Pub Date : 2014-12-20DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2014.982143
R. Finnegan, T. Trimble, J. Egan
Little is known about the lived experience of Irish parents in learning about and adapting to their child's diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and the process of disclosing this diagnosis to their child. Semi-structured interviews were completed with seven Irish parents of children with an ASD diagnosis to gain an in-depth understanding of these experiences. An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) revealed key themes affecting the process of adjusting to the diagnosis and communicating this diagnosis to their child, including difficulties obtaining a diagnosis and parents ambivalent feelings upon receiving a diagnosis; challenges accessing appropriate support and resources, and attempting to maintain a ‘normal' family life; and finally a feeling of needing to protect their child, the realisation that non-disclosure is a poor strategy in the longer term, and adapting communication style to facilitate their child's understanding of their diagnosis. The importance of the sensitivity and ...
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Pub Date : 2014-12-20DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2014.982144
Ian P. Mc Cabe, R. Mills, D. Murphy, Sarah-Jane Winders, J. Hayden, Deirdre Reynolds, J. Cabe, Anne McQuaid
The present study examined and compared the profiles, demographics and mental health characteristics of male street prostitutes (MSPs) in Dublin, Ireland and San Francisco, USA. A total of twenty-three participants were recruited using a non-random direct approach and a snowball sampling technique. Participants took part in a semi-structured interview. Analysis revealed that, in both cities, the principal predisposing factor for entry into male street-based prostitution was drug addiction, with childhood abuse and early school leaving also reported to act as contributing factors. Several differences were observed, particularly in relation to family circumstances, sexual orientation, access to support and experience of violence. Participants also completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation, Drug Assessment Screening Test, CAGE questionnaire and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Results showed statistically significant higher levels of depression amongst the Dublin MSPs compar...
{"title":"A psychocultural comparison of male street prostitutes in Dublin and San Francisco","authors":"Ian P. Mc Cabe, R. Mills, D. Murphy, Sarah-Jane Winders, J. Hayden, Deirdre Reynolds, J. Cabe, Anne McQuaid","doi":"10.1080/03033910.2014.982144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03033910.2014.982144","url":null,"abstract":"The present study examined and compared the profiles, demographics and mental health characteristics of male street prostitutes (MSPs) in Dublin, Ireland and San Francisco, USA. A total of twenty-three participants were recruited using a non-random direct approach and a snowball sampling technique. Participants took part in a semi-structured interview. Analysis revealed that, in both cities, the principal predisposing factor for entry into male street-based prostitution was drug addiction, with childhood abuse and early school leaving also reported to act as contributing factors. Several differences were observed, particularly in relation to family circumstances, sexual orientation, access to support and experience of violence. Participants also completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation, Drug Assessment Screening Test, CAGE questionnaire and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Results showed statistically significant higher levels of depression amongst the Dublin MSPs compar...","PeriodicalId":91174,"journal":{"name":"The Irish journal of psychology","volume":"35 1","pages":"91-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/03033910.2014.982144","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59315667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-10-02DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2015.1041546
M. Fleming
The introduction of statutory registration for psychologists in the Republic of Ireland was largely driven by the European Union. The model of registration adopted was devised by the Irish Department of Health and implemented by the regulatory body, CORU. The professional body, the Psychological Society of Ireland, made inputs and had some influence on the model. From the 1980s onwards concerns existed about the form statutory registration might take and the consequences it might have for the profession. These concerns centred on: the lack of influence psychologists might have over their own practice and profession post registration; possible splits within the profession between practitioners and academics and between health-related and non-health psychologists; the possible lowering of professional standards; and the impact on the Society's membership of the introduction of compulsory statutory registration fees and the loss of some functions by the Society. In this article the forces that influenced sta...
在爱尔兰共和国引入心理学家法定注册主要是由欧盟推动的。所采用的登记模式是由爱尔兰卫生部设计的，并由管理机构CORU执行。专业机构爱尔兰心理学会(Psychological Society of Ireland)对该模型进行了投入，并产生了一些影响。从20世纪80年代起，人们就开始关注法定注册可能采取的形式及其可能对该专业产生的后果。这些担忧集中在:心理学家对自己的实践和职业岗位注册可能缺乏影响力;从业人员和学者之间以及与健康有关的心理学家和非健康心理学家之间可能存在的分歧;可能降低专业水准;以及引入强制性法定注册费对协会会员的影响，以及协会丧失部分功能。在这篇文章中，影响sta的力量…
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Pub Date : 2014-10-02DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2015.1044554
T. Burke, B. Wynne, Caoimhe O'Brien, M. Elamin, P. Bede, O. Hardiman, N. Pender
The present study aimed to investigate the degree to which serial testing may impact neuropsychological test scores following serial evaluation of executive function. Healthy control data were retrospectively analysed, recruited as part of a longitudinal study of cognitive impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. As part of a larger battery of tests, participants were assessed using The Brixton Spatial Anticipation Test (n = 31), Backward Digit-span (n = 22), The Stroop Colour-Word Test (n = 30) and Phonemic Fluency (n = 29). Participants completed the tests on three occasions at 6-month intervals. Results showed no statistically significant difference between any of the measures of executive function over the three time points. Further covariate analyses showed that intellectual ability was not a confounding variable when investigating practice effects, as previously reported in literature. In an Irish cohort, participants did not show statistically significant changes over time on neuropsychological...
