Val Morrison
Biographic Data
| ID | 224432 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Val Morrison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Val |
| FAMILY NAME | Morrison |
| SIGNATURE | MORRISON V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bangor University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4308-8976 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Does willingness to care fluctuate over time? A weekly diary study among informal caregivers
OBJECTIVE: Informal caregivers are expected to be willing to care for relatives with care needs. Little is known about whether and how willingness to care changes over time. Using a weekly diary study, we examined changes in the willingness of 955 caregivers from nine countries. Caregivers provided information on their caregiving context, relationship type, and relationship satisfaction with the care recipient. METHODS AND MEASURES: For 24 consec…
Coping with Emotional Distress via Self-Disclosure to Robots
People often engage in self-disclosure and social sharing when trying to cope with emotional distress. This study introduces a novel long-term intervention designed to help informal caregivers cope with emotional distress by self-disclosing towards a social robot. Research indicates that informal caregivers frequently face challenges in handling the emotional and practical demands of caregiving, often experiencing a lack of social support and lim…
Building Long-Term Human–Robot Relationships
While interactions with social robots are novel and exciting for many people, one concern is the extent to which people’s behavioural and emotional engagement might be sustained across time, since during initial interactions with a robot, its novelty is especially salient. This challenge is particularly noteworthy when considering interactions designed to support people’s well-being, with limited evidence (or empirical exploration) of social robo…
Cross-country variations in the caregiver role
Cross-country variations can be explained to varying degrees by national policies around care (or their absence) and country cultural contexts. The results emphasise the importance of formal support services for achieving positive caregiver experiences, and help inform the development of policies and measures to support caregivers in Europe and Israel
Supporting Individuals With an Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is one of the most common causes of disability and death globally. Support from informal caregivers is critical to the well-being and quality of life of people with ABI and supports the sustainability of global health and social care systems. This study presents an in-depth qualitative analysis of the experiences of eight British informal caregivers supporting someone with ABI. Semi-structured interviews were conducted…
The associations of dyadic coping strategies with caregivers' willingness to care and burden
This weekly diary study investigated associations of weekly dyadic coping strategies with caregivers' willingness to care and burden. Multilevel modelling was applied to assess between- and within-person associations for 24 consecutive weeks in 955 caregivers. Greater willingness to care was reported in weeks when caregivers used more collaborative ( b = 0.26, p < 0.001) and supportive ( b = 0.30, p < 0.001) strategies, whereas uninvolved coping …
You don't have to perform for the trees”
The health and wellbeing benefits of engagement with the natural environment are well documented, but a lack of prospective research means that the sustainability of effects is unknown. Nature-based interventions (NBIs) seek to extend benefits to a wide, socially inclusive range of people. The primary aim of this study was to develop an improved understanding of one such initiative on personal wellbeing over time. The study involved adults recrui…
Social Return on Investment of Nature-Based Activities for Adults with Mental Wellbeing Challenges
Increased time spent in nature can enhance physical health and mental wellbeing. The UK Government's '25 Year Environment Plan' recommends extending the health benefits of contact with nature to a wider group of people, including those with mental health challenges. This study investigated whether nature-based interventions (NBIs) for people with mild mental health challenges could generate a positive social return on investment (SROI). Between M…
Barriers, facilitators, and motives to provide distance care, and the consequences for distance caregivers
Informal caregiver motivations, values, challenges and gains
The adoption of a caregiving role in the context of illness and disability is often taken for granted. This study explores caregivers' motivations to provide care and how these relate to values, and to the challenges and gains of caregiving. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with caregivers and photographs were taken by caregivers to exemplify their caregiving experiences. This photo-elicitation method complemented the use of Interp…
How Culture Shapes Informal Caregiver Motivations
The provision of informal care presents a significant global challenge. To better understand how cultural factors underpin and shape motivations and willingness to provide informal care for adults, an in-depth qualitative synthesis was conducted. Six electronic databases and a wide range of additional sources were searched. Following meta-ethnographic guidelines, 37 qualitative studies were synthesised. Six main concepts were identified: cultural…
It's opened my eyes to what's out there”
The health and wellbeing benefits of engagement with the natural environment are well documented. Nature-based interventions (NBIs) can widen access, but little is known about how they affect independent use and perception of greenspace. This mixed methods study examines the longer-term influence of one NBI on woodland visits. 120 adults took part in a longitudinal questionnaire survey, and 20 participated in focus groups. An increase in independ…
A Multinational Longitudinal Study Incorporating Intensive Methods to Examine Caregiver Experiences in the Context of Chronic Health Conditions
