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Does facial attractiveness really signal immunocompetence? (2021)
Journal Article
Jones, B. C., Holzleitner, I. J., & Shiramizu, V. (2021). Does facial attractiveness really signal immunocompetence?. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 25(12), 1018-1020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2021.09.003

The dominant theory of facial attractiveness judgments is that they evolved to identify healthy individuals with strong immune systems. Here, we summarize results of recent tests of this hypothesis, concluding that it has little compelling empirical... Read More about Does facial attractiveness really signal immunocompetence?.

Key stakeholder perspectives on primary care for young people with an eating disorder: A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Malson, H., Tischner, I., Hertzig, H., Kitney, D., Phillips, C., Norweg, S., …Oldham-Cooper, R. (2022). Key stakeholder perspectives on primary care for young people with an eating disorder: A qualitative study. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 32(2), 288-301. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2575

This paper examines the provision of primary care for young people with an eating disorder within the UK from the perspectives of three key stakeholder groups: young people with an eating disorder, carers of young people with an eating disorder and G... Read More about Key stakeholder perspectives on primary care for young people with an eating disorder: A qualitative study.

Therapeutic jurisprudence and the development of family courts in Ireland (2021)
Journal Article
Gavin, P. (2021). Therapeutic jurisprudence and the development of family courts in Ireland. European Journal of Current Legal Issues, 25(1),

While specialised family and children’s courts are commonplace throughout Europe and in other common law jurisdictions, Ireland has yet to develop such courts. Despite the Family Court Bill, the purpose of which was to establish a dedicated family co... Read More about Therapeutic jurisprudence and the development of family courts in Ireland.

A comparative study of prior learning for serving police officers in Canada and England and Wales, UK: Bridging the academic gap (2021)
Journal Article
Eason, A., & Blandford, S. (2021). A comparative study of prior learning for serving police officers in Canada and England and Wales, UK: Bridging the academic gap. Salus Journal, 9(2), 2-15

The professionalisation of the police in Canada, and England and Wales has highlighted a gap in the education levels of new recruits and current serving police officers, motivating many of these officers to complete a university degree. The prior ex... Read More about A comparative study of prior learning for serving police officers in Canada and England and Wales, UK: Bridging the academic gap.

“Will you still feel beautiful when you find out you are different?” Parents’ experiences, reflections, and appearance-focused conversations about their child’s visible difference (2021)
Journal Article
Feragen, K., Myhre, A., & Stock, N. (2022). “Will you still feel beautiful when you find out you are different?” Parents’ experiences, reflections, and appearance-focused conversations about their child’s visible difference. Qualitative Health Research, 32(1), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211039205

To investigate parents’ reflections and experiences of having a child born with an appearance-altering condition, interviews with 33 parents of children born with rare craniofacial conditions were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Three the... Read More about “Will you still feel beautiful when you find out you are different?” Parents’ experiences, reflections, and appearance-focused conversations about their child’s visible difference.

Promoting acceptance of diverse appearances in primary school-aged children (2021)
Thesis
Parnell, J. Promoting acceptance of diverse appearances in primary school-aged children. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7516984

Appearance-based stereotyping and stigma emerges in early childhood and can exist by the age of 4 years. Those who have a diverse appearance (e.g., higher weight, visible difference) are at increased risk of experiencing stigmatisation, resulting in... Read More about Promoting acceptance of diverse appearances in primary school-aged children.

Views of professional stakeholders on readiness for a safe road system in Nepal; an exploratory qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Pandey, B., Khadka, A., Joshi, E., Joshi, S. K., Parkin, J., Pilkington, P., & Mytton, J. (2022). Views of professional stakeholders on readiness for a safe road system in Nepal; an exploratory qualitative study. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 29(2), 217-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2021.1983845

Road traffic injuries in Nepal are increasing despite being largely preventable. Little evidence exists regarding the barriers and facilitators to a safer road system. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of professionals whose jobs had the p... Read More about Views of professional stakeholders on readiness for a safe road system in Nepal; an exploratory qualitative study.

