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Bonding and prematurity: An exploratory study of early paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization (2014)
Journal Article

The father's role in the modern family has been less studied and is poorly defined in the literature. Through an interview and qualitative analysis, we intend to explore paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization due to premature childbir... Read More about Bonding and prematurity: An exploratory study of early paternal involvement in the context of hospitalization.

The relations between word reading, oral language, and reading comprehension in children who speak English as a first (L1) and second language (L2): a multigroup structural analysis (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. This study compared the reading and oral language skills of children who speak English as a first (L1) and second language (L2), and examined whether the strength of the relationship between word rea... Read More about The relations between word reading, oral language, and reading comprehension in children who speak English as a first (L1) and second language (L2): a multigroup structural analysis.

The european parliament in the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism: More actorness, accountability and oversight 10 years on? (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force in 2009, considerably reinforced the powers of the European Parliament. This article examines towhat extent the European Parliament has become an important actor in EU counter-ter... Read More about The european parliament in the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism: More actorness, accountability and oversight 10 years on?.

Costing the invisible: A review of the evidence examining the links between body image, aspirations, education and workplace confidence (2014)
Preprint / Working Paper

Throughout the world, girls and women are interested in their looks. What has been perceived as an enjoyable part of life is however imbued with negative economic and psychological costs which are rarely calculated. International studies confirm the... Read More about Costing the invisible: A review of the evidence examining the links between body image, aspirations, education and workplace confidence.

Media matters for boys too! The role of specific magazine types and television programs in the drive for thinness and muscularity in adolescent boys (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This study examined the role of specific magazine types and television programs on drive for thinness and muscularity in adolescent boys. A sample of 182 adolescent boys with an average age of 15.2. years completed questionnaire... Read More about Media matters for boys too! The role of specific magazine types and television programs in the drive for thinness and muscularity in adolescent boys.

Sexual abuse as a public health issue (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A research paper looking at current thinking and practices around the engagement of communities in preventing sexual harm – especially public health and innovative approaches.

Applying the contact hypothesis to anti-fat attitudes: Contact with overweight people is related to how we interact with our bodies and those of others (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This paper is the first to apply the contact hypothesis, a social psychological theory of prejudice reduction, to the field of weight bias. It aims to investigate whether contact with overweight people is associated with the exte... Read More about Applying the contact hypothesis to anti-fat attitudes: Contact with overweight people is related to how we interact with our bodies and those of others.