Sharon Mallon
Biographic Data
| ID | 293169 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharon Mallon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharon |
| FAMILY NAME | Mallon |
| SIGNATURE | MALLON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2260-9864 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Maybe I’ve got lost in the system somewhere’ patient experiences of palliative care
Palliative care is a complex process of managing holistic care and support needs at a crucial point in a patient’s life. Statistics show many people are not accessing appropriate care when most in need. This case study of one terminally ill cancer patient, Frances, enables an in-depth exploration of the experience of palliative care. This adds a unique perspective to the current research on end-of-life care. Using this novel approach, we aim to i…
I just get on with it
A Scoping Review of the Psychological and Emotional Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Children and Young People
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes to the lives of children and young people. Our aim is to explore the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of children and young people (ages 5-21). Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was used to report the findings of this rapid review. Results: Children and young people are potentially very vulnerable to the emoti…
Unpacking Sensitive Research
Unpacking sensitive research
We are living in turbulent times. The hashtag #MeToo went viral in 2017; the death of George Floyd propelled the Black Lives Matter movement back into international headlines; and the emergence of COVID-19 has brought to the fore issues around illness, death, dying and bereavement, it seems that emotions and sensitivities are running high for many people, if not for everyone. In 2018, when we conceived this special issue, we noted in our proposal…
What is ‘sensitive’ about sensitive research? The sensitive researchers’ perspective
There is growing consensus in the literature about the emotional consequences for researchers involved in sensitive research. There is also concern about the support provided to these researchers. Such concerns are amplified by a lack of discussion on what exactly researchers themselves consider is ‘sensitive’ about their involvement in this type of research. This paper draws on data from a roundtable with 12 researchers working across a range of…
Adapting Digital Social Prescribing for Suicide Bereavement Support
This paper describes a consultation exercise to explore the acceptability of adapting digital social prescribing (DSP) for suicide bereavement support. Bereavement by suicide increases the risk of suicide and mental health issues. Social prescribing improves connectedness and empowerment and can provide digital outcomes-based reporting to improve the capacity for measuring the effectiveness of interventions. Our aim was to consult on the acceptab…
The Emotional Risks of Turning Stories into Data
A great deal of research has been undertaken into areas involving sensitive topics. In spite of longstanding acceptance that such research can be emotionally risky for participants, interest in the impact of this work on the researcher has only relatively recently become a topic of concern. This paper reports on a roundtable convened with qualitative researchers working in sensitive research areas. The article explores their views in relation to …
An exploration of integrated data on the social dynamics of suicide among women
The gender-based nature of suicide-related behaviour is largely accepted. However, studies that report exclusively on female suicides are rare. Here we demonstrate how female suicide has effectively been 'othered' and appears incidental in studies which compare female and male behaviour. We highlight how recent studies of suicide have tended to be dominated by male-only approaches, which increasingly link issues of masculinity with male death by …
Life Will Never Be the Same Again
This article explores existing assumptions about the nature of bereavement by suicide. Drawing on data from a U.K. study of student suicide, we hope to contribute to a fuller understanding of the uniqueness of bereavement by suicide and new pathways for grief research. In this article we argue that bereavement by suicide has a number of common themes and characteristics. Analyzed in accordance with Jordan's (2001) review, our data supports the id…
The Role of Perfectionism in Student Suicide
A number of studies have investigated the relationship between suicide and perfectionism but none to our knowledge have been based on studies of completed suicides. This article aims to provide important insight into the potency that certain profiles of perfectionism can claim in the path to suicide by presenting three case studies from a U.K. study of student suicide. Collectively, these case studies provide theoretical support for existing fram…
Methodological Trends in Journal of Personality 1970–1995
One hundred fifty randomly selected articles published in Journal of Personality from 1970 to 1995 were evaluated with regard to subject population, sampling, research design, dependent measures, statistical methods, methodological difficulty, sample size, manipulation of independent variables (for experimental studies), use of manipulation checks, and gender representation of authors and participants. Our findings support Endler and Speer’s (thi…
The Emotional Risks of Turning Stories into Data
A great deal of research has been undertaken into areas involving sensitive topics. In spite of longstanding acceptance that such research can be emotionally risky for participants, interest in the impact of this work on the researcher has only relatively recently become a topic of concern. This paper reports on a roundtable convened with qualitative researchers working in sensitive research areas. The article explores their views in relation to …
An exploration of integrated data on the social dynamics of suicide among women
The gender-based nature of suicide-related behaviour is largely accepted. However, studies that report exclusively on female suicides are rare. Here we demonstrate how female suicide has effectively been 'othered' and appears incidental in studies which compare female and male behaviour. We highlight how recent studies of suicide have tended to be dominated by male-only approaches, which increasingly link issues of masculinity with male death by …
Life Will Never Be the Same Again
