This case study discusses the first online phase of a mixed-methods three-phase study with young ... more This case study discusses the first online phase of a mixed-methods three-phase study with young people who hear voices and their parents/carers, populations that are particularly difficult to engage in research due to the widespread stigma surrounding the experience of hearing voices. The account has been developed by the primary researchers, which at this stage includes two early career academics and a postgraduate master’s degree student. Throughout the case study, we discuss the innovative design of online recruitment and participation, and consider a number of challenges that arose throughout the development and early recruitment phases. In particular, we explore some of the challenges around recruitment with groups of people who may associate social stigma with their experiences and the type of participation platforms that can facilitate engagement. In addition, we discuss the processes in place for gaining informed consent with people aged below 16 years and the development o...
Identifying regulatory discrepancies can assist in distinguishing underlying difficulties in clin... more Identifying regulatory discrepancies can assist in distinguishing underlying difficulties in clinical affective disorders. The current research looked at the effect of a short online mindfulness intervention on metacognitive regulatory processes; reappraisal, suppression and rumination by comparing a mindfulness intervention group with a control group pre and post intervention. In addition, associations between those processes and phenomenological properties of autobiographical memory (AM) were examined between groups at post intervention. Results revealed significant differences between the groups at post intervention showing mindfulness had increased reappraisal and reduced rumination but had no effect on suppression. Significant associations were observed between metacognitive regulatory processes and AM components; reappraisal with linguistic, suppression with rehearsal and accuracy, and finally, rumination with remembering, linguistic and accuracy. These findings support the me...
This case study discusses the first online phase of a mixed-methods three-phase study with young ... more This case study discusses the first online phase of a mixed-methods three-phase study with young people who hear voices and their parents/carers, populations that are particularly difficult to engage in research due to the widespread stigma surrounding the experience of hearing voices. The account has been developed by the primary researchers, which at this stage includes two early career academics and a postgraduate master’s degree student. Throughout the case study, we discuss the innovative design of online recruitment and participation, and consider a number of challenges that arose throughout the development and early recruitment phases. In particular, we explore some of the challenges around recruitment with groups of people who may associate social stigma with their experiences and the type of participation platforms that can facilitate engagement. In addition, we discuss the processes in place for gaining informed consent with people aged below 16 years and the development o...
Identifying regulatory discrepancies can assist in distinguishing underlying difficulties in clin... more Identifying regulatory discrepancies can assist in distinguishing underlying difficulties in clinical affective disorders. The current research looked at the effect of a short online mindfulness intervention on metacognitive regulatory processes; reappraisal, suppression and rumination by comparing a mindfulness intervention group with a control group pre and post intervention. In addition, associations between those processes and phenomenological properties of autobiographical memory (AM) were examined between groups at post intervention. Results revealed significant differences between the groups at post intervention showing mindfulness had increased reappraisal and reduced rumination but had no effect on suppression. Significant associations were observed between metacognitive regulatory processes and AM components; reappraisal with linguistic, suppression with rehearsal and accuracy, and finally, rumination with remembering, linguistic and accuracy. These findings support the me...
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