All Outputs (48)

How is theory used to understand and inform practice in the alternative provision sector in England: trends, gaps and implications for practice (2024)
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Johnston, C., Malcolm, A., & Jodie Pennacchia, J. (in press). How is theory used to understand and inform practice in the alternative provision sector in England: trends, gaps and implications for practice. International Journal of Inclusive Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2024.2342363

This article examines how theory features in the research literatures concerning the English alternative (education) provision (AP) sector. Despite increasing interest over the past decade in how AP can (re)engage school-aged young people in learning... Read More about How is theory used to understand and inform practice in the alternative provision sector in England: trends, gaps and implications for practice.

“I can't provide what my child needs”: Early feeding experiences of caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia (2024)
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Stock, N., Costa, B., Johns, A., McKinney, C., Drake, A., Schefer, A., & Heike, C. (in press). “I can't provide what my child needs”: Early feeding experiences of caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia. (00) Journal Not Listed,

Purpose: Craniofacial microsomia (CFM) is a congenital condition that can be associated with feeding challenges in infants. As part of the larger ‘Craniofacial microsomia: Accelerating Research and Education (CARE)’ program, this study described care... Read More about “I can't provide what my child needs”: Early feeding experiences of caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia.

More than my appearance: A pilot evaluation of the expand your horizon online functionality-based writing programme for adults with visible differences (2024)
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Guest, E., Halliwell, E., Mathews, A., Alleva, J., & Harcourt, D. (in press). More than my appearance: A pilot evaluation of the expand your horizon online functionality-based writing programme for adults with visible differences. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine,

Adults with conditions that affect their appearance, known as visible differences, can experience appearance concerns, social anxiety, and depression. Interventions have been developed for this population to facilitate adjustment and coping skills; h... Read More about More than my appearance: A pilot evaluation of the expand your horizon online functionality-based writing programme for adults with visible differences.

“I couldn't carry on taking a drug like that”: A qualitative study of patient perspectives on side effects from rheumatology drugs (2024)
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Berthelsen, D., Neilsen, S., Rasmussen, M., Voshaar, M., Richards, P., Bartlett, S., …Flurey, C. (in press). “I couldn't carry on taking a drug like that”: A qualitative study of patient perspectives on side effects from rheumatology drugs. Rheumatology,

Objectives There is growing interest in collecting outcome information directly from patients in clinical trials. This study evaluates what patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) consider important to know about symptomatic side... Read More about “I couldn't carry on taking a drug like that”: A qualitative study of patient perspectives on side effects from rheumatology drugs.

A conceptual thematic framework of psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia (2024)
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Stock, N. M., Costa, B., Parnell, J., Johns, A., Crerand, C., Feragen, K., …Heike, C. (in press). A conceptual thematic framework of psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656241245284

Objective: Children with craniofacial microsomia (CFM) have complex healthcare needs, resulting in evaluations and interventions from infancy onward. Yet, little is understood about families’ treatment experiences or the impact of CFM on caregivers’... Read More about A conceptual thematic framework of psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia.

Adjusting to a partners’ changed appearance following military combat-related appearance-altering injuries: The challenges of looking ‘different’ and how life continues (2024)
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Keeling, M., Harcourt, D., Williams, V., Kiff, J., & Williamson, H. (in press). Adjusting to a partners’ changed appearance following military combat-related appearance-altering injuries: The challenges of looking ‘different’ and how life continues. Military Behavioral Health,

Combat-related physical injuries not only affect the individual but also close family members. Emerging evidence indicates that injuries that change appearance, such as limb loss and physical scarring, may create additional psychosocial challenges fo... Read More about Adjusting to a partners’ changed appearance following military combat-related appearance-altering injuries: The challenges of looking ‘different’ and how life continues.

The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course (2024)
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Cheston, R., Reilly, F., Topalova, N., Woodstoke, N., & Dodd, E. (2024). The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course. FPOP Bulletin, 166(April), 48-55. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsfpop.2024.1.166.48

Introduction. The Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) intervention is an eight-week, group based post-diagnostic course for people living with dementia that aims to facilitate adjustment to the diagnosis. We set out to establish the views of course fa... Read More about The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course.

Psychosocial experiences of Spanish-speaking parents of children with craniofacial microsomia (2024)
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Stock, N., Rahman, M., Avila, S., Heike, C., Stueckle, L., Schefer, A., & Johns, A. (in press). Psychosocial experiences of Spanish-speaking parents of children with craniofacial microsomia. (00) Journal Not Listed,

Craniofacial microsomia (CFM) and microtia psychosocial research in the U.S. is primarily with English-speaking participants. Given that 19% of the U.S. is Latino and there is a higher prevalence of CFM in Latino populations, this study aims to descr... Read More about Psychosocial experiences of Spanish-speaking parents of children with craniofacial microsomia.

"The asylum system is completely broken": An analysis of justifications and resistance for the UK Government's Rwanda policy in parliamentary debates (2024)
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Parker, S., & Cornell, J. (2024). "The asylum system is completely broken": An analysis of justifications and resistance for the UK Government's Rwanda policy in parliamentary debates. Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines, 16(1), 1-17

In April 2022, the UK government announced the signing of a 'partnership agreement' with the Government of Rwanda in which some asylum seekers who enter the UK would be transported to Rwanda where their cases would be decided. This 'Rwanda policy' ha... Read More about "The asylum system is completely broken": An analysis of justifications and resistance for the UK Government's Rwanda policy in parliamentary debates.

“Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace (2024)
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Daly, K., Phillips-Pike, G., Clarke, V., & Beck, V. (in press). “Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management,

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.

Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union (2024)
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Quenivet, N., Dadomo, C., & Tava, F. (in press). Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union. Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 56,

Over the past decades, a logic of border control and securitization, a combination of legal, political and social elements and factors, has developed in European States. The 2015 migration crisis has only exacerbated this negative approach towards mi... Read More about Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union.

“Securing the state” in post-2011 Tunisia: performativity of the authoritarian neoliberal state (2024)
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Maryon, R. (in press). “Securing the state” in post-2011 Tunisia: performativity of the authoritarian neoliberal state. Critical Studies on Terrorism, https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2024.2334864

In this article, I adopt the theoretical lens of authoritarian neoliberalism coupled with the concept of performativity to analyse post-transition Tunisian counterterror politics. In doing so, I argue that “securing the state” from discursively const... Read More about “Securing the state” in post-2011 Tunisia: performativity of the authoritarian neoliberal state.

A web-based physical activity promotion intervention for inactive parent-child dyads: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2024)
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Phipps, D., Green, W. T., Aho, R., Kettunen, E., Biddle, S., Hamilton, K., …Knittle, K. (2024). A web-based physical activity promotion intervention for inactive parent-child dyads: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 13(1), Article e55960. https://doi.org/10.2196/55960

Background: Low levels of physical activity are associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, yet sedentary lifestyles are common among both children and adults. Physical activity levels tend to decline steeply among children aged between 8 and 1... Read More about A web-based physical activity promotion intervention for inactive parent-child dyads: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms (2024)
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Stock, N. M., Costa, B., White, P., Eve, L., & Bates, A. (in press). Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656241241127

Background: Individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may grow up with a visible facial difference, alongside speech and/or hearing challenges. Self-perceptions are stronger predictors of psychosocial adjustment than objective assessments, high... Read More about Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms.

Updating ‘Stockpiling as resilience’ in the context of the cost of living crisis: Tracking changes in resilience strategies in the U.K. (2024)
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Benker, B. (in press). Updating ‘Stockpiling as resilience’ in the context of the cost of living crisis: Tracking changes in resilience strategies in the U.K. Food, Culture and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/15528014.2024.2329441

Using the seven resilience strategies identified in the previous paper entitled “Stockpiling as Resilience,” this study offers an update on the previous study 1 year later with interviews with the same households. The first paper was the result of in... Read More about Updating ‘Stockpiling as resilience’ in the context of the cost of living crisis: Tracking changes in resilience strategies in the U.K..

“When I was younger, my story belonged to everyone else”: Co-production of resources for adults living with craniosynostosis (2024)
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Stock, N. M., Costa, B., Bannister, W., Ashby, C., Matthews, N., Hebden, L., …Wilkinson-Bell, K. (in press). “When I was younger, my story belonged to everyone else”: Co-production of resources for adults living with craniosynostosis. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656241236580

Objective: Despite growing recognition that congenital craniofacial conditions have lifelong implications, psychological support for adults is currently lacking. The aim of this project was to produce a series of short films about living with cranios... Read More about “When I was younger, my story belonged to everyone else”: Co-production of resources for adults living with craniosynostosis.

A brief mindfulness meditation can ameliorate the effects of exposure to idealised social media images on self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation in young women: An online randomised controlled experiment (2024)
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Hooper, R., Guest, E., Ramsey-Wade, C., & Slater, A. (2024). A brief mindfulness meditation can ameliorate the effects of exposure to idealised social media images on self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation in young women: An online randomised controlled experiment. Body Image, 49, Article 101702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101702

The study examined whether a 10-minute mindfulness meditation intervention could ameliorate effects of exposure to social media thinspiration and fitspiration images on women's self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation. A total of 162 women aged 18–42... Read More about A brief mindfulness meditation can ameliorate the effects of exposure to idealised social media images on self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation in young women: An online randomised controlled experiment.

Restorative justice in cases of sexual violence: Current and future directions in the UK (2024)
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Gavin, P., Kite, C., Porter, C., McCartan, K., & Cawley, P. (in press). Restorative justice in cases of sexual violence: Current and future directions in the UK. Contemporary Justice Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2024.2330375

Restorative justice seeks to repair the harm caused by crime by bringing together victims, offenders, and affected parties in a facilitated dialogue. Restorative justice is often viewed negatively in relation to cases of sexual violence, due to fears... Read More about Restorative justice in cases of sexual violence: Current and future directions in the UK.

Associations of gender with sexual functioning, loneliness, depression, fatigue and physical function amongst patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis with a particular focus on methotrexate usage (2024)
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Bay, L. T., Nielsen, D. S., Flurey, C., Giraldi, A., Möller, S., Graugaard, C., & Ellingsen, T. (2024). Associations of gender with sexual functioning, loneliness, depression, fatigue and physical function amongst patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis with a particular focus on methotrexate usage. Rheumatology International, 44, Article 919–931. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-024-05555-y

There is a lack of knowledge regarding methotrexate (MTX) usage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its possible links with gender, disease characterization and sexual functioning, loneliness, fatigue and depression. We, therefore, investi... Read More about Associations of gender with sexual functioning, loneliness, depression, fatigue and physical function amongst patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis with a particular focus on methotrexate usage.

Parental concerns about genital differences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia persist regardless of the selected intervention (2024)
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Alderson, J., Thornton, M., Skae, M., Jones, J., Nicoll, N., Harcourt, D., …Crowne, E. C. (in press). Parental concerns about genital differences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia persist regardless of the selected intervention. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdae024

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21HD) can affect the in utero development of the genital anatomy of people with the 46XX karyotype. Health professionals engage parents in decision-making regarding managing genit... Read More about Parental concerns about genital differences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia persist regardless of the selected intervention.