Informal caregivers are those who provide unpaid care to a relative or friend with a chronic illness, disability or other long-lasting health or care need. Providing informal care in the context of chronic health conditions presents a significant global challenge. Examination of the determinants of informal caregivers' behaviour, especially in terms of motivations and willingness to provide/receive care, is crucial to understanding the nature of …
Matching and accepting assistive technology in multiple sclerosis
To explore experiences and perceptions of assistive technology, 14 people with multiple sclerosis, 5 carers and 4 occupational therapists participated in focus groups. Transcripts were analysed thematically drawing from illness self-regulation theory. Identified themes are as follows: critical multiple sclerosis events (developing symptoms/disability, delayed diagnosis and coping, public reaction and multiple sclerosis progression to assistive te…
Caregiving in the Illness Context
How does caregiving affect health and well-being and what resources help caregivers? This book provides a synthesis of psychological research on caregiver stress and brings attention to the personal
Ethnic variations in the caregiver role
The present study aimed to establish an in-depth qualitative analysis of the convergence and divergence of the experiences of caregivers from four ethnic groups. Eight Bangladeshi, nine Indian, four Pakistani and nine White-British caregivers participated in five focus groups. Differences and similarities between motivations for role adoption, willingness to care, experience of role, adaptation to role, coping, use of and satisfaction with suppor…
The Impact of Information Order on Intentions to Undergo Predictive Genetic Testing
As predictive genetic testing availability increases so does our need to understand factors associated with test uptake. This study tests whether the order positive and negative information about genetic testing for breast cancer is presented in affects intention to take a genetic test. Eighty-four women were randomly allocated into three groups: (1) positive then negative information; (2) negative then positive information; and (3) a control gro…
Predictors of Familism in the Caregiver Role
This study aimed to investigate whether age, gender and ethnicity were predictive of familism in caregivers; and whether familism was associated with coping. Forty-five British South-Asian and 43 British Caucasian caregivers completed a cross-sectional questionnaire of demographics, the brief Cope and the Heller Familism scale. Asian and younger caregivers endorsed higher levels of familsim than Caucasian and older caregivers. In the final model,…
Le Terrain socio-musical populaire au Québec
Depuis environ cinq ans, le duo Kashtin connaît un succès remarquable au Québec tout en chantant presqu'exclusivement dans leur langue maternelle. Le phénomène Kashtin constitue un terrain privilégié pour observer les modalités et les enjeux du développement contemporain de la musique populaire au Québec, dont il révèle la complexité comme la mouvance. La popularité de Kashtin et les particularités de son insertion dans le champ québécois sont-il…
Rob SHIELDS (dir.)
Rob SHIELDS (dir.) : Lifestyle Shopping. The Subject of Consumption. Londres, Routledge, 1992.. Un article de la revue Anthropologie et Sociétés (Frontières culturelles et marchandises) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit
Working with Women and Aids
Antibody Politic
The impact of HIV upon injecting drug users
This paper provides quantitative and qualitative material relating to concern about HIV infection and AIDS, HIV status and patterns of drug use, and sexual behaviour amongst 14 injecting drug users. It is part of a longitudinal study involving interviews with 115 regular illicit drug users conducted between December 1987 and June 1988, of whom 21 were current injectors. Follow-up interviews with 14 of these injectors were conducted between Septem…
English Speakers in the Eastern Townships of Quebec
Preview this article: English Speakers in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/eww.12.1.04mor-1.gif
Ethnic variations in the caregiver role
The present study aimed to establish an in-depth qualitative analysis of the convergence and divergence of the experiences of caregivers from four ethnic groups. Eight Bangladeshi, nine Indian, four Pakistani and nine White-British caregivers participated in five focus groups. Differences and similarities between motivations for role adoption, willingness to care, experience of role, adaptation to role, coping, use of and satisfaction with suppor…
Predictors of Familism in the Caregiver Role
This study aimed to investigate whether age, gender and ethnicity were predictive of familism in caregivers; and whether familism was associated with coping. Forty-five British South-Asian and 43 British Caucasian caregivers completed a cross-sectional questionnaire of demographics, the brief Cope and the Heller Familism scale. Asian and younger caregivers endorsed higher levels of familsim than Caucasian and older caregivers. In the final model,…
The Impact of Information Order on Intentions to Undergo Predictive Genetic Testing
As predictive genetic testing availability increases so does our need to understand factors associated with test uptake. This study tests whether the order positive and negative information about genetic testing for breast cancer is presented in affects intention to take a genetic test. Eighty-four women were randomly allocated into three groups: (1) positive then negative information; (2) negative then positive information; and (3) a control gro…
The impact of HIV upon injecting drug users
This paper provides quantitative and qualitative material relating to concern about HIV infection and AIDS, HIV status and patterns of drug use, and sexual behaviour amongst 14 injecting drug users. It is part of a longitudinal study involving interviews with 115 regular illicit drug users conducted between December 1987 and June 1988, of whom 21 were current injectors. Follow-up interviews with 14 of these injectors were conducted between Septem…
English Speakers in the Eastern Townships of Quebec
Preview this article: English Speakers in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/eww.12.1.04mor-1.gif
Rob SHIELDS (dir.)
