Kate Hefferon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4012954 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kate Hefferon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kate |
| FAMILY NAME | Hefferon |
| SIGNATURE | HEFFERON K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of East London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2117-892X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
‘Strength becomes her’ – resistance training as a route to positive body image in women
Physical activity has been shown to be an ideal intervention for body image and wellbeing, but very little research has focused on the role of resistance training in women, and more specifically, its role in supporting positive body image. The aim of this study was to identify the role of resistance training to positive body image in women, aged 30–55 as an under-represented demographic in this field. A qualitative approach was used and data incl…
‘It’s like… it’s me’
Clothing and its intimate proximity to the body and self have been widely explored, and yet there is little psychological research that explores the experience of wearing items of clothing imbued with personal meanings, memories and emotions. This novel study explores the experience of actively worn items of attachment clothing from a psychological perspective. Method: due to a dearth of literature within this area, a qualitative methodology was …
It’s like a souvenir of something that was important’
The identity-establishing powers of actively worn fashion, clothing and dress have been widely explored by fashion scholars. However, the phenomenological aspects of fashion, clothing and dress in general, and the identity-establishing role of retained and treasured yet no longer or only occasionally worn vestimentary objects, have only been marginally explored. Based on data from a constructivist grounded theory analysis on the relationship betw…
Modelling Everyday Understandings of Mortality
With few exceptions, much of the literature on mortality awareness (MA; the realization of one’s own and other’s mortality), though based on quantitative research, is focused on its negative effects and processes associated with fearing its occurrence. However, recent studies have demonstrated that MA is multifaceted and can be associated with positive processes and outcomes. Here, everyday understandings of MA were investigated using grounded th…
I feel I can live every minute if I choose to”
Both separately and together, mindfulness and positive psychological interventions have been found to increase wellbeing against a number of measures. Research has been primarily based on the application of self-report scales, and little has been done to examine the lived experience of participants. The aim of this study was to apply an interpretative phenomenological approach to the experience of participants in a Mindfulness Based Flourishing (…
The Harmony in Life Scale Complements the Satisfaction with Life Scale
Understanding the links between positive psychology and fashion
Fashion is clearly under-represented within contemporary psychology. Amongst the few empirical works that do exist, individual clothing behaviours are frequently dealt with in a context of psychological ill-being. This contradicts earlier psychological writings where clothing practices were thought to be life-affirming and well-being enhancing activities. Against this backdrop, this study explored fashion from a positive psychological perspective…
The Life Model
‘Leave all the troubles of the outside world’
With a growing trend to advocate physical activity as an adjunct to mental health treatment, this study aimed to assess the motivations, expectations and experiences of a 6-week structured physical activity programme, specifically Boxercise, for individuals with mental health difficulties. This study consisted of one pre-intervention focus group (FG) (n = 8) and one post-intervention FG (n = 4), employing inductive thematic analysis to assess the…
Leaving It All Behind to Travel
The potential for personal growth in cross-cultural travel has been posited by numerous psychologists; however, a “gaping hole” in empirical research has left these hypotheses unexplored. Meanwhile, rapidly increasing numbers of people are choosing to leave their careers to pursue a personal dream of extensive foreign travel. The aim of this study was to explore the motivations, psychological experiences, and outcomes from travel in this growing …
Post‐traumatic growth and life threatening physical illness
Post‐traumatic growth (PTG) is the phenomenon of positive change through the experience of trauma and adversity (). Research suggests that the type of trauma sustained could have differing processes and outcomes from each other (; ). The aim of this study was to synthesize qualitative data on PTG and illness related trauma. Fifty‐seven published journal articles dating from before November 1st, 2007 in PsychINFO, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Knowledge…
Transforming From Cocoon to Butterfly
The diagnosis of cancer has the potential to elicit positive change (posttraumatic growth [PTG]) through the experience of trauma and adversity. However, psychology and clinical practices and most recently positive psychology have been criticized for their indifference toward the influence of the body on positive psychological functioning. The aim of this study was to broaden the understanding of PTG, including its process and outcomes, using int…
Leaving It All Behind to Travel
The potential for personal growth in cross-cultural travel has been posited by numerous psychologists; however, a “gaping hole” in empirical research has left these hypotheses unexplored. Meanwhile, rapidly increasing numbers of people are choosing to leave their careers to pursue a personal dream of extensive foreign travel. The aim of this study was to explore the motivations, psychological experiences, and outcomes from travel in this growing …
The Harmony in Life Scale Complements the Satisfaction with Life Scale
The Life Model
Transforming From Cocoon to Butterfly
The diagnosis of cancer has the potential to elicit positive change (posttraumatic growth [PTG]) through the experience of trauma and adversity. However, psychology and clinical practices and most recently positive psychology have been criticized for their indifference toward the influence of the body on positive psychological functioning. The aim of this study was to broaden the understanding of PTG, including its process and outcomes, using int…
