Psychology
Recent Submissions
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“We will change whether we want it or not”: Soil erosion in Maasai land as a social dilemma and a challenge to community resilience
(Elsevier, 31 October 2019)Soil erosion is a major environmental challenge that undermines economic development in many regions of the world. While much previous work explored physical processes behind this problem, less attention has been paid to ... -
Could vegans and lycra cyclists be bad for the planet? Theorising the role of Moralised Minority Practice Identities in processes of societal-level change
(Wiley for Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2019)Shifting society to more sustainable modes of consumption poses significant challenges to the way people live their lives. Many everyday practices commensurate with addressing sustainability goals are currently minority ... -
Relationship between depressive symptoms and capability to live well in people with mild to moderate dementia and their carers: results from the Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) programme
(Taylor & Francis, 30 September 2019)Objectives: Depression is a common condition in dementia and has a substantial impact on quality of life and wellbeing. There is limited evidence on how depressive symptoms in the person with dementia impact on the carer, ... -
Measuring Quality of Life in Carers of People With Dementia: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Scales measuring the Impact of DEmentia on CARers (SIDECAR)
(Oxford University Press, 5 November 2019)A 2008 European consensus on research outcome measures in dementia care concluded that measurement of carer quality of life (QoL) was limited. Three systematic reviews (2012, 2017, and 2018) of dementia carer outcome ... -
Use and costs of services and unpaid care for people with mild-to-moderate dementia: Baseline results from the IDEAL cohort study
(Elsevier, 31 October 2019)Introduction: We examined 3-month service use and costs of care for people with mild-to-moderate dementia in Great Britain. Methods: We analyzed Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life cohort study ...