Rob SHIELDS (dir.) : Lifestyle Shopping. The Subject of Consumption. Londres, Routledge, 1992.. Un article de la revue Anthropologie et Sociétés (Frontières culturelles et marchandises) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit
Working with Women and Aids
Antibody Politic
Le Terrain socio-musical populaire au Québec
Depuis environ cinq ans, le duo Kashtin connaît un succès remarquable au Québec tout en chantant presqu'exclusivement dans leur langue maternelle. Le phénomène Kashtin constitue un terrain privilégié pour observer les modalités et les enjeux du développement contemporain de la musique populaire au Québec, dont il révèle la complexité comme la mouvance. La popularité de Kashtin et les particularités de son insertion dans le champ québécois sont-il…
Predictors of Familism in the Caregiver Role
This study aimed to investigate whether age, gender and ethnicity were predictive of familism in caregivers; and whether familism was associated with coping. Forty-five British South-Asian and 43 British Caucasian caregivers completed a cross-sectional questionnaire of demographics, the brief Cope and the Heller Familism scale. Asian and younger caregivers endorsed higher levels of familsim than Caucasian and older caregivers. In the final model,…
The Impact of Information Order on Intentions to Undergo Predictive Genetic Testing
As predictive genetic testing availability increases so does our need to understand factors associated with test uptake. This study tests whether the order positive and negative information about genetic testing for breast cancer is presented in affects intention to take a genetic test. Eighty-four women were randomly allocated into three groups: (1) positive then negative information; (2) negative then positive information; and (3) a control gro…
Ethnic variations in the caregiver role
The present study aimed to establish an in-depth qualitative analysis of the convergence and divergence of the experiences of caregivers from four ethnic groups. Eight Bangladeshi, nine Indian, four Pakistani and nine White-British caregivers participated in five focus groups. Differences and similarities between motivations for role adoption, willingness to care, experience of role, adaptation to role, coping, use of and satisfaction with suppor…
Caregiving in the Illness Context
How does caregiving affect health and well-being and what resources help caregivers? This book provides a synthesis of psychological research on caregiver stress and brings attention to the personal
Matching and accepting assistive technology in multiple sclerosis
To explore experiences and perceptions of assistive technology, 14 people with multiple sclerosis, 5 carers and 4 occupational therapists participated in focus groups. Transcripts were analysed thematically drawing from illness self-regulation theory. Identified themes are as follows: critical multiple sclerosis events (developing symptoms/disability, delayed diagnosis and coping, public reaction and multiple sclerosis progression to assistive te…
How Culture Shapes Informal Caregiver Motivations
The provision of informal care presents a significant global challenge. To better understand how cultural factors underpin and shape motivations and willingness to provide informal care for adults, an in-depth qualitative synthesis was conducted. Six electronic databases and a wide range of additional sources were searched. Following meta-ethnographic guidelines, 37 qualitative studies were synthesised. Six main concepts were identified: cultural…
It's opened my eyes to what's out there”
The health and wellbeing benefits of engagement with the natural environment are well documented. Nature-based interventions (NBIs) can widen access, but little is known about how they affect independent use and perception of greenspace. This mixed methods study examines the longer-term influence of one NBI on woodland visits. 120 adults took part in a longitudinal questionnaire survey, and 20 participated in focus groups. An increase in independ…
A Multinational Longitudinal Study Incorporating Intensive Methods to Examine Caregiver Experiences in the Context of Chronic Health Conditions
Informal caregivers are those who provide unpaid care to a relative or friend with a chronic illness, disability or other long-lasting health or care need. Providing informal care in the context of chronic health conditions presents a significant global challenge. Examination of the determinants of informal caregivers' behaviour, especially in terms of motivations and willingness to provide/receive care, is crucial to understanding the nature of …
You don't have to perform for the trees”
