Nikki Hayfield's Outputs (56)

Insider and Outsider Perspectives: Reflections on Researcher Identities in Research with Lesbian and Bisexual Women (2015)
Journal Article

© Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. In this article, we reflect on the concept of the insider and the outsider in qualitative research. We draw on our different experiences of conducting research with lesbian and bisexual women, using our PhD research p... Read More about Insider and Outsider Perspectives: Reflections on Researcher Identities in Research with Lesbian and Bisexual Women.

Reflecting on a research seminar - Qualitative research in an age of austerity: Exploring the pitfalls and possibilities of ‘resource-lite’ methods one-day seminar (2014)
Journal Article

Bisexual women's understandings of social marginalisation: 'The heterosexuals don't understand US but nor do the lesbians' (2014)
Journal Article

Drawing on interviews with 20 self-identified bisexual women, this paper contributes to the limited psychological literature on bisexual women by exploring their experiences of social marginalisation. These (mainly white and middle class) British bis... Read More about Bisexual women's understandings of social marginalisation: 'The heterosexuals don't understand US but nor do the lesbians'.

Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women (2013)
Journal Article

A number of feminist scholars have argued that dress and appearance can be used to critique the dominant culture and explore alternative subjectivities. Research on non-heterosexual visual identities has explored the role that appearance and clothing... Read More about Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women.

'Never judge a book by its cover?': students' understandings of lesbian, gay and bisexual appearance (2013)
Journal Article

This research aimed to explore (predominantly heterosexual) students' perceptions of sexuality and appearance. A short qualitative survey, which contained questions about the 'typical appearance' of lesbians, gay men, bisexual and heterosexual people... Read More about 'Never judge a book by its cover?': students' understandings of lesbian, gay and bisexual appearance.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment: A critical review of the psychological literature (2012)
Journal Article

This paper provides a review of the psychological literature on LGBT appearance and embodiment. Research on ‘outsider’ perceptions of LGBT appearance and embodiment has focused on the links between perceptions of physical attractiveness and homosexua... Read More about Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment: A critical review of the psychological literature.

Non-heterosexual sexualities: The role of sexual identity in appearance and body image (2012)
Book Chapter

"I'd be just as happy with a cup of tea": Women's accounts of sex and affection in long-term heterosexual relationships (2012)
Journal Article

This article reports a feminist analysis of interview data with 10 British women, in which they discuss sex and affection in their heterosexual relationships. We explore the popular cultural notion that women lack sexual desire and are more concerned... Read More about "I'd be just as happy with a cup of tea": Women's accounts of sex and affection in long-term heterosexual relationships.

Bridging the divide between feminist activism and academia: A conference report on Feminism in Action (2012)
Journal Article

Feminism in action: Nikki Hayfield in conversation with Helen Mott, Sian Norris and Anna Brown (2012)
Journal Article

Bisexual women’s visual identities: A feminist mixed-methods exploration (2011)
Thesis

The majority of research on bisexuality does not take into account the importance of bisexual visual identities. Appearance has often been trivialised, despite it being an integral part of forming and expressing our identities. A small body of litera... Read More about Bisexual women’s visual identities: A feminist mixed-methods exploration.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender psychology: An international conversation among researchers (2010)
Journal Article

This article reports on a conversation between 12 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) psychologists at the first international LGBT Psychology Summer Institute at the University of Michigan in August 2009. Participants discuss how their wor... Read More about Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender psychology: An international conversation among researchers.

Once upon a time...: Qualitative story completion methods
Book Chapter

This chapter introduces the story completion (SC) method of collecting qualitative data, a novel technique that offers intriguing potential to the qualitative researcher. Since the method is new to qualitative research, it has fewer published researc... Read More about Once upon a time...: Qualitative story completion methods.

Study report: An interview study exploring understandings and perceptions of different-sex civil partnerships
Report

A qualitative survey of pansexual and panromantic people's understandings and lived experiences of pan identities
Report

In recent years, it has been reported that more and more people are identifying as pansexual and/or panromantic. Pansexuality has also become an increasingly popular topic in popular media. However, at present, there are no UK-specific psychological... Read More about A qualitative survey of pansexual and panromantic people's understandings and lived experiences of pan identities.

Civil Partnership Initial Summary Report
Report

Jones, B., Hayfield, N., Carter, J. and Jowett, A. (2021) Study report: An interview study exploring understandings and perceptions of different-sex civil partnerships (unpublished).