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The multidimensional peer victimization scale: A systematic review (2018)
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Joseph, S., & Stockton, H. (2018). The multidimensional peer victimization scale: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 42, 96-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2018.07.009

© 2018 Developing bullying interventions and testing their success depends on the valid and reliable measurement of peer victimization. The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Peer Victimization... Read More about The multidimensional peer victimization scale: A systematic review.

Contributions from the person-centred experiential approach to the field of social pedagogy (2018)
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Murphy, D., & Joseph, S. (2019). Contributions from the person-centred experiential approach to the field of social pedagogy. Cambridge Journal of Education, 49(2), 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2018.1488946

© 2018, © 2018 University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. The aim of this article is to show how the theory and philosophy of the person-centred experiential approach, originally developed by the psychologist Carl Rogers, can usefully inform the... Read More about Contributions from the person-centred experiential approach to the field of social pedagogy.

Early risk factors for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic distress after hospital admission for unintentional injury: multicentre cohort study (2018)
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Kendrick, D., Baker, R., Hill, T., Beckett, K., Coupland, C., Kellezi, B., …Morriss, R. (2018). Early risk factors for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic distress after hospital admission for unintentional injury: multicentre cohort study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 112, 15-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.06.008

Objective: To quantify psychological morbidity and identify baseline factors associated with depression, anxiety and post-traumatic distress symptoms up to 12 months post-injury. Methods: Multicentre cohort study of 668 adults, aged 16 to 70,... Read More about Early risk factors for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic distress after hospital admission for unintentional injury: multicentre cohort study.

Coping and posttraumatic growth: a longitudinal comparison of two alternative views (2018)
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Kunz, S., Joseph, S., Geyh, S., & Peter, C. (2018). Coping and posttraumatic growth: a longitudinal comparison of two alternative views. Rehabilitation Psychology, 63(2), 240-249. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000205

Purpose: The current study aimed to examine two possible explanations for why higher levels of posttraumatic growth (PTG) were repeatedly found to be predicted by both approach - and avoidance - oriented coping, focusing on individuals recently diagn... Read More about Coping and posttraumatic growth: a longitudinal comparison of two alternative views.

Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory (2018)
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Joseph, S. (in press). Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory. Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/17521882.2018.1478438

The aim is to discuss the issue of executive career derailment in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the developing field of posttraumatic growth (PTG). There is much research on PTSD and PTG in a variety of contexts but as yet they... Read More about Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory.

Looking for post-traumatic growth in perpetrators of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda: a discussion of theoretical and ethical issues (2017)
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Blackie, L. E., Hitchcott, N., & Joseph, S. (2017). Looking for post-traumatic growth in perpetrators of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda: a discussion of theoretical and ethical issues. https://doi.org/10.21039/jpr.v1i1.39

The theory of post-traumatic growth claims that, in the struggle to overcome difficult experiences, individuals may identify positive ways in which the experience has changed them. There is extensive evidence of survivors of extreme adversities repor... Read More about Looking for post-traumatic growth in perpetrators of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda: a discussion of theoretical and ethical issues.

Development of the short version of the Scales of General Well-Being: the 14-item SGWB (2017)
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Longo, Y., Coyne, I., & Joseph, S. (2018). Development of the short version of the Scales of General Well-Being: the 14-item SGWB. Personality and Individual Differences, 124, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.11.042

The Scales of General Well-Being (SGWB, Longo, Coyne, & Joseph, 2017) is a 65-item tool assessing fourteen different constructs. The aim of this study was to develop a short 14-item version. One item was chosen from each of the fourteen scales follow... Read More about Development of the short version of the Scales of General Well-Being: the 14-item SGWB.

A theory on reports of constructive (real) and illusory posttraumatic growth (2017)
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Boerner, M., Joseph, S., & Murphy, D. (in press). A theory on reports of constructive (real) and illusory posttraumatic growth. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167817719597

It has been suggested that self-reported posttraumatic growth could sometimes be considered as a way for people to protect themselves from the distress of trauma. In this case, reports of posttraumatic growth could be illusory. We suggest a theory on... Read More about A theory on reports of constructive (real) and illusory posttraumatic growth.

Client congruence in therapy and its association withmindfulness and the therapeutic relationship (2017)
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Ivtzan, I., & Joseph, S. (2017). Client congruence in therapy and its association withmindfulness and the therapeutic relationship. International Journal of Psychology and Counseling, 9(4), 23-25. https://doi.org/10.5897/IJPC2017.0487

In order to investigate clients’ role in the mutuality of therapeutic encounter, this pilot study examined data from 49 participants who had undergone at least three sessions of therapy. The participants completed the Working Alliance Inventory and t... Read More about Client congruence in therapy and its association withmindfulness and the therapeutic relationship.

