Barbara Coughlan
Biographic Data
| ID | 260198 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Coughlan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Coughlan |
| SIGNATURE | COUGHLAN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1484-6491 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Which Factors in a Child Welfare Worker’s Environment Influence Their Decision-Making About Neglect? A Systematic Narrative Literature Review
This paper systematically reviews literature to date about how child welfare workers’ decisions about neglect are influenced by their environments. We conducted a systematic search of Web of Science, Embase, PsycInfo, Scopus, and Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, looking for studies in English of any methodology, published since the 1989 Children Act, in which statutory thresholds in England are defined. We used child welfare workers’ de…
Affects and strategies of maternal optimism: The accounts of mothers with experiences of anxiety and/or depression
This article draws on the critical feminist argument that women are encouraged to desire forms of life that are limiting and sometimes cruel. It asks: what can we learn about motherhood if we view it not simply as a set of normative practices, but as an assemblage of projections and negotiations about what life could and ought to be? To address this question, we analyse the accounts of 15 mothers with experiences of anxiety and/or depression. We …
Representations of motherhood in the media: A systematic literature review
We undertook a systematic review to understand (i) how motherhood is represented across different media, (ii) how the modalities of media domains influence the motherhood representations that they offer, (iii) the gaps in recent research on the subject.We searched 7 databases for all studies investigating the representation of motherhood in media texts, in any geographical location, published after 31 December 2016.We identified 55 studies as rel…
The social must be stabilised: How are the social needs of young people with social work involvement characterized in their mental health case notes
In Donzelot's landmark The Policing of Families, he traced the rise of the "social" sector in the 18th century, where institutions like social work, education, and healthcare regulated families, shaping norms of deviance to justify intervention. Social scientists continue to debate the impact of post-2008 austerity measures on the relationship between the social sector and family life in contemporary society. This study aims to contribute to thes…
Applying Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to Understand the Experience of Digital Health: A Methodological Reflection
Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is uniquely positioned to enable health researchers and practitioners to gain a rich understanding of the psychosocial experiences of people living with health conditions and their family caregivers. The majority of research in this field pertains to the acceptability, usability and effectiveness of supportive technology in managing or treating health conditions. Acknowledging the ever-growing develo…
Constructing a Mothers' Culture: Affective Bargains in Branding Discourses
The fantasy of traditional motherhood, according to which women find fulfilment through family care, still dominates market texts. This tension is not immediately understandable; neither are its political and economic implications. We propose an explanation by deploying a Berlantian framework to analyse the new media presence of five brands targeting UK mothers. We identify a mothers' culture : a market where motherhood's difficulties are organis…
Fathers' mental Ill-health and child maltreatment: A systematic review of the literature
Social Workers’ Perceptions of the Nature of Child Neglect: A Systematic Literature Review
Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment in the UK and the USA. This article reviews research about how child neglect is perceived by social workers. We conducted a systematic review and identified fifty relevant studies, using a range of methodologies, published since the 1989 Children Act. The themes were identified iteratively and synthesised using a narrative method. The review found that despite evidence that neglect is associat…
The #longcovid revolution: A reflexive thematic analysis
Research has identified long COVID as the first virtual patient-made condition (Callard and Perego, 2021). It originated from Twitter users sharing their experiences using the hashtag #longcovid. Over the first two years of the pandemic, long COVID affected as many as 17 million people in Europe (WHO, 2023). This study focuses on the initial #longcovid tweets in 2020 (as previous studies have focused on 2021-2022), from the first tweet in May to …
Domestic violence and abuse in local child safeguarding policy: How is the problem represented
Within the United Kingdom, domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is the most commonly identified factor within child in need assessments, with rates increasing in recent years in addition to 'lockdown'-related spikes. This article examines the representation of DVA in local child safeguarding policies using Bacchi's (2009) 'What is the problem represented to be?' approach. Policies were collected from the websites of all the child safeguarding partne…
Identifying and managing care for children with autism spectrum disorders in general practice: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
Friendship and money: A qualitative study of service users’ experiences of participating in a supported socialisation programme
BACKGROUND: Social opportunities can be limited in the lives of people with enduring mental illness (EMI) due to psychiatric stigma, restricted home environments and employment barriers. Supported socialisation programmes have the potential to redress the impact of social isolation. AIM: To explore the experiences of service users with EMI taking part in a supported socialisation programme, using written diary entries. METHODS: This article repor…
Authentic inclusion-utopian thinking? – Irish post-primary teachers' perspectives of inclusive education
Improving social functioning and reducing social isolation and loneliness among people with enduring mental illness: Report of a randomised controlled trial of supported socialisation
BACKGROUND: This randomised controlled trial examined if for people with enduring mental illness, being supported to socialise leads to improved social functioning, increased self-esteem and extended social networks; a reduction in social isolation, social, emotional and family loneliness and a reduction in illness symptoms, namely depression. METHODS: A prospective randomised controlled trial was undertaken from November 2007 to September 2011. …
Authentic inclusion-utopian thinking? – Irish post-primary teachers' perspectives of inclusive education
Applying Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to Understand the Experience of Digital Health: A Methodological Reflection
Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is uniquely positioned to enable health researchers and practitioners to gain a rich understanding of the psychosocial experiences of people living with health conditions and their family caregivers. The majority of research in this field pertains to the acceptability, usability and effectiveness of supportive technology in managing or treating health conditions. Acknowledging the ever-growing develo…
The #longcovid revolution: A reflexive thematic analysis
Research has identified long COVID as the first virtual patient-made condition (Callard and Perego, 2021). It originated from Twitter users sharing their experiences using the hashtag #longcovid. Over the first two years of the pandemic, long COVID affected as many as 17 million people in Europe (WHO, 2023). This study focuses on the initial #longcovid tweets in 2020 (as previous studies have focused on 2021-2022), from the first tweet in May to …
Improving social functioning and reducing social isolation and loneliness among people with enduring mental illness: Report of a randomised controlled trial of supported socialisation
BACKGROUND: This randomised controlled trial examined if for people with enduring mental illness, being supported to socialise leads to improved social functioning, increased self-esteem and extended social networks; a reduction in social isolation, social, emotional and family loneliness and a reduction in illness symptoms, namely depression. METHODS: A prospective randomised controlled trial was undertaken from November 2007 to September 2011. …
Authentic inclusion-utopian thinking? – Irish post-primary teachers' perspectives of inclusive education
Friendship and money: A qualitative study of service users’ experiences of participating in a supported socialisation programme
BACKGROUND: Social opportunities can be limited in the lives of people with enduring mental illness (EMI) due to psychiatric stigma, restricted home environments and employment barriers. Supported socialisation programmes have the potential to redress the impact of social isolation. AIM: To explore the experiences of service users with EMI taking part in a supported socialisation programme, using written diary entries. METHODS: This article repor…
Identifying and managing care for children with autism spectrum disorders in general practice: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
Domestic violence and abuse in local child safeguarding policy: How is the problem represented
Within the United Kingdom, domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is the most commonly identified factor within child in need assessments, with rates increasing in recent years in addition to 'lockdown'-related spikes. This article examines the representation of DVA in local child safeguarding policies using Bacchi's (2009) 'What is the problem represented to be?' approach. Policies were collected from the websites of all the child safeguarding partne…
The #longcovid revolution: A reflexive thematic analysis
Research has identified long COVID as the first virtual patient-made condition (Callard and Perego, 2021). It originated from Twitter users sharing their experiences using the hashtag #longcovid. Over the first two years of the pandemic, long COVID affected as many as 17 million people in Europe (WHO, 2023). This study focuses on the initial #longcovid tweets in 2020 (as previous studies have focused on 2021-2022), from the first tweet in May to …
Fathers' mental Ill-health and child maltreatment: A systematic review of the literature
Social Workers’ Perceptions of the Nature of Child Neglect: A Systematic Literature Review
Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment in the UK and the USA. This article reviews research about how child neglect is perceived by social workers. We conducted a systematic review and identified fifty relevant studies, using a range of methodologies, published since the 1989 Children Act. The themes were identified iteratively and synthesised using a narrative method. The review found that despite evidence that neglect is associat…
Representations of motherhood in the media: A systematic literature review
We undertook a systematic review to understand (i) how motherhood is represented across different media, (ii) how the modalities of media domains influence the motherhood representations that they offer, (iii) the gaps in recent research on the subject.We searched 7 databases for all studies investigating the representation of motherhood in media texts, in any geographical location, published after 31 December 2016.We identified 55 studies as rel…
The social must be stabilised: How are the social needs of young people with social work involvement characterized in their mental health case notes
In Donzelot's landmark The Policing of Families, he traced the rise of the "social" sector in the 18th century, where institutions like social work, education, and healthcare regulated families, shaping norms of deviance to justify intervention. Social scientists continue to debate the impact of post-2008 austerity measures on the relationship between the social sector and family life in contemporary society. This study aims to contribute to thes…
Applying Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to Understand the Experience of Digital Health: A Methodological Reflection
Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is uniquely positioned to enable health researchers and practitioners to gain a rich understanding of the psychosocial experiences of people living with health conditions and their family caregivers. The majority of research in this field pertains to the acceptability, usability and effectiveness of supportive technology in managing or treating health conditions. Acknowledging the ever-growing develo…
Constructing a Mothers' Culture: Affective Bargains in Branding Discourses
The fantasy of traditional motherhood, according to which women find fulfilment through family care, still dominates market texts. This tension is not immediately understandable; neither are its political and economic implications. We propose an explanation by deploying a Berlantian framework to analyse the new media presence of five brands targeting UK mothers. We identify a mothers' culture : a market where motherhood's difficulties are organis…
Which Factors in a Child Welfare Worker’s Environment Influence Their Decision-Making About Neglect? A Systematic Narrative Literature Review
This paper systematically reviews literature to date about how child welfare workers’ decisions about neglect are influenced by their environments. We conducted a systematic search of Web of Science, Embase, PsycInfo, Scopus, and Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, looking for studies in English of any methodology, published since the 1989 Children Act, in which statutory thresholds in England are defined. We used child welfare workers’ de…
Affects and strategies of maternal optimism: The accounts of mothers with experiences of anxiety and/or depression
This article draws on the critical feminist argument that women are encouraged to desire forms of life that are limiting and sometimes cruel. It asks: what can we learn about motherhood if we view it not simply as a set of normative practices, but as an assemblage of projections and negotiations about what life could and ought to be? To address this question, we analyse the accounts of 15 mothers with experiences of anxiety and/or depression. We …
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Child abuse (3 works)