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Development and validation of the suicidal behaviours questionnaire - autism spectrum conditions in a community sample of autistic, possibly autistic and non-autistic adults (2021)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. A., Bradley, L., Cogger-Ward, H., & Rodgers, J. (2021). Development and validation of the suicidal behaviours questionnaire - autism spectrum conditions in a community sample of autistic, possibly autistic and non-autistic adults. Molecular Autism, 12(1), Article 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-021-00449-3

Background: Autistic people and those with high autistic traits are at high risk of experiencing suicidality. Yet, there are no suicidality assessment tools developed or validated for these groups. Methods: A widely used and validated suicidality ass... Read More about Development and validation of the suicidal behaviours questionnaire - autism spectrum conditions in a community sample of autistic, possibly autistic and non-autistic adults.

Big Changes Start With Small Talk: Twitter and Climate Change in Times of Coronavirus Pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Gaytan Camarillo, M., Ferguson, E., Ljevar, V., & Spence, A. (2021). Big Changes Start With Small Talk: Twitter and Climate Change in Times of Coronavirus Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661395

Behavioural scientists have been studying public perceptions to understand how and why people behave the way they do towards climate change. In recent times, enormous changes to behaviour and people’s interactions have been brought about by the world... Read More about Big Changes Start With Small Talk: Twitter and Climate Change in Times of Coronavirus Pandemic.

Autistic Adults' Experiences of Camouflaging and Its Perceived Impact on Mental Health (2021)
Journal Article
Bradley, L., Shaw, R., Baron-Cohen, S., & Cassidy, S. (2021). Autistic Adults' Experiences of Camouflaging and Its Perceived Impact on Mental Health. Autism in Adulthood, 3(4), 320–329. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2020.0071

Background: Camouflaging (also referred to as “masking”) is a commonly reported strategy used by autistic adults in everyday life to help them cope in social situations. Autistic adults report that camouflaging can have a devastating effect on mental... Read More about Autistic Adults' Experiences of Camouflaging and Its Perceived Impact on Mental Health.

The Use of Social Media in Research on Gambling: a Systematic Review (2021)
Journal Article
James, R. J. E., & Bradley, A. (2021). The Use of Social Media in Research on Gambling: a Systematic Review. Current Addiction Reports, 8, 235–245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00364-w

Purpose of Review
Social media enables a range of possibilities in the way gamblers and gambling operators interact and content communicate with gambling. The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesise the extant literature to identify the... Read More about The Use of Social Media in Research on Gambling: a Systematic Review.

Inequality averse and compassionate blood donor: implication for interventions (2021)
Journal Article
Ferguson, E. (2021). Inequality averse and compassionate blood donor: implication for interventions. Vox Sanguinis, 116(8), 862-871. https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13088

Background and objectives: Blood donors, compared to non-donors, are more likely to show a preference to help others either by sharing resources to directly compensate those in need or indirectly by punishing those who act unfairly. Knowing the domin... Read More about Inequality averse and compassionate blood donor: implication for interventions.

Time or place? Dissociation between object-in-place and relative recency in young APPswe/PS1dE9 mice. (2021)
Journal Article
Bonardi, C., Pardon, M.-C., & Armstrong, P. (2021). Time or place? Dissociation between object-in-place and relative recency in young APPswe/PS1dE9 mice. Behavioral Neuroscience, 135(1), 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1037/bne0000431

This study tests the predictions of a novel analysis of recognition memory based on a theory of associative learning, according to which recognition comprises two independent underlying processes, one relying on the to-be-recognized item having been... Read More about Time or place? Dissociation between object-in-place and relative recency in young APPswe/PS1dE9 mice..

Autism and the double empathy problem: Implications for development and mental health (2021)
Journal Article
Mitchell, P., Sheppard, E., & Cassidy, S. (2021). Autism and the double empathy problem: Implications for development and mental health. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 39(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12350

Autism and the double empathy problem: Implications for development and mental health This article explores how the experience of living in a largely neurotypical society could hinder development of abilities which allow smooth interactions between a... Read More about Autism and the double empathy problem: Implications for development and mental health.