The principal aim of this thesis was to identify precursors to symptoms of ADHD in early childhood in the context of a longitudinal study of first-born children (the Cardiff Child Development Study; CCDS). Three criteria were used to determine whether an early behaviour could be…
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The importance and function of touch has been of interest to philosophers and scientists over many centuries. Research has uncovered remarkable neurobiological processes linking touch to enhanced physical, cognitive and social development. Conversely, the devastating effect of t…
This study examines four restorative justice (RJ) conferences which took place during one term in an urban primary school. Although there is much research on the effectiveness of RJ, there is apparently no research to date which looks at the workings of RJ in terms of how it is …
With the UK committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80%, and British households accounting for around 25% of national carbon emissions, decarbonising the domestic sector is central to achieving this target. promoted as part of a solution to climate change, UK low carbo…
Adult Placement offers people with a learning disability a highly flexible form of accommodation and person-centred support provided by individuals and families in the local community and enables an individual to share in the life of the Adult Placement carer. A limited amount o…
A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in childhood can have wide reaching implications for the child and their wider family system. The child and family’s physical and emotional wellbeing can be significantly impacted by the psychological adjustment and coping of the pa…
Research indicates that the number of teaching assistants (TAs) employed in schools throughout England and Wales has increased dramatically since the 1980s as a result of the integration and inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN) within mainstream schools, an…
Literature Review: The effectiveness of attachment-based interventions when used with maltreating families. This systematic review explores the effectiveness of attachment-based interventions when used with maltreating families. A literature search identified eleven papers testi…
Volume One focuses on the quality of life (Qol) of those with intellectual disabilities, commencing with a systematic review of established Qol measures to identify how these measures have been utilised and the factors that have been explored. In the resulting papers, environmen…
In real life, many actions involve using one object upon the other, for instance, using a spoon to scoop from a bowl. The present thesis investigated the influence from such between object actions on affordance selection, i.e. choosing between action possibilities (affordances) …
This thesis submitted for the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology comprises of both two volumes. Volume I consists of the research component, including of the literature review, empirical paper and public domain paper. The literature review examined the cultural adaptions of cognit…
Volume 1 contains a literature review, an empirical paper, and a public dissemination document. The literature review explores how people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience their relationships with others. The results showed that compared with the general populatio…
The remarkable ability of human search inspires computer vision algorithms that have influenced our life. The algorithms often automatically reach an optimal decision upon finishing analysing stimulus information. This is not how human search works. One missing puzzle psychophys…
Volume one contains a systematic literature review, an empirical chapter and a public domain briefing. The review explored the phenomenology of skin picking (a self-injurious behaviour) in people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). A number of characteristics were well described w…
Perceptual learning is an important mechanism in the human visual system, and can lead to long-lasting improvements across a broad range of perceptual tasks. In this study we demonstrated how perceptual learning can be applied to improve word recognition in the peripheral visual…
Dementia is one of the most common mental health problems among the older Chinese population in the UK, along with anxiety and depression. While many people suffering from dementia are increasingly dependent on family members to provide daily care, caring for someone with dement…
An evaluation of Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance (1957) reveals deficiencies in its basic definition and the explanatory power of the "consistency-motivational" postulate. A radically different approach to attitude dynamics is proposed which focussed attention on the …
Within psychotherapy research there is a general consensus on the important role that clients’ hope plays in successful therapeutic outcomes. However little is known about how practitioner psychologists understand and experience their own hope in their clinical practice. It is a…
The aim of this qualitative study was to gain an in-depth understanding of how siblings make sense and construct meaning from their experience of aggression by their sibling with ASD, and to explore their perceptions of their coping processes in attempting to adapt to the aggres…