Jennifer McmahonUniversity of Limerick | UL · Department of Psychology
Jennifer Mcmahon
PhD Psychology
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Autism researchers have identified a common set of practices that form the basis of quality programming in ASD yet little is known regarding the implementation of these practices in community settings. The purpose of this paper was to outline an Evaluation Framework for use in evaluating ASD programmes of education that will provide valuable inform...
Background
Globally, suicide is the fourth leading cause of adolescent mortality. Although post-primary school-based suicide prevention (PSSP) interventions are an evidence-based strategy for targeting adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs), PSSP effectiveness does not easily translate to school settings. Adolescents’ perspectives on PSS...
This study aims to examine whether the association between life satisfaction and depressive symptoms in young carers was moderated by social participation. Cross-sectional data were extracted from the 7th wave of the European Social Survey. Our sample included 673 young carers and 1606 non-carers (aged 14–18 years) drawn from 21 participating count...
This study examined associations between receiving and giving support, and their imbalance on depression symptoms in adolescents. Our sample included 2,111 young adolescents drawn from 6th Wave European Social Survey who completed measures of social support and the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D). A hierarchical linear regressio...
People with depression often struggle with Christmas. The festive period is often associated with parties, social engagement, putting up Christmas trees among other behaviours. Here, in a large UK population level dataset, we examine whether higher depressive symptomatology was associated with frequency of sending Christmas cards, and if this varie...
This report is the first of a series of thematic reports from an on-going 4-year longitudinal
study exploring the implementation, enactment and impact of the Framework for Junior
Cycle in post-primary schools in Ireland. The study aims to capture the opportunities and
challenges presented by the Framework for Junior Cycle and aims to enable schools...
Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among adolescents, globally. Though post-primary, school-based suicide prevention (PSSP) has the potential to be a key strategy for preventing adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STBs), there are persisting challenges to translating PSSP research to practice. Intervention and contextual factors...
Autism evidence-based practices (EBPs) are those with demonstrated improved outcomes for students with autism across a range of skill areas, yet issues persist in adopting these in classroom settings- particularly in general education (GE) settings. This research aimed to identify teacher training, years of experience, access to allied professional...
Background Globally, suicide is the fourth leading cause of adolescent mortality. Although post-primary school-based suicide prevention (PSSP) interventions are an evidence-based strategy for targeting adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STBs), PSSP effectiveness does not easily translate to school settings. Although adolescents’ perspecti...
Background:
Globally, suicide is the fourth highest cause of adolescent mortality (Suicide: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/suicide). The effects of post-primary school-based suicide prevention (PSSP) on adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STBs) have not been comprehensively synthesised. We aim to estimate the population...
Background
Since the deinstitutionalisation movement, many families have taken on the responsibility of caring for their family members with severe mental illness (SMI). Despite being recognised as a fundamental resource, family caregivers frequently report that the support they are receiving from mental health services is inadequate.
Aim
To explo...
The aim of the present study is to describe how parents and primary school children dealt with the rapid and significant changes to their schooling experience during COVID-19 and how this correlated with children's mental health. A cross-sectional study comprising an online survey was completed by 797 parents of children from 4–12 years, (M = 9 yea...
This study examined general education (GE) teachers use of EBPs, and the impact that teacher training, knowledge of EBPs, attitudes towards EBPs and barriers to EBPs have on teacher's use of EBPs.
This study examined general education (GE) teachers use of EBPs, and the impact that teacher training, knowledge of EBPs, attitudes towards EBPs and barriers to EBPs have on teacher's use of EBPs.
Background
Loneliness refers to the distressing feeling that accompanies the experience of perceiving the quantity or quality of one’s social relationships as inadequate (1). There is increasing recognition of the prevalence of loneliness in young adults. Despite this, there is no existing scoping review on loneliness in young adulthood. Young adul...
Background Loneliness refers to the distressing feeling that accompanies the experience of perceiving the quantity or quality of one’s social relationships as inadequate (1). There is increasing recognition of the prevalence of loneliness in young adults. Despite this, there is no existing scoping review on loneliness in young adulthood. Young adul...
This research was conducted with mainstream school teachers in the Republic of Ireland to examine their use and knowledge of EBPs for students with autism.
This research was conducted with mainstream school teachers in the Republic of Ireland to examine their use and knowledge of EBPs for students with autism.
This paper examines the unbundling of research in the context of the Teachers’ Research Exchange (T-REX) platform, the national flagship Internet platform in Ireland for teachers to access, use and engage in research. This paper draws on two theoretical frameworks: Laurillard’s conversational framework and Salmon’s five-stage model. The first highl...
Background
Evidence-based practices (EBPs) have been associated with improved outcomes for individuals with Autism (Eldevik et al., 2009). However, school personnel have been found to implement classroom practices that have little scientific support (Hess et al., 2008). Factors that may affect implementation of EBPs have been theorised to include s...
This paper introduces the Teachers’ Research Exchange (T-REX), an online community of practice that is currently being deployed on a pilot basis nationwide in Ireland as a response to the "research-practice gap". The system includes collaborative, educational, and technical components. The technical aspect is the social networking and sharing platf...
This paper introduces the Teachers’ Research Exchange (T-REX), an online community of practice that is currently being deployed on a pilot basis nationwide in Ireland as a response to the “research-practice gap”. The system includes collaborative, educational, and technical components. The technical aspect is the social networking and sharing platf...
Participation in sport and exercise has been linked to enhanced academic performance, and though girls’ participation in sport is known to decline during adolescence, girls continue to outperform boys academically at school in many Western nations. Drawing on evidence that social identities are linked to a range of health and cognitive benefits, we...
To date, Ireland has been a leading light in the provision of youth mental health services. However, cognisant of the efforts of governmental and non-governmental agencies working in youth mental health, there is much to be done. Barriers into care as well as discontinuity of care across the spectrum of services remain key challenges. This editoria...
Few studies have investigated the role of disenfranchisement and denial of agency in women’s sexual health. To address this, a cross-sectional study of disenfranchisement, control (general and reproductive control) and health was conducted in Ireland, where abortion is severely restricted. Multiple mediation models (N = 513 women) indicated that ge...
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Researchers have consistently documented the relationship between optimism and benefit finding; however, there is a dearth of research on the psychological mechanisms mediating their association.
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This cross-sectional study sought to elucidate the mediating role of positive reappraisal and social support in the optimism-benefit f...
Despite considerable evidence that programmes grounded in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) should be at the forefront of education and intervention in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) programmes of an eclectic nature are regularly implemented. Theoretical orientations undoubtedly influence the instructional practices adopted by educa...
Background: Recovery orientated intervention has experienced a paradigm shift towards stakeholder training and education within recovery colleges. Such colleges are typically underpinned by a culture of emancipatory education that aims to facilitate recovery through educational choice.
Aims: The study aims to establish regional readiness for a reco...
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This research is an Irish Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship funded PhD project being conducted at the University of Limerick. We aim to bridge the gap in our current knowledge by examining the following: (a) Identifying what practices mainstream teachers are using when educating children with autism, (b) Identifying the gaps in teacher training, and (c) Identifying barriers and facilitators to teacher's implementation of EBPs with children with autism.
