All Outputs (71)

Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work (2016)
Journal Article
McCormack, L., Orenstein, A., & Joseph, S. (2016). Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work. Traumatology, 22(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000053

Psychological care of humanitarian personnel exposed to high risk environments is not standardized across the sector. Particularly, returnees experiencing re-integration distress specific to prior aid deployment, is randomly addressed. The Postmissio... Read More about Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work.

The prevalence of childhood victimization experienced outside of the family: findings from an English prevalence study (2015)
Journal Article
Jackson, V., Browne, K., & Joseph, S. (2016). The prevalence of childhood victimization experienced outside of the family: findings from an English prevalence study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 51, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.08.006

There has been little research carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) aimed at providing a holistic exploration of the victim experiences of young people within the school and community environments (extrafamilial victimization). This study therefore... Read More about The prevalence of childhood victimization experienced outside of the family: findings from an English prevalence study.

A cross-sectional study to explore the mediating effect of intrinsic aspiration on the association between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth (2015)
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Murphy, D., Demetriou, E., & Joseph, S. (in press). A cross-sectional study to explore the mediating effect of intrinsic aspiration on the association between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth. Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14779757.2015.1051238

Person-centered psychotherapy is based on the growth paradigm of psychological distress. Person-centered therapy is, therefore, ideally placed to facilitate posttraumatic growth. There were two aims of this study. The first was to explore the associa... Read More about A cross-sectional study to explore the mediating effect of intrinsic aspiration on the association between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth.

A person-centered perspective on working with people who have experienced psychological trauma and helping them move forward to posttraumatic growth (2015)
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Joseph, S. (2015). A person-centered perspective on working with people who have experienced psychological trauma and helping them move forward to posttraumatic growth. Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14779757.2015.1043392

Over the past decade posttraumatic growth (PTG) has become a major topic for theory, research and practice in mainstream trauma psychology. The aim of this paper is to discuss the implications of PTG for the person-centered approach. It is argued tha... Read More about A person-centered perspective on working with people who have experienced psychological trauma and helping them move forward to posttraumatic growth.

A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth (2015)
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Flanagan, S., Patterson, T. G., Hume, I. R., & Joseph, S. (2015). A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth. Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14779757.2015.1047960

The present study investigated whether unconditional positive self-regard (UPSR) is associated with subsequent posttraumatic growth (PTG) following the experience of a traumatic life event. A total of 143 participants completed an online questionnair... Read More about A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth.

Positive functioning inventory: initial validation of a 12-item self-report measure of well-being (2014)
Journal Article
Joseph, S., & Maltby, J. (2014). Positive functioning inventory: initial validation of a 12-item self-report measure of well-being. Psychology of Well-Being, 4(15), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13612-014-0015-6

Background: This paper describes the validation of the Positive Functioning Inventory (PFI-12). This is a 12-item self-report tool developed to assess a spectrum of functioning ranging from states of mental distress to states of well-being.
Method:... Read More about Positive functioning inventory: initial validation of a 12-item self-report measure of well-being.

Expressive writing and posttraumatic growth: an Internet-based study (2014)
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Stockton, H., Joseph, S., & Hunt, N. (2014). Expressive writing and posttraumatic growth: an Internet-based study. Traumatology, 20(2), https://doi.org/10.1037/h0099377

This study examined the effects of Internet-based expressive writing on posttraumatic growth. Expressive (n = 14) and control writing (n = 10) participants wrote for 15 min on 3 occasions spaced 3 days apart. Measures of intrusive and avoidant though... Read More about Expressive writing and posttraumatic growth: an Internet-based study.

Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal (2013)
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McCormack, L., & Joseph, S. (2014). Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 54(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167813501393

This study offers alternative interpretations of war-related distress embedded within the social and political context of the Vietnam War. Subjective interpretations from aging Vietnam veterans were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological anal... Read More about Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal.

The Psychological Well-Being—Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ): Reliability and validity (2012)
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Joseph, S., Maltby, J., Wood, A. M., Stockton, H., Hunt, N., & Regel, S. (2012). The Psychological Well-Being—Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ): Reliability and validity. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4(4), 420-428. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024740

The Psychological Well-Being Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ) is an 18 item self-report measure to assess perceived changes in psychological well-being following traumatic events. The aim was to test its psychometric properties. Across... Read More about The Psychological Well-Being—Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ): Reliability and validity.

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of posttraumatic growth in adults bereaved by suicide (2011)
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Smith, A., Joseph, S., & das Nair, R. (in press). An interpretative phenomenological analysis of posttraumatic growth in adults bereaved by suicide. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 16(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2011.572047

This study explored experiences of posttraumatic growth in adults bereaved by suicide. Six participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. Transcribed interviews were analyzed from an interpretative phenomenological framewor... Read More about An interpretative phenomenological analysis of posttraumatic growth in adults bereaved by suicide.

The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale
Journal Article
Tennant, R., Hiller, L., Fishwick, R., Platt, S., Joseph, S., Weich, S., …Stewart-Brown, S. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes,

Background
There is increasing international interest in the concept of mental well-being and its contribution to all aspects of human life. Demand for instruments to monitor mental
well-being at a population level and evaluate mental health promot... Read More about The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale.