All Outputs (530)

“Tell me a story and make me a picture”: Incorporating innovative visual methods in story completion design (2024)
Book Chapter

In this chapter we set out a novel use of story completion in our study of young people's understandings of sexuality and appearance. In our story completion design, we incorporated a visual element where participants were invited to produce a visual... Read More about “Tell me a story and make me a picture”: Incorporating innovative visual methods in story completion design.

Early maladaptive schemas (2024)
Journal Article

In this study the association of early maladaptive schemas with anxiety, depression and academic self efficacy was explored in a large sample of undergraduate psychology students. Significant correlations were observed with anxiety and depression but... Read More about Early maladaptive schemas.

Made for a Trade? Negotiating working-class masculinity to and through spaces of Higher Education (2024)
Book Chapter

The following chapter explores issues related to the underrepresentation of young working-class males in higher education (HE). The lack of working-class men in HE, in comparison to other social groups, has been a regular feature of the media and pol... Read More about Made for a Trade? Negotiating working-class masculinity to and through spaces of Higher Education.

National survey of GUM services on Disclosure of sexual violence In Sexual Health (DISH) (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Healthcare and sexual health have a central role to play in the prevention of Gender Based Violence or Violence Against Women and Girls, particularly on the identification of sexual and domestic violence/abuse. Healthcare should be able to identify s... Read More about National survey of GUM services on Disclosure of sexual violence In Sexual Health (DISH).

Student-generated metaphor in research supervision: An arts-based method (2024)
Journal Article

Previous research has highlighted the impact and importance of the use of client-generated metaphor in psychotherapy (Cott, 2020). While researching this topic, we began to incorporate student-generated metaphor into the research supervision process.... Read More about Student-generated metaphor in research supervision: An arts-based method.

The psychosocial impact of alopecia in men: A mixed-methods survey study (2024)
Journal Article

Background
The most common forms of hair loss in men, alopecia areata (AA) (an autoimmune condition) and androgenetic alopecia (AGA) (pattern baldness), alter individuals' appearance in ways that may impact psychological and social wellbeing. We cur... Read More about The psychosocial impact of alopecia in men: A mixed-methods survey study.

Swimming against the tide: Exploring alternative approaches for education (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Drawing on a lens of social justice and critical pedagogy, this workshop aims to unpack the relationship between educational practice and intersectional subjectification.

Guidance for safe and effective perpetrator programmes: Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention (2024)
Report

Programmes for perpetrators are an important element of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. They help to ensure that perpetrators take responsibility for their acts of violence and, ultimately, do not re-offend. The... Read More about Guidance for safe and effective perpetrator programmes: Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention.

Eating disorders in under-represented groups: Patient and public involvement insights (2024)
Report

Eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating do not discriminate by gender, age or ethnicity. Despite this, in the UK, compared to those from White British backgrounds, people from minoritised ethnic communities are less likely to present to ED suppor... Read More about Eating disorders in under-represented groups: Patient and public involvement insights.

The impact of Arts on Prescription on individual health and wellbeing: A systematic review with meta-analysis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Aims of project: The evidence-base for the impact of participating in the arts for health and wellbeing is growing. Arts on Prescription (AoP) has gained recognition as a method for fostering connections among individuals and communities, however, to... Read More about The impact of Arts on Prescription on individual health and wellbeing: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Amplifying the invisible, the overlooked and marginalised: Methods that support children in sharing their lived experiences of racism (2024)
Digital Artefact

An exploration of having social media influencers deliver a first-line digital intervention to improve body image among adolescent girls: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article

Social media influencers are popular among adolescents and could offer a unique way to reach young people at scale with body image interventions. This study explored girls’ and influencers’ views on having influencers deliver body image interventions... Read More about An exploration of having social media influencers deliver a first-line digital intervention to improve body image among adolescent girls: A qualitative study.

The open science bible psychology needed (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

This is a review of Charlotte Pennington's A Student's Guide to Open Science in The Psychologist.

https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/open-science-bible-psychology-needed

Understanding, defining, engaging and evaluating secondary child sexual abuse prevention interventions (2024)
Report

The first 2PS (Prevent & protect through support) Knowledge Transfer Workshop (KTW) was held with stakeholders on 22nd January 2024 at UWE in Bristol bringing together professionals, practitioners, academics, and policy makers from acro... Read More about Understanding, defining, engaging and evaluating secondary child sexual abuse prevention interventions.

Silent suffering: The unmet sexual health needs of male sex workers (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction:
The health and wellbeing need of Male Sex Workers (MSWs) are largely informed by misconceptions of sexual labour that drive physical health interventions to focus on perceived needs around sexual health and wellbeing. Findings from th... Read More about Silent suffering: The unmet sexual health needs of male sex workers.

Conservative management versus invasive management of significant traumatic pneumothoraces in the emergency department (the CoMiTED trial): A study protocol for a randomised non-inferiority trial (2024)
Journal Article

Introduction: Traumatic pneumothoraces are present in one of five victims of severe trauma. Current guidelines advise chest drain insertion for most traumatic pneumothoraces, although very small pneumothoraces can be managed with observation at the t... Read More about Conservative management versus invasive management of significant traumatic pneumothoraces in the emergency department (the CoMiTED trial): A study protocol for a randomised non-inferiority trial.

Poverty, class and education (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This conference talk acknowledges the context of a challenging environment for educational systems within and beyond Scotland. It recognises that policymakers, researchers and practitioners are seeking solutions to manage and overcome complex challen... Read More about Poverty, class and education.

Can mindfulness training reduce disordered eating or increase intuitive eating? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background and Aims

Disordered eating is widespread, and further evidence-based interventions are needed to address this. Mindful Eating – Conscious Living™ (ME-CL) is an American 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) built upon the framewo... Read More about Can mindfulness training reduce disordered eating or increase intuitive eating?.

Awake craniotomy with English and British Sign Language mapping in a patient with a left temporal glioblastoma reveals discordant speech-sign language maps (2024)
Journal Article

The aim of this case study was to describe differences in English and British Sign Language (BSL) communication caused by a left temporal tumour resulting in discordant presentation of symptoms, intraoperative stimulation mapping during awake craniot... Read More about Awake craniotomy with English and British Sign Language mapping in a patient with a left temporal glioblastoma reveals discordant speech-sign language maps.

“Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose
This qualitative study explores general perceptions of a woman experiencing negative menopausal symptoms in the workplace. It examines the socio-cultural understandings informing the responses of a mixed participant group, including those un... Read More about “Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace.