). Adults' narratives of growing up with a cleft lip and/or palate: Factors associated with psychological adjustment. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 53(2), 222-239. https://doi.org/10.1597/14-269

© Copyright 2016 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Growing up with a cleft lip and/or palate presents a number of challenges for those affected and their families. Understanding why some individuals cope well while others st... Read More about Adults' narratives of growing up with a cleft lip and/or palate: Factors associated with psychological adjustment.

Risk and protective factors at age 10: Psychological adjustment in children with a cleft lip and/or Palate (2016)
Journal Article
Feragen, K. B., & Stock, N. M. (2016). Risk and protective factors at age 10: Psychological adjustment in children with a cleft lip and/or Palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 53(2), 161-179. https://doi.org/10.1597/14-062

© Copyright 2016 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objective: To explore psychological functioning in children with a cleft at age 10 from a broad perspective, including cognitive, emotional, behavioral, appearance-related, and social a... Read More about Risk and protective factors at age 10: Psychological adjustment in children with a cleft lip and/or Palate.

Appearance, happiness and success: ‘What is beautiful is good' (2016)
Journal Article
Stock, N. (in press). Appearance, happiness and success: ‘What is beautiful is good'. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 5(1), 27-29. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2016.5.1.27

In our beauty-obsessed world, where incessant dissatisfaction with appearance is considered to be ‘normal’, it can seem as though those with ‘good looks’ are the ones who have it all. But is it the case that being beautiful can get you further in lif... Read More about Appearance, happiness and success: ‘What is beautiful is good'.

A longitudinal study of 340 young people with or without a visible difference: The impact of teasing on self-perceptions of appearance and depressive symptoms (2016)
Journal Article
Feragen, K. B., & Stock, N. M. (2016). A longitudinal study of 340 young people with or without a visible difference: The impact of teasing on self-perceptions of appearance and depressive symptoms. Body Image, 16, 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.01.003

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Previous research in both the general population and in those with a visible facial difference has identified potential associations between teasing, dissatisfaction with appearance and emotional distress. However, most studies a... Read More about A longitudinal study of 340 young people with or without a visible difference: The impact of teasing on self-perceptions of appearance and depressive symptoms.

Appearance, happiness and success: ‘what is beautiful is good’ (2016)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M. (2016). Appearance, happiness and success: ‘what is beautiful is good’. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 5(1), 27-29. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2016.5.1.27

In our beauty-obsessed world, where incessant dissatisfaction with appearance is considered to be ‘normal’, it can seem as though those with ‘good looks’ are the ones who have it all. But is it the case that being beautiful can get you further in lif... Read More about Appearance, happiness and success: ‘what is beautiful is good’.

CLAPA regional coordinators project: Scotland. Focus group study (2016)
Report
Ridley, M., Stock, N. M., McCarthy, G., Skinner, M., Cunniffe, C., & Rumsey, N. (2016). CLAPA regional coordinators project: Scotland. Focus group study

This report was produced by the Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England in Bristol on behalf of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association.

Psychological adjustment in cleft lip and/or palate: Outcomes, methods and neglected groups (2015)
Thesis
Stock, N. M. Psychological adjustment in cleft lip and/or palate: Outcomes, methods and neglected groups. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/803265

To date, research examining psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) has produced conflicting findings. As a consequence, large gaps in our understanding of CL/P remain, ultimately impacting the ability to implement and evaluate ps... Read More about Psychological adjustment in cleft lip and/or palate: Outcomes, methods and neglected groups.

Risk and protective factors at age 16: Psychological adjustment in children with a cleft lip and/or palate (2015)
Journal Article
Feragen, K. B., Stock, N. M., & Kvalem, I. L. (2015). Risk and protective factors at age 16: Psychological adjustment in children with a cleft lip and/or palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(5), 555-573. https://doi.org/10.1597/14-063

© Copyright 2015 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objective: Explore psychological functioning in adolescents with a cleft at age 16 from a broad perspective, including cognitive, emotional, behavioral, appearance-related, and psychoso... Read More about Risk and protective factors at age 16: Psychological adjustment in children with a cleft lip and/or palate.

Parenting a child with a cleft: The father's perspective (2015)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., & Rumsey, N. (2015). Parenting a child with a cleft: The father's perspective. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(1), 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1597/13-035

Objective: To explore the impact of having a child born with a cleft lip and/or palate from the father's perspective. Design: Individual qualitative telephone interviews. Participants: A total of 15 fathers of children born with cleft lip and/or pala... Read More about Parenting a child with a cleft: The father's perspective.

The effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (2015)
Journal Article
Stock, N., Norman, A., Persson, M., Stock, N. M., Rumsey, N., Sandy, J., …Ness, A. (2015). The effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(3), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1597/13-276

© Copyright 2015 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objective: The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of different psychological interventions for children and adults with cleft lip and/or palate and their parents. Design... Read More about The effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate.

Starting a family: The experience of parents with cleft lip and/or palate (2015)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., & Rumsey, N. (2015). Starting a family: The experience of parents with cleft lip and/or palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(4), 425-436. https://doi.org/10.1597/13-314

© 2015 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: One of the key challenges facing young adults with cleft lip and/or palate is making decisions about starting a family, because there is an increased likelihood of their own child bei... Read More about Starting a family: The experience of parents with cleft lip and/or palate.

"It doesn't all just stop at 18": Psychological adjustment and support needs of adults born with cleft lip and/or palate (2015)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., Feragen, K. B., & Rumsey, N. (2015). "It doesn't all just stop at 18": Psychological adjustment and support needs of adults born with cleft lip and/or palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(5), 543-554. https://doi.org/10.1597/14-178

© Copyright 2015 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Cleft in the lip and/or the palate (CL/P) is considered to be a lifelong condition, yet relatively little is known about the long-term outcomes for patients. Existing litera... Read More about "It doesn't all just stop at 18": Psychological adjustment and support needs of adults born with cleft lip and/or palate.