The problem of choosing between irreconcilable theoretical orientations: comment on Melchert (2016) (2017)
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Joseph, S. (2017). The problem of choosing between irreconcilable theoretical orientations: comment on Melchert (2016). American Psychologist, 72(4), 397-398. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000134

Melchert (2016) argues that knowledge of psychological processes is now grounded in experimental tests of falsifiable theories that support a unified, paradigmatic understanding of human psychology. While his argument for leaving behind our preparadi... Read More about The problem of choosing between irreconcilable theoretical orientations: comment on Melchert (2016).

Psychological morbidity and return to work after injury: multicentre cohort study (2017)
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Kendrick, D., Dhiman, P., Kellezi, B., Coupland, C., Whitehead, J., Beckett, K., …Morriss, R. (in press). Psychological morbidity and return to work after injury: multicentre cohort study. British Journal of General Practice, https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X691673

Background: The benefits of work for physical, psychological and financial wellbeing are well documented. Return to work (RTW) after unintentional injury is often delayed, and psychological morbidity may contribute to this delay. The impact of psycho... Read More about Psychological morbidity and return to work after injury: multicentre cohort study.

The association between sense of humour and trauma-related mental health outcomes: two exploratory studies (2017)
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Boerner, M., Joseph, S., & Murphy, D. (in press). The association between sense of humour and trauma-related mental health outcomes: two exploratory studies. Journal of Loss and Trauma, https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2017.1310504

Two studies (n = 73, n = 132) explored the association between sense of humour and trauma related well-being outcomes. It was found that sense of humour was not associated with reports of posttraumatic growth as measured by the Posttraumatic Growth I... Read More about The association between sense of humour and trauma-related mental health outcomes: two exploratory studies.

The impact of extrafamilial victimization and poly-victimization on the psychological well-being of English young people (2017)
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Jackson-Hollis, V., Joseph, S., & Browne, K. (2017). The impact of extrafamilial victimization and poly-victimization on the psychological well-being of English young people. Child Abuse and Neglect, 67, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.03.004

Childhood victimization impacts on the well-being of children and young people, particularly those experiencing an extreme amount of different types of victimization (i.e., poly-victims). However, limited attention has been given to the impact of dif... Read More about The impact of extrafamilial victimization and poly-victimization on the psychological well-being of English young people.

Career derailment: burnout and bullying at the executive level (2017)
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McCormack, L., Abou-Hamdan, S., & Joseph, S. (2017). Career derailment: burnout and bullying at the executive level. International Coaching Psychology Review, 12(1),

Executive derailment refers to unexpected and unwanted changes in the trajectory of an executive career caused either by factors within the person or by organisational factors external to the person, or a combination of both, leading to loss of ident... Read More about Career derailment: burnout and bullying at the executive level.

Unconditional Positive Self-Regard, Intrinsic Aspirations, and Authenticity: Pathways to Psychological Well-Being (2017)
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Murphy, D., Joseph, S., Demetriou, E., & Karimi Mofrad, P. (2020). Unconditional Positive Self-Regard, Intrinsic Aspirations, and Authenticity: Pathways to Psychological Well-Being. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 60(2), 258-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167816688314

Unconditional positive self-regard (UPSR) is regarded by humanistic psychologists as an important determinant of well-being. However, until recently it has received little empirical attention. The current study aims to examine the association between... Read More about Unconditional Positive Self-Regard, Intrinsic Aspirations, and Authenticity: Pathways to Psychological Well-Being.

The scales of general well-being (SGWB) (2017)
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Longo, Y., Coyne, I., & Joseph, S. (2017). The scales of general well-being (SGWB). Personality and Individual Differences, 109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.005

This paper presents the development and validation of a new well-being questionnaire: the Scales of General Well-Being (SGWB). A review of current measures identified fourteen common constructs as lower-order indicators of well-being: happiness, vita... Read More about The scales of general well-being (SGWB).

Therapeutic implications of counselling psychologists’ responses to client trauma: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2016)
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Merriman, O., & Joseph, S. (in press). Therapeutic implications of counselling psychologists’ responses to client trauma: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 31(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2016.1266601

The past two decades have seen a surge of interest in the impact of working with trauma survivors on therapists’ psychological well-being. Existing literature assumes that therapists’ strong subjective responses to traumatic material adversely influe... Read More about Therapeutic implications of counselling psychologists’ responses to client trauma: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

The impact of psychological factors on recovery from injury: a multicentre cohort study (2016)
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Kellezi, B., Coupland, C., Morriss, R., Beckett, K., Joseph, S., Barnes, J., …Kendrick, D. (2016). The impact of psychological factors on recovery from injury: a multicentre cohort study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 52(7), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-016-1299-z

Purpose Unintentional injuries have a significant long-term health impact in working age adults. Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder are common post-injury, but their impact on self-reported recovery has not been investigated in g... Read More about The impact of psychological factors on recovery from injury: a multicentre cohort study.