Caroline Heary
Biographic Data
| ID | 4218650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Caroline Heary |
| GIVEN NAMES | Caroline |
| FAMILY NAME | Heary |
| SIGNATURE | HEARY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8732-0856 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Secondary school staff experiences of supporting and promoting adolescent mental health in Ireland
Teachers and other school staff are increasingly relied on to address student mental health in secondary schools in Ireland. As part of the Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice (2019), the Department of Education set out the ambition to place the promotion of wellbeing at the core and ethos of all schools in Ireland by 2023. This study investigates secondary school staff’s experiences of addressing mental health in schools throug…
Virtual Reality Distraction for Needle-Related Pain and Distress in Children
This international multicenter randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) distraction with an identical non-VR game in reducing needle-related pain and anxiety in children undergoing venous blood draw. The study involved 304 children aged 5–9 years undergoing a blood draw procedure, randomly allocated to one of three groups: VR distraction, non-VR distraction, and control group (usual care). The distrac…
Youth Suicide and Self-Harm
Research suggests that exposure to adversity can lead to an increased risk of experiencing suicidal and self-injurious thoughts or behaviours, but few studies have examined whether different patterns of adversity are differentially associated with youth suicide/self-harm. The current study aims to explore the relationship between exposure to adversity across various social domains and youth self-harm and suicidality, using a person centred approa…
Fussy eating’ and feeding dynamics
Weight Stigma Responses
Background: Weight stigma is enacted by healthcare providers across healthcare settings where it has been consistently shown to contribute to poor physical health outcomes and the maintenance of obesity via physiological, cognitive, emotional and behavioural pathways. Despite key stakeholders identifying obesity as a disease, people with obesity continue to experience denigration and discrimination, particularly in healthcare settings. Qualitativ…
Parenting an Adolescent Who is Using a Mental Health Service
Supporting an adolescent who has an emotional or behavioural disorder is challenging for parents. This article reports the findings of a qualitative study of parents' perceptions of stigma associated with parenting an adolescent with a diagnosis of ADHD or depression. 40 parents (28 mothers and 12 fathers) took part in semi-structured interviews. The interview guide focussed on their parenting experience in social contexts such as interactions wi…
Irish adolescents’ perspectives on the factors influencing motivation in team sport
A greater understanding of the mechanisms underpinning motivation for team sport during adolescence, a period when search for identity intensifies, is necessary to promote sport involvement amidst declining rates of participation. This study explored factors underpinning Irish adolescents’ motivation to participate in team sport. Six gender-specific focus-group discussions were conducted with 40 athletes (21 males and 19 females) aged 11 to 16 ye…
Qualitative methods advancing research into the expression and experience of stigma in childhood and adolescence
Exploring healthcare professionals’ views of the acceptability of delivering interventions to promote healthy infant feeding practices within primary care
Objective: Early-life nutrition plays a key role in establishing healthy lifestyles and preventing chronic disease. This study aimed to (1) explore healthcare professionals’ (HCP) opinions on the acceptability of and factors influencing the delivery of interventions to promote healthy infant feeding behaviours within primary care and (2) identify proposed barriers/enablers to delivering such interventions during vaccination visits, to inform the …
They Just Need to Come Down a Little Bit to Your Level”
The first 1000 days is a critical window of opportunity to promote healthy growth and associated behaviours. Health professionals can play an important role, in part due to the large number of routine contacts they have with parents. There is an absence of research on the views of parents towards obesity prevention and the range of associated behaviours during this time period. This study aimed to elicit parents' views on early life interventions…
Peer Support and Role Modelling Predict Physical Activity Change among Adolescents over Twelve Months
Fussy eating behaviours
Experiences and perceptions of childhood fussy eating
Variations in adolescents’ motivational characteristics across gender and physical activity patterns
This research offers a nuanced insight into the underlying type of activities that constitute overall patterns of PA among adolescent boys and girls and further reveals that psychological processes vary dependent on the profile of physical activity undertaken. The findings may be useful for informing interventions aimed at promoting physical activity among young people
Adolescents’ Explanations for the Exclusion of Peers With Mental Health Problems
Young people with mental health problems are often excluded from their peer group; however, research has not specifically explored their peers’ explanations for this exclusion. Drawing on data from group interviews with Irish adolescents ( N = 148), this study explores the reasons offered for rejecting young people with mental health problems. Such reasons include perceived violation of expectations of friendships, and perceived social and person…
Using implicit measures to explore children’s intergroup attitudes
In recent years, implicit measures of attitude have emerged as increasingly important methods in research with adults; however, they have been used less often in research with children or adolescents. The present article seeks to initiate wider discussion on the potential for using implicit measures with young people by providing readers with an introduction to their use in child and adolescent research on intergroup attitudes and offering some g…
Self-efficacy for healthy eating and peer support for unhealthy eating are associated with adolescents’ food intake patterns
Factors influencing the food choices of Irish children and adolescents
Food choices established during childhood and adolescence tend to persist into adulthood with consequences for long-term health. Yet, to date, relatively little research has examined factors that influence the food choices of children and adolescents from their perspectives. In this article, previous research is extended by examining developmental differences between children's and adolescents' perceptions of factors influencing their food choice…
The Use of Focus Group Interviews in Pediatric Health Care Research
OBJECTIVE: To review and synethize the research material on focus groups with children and adolescents and to provide guidelines for future development. METHODS: Psychlit, Medline, and Cinahl electronic databases, as well as the reference lists of those articles consulted, were reviewed for information regarding focus groups with participants under the age of 18 years. Both empirical and methodological articles were part of this review. RESULTS: …
Self-efficacy for healthy eating and peer support for unhealthy eating are associated with adolescents’ food intake patterns
Fussy eating behaviours
Adolescents’ Explanations for the Exclusion of Peers With Mental Health Problems
Young people with mental health problems are often excluded from their peer group; however, research has not specifically explored their peers’ explanations for this exclusion. Drawing on data from group interviews with Irish adolescents ( N = 148), this study explores the reasons offered for rejecting young people with mental health problems. Such reasons include perceived violation of expectations of friendships, and perceived social and person…
Peer Support and Role Modelling Predict Physical Activity Change among Adolescents over Twelve Months
Youth Suicide and Self-Harm
Research suggests that exposure to adversity can lead to an increased risk of experiencing suicidal and self-injurious thoughts or behaviours, but few studies have examined whether different patterns of adversity are differentially associated with youth suicide/self-harm. The current study aims to explore the relationship between exposure to adversity across various social domains and youth self-harm and suicidality, using a person centred approa…
The Use of Focus Group Interviews in Pediatric Health Care Research
OBJECTIVE: To review and synethize the research material on focus groups with children and adolescents and to provide guidelines for future development. METHODS: Psychlit, Medline, and Cinahl electronic databases, as well as the reference lists of those articles consulted, were reviewed for information regarding focus groups with participants under the age of 18 years. Both empirical and methodological articles were part of this review. RESULTS: …
Factors influencing the food choices of Irish children and adolescents
Food choices established during childhood and adolescence tend to persist into adulthood with consequences for long-term health. Yet, to date, relatively little research has examined factors that influence the food choices of children and adolescents from their perspectives. In this article, previous research is extended by examining developmental differences between children's and adolescents' perceptions of factors influencing their food choice…
Using implicit measures to explore children’s intergroup attitudes
In recent years, implicit measures of attitude have emerged as increasingly important methods in research with adults; however, they have been used less often in research with children or adolescents. The present article seeks to initiate wider discussion on the potential for using implicit measures with young people by providing readers with an introduction to their use in child and adolescent research on intergroup attitudes and offering some g…
Self-efficacy for healthy eating and peer support for unhealthy eating are associated with adolescents’ food intake patterns
Adolescents’ Explanations for the Exclusion of Peers With Mental Health Problems
Young people with mental health problems are often excluded from their peer group; however, research has not specifically explored their peers’ explanations for this exclusion. Drawing on data from group interviews with Irish adolescents ( N = 148), this study explores the reasons offered for rejecting young people with mental health problems. Such reasons include perceived violation of expectations of friendships, and perceived social and person…
