Rachel Maunder
Biographic Data
| ID | 3942017 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Maunder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Maunder |
| SIGNATURE | MAUNDER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8436-691X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Mental health narratives: Do they reduce public and self-stigma
Beneath the belief: Does shame explain the relationship between religiosity and spirituality with mental health self-stigma
Self-stigma has detrimental effects on people with mental health conditions. Existing evidence broadly suggests religiosity-related variables to be associated with higher self-stigma, but researchers have not yet determined what might explain this relationship. Moreover, they have tended to measure just one dimension of religiosity at a time and have yet to examine the influence of spirituality-related variables. To address this, the present stud…
Intimate intergroup contact across the lifespan
Intergroup contact can be as casual as members of different groups walking past one another on the street or as intimate as developing cross‐group friendships or romantic relationships. To date, however, the majority of intergroup contact research has focused on examining the effects of contact through self‐report measures of interactions and friendships. While this research has made a substantial contribution to scientific understanding, less is…
Text-based E-contact: Harnessing cooperative Internet interactions to bridge the social and psychological divide
In order to bridge the psychological and physical divide between different groups, researchers have harnessed the positive elements of the Internet to improve intergroup contact. One new and effective Internet strategy is Electronic- or E-contact. Unlike other contact approaches, E-contact is an experimental intergroup intervention that uniquely accommodates Allport’s contact theory and recategorisation processes, to create a structured, cooperat…
Reducing Transgender Stigma via an E-contact Intervention
Modern avenues for intergroup contact: Using E-contact and intergroup emotions to reduce stereotyping and social distancing against people with schizophrenia
Intergroup contact is the leading strategy for reducing the stigma associated with mental illness. For the first time, the current study examines the effectiveness of a contemporary intergroup contact strategy, called electronic or E-contact, to reduce stigma against people diagnosed with schizophrenia. It also examines the mediating role of three target-relevant intergroup emotions, namely fear, anger, and pity. In total, 133 participants engage…
Using Electronic Contact to Reduce Homonegative Attitudes, Emotions, and Behavioral Intentions Among Heterosexual Women and Men: A Contemporary Extension of the Contact Hypothesis
The current study experimentally examined the potential for a contemporary extension of the contact hypothesis, known as electronic contact, or E-contact, to reduce sexual prejudice, intergroup anxiety, and avoidant behavioral intentions among heterosexuals. It also extended the sexual minority contact literature by examining the role of participant and interaction partner sex as a possible boundary condition of this contact-prejudice relationshi…
Mediational tools in story construction: An investigation of cultural influences on children’s narratives
In this article we investigate how the content of children’s stories can provide insight into their cultural contexts. Informed by sociocultural theory, we use children’s narrative as a methodological tool for understanding the role of cultural influences in their construction of personal experiences and imaginary events. Twelve children in a year one class (five–six years) participated in pairs in three storytelling activities designed to draw o…
Becoming and being an academic: The perspectives of Chinese staff in two research-intensive UK universities
This article reports on an interview study investigating the experiences of academic acculturation (a process of mutual influence and enrichment with regard to academic practice) of a group of Chinese academic staff in two research‐intensive UK universities. Following a systematic content‐based analysis, three major themes emerged as salient, namely: (1) different perceptions of academic practice in the UK and China, (2) the importance of discipl…
Intimate intergroup contact across the lifespan
Intergroup contact can be as casual as members of different groups walking past one another on the street or as intimate as developing cross‐group friendships or romantic relationships. To date, however, the majority of intergroup contact research has focused on examining the effects of contact through self‐report measures of interactions and friendships. While this research has made a substantial contribution to scientific understanding, less is…
Using Electronic Contact to Reduce Homonegative Attitudes, Emotions, and Behavioral Intentions Among Heterosexual Women and Men: A Contemporary Extension of the Contact Hypothesis
The current study experimentally examined the potential for a contemporary extension of the contact hypothesis, known as electronic contact, or E-contact, to reduce sexual prejudice, intergroup anxiety, and avoidant behavioral intentions among heterosexuals. It also extended the sexual minority contact literature by examining the role of participant and interaction partner sex as a possible boundary condition of this contact-prejudice relationshi…
Reducing Transgender Stigma via an E-contact Intervention
Becoming and being an academic: The perspectives of Chinese staff in two research-intensive UK universities