Dual careers and athlete wellbeing (2021)
Book Chapter
Woodford, L., & Roberts, C. (2021). Dual careers and athlete wellbeing. In N. Campbell, A. Brady, & A. Tincknell-Smith (Eds.), Developing and Supporting Athlete Wellbeing. Person First, Athlete Second. Routledge

Kaleidoscope - Volume 219 , Issue 4 (2021)
Journal Article
Tracy, D. K., Joyce, D. W., Albertson, D. N., & Shergill, S. S. (2021). Kaleidoscope - Volume 219 , Issue 4. British Journal of Psychiatry, 219(4), 573-574. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2021.125

Kindness and compassion are important for all of us, not least when working in healthcare. Patients inevitably tell us it is important to them, and we believe that most staff care deeply, but perhaps we lack the hard data to back up its impact; how t... Read More about Kaleidoscope - Volume 219 , Issue 4.

Perceptions of family acceptance into the military community among U.S. LGBT service members: A mixed-methods study (2021)
Journal Article
Sullivan, K. S., Dodge, J., McNamara, K., Gribble, R., Keeling, M., Taylor-Beirne, S., …Castro, C. A. (2021). Perceptions of family acceptance into the military community among U.S. LGBT service members: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 7(S1), 90-101. https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2021-0019

Introduction: Despite calls to increase representation of diverse family structures in military family research, little is known about the experiences of the families of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) service members (SMs). Using minor... Read More about Perceptions of family acceptance into the military community among U.S. LGBT service members: A mixed-methods study.

What contains the containers? An organisational thematic analysis within an NHS Trust investigating what supports staff in their work with people attracting a borderline diagnosis (2021)
Thesis
Woodgate, C. What contains the containers? An organisational thematic analysis within an NHS Trust investigating what supports staff in their work with people attracting a borderline diagnosis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7107239

People diagnosed with borderline personality disorder experience a ‘double dose’ of suffering. The chronic emotional pain and inner turmoil that is the result of their condition, compounded by stigma and prejudice at the hands of NHS staff they appro... Read More about What contains the containers? An organisational thematic analysis within an NHS Trust investigating what supports staff in their work with people attracting a borderline diagnosis.

How parents share and limit their child’s access to information about COVID-19: A mixed methods online survey study (2021)
Journal Article
Garcia de Avila, M. A., Carter, B., Blake, L., Saron, H., Kirton, J., Protheroe, J., …Bray, L. (2023). How parents share and limit their child’s access to information about COVID-19: A mixed methods online survey study. Journal of Child Health Care, 27(1), 116-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/13674935211046724

This study aimed to understand the role that parents play in sharing or limiting their child’s access to information about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A subset of data from an international mixed methods online survey study was analysed to e... Read More about How parents share and limit their child’s access to information about COVID-19: A mixed methods online survey study.

Austerity as a political paradox: A study of its impact on prison health governance and the delivery of prison healthcare services in England (2021)
Thesis
Ismail, N. Austerity as a political paradox: A study of its impact on prison health governance and the delivery of prison healthcare services in England. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7240931

There is a consensus in extant scholarship that austerity has had profound, harmful effects on vulnerable and marginalised populations. However, research on its impact on the governance and delivery of health structures intended to support individual... Read More about Austerity as a political paradox: A study of its impact on prison health governance and the delivery of prison healthcare services in England.

Dare (2021)
Digital Artefact
Banks, E., & White, J. (2021). Dare. [Digital Video]

Synopsis 14 year old Jess is excited when Jake asks her out after a game of Dare one day after school. However, Jake has a particular plan in mind which will change her feelings for him and her approach to relationships forever. 'Dare' is a 15 mi... Read More about Dare.

Which resources help young people to prevent and overcome mental distress in deprived urban areas in Latin America? A protocol for a prospective cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Priebe, S., Catherine, F., Brusco, L. I., Carbonetti, F., Gómez-Restrepo, C., Uribe, M., …Bird, V. (2021). Which resources help young people to prevent and overcome mental distress in deprived urban areas in Latin America? A protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 11(9), Article e052339. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052339

Introduction Improving the mental health of young people is a global public health priority. In Latin America, young people living in deprived urban areas face various risk factors for mental distress. However, most either do not develop mental distr... Read More about Which resources help young people to prevent and overcome mental distress in deprived urban areas in Latin America? A protocol for a prospective cohort study.

The Athens multifamily therapy project (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Selakovic, M., Galanis, D., Fragkiadaki, E., Theodoropoulou, P., & Pomini, V. (2021, September). The Athens multifamily therapy project. Paper presented at 8th Qualitative Research in Mental Health Conference, Malta

The present paper aims at describing a pilot study on the impact of a multi – family group therapy process for families with a child who has experienced a first psychotic episode. The sample consisted of 18 members of 6 families who participated in o... Read More about The Athens multifamily therapy project.