This article explores existing assumptions about the nature of bereavement by suicide. Drawing on data from a U.K. study of student suicide, we hope to contribute to a fuller understanding of the uniqueness of bereavement by suicide and new pathways for grief research. In this article we argue that bereavement by suicide has a number of common themes and characteristics. Analyzed in accordance with Jordan's (2001) review, our data supports the id…
Unpacking sensitive research
We are living in turbulent times. The hashtag #MeToo went viral in 2017; the death of George Floyd propelled the Black Lives Matter movement back into international headlines; and the emergence of COVID-19 has brought to the fore issues around illness, death, dying and bereavement, it seems that emotions and sensitivities are running high for many people, if not for everyone. In 2018, when we conceived this special issue, we noted in our proposal…
What is ‘sensitive’ about sensitive research? The sensitive researchers’ perspective
There is growing consensus in the literature about the emotional consequences for researchers involved in sensitive research. There is also concern about the support provided to these researchers. Such concerns are amplified by a lack of discussion on what exactly researchers themselves consider is ‘sensitive’ about their involvement in this type of research. This paper draws on data from a roundtable with 12 researchers working across a range of…
Methodological Trends in Journal of Personality 1970–1995
One hundred fifty randomly selected articles published in Journal of Personality from 1970 to 1995 were evaluated with regard to subject population, sampling, research design, dependent measures, statistical methods, methodological difficulty, sample size, manipulation of independent variables (for experimental studies), use of manipulation checks, and gender representation of authors and participants. Our findings support Endler and Speer’s (thi…
The Role of Perfectionism in Student Suicide
A number of studies have investigated the relationship between suicide and perfectionism but none to our knowledge have been based on studies of completed suicides. This article aims to provide important insight into the potency that certain profiles of perfectionism can claim in the path to suicide by presenting three case studies from a U.K. study of student suicide. Collectively, these case studies provide theoretical support for existing fram…
Life Will Never Be the Same Again
This article explores existing assumptions about the nature of bereavement by suicide. Drawing on data from a U.K. study of student suicide, we hope to contribute to a fuller understanding of the uniqueness of bereavement by suicide and new pathways for grief research. In this article we argue that bereavement by suicide has a number of common themes and characteristics. Analyzed in accordance with Jordan's (2001) review, our data supports the id…
An exploration of integrated data on the social dynamics of suicide among women
The gender-based nature of suicide-related behaviour is largely accepted. However, studies that report exclusively on female suicides are rare. Here we demonstrate how female suicide has effectively been 'othered' and appears incidental in studies which compare female and male behaviour. We highlight how recent studies of suicide have tended to be dominated by male-only approaches, which increasingly link issues of masculinity with male death by …
Adapting Digital Social Prescribing for Suicide Bereavement Support
This paper describes a consultation exercise to explore the acceptability of adapting digital social prescribing (DSP) for suicide bereavement support. Bereavement by suicide increases the risk of suicide and mental health issues. Social prescribing improves connectedness and empowerment and can provide digital outcomes-based reporting to improve the capacity for measuring the effectiveness of interventions. Our aim was to consult on the acceptab…
The Emotional Risks of Turning Stories into Data
A great deal of research has been undertaken into areas involving sensitive topics. In spite of longstanding acceptance that such research can be emotionally risky for participants, interest in the impact of this work on the researcher has only relatively recently become a topic of concern. This paper reports on a roundtable convened with qualitative researchers working in sensitive research areas. The article explores their views in relation to …
Unpacking sensitive research
We are living in turbulent times. The hashtag #MeToo went viral in 2017; the death of George Floyd propelled the Black Lives Matter movement back into international headlines; and the emergence of COVID-19 has brought to the fore issues around illness, death, dying and bereavement, it seems that emotions and sensitivities are running high for many people, if not for everyone. In 2018, when we conceived this special issue, we noted in our proposal…
What is ‘sensitive’ about sensitive research? The sensitive researchers’ perspective
There is growing consensus in the literature about the emotional consequences for researchers involved in sensitive research. There is also concern about the support provided to these researchers. Such concerns are amplified by a lack of discussion on what exactly researchers themselves consider is ‘sensitive’ about their involvement in this type of research. This paper draws on data from a roundtable with 12 researchers working across a range of…
Unpacking Sensitive Research
A Scoping Review of the Psychological and Emotional Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Children and Young People
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes to the lives of children and young people. Our aim is to explore the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of children and young people (ages 5-21). Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was used to report the findings of this rapid review. Results: Children and young people are potentially very vulnerable to the emoti…
Maybe I’ve got lost in the system somewhere’ patient experiences of palliative care
Palliative care is a complex process of managing holistic care and support needs at a crucial point in a patient’s life. Statistics show many people are not accessing appropriate care when most in need. This case study of one terminally ill cancer patient, Frances, enables an in-depth exploration of the experience of palliative care. This adds a unique perspective to the current research on end-of-life care. Using this novel approach, we aim to i…
I just get on with it
Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Medical emergency (3 works)