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The Moderated Relationship of Appearance Valence on Appearance Self Consciousness: Development and Testing of New Measures of Appearance Schema Components (2012)
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Moss, T. P., Moss, T., & Rosser, B. A. (2012). The Moderated Relationship of Appearance Valence on Appearance Self Consciousness: Development and Testing of New Measures of Appearance Schema Components. PLoS ONE, 7(11), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050605

This paper describes the creation and psychometric properties of two independent measures of aspects of appearance schematicity - appearance salience and valence, assessed by the CARSAL and CARVAL, and their relation to appearance self-consciousness.... Read More about The Moderated Relationship of Appearance Valence on Appearance Self Consciousness: Development and Testing of New Measures of Appearance Schema Components.

Imagery and implementation intention: A randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase exercise behaviour in the general population (2011)
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Andersson, E. K., & Moss, T. (2011). Imagery and implementation intention: A randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase exercise behaviour in the general population. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12(2), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.07.004

Objectives: The study's main objective was to investigate a potential role of pre-conscious processes in exercise behaviour change by comparing the efficiency of two exercise interventions (guided imagery and manipulation of implementation intention)... Read More about Imagery and implementation intention: A randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase exercise behaviour in the general population.

A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference (2011)
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Walsh, E., Saul, K., James, H., Williams, E., Jenkinson, E., Byron-Daniel, J., …Rumsey, N. (2011). A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(5), 739-749. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310390246

© The Author(s) 2011. Individual and group interviews explored experiences of positive adjustment among 12 people with a range of visible differences. Thematic analysis identified four main themes: importance of appearance; personal growth; relations... Read More about A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference.

Incorporating user perspectives in the design of an online intervention tool for people with visible differences: Face IT (2010)
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Bessell, A., Clarke, A., Harcourt, D., Moss, T., & Rumsey, N. (2010). Incorporating user perspectives in the design of an online intervention tool for people with visible differences: Face IT. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 38(5), 577-596. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465810000305

Background: Individuals with visible differences can experience social anxiety in relation to their appearance. Social skills-based psychosocial interventions have to date shown only limited effectiveness at addressing their concerns. Aims: To incorp... Read More about Incorporating user perspectives in the design of an online intervention tool for people with visible differences: Face IT.

Skin scar preconceptions must be challenged: Importance of self-perception in skin scarring (2010)
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Brown, B., Moss, T., McGrouther, D. A., & Bayat, A. (2010). Skin scar preconceptions must be challenged: Importance of self-perception in skin scarring. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 63(6), 1022-1029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2009.03.019

Greater objective scar severity and visibility should intuitively cause greater psychosocial distress for patients. Previous research is contradictory and has employed non-validated scar severity measures whilst neglecting patient-rated severity. The... Read More about Skin scar preconceptions must be challenged: Importance of self-perception in skin scarring.

Attentional and interpretative biases in appearance concern: An investigation of biases in appearance-related information processing (2010)
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Rosser, B. A., Moss, T., & Rumsey, N. (2010). Attentional and interpretative biases in appearance concern: An investigation of biases in appearance-related information processing. Body Image, 7(3), 251-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.02.007

The present study examined associations between high levels of appearance concern and information processing biases in interpretation and attention. An opportunity sample (N = 79) categorised ambiguous stimuli as related or unrelated to appearance. P... Read More about Attentional and interpretative biases in appearance concern: An investigation of biases in appearance-related information processing.

Psychological change after aesthetic plastic surgery: A prospective controlled outcome study (2009)
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Harris, D. L., & Moss, T. (2009). Psychological change after aesthetic plastic surgery: A prospective controlled outcome study. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 14(5), 567-572. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548500903112374

Aesthetic plastic surgery has been long practiced for primarily psychological rather than physical benefit to patients. However, evaluation of the psychological impact of aesthetic plastic surgery has often been of limited methodological rigor in bot... Read More about Psychological change after aesthetic plastic surgery: A prospective controlled outcome study.