This article reports on an interview study investigating the experiences of academic acculturation (a process of mutual influence and enrichment with regard to academic practice) of a group of Chinese academic staff in two research‐intensive UK universities. Following a systematic content‐based analysis, three major themes emerged as salient, namely: (1) different perceptions of academic practice in the UK and China, (2) the importance of discipl…
Modern avenues for intergroup contact: Using E-contact and intergroup emotions to reduce stereotyping and social distancing against people with schizophrenia
Intergroup contact is the leading strategy for reducing the stigma associated with mental illness. For the first time, the current study examines the effectiveness of a contemporary intergroup contact strategy, called electronic or E-contact, to reduce stigma against people diagnosed with schizophrenia. It also examines the mediating role of three target-relevant intergroup emotions, namely fear, anger, and pity. In total, 133 participants engage…
Mediational tools in story construction: An investigation of cultural influences on children’s narratives
In this article we investigate how the content of children’s stories can provide insight into their cultural contexts. Informed by sociocultural theory, we use children’s narrative as a methodological tool for understanding the role of cultural influences in their construction of personal experiences and imaginary events. Twelve children in a year one class (five–six years) participated in pairs in three storytelling activities designed to draw o…
Becoming and being an academic: The perspectives of Chinese staff in two research-intensive UK universities
This article reports on an interview study investigating the experiences of academic acculturation (a process of mutual influence and enrichment with regard to academic practice) of a group of Chinese academic staff in two research‐intensive UK universities. Following a systematic content‐based analysis, three major themes emerged as salient, namely: (1) different perceptions of academic practice in the UK and China, (2) the importance of discipl…
Mediational tools in story construction: An investigation of cultural influences on children’s narratives
In this article we investigate how the content of children’s stories can provide insight into their cultural contexts. Informed by sociocultural theory, we use children’s narrative as a methodological tool for understanding the role of cultural influences in their construction of personal experiences and imaginary events. Twelve children in a year one class (five–six years) participated in pairs in three storytelling activities designed to draw o…
Modern avenues for intergroup contact: Using E-contact and intergroup emotions to reduce stereotyping and social distancing against people with schizophrenia
Intergroup contact is the leading strategy for reducing the stigma associated with mental illness. For the first time, the current study examines the effectiveness of a contemporary intergroup contact strategy, called electronic or E-contact, to reduce stigma against people diagnosed with schizophrenia. It also examines the mediating role of three target-relevant intergroup emotions, namely fear, anger, and pity. In total, 133 participants engage…
Using Electronic Contact to Reduce Homonegative Attitudes, Emotions, and Behavioral Intentions Among Heterosexual Women and Men: A Contemporary Extension of the Contact Hypothesis
The current study experimentally examined the potential for a contemporary extension of the contact hypothesis, known as electronic contact, or E-contact, to reduce sexual prejudice, intergroup anxiety, and avoidant behavioral intentions among heterosexuals. It also extended the sexual minority contact literature by examining the role of participant and interaction partner sex as a possible boundary condition of this contact-prejudice relationshi…
Text-based E-contact: Harnessing cooperative Internet interactions to bridge the social and psychological divide
In order to bridge the psychological and physical divide between different groups, researchers have harnessed the positive elements of the Internet to improve intergroup contact. One new and effective Internet strategy is Electronic- or E-contact. Unlike other contact approaches, E-contact is an experimental intergroup intervention that uniquely accommodates Allport’s contact theory and recategorisation processes, to create a structured, cooperat…
Reducing Transgender Stigma via an E-contact Intervention
Intimate intergroup contact across the lifespan
Intergroup contact can be as casual as members of different groups walking past one another on the street or as intimate as developing cross‐group friendships or romantic relationships. To date, however, the majority of intergroup contact research has focused on examining the effects of contact through self‐report measures of interactions and friendships. While this research has made a substantial contribution to scientific understanding, less is…
Beneath the belief: Does shame explain the relationship between religiosity and spirituality with mental health self-stigma
Self-stigma has detrimental effects on people with mental health conditions. Existing evidence broadly suggests religiosity-related variables to be associated with higher self-stigma, but researchers have not yet determined what might explain this relationship. Moreover, they have tended to measure just one dimension of religiosity at a time and have yet to examine the influence of spirituality-related variables. To address this, the present stud…
Mental health narratives: Do they reduce public and self-stigma
Psychology (7 works) · Contact theory (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Contact hypothesis (4 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Prejudice (legal term (3 works)