David Mccormack
Biographic Data
| ID | 3801672 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Mccormack |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Mccormack |
| SIGNATURE | MCCORMACK D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3329-694X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A thematic synthesis of foster carer experiences when engaging in attachment-informed interventions for children in care
Bereaved mothers' experience of expressing and donating breast milk
Perinatal loss is a devastating event for any mother. What is often overlooked is a mothers continued ability to lactate following the death of her child. Donor breast milk is a commodity highly sought after given its value for feeding sick babies resident in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. This study aimed to explore the lived experience of mothers who have expressed and donated their breast milk following the loss of their infant. Seven bereaved…
Nobody taught her how to be a mother’
Maternal grandmothers play a vital role in the transition to motherhood for their own daughters. The current study adds to this literature by investigating the lived experience of motherhood for women who lacked a meaningful relationship with their mothers. Ten mothers of children under 2 years of age participated in a semi‐structured interview to explore their lived experiences of being a mother. Women were recruited from two parent‐infant servi…
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experience of Concurrent Caring
Concurrent carers are individuals approved as both foster carers and adopters for children in care. These carers have a child placed with them while reunification with the child’s birth parents is assessed. If reunification proves impossible, the carers can then adopt the child. Little is known about the impact of the concurrent process on the individuals who chose to adopt through this route. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to …
The Experiences of Foster Carers’ Birth Children of Living in Fostering Families
The task of foster care impacts all members of the fostering family, not least the birth children of foster carers. This systematic review provides a qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of birth children and adolescents of foster carers. Utilizing thematic synthesis, data from 15 identified studies were analyzed, with five analytical themes identified: “Responsibility and Power in the Fostering Task,” “Adaptations of the Family Syst…
Understanding the experiences of fathers of children with congenital heart disease
Little is known about the experiences of fathers of children with congenital heart disease. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, the lived experiences of six fathers were explored. Two master themes emerged: 'relinquishing and reclaiming control' and 'living in the shadow of illness'. Subordinate themes included playing the support act, a pragmatic/emotional dichotomy, and becoming the child's protector. Other themes included living in…
Trína chéile
In this paper I reflect autoethnographically on my experiences of writing as part of a professional doctorate. I draw on the research journals that I kept during a particularly challenging time in the dissertation process and in particular on the method of journal writing that I used to help me through this time. This storied account offers an insight into the experience of being trina chéile, or all over the place, in the border country of adult…
Understanding the experiences of fathers of children with congenital heart disease
Little is known about the experiences of fathers of children with congenital heart disease. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, the lived experiences of six fathers were explored. Two master themes emerged: 'relinquishing and reclaiming control' and 'living in the shadow of illness'. Subordinate themes included playing the support act, a pragmatic/emotional dichotomy, and becoming the child's protector. Other themes included living in…
Trína chéile
In this paper I reflect autoethnographically on my experiences of writing as part of a professional doctorate. I draw on the research journals that I kept during a particularly challenging time in the dissertation process and in particular on the method of journal writing that I used to help me through this time. This storied account offers an insight into the experience of being trina chéile, or all over the place, in the border country of adult…
Understanding the experiences of fathers of children with congenital heart disease
Little is known about the experiences of fathers of children with congenital heart disease. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, the lived experiences of six fathers were explored. Two master themes emerged: 'relinquishing and reclaiming control' and 'living in the shadow of illness'. Subordinate themes included playing the support act, a pragmatic/emotional dichotomy, and becoming the child's protector. Other themes included living in…
Bereaved mothers' experience of expressing and donating breast milk
Perinatal loss is a devastating event for any mother. What is often overlooked is a mothers continued ability to lactate following the death of her child. Donor breast milk is a commodity highly sought after given its value for feeding sick babies resident in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. This study aimed to explore the lived experience of mothers who have expressed and donated their breast milk following the loss of their infant. Seven bereaved…
Nobody taught her how to be a mother’
Maternal grandmothers play a vital role in the transition to motherhood for their own daughters. The current study adds to this literature by investigating the lived experience of motherhood for women who lacked a meaningful relationship with their mothers. Ten mothers of children under 2 years of age participated in a semi‐structured interview to explore their lived experiences of being a mother. Women were recruited from two parent‐infant servi…
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experience of Concurrent Caring
Concurrent carers are individuals approved as both foster carers and adopters for children in care. These carers have a child placed with them while reunification with the child’s birth parents is assessed. If reunification proves impossible, the carers can then adopt the child. Little is known about the impact of the concurrent process on the individuals who chose to adopt through this route. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to …
The Experiences of Foster Carers’ Birth Children of Living in Fostering Families
The task of foster care impacts all members of the fostering family, not least the birth children of foster carers. This systematic review provides a qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of birth children and adolescents of foster carers. Utilizing thematic synthesis, data from 15 identified studies were analyzed, with five analytical themes identified: “Responsibility and Power in the Fostering Task,” “Adaptations of the Family Syst…
A thematic synthesis of foster carer experiences when engaging in attachment-informed interventions for children in care
Psychology (6 works) · Qualitative research (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Interpretative phenomenological analysis (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (3 works) · Foster care (3 works)