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Pub Date : 2014-10-02DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2015.1032995
M. Fleming
The Psychological Society of Ireland was established in 1970 to promote psychology as a pure and applied science, to support the development of a then fledgling profession, and to ensure that Irish psychologists were represented locally, nationally and internationally. Over the past 40 years, the Society has evolved from a small but dynamic group of committed members to the modern professional body that exists today. This article presents a reflection that aims to capture the story of the internal evolution of the Society. It outlines the development of the Society's Council, boards and committees, the role and responsibilities of officers, the establishment of, at first, regional groups, followed by special interest groups and in later years by the emergence of divisions. It concludes with some reflections on the challenges ahead and the need for the professional body to adapt and evolve further to meet the needs of its members in a changing context.
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Pub Date : 2014-10-02DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2015.1031810
D. Mcananey, Tom O'brien, Margaret Webb, G. Stynes
The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) Rehabilitation Psychology Special Interest Group (RPSIG) has had a relatively short history, having been founded in 2004. This is in contrast to Division 22 – Rehabilitation Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA), which was established in 1958 and was one of the first divisions of APA. In the context of the 40th Anniversary of the PSI and the call for articles on the history of the Society and its subgroups, the aim of this article is to reflect on the RPSIG in comparison to the APA Division. Apart from the age difference, the Irish SIG has a significantly smaller membership than its American counterpart and reflects a much narrower range of interests. Recognising the influence of the broader context this article will also compare the extent to which the field of rehabilitation psychology has developed in the USA where it has its own board of professional accreditation since 1995 with the current level of development and status in Ireland. Som...
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Pub Date : 2014-10-02DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2015.1058177
A. Veale
Empirical evidence indicates that parental suicide during childhood is a risk factor for mental health difficulties and even suicide, highlighting a need for efficacy-based interventions for suicide-bereaved children. This study presents a child-centred longitudinal evaluation of a group work intervention for suicide-bereaved children aged 8–12 years. Five children aged 8–12 years participated in the intervention. The Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) measured emotional and behavioural problems and social competence. A function assessment method was adapted to explore the impact of bereavement through suicide on children's functioning, while the study also used semi-structured interviews and a social network and strength of relationships method. The study found that four-fifths of children scored within the clinical range for internalising and externalising problems pre-intervention while social competency was within a normative range. Six months post-intervention, symptomatology had decreased substantiall...
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Pub Date : 2014-10-02DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2015.1058178
J. McHugh, C. Cunningham, L. Crosby, B. Lawlor
Limited qualitative findings are available concerning the rationale given for rating one's health, particularly in an Irish context. We had the opportunity to investigate explanations given by older adults about their self-rated health, among a sample of 447 older adults. Qualitative interview data were gathered using a telephone assessment. Data were analysed using the thematic framework approach. Participants also rated their own health using a verbal rating scale, where 1 represents poor health and 10 represents optimal health. ‘Absence of disease’, ‘psychological functioning’, ‘specific troubles’, ‘age and physiology’, ‘health care utilisation’ and ‘mobility and functioning’ were found to be the main themes of explanation referred to by the sample. Five per cent of the sample were non-reflective about their self-rated health, and gave no reasons for their ratings. Typically, individuals with lower self-rated health tended to allude to specific troubles and mobility issues, while those with high self-r...
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Pub Date : 2014-07-03DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2015.1011193
V. Hogan, M. Hogan, M. Hodgins, G. Kinman, B. Bunting
The current study used multi-group structural equation modelling (SEM) to test a fully and partially mediated Extended Rational Model of Work-Life Conflict and examine the impact of job involvement, workaholism, work intensity, organisational expectations and support, and having children on work hours, work-life conflict and psychological strain in male and female academics. In total, 410 academics from three Irish universities completed an electronic questionnaire survey. Results indicated both commonalities and differences in the factors that influence work hours, work-life conflict and levels of psychological strain in men and women. Lower organisation expectations predicted longer working hours in both men and women; additional unique predictors of longer working hours in men were higher work intensity and having children; conversely, higher work enjoyment predicted longer working hours in women, but not men. Higher work intensity predicted higher work-life conflict in men and women. In the final best...
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Pub Date : 2014-07-03DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2015.1011192
R. Mills, Jason N. Frowley
Research conducted in the USA suggests that adults possess a bias towards teleological – or purpose-based – explanations of natural objects and phenomena, known as Promiscuous Teleology (PT). This study aimed to investigate PT using an Irish sample. Participants judged a series of statements about why different natural phenomena occur as correct/incorrect. There were two experimental conditions where participants responded under speeded conditions, and a control condition where participants were not pressured. A multivariate analysis of variance revealed that participants in the experimental conditions judged significantly more scientifically unwarranted teleological explanations (e.g., ‘The sun makes light so that plants can photosynthesise’) correct than participants in the control condition. Significantly, participants were not more error-prone on control item explanations (e.g., ‘Polar bears are white because the sun bleaches them’, an unwarranted physical-causal explanation) in experimental condition...
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