Variations in adolescents’ motivational characteristics across gender and physical activity patterns
This research offers a nuanced insight into the underlying type of activities that constitute overall patterns of PA among adolescent boys and girls and further reveals that psychological processes vary dependent on the profile of physical activity undertaken. The findings may be useful for informing interventions aimed at promoting physical activity among young people
Experiences and perceptions of childhood fussy eating
Fussy eating behaviours
They Just Need to Come Down a Little Bit to Your Level”
The first 1000 days is a critical window of opportunity to promote healthy growth and associated behaviours. Health professionals can play an important role, in part due to the large number of routine contacts they have with parents. There is an absence of research on the views of parents towards obesity prevention and the range of associated behaviours during this time period. This study aimed to elicit parents' views on early life interventions…
Peer Support and Role Modelling Predict Physical Activity Change among Adolescents over Twelve Months
Irish adolescents’ perspectives on the factors influencing motivation in team sport
A greater understanding of the mechanisms underpinning motivation for team sport during adolescence, a period when search for identity intensifies, is necessary to promote sport involvement amidst declining rates of participation. This study explored factors underpinning Irish adolescents’ motivation to participate in team sport. Six gender-specific focus-group discussions were conducted with 40 athletes (21 males and 19 females) aged 11 to 16 ye…
Qualitative methods advancing research into the expression and experience of stigma in childhood and adolescence
Exploring healthcare professionals’ views of the acceptability of delivering interventions to promote healthy infant feeding practices within primary care
Objective: Early-life nutrition plays a key role in establishing healthy lifestyles and preventing chronic disease. This study aimed to (1) explore healthcare professionals’ (HCP) opinions on the acceptability of and factors influencing the delivery of interventions to promote healthy infant feeding behaviours within primary care and (2) identify proposed barriers/enablers to delivering such interventions during vaccination visits, to inform the …
Fussy eating’ and feeding dynamics
Weight Stigma Responses
Background: Weight stigma is enacted by healthcare providers across healthcare settings where it has been consistently shown to contribute to poor physical health outcomes and the maintenance of obesity via physiological, cognitive, emotional and behavioural pathways. Despite key stakeholders identifying obesity as a disease, people with obesity continue to experience denigration and discrimination, particularly in healthcare settings. Qualitativ…
Parenting an Adolescent Who is Using a Mental Health Service
Supporting an adolescent who has an emotional or behavioural disorder is challenging for parents. This article reports the findings of a qualitative study of parents' perceptions of stigma associated with parenting an adolescent with a diagnosis of ADHD or depression. 40 parents (28 mothers and 12 fathers) took part in semi-structured interviews. The interview guide focussed on their parenting experience in social contexts such as interactions wi…
Youth Suicide and Self-Harm
Research suggests that exposure to adversity can lead to an increased risk of experiencing suicidal and self-injurious thoughts or behaviours, but few studies have examined whether different patterns of adversity are differentially associated with youth suicide/self-harm. The current study aims to explore the relationship between exposure to adversity across various social domains and youth self-harm and suicidality, using a person centred approa…
Virtual Reality Distraction for Needle-Related Pain and Distress in Children
This international multicenter randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) distraction with an identical non-VR game in reducing needle-related pain and anxiety in children undergoing venous blood draw. The study involved 304 children aged 5–9 years undergoing a blood draw procedure, randomly allocated to one of three groups: VR distraction, non-VR distraction, and control group (usual care). The distrac…
Secondary school staff experiences of supporting and promoting adolescent mental health in Ireland
Teachers and other school staff are increasingly relied on to address student mental health in secondary schools in Ireland. As part of the Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice (2019), the Department of Education set out the ambition to place the promotion of wellbeing at the core and ethos of all schools in Ireland by 2023. This study investigates secondary school staff’s experiences of addressing mental health in schools throug…
Psychology (18 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Qualitative research (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Thematic analysis (7 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works)