The health and wellbeing benefits of engagement with the natural environment are well documented, but a lack of prospective research means that the sustainability of effects is unknown. Nature-based interventions (NBIs) seek to extend benefits to a wide, socially inclusive range of people. The primary aim of this study was to develop an improved understanding of one such initiative on personal wellbeing over time. The study involved adults recrui…
Social Return on Investment of Nature-Based Activities for Adults with Mental Wellbeing Challenges
Increased time spent in nature can enhance physical health and mental wellbeing. The UK Government's '25 Year Environment Plan' recommends extending the health benefits of contact with nature to a wider group of people, including those with mental health challenges. This study investigated whether nature-based interventions (NBIs) for people with mild mental health challenges could generate a positive social return on investment (SROI). Between M…
Barriers, facilitators, and motives to provide distance care, and the consequences for distance caregivers
Informal caregiver motivations, values, challenges and gains
The adoption of a caregiving role in the context of illness and disability is often taken for granted. This study explores caregivers' motivations to provide care and how these relate to values, and to the challenges and gains of caregiving. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with caregivers and photographs were taken by caregivers to exemplify their caregiving experiences. This photo-elicitation method complemented the use of Interp…
Building Long-Term Human–Robot Relationships
While interactions with social robots are novel and exciting for many people, one concern is the extent to which people’s behavioural and emotional engagement might be sustained across time, since during initial interactions with a robot, its novelty is especially salient. This challenge is particularly noteworthy when considering interactions designed to support people’s well-being, with limited evidence (or empirical exploration) of social robo…
Cross-country variations in the caregiver role
Cross-country variations can be explained to varying degrees by national policies around care (or their absence) and country cultural contexts. The results emphasise the importance of formal support services for achieving positive caregiver experiences, and help inform the development of policies and measures to support caregivers in Europe and Israel
Supporting Individuals With an Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is one of the most common causes of disability and death globally. Support from informal caregivers is critical to the well-being and quality of life of people with ABI and supports the sustainability of global health and social care systems. This study presents an in-depth qualitative analysis of the experiences of eight British informal caregivers supporting someone with ABI. Semi-structured interviews were conducted…
The associations of dyadic coping strategies with caregivers' willingness to care and burden
This weekly diary study investigated associations of weekly dyadic coping strategies with caregivers' willingness to care and burden. Multilevel modelling was applied to assess between- and within-person associations for 24 consecutive weeks in 955 caregivers. Greater willingness to care was reported in weeks when caregivers used more collaborative ( b = 0.26, p < 0.001) and supportive ( b = 0.30, p < 0.001) strategies, whereas uninvolved coping …
Does willingness to care fluctuate over time? A weekly diary study among informal caregivers
OBJECTIVE: Informal caregivers are expected to be willing to care for relatives with care needs. Little is known about whether and how willingness to care changes over time. Using a weekly diary study, we examined changes in the willingness of 955 caregivers from nine countries. Caregivers provided information on their caregiving context, relationship type, and relationship satisfaction with the care recipient. METHODS AND MEASURES: For 24 consec…
Coping with Emotional Distress via Self-Disclosure to Robots
People often engage in self-disclosure and social sharing when trying to cope with emotional distress. This study introduces a novel long-term intervention designed to help informal caregivers cope with emotional distress by self-disclosing towards a social robot. Research indicates that informal caregivers frequently face challenges in handling the emotional and practical demands of caregiving, often experiencing a lack of social support and lim…
Psychology (18 works) · Medicine (15 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Family Support in Illness (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)