Rosemary Abbott
Biographic Data
| ID | 4012589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosemary Abbott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosemary |
| FAMILY NAME | Abbott |
| SIGNATURE | ABBOTT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sexual violence and general functioning among formerly abducted girls in Northern Uganda
Thus, poor functioning among formerly abducted girls is largely mediated by stigma and poor community relations. However, due to the relatively small effect sizes of the associations, targeted interventions to prevent impaired functioning may have only modest benefits to the formerly abducted girls. Interventions to alleviate the toxic effects of sexual violence in formerly abducted girls would benefit from a holistic approach that targets stigma…
Adolescent mental health and subsequent parenting
BACKGROUND: Adolescent mental health problems are associated with a range of adverse outcomes in adulthood but little is known about the effects on adult parenting practices. This study aimed to examine prospective associations between adolescent conduct and emotional problems and subsequent parenting behaviours in adulthood. METHODS: The study sample comprised 1110 members from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development. Prospective data …
Postwar environment and long-term mental health problems in former child soldiers in Northern Uganda
BACKGROUND: War experiences (WE) and postwar environments (PWE) are associated with mental ill-health. The present study aims to investigate the pathways from WE and PWE to mental ill-health and to define opportunities for intervention through analysis of the war-affected youths study (WAYS) cohort study. METHOD: WAYS is an ongoing study of a large cohort of former child soldiers being conducted in Uganda. Mental health problems, subjective WE an…
An Evaluation of the Precision of Measurement of Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales in a Population Sample
The aim of this study is to assess the effective measurement range of Ryff's Psychological Well-being scales (PWB). It applies normal ogive item response theory (IRT) methodology using factor analysis procedures for ordinal data based on a limited information estimation approach. The data come from a sample of 1,179 women participating in a midlife follow-up of a national birth cohort study in the UK. The PWB scales incorporate six dimensions: au…
Measuring health-related quality of life in bipolar disorder
An Evaluation of the Precision of Measurement of Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales in a Population Sample
The aim of this study is to assess the effective measurement range of Ryff's Psychological Well-being scales (PWB). It applies normal ogive item response theory (IRT) methodology using factor analysis procedures for ordinal data based on a limited information estimation approach. The data come from a sample of 1,179 women participating in a midlife follow-up of a national birth cohort study in the UK. The PWB scales incorporate six dimensions: au…
Postwar environment and long-term mental health problems in former child soldiers in Northern Uganda
BACKGROUND: War experiences (WE) and postwar environments (PWE) are associated with mental ill-health. The present study aims to investigate the pathways from WE and PWE to mental ill-health and to define opportunities for intervention through analysis of the war-affected youths study (WAYS) cohort study. METHOD: WAYS is an ongoing study of a large cohort of former child soldiers being conducted in Uganda. Mental health problems, subjective WE an…
Measuring health-related quality of life in bipolar disorder
An Evaluation of the Precision of Measurement of Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales in a Population Sample
The aim of this study is to assess the effective measurement range of Ryff's Psychological Well-being scales (PWB). It applies normal ogive item response theory (IRT) methodology using factor analysis procedures for ordinal data based on a limited information estimation approach. The data come from a sample of 1,179 women participating in a midlife follow-up of a national birth cohort study in the UK. The PWB scales incorporate six dimensions: au…
Adolescent mental health and subsequent parenting
BACKGROUND: Adolescent mental health problems are associated with a range of adverse outcomes in adulthood but little is known about the effects on adult parenting practices. This study aimed to examine prospective associations between adolescent conduct and emotional problems and subsequent parenting behaviours in adulthood. METHODS: The study sample comprised 1110 members from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development. Prospective data …
Postwar environment and long-term mental health problems in former child soldiers in Northern Uganda
BACKGROUND: War experiences (WE) and postwar environments (PWE) are associated with mental ill-health. The present study aims to investigate the pathways from WE and PWE to mental ill-health and to define opportunities for intervention through analysis of the war-affected youths study (WAYS) cohort study. METHOD: WAYS is an ongoing study of a large cohort of former child soldiers being conducted in Uganda. Mental health problems, subjective WE an…
Sexual violence and general functioning among formerly abducted girls in Northern Uganda
Thus, poor functioning among formerly abducted girls is largely mediated by stigma and poor community relations. However, due to the relatively small effect sizes of the associations, targeted interventions to prevent impaired functioning may have only modest benefits to the formerly abducted girls. Interventions to alleviate the toxic effects of sexual violence in formerly abducted girls would benefit from a holistic approach that targets stigma…
Medicine (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cohort (2 works) · Cohort study (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)