Jennifer Lea
Biographic Data
| ID | 187988 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Lea |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Lea |
| SIGNATURE | LEA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8394-9905 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 182 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Supporting sexual minority adolescents
The experiences of minority stressors endured by people who identify as Lesbian and Gay and a member of the Global Majority within the United Kingdom
Introduction Lesbian and Gay People (LGP) and people of the Global Majority (GM) experience minority stressors. Identifying as a Lesbian and Gay Person of the Global Majority (LGP-GM) creates complex minority stressors. Method A thematic synthesis of 16 qualitative studies exploring LGP-GM experiences of minority stressors using the lens of Minority Stress Theory was conducted. Results Four analytical themes emerged: Intersectionality: Navigating…
"Where Is My Place?" A Qualitative Study of Gay Men's Experiences of Social Support, Relationships and Community in Relation to Psychological Wellbeing and Distress
This study aimed to understand young gay men's experiences of social support, relationships, community networks, talking about psychological distress, and their impact on distress and wellbeing. Eight verbatim transcriptions from semi-structured interviews with gay men aged 18-35 years were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three super-ordinate themes were developed; 1) Growing up gay in a straight world: Developmental trau…
Men’s perspectives on the relationship between masculinities and suicidality
Understanding self-harm urges and behavior amongst non-binary young adults
Introduction This study aims to gain a greater understanding of self-harm amongst non-binary young adults and what helps to manage these urges.Method Data was collected from 11 participant interviews and analyzed in line with grounded theory principles.Results Findings highlighted how factors associated with growing up feeling outside of the binary, family discord, and the pain of living in a cisnormative society were associated with self-harm. R…
Disability, special educational needs, class, capitals, and segregation in schools
This paper investigates the spatially variable schooling of young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and interconnections with class and capitals, using analysis of the School Census and interviews with 64 educational professionals and parents in three areas in Southeast England. Three key original findings emerge. First, high proportions of young people with SEND come from poor backgrounds; however, most young people wit…
Why I eat at night
Understanding therapeutic massage as a form of bodywork
Bodywork – as work which takes the body as its immediate site of labour – includes forms of service work, healthcare and caring. While work on bodywork has undeniably foregrounded the body, at the same time it has worked with a relatively limited understanding of bodily knowledges and practices. This article uses a theoretical framework taken from writing on Non‐Representational Theory, by Human Geographers, in order to take seriously ‘alternativ…
“Everyone knows me …. I sort of like move about”
This paper examines the peer-related social experiences and friendships of young people (aged 11–17) diagnosed with Special Educational Needs in four different school settings: two mainstream schools with special units and two special schools in Southeast England, UK. Findings from qualitative research involving young people with Special Educational Needs and adults, and participant observation, are presented. The young people had one or a combin…
Changing the habits of a lifetime? Mindfulness meditation and habitual geographies
Mindfulness meditation (in the context of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) is a reflexive practice that seeks to reduce suffering in the form of depression, anxiety and stress. Through a variety of techniques, mindfulness meditation aims to cultivate awareness of the participant's current experience (notably their thoughts and feelings), as well as an attitude of non-judgement towards this experience. Vi…
New Energy Geographies
Special Units for Young People on the Autistic Spectrum in Mainstream Schools
This paper explores the experiences of young people on the autistic spectrum (AS) who attend a special unit within a mainstream secondary school in England. The paper feeds into contemporary debates about the nature of inclusive schooling and, more broadly, special education. Young people on the AS have been largely neglected within these debates. The paper focuses upon processes of normalisation and abnormalisation to which the young people on t…
Becoming skilled
Liberation or Limitation? Understanding Iyengar Yoga as a Practice of the Self
This article explores the Foucauldian notions of practices of the self and care of the self, read via Deleuze, in the context of Iyengar yoga (one of the most popular forms of yoga currently). Using ethnographic and interview research data the article outlines the Iyengar yoga techniques which enable a focus upon the self to be developed, and the resources offered by the practice for the creation of ways of knowing, experiencing and forming the s…
Retreating to nature
There is a long history of removing oneself from ‘society’ in order to recuperate or repair. This paper considers a yoga and massage retreat in Southern Spain, and what opportunities this retreat experience might offer for recuperation and the creation of healthy bodies. The paper positions ‘nature’ as an active participant, and as ‘enrolled’ in the experiences of the retreat as a ‘therapeutic landscape’, and questions how and what particular asp…
Experiencing Festival Bodies
This paper looks at the spaces and practices of a music festival through the lens of experiential consumption. The bodily experiences of the festival (and in particular the ‘healing space’ of the festival) are examined, in terms of the space itself, and how it intersects with the practices that take place. The healing space includes a range of massage practices. The paper doesn't attempt to prescribe what a ‘well’ body might consist of, but rathe…
Religious Orthodoxy and the Complexity of Thought about Religious and Nonreligious Issues
