Lesley Stafford

Biographic Data

ID3800478
NAMELesley Stafford
GIVEN NAMESLesley
FAMILY NAMEStafford
SIGNATURESTAFFORD L
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Melbourne
ORCID0000-0002-6460-9881
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Self-compassion and parenting efficacy among mothers who are breast cancer survivors

    Open AccessCarissa Nadia Kuswanto, Lesley Stafford et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2024Cited by: 1References: 60

    Mothers who are breast cancer survivors may experience psychological distress in relation to diminished parenting efficacy. Self-compassion may protect mothers from psychological distress, yet little is known about self-compassion in this population. The extent to which self-warmth (self-kindness, mindfulness and sense of common humanity) and self-coldness (self-judgement, isolation and over-identification) dimensions of self-compassion moderate …

  • A Qualitative Analysis of the Fertility Experience and Gender Identity in Young Women Following Hysterectomy for Benign Disease

    Open AccessDaisy Bottomley, Lesley Stafford et al.ARTICLESex Roles2023References: 2

    Hysterectomy may impact young women’s perceptions of their gender identity and fertility status, with implications for quality of life. However, research into this important area is limited, particularly among women with benign disease. To investigate gender identity and fertility in this population, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 women who underwent hysterectomy for benign disease at age 39 or younger. Women were asked to desc…

  • Experiences and interpretations of BRCA1/2 testing among women affected by breast or ovarian cancer who received a negative result

    Open AccessLesley Stafford, Alison Flehr et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Genetics2019

    The aim of this study was to retrospectively describe the genetic testing motives and experiences of women with a previous breast and/or ovarian cancer diagnosis, who received negative BRCA1/2 results including variants of unknown significance and no pathogenic variant detected. One hundred and thirteen women (mean age 56.17 years) were recruited from a familial cancer centre in metropolitan Australia, an average 3.4 years after undergoing testin…

  • Cognitive-Personality Style as Vulnerability to Depression in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

    Lesley Stafford, Henry J Jackson et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2009

    OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the cognitive-personality styles of sociotropy and autonomy and their component subscales are useful for explaining depressogenic vulnerability in a population of individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD) and to better understand the psychosocial etiology of depression in CAD. Depression occurs commonly in patients with CAD and is associated with substantial disability. METHOD: A prospective study of 193 rec…

  • Illness Beliefs About Heart Disease and Adherence to Secondary Prevention Regimens

    Lesley Stafford, Henry J Jackson et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2008

    Objective: We investigated illness beliefs of recently hospitalized patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and the prospective association between these beliefs and adherence to secondary prevention behaviors. Causal attributions of CAD and their concordance with actual patient risk profiles were also examined. Method: A prospective study of 193 patients was conducted. Data were collected by self-report and from medical records at 3, 6, and …