Mark A Wetherell

Biographic Data

ID1561295
NAMEMark A Wetherell
GIVEN NAMESMark A
FAMILY NAMEWetherell
SIGNATUREWETHERELL M A
AFFILIATIONSNorthumbria University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • The more things change, the more they stay the same

    Open AccessBrian Lovell, G Horan-Anderson et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2024

    Negative emotions are typically high, and typically stay high over time, in caregivers of children with autism. The severity of autism-related symptoms on the other hand tends to improve over time, reducing as the child gets older. Why caregivers’ negative emotions continue to be high at a time when autism symptom severity is improving remains puzzling. This exploratory study asks whether prevalence-induced concept change (PICC) might provide one…

  • Written benefit finding for improving psychological health during the Covid-19 pandemic first wave lockdown

    Sarah R Hansen, Mark A Wetherell et al.ARTICLEPsychology & Health2022

    Written benefit finding may be a useful intervention for short-term improvements in wellbeing

  • Assessment of the cortisol awakening response

    Open AccessTobias Stalder, Clemens Kirschbaum et al.ARTICLEPsychoneuroendocrinology2016

    The cortisol awakening response (CAR), the marked increase in cortisol secretion over the first 30-45 min after morning awakening, has been related to a wide range of psychosocial, physical and mental health parameters, making it a key variable for psychoneuroendocrinological research. The CAR is typically assessed from self-collection of saliva samples within the domestic setting. While this confers ecological validity, it lacks direct researche…

  • Assessing the daily stability of the cortisol awakening response in a controlled environment

    Open AccessGreg J Elder, Jason Ellis et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2016

    The stability of the CAR profile and total cortisol secretion, but not awakening cortisol levels or the magnitude of increase, was demonstrated across two consecutive mornings of measurement in a highly-controlled environment. Awakening cortisol levels, and the magnitude of increase, may be sensitive to differences in daily activities

  • Assessing the feasibility and efficacy of written benefit-finding for caregivers of children with autism

    Brian Lovell, Mark Mo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Studies2015References: 7

    Written emotional disclosure (WED), a time and cost effective intervention that can run in participants' homes, might be especially well suited for autism caregivers. This study assessed the effectiveness of directed written disclosure for coping with the stress of caring for a child with autism. 37 caregivers of children with autism wrote for 20 minutes on three days about: (1) the benefits of caregiving or (2) a control topic while at home. Anx…

  • Effects of Emotional Disclosure on Psychological and Physiological Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Open AccessMark A Wetherell, Mark Wetherell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2005Cited by: 3References: 17

    The effects of an exploratory, home-based emotional disclosure intervention on psychological and physiological outcomes were assessed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients were randomly assigned to a disclosure group ( n = 19) in which they wrote/talked about traumatic personal experiences, or to a control group ( n = 15) in which they wrote/talked about the events of a particular day. Participants undertook these tasks for periods of 2…