Two studies examined the relationship between religious orthodoxy and the complexity of thinking about religious and nonreligious issues. In both studies, participants who were high or low in religious orthodoxy wrote a paragraph outlining their thoughts about a religious issue (life after death in Study 1; existence of God in Study 2) and/or a nonreligious issue (capital punishment in Study 1; free trade between Canada and the U.S. in Study 2). …
Justice in the workplace
Making Life Complicated
Two studies are reported which assess the proclivity of individuals to increase the integrative complexity of social, moral, or religious thinking when prompted to do so. We also examined the influence on complexity of topic area and respondents' religiosity. In both studies significant increases in complexity were obtained when participants were prompted to differentiate and integrate material, suggesting that an important distinction needs to b…
Christian Orthodoxy and Victim Derogation
James A. Lea, Bruce E. Hunsberger, Christian Orthodoxy and Victim Derogation: The Impact of the Salience of Religion, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Dec., 1990), pp. 512-518
Retreating to nature
There is a long history of removing oneself from ‘society’ in order to recuperate or repair. This paper considers a yoga and massage retreat in Southern Spain, and what opportunities this retreat experience might offer for recuperation and the creation of healthy bodies. The paper positions ‘nature’ as an active participant, and as ‘enrolled’ in the experiences of the retreat as a ‘therapeutic landscape’, and questions how and what particular asp…
New Energy Geographies
Changing the habits of a lifetime? Mindfulness meditation and habitual geographies
Mindfulness meditation (in the context of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) is a reflexive practice that seeks to reduce suffering in the form of depression, anxiety and stress. Through a variety of techniques, mindfulness meditation aims to cultivate awareness of the participant's current experience (notably their thoughts and feelings), as well as an attitude of non-judgement towards this experience. Vi…
Liberation or Limitation? Understanding Iyengar Yoga as a Practice of the Self
This article explores the Foucauldian notions of practices of the self and care of the self, read via Deleuze, in the context of Iyengar yoga (one of the most popular forms of yoga currently). Using ethnographic and interview research data the article outlines the Iyengar yoga techniques which enable a focus upon the self to be developed, and the resources offered by the practice for the creation of ways of knowing, experiencing and forming the s…
Becoming skilled
Special Units for Young People on the Autistic Spectrum in Mainstream Schools
This paper explores the experiences of young people on the autistic spectrum (AS) who attend a special unit within a mainstream secondary school in England. The paper feeds into contemporary debates about the nature of inclusive schooling and, more broadly, special education. Young people on the AS have been largely neglected within these debates. The paper focuses upon processes of normalisation and abnormalisation to which the young people on t…
Disability, special educational needs, class, capitals, and segregation in schools
This paper investigates the spatially variable schooling of young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and interconnections with class and capitals, using analysis of the School Census and interviews with 64 educational professionals and parents in three areas in Southeast England. Three key original findings emerge. First, high proportions of young people with SEND come from poor backgrounds; however, most young people wit…
Experiencing Festival Bodies
This paper looks at the spaces and practices of a music festival through the lens of experiential consumption. The bodily experiences of the festival (and in particular the ‘healing space’ of the festival) are examined, in terms of the space itself, and how it intersects with the practices that take place. The healing space includes a range of massage practices. The paper doesn't attempt to prescribe what a ‘well’ body might consist of, but rathe…
"Where Is My Place?" A Qualitative Study of Gay Men's Experiences of Social Support, Relationships and Community in Relation to Psychological Wellbeing and Distress
This study aimed to understand young gay men's experiences of social support, relationships, community networks, talking about psychological distress, and their impact on distress and wellbeing. Eight verbatim transcriptions from semi-structured interviews with gay men aged 18-35 years were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three super-ordinate themes were developed; 1) Growing up gay in a straight world: Developmental trau…
Men’s perspectives on the relationship between masculinities and suicidality
Why I eat at night
Understanding therapeutic massage as a form of bodywork
Bodywork – as work which takes the body as its immediate site of labour – includes forms of service work, healthcare and caring. While work on bodywork has undeniably foregrounded the body, at the same time it has worked with a relatively limited understanding of bodily knowledges and practices. This article uses a theoretical framework taken from writing on Non‐Representational Theory, by Human Geographers, in order to take seriously ‘alternativ…
Christian Orthodoxy and Victim Derogation
James A. Lea, Bruce E. Hunsberger, Christian Orthodoxy and Victim Derogation: The Impact of the Salience of Religion, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Dec., 1990), pp. 512-518
Christian Orthodoxy and Victim Derogation
James A. Lea, Bruce E. Hunsberger, Christian Orthodoxy and Victim Derogation: The Impact of the Salience of Religion, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Dec., 1990), pp. 512-518
Making Life Complicated
Two studies are reported which assess the proclivity of individuals to increase the integrative complexity of social, moral, or religious thinking when prompted to do so. We also examined the influence on complexity of topic area and respondents' religiosity. In both studies significant increases in complexity were obtained when participants were prompted to differentiate and integrate material, suggesting that an important distinction needs to b…
Justice in the workplace
Religious Orthodoxy and the Complexity of Thought about Religious and Nonreligious Issues
