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‘Kind of like a Barbie doll, but for grown men!’: Women gamers’ accounts of female bodies in digital games (2018)
Journal Article
Cole, J. M., & Grogan, S. (2018). ‘Kind of like a Barbie doll, but for grown men!’: Women gamers’ accounts of female bodies in digital games. Psychology of Women and Equalities Review, 1(2), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2018.1.2.19

Although various authors have argued women’s bodies in video games are unrealistically thin and large breasted, few studies have asked women who make frequent use of video games to discuss their experiences of viewing these kinds of images. In the pr... Read More about ‘Kind of like a Barbie doll, but for grown men!’: Women gamers’ accounts of female bodies in digital games.

Longitudinal associations between younger children's humour styles and psychosocial adjustment (2018)
Journal Article
James, L. A., & Fox, C. L. (2018). Longitudinal associations between younger children's humour styles and psychosocial adjustment. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 36(4), 589-605. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12244

Whilst a multitude of studies have examined links between different styles of humour and aspects of adjustment, longitudinal research is noticeably lacking. Following a study which identified bidirectional associations between humour styles and psych... Read More about Longitudinal associations between younger children's humour styles and psychosocial adjustment.

An experimental examination of object-directed ritualized action in children across two cultures. (2018)
Journal Article
Kapitany, R. (2018). An experimental examination of object-directed ritualized action in children across two cultures. PloS one, e0206884 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206884

Ritualized actions are common in daily life, and prevalent across cultures. Adults have been shown, under experimental conditions, to treat objects subjected to ritualized action as special and different relative to objects subjected to non-ritualize... Read More about An experimental examination of object-directed ritualized action in children across two cultures..

Romantic involvement and adolescents' academic and psychosocial functioning in Chinese societies (2018)
Journal Article
Li, X., Huang, C. S., & Shen, A. C. (2019). Romantic involvement and adolescents' academic and psychosocial functioning in Chinese societies. Children and Youth Services Review, 96, 108-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.11.036

This study explores the effects of romantic involvement and dating behaviors on adolescent academic and psychosocial functioning in Chinese societies, where adolescent dating is generally discouraged and believed to generate adverse outcomes. Adolesc... Read More about Romantic involvement and adolescents' academic and psychosocial functioning in Chinese societies.

A Longitudinal Investigation of Trust Beliefs in Physicians by Children with Asthma and their Mothers: Relations with Children’s Adherence to Medical Regimes and Quality of Life (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). A Longitudinal Investigation of Trust Beliefs in Physicians by Children with Asthma and their Mothers: Relations with Children’s Adherence to Medical Regimes and Quality of Life. Child: Care, Health and Development, 879-884. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12604

Objective
The study examined the relations between trust beliefs in physicians, adherence to prescribed medical regimes, and quality of life for children with asthma and their mothers.

Methods
One hundred and 43 children with asthma (116 males,... Read More about A Longitudinal Investigation of Trust Beliefs in Physicians by Children with Asthma and their Mothers: Relations with Children’s Adherence to Medical Regimes and Quality of Life.

'So many women suffer in silence': a thematic analysis of women's written accounts of coping with endometriosis. (2018)
Journal Article
Grogan, S., Turley, E., & Cole, J. (2018). 'So many women suffer in silence': a thematic analysis of women's written accounts of coping with endometriosis. Psychology and Health, 1364 - 1378. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2018.1496252

OBJECTIVE: To understand women's experiences of coping with endometriosis, and impact on their lives. DESIGN: Women accessed an online questionnaire through a U.K.-based endometriosis charity website. METHODS: Thirty-four women, aged 22-56 years, wit... Read More about 'So many women suffer in silence': a thematic analysis of women's written accounts of coping with endometriosis..

Risk and protective factors for bullying and peer victimisation of children with and without Special Educational Needs and Disability(SEND) (2018)
Thesis
Ralph, N. (2018). Risk and protective factors for bullying and peer victimisation of children with and without Special Educational Needs and Disability(SEND). (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412017

Children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) have been found to be at greater risk of experiencing peer victimisation and bullying behaviours than children without SEND (Mishna, 2003). This thesis investigated how individual level fa... Read More about Risk and protective factors for bullying and peer victimisation of children with and without Special Educational Needs and Disability(SEND).

The disclosure of alleged child sexual abuse: an investigation of criminal court transcripts from Scotland (2018)
Journal Article
Skinner, G. C., Andrews, S. J., & Lamb, M. E. (2019). The disclosure of alleged child sexual abuse: an investigation of criminal court transcripts from Scotland. Psychology, Crime and Law, 25(5), 458-481. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316x.2018.1538415

This study systematically assessed children’s disclosure processes and lawyers’ questioning about children’s disclosures in the courtroom. We analysed transcripts of 72 trials in which 5- to 17-year-old children testified as alleged victims of sexual... Read More about The disclosure of alleged child sexual abuse: an investigation of criminal court transcripts from Scotland.