A Q-methodological investigation into the meanings of cigarette consumption (2009)
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Moss, T., & Bould, E. (2009). A Q-methodological investigation into the meanings of cigarette consumption. Journal of Health Psychology, 14(1), 36-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105308097941

This Q-methodological study identified shared subjective explanations of smoking among non-smokers, current smokers and ex-smokers, to consider whether some representations were protective or facilitated quitting. Four factors were identified: named... Read More about A Q-methodological investigation into the meanings of cigarette consumption.

Development of the Japanese version of Derriford Appearance Scale DAS59: A QOL index for the people who have problems of appearance (2008)
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Nozawa, K., Hayashi, K., Nakakita, N., Nakayama, R., Ishibashi, K., Imanishi, N., …Harris, D. (2008). Development of the Japanese version of Derriford Appearance Scale DAS59: A QOL index for the people who have problems of appearance. Journal- Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Vol 34 No 7 2014, 28(7), 440-448

Derriford Appearance Scale 59 (DAS 59) is a new self-report scale to measure psychological well-being for the people who have problems of appearance. We made the Japanese version of the DAS59 and discussed the reliability and validity of the scale.... Read More about Development of the Japanese version of Derriford Appearance Scale DAS59: A QOL index for the people who have problems of appearance.

Understanding the schematic representation of pain and general symptomatology: The contribution of the cognitive miser perspective (2005)
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Moss, T., & DiCaccavo, A. (2005). Understanding the schematic representation of pain and general symptomatology: The contribution of the cognitive miser perspective. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 29(5), 511-524. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-005-3240-8

In this study we aimed to investigate the contribution of a model of schema use originally from social psychology, the cognitive miser perspective, to understanding pain and illness representations. Recall of pain and general symptom information was... Read More about Understanding the schematic representation of pain and general symptomatology: The contribution of the cognitive miser perspective.

The relationships between objective and subjective ratings of disfigurement severity and psychological adjustment (2005)
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Moss, T. (2005). The relationships between objective and subjective ratings of disfigurement severity and psychological adjustment. Body Image, 2(2), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.03.004

The paper explores the impact of disfigurement severity on psychological adjustment, utilising the DAS24 (output 3) to rate subjective severity. Severity was rated objectively by plastic surgeons. The complex findings provide evidence supporting the... Read More about The relationships between objective and subjective ratings of disfigurement severity and psychological adjustment.

The relationships between objective and subjective ratings of disfigurement severity, and psychological adjustment (2005)
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Moss, T., & Carr, T. (2005). The relationships between objective and subjective ratings of disfigurement severity, and psychological adjustment. Body Image, 2(2), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.03.004

Although the role of the objectively and subjectively rated severity of appearance problems is often debated, the impact of severity upon psychological adjustment has yet to be explored fully. In this study, 400 patients with a range of physical diff... Read More about The relationships between objective and subjective ratings of disfigurement severity, and psychological adjustment.

The DAS24: A short form of the Derriford Appearance Scale DAS59 to measure individual responses to living with problems of appearance (2005)
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Carr, T., Moss, T., & Harris, D. (2005). The DAS24: A short form of the Derriford Appearance Scale DAS59 to measure individual responses to living with problems of appearance. British Journal of Health Psychology, 10(2), 285-298. https://doi.org/10.1348/135910705X27613

Objectives. To develop a psychometrically robust and widely applicable short form of the Derriford Appearance Scale, (DAS59), which (1) will reliably and validly assess the distress and difficulties experienced in living with problems of appearance,... Read More about The DAS24: A short form of the Derriford Appearance Scale DAS59 to measure individual responses to living with problems of appearance.

Understanding adjustment to disfigurement: The role of the self-concept (2004)
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Moss, T., & Carr, T. (2004). Understanding adjustment to disfigurement: The role of the self-concept. Psychology and Health, 19(6), 737-748. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440410001722967

The objective of this study was to determine whether variation in psychological adjustment to physically disfiguring conditions is related to organisation of the content of appearance-related information in the self-concept. A cross-sectional design... Read More about Understanding adjustment to disfigurement: The role of the self-concept.