Two studies examined the relationship between religious orthodoxy and the complexity of thinking about religious and nonreligious issues. In both studies, participants who were high or low in religious orthodoxy wrote a paragraph outlining their thoughts about a religious issue (life after death in Study 1; existence of God in Study 2) and/or a nonreligious issue (capital punishment in Study 1; free trade between Canada and the U.S. in Study 2). …
Experiencing Festival Bodies
This paper looks at the spaces and practices of a music festival through the lens of experiential consumption. The bodily experiences of the festival (and in particular the ‘healing space’ of the festival) are examined, in terms of the space itself, and how it intersects with the practices that take place. The healing space includes a range of massage practices. The paper doesn't attempt to prescribe what a ‘well’ body might consist of, but rathe…
Retreating to nature
There is a long history of removing oneself from ‘society’ in order to recuperate or repair. This paper considers a yoga and massage retreat in Southern Spain, and what opportunities this retreat experience might offer for recuperation and the creation of healthy bodies. The paper positions ‘nature’ as an active participant, and as ‘enrolled’ in the experiences of the retreat as a ‘therapeutic landscape’, and questions how and what particular asp…
Becoming skilled
Liberation or Limitation? Understanding Iyengar Yoga as a Practice of the Self
This article explores the Foucauldian notions of practices of the self and care of the self, read via Deleuze, in the context of Iyengar yoga (one of the most popular forms of yoga currently). Using ethnographic and interview research data the article outlines the Iyengar yoga techniques which enable a focus upon the self to be developed, and the resources offered by the practice for the creation of ways of knowing, experiencing and forming the s…
Special Units for Young People on the Autistic Spectrum in Mainstream Schools
This paper explores the experiences of young people on the autistic spectrum (AS) who attend a special unit within a mainstream secondary school in England. The paper feeds into contemporary debates about the nature of inclusive schooling and, more broadly, special education. Young people on the AS have been largely neglected within these debates. The paper focuses upon processes of normalisation and abnormalisation to which the young people on t…
New Energy Geographies
Changing the habits of a lifetime? Mindfulness meditation and habitual geographies
Mindfulness meditation (in the context of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) is a reflexive practice that seeks to reduce suffering in the form of depression, anxiety and stress. Through a variety of techniques, mindfulness meditation aims to cultivate awareness of the participant's current experience (notably their thoughts and feelings), as well as an attitude of non-judgement towards this experience. Vi…
“Everyone knows me …. I sort of like move about”
This paper examines the peer-related social experiences and friendships of young people (aged 11–17) diagnosed with Special Educational Needs in four different school settings: two mainstream schools with special units and two special schools in Southeast England, UK. Findings from qualitative research involving young people with Special Educational Needs and adults, and participant observation, are presented. The young people had one or a combin…
Why I eat at night
Understanding therapeutic massage as a form of bodywork
Bodywork – as work which takes the body as its immediate site of labour – includes forms of service work, healthcare and caring. While work on bodywork has undeniably foregrounded the body, at the same time it has worked with a relatively limited understanding of bodily knowledges and practices. This article uses a theoretical framework taken from writing on Non‐Representational Theory, by Human Geographers, in order to take seriously ‘alternativ…
Disability, special educational needs, class, capitals, and segregation in schools
This paper investigates the spatially variable schooling of young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and interconnections with class and capitals, using analysis of the School Census and interviews with 64 educational professionals and parents in three areas in Southeast England. Three key original findings emerge. First, high proportions of young people with SEND come from poor backgrounds; however, most young people wit…
Understanding self-harm urges and behavior amongst non-binary young adults
Introduction This study aims to gain a greater understanding of self-harm amongst non-binary young adults and what helps to manage these urges.Method Data was collected from 11 participant interviews and analyzed in line with grounded theory principles.Results Findings highlighted how factors associated with growing up feeling outside of the binary, family discord, and the pain of living in a cisnormative society were associated with self-harm. R…
Men’s perspectives on the relationship between masculinities and suicidality
The experiences of minority stressors endured by people who identify as Lesbian and Gay and a member of the Global Majority within the United Kingdom
Introduction Lesbian and Gay People (LGP) and people of the Global Majority (GM) experience minority stressors. Identifying as a Lesbian and Gay Person of the Global Majority (LGP-GM) creates complex minority stressors. Method A thematic synthesis of 16 qualitative studies exploring LGP-GM experiences of minority stressors using the lens of Minority Stress Theory was conducted. Results Four analytical themes emerged: Intersectionality: Navigating…
"Where Is My Place?" A Qualitative Study of Gay Men's Experiences of Social Support, Relationships and Community in Relation to Psychological Wellbeing and Distress
This study aimed to understand young gay men's experiences of social support, relationships, community networks, talking about psychological distress, and their impact on distress and wellbeing. Eight verbatim transcriptions from semi-structured interviews with gay men aged 18-35 years were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three super-ordinate themes were developed; 1) Growing up gay in a straight world: Developmental trau…
Supporting sexual minority adolescents
Psychology (18 works) · Sociology (17 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Qualitative research (7 works) · Social science (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works)