All Outputs (152)

Thematic analysis (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter introduces the thematic analysis (TA) family of methods, highlights characteristics shared by the various branches of the TA family, as well as important philosophical, conceptual and procedural differences. We discuss various ways of di... Read More about Thematic analysis.

Nostalgia, ageing, and older age (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter offers an overview of connections between nostalgia, ageing, and older age and attempts to make a case for engaging with the complexity of older age when analysing nostalgia. The first two sections sketch out the significance of temporal... Read More about Nostalgia, ageing, and older age.

Men accepting rewards for sex, sexual content and performance: A qualitative study of the health and wellbeing needs of 'male sex workers' (2024)
Thesis

Background
Male sex workers continue to be underrepresented in both the academic literature and across health care provision. Previous attempts to address health and wellbeing needs are limited to a sexual health focus or are based on the comparativ... Read More about Men accepting rewards for sex, sexual content and performance: A qualitative study of the health and wellbeing needs of 'male sex workers'.

Across landscapes and lifetimes: Perceptions of gender-based violence from survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG) (2024)
Journal Article

Violence Against Women and Girls in public spaces has become a focus for violence prevention policy since the murder of Sarah Everard but is this how survivors experience VAWG? This study listened to survivors as part of Safer Spaces funded research.... Read More about Across landscapes and lifetimes: Perceptions of gender-based violence from survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG).

Examining relations between sexualizing media exposure and sexting attitudes and behaviors among U.S. adolescents (2024)
Journal Article

Based on social cognitive processes (Bandura, 2009), sexualizing media likely provide adolescents with credible role models for their own sexualized self-presentation in other mediated contexts, such as sexting. A survey of 6,093 U.S. adolescents was... Read More about Examining relations between sexualizing media exposure and sexting attitudes and behaviors among U.S. adolescents.

“It means almost forgetting that you've got a disease”: An OMERACT study to define independence in the context of rheumatoid arthritis remission from the patient perspective (2024)
Journal Article

Aims
Our previous work identified pain, fatigue, and independence as missing from the ACR/EULAR rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remission criteria from the patient perspective. Validated measures exist for pain and fatigue, but not for independence. As a... Read More about “It means almost forgetting that you've got a disease”: An OMERACT study to define independence in the context of rheumatoid arthritis remission from the patient perspective.

"The nurse told her to get checked more regularly because she is having sex with Black men": An exploration of the sexual health experiences of Black heterosexual men in London (2024)
Journal Article

Drivers of poor sexual health outcomes amongst Black heterosexual man are poorly understood. Previous research has identified a need to understand Black men’s behavioral experiences and motivators in the UK. This study aimed to address this gap throu... Read More about "The nurse told her to get checked more regularly because she is having sex with Black men": An exploration of the sexual health experiences of Black heterosexual men in London.

The acceptability of early psychological interventions for adults with appearance concerns after burns (2024)
Journal Article

Introduction
Appearance concerns are common following burns. However, there is a lack of research investigating early psychological interventions for appearance concerns. This qualitative study explored the acceptability of early psychological inter... Read More about The acceptability of early psychological interventions for adults with appearance concerns after burns.

Talking men's health: Understanding and supporting men with long-term conditions (2024)
Book

This book explores male health psychology in relation to chronic health conditions. Using data from men with rheumatic diseases as a starting point, this book draws on the wider literature to focus on how men talk about different aspects of living wi... Read More about Talking men's health: Understanding and supporting men with long-term conditions.

Exploring Black women’s experiences in UK psychotherapeutic training and practice (2024)
Thesis

Discussions around racial disparities and social injustice have gained increasing prominence in Western societies. However, psychotherapeutic research is increasingly criticised for its omission of Black women’s intersecting experiences, this include... Read More about Exploring Black women’s experiences in UK psychotherapeutic training and practice.

From mandate to co-create: Leading the development of inclusive performance evaluation criteria (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose
Annual performance evaluations of faculty are a routine, yet essential, task in higher education. Creating (or revising) performance criteria presents an opportunity for leaders to work with their teams to co-create evaluation metrics that b... Read More about From mandate to co-create: Leading the development of inclusive performance evaluation criteria.

Which personal and social resources help adolescents to recover from negative affect in daily life? An experience sampling study (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Reducing anxiety and depression of adolescents is a global health priority. Personal and social resources (e.g., hobbies, socializing) may reduce distress. Yet, there is insufficient understanding of how adolescents use such resources to... Read More about Which personal and social resources help adolescents to recover from negative affect in daily life? An experience sampling study.

Review – Through the Darkest of Times (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

This emotive and thought-provoking videogame successfully recognises the complexities and significance of lesser-known efforts to resist the Nazi regime within Germany.

‘Plan Z and then off the edge of a cliff’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers’ experience of living with a slow-to-heal Caesarean wound (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Studies indicate that complex postsurgical wound healing can significantly alter biopsychological markers responsible for recovery. Yet, there is a lack of research investigating women's experience of living with slow-to-heal Caesarean bi... Read More about ‘Plan Z and then off the edge of a cliff’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers’ experience of living with a slow-to-heal Caesarean wound.

Understanding fitness professionals’ weight biases and uptake of weight-inclusive practices: Findings from a mixed-methods survey (2024)
Journal Article

Weight bias is highly prevalent in the fitness industry, posing significant challenges for fat people seeking to engage in health-promoting behaviours, such as physical activity. Despite small ideological shifts in the fitness industry towards more w... Read More about Understanding fitness professionals’ weight biases and uptake of weight-inclusive practices: Findings from a mixed-methods survey.

Beauty, media representations and body image (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores the impacts that sociocultural beauty ideals in media have on body image and societal attitudes towards appearance. The chapter begins by outlining how appearance is portrayed in traditional and social media, specifically focusi... Read More about Beauty, media representations and body image.

Surgery for craniosynostosis: Developing a psychosocial booklet for families (2024)
Journal Article

Parents of children with craniosynostosis may experience psychological distress, particularly during intensive periods of treatment. Yet, recent research indicates parents may not be accessing the support they need to cope with common challenges. The... Read More about Surgery for craniosynostosis: Developing a psychosocial booklet for families.

A systematic review exploring the effectiveness of body image interventions among boys (2024)
Journal Article

Body image concerns significantly impact boys’ physical and mental health. While several reviews synthesize evidence on body image interventions for mixed-gender adolescents, a systematic review exclusively focusing on boys is currently missing. Thus... Read More about A systematic review exploring the effectiveness of body image interventions among boys.

Cross-condition risk and protective factors for psychosocial distress in parents and carers of children and young people with appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (2024)
Journal Article

Alongside typical parenting challenges, initial condition-specific research suggests that parents of children with different visible differences may experience similar psychosocial difficulties. Despite this, large-scale cross-condition research to i... Read More about Cross-condition risk and protective factors for psychosocial distress in parents and carers of children and young people with appearance-affecting conditions and injuries.

The impact of Arts on Prescription on individual health and wellbeing: A systematic review with meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article

Introduction: The evidence-base for the impact of participating in the arts for different aspects of health and wellbeing is growing. Arts on Prescription has gained increasing recognition as a method for fostering connections among individuals and c... Read More about The impact of Arts on Prescription on individual health and wellbeing: A systematic review with meta-analysis.