Modelling Everyday Understandings of Mortality
With few exceptions, much of the literature on mortality awareness (MA; the realization of one’s own and other’s mortality), though based on quantitative research, is focused on its negative effects and processes associated with fearing its occurrence. However, recent studies have demonstrated that MA is multifaceted and can be associated with positive processes and outcomes. Here, everyday understandings of MA were investigated using grounded th…
Understanding the links between positive psychology and fashion
Fashion is clearly under-represented within contemporary psychology. Amongst the few empirical works that do exist, individual clothing behaviours are frequently dealt with in a context of psychological ill-being. This contradicts earlier psychological writings where clothing practices were thought to be life-affirming and well-being enhancing activities. Against this backdrop, this study explored fashion from a positive psychological perspective…
Post‐traumatic growth and life threatening physical illness
Post‐traumatic growth (PTG) is the phenomenon of positive change through the experience of trauma and adversity (). Research suggests that the type of trauma sustained could have differing processes and outcomes from each other (; ). The aim of this study was to synthesize qualitative data on PTG and illness related trauma. Fifty‐seven published journal articles dating from before November 1st, 2007 in PsychINFO, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Knowledge…
Transforming From Cocoon to Butterfly
The diagnosis of cancer has the potential to elicit positive change (posttraumatic growth [PTG]) through the experience of trauma and adversity. However, psychology and clinical practices and most recently positive psychology have been criticized for their indifference toward the influence of the body on positive psychological functioning. The aim of this study was to broaden the understanding of PTG, including its process and outcomes, using int…
‘Leave all the troubles of the outside world’
With a growing trend to advocate physical activity as an adjunct to mental health treatment, this study aimed to assess the motivations, expectations and experiences of a 6-week structured physical activity programme, specifically Boxercise, for individuals with mental health difficulties. This study consisted of one pre-intervention focus group (FG) (n = 8) and one post-intervention FG (n = 4), employing inductive thematic analysis to assess the…
Leaving It All Behind to Travel
The potential for personal growth in cross-cultural travel has been posited by numerous psychologists; however, a “gaping hole” in empirical research has left these hypotheses unexplored. Meanwhile, rapidly increasing numbers of people are choosing to leave their careers to pursue a personal dream of extensive foreign travel. The aim of this study was to explore the motivations, psychological experiences, and outcomes from travel in this growing …
Understanding the links between positive psychology and fashion
Fashion is clearly under-represented within contemporary psychology. Amongst the few empirical works that do exist, individual clothing behaviours are frequently dealt with in a context of psychological ill-being. This contradicts earlier psychological writings where clothing practices were thought to be life-affirming and well-being enhancing activities. Against this backdrop, this study explored fashion from a positive psychological perspective…
The Life Model
The Harmony in Life Scale Complements the Satisfaction with Life Scale
I feel I can live every minute if I choose to”
Both separately and together, mindfulness and positive psychological interventions have been found to increase wellbeing against a number of measures. Research has been primarily based on the application of self-report scales, and little has been done to examine the lived experience of participants. The aim of this study was to apply an interpretative phenomenological approach to the experience of participants in a Mindfulness Based Flourishing (…
It’s like a souvenir of something that was important’
The identity-establishing powers of actively worn fashion, clothing and dress have been widely explored by fashion scholars. However, the phenomenological aspects of fashion, clothing and dress in general, and the identity-establishing role of retained and treasured yet no longer or only occasionally worn vestimentary objects, have only been marginally explored. Based on data from a constructivist grounded theory analysis on the relationship betw…
Modelling Everyday Understandings of Mortality
With few exceptions, much of the literature on mortality awareness (MA; the realization of one’s own and other’s mortality), though based on quantitative research, is focused on its negative effects and processes associated with fearing its occurrence. However, recent studies have demonstrated that MA is multifaceted and can be associated with positive processes and outcomes. Here, everyday understandings of MA were investigated using grounded th…
‘It’s like… it’s me’
Clothing and its intimate proximity to the body and self have been widely explored, and yet there is little psychological research that explores the experience of wearing items of clothing imbued with personal meanings, memories and emotions. This novel study explores the experience of actively worn items of attachment clothing from a psychological perspective. Method: due to a dearth of literature within this area, a qualitative methodology was …
‘Strength becomes her’ – resistance training as a route to positive body image in women
Physical activity has been shown to be an ideal intervention for body image and wellbeing, but very little research has focused on the role of resistance training in women, and more specifically, its role in supporting positive body image. The aim of this study was to identify the role of resistance training to positive body image in women, aged 30–55 as an under-represented demographic in this field. A qualitative approach was used and data incl…
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Psychotherapist (7 works) · Qualitative research (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social science (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Grounded theory (4 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (4 works)