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An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma (2014)
Thesis
Denford, S. An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/812650

Background: Asthma control is currently suboptimal for many individuals with asthma. A number of systematic reviews show that interventions are effective for improving asthma self-care in adults. However, the processes underpinning successful interve... Read More about An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma.

Rethinking feminism (2014)
Digital Artefact
Mackay, F. (2014). Rethinking feminism

What goals should modern feminists adopt? “World-changing woman” (Guardian) and founder of the London Feminist Network Dr Finn Mackay outlines a bold new manifesto. Why is there an epidemic of violence against women? Are men to blame? Where is the... Read More about Rethinking feminism.

Culture clash: Appearance concerns in black and minority ethnic groups (2014)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M. (2014). Culture clash: Appearance concerns in black and minority ethnic groups. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 3(7), 294-295. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2014.3.7.346

Around the world, men and women of all cultures and ethnicities are being exposed to Western appearance ideals. Paired with a lack of representation of black and minority ethnic (BME) men and women in the mainstream media, the public's appreciation o... Read More about Culture clash: Appearance concerns in black and minority ethnic groups.

Gutmann, Amy (2014)
Book Chapter
Thompson, S. (2014). Gutmann, Amy. In M. Gibbons, D. Coole, E. Ellis, & K. Ferguson (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Political Thought. Wiley

UK counselling psychology training placements: Where are we now? (2014)
Journal Article
Ramsey-Wade, C. (2014). UK counselling psychology training placements: Where are we now?. Counselling Psychology Review- British Psychological Society, 29(3), 4-16

Background: Quality training placements are crucial to producing professional practitioner psychologists. However, as in other professions, accessing high-quality placements remains a struggle for trainee counselling psychologists. There is also a la... Read More about UK counselling psychology training placements: Where are we now?.

Folk healing, authenticity and fraud (2014)
Book Chapter
McClean, S., & Moore, R. (2014). Folk healing, authenticity and fraud. In A. van Eck Duymaer van Twist (Ed.), Minority Religions and Fraud: In Good Faith. London: Ashgate

Folk-inspired healing such as folk healing, spiritual healing and crystal healing are part of a broad healing system that can be defined in an anthropological sense as minority religion since it exhibits many of the same features. Folk healers may th... Read More about Folk healing, authenticity and fraud.

Participation and social connectivity (2014)
Book Chapter
Vera-Sanso, P., Barrientos, A., Damodoran, L., Gilhooly, K., Goulding, A., Hennessy, C., …Walford, N. (2014). Participation and social connectivity. In A. Walker (Ed.), The New Science of Ageing (181-208). Bristol: Policy Press

Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration (2014)
Thesis
Andrews, R. Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/813561

Research suggests that parents of children with learning disabilities are particularly vulnerable to stress and that parental distress impacts negatively on family functioning, parenting roles and relationships, behaviours, socialisation and the psyc... Read More about Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration.

Psychology and poverty reduction: A global special issue (2014)
Journal Article
Carr, S. C., Thompson, M., Dalal, A. K., de Guzman, J. M., Gloss, A., Munns, L., & Steadman, A. (2014). Psychology and poverty reduction: A global special issue. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 3(4), 215-237. https://doi.org/10.1037/ipp0000021

A “global special issue” on poverty brought together 9 international psychology journals during 2010 through 2013. The purpose was to highlight psychology’s contribution toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These goals are rooted in the “c... Read More about Psychology and poverty reduction: A global special issue.

"It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults (2014)
Thesis
Woodspring, N. "It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/813710

In recent years, the academic field of gerontology has developed a newfound interest in the body. A curiosity about temporality, in its many manifestations: chronology, generation, rhythmicity, pace, anticipation, and history, to name a few, is grow... Read More about "It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults.

Does appearance matter? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2014, July). Does appearance matter?. Presented at US Scleroderma Foundation National Patient Education Conference 2014, Anaheim, California, USA

Contemporary girlhood: Maternal reports on sexualized behaviour and appearance concern in 4-10 year-old girls (2014)
Journal Article
Tiggemann, M., & Slater, A. (2014). Contemporary girlhood: Maternal reports on sexualized behaviour and appearance concern in 4-10 year-old girls. Body Image, 11(4), 396-403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.06.007

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. It is widely accepted that the sexualization of girls has increased markedly over time. The overall aim of the present study was to offer a description of the behaviours of young girls, with a particular focus on potentially sexu... Read More about Contemporary girlhood: Maternal reports on sexualized behaviour and appearance concern in 4-10 year-old girls.

“You’re a victim, don’t become a perpetrator”: A study of the ‘moral career’ of racist hate crime victims (2014)
Book Chapter
Funnell, C. (2014). “You’re a victim, don’t become a perpetrator”: A study of the ‘moral career’ of racist hate crime victims. In N. Hall, A. Corb, P. Giannasi, & J. Grieve (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook on Hate Crime (367-380). Routledge

Based on ethnographic research methods, the chapter provides important insights into the social worlds of victims of racist hate crimes. This includes the challenges faced by victims and caseworkers in maintaining hate crime victim status, particular... Read More about “You’re a victim, don’t become a perpetrator”: A study of the ‘moral career’ of racist hate crime victims.