Psychology

Title	Psychology
Alternative	S&T - Psy
Faculty	Faculty of Science and Technology

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The role of caregiver attachment in vicarious fear learning in children

Reynolds, G. and Oskis, A. 2026. The role of caregiver attachment in vicarious fear learning in children. Social Development. 35 (1). https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.70040

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Judges on trial: the future of research on judicial decision-making

Dhami, M., Kajdanowicz, T., Windridge, D. and Boukacem-Zeghmouri, C. 2026. Judges on trial: the future of research on judicial decision-making. in: Shortland, N. and Alison, L. (ed.) Big Ideas in Forensic Psychology: Visions of a Forensic Future From Leading Voices in the Field Wiley.

Book chapter

When words fail: higher cooperation in the absence of communication in the prisoner's dilemma

Spencer, R. and Russell, Y. 2025. When words fail: higher cooperation in the absence of communication in the prisoner's dilemma. Acta Psychologica. 261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105983

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Moral values and trust in science

Joyner, L. 2025. Moral values and trust in science. Current Opinion in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102212

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Music for displaced dyads: a mixed methods feasibility study on the impact of music therapy on the mental health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugee families

Slabu, L., Coombes, E., Mangiacotti, A., Hadar, T and Franco, F. 2025. Music for displaced dyads: a mixed methods feasibility study on the impact of music therapy on the mental health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugee families. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1707023

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Associations between diabetes and depressive symptoms across European countries

Gottfried, J., Flynn, G., Gajewska, K., Kenny, R.A., Hernández, B., Lloyd, C., Nouwen, A., Power, S., Rodrigues, R. and Deschênes, S. 2025. Associations between diabetes and depressive symptoms across European countries. European Journal of Public Health. 35 (Supplement_4). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf161.1229

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Building consensus for harm reduction approaches in UK universities: a qualitative study with staff and students

Duke, K., Thom, B., Drayson, R., Alexis-Garsee, C., Anderson, K., Graham, N. and Guruprasad, S. 2025. Building consensus for harm reduction approaches in UK universities: a qualitative study with staff and students. Harm Reduction Journal. 22 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01351-4

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Using surveillance technologies to prevent suicides in public spaces: ethical, legal, acceptable?

Mackenzie, J., Marsh, I., Cliffe, B., Joyner, L., George, C., Dark, A., Pharoah, R. and Marzano, L. 2025. Using surveillance technologies to prevent suicides in public spaces: ethical, legal, acceptable? George, C., Whitehouse, D. and Duquenoy, P. (ed.) MDX 2025 Health IT Workshop on Emerging Technologies in Healthcare: Legal, Ethical, Social & Governance Aspects. Middlesex University, London, UK 26 - 27 Jun 2025 Middlesex University. pp. 49-52

Conference paper

Co-developing suicide prevention guidelines for Pakistan: a mixed-methods Delphi consensus study

Kiran, T., Colucci, E., Shahid, S., Tofique, S., Shakoor, S., Imam, Z., Husain, N. and Chaudhry, N. 2025. Co-developing suicide prevention guidelines for Pakistan: a mixed-methods Delphi consensus study. BMC Public Health. 25 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23942-3

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Exploring genetic heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes subtypes

Timasheva, Y., Kochetova, O., Balkhiyarova, Z., Avzaletdinova, D., Korytina, G., Kochetova, T. and Nouwen, A. 2025. Exploring genetic heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes subtypes. Genes. 16 (10). https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16101131

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Well-being impact, freedom of expression, censorship and Islamophobia experienced by Muslim healthcare professionals during the current Gaza genocide

Khanji, M., Green, N., Khan, N., Imtiaz-Umer, S., Faizur Rahman, M.E., Hopkins, P., Younis, T. and Kader, Y. 2025. Well-being impact, freedom of expression, censorship and Islamophobia experienced by Muslim healthcare professionals during the current Gaza genocide. Medicine, Conflict and Survival. https://doi.org/10.1080/13623699.2025.2561529

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Suicide in Asia and the Pacific

Colucci, E. and Minas, H. 2025. Suicide in Asia and the Pacific. MDPI.

Edited Journal

Prospective associations between diabetes and depressive symptoms across European regions: a secondary analysis of ELSA, TILDA, and SHARE datasets

Gottfried, J., Gajewska, K., Hernández, B., Kenny, R., Lloyd, C., Nouwen, A., O'Donnell, S., Rodrigues, R., Schmitz, N. and Deschênes, S. 2025. Prospective associations between diabetes and depressive symptoms across European regions: a secondary analysis of ELSA, TILDA, and SHARE datasets. European Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf132

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Exploring the perspectives about barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with domestic violence services among Turkish immigrant women: a photovoice study

Tarakci, O. and Colucci, E. 2025. Exploring the perspectives about barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with domestic violence services among Turkish immigrant women: a photovoice study. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251372556

