B A Jones
Biographic Data
| ID | 106835 |
|---|---|
| NAME | B A Jones |
| GIVEN NAMES | B A |
| FAMILY NAME | Jones |
| SIGNATURE | JONES B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nottingham Trent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8872-5847 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Gender, traditional gender ideology, gender essentialist beliefs, and masculinity threat as determinants of attitudes toward trans and gender diverse people in a U.K. sample
Previous research has shown that identifying as a man, endorsing traditional gender norms and holding gender essentialist beliefs are associated with more negative attitudes towards the Trans and Gender Diverse (TGD) community. Implicit cues relating to gender identity, such as a threat to masculinity, have also been associated with negative attitudes. Currently, no research has examined this combination of predictors nor the influence of implici…
‘Why are PrEP gays always like this … ’: Psychosocial influences on U.K.-based men who have sex with men’s perceptions and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
Background: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a prescription-based drug used to prevent the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In the four nations of the United Kingdom, those with increased need for HIV prevention (e.g. some groups of men who have sex with men) are eligible for PrEP for free, provided by the National Health Service. However, the uptake of PrEP has faced several challenges and many still report barriers to accessing P…
The HIV Anxiety Scale (HAS): Developing and Validating a Measure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Anxiety
Most research assessing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) anxiety relies on single-item measures or psychometric measures that are outdated in terms of concepts and language. There is a critical need for a robust, reliable, and contemporary measure to identify populations at risk of avoiding HIV testing, treatment, and prevention, thereby supporting global HIV eradication goals. Focus groups informed the initial development of the HIV Anxiety Sc…
PrEP acceptability and self-efficacy in men who have sex with men: The roles of identity, trust and knowledge
This study investigates psychosocial and structural predictors of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptability and self-efficacy, addressing the need for targeted interventions to improve PrEP uptake in the United Kingdom (UK). A cross-sectional, online survey was conducted among UK-based men who have sex with men not currently using PrEP (N = 246). Participants completed validated measures assessing identity resilience, LGBTQ+ connectedness, ou…
Characterising the activity, lifestyle behaviours and health outcomes of UK university students: An observational cohort study with a focus on gender and ethnicity
The findings of the current study provide an update on the landscape of UK university students' health and health-related behaviours. Overall, health-related outcomes and behaviours are poor in this population and these data suggest that gender and ethnicity play a role in determining students' health and health-related behaviours. Therefore, these factors should be considered when developing strategies to promote healthy living in the context of…
An evaluation of the role of social identity processes for enhancing health outcomes within UK ‐based social prescribing initiatives designed to increase social connection and reduce loneliness: A sys…
The UK's National Health Service has introduced Social Prescribing initiatives to tackle loneliness and ill‐health, yet it lacks a theoretical foundation and evidence base for Social Prescribing's effectiveness. Recent research applies the Social Identity Approach to Health (SIAH) to explain Social Prescribing's health benefits, emphasising how social connection unlocks health‐enhancing psychological mechanisms. This systematic review therefore a…
My queer identity and my family identity are two very separate things”: A mixed-methods study investigating the psychological implications of family identity and support for trans and gender diverse y…
Gender-affirming support from one’s family is psychologically protective for trans and gender diverse (TGD) youth. However, the psychological processes through which family-based support is associated with mental health and wellbeing within this population are not yet understood. The Social Identity Approach to Health, which highlights the important role of social group membership for people’s health and wellbeing, was used to address this gap wi…
Assessing Attitudes Toward Trans and Gender Diverse People: Adapting the 'Transgender Attitudes and Beliefs' Scale
This study aimed to update the gender-based terminology of a measure used to assess attitudes toward trans and gender diverse people (the Transgender Attitudes and Beliefs Scale; TABS) in order to reflect appropriate and inclusive language standards and conventions while maintaining the psychometric integrity of the tool. The updated TABS was administered to 247 heterosexual, cisgender adults in the UK. Participants also completed the original TA…
The link between family identification, loneliness, and symptom severity in people with eating disorders
Families play an important role in eating disorder (ED) recovery, and it has been suggested that they can ameliorate the loneliness associated with EDs. However, the psychological mechanisms through which this occurs have yet to be systematically explored. Utilising the Social Identity Approach to Health, we explore whether identification with one's family group positively predicts health in people with self‐reported EDs due to its potential to r…
Whose story is it? Mental health consumer and carer views on carer participation in research
BACKGROUND: Mental health carers contribute a unique set of perspectives and lived experiences to research; however, national research ethics guidelines do not specifically address the issues that affect informal carers as participants. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to explore Australian mental health consumer and carer views on the ethical conduct of research involving mental health carers. DESIGN: A public forum (n = 14; consumer = 5, carer = 9)…
The mental health benefits of community helping during crisis: Coordinated helping, community identification and sense of unity during the Covid ‐19 pandemic
Communities are vital sources of support during crisis, providing collective contexts for shared identity and solidarity that predict supportive, prosocial responses. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a global health crisis capable of exerting a heavy toll on the mental health of community members while inducing unwelcome levels of social disconnection. Simultaneously, lockdown restrictions have forced vulnerable community members to depend upo…
Mental health and quality of life in non-binary transgender adults: A case control study
Background: The social challenges that non-binary people experience, due in part to social intolerance and the lack of validation of non-binary gender identities, may affect the mental health and quality of life of this population. However, studies that have distinguished between non-binary and binary transgender identities are lacking. Aim: To compare the mental health and quality of life of a community sample of non-binary transgender adults wi…
Gender congruence and body satisfaction in nonbinary transgender people: A case control study
Background: Binary transgender people access gender affirming medical interventions to alleviate gender incongruence and increase body satisfaction. Despite the increase in nonbinary transgender people, this population are less likely to access transgender health services compared to binary transgender people. No research has yet understood why by exploring levels of gender congruence and body satisfaction in nonbinary transgender people. Objecti…
The Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale (GCLS): Development and validation of a scale to measure outcomes from transgender health services
Background: It is vital that the treatment offered at transgender health services can be evaluated to ensure a high quality of care. However, the tools currently used to evaluate treatment at transgender health services are limited by mainly focusing on mental health or because they have been developed for binary transgender people only. This study therefore aimed to develop and validate a tool that addresses these limitations. The Gender Congrue…
Investigating the outcome of the initial assessment at a national transgender health service: Time to review the process
Background: Globally, there is a lack of a standardized assessment process prior to the initiation of gender affirming medical interventions and consequently there is a discrepancy in this process among different transgender health services.Aim: The main objective of this study is to investigate the outcome of the initial assessment process at a national transgender health service.Method: The outcome of people over the age of 17 years, assessed a…
Barriers and facilitators of physical activity and sport participation among young transgender adults who are medically transitioning
Background: Transgender people (those who feel incongruence between the gender they were assigned at birth and their gender identity) engage in lower levels of physical activity compared to cisgender (non-transgender) people. Several factors have been shown to affect physical activity engagement in the cisgender population; however, the physical activity experiences of young transgender adults have not been explored. It is therefore the aim of th…
Psychosocial predictors of mortality in 83 women with premature acute myocardial infarction
This was an exploratory investigation of psychosocial risk factors for mortality in women with premature acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Subjects were 83 female participants in the Recurrent Coronary Prevention Project, who were between the ages of 30 and 63 in 1978, nonsmoking, nondiabetic, and at least 6 months beyond their index AMI. Follow-up ranged from 8 to 10 years, with an average of 8.5 years. Six deaths occurred in the 83 women over …
Roots of Rebellion: The Evolution of Black Politics and Protest Since World War Ii. Edited by Richard P. Young and Black Protest in the Sixties. Edited With an Introduction by August Meier and Elliott…
ROOTS OF REBELLION: THE EVOLUTION OF BLACK POLITICS AND PROTEST SINCE WORLD WAR II. Edited by Richard P. Young and BLACK PROTEST IN THE SIXTIES. Edited with an Introduction by August Meier and Elliott Rudwick Get access Butler A. Jones Butler A. Jones Cleveland State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 50, Issue 1, September 1971, Pages 139–140, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/50.1.…
The mental health benefits of community helping during crisis: Coordinated helping, community identification and sense of unity during the Covid ‐19 pandemic
Communities are vital sources of support during crisis, providing collective contexts for shared identity and solidarity that predict supportive, prosocial responses. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a global health crisis capable of exerting a heavy toll on the mental health of community members while inducing unwelcome levels of social disconnection. Simultaneously, lockdown restrictions have forced vulnerable community members to depend upo…
Gender congruence and body satisfaction in nonbinary transgender people: A case control study
Background: Binary transgender people access gender affirming medical interventions to alleviate gender incongruence and increase body satisfaction. Despite the increase in nonbinary transgender people, this population are less likely to access transgender health services compared to binary transgender people. No research has yet understood why by exploring levels of gender congruence and body satisfaction in nonbinary transgender people. Objecti…
Barriers and facilitators of physical activity and sport participation among young transgender adults who are medically transitioning
Background: Transgender people (those who feel incongruence between the gender they were assigned at birth and their gender identity) engage in lower levels of physical activity compared to cisgender (non-transgender) people. Several factors have been shown to affect physical activity engagement in the cisgender population; however, the physical activity experiences of young transgender adults have not been explored. It is therefore the aim of th…
Mental health and quality of life in non-binary transgender adults: A case control study
Background: The social challenges that non-binary people experience, due in part to social intolerance and the lack of validation of non-binary gender identities, may affect the mental health and quality of life of this population. However, studies that have distinguished between non-binary and binary transgender identities are lacking. Aim: To compare the mental health and quality of life of a community sample of non-binary transgender adults wi…
The Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale (GCLS): Development and validation of a scale to measure outcomes from transgender health services
Background: It is vital that the treatment offered at transgender health services can be evaluated to ensure a high quality of care. However, the tools currently used to evaluate treatment at transgender health services are limited by mainly focusing on mental health or because they have been developed for binary transgender people only. This study therefore aimed to develop and validate a tool that addresses these limitations. The Gender Congrue…
Assessing Attitudes Toward Trans and Gender Diverse People: Adapting the 'Transgender Attitudes and Beliefs' Scale
This study aimed to update the gender-based terminology of a measure used to assess attitudes toward trans and gender diverse people (the Transgender Attitudes and Beliefs Scale; TABS) in order to reflect appropriate and inclusive language standards and conventions while maintaining the psychometric integrity of the tool. The updated TABS was administered to 247 heterosexual, cisgender adults in the UK. Participants also completed the original TA…
The link between family identification, loneliness, and symptom severity in people with eating disorders
Families play an important role in eating disorder (ED) recovery, and it has been suggested that they can ameliorate the loneliness associated with EDs. However, the psychological mechanisms through which this occurs have yet to be systematically explored. Utilising the Social Identity Approach to Health, we explore whether identification with one's family group positively predicts health in people with self‐reported EDs due to its potential to r…
Investigating the outcome of the initial assessment at a national transgender health service: Time to review the process
Background: Globally, there is a lack of a standardized assessment process prior to the initiation of gender affirming medical interventions and consequently there is a discrepancy in this process among different transgender health services.Aim: The main objective of this study is to investigate the outcome of the initial assessment process at a national transgender health service.Method: The outcome of people over the age of 17 years, assessed a…
Roots of Rebellion: The Evolution of Black Politics and Protest Since World War Ii. Edited by Richard P. Young and Black Protest in the Sixties. Edited With an Introduction by August Meier and Elliott…
ROOTS OF REBELLION: THE EVOLUTION OF BLACK POLITICS AND PROTEST SINCE WORLD WAR II. Edited by Richard P. Young and BLACK PROTEST IN THE SIXTIES. Edited with an Introduction by August Meier and Elliott Rudwick Get access Butler A. Jones Butler A. Jones Cleveland State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 50, Issue 1, September 1971, Pages 139–140, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/50.1.…
Psychosocial predictors of mortality in 83 women with premature acute myocardial infarction
This was an exploratory investigation of psychosocial risk factors for mortality in women with premature acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Subjects were 83 female participants in the Recurrent Coronary Prevention Project, who were between the ages of 30 and 63 in 1978, nonsmoking, nondiabetic, and at least 6 months beyond their index AMI. Follow-up ranged from 8 to 10 years, with an average of 8.5 years. Six deaths occurred in the 83 women over …
Investigating the outcome of the initial assessment at a national transgender health service: Time to review the process
Background: Globally, there is a lack of a standardized assessment process prior to the initiation of gender affirming medical interventions and consequently there is a discrepancy in this process among different transgender health services.Aim: The main objective of this study is to investigate the outcome of the initial assessment process at a national transgender health service.Method: The outcome of people over the age of 17 years, assessed a…
Barriers and facilitators of physical activity and sport participation among young transgender adults who are medically transitioning
Background: Transgender people (those who feel incongruence between the gender they were assigned at birth and their gender identity) engage in lower levels of physical activity compared to cisgender (non-transgender) people. Several factors have been shown to affect physical activity engagement in the cisgender population; however, the physical activity experiences of young transgender adults have not been explored. It is therefore the aim of th…
The Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale (GCLS): Development and validation of a scale to measure outcomes from transgender health services
Background: It is vital that the treatment offered at transgender health services can be evaluated to ensure a high quality of care. However, the tools currently used to evaluate treatment at transgender health services are limited by mainly focusing on mental health or because they have been developed for binary transgender people only. This study therefore aimed to develop and validate a tool that addresses these limitations. The Gender Congrue…
Mental health and quality of life in non-binary transgender adults: A case control study
Background: The social challenges that non-binary people experience, due in part to social intolerance and the lack of validation of non-binary gender identities, may affect the mental health and quality of life of this population. However, studies that have distinguished between non-binary and binary transgender identities are lacking. Aim: To compare the mental health and quality of life of a community sample of non-binary transgender adults wi…
Gender congruence and body satisfaction in nonbinary transgender people: A case control study
Background: Binary transgender people access gender affirming medical interventions to alleviate gender incongruence and increase body satisfaction. Despite the increase in nonbinary transgender people, this population are less likely to access transgender health services compared to binary transgender people. No research has yet understood why by exploring levels of gender congruence and body satisfaction in nonbinary transgender people. Objecti…
Whose story is it? Mental health consumer and carer views on carer participation in research
BACKGROUND: Mental health carers contribute a unique set of perspectives and lived experiences to research; however, national research ethics guidelines do not specifically address the issues that affect informal carers as participants. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to explore Australian mental health consumer and carer views on the ethical conduct of research involving mental health carers. DESIGN: A public forum (n = 14; consumer = 5, carer = 9)…
The mental health benefits of community helping during crisis: Coordinated helping, community identification and sense of unity during the Covid ‐19 pandemic
Communities are vital sources of support during crisis, providing collective contexts for shared identity and solidarity that predict supportive, prosocial responses. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a global health crisis capable of exerting a heavy toll on the mental health of community members while inducing unwelcome levels of social disconnection. Simultaneously, lockdown restrictions have forced vulnerable community members to depend upo…
The link between family identification, loneliness, and symptom severity in people with eating disorders
Families play an important role in eating disorder (ED) recovery, and it has been suggested that they can ameliorate the loneliness associated with EDs. However, the psychological mechanisms through which this occurs have yet to be systematically explored. Utilising the Social Identity Approach to Health, we explore whether identification with one's family group positively predicts health in people with self‐reported EDs due to its potential to r…
Characterising the activity, lifestyle behaviours and health outcomes of UK university students: An observational cohort study with a focus on gender and ethnicity
The findings of the current study provide an update on the landscape of UK university students' health and health-related behaviours. Overall, health-related outcomes and behaviours are poor in this population and these data suggest that gender and ethnicity play a role in determining students' health and health-related behaviours. Therefore, these factors should be considered when developing strategies to promote healthy living in the context of…
An evaluation of the role of social identity processes for enhancing health outcomes within UK ‐based social prescribing initiatives designed to increase social connection and reduce loneliness: A sys…
The UK's National Health Service has introduced Social Prescribing initiatives to tackle loneliness and ill‐health, yet it lacks a theoretical foundation and evidence base for Social Prescribing's effectiveness. Recent research applies the Social Identity Approach to Health (SIAH) to explain Social Prescribing's health benefits, emphasising how social connection unlocks health‐enhancing psychological mechanisms. This systematic review therefore a…
My queer identity and my family identity are two very separate things”: A mixed-methods study investigating the psychological implications of family identity and support for trans and gender diverse y…
Gender-affirming support from one’s family is psychologically protective for trans and gender diverse (TGD) youth. However, the psychological processes through which family-based support is associated with mental health and wellbeing within this population are not yet understood. The Social Identity Approach to Health, which highlights the important role of social group membership for people’s health and wellbeing, was used to address this gap wi…
Assessing Attitudes Toward Trans and Gender Diverse People: Adapting the 'Transgender Attitudes and Beliefs' Scale
This study aimed to update the gender-based terminology of a measure used to assess attitudes toward trans and gender diverse people (the Transgender Attitudes and Beliefs Scale; TABS) in order to reflect appropriate and inclusive language standards and conventions while maintaining the psychometric integrity of the tool. The updated TABS was administered to 247 heterosexual, cisgender adults in the UK. Participants also completed the original TA…
Gender, traditional gender ideology, gender essentialist beliefs, and masculinity threat as determinants of attitudes toward trans and gender diverse people in a U.K. sample
Previous research has shown that identifying as a man, endorsing traditional gender norms and holding gender essentialist beliefs are associated with more negative attitudes towards the Trans and Gender Diverse (TGD) community. Implicit cues relating to gender identity, such as a threat to masculinity, have also been associated with negative attitudes. Currently, no research has examined this combination of predictors nor the influence of implici…
‘Why are PrEP gays always like this … ’: Psychosocial influences on U.K.-based men who have sex with men’s perceptions and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
Background: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a prescription-based drug used to prevent the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In the four nations of the United Kingdom, those with increased need for HIV prevention (e.g. some groups of men who have sex with men) are eligible for PrEP for free, provided by the National Health Service. However, the uptake of PrEP has faced several challenges and many still report barriers to accessing P…
The HIV Anxiety Scale (HAS): Developing and Validating a Measure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Anxiety
Most research assessing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) anxiety relies on single-item measures or psychometric measures that are outdated in terms of concepts and language. There is a critical need for a robust, reliable, and contemporary measure to identify populations at risk of avoiding HIV testing, treatment, and prevention, thereby supporting global HIV eradication goals. Focus groups informed the initial development of the HIV Anxiety Sc…
PrEP acceptability and self-efficacy in men who have sex with men: The roles of identity, trust and knowledge
This study investigates psychosocial and structural predictors of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptability and self-efficacy, addressing the need for targeted interventions to improve PrEP uptake in the United Kingdom (UK). A cross-sectional, online survey was conducted among UK-based men who have sex with men not currently using PrEP (N = 246). Participants completed validated measures assessing identity resilience, LGBTQ+ connectedness, ou…
Psychology (13 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Medicine (10 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Transgender (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)