All Outputs (159)

A qualitative study into people’s experiences of interventions and support for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI): Stigma, shame, and society (2020)
Thesis
Robinson, L. (in press). A qualitative study into people’s experiences of interventions and support for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI): Stigma, shame, and society. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1491411

This qualitative study used semi structured interviews to gain an in-depth knowledge of individual’s experiences of interventions/support on their journey to ceasing non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Twelve adults from the community participated and t... Read More about A qualitative study into people’s experiences of interventions and support for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI): Stigma, shame, and society.

Multiple abortions: The women who request them and the staff who provide them (2020)
Thesis
McKnight, C. Multiple abortions: The women who request them and the staff who provide them. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5326166

Purpose There has been little qualitative research on abortion care in the UK, which explores the voices of women who have undergone this procedure. Previous research has focussed on clinical research into the safety and efficacy of abortion, the ch... Read More about Multiple abortions: The women who request them and the staff who provide them.

Autistic subjectivities: A critical narrative analysis of the stories of women who self-identified as autistic in adulthood (2020)
Thesis
Pearse, J. Autistic subjectivities: A critical narrative analysis of the stories of women who self-identified as autistic in adulthood. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5382733

Until recently, autism was assumed to be a predominantly male phenomenon, but a growing number of women are now identifying as autistic in adulthood after many years of unexplained difficulties in their everyday lives. The findings of the few studies... Read More about Autistic subjectivities: A critical narrative analysis of the stories of women who self-identified as autistic in adulthood.

Exploring the relationship of couples living with dementia and the role of couples therapy; a thematic analysis (2020)
Thesis
Winter, B. Exploring the relationship of couples living with dementia and the role of couples therapy; a thematic analysis. (Thesis). Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4748157

Contemporary dementia care is starting to adopt a relationship-centred approach, recognising the wider social context of the person living with dementia. Psychological therapy offered to people living with dementia is limited and further hindered by... Read More about Exploring the relationship of couples living with dementia and the role of couples therapy; a thematic analysis.

Black men's views on prostate cancer screening and information (2020)
Thesis
Alagskomah Akolgo, A. Black men's views on prostate cancer screening and information. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3571066

Introduction: Black men have a higher risk of getting prostate cancer compared to men of other races. However, research shows that they are less likely to obtain prostate cancer screening. Aim: This study was aimed at establishing Black men’s view... Read More about Black men's views on prostate cancer screening and information.

Mental health, mental illness and psychological help-seeking in St. Lucia: An exploration of young adult men's understanding using thematic analysis (2020)
Thesis
Vasson-Philip, A. Mental health, mental illness and psychological help-seeking in St. Lucia: An exploration of young adult men's understanding using thematic analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4987175

There is a need to understand the psychology of Caribbean people, particularly Afro -Caribbean men, in order to recognise and meet their mental health needs, within both a Caribbean and a non-majority population context. This research adds to the mu... Read More about Mental health, mental illness and psychological help-seeking in St. Lucia: An exploration of young adult men's understanding using thematic analysis.

Promoting physical activity in community settings: A critical exploration of intervention development, evaluation and implementation (2020)
Thesis
Bird, E. Promoting physical activity in community settings: A critical exploration of intervention development, evaluation and implementation. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3394874

Evidence demonstrating the important and wide-ranging benefits of regular physical activity is well documented, however, one in four of the world’s population is insufficiently active. Efforts to develop and implement effective interventions that fac... Read More about Promoting physical activity in community settings: A critical exploration of intervention development, evaluation and implementation.

'One dead bedroom': Exploring the impact of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) on women's lived experience of sex and sexuality (2020)
Thesis
Boulton, E. 'One dead bedroom': Exploring the impact of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) on women's lived experience of sex and sexuality. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1906784

Background: There is very little research, and no qualitative research, to date that has explored the lived experiences of sex and sexuality for women with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is thought that OCD could impact on sexuality because... Read More about 'One dead bedroom': Exploring the impact of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) on women's lived experience of sex and sexuality.

Peer-informed support for parents of burn-injured children (2020)
Thesis
Heath, J. Peer-informed support for parents of burn-injured children. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5215911

Burns are the fifth most common cause of non-fatal childhood injuries. In addition to the trauma of suffering a burn, the painful and intrusive medical procedures required to treat them can impact on the developing child cognitively, emotionally, psy... Read More about Peer-informed support for parents of burn-injured children.

End of life care: The psychological impact on community support workers (2020)
Thesis
Kallis, Z. C. End of life care: The psychological impact on community support workers. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490977

Research studies with nurses and health care staff in residential settings have demonstrated a range of adverse psychological symptoms and protective factors when delivering end of life care. Little research has been undertaken with community support... Read More about End of life care: The psychological impact on community support workers.

The policing of ‘county lines’ in affected import towns: Exploring local responses to evolving heroin and crack markets (2019)
Thesis
Spicer, J. The policing of ‘county lines’ in affected import towns: Exploring local responses to evolving heroin and crack markets. (Thesis). UWE. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1822537

Across the UK, markets for heroin and crack cocaine in provincial towns are evolving. Due to the high-profile drug market development termed ‘County Lines’, retail supply in many areas is now seemingly dominated by ‘out of town’ dealers who have esta... Read More about The policing of ‘county lines’ in affected import towns: Exploring local responses to evolving heroin and crack markets.

Exploring the illness perceptions and coping strategies of decliners of cardiac-rehabilitation programmes (2019)
Thesis
Constable, M. Exploring the illness perceptions and coping strategies of decliners of cardiac-rehabilitation programmes. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4616794

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Cardiac-rehabilitation (CR) can be effective in the secondary prevention of CHD demonstrating improved physical and psychological outcomes for those who attend. However, only 5... Read More about Exploring the illness perceptions and coping strategies of decliners of cardiac-rehabilitation programmes.

Re-authoring selves? Post-therapy recovery narratives of heterosexual women who have survived intimate partner violence (2019)
Thesis
Thomas, K. Re-authoring selves? Post-therapy recovery narratives of heterosexual women who have survived intimate partner violence. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490971

Abstract Since domestic abuse was problematised by feminist activists in the 1970s, and the ‘political’ dimensions of this seemingly ‘personal’ issue were highlighted, there has been a reluctance to provide individual psychological therapy to intima... Read More about Re-authoring selves? Post-therapy recovery narratives of heterosexual women who have survived intimate partner violence.

‘Mum’s needs are just on the back-burner’: An exploration of the lived experiences of mothers diagnosed with anorexia (2019)
Thesis
Fitzpatrick, M. ‘Mum’s needs are just on the back-burner’: An exploration of the lived experiences of mothers diagnosed with anorexia. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490870

This study is concerned with exploring the lived experiences of six mothers who have experienced anorexia while raising their children. This group of women are currently under-represented in the eating disorder and anorexia literature. Much of the cu... Read More about ‘Mum’s needs are just on the back-burner’: An exploration of the lived experiences of mothers diagnosed with anorexia.

The Buddhist coping experiences of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological approach (2019)
Thesis
Lai, O. L. The Buddhist coping experiences of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological approach. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/847064

Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women in Hong Kong, with an incidence rate of one in sixteen. A cancer diagnosis is a life changing event, and the impact of breast cancer disrupts daily lives in multiple ways. Religion and... Read More about The Buddhist coping experiences of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological approach.

The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment in adulthood and the therapeutic implications (2019)
Thesis
Adams, R. The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment in adulthood and the therapeutic implications. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/848797

There is little research exploring the psychological experience of acquiring a CI (communication impairment) in adulthood, possibly due to a perception that people with a CI are unable to participate in an interview (Bronken, Kirkecold, Martinsen, Wy... Read More about The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment in adulthood and the therapeutic implications.

Increasing home practice engagement during a mindfulness-based intervention for people with long-term conditions: An exploratory randomised controlled trial (2019)
Thesis
O'Shea, D. J. Increasing home practice engagement during a mindfulness-based intervention for people with long-term conditions: An exploratory randomised controlled trial. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/851714

Abstract Background: Regular and sustained mindfulness practice (home practice) is considered a key component by which mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) exert their positive effects (Parsons, Crane, Parsons, Fjorback, & Kuyken, 2017). However... Read More about Increasing home practice engagement during a mindfulness-based intervention for people with long-term conditions: An exploratory randomised controlled trial.

How women experience binge eating - An IPA study (2019)
Thesis
Towner, T. How women experience binge eating - An IPA study. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490965

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder and women experience it disproportionately to men. BED is associated with a host of negative comorbid physical and mental health conditions. Although there is a strong literature base aro... Read More about How women experience binge eating - An IPA study.

An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse; An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (2019)
Thesis
Christofi, E. M. An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse; An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/852450

Domestic abuse (DA) perpetrated by female partners against male partners has been a subject of dispute amongst scholars, with disagreements regarding both the existence of male victimization and the nature as well as the severity of such abuse. The... Read More about An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse; An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers' negative experiences and emotions during early motherhood (2019)
Thesis
Collins, S. J. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers' negative experiences and emotions during early motherhood. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/852967

Contemporary ideologies surrounding motherhood do not appear to reflect the experience for many women. Motherhood is often portrayed as idealised, romanticised and as a joyful experience however a large proportion of women do not find this and exper... Read More about An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers' negative experiences and emotions during early motherhood.