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Effectiveness of YCMAP (youth culturally adapted manual assisted problem solving) intervention in adolescents after self-harm in Pakistan: multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Husain, N., Tofique, S., Kiran, T., Pierce, M., Chaudhry, I., Husain, M., Memon, R., Waqas, A., Gire, N., Edwards, S., Bassitt, P., Shakoor, S., Zaddeh, Z., Arshad, U., Colucci, E., Mughal, F., Shahid, S., Panagioti, M., Nizami, A.T., Jafri, F., Naeem, F., Emsley, R., Ansari, M.A., Sultan, S., Aggarwal, S., Williams, C. and Chaudhry, N. 2025. Effectiveness of YCMAP (youth culturally adapted manual assisted problem solving) intervention in adolescents after self-harm in Pakistan: multicentre, randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal (The BMJ). 390. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-083272

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Peer-supported Open Dialogue: a qualitative study of peer practitioners’ experiences and non-peer practitioners’ perspectives on peer involvement

Anestis, E., Weaver, T., Tew, J., Carr, S., Hendy, C., Melia, C., Clarke, K. and Pilling, S. 2025. Peer-supported Open Dialogue: a qualitative study of peer practitioners’ experiences and non-peer practitioners’ perspectives on peer involvement. BJPsych Open. 11 (5). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10833

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Genetic insights into metabolic syndrome: polygenic scores as predictive tools for risk assessment

Timasheva, Y., Kochetova, O., Balkhiyarova, Z., Korytina, G., Prokopenko, I. and Nouwen, A. 2025. Genetic insights into metabolic syndrome: polygenic scores as predictive tools for risk assessment. Journal of Hypertension. 43 (Suppl 1), pp. e30-e31. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0001115500.42551.51

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Mental health issues, risks and barriers to care for Bangladeshi children and adolescents: insights from lived experiences

Faruk, M., Chowdhury, K.U.A., Jahan, S. and Colucci, E. 2025. Mental health issues, risks and barriers to care for Bangladeshi children and adolescents: insights from lived experiences. International Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf091

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Music with displaced dyads: Ukrainian parents’ perspectives on a music therapy group

Hadar, T., Slabu, L., Franco, F., Fedotiuk, T. and Coombes, E. 2025. Music with displaced dyads: Ukrainian parents’ perspectives on a music therapy group. Journal of Loss and Trauma: International Perspectives on Stress and Coping. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2025.2556425

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Can a local low-budget intervention make a difference to suicide rates? Evaluating the effectiveness of the Barnet (London) suicide prevention campaign using real-time suspected suicide data

Chabe-Ferret, B. and Marzano, L. 2025. Can a local low-budget intervention make a difference to suicide rates? Evaluating the effectiveness of the Barnet (London) suicide prevention campaign using real-time suspected suicide data. BMC Public Health. 25 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24553-8

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Music for displaced dyads (M4DD): a music therapy feasibility study for displaced Ukrainian parents and their pre-school children

Coombes, E., Slabu, L., Mangiacotti, A., Hadar, T. and Franco, F. 2025. Music for displaced dyads (M4DD): a music therapy feasibility study for displaced Ukrainian parents and their pre-school children. in: Coombes, E., Gracida, S. and Maclean, E. (ed.) Music Therapy with Displaced Persons: Trauma, Transformations and Cultural Connections London, UK Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 212-232

Book chapter

Adapting scenario planning to create an expectation for surprises: going beyond probability and plausibility in risk assessment

Derbyshire, J., Dhami, M., Belton, I., Önkal, D. and Aven, T. 2025. Adapting scenario planning to create an expectation for surprises: going beyond probability and plausibility in risk assessment. Risk Analysis. 45 (11), pp. 3737-3757. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.70112

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A comparison of ‘only-once’ and repeat male and female sex offence suspects

Spence, R., Crivatu, I., Davies, K. and Horvath, M. 2025. A comparison of ‘only-once’ and repeat male and female sex offence suspects. Journal of Sexual Aggression. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2025.2559946

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Influence of temperament and personality on help-seeking and mental health service use

Spence, R. 2025. Influence of temperament and personality on help-seeking and mental health service use. American Journal of Qualitative Research.

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Understanding marital rape perception in MENA and South Asia: the role of resistance, sexual deprivation, and jealousy

Khokhlova, O., Horvath, M., Allen, K. and Lamba, N. 2025. Understanding marital rape perception in MENA and South Asia: the role of resistance, sexual deprivation, and jealousy. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251366222

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RUDI: an evidence-based police-centric guide for approaching the development of algorithmic models in policing

Sayer, H, Polajnar, T. and Spence, R. 2025. RUDI: an evidence-based police-centric guide for approaching the development of algorithmic models in policing. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X251372357

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The impact of psychiatric decision units on mental health crisis care pathways: a synthetic control study

Pariza, P., Hatfield, I., Goldsmith, L.P., Ge, X., Smith, J.G., Anderson, K., Crowe, C., Jarman, H., Johnson, S., Lomani, J., McDaid, D., Park, A.-L., Turner, K.J., Clarke, G.M. and Gillard, S. 2025. The impact of psychiatric decision units on mental health crisis care pathways: a synthetic control study. PLOS Mental Health. 2 (5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000171

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Suicide prevention measures at high-risk locations: a goal-directed motivation perspective

Joyner, L., Mackenzie, J.M., Willis, A., Phillips, P., Cliffe, B., Marsh, I., Pettersen, E., Hawton, K. and Marzano, L. 2025. Suicide prevention measures at high-risk locations: a goal-directed motivation perspective. Behavioral Sciences. 15 (8). https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15081009

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“They think we are trying to combine knowledges, whereas we are trying to harmonize them”: a visual exploration of what promotes successful collaboration between mental health workers and healers in Indonesia

Setiyawati, D., Jatmika, W.N., Read, U.M. and Colucci, E. 2025. “They think we are trying to combine knowledges, whereas we are trying to harmonize them”: a visual exploration of what promotes successful collaboration between mental health workers and healers in Indonesia. Transcultural Psychiatry. 62 (5), pp. 555-571. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634615251338906

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Lived experience in mental health research in Ghana and Indonesia: what have we learned?

Tizaa, H.L., Aboagye, L.A.F., Drah, E.A., Ofosuware, J.S., Faustina, E., Nurmalasari, D.E., Marlina, I., Budiyanto, S.K., Sugianto, A., Kpobi, L., Osei-Tutu, A., Setiyawati, D., Jatmika, W.N., Colucci, E. and Read, U. 2025. Lived experience in mental health research in Ghana and Indonesia: what have we learned? PLOS Mental Health. 2 (6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000344

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Suicide and culture 2.0: understanding the context

Colucci, E. and Lester, D. 2025. Suicide and culture 2.0: understanding the context. Hogrefe Ltd.

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The association between COVID-19-related persistent symptoms, psychological flexibility, and general mental health among people with and without persistent pain in the UK

Yu, L. and McCracken, L.M. 2025. The association between COVID-19-related persistent symptoms, psychological flexibility, and general mental health among people with and without persistent pain in the UK. Clinics and Practice. 15 (7). https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract15070119

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'Just such a massive, monumentous achievement’: an exploratory study on how trainee and recently qualified CBT practitioners experience postgraduate CBT training and understand its contribution to the development of competence

Grimmer, A., Payne, N., Starr, F. and Westley, D. 2025. 'Just such a massive, monumentous achievement’: an exploratory study on how trainee and recently qualified CBT practitioners experience postgraduate CBT training and understand its contribution to the development of competence. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. 18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X25000169

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Appropriation behaviour predicted by environmental uncertainty, but not social uncertainty, in a common-pool resource game

Spencer, R., Bonfrisco, M. and Russell, Y. 2025. Appropriation behaviour predicted by environmental uncertainty, but not social uncertainty, in a common-pool resource game. Journal of Evolutionary Economics. 35, pp. 587-607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-025-00904-x

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Types of domestic violence and abuse-flagged offenses and their associations: a quantitative exploration using English police data

Crivatu, I., Barbin, A., Horvath, M., Davies, K. and Spence, R. 2025. Types of domestic violence and abuse-flagged offenses and their associations: a quantitative exploration using English police data. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548251343816

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Mental health and suicide research with migrants in Australia: necessary knowledge, skills and engagement strategies

Minas, H., Diocera, D. and Colucci, E. 2025. Mental health and suicide research with migrants in Australia: necessary knowledge, skills and engagement strategies. Behavioral Sciences. 15 (5). https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15050604

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Preventing suicides on the railways: learning from lived and living experiences

Mackenzie, J.-M., Marsh, I., Fields, B., Kruger, I., Katsampa, D., Crivatu, I. and Marzano, L. 2025. Preventing suicides on the railways: learning from lived and living experiences. BMC Public Health. 25 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22744-x

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Content moderator mental health and associations with coping styles: replication and extension of previous studies

Spence, R. and DeMarco, J. 2025. Content moderator mental health and associations with coping styles: replication and extension of previous studies. Behavioral Sciences. 15 (4), p. 487. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040487

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Improving dental treatment outcomes through direct communications between deaf patients and student dentists: SQUIRE report on a UMDP deaf dental care initiative

Cumberbatch, K., Jones, T. and Alexis-Garsee, C. 2025. Improving dental treatment outcomes through direct communications between deaf patients and student dentists: SQUIRE report on a UMDP deaf dental care initiative. in: Morris, F. (ed.) Promoting quality healthcare for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean Ian Randle Publishers. pp. 93-114

Book chapter

Visualizing versus verbalizing uncertainty in intelligence analysis

Dhami, M., Witt, J.K. and De Werd, P. 2025. Visualizing versus verbalizing uncertainty in intelligence analysis. Intelligence and National Security. 40 (2), pp. 302-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2025.2468049

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