Petra Boynton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1732905 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Petra Boynton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Petra |
| FAMILY NAME | Boynton |
| SIGNATURE | BOYNTON P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6699-2266 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Sense about sex
The media are widely acknowledged as important in sex and relationship education, but they are usually associated with ‘bad’ effects on young people in contrast to the ‘good’ knowledge represented by more informational and educational formats. In this paper we look at sex advice giving in newspapers, magazines and television in the UK, in sex advice books and in online spaces for sexual learning. We examine some of the limitations of the informat…
Getting the press we deserve
Developing effective chronic disease interventions in Africa
BACKGROUND: Africa faces an urgent but 'neglected epidemic' of chronic disease. In some countries stroke, hypertension, diabetes and cancers cause a greater number of adult medical admissions and deaths compared to communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis. Experts propose a three-pronged solution consisting of epidemiological surveillance, primary prevention and secondary prevention. In addition, interventions must be implemented th…
Look who’s taking notes in your clinic
Objectives To test the feasibility of professional patients as a tool for sexual health service evaluation. Professional patients are paid to use services specifically for audit or evaluation purposes without disclosing their identity as evaluators. Methods Professional patients visited five large sexual health departments used by 3000 clients per week in two inner London Boroughs with very high rates of sexual ill health. They recorded their exp…
Advice for sex advisors
Education programmes for sex and relationships are greatly needed globally. One way such information can be delivered is via the media. Sex and relationship advice has long been a popular media component, but the quality, accuracy and effectiveness of such advice—particularly from the sex ‘expert’ or ‘agony aunt’—has not been adequately addressed. Given the rising cult of the ‘expert’ and ‘self‐improvement’ features within the media alongside gro…
Looking for a better future
II. Abiding by The Rules
II. Abiding by The Rules
Life on the streets
Whilst community psychology has encouraged discussion of research processes and ways to improve studies, certain issues within community‐based research (particularly on sex topics) still require attention. This paper outlines a community study of women involved in street prostitution, and discusses issues arising from this research. By using extracts from the research report, along with researcher's diaries and taped conversations, the paper rais…
Gender differences in descriptions of angina symptoms and health problems immediately prior to angiography
Is that supposed to be sexy?’ Women discuss women in ‘top shelf’ magazines
Given that some critics have accused sexually explicit materials (SEMs) of preparing women's bodies for consumption by others, this paper documents women discussing images of other women's bodies in SEM. The aim of the paper is to outline different reactions and viewpoints women express when presented with sexually explicit images of the female body. An opportunity sample of 30 female undergraduates aged between 18 and 34 completed focus groups, …
Life on the streets
Whilst community psychology has encouraged discussion of research processes and ways to improve studies, certain issues within community‐based research (particularly on sex topics) still require attention. This paper outlines a community study of women involved in street prostitution, and discusses issues arising from this research. By using extracts from the research report, along with researcher's diaries and taped conversations, the paper rais…
Looking for a better future
II. Abiding by The Rules
Gender differences in descriptions of angina symptoms and health problems immediately prior to angiography
Is that supposed to be sexy?’ Women discuss women in ‘top shelf’ magazines
Given that some critics have accused sexually explicit materials (SEMs) of preparing women's bodies for consumption by others, this paper documents women discussing images of other women's bodies in SEM. The aim of the paper is to outline different reactions and viewpoints women express when presented with sexually explicit images of the female body. An opportunity sample of 30 female undergraduates aged between 18 and 34 completed focus groups, …
Gender differences in descriptions of angina symptoms and health problems immediately prior to angiography
Life on the streets
Whilst community psychology has encouraged discussion of research processes and ways to improve studies, certain issues within community‐based research (particularly on sex topics) still require attention. This paper outlines a community study of women involved in street prostitution, and discusses issues arising from this research. By using extracts from the research report, along with researcher's diaries and taped conversations, the paper rais…
II. Abiding by The Rules
II. Abiding by The Rules
Advice for sex advisors
Education programmes for sex and relationships are greatly needed globally. One way such information can be delivered is via the media. Sex and relationship advice has long been a popular media component, but the quality, accuracy and effectiveness of such advice—particularly from the sex ‘expert’ or ‘agony aunt’—has not been adequately addressed. Given the rising cult of the ‘expert’ and ‘self‐improvement’ features within the media alongside gro…
Looking for a better future
Look who’s taking notes in your clinic
Objectives To test the feasibility of professional patients as a tool for sexual health service evaluation. Professional patients are paid to use services specifically for audit or evaluation purposes without disclosing their identity as evaluators. Methods Professional patients visited five large sexual health departments used by 3000 clients per week in two inner London Boroughs with very high rates of sexual ill health. They recorded their exp…
Developing effective chronic disease interventions in Africa
BACKGROUND: Africa faces an urgent but 'neglected epidemic' of chronic disease. In some countries stroke, hypertension, diabetes and cancers cause a greater number of adult medical admissions and deaths compared to communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis. Experts propose a three-pronged solution consisting of epidemiological surveillance, primary prevention and secondary prevention. In addition, interventions must be implemented th…
Getting the press we deserve
Sense about sex
The media are widely acknowledged as important in sex and relationship education, but they are usually associated with ‘bad’ effects on young people in contrast to the ‘good’ knowledge represented by more informational and educational formats. In this paper we look at sex advice giving in newspapers, magazines and television in the UK, in sex advice books and in online spaces for sexual learning. We examine some of the limitations of the informat